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Feb 31 min read
Carmel Students Make Noise For Lunar New Year
Third-graders at Kent Elementary School celebrated Lunar New Year with a noisy art project, ringing in the Year of the Snake. Art Teacher...
Feb 35 min read
Putnam Considers Reduced Sales Tax
By Holly Crocco Putnam lawmakers are considering lowering the county sales tax rate to provide some relief to consumers. Legislator Dan...
Feb 32 min read
Putnam Men Charged in Jan. 6 Riots Pardoned by Trump
President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 pardoned more than 1,500 men and women charged with participating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on...


Jan 271 min read
MLK Jr.’s Legacy Inspires Young Artists
As part of a lesson on Martin Luther King Jr., third-graders in Michele Love’s class at Matthew Paterson Elementary School in Kent...
Jan 272 min read
H5N1 Found in Deceased Goose in Putnam
The Putnam County Department of Health was recently notified of a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1...
Jan 213 min read
Legislature Adopts Manual Changes
By Rob Sample The Putnam County Legislature adopted a new legislative manual at its Jan. 7 meeting, following a contentious debate that...
Jan 213 min read
Carmel’s Matthew Paterson School Dedicates New Library
By Holly Crocco The students at Mattew Paterson Elementary School in Carmel/Kent now have a better space to read, learn, and explore,...


Jan 212 min read
Rotary Sets $70K Goal for B-Ball Challenge
Carmel Rotary’s 18th annual Community Basketball Challenge fundraiser will return in March, and local organizations and individuals are...


Jan 142 min read
‘Grease’ is the Word at George Fischer Middle School
Students at George Fischer Middle School in Carmel began rehearsing before the holidays for the upcoming musical production of “Grease –...
Jan 143 min read
County Selects Leadership for 2025
By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Legislature organized for 2025 by naming a new chairperson and deputy chairperson, and welcoming new...


Jan 71 min read
New & Returning Leadership Sworn Into Office for 2025
Putnam County held its swearing in ceremony Dec. 31 at the historic Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel, where several local, state and...
Jan 73 min read
Carmel Schools to Test Translation Tech at Meetings
By Rob Sample Should the Carmel School Board come up with a way to translate dialogue at its public forums for families who speak a...


Jan 71 min read
Southeast Family Loses Home to Fire on Christmas Eve
A Christmas Eve fire in the Town of Southeast caused extensive damage to a house, leaving a family of five without a home, one family...


Dec 26, 20241 min read
Reed Library Celebrates Chanukah
Michal Korer of the Chabad of Putnam stopped by Reed Memorial Library in Carmel recently to read a story about Chanukah, teach children...
Dec 26, 20243 min read
Plans for Brewster Office Warehouse Get Another Revise
By Holly Crocco A property owner in the Town of Southeast is seeking to develop two single-story office warehouse buildings –...
Dec 26, 20241 min read
County & Sheriff’s Employees Reach Agreement
Earlier this month, the County Legislature unanimously adopted – and Putnam Executive Kevin Byrne signed – a resolution approving a...


Dec 17, 20241 min read
Christmastime Comes to Carmel
The Hamlet of Carmel Civic Association’s annual Holiday on the Lake celebration took over Gleneida Avenue on Dec. 7, when families...
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Water/Sewer Rate Hikes Expected In Southeast
By Rob Sample The Town of Southeast is eyeing across-the-board rate increases for water and sewer district residents, which were...


Dec 10, 20241 min read
A Holiday Spectacular at Kent Public Library
This year, Kent Public Library brought its holiday kick-off celebration indoors. Patrons sipped hot cocoa, nibbled on cookies, and soaked...
Dec 10, 20244 min read
Outrage Over Proposed Carmel Water Dist. Costs
By Rob Sample Opponents of a proposed $27 million water treatment plant for Water District Two in the Town of Carmel are continuing to...
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