Budget cuts forced the Southeast Town Board to stop funding the annual lighting of the town’s holiday tree a couple of years ago. This year thanks to the collective efforts of many of the local non-profit organizations the holiday tree,
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The Democratic and Republican challengers seeking to be elected to represent the Town of Southeast in the Putnam County Legislature and the New York State Assembly answered question posed by audience members at a forum hosted by the Concerned Residents
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Following a resident complaint about a commercial vehicle that is being parked on their street by another neighbor, the Southeast Town Board may implement changes regarding the rules for commercial vehicles parked in residential areas. Those changes could potentially mean
Read MoreSeveral business owners who spoke at the special Southeast Town Board meeting last Thursday regarding proposed changes to the sign code were not happy with the proposal, saying the new sign law is too restrictive. Hay said he understood their
Read MoreWhether your pet is furry, feathered, reptilian, or has fins, The Studio Around the Corner is looking for photographs, paintings, sculptures, and drawings of your animal companions for its November art show entitled “Animal Magnetism”. The Studio is run by
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The Southeast Town Board is receptive to a plan from a group of local residents who want to again light a town-owned tree during the holiday season, which will be paid for through private donations, that was presented at the
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When Hurricane Irene blew through Putnam County last August it hit the American Legion Argonne Post 71 in Southeast hard. The torrential rain flooded out the wetlands next to the post, leading to a foot-plus of water collecting in the
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A representative of the Town of Southeast’s garbage carter told the town board his company would be responsive to residents’ concerns. Pat Cartalemi, the office manager for AAA Carting & Rubbish Removal, addressed the town board on Aug. 30. Town
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The Crossroads development proposed for Route 312, town garbage pick-up and a public hearing regarding an amendment to local law regarding generators were discussed at the Southeast Town Board meeting last Thursday evening. Cutting short a 30-day extension to amend
Read MoreThe quick thinking and quick actions of Southeast resident Joshua Nelson, who is about to enter the seventh grade this fall, saved his grandparents’ home from totally going up in flames this past February. Because of his brave and heroic
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