Cold Spring, NY

County Asked to Consider Fully Funding ALS Services Firefighters warn volunteer drain could lead to paid departments if housing issues not addressed by Maria Theodore Leiter       Words of warning were dished out to the Protective Services committee of the Putnam County Legislature earlier this month by top members of the County's various first responders. More ... Cold Spring's New Sign Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Michelle Woods       U. S. District Court Judge Colleen McMahon has declared Cold Spring Village's new sign law unconstitutional, though solely on the basis that anyone who wishes to place a sign in the Historic District of the Village would have to wait longer than three days for a decision on their application for a... More ... Putnam Valley Sunset Series is One Giant Family Picnic in the Park by Edward Paul Greiff       Each concert in the Putnam Valley Parks & Recreation Sunset Series creates a different mood and seems to attract a different audience. But one thing is certain - every time a new musical group sets up in the park and they are about to start their performance, the band leader pauses and pays homage... More ... Cold Spring Hosts Blowing Off Steam Celebration and Parade This Saturday Storytelling, costume parade, fireworks, honor Bicentennial commemoration of Fulton's first engine successes       Two hundred years ago in August, Robert Fulton made several trial runs up the Hudson River to Albany, testing the first successful coupling of a boat and the steam engine. More ... Cold Spring's Junior Firefighter Academy: Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Unique program instills respect, promotes community involvement by Mike Turton       It was a dramatic morning in Cold Spring last Thursday, July 26, 2007. A car parked in the Village Highway Dept. yard had ignited and was engulfed in a huge fireball. Working as a team, volunteer firefighters from Cold Spring Fire Company No. 1 methodically extinguished the blaze. Then, using the ... More ... Garrison District Hires 'The Mighty Theater' to Institute Professional Theater Arts Program in School Garrison settles lawsuit against Yonkers School District in St. Basil-related dispute by Margaret Sternberg       The Garrison School District's 2007-8 theme of "Celebrate Learning through the Arts" was given serious support at the Garrison Board of Education's July 25, 2007 meeting as a contract for a comprehensive, professional theater arts program to be run by 'The Mighty Theater' at The Paramount Center f... More ... Fishkill Road Repairs Completion Date Again in Question Allotted monies spent elsewhere by Margaret Sternberg       Repairs on Fishkill Road in Philipstown may - or may not - start in about two weeks and when they will be completed could not be ascertained based upon somewhat contradictory information Legislator Vinny Tamagna verbally hammered out of Commissioner of Highways Harold Gary at the July 24, 2007 mee... More ... Parking/Traffic Rules Changed for CSFD Block Party       * Beginning @ 6pm Fair Street from Northern Avenue to S/R 9D will be closed to vehicular traffic with the exception of residents of that area * Northern Avenue will be restricted to one side parking on the southern side of the street all day More ... Putnam Valley Supervisor Sam Davis Announces Candidacy for Democratic Ticket in November       PV Supervisor Same Davis has announced that he is a candidate in the Democratic Primary on September 18, 2007 for reelection to the Supervisor position. His announcement is as follows: "At the urging of his supporters, Democrat Sam Davis will run again for Town Supervisor. 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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