Cold Spring, NY

Legislature Covers Many Bases At Monthly Meeting Senator Leibell praised for efforts in Town of Kent projects by Eric Thomason      It was business as usual for the Putnam County Legislature at their Full Monthly Meeting on Tuesday May 2nd as they dealt with issues ranging from a referendum on open spaces to legislative protocol. More ... Garrison School Board Holds Public Budget Hearing Residents get to vote on budget this Tuesday by Wendy Kagan      The Garrison School Board held a public budget hearing on Tuesday, May 1, in the school cafeteria. Superintendent Ellen Bergman presented the proposed 2001-2002 budget in its entirety, beginning with a list of important budget-related dates. Hard copies of the budget have been available at the schoo... More ... John Visentin, English Teacher At Haldane High School, Dismissed Incident with student May 1st last straw by Margaret O’Sullivan      Mr. John Visentin, Haldane High School English teacher, was dismissed on Tuesday, May 1, 2001 after an inappropriate incident with a student. More ... Deputy County Executive Smith Takes Plunge Enters race for County Sheriff in fall election by Eric Thomason      Putnam County’s Deputy County Executive Don Smith announced on Wednesday, May 2nd, on the steps of the Historic Courthouse in Carmel, that he was entering the race for Putnam County Sheriff. More ... Town Looks To Build On Philipstown 2020 Success Contract signed with Highway Dept workers by Claudia Gibson      At the May 3 meeting of the Philipstown Town Board, Susan Bates, Chairperson of the Steering Committee for the Philipstown 2020 planning forum, reported that the event had been a big success, with over 200 individuals from the Town in attendance over the April 27-29 weekend. Supervisor William Mazzu... More ... Largest Shadbush In State Found In Putnam County      A giant Shadbush, (a.k.a. Serviceberry, Juneberry; usually only a shrub), was found recently in Philipstown measuring 65 feet high, with a 90-inch circumference. This far exceeded the next largest Shadbush in New York State, which was verified this week by the State DEC’s Regional Forester, Lou Sebe... More ... Housing Starts Mean Smaller Tax Increase For Putnam Valley STAR exemption doubles by James Shearwood      New figures presented to the Putnam Valley Board of Education last Thursday evening indicate that the tax increase will be less than projected two weeks ago. More ... Supervisor Of Parks & Rec. Dept. Reflects On Program History And Growth      by Edward Paul Greiff More ... Lower Main Street Work Gets Underway In Cold Spring      Workers from KECT Construction Co. of Patterson were busy on Tuesday morning, tearing out the surface of lower Main Street in Cold Spring. They were preparing to remove the "hump" in the road and begin the resurfacing process. The Mayor's office told the PCN&R that the road should be reopened to tra... More ... Kids’ Fishing Derby This Saturday      On Saturday, May 12, from 8 am to 4 pm, the Nelsonville Fish and Fur Club will host the Tony Savastano Memorial Kids’ Fishing Derby. The fishing will be at the Cold Spring Reservoir on Fishkill Road. 250 trout will be put in the water. Refreshments will be served all day free of charge. More ... Open Space Institute Receives Lila Acheson And Dewitt Wallace Endowment Fund      The Open Space Institute announced on May 4th that as the result of an agreement between OSI and the Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Fund for the Hudson Highlands, half the assets of the Fund, approximately $115 million, will be distributed to OSI’s land acquisition affiliate, the Beaverkill Conserv... 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. This site is updated on an as-needed basis with a minimum update weekly on Thursdays. For further information or to request a subscription to the paper, please contact us with your name and mailing address at: (845) 265-2468 PO Box 185, Cold Spring, NY 10516, or e-mail us at editor@pcnr.com If you see an advertiser on line, tell them!

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