Cold Spring, NY

Salary Adjustment Draws Sharp Criticism at Legislature's Organizational Meeting Legislature designates appointees for 2007 by Margaret Sternberg       With the exception of what became a contentious discussion over a salary adjustment for a county employee, the January 2, 2007 Organizational Meeting of the Putnam County Legislature went smoothly. More ... Putnam Valley Organizational Meeting Once Again is Scene of Controversy and Change Davis out as Budget Officer, Whetsel in as Deputy Supervisor by Edward Paul Greiff       A packed standing-room-only Putnam Valley Court Room provided the stage for the 2007 Organizational appointment meeting of the Putnam Valley Town Board, held January 3, 2007. Each year this meeting brings out a partisan crowd vying for their party's favorite son or daughter and this year was no exc... More ... New Philipstown Law Requires Escrow Accounts for Properties Needing Special Reviews Proposal to increase number of units, change access plan for Quarry Pond Development District considered by Maria Theodore Leiter       Property owners who are building in the Town of Philipstown will now have to pony up escrow accounts to cover costs to the Town associated with special arrangements required for their projects. This is according to a new Local Law that was adopted by the Philipstown Town Board at their January 4, 2... More ... Philipstown Gets House in Order at Reorganization Meeting by Maria Theodore Leiter       Preceding the monthly meeting, the Town Board held its annual reorganization meeting, making the following schedules and appointments and adopting the 2007 Holiday Schedule. The monthly meetings will be held at 8pm on the first Thursday of each month. Items for the monthly agenda should be submitt... More ... Putnam Valley Youth Chosen to Become an Ambassador in the International People-To-People Exchange Program by Edward Paul Greiff       Sixteen-year-old Michelle Tendy of Putnam Valley is one of approximately thirty students chosen to carry on a fifty year old tradition of student ambassadorship as part of the "People-To-People" Initiative started by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. More ... New Year Sees Medivac Helicopters Put to Use in Western Putnam County Small fire put out by CS Firefighters at former Fairgate Rule building by Maria Theodore Leiter       For the Cold Spring Fire Company, 2007 began with a call to a structure fire on Adams Avenue in a building recently vacated by the Fairgate Rule Company, manufacturers of rulers, scales and other precision measurement devices. Fairgate had been at that location since 1946, but recently moved to Rhi... More ... Veterans' Groups Send Christmas Gifts to Active Service Men and Women by Phil Schatzle, VFW Commander       For the past four years the VFW and the American Legion have been sending gifts to active servicemen in Iraq , Afghanistan, the United States and other parts of the world. These gifts, supporting our troops, have consisted of phone cards, gift cards, and packages from parents. More ... Betsy Calhoun Named Garrison Firefighter of the Year GVAC and NHFD install 2007 Officers by Maria Theodore Leiter       Before becoming a volunteer firefighter, Betsy Calhoun was an Emergency Medical Technician, volunteering with the Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corp. Someone proposed that she should consider driving for the fire department. The idea intrigued her as a way to connect with her family history. Her lat... 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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