Cold Spring, NY

County Funds Approved to Temporarily Continue Outside EMS Provider Sales tax revenues exceeded estimates in May, shortfall still projected by Margaret Sternberg       At its July 30, 2007 meeting, the County Legislature's Audit & Administration Committee approved funds that would allow the outside EMS/ALS (Advanced Life Support) provider, Empire Ambulance Service to continue operating within the county. More ... Block Party, Fireworks and Blowing Off Steam Cold Spring celebrates two "hot" events by Mike Turton       Even the extremely hot, steamy weather that has blanketed Cold Spring in recent weeks provided the perfect atmosphere for last Saturday's festivities commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of Robert Fulton's pioneering use of steam to power boats on the Hudson River. More ... Legislature Contends Getting Someone to Run Putnam National Will be No Easy Task County sending RFPs, but reserving the right to keep control by Maria Theodore Leiter       Sometime in the next two weeks the County Administration will be sending out proposal requests for the management of the Putnam National Golf Course, following the recommendations made last month by the New York State Comptroller and in line with what the Legislature has been demanding. More ... Crystal Stevens and Hudson Rhythm Boys Draw Hand Clapping, Finger Snapping Crowd by Edward Paul Greiff       Toes wiggled and heads nodded back and forth to the pulsating beat of the guitar strings of Putnam Valley's own Crystal Stevens and the Hudson Rhythm Boys at the July 31, 2007 Sunset Series Concert in Putnam Valley Town Park. More ... Blowing off Steam Parade Costume Winners Announced       The Blowing off Steam parade and Robert Fulton Festival put on by the WPEDC was fun for all. Robert Fulton, who looked a bit like Jonathan Kruk, told stories of his steamboat trials and marched in the parade, the Putnam County Historical Society had pictures of the steamboats and the eSteam Parade... More ... Sponsor Generosity and Committee Harmony Forecast Best-Ever P.V. Town Day by Edward Paul Greiff       After talking to Putnam Valley Town Day Committee members Ed Hertzel and Kathy Colona on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 you couldn't help but get excited about the upcoming Town Day celebration scheduled for Saturday, September 15, 2007. More ... Putnam County Office for the Aging Issues Important Medicare Fraud Alert       Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) is a partnership between the Federal government and New York State agencies to fight fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid. SMP encourages beneficiaries to report suspected cases of health care fraud and abuse. It acts to eliminate fraud, waste and abuse through sys... More ... Michael Gibbons Announces Candidacy for Philipstown Democratic Ticket for Town Board Councilman       Michael Gibbons has announced that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Philipstown Councilman in the September 18, 2007 Democratic primary. More ... Sheriff Reports That Cold Spring Crash Victim May Have Been Drinking       Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports that alcohol may have played a role in a car crash that killed one man and injured another in Cold Spring on Sunday, August 5, 2007. The single vehicle crash on Route 9D claimed the life of the driver, Mr. Martin H. McGuire, aged 25, of Cold Spring, an... 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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