Cold Spring, NY

Prentice and DiSarro Re-Elected President and Vice President of Garrison School Board Outside entity considered to provide school's arts program by Margaret Sternberg       During the July 3, 2007 Reorganization Meeting of the Garrison Board of Education, Trustees Anita Prentice and Fran DiSarro were unanimously re-elected to their respective positions as President and Vice President of the School Board for the third consecutive year. More ... Flames Destroy 200-Year Old Home on Rt. 9       Firefighters from Cold Spring, the North Highlands, and Continental Village were all called to the scene of a fully-engulfed structure fire last Thursday to assist the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company in battling the blaze, which was, according to Garrison Fire Chief Rodney Tudor, too far along by ... More ... Window of Opportunity Opens for Towns to Pursue Funding for Projects Using "Clean Renewable Energy Sources" by Edward Paul Greiff       Putnam Valley Supervisor Sam Davis received in June 2007 a letter and a thirty-one page document from New York State Senator Charles Schumer outlining procedures for the municipal issuance of "Clean Renewable Energy Bonds," (CREBs) for the funding of renewable energy projects. More ... Cold Spring Board of Trustees Seek to Streamline Process for Building, ZBA and HDRB Applicants by Michelle Woods       In a move to "streamline" building and planning applications, the Cold Spring Board of Trustees talked to representatives from the Village's Building Department, Planning Board and Architectural and Historic District Review Board (HDRB) at the Trustees weekly workshop on July 2, 2007. More ... Fireworks Planned for August 4 at Cold Spring's Mayor's Park Donations still needed       Did you yearn for the traditional fireworks at Mayor's Park, usually sponsored by the Cold Spring Fire Company on the Fourth of July? Well your wishes will come true on the Fourth of August when the Cold Spring Fire Company will present their 11th annual block party, including the fireworks show e... More ... Putnam Valley Library Seeks Nominations for Virginia Connolly Award       The Putnam Valley Library is again proud to announce that it is seeking nominations for the annual Virginia Connolly Award for Distinguished Voluntary Public Service. Each year the members of the Putnam Valley community join the Library to honor Mrs. Virginia Connolly, a past President of the Lib... More ... Putnam and Westchester County Residents to Appear on Assemblywoman Galef TV Show       Two area residents will discuss election reform as guests of Assemblywoman Sandy Galef's television program Speak Out with Sandy Galef to air on local channels in July and August. Shown with Assemblywoman Galef (on left) are John McBride, Democracy for Westchester, and Margaret Yonco-Haines, ... 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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