Patterson Eyes Less Than 1% Budget Hike
By Holly Crocco Patterson Town Supervisor Richard Williams recently presented a tentative 2024 town budget that he says is responsible...
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Kent OKs Property Easement for Private Land Owner
By Holly Crocco A private property owner has been granted an easement by the Kent Town Board, allowing the corporation to access a piece...
Feighery Tapped as DPW Commissioner, Pending Legislature Approval
Thomas Feighery has been appointed Putnam County’s new commissioner of the Department of Public Works by Putnam County Executive Kevin...
‘Protect the Hudson’ Bill Signed into Law
Gov. Kathy Hochul last week signed legislation into law that is intended to protect the economic vitality of the Hudson River region by...
New Probation Dept. Program Promotes Job Preparedness
Putnam County has launched a new job preparedness initiative within its probation department. The “Ready, Set, Work!” program is an...
Company Seeks to Streamline Solar Panel Project in Southeast
By Holly Crocco A public hearing will be held Aug. 24 at Southeast Town Hall regarding a proposal that has been in the works for more...
Byrne Debuts Plans for New Fire Training Center
Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne’s administration is proposing to construct a new state-of-the-art fire training center, replacing the...
Plans Progress for Senior Units, Self-Storage on Route 22
By Holly Crocco Progress is being made on the development of the former Golf Dome property on Route 22 into affordable housing and...
Residents React Kent Mining Law
By Lori Samuels Comments were received on the latest draft of the Town of Kent’s proposed excavation law at an Aug. 1 Kent Town Board...
Battling Blue-Green Algae in Tonetta Lake
By Lorraine Samuels An environmental firm presented results of two assessments of stormwater drainage and water quality impacting the...
Paving of Route 52 Underway in Carmel & Kent
Local lawmakers, highway department workers and others gathered last week to celebrate the start of paving of Route 52 in the Town of...
Prevention Council Launches Safe Vape Disposal Boxes
Vaping and e-cigarette use are on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control, e-cigarette monthly unit sales increased by...
Southeast Considers Extended Tax Break For Developer
By Lori Samuels Developers with the Commercial Campus at Fields Corner in Brewster have applied for an extended tax relief agreement...
Residents Split on Law Banning Asylum Seekers
By Holly Crocco The public weighed in on County Executive Kevin Byrne’s proposed local law essentially banning hotels and motels from...
County Enters into New EMS Contract
Putnam County had a new advanced life support service provider for countywide services. Empress Ambulance Services was selected following...
Longtime Patterson Highway Super. Goff Will Be Missed
A large contingent of town and county workers participated in a procession last week to honor Russell Patrick Goff, longtime Patterson...
Putnam Debuts Department of Public Works
The reorganization of the Putnam County Highways & Facilities Department into the Putnam County Department of Public Works was signed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Local Leaders Try to Get Ahead of Migrant Crisis
Assemblyman Matt Slater, R-Yorktown, joined Republican colleagues at a press conference last week in Albany to introduce bills they say...
Mahopac Library Budget Vote, Trustee Election is June 6
Registered Mahopac Central School District residents may vote on the Mahopac Public Library’s proposed 2023-24 budget Tuesday, June 6,...
Sheriff Seeks To Create Crisis Intervention Team
By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department is applying for a $400,000 federal grant to develop a crisis intervention team to...
Metro-North Opens New Parking Lot at Croton Falls
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently opened the new customer parking lot at the Metro-North Railroad Croton Falls station....
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