Cold Spring, NY

Garrison’s Johnson Wagner Makes History By Winning Amateur and Pro Golf Championships      Johnson Wagner of Garrison brought home the hardware in a historic way this past August by winning both the amateur and professional golf tournaments held by the Metropolitan Golf Association at courses in Croton and Farmingdale, LI. More ... Putnam County Receives Two Grants For Archives      "Putnam County Government has just received two grants from the New York State Archives and Records Administration. One grant in the amount of $60,000 to complete a conversion of County Clerk Land Records from microfilm to electronic images. The second grant received was $40,000 to enhance our ... More ... Home Improvement Laws Changed After Complaints by Eric Thomason      Less than a month after the County’s new Home Improvement Laws went into effect, they were altered by the Putnam County Legislature at a special meeting called on Monday, August 27. More ... Putnam Valley Settles Teamsters Negotiations With 3 Year Contract Providing 3 Raises Volunteer services provision allows workers to answer emergency calls during business hours by Edward Paul Greiff      On Wednesday, September 5, Putnam Valley Town Supervisor Carmelo Santos and Union President Bernard E. Boyle will affix their signatures on an agreement reached between Putnam Valley and Local 456 International Brotherhood Of Teamsters, Warehousemen and Helpers Of America. More ... Come One, Come All! Volunteers Needed For September 29 Haldane PTA School Fair      by Claudia Gibson More ... Body Of Missing Long Island Man Found In Fahnestock by Claudia Gibson      The body of Bruce A. Torgersen, 46 year-old North Massapequa, Long Island man who had been missing since a camping trip on August 1, was found over the Labor Day weekend in Fahnestock State Park. More ... Historical Society Gala Dinner-Dance This Saturday      On Saturday, September 8, the Putnam County Historical Society will celebrate its 95th Anniversary with a gala dinner and dance on the grounds and under the stars at Boscobel Restoration in Garrison. More ... Putnam Primary Day Election Has New Hours      The Putnam County Primary Election, which will be held on Tuesday, September 11th will have new hours, Election Commissioners Bennett and Scannapieco announced last week. The polls will be open from 6am to 9pm on the primary day. Those voters who are registered with a political party should have rec... More ... Philipstown Garden Club Presents Juried Flower Show      The Philipstown Garden Club will be presenting a juried flower show and horticultural exhibition on Friday, September 14, and Saturday, September 15 in the program room of the Desmond Fish Library. The show will be open to the public from 2pm to 4pm on Friday, and from 10am to 5pm on Saturday. More ... Public Notices      The Comprehensive Plan Special Board which was appointed by the Philipstown Town Board to work on the Comprehensive Plan will hold a meeting at 7pm on September 10th at the Butterfield Library on Rt. 9D in the Village of Cold Spring. 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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