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...
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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...
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...
Carmel School Super Resigns
The Carmel School Board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Mary-Margaret Zehr effective June 30, during its May 23 meeting. “At...
Putnam Pride to Celebrate ‘Diversity, Community & Visibility’
Putnam Pride will host its fourth annual Pride event June 24 in Brewster Village. Participants are invited to join the festivities...
Master Gardener Plant Sale Success
Cornell Cooperative Extension-Putnam County hosted its annual Master Gardener Plant Sale and 4-H Family Fun Day on May 13 at Veterans’...
School Budgets Approved Countywide
By Holly Crocco The proposed operating budgets for the 2023-24 academic year were approved by voters in school districts across the...
Memorial Day Remembrances Around Putnam
This Memorial Day weekend, while enjoying the unofficial start of summer, remember to take some time out to honor those American heroes...
Krivak Suing Putnam County for $150M
Following his exoneration earlier this year, Andrew Krivak is suing the county and the state, seeking compensation for the more than two...
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...
Carmel Police Dept. Recognizes Excellence
Carmel Police Chief Anthony Hoffman recognized members of his department for exemplary service over the last year, during a recent Carmel...
Sweet Success: Patterson Rotary Wins Adult Spelling Bee
Patterson Rotary took first place in CoveCare Center’s annual Adult Spelling Bee on May 17 at Centennial Golf Club in Mahopac, which...
Man Steals Antique Revolver from Patterson Military Expo
A Westchester man was arrested earlier this month after allegedly stealing an antique gun from a militaria show in Patterson a few weeks...
Brewster Students to Honor Former Classmate at Relay for Life
Brewster Students Against Cancer – which includes many members of the Brewster High School Class of 2023 – will be walking on behalf of...
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,...
Celebration of Wildlife Returns to Green Chimneys
Few schools can call themselves home to 300 domesticated farm animals and wildlife including 50 birds of prey, but the Green Chimneys...
Free Brewster Summer Music Series Returns
The third annual Brewster Summer Music Series returns to Southeast Veterans Park in Brewster this summer with a few exciting changes....
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....
Putnam County Can Now Receive 911 Texts
The Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services has officially started accepting text-to-911 service for the county. This new service is...
Area Lawmakers Call On Albany to Fund New Mahopac Mascot
By Holly Crocco Advocates recently gathered at the Mahopac High School to denounce Albany’s attempt to make local school districts pay...
County Puts Inmates to Work Restoring Historic Markers
Last month, numerous historic markers throughout Putnam County were reinstalled after having been restored by individuals involved with...
Got Junk? Call SJR Junk Removal
By Holly Crocco Junk. Everyone’s got it. Nobody wants it. What do you do with your old furniture that isn’t good enough to sell, and you...
Kathy Kahng Seeks Seat on County Legislature
Longtime Kent resident Kathy Kahng, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for Putnam County Legislature, District 3, in the November...
Candidates Set For May 16 School Board Elections
School board elections will take place May 16 across the county, accompanying the annual school budget votes. In Mahopac, three seats on...
Healthcare Workers Ratify Contract with Nuvance
More than 1,500 members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, the nation’s largest healthcare union, have voted overwhelmingly to...
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