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Jul 4, 20232 min read
Cazzari, Durante & Sudol Win Primaries For Town Supervisors
By Holly Crocco Several Republican primary races took place in eastern Putnam County last week, resulting in some incumbents being...
Jul 4, 20233 min read
Vegetation Removal Considered Along Peach Lake Brook
By Holly Crocco Southeast residents – particularly those living along Peach Lake Brook – were recently treated to a presentation by a...


Jun 27, 20232 min read
Brewster F.D. Member Named Hudson Valley Firefighter of the Year
Brewster volunteer firefighter Ryan Bonamici was recently honored for being named Hudson Valley Volunteer Firefighter of the Year, for...

Jun 27, 20231 min read
Country Fest & 4-H Showcase Returns in July
Cornell Cooperative Extension has planned a Putnam County Country Fest and 4-H Showcase full of family fun and entertainment. The weekend...
Jun 27, 20234 min read
County to Enact Law Regulating Use of ‘Homeless Shelters’
By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Legislature is poised to approve a local law that would deny the unauthorized operation of homeless...


Jun 21, 20232 min read
Heroes Honored for Saving 8-Year-Old in Carmel
By Holly Crocco They say it takes a village to raise a child. Well, Carmel may technically be a town, but its community members showed up...
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Putnam Valley Looks to Regulate Short-Term Rentals
By Holly Crocco The Town of Putnam Valley is considering a change to its zoning code to regulate short-term rentals via a special use...


Jun 21, 20234 min read
Pawling Native Featured in New HGTV Show
By Holly Crocco Full disclosure: I have known Michelle Leo since August 2001, when we both found ourselves moving into Hulbert Hall at...


Jun 15, 20231 min read
Big Rigs on Display in Patterson
The Patterson Rotary Club hosted its annual Touch-a-Truck event June 3 on the grounds of the Patterson Fire Department, where families...


Jun 15, 20232 min read
New Putnam Finance Commissioner Tapped
Michael Lewis has been selected to be the next Putnam County commissioner of finance by County Executive Kevin Byrne, taking over for...
Jun 15, 20233 min read
NYC Sues Counties For ‘Banning’ Asylum Seekers
By Holly Crocco New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Corporation Counsel Sylvia Hinds-Radix on June 7 announced that the City of New...
Jun 15, 20233 min read
Proposed Hours for Brewster Manufacture Plant Causes Ire
By Holly Crocco Brewster residents who live near Fields Lane expressed concerns last month over a proposed change to the hours of...
Jun 15, 20232 min read
Smoke from Canada Fires Reaches Putnam
An air quality health advisory for fine particulate matter for most regions in New York State was issued Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday...
Jun 5, 20232 min read
Mahopac Runs With ‘Wolf Pac’ As New Mascot
By Holly Crocco Mahopac Central School District’s new mascot name was debuted at the May 18 school board meeting, when student...
Jun 5, 20234 min read
Patterson Creating Drainage District for Ice Pond Subdivision
By Holly Crocco Members of the Patterson community are wondering if the long-ago-approved Ice Pond Estates is ever going to come to...


Jun 5, 20233 min read
Health Dept. Issues Advisory for Harmful Algal Blooms
As the weather heats up this summer, the Putnam County Department of Health is alerting residents about harmful algal blooms, also known...


Jun 5, 20231 min read
Family Fun at Chamber Street Fair in Carmel
The Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual spring street fair along Gleneida Avenue in Carmel on May 27. Visitors...


May 30, 20231 min read
Putnam SeniorCorps Holds Recognition Breakfast
By Holly Crocco A total of 370 senior citizens volunteered more than 34,000 hours of community service at 40 different Putnam SeniorCorps...


May 30, 20232 min read
Putnam Vets Board Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
Several veterans from Putnam County embarked on the Hudson Valley Honor Flight’s 30th Mission on May 2, which took off from Westchester...
May 30, 20233 min read
Putnam Declares State of Emergency Amid Migrant Crisis
Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne, R-Mahopac, last week executed and filed a State of Emergency and three executive orders in relation...
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