Cold Spring, NY

County Legislature Establishes Debt Reserve Fund Portion of sales tax revenue to be dedicated to paying off debt by Maria Theodore Leiter      Putnam Legislators made quick work of their monthly agenda last Tuesday, before bidding residents Happy Holidays. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Chairman Terry Intrary. More ... Senior Net Learning Center Seeks Students and Volunteers for New Putnam Valley Senior Center by Edward Paul Greiff Ralph Weissman, age 99, (l) tells Sid Gibson, Senior Net Program Director, how he became a computer student      After having a successful start at the Mahopac Senior Center, a “Senior Net Learning Center” is coming to Putnam Valley’s new Senior Center. Sid Gibson, the Program Director said on December 7, 2005 that six new computers are being installed in a dedicated classroom at the Putnam Valley Senior Cente More ... Holiday Displays at Haldane Remain a Gray Area Foundry painting reproduction comes to Haldane by Allison Dunne      With the holiday season upon us, Haldane Central School District Board of Education members discussed a related controversial issue at their December 6 meeting with no clear-cut answers emerging. At issue is what types of holiday displays are permitted in the district’s school buildings. More ... Garrison Board of Education Enacts Attendance Guidelines Audit Committee seeks community participants by Margaret Sternberg      In an action that may have been obviated by the recent improved attendance of Garrison students, at its December 7 meeting the Garrison Board of Education approved the new attendance guidelines and procedures that it had formulated over the past two months. Superintendent Gloria Colucci later attrib More ... Putnam CAP Holiday Toy Program Seeking Help      Putnam Community Action Program in collaboration with The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots, and the Putnam County Department of Social Services requests assistance with their December Holiday Toy and Gift Program. This project provides toys and gifts to low- More ... Snowman Ushers in Winter in Nelsonville      Harry Leiter and Freddy Osborn enjoy the spectacular snowman that was built with the first “good” snow of the season this past week. Despite being a full 10 days before the official start of the Winter season, 17 year-old Christian Tacuri and Juan Carlos and other friends decided to celebrate the se... 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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