Cold Spring, NY

Bad Weather Has County Sales Tax Revenues Down Sensible commercial growth may be key to stable revenue by Eric Thomason      At the Putnam County Legislature’s Audit meeting on Monday, March 26th, it was reported that bad wintry weather, not the dip in the economy, has caused sales tax revenues to come up short for the first months of 2001. Though the Putnam County Finance Department fully expects to see it recover once t... More ... Garrison BOE Opts To Use School Repair Funds To Lower Tax Burden For Building Project Community has chance to approve board’s decision at May referendum vote by Wendy Kagan      The Garrison School Board held a public hearing on Monday, March 26, to discuss using money from the school’s repair reserve fund to lower the district’s tax burden for the building project. A special meeting followed the hearing at 7:30 pm. More ... County May Lose Off Track Betting Revenues Legislature moves to block NYC’s attempt to privatize OTB It was reported by the Audit Committee at its legislative meeting on Monday, March 26th that Putnam County may lose one of its most important sources of revenue if a resolution within the state is passed to allow privatization of Off Track Betting facilit by Eric Thomason      Southeast’s Putnam County Legislative Representative Republican Tony Hay brought forward a resolution to the committee to oppose the sale of the Catskill Off Track Betting (OTB) which is currently owned by New York City but which allocates a percentage of its gaming revenues to the counties in which... More ... Sue Kelly Announces 20th Annual Congressional High School Art Competition      U.S. Rep. Sue Kelly is inviting area high school students to participate in the 20th Annual Congressional Arts Competition. The competition is open to all high school students who reside in the 19th Congressional District, including Putnam Valley and Philipstown. More ... Cold Spring Police Receive Complaints Of Car Vandalism, Theft      On Friday, March 23, the Cold Spring Police Department received a number of complaints from residents in various parts of the village. The complaints ranged from a broken car window, stolen car stereos to one case of the overnight theft of a resident’s vehicle. More ... Lions Club Peace Poster Winners Honored      On March 26, Tom Costigan from Haldane school and Kennon Lorick from Garrison school, were honored by the Cold Spring Lions Club at Henry’s. Both students were the local winners of the peace poster contest sponsored by Lions International. Cynthia Forrest, Garrison art teacher and members of the Cos... More ... Community Meetings Scheduled For Putnam Valley, Philipstown      In a continuing effort to serve all the people of Putnam County, Putnam County Executive Robert J. Bondi has announced the scheduling of two community meetings in Philipstown and Putnam Valley. The County Executive, County Clerk Joseph Peloso and various other federal, state, county, town and villag... More ... Melinda O’Brien Takes Over As Theater Manager At Depot Theatre      The Philipstown Depot Theatre has named Melinda O’Brien to the post of theater manager. Ms. O’Brien has a Bachelor of Arts from the Parsons School of Design and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Pace University. She has been active on stage and backstage for several theaters in West-... More ... Cold Spring Water Department Schedules Hydrant Flush      The Cold Spring Village Water Department has scheduled a hydrant flush of the entire distribution system beginning on Sunday, April 8th, at 9 pm. More ... Multi-Media Tourism Center Proposed For Putnam Valley by Edward Paul Greiff      Marie Zarcone and Kate Lucarello of the Putnam Valley Economic Revitalization Corporation, (PVER Corp.), are readying their proposal for a "Regional Hudson Valley Multi-Media Tourism Center," to be presented to the Putnam Valley Planning Board on Monday, April 16th. The concept was created... More ... Shadow Play Presented At Putnam Valley Elementary School Work of area author adapted by James Shearwood      When author Jennings Michael Burch visits Putnam Valley Elementary School, something he has done many times in the past 13 years, the students usually ask him, according to fourth grade teacher Scott Sperling, what is the worst thing he had to endure when he was growing up. They ask this because the... More ... Rumor At PV Elementary Leads To Letter Home      Sheriff Robert Thoubboron reported that on March 30th, at approximately 9:20 am, the Putnam Valley Central School on Oscawana Lake Road received a rumor that there was an individual in the vicinity who may pose a threat to a district employee. The Sheriff’s Department was notified and responded as a... 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. 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