Cold Spring, NY

Lake Peekskill Man Killed In Motorcycle Accident      Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports that on January 5th, at approximately 8:09 pm, Craig Cerosky, age 46, of Lake Peekskill, was involved in a fatal motorcycle accident on Oscawana Lake Road in the area of Cayuga Road in the Town of Putnam Valley. More ... PV Arts To Honor Local Talents This Sunday      Putnam Valley Arts will host a reception honoring two Putnam Valley talents on Sunday, January 13, from 2-4pm, at Camp Combe, 684 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley. More ... Haldane Foundation’s First Annual Snow Ball A Successful Celebration Of Education And Community by Gordon Churchwell      Evidence shows that when you put a big group of Cold Springers in a room together with danceable music, excellent food, and an open bar, good things happen. At least that’s the report from the Haldane School Foundation’s First Annual Snow Ball and Silent Auction held last Saturday night. More ... Public Notices      The Village of Nelsonville will pick up un-bagged Christmas trees on Saturday, January 12, 2002. Residents are asked to have the trees our at curbside by 7am. More ... Philipstown Town Board Welcomes Newest Member, Councilman Richard Shea by Claudia Gibson      On January 1, members of the Philipstown Town Board welcomed in not only the New Year, but a new colleague as well, Councilman Richard Shea. More ... New Year Brings A New Sheriff To Putnam County by Maria Theodore Leiter      Sheriff Donald B. Smith was sworn into office this New Years Day, 2002 in Carmel. County Executive Robert Bondi administered the oath of office to the new Sheriff, while Legislators Regina Morini, Tony Hay and Arne Nordstrom witnessed the ceremony at the County Courthouse. More ... Putnam County Holding Influenza And Pneumonia Vaccine Clinic      The Putnam County Health Department will hold an influenza and pneumonia vaccine clinic on Tuesday, January 15th at 1 Geneva Road in Brewster, upstairs from the Department of Motor Vehicles, from 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Vaccines will be given at no charge to persons 65 years and older. Persons under 65 yea... More ... Goodies Sent To Thank Servicemen And Women by Joan Varricchio      After the September 11th attack I knew in my heart our world had changed and that Christmas, my favorite time of year, would be different this year. So to help heal myself, my family and my many friends, I decided to decorate my Christmas tree with red, white and blue bows. A tribute to our fallen h... More ... Construction Passes The Halfway Mark At Garrison School End of March remains target date for project’s completion by Wendy Kagan      At the January 2 Garrison School Board meeting, project manager Louis Cubillos of Christa Construction told the board and audience that work on the new facility is 65% complete. "We are about two weeks away from closing the envelope," said Cubillos, referring to the conclusion of work on t... More ... Senior Transportation Program For Medical Needs Begun In County      The Friends of the Senior Citizens of Putnam County, Inc. have announced a new medical transportation service for Putnam County Seniors. More ... Councilwoman Warns Philipstown Residents: Post House Numbers Or Face Violations      East Mountain Road North paving started; will finish in spring More ... Former Tennesseean Unites PV’s Culturally Talented Putnam Valley Arts planning event for this weekend by Edward Paul Greiff      "It’s all about giving, sharing, and talent, it’s great," says Carol Turrentine about her role as Chairperson for the Putnam Valley Arts. "The arts," she says, "have helped to bring Putnam Valley together." More ... Putnam Valley Organizes For 2002 by Edward Paul Greiff      Supervisor Carmelo Santos called Putnam Valley’s annual organizational meeting to order on Wednesday, January 2, 2002 with these words, "We are starting a new year. The purpose of this meeting is to set up operations so the town can conduct business, and to designate the people who are going to... More ... Putnam Valley School District Has Director Of Operations Nicholas Bellantoni in new position by James Shearwood      Two years ago, Nicholas Bellantoni had an office several floors below ground in New York City’s Carlyle Hotel. Now, five months into his new job as Director of Operations for the Putnam Valley School District, he has an office in a thirty-year old temporary structure overlooking the bus yard for the... More ... Providing local news, information and opinions from Philipstown and Putnam Valley, NY Encompassing the Villages of Cold Spring and Nelsonville,  and the hamlet of Garrison, Putnam County, NY. This site is a publication of The Putnam County News and Recorder, the source for news and information of the Philipstown and Putnam Valley area. The PCN&R is 143 years old, published in hard copy every Wednesday, and circulated throughout Putnam County, NY. The PCN&R prints LEGAL NOTICES for: Putnam County, The Town of Philipstown, The Town of Putnam Valley, Village of Cold Spring, Village of Nelsonville, the Haldane Union Free School District and the Garrison Union Free School District. 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