Putnam

The proposed 2014 Carmel town budget, which includes a tax increase well above the state-mandated cap, was sharply criticized by some residents during a public hearing on Nov. 6. Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt has proposed at $24.95 million general and highway

First state senator Greg Ball called on the governor’s office for an independent investigation into the actions of Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy. Now, a member of the county legislature is calling for the same action. District 2 Legislator

Putnam County Department of Health officials were notified by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) last week that two Putnam residents were positively confirmed for Powassan (POW) virus, a tick-borne illness. The two affected individuals are recovering at

When discussing the common core learning standards, Putnam Valley interim Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fran Wills isn’t shy in expressing her support for the newly implemented standards. The veteran administrator admits that in a changing job market educators must rethink

For the second straight year, New York State Senator Greg Ball presented a check for the Putnam/ Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center to cap off National Domestic Violence Month. Showing up at the center’s headquarters in Mahopac Thursday afternoon, Ball

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith is reminding all Putnam County residents to be especially careful during the evening hours of October 31st, as many of our young people throughout the County will be out and about celebrating Halloween or

The Putnam County Legislature has revised its 2014 budget plan to meet the state-mandated property tax cap. The full legislature voted unanimously on Oct. 17 to reduce the proposed property tax levy increase from its previous 1.95 percent to 1.66

New York State Assemblyman Steve Katz (R/Mohegan Lake) announced his intention to introduce legislation that would protect retirees whose pensions get sold or spun off by their former employers during a press conference last week. Katz, who represents parts of

By Jon Craig Hundreds of Mahopac students, friends and relatives of Justin Sacco, a 13-year-old who suffered a traumatic brain injury last month, turned out Saturday to raise money toward his recovery “This is phenomenal,’’ Justin’s father, Anthony, said after

With a rash of drug overdoses hitting Putnam County recently, and while it might have only been a coincidence, the timing for a drug forum last Thursday came at the most needed time. More than 200 people crammed into the