Cold Spring, NY

All Quiet In Cold Spring At Board Of Trustees Monthly Meeting With Mayor Phillips absent and no major issues before them, the Cold Spring Board of Trustees presided over a quiet and uneventful monthly meeting on August 8. by Claudia Gibson      After a brief public hearing, the Board of Trustees passed a local law electing a retirement incentive program, as authorized by the State of New York. Trustee Edward Mancari called the law "a win-win situation for the employees and the employers," adding that while the incentive will cost... More ... Hudson Valley Hospital Center Proposes Senior Housing At Butterfield Hospital Site by Claudia Gibson      After several years of unsuccessful attempts to find a tenant for the long-vacant Butterfield Hospital in Cold Spring, the Hudson Valley Hospital Center (HVHC) is proposing a partnership with New York City-based Savoy Senior Housing Corp. to convert and expand the hospital building into 128 units of... More ... Final Piece Of The Route 301 Reconstruction Puzzle Installed by Brian O’Donnell      The last piece of the puzzle of the $5.5 million Main Street reconstruction project in Cold Spring/Nelsonville was put into place this past week as construction workers installed a box culvert extension at the Foundry Brook crossing in Nelsonville. More ... Putnam County Legislature Appoints George Rodenhausen As Outside Counsel On Watershed Issues      by M.C. McPeek More ... Philipstown Republican Club Revived      There hasn’t been a Republican Club in Philipstown in over 30 years. Recently, application papers were sent to the state and now, The Philipstown Republican Club is in operation. More ... Tour de Putnam/Mountain Bike Festival This Weekend      The Putnam Visitors Bureau’s Fourth Annual Tour de Putnam Road and Mountain Bike Festival will be held rain or shine this Sunday, August 27th at the Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park on Gipsy Trail Road, off Route 301, Carmel. More ... Cortlandt Taxpayers To Pay More To Putnam Valley School District As A Consequence Of Indian Point Sale Water agreement reached for service to new high school by Brian O’Donnell      For probably the last time under the leadership of Superintendent John Kleinegris, the Putnam Valley School Board met last Thursday, August 17th at what could only be termed a "nuts and bolts meeting," tying up loose ends before the beginning of a new school year. More ... Lake Peekskill Residents To Rally For Financial Support Of Sewer And Water Systems by Brian O’Donnell      A special district meeting of Lake Peekskill residents will take place this Saturday, August 26th at the Lake Peekskill Community Center in order to inform residents of the benefits of Municipal Water and Sewer service to the community. Also on the meeting agenda will be a discussion of ways to comm... More ... New Hudson River Access Site In Cortlandt Announced Transfer of DOT facility to add nearly three acres to Hudson Highlands State Park      Three acres of state land will be redeveloped into a recreation area that will increase public access to the mouth of Annsville Creek, Governor Pataki announced on Monday, August 21st. The nearly three-acre parcel, which currently houses State Department of Transportation (DOT) bridge maintenance bu... More ... Bi-Partisan Support Shown For Judge Scuccimarra      Over 200 people turned out on August 16 for a fundraiser held at Northgate at Dockside Harbor, Cold Spring, in support of Judge Thomas Scuccimarra. Pictured above is Judge Scuccimarra and his wife Barbara with Mrs. Pataki, Governor Pataki’s mother. Judge Scuccimarra, a judge for 16 years, is running... More ... Legislature’s Committee Examines County Vehicle Policy      by M.C. McPeek More ... Putnam Valley Town Board Discusses Building Moratorium Request From County Legislature’s Committee      OmniPoint cell antennas to be installed on tower off Posey Rd. 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 139 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. Deadline for printed press releases, advertisements and classifieds is Monday at noon for Wednesday publication. 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