Cold Spring, NY

Legislature Approves Tentative Settlement for Marathon Battery Property Community/Senior/Nutrition Center and additional public parking could be constructed in Cold Spring by Margaret Sternberg       At the December 28, 2006 year-end meeting of the Legislature, in addition to numerous other resolutions that were passed, the Legislature approved the pursuit of a settlement in accordance with a December 22, 2006 proposed settlement of the Kearney Properties litigation in the Village of Cold Sprin... More ... Putnam Valley School’s Superintendent to Retire “Great Visionary” called difficult to replace by Margaret Sternberg       The Putnam Valley School District’s Superintendent, Gary Tutty, has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2006-7 school year. Tutty said that he and his family felt it was time for him to retire, adding that he felt that he’d “done the best I could do for the district, and I hope that I’... More ... Volunteer Emergency Companies Elect New Officers for 2007 Driver ejected from car in accident on 9D by Maria Theodore Leiter       On December 15, 2006, a driver was ejected from his vehicle after he ran it into a tree while driving on Route 9D, north of the Village. “By the looks of it, it should have been a fatality,” remarked Cold Spring Fire Department Chief Dan Valentine, “but I heard he was already out of the hospital. More ... Tax Bills Sent to Garrison and North Highland Fire Districts Are in Error       Residents in the Garrison and North Highlands Fire Districts who received their tax bills this past week can temporarily disregard those notices. On Tuesday, January 2, 2007, Philipstown Town Clerk Tina Merando told the PCN&R that there was an error in the tax rates and amounts for those two distri... More ... County May Request Sanction of CSEA PCSEA tentative settlement seen as possible threat to future union employees by Margaret Sternberg       In a move that may result in censure of its union, the Civil Service Employees Association (“CSEA”) released a statement commenting on a proposed settlement between Putnam County and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Employees Association (“PCSEA”). More ... Putnam County Mother Heads up $7Million Drive to Help Returning American Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans by Edward Paul Greiff       Adrian Guglielmo could be considered “Woman Of The Year” for many reasons. She is pictured here after her latest accomplishment - planning, coordinating, and establishing the Avis Achilles Club Reunion and Triage area for athletes with disabilities at the 2006 NYC Marathon. More ... Putnam Agricultural District Hearing Draws Standing Room Only Crowd County’s Agricultural District grows by 506 acres by Margaret Sternberg       On December 28, 2006 the Putnam County Legislature held a public hearing regarding the Putnam County Agricultural District. The discussion ranged from the inclusion of several individual farms to the more general topic of the importance of farming to the county, the country and whether farming help... 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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