By Holly Crocco A number of lawmakers and residents voiced their opinions during a Jan. 15 public hearing on a charter change that was approved by the Putnam County Legislature in December that would allow the Legislature to hire independent counsel for both its majority and minority parties. The matter was before County Executive Kevin Byrne to either be signed into law or vetoed and sent back to the Legislature to be refined. (Due to anticipated inclement weather, this week

By Rob Sample Southeast residents aired their concerns at the first of what will be several public hearings on a proposal to build an office and retail complex at the corner of Danbury Road (Route 6) and Starr Ridge Road. Rraci Associates, a Westchester County real estate and property development firm, seeks to develop a retail complex consisting of four buildings, 130 spaces for parking, stormwater facilities, and a conceptual dog park. The parcel is 10.39 acres in size. As

We all get lulled to sleep sometimes. The perceived permanence of everyday life leads you to anticipate… more of the same. Rumblings of thunder in the background may be audible but, in our minds, the reality of an impending lightning strike still seems farfetched. Then your world explodes. I was 25, fresh out of law school, when my mother became seriously ill. My parents’ marriage, already strained to the breaking point, disintegrated into nothingness on a Friday night in Sep