Cold Spring, NY

Foundry Relics Find Their Way Home to Cold Spring Artifacts may be key to long buried historical past by Maria Theodore Leiter      After fifteen years away from home, relics uncovered at the site of the former West Point Foundry have found their way back to Cold Spring. Their return could be the beginning of a new debate about the history of the Foundry and the nature of those who once lived and worked in its hay-day. More ... Nelsonville Board Approves 2005-06 Budget First tax increase in five years for Village residents by Dean Howell      At their May 9 monthly meeting, the Village of Nelsonville Board of Trustees announced that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year had been approved at a special budget meeting earlier in the month. More ... Oliverio Promises Putnam Valley Senior Center Will Open Town Day plans updated and detailed by Edward Paul Greiff      At the May 18th Putnam Valley Town Board meeting Councilman Dan Ricci stood in for Town Supervisor Carmelo Santos who was on vacation in Florida visiting his mother and family and awaiting the birth of a new grandchild. More ... Six Surveillance Cameras Authorized for Haldane Campus Sale of Hill West property seems imminent by Isabel Lopatin      The Haldane Board of Education officially started its May 17 meeting at 7 am by opening the polls to voters, but the business meeting began at 7 pm, and the agenda was completed in record time, in time to hear the results of the district voting, which passed the proposed 05-06 budget by the narrowes... More ... Antonia Godsey, Former Cold Spring Mayor, Passes Away      Antonia Godsey, age 49, a lifelong Cold Spring resident died on Saturday May 21, 2005 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. More ... PV School and Administrators Gratified by ELA Results Laptops expected to increase students’ literacy by Margaret Sternberg      The highly anticipated presentation of the results of the Grades 4 and 8 ELA tests did not disappoint the board and most members of the audience at the May 19 meeting of the Putnam Valley Board of Education. More ... Free Tours at West Point Foundry Preserve Will Showcase Unique Archeology Project      Scenic Hudson and Michigan Technological University will host two "Days at the Foundry" on Saturday, May 28, and Sunday, May 29, from 10 am - 3 pm (rain or shine). More ... PVHS Team Returning to Mahopac Relay for Life      On the weekend of June 4th and 5th a group of Putnam Valley students, teachers and parents will participate in the 7th annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life, held at Mahopac High School. More ... Memorial Day Observance Schedule Announced in Philipstown by Phil Schatzle, Commander,VFW      The Memorial Day Committee of Philipstown has announced the schedule for the traditional Memorial Day Parade to be held on Monday, May 30, 2005. The parade will start promptly at 9 am at the foot of Main Street, Cold Spring. More ... Public Notices The Philipstown Town Hall will be closed on Monday, May 30      Due to the Memorial Day holiday, refuse and recycling pick-up in the Village of Nelsonville will be on June 4, 2005. 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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