Cold Spring, NY

4-H Fair Overcomes Weather Challenges and Puts on a Great Show Fabulous food fuels fun for fair festivities by Emily Stewart      The 35th Annual Putnam County 4-H Fair, held July 28 to 30, was a great success despite the strong windstorm that blew through the grounds on Friday afternoon, and blistering heat the rest of the weekend. More ... Temporary Appointment to County Trades Board Raises Conflict of Interest Questions County sales tax revenue $2,467,000 short at year's midpoint by Margaret Sternberg      During its July 24, 2006 meeting, the Audit & Administration Committee made quick work of pre-filing a number of amendments and the reviewing of several reports before turning attention to the one topic that had been predetermined as the focus of the evening's discussion: a budgetary amendment conce More ... Cold Spring's Junior Firefighter Academy Graduates Forty Future Firefighters N. Highlands and PV Fire Departments kept busy with weather-related calls by Emily Stewart      Forty Philipstown children, ages eight to thirteen, graduated from the Fourth Annual Junior Firefighter Academy last Saturday, July 29, 2006. It was the Academy's largest class ever. More ... Putnam Valley Loses Elder Politician as Harriet Gair Passes Away at Age 100 by Edward Paul Greiff      Harriet E. Gair, a lawyer, a Putnam Valley Councilwoman, Judge, and Library trailblazer, passed away July 11, 2006 at the age of one-hundred. Her son, Anthony Gair, said, "My mother would like to be remembered as a person who was not materialistic, had a great desire to leave things better than when More ... PV Sunset Series Launches with Bob Cinque & Hudson Rhythm Boys Marc VonEm to keep the rythm going August 8 by Edward Paul Greiff      After a rained-out Tuesday, July 18, 2006 the Putnam Valley summer Sunset Series of concerts finally got launched on the following Thursday evening, July 20. It was a foot-stomping, toe-tapping, finger-snapping, and body-gyrating event. The small crowd came to support the performers and made up for More ... Justice Court Can be a Lifesaving Experience System in Putnam, though strained, strives to be a positive experience for young by Edward Paul Greiff      What prompted this story is a father's recent anguish over his incarcerated mentally ill son and the young man's banging his head on the walls of his cell as a reaction to jail and withdrawal from his medication. The last thing a parent wants to see is their son or daughter in jail and charges attac More ... Historic Morris Family Burial Crypt to be Repaired Fundraising now underway to cover expenses      A special meeting was attended by officers of the Admiral John L. Worden Camp 150 of the not-for-profit historical preservation group, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Philipstown Town Board, on June 28, 2006 at the Philipstown Town Hall. The attendees discussed plans to repair the M More ... Public Notice      The Village of Nelsonville office will be closed for vacation from Monday, Aug. 7 thru Friday, Aug. 11. The Village's regular monthly meeting scheduled for August 14 has been cancelled. The next regular meeting of the Village Board will take place on Mon., Sept. 11 at 7:30 pm. 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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