Cold Spring, NY

Legislative Changes Proposed at Public Hearing Herald 20 Percent Property Tax Rise Public voices their issues on taxes and the 2007 budget, bus route in Western Putnam eliminated by Margaret Sternberg      The Legislature listened attentively as members of the public voiced concerns at the September 26, 2006 Public Hearing on the 2007 County Budget, but began the evening with Legislature President Dan Birmingham explaining the changes the Legislature had made to County Executive Bob Bondi's original, More ... Cold Spring Community Prepares for New Master Plan Resolution to push plan forward sits with Village Board of Trustees by Allison Dunne      Volunteers from the Cold Spring Master Plan Coordinating Group hosted a Public Forum with the Village Board of Trustees on September 25, 2006 to inform, take questions, and garner more interest from Cold Spring residents in serving on various sub-sets of the Group. The forum was the latest result of More ... Over Five Hundred Fire & EMS Volunteers Help Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department Celebrate 60 Years of Service by Edward Paul Greiff      To the casual observer Saturday, September 30, 2006 was just another parade, but to the brotherhood of firefighters it was a deeply emotional birthday celebration - the 60th anniversary of a brother firefighting and rescue unit, the Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department. More ... NHFD Holds Public Hearings on Building Referendum Referendum vote date delayed until December 7 by Maria Theodore Leiter      A rendering of one version of the proposed North Highlands Fire Department building More ... Adequacy of County's Surplus Questioned 2006 sales tax shortfall expected to be between $2.5 and $2.8 Million by Margaret Sternberg      Most of the September 25, 2006 meeting of the Putnam County Legislature's Audit & Administration Committee was focused on ascertaining whether the approximately $4 million County surplus that remains after almost $3 million is used toward the 2007 budget is sufficient. More ... Couple Assaulted in Cold Spring Village      The Cold Spring Police Department reports that two Cold Spring residents were assaulted and robbed by 3 unidentified persons in the early morning hours of last Sunday, October 1, 2006. More ... Accidents Keep Emergency Service Personnel Busy in September Haunted House and Fire Prevention Week coming soon by Maria Theodore Leiter      Driving in Putnam County seemed to get more hazardous in the last two weeks of September. Local volunteers responded to nine different vehicular accidents. Most of those included injuries. More ... Second Bird Tests Positive for West Nile Virus      The Putnam County Health Department received notification from the New York State Department of Health that a crow located in the Town of Putnam Valley has tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the second bird that has tested positive for the virus in 2006. There have been no mosquito or huma More ... Public Notices      The Village of Cold Spring is seeking Cold Spring residents to serve on a Special Board which will oversee and manage the comprehensive planning process. Names and interests should be submitted to the Village Office, 85 Main St. no later than the end of day on October 16. The Village is also seeking 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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