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Area Youth Return to School
Schools across Putnam County – and the state – started the 2024-25 school year last week, with youngsters and teens returning to the...
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Political Unrest Continues on Carmel School Board
By Rob Sample The Carmel School Board’s Aug. 13 meeting turned fractious after the board passed a resolution critical of one trustee,...
Aug 26, 20243 min read
Lawmakers Call for Removal of Carmel School Bd. Trustee
By Holly Crocco A group of lawmakers whose districts include the Carmel Central School District is asking New York State Education...
Aug 12, 20243 min read
School Board Denounces Member’s Actions at Protest; Some Call it Censorship
By Holly Crocco The Carmel School Board voted 4-2 at its July 9 meeting to issue a statement clarifying that words spoken by a board...
Jul 23, 20244 min read
Brewster Schools Break Ground On Long-Awaited Capital Project
On the first day of summer vacation, Brewster Central School District administrators, board of education members, teachers, community...
Jul 9, 20241 min read
Grant Funds Security Upgrades at Brewster Schools
Brewster Central School District has been able to complete safety upgrades and new security installations throughout the district’s four...
Jun 18, 20242 min read
School Budgets Pass Putnam-Wide
By Holly Crocco All six school districts in Putnam County celebrated passage of their respective budgets when voters went to the polls...
May 29, 20242 min read
Carmel School Board Adopts Budget With 0% Tax Levy Increase
Following months of meetings lasting several hours and going past midnight – and sometimes even past 1 and 2 a.m. – the Carmel School...
May 7, 20242 min read
‘Let’s Play Project’ Proposed at Southeast Park
By Holly Crocco Many playgrounds are now being created for all physical abilities, to foster an inclusive and adaptive spirit. But what...
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Brewster Schools Consider 2.9% Tax Levy Increase
By Holly Crocco The Brewster School Board is considering a 2024-25 budget that once again stays below the state-mandated property tax...
Apr 17, 20244 min read
Brewster SchoolsApprove Tax BreakFor Warehouse
By Holly Crocco Although a vote to approve a PILOT agreement with Brewster Industrial Owner, LLC, failed the Brewster School Board during...
Mar 19, 20246 min read
Carmel Schools Name New Superintendent
Following an extensive search process, the Carmel School Board last week announced the appointment of Dr. Erin Meehan-Fairben as the...
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Putnam Schools Present Early Budget Numbers
By Holly Crocco School districts across the county – and the state – are busy putting together their preliminary budgets for the 2024-25...
Feb 13, 20243 min read
Grants Allow Carmel Schools to Provide Emotional Support
Carmel Central School District students will benefit from two separate grants that will provide emotional support services at George...
Feb 13, 20242 min read
Haldane Senior Killed in Crash; Junior Hospitalized
By Holly Crocco A senior from Haldane High School in Cold Spring was killed Dec. 15 in a crash in Cortlandt, and a junior was critically...
Jan 3, 20242 min read
P.V. Junior Has the ‘Heart of a Giant’
It’s official: Putnam Valley High School junior Eduardo Recinos has the heart of a Giant. Recinos, accompanied by his team and family,...
Dec 12, 20233 min read
Mahopac Debates Student-Athletes ‘Playing Up’
By Holly Crocco The Mahopac School Board is currently revising its policy regarding seventh- and eighth-graders playing junior varsity...
Dec 4, 20235 min read
Carmel Schools Seek to Unite Community
More than 30 parents, students, teachers and administrators attended the Unity in Our Community event at Carmel High School on Oct. 25,...
Nov 7, 20232 min read
No GPS? No Problem for Brewster Students
If you were dropped in the middle of the woods without your GPS, would you be able to get out by using a map and compass? Brewster NJROTC...
Oct 24, 20232 min read
Carmel Schools Address Hate Symbols
By Holly Crocco The Carmel School Board once again spent time discussing ways to dispel acts of hate that have been on the rise at the...
Oct 17, 20233 min read
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