Cold Spring, NY

Legislature Requests County Executive Yield Fiscal Control to Legislature Bondi demurs in effort to protect services funded by taxpayer dollars by Margaret Sternberg       Basing their request on what is estimated to be a $2.5 million - $3 million shortfall in the County's sale tax revenue at the close of 2007, and a projected county real property tax increase in 2008 of 66 percent, the Audit Committee of the County Legislature has requested that County Executive Ro... More ... Haldane Wins Bronze Medal at Destination Imagination World Championships Team of third- to fifth- grade girls comes 3rd out of 61 teams from around the world       photos by Marie Wieck Haldane's Elementary Team won Bronze Medals at the Destination Imagination World Championships, called "Global Finals", in Knoxville, TN on Saturday, May 26. More ... Putnam Valley MS4 Annual Stormwater Report Reveals Phosphorous and Mercury Pollution Problems by Edward Paul Greiff       The Civil and Environmental Engineering firm of J. Robert Folchetti and Associates, LLC, filed during the month of May 2007, Putnam Valley's Annual MS4 report (Stormwater Discharge from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems) with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. More ... Decision on Butterfield Library Article 78 Not Yet Granted Judge allows Town to submit final argument by Maria Theodore Leiter       A ruling last month in the matter of the Butterfield Library vs. the Town of Philipstown by New York State Supreme Court Judge Andrew P. O'Rourke may not have been the last word on the matter. More ... Recycling the Focus of Cold Spring Trustee Workshop by Michelle Woods       Different possibilities for expanding recycling in Cold Spring Village were on the Board of Trustees's agenda at their Weekly Workshop on May 29, 2007. More ... Philipstown Democratic Candidates Announced       The Philipstown Democratic Committee is pleased to announce the following candidates for Philipstown town offices for 2007: Supervisor: William Mazzuca Councilwoman: Catherine E. Lilburne Councilwoman: Nancy A. Montgomery Assessor: Anne M. More ... Public Notice       The Philipstown Planning Board will hold its July meeting on Thursday, July 26th, 2007 at 7:30 at the Philipstown Recreation Center in Garrison. The Village of Cold Spring will be accepting worn or damaged flags at the Village Office, 85 Main Street. Flags will be properly disposed of on Flag Day... More ... Putnam Valley Initiates Start of Emergency Management Action Plan by Edward Paul Greiff       Recently the Town of Putnam Valley has been surrounded by severe weather disturbances in neighboring municipalities. They have had tornados pass through, violent thunderstorms with hail the size of golf balls, and lightening that cut trees in half and laid them across the roads. Electricity and tr... More ... 2008 County Budget Concerns Prompt Outcry on Funding Outside budget review receives lukewarm response by Margaret Sternberg       A special meeting of the Putnam County Legislature's Budget & Finance Committee was convened May 29, 2007, and the meeting was fully attended by representatives from various libraries in the County as well as a representative from the Putnam Arts Council and the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 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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