Mahopac Schools Capital Project Update
By Holly Crocco Administrators at the Mahopac Central School District are considering replacing the roof at Lakeview Elementary School in...
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Carmel Schools Add Anti-Bullying Steps To Code of Conduct
The Carmel School Board approved revisions to the district’s Code of Conduct during its Sept. 5 meeting, incorporating New York State’s...
Welcome Back, Students!
Students across Putnam County – and the state – returned to school last week.
Carmel School Board Insists District Revise DASA Report
By Holly Crocco The Carmel School Board has directed the district administration to revise a report that is to be summited to the State...
County Launches School Bus Safety Program
A new partnership with BusPatrol America and Putnam County was announced last week, to launch a new program to safeguard students and...
Carmel School Board Elects New Leadership
By Holly Crocco By a split vote, Dawn Dall was elected president of the Carmel School Board during its July 11 meeting. Dall was...
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