Cold Spring, NY

Food Pantry Feeds More Than Hunger in Philipstown by Kevin Foley       Hunger doesn't take a holiday. And neither does the searing anxiety over making sure you and your children have enough to eat. In a country of great abundance with a multi-billion dollar safety net there are people who still wake up to confront empty cupboards and refrigerators. More ... Red Cross Invites Donors to Continue the Tradition and Give Blood this Holiday Season Concerned that recent weather conditions will discourage blood donations       As the popular holiday song states "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" However, for many patients and their loved ones, the upcoming holidays may be very different. Every day, holidays included, hundreds of people in area hospitals depend on receiving the "Gift of Life". More ... Truck Weights Restricted on Village of Nelsonville Streets Pooper Scooper law now in effect by Mike Turton       There are those who would argue vehemently that the term "long-winded politician" could never qualify as an oxymoron. Then again, those who would make that argument have probably never attended a Village of Nelsonville Board of Trustees meeting. More ... Emotional Farewells at Year End Town Board Meeting Highlight PV's Unique Town Spirit by Edward Paul Greiff       Putnam Valley Town Supervisor Sam Davis opened the December 19, 2007 Town Board meeting with an emotional and tearful farewell as he thanked his colleagues, the townspeople, and the many committee volunteers who made it possible for him to complete the Comprehensive Master Plan and other "sorely n... More ... STAR Rebate Check Application Deadline Nears Homeowners have until December 31 to apply for their STAR tax relief benefit       Acting New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Barbara G. Billet has reminded New York homeowners that they have until midnight on Monday, December 31, to apply for their 2007 Middle Class STAR Rebate Program check. More ... Haldane School District Ponders Capital Project Needs Election and Budget vote scheduled for May 20, 2008 by Mike Turton       There's no school like an old school - unless of course you are faced with paying the bill for upkeep and repairs to that old school. More ... PV Councilwoman Wendy Whetsel Advises, "Crunch the Numbers before Approving Residential or Commercial Development" by Edward Paul Greiff       In an another of a series of interviews with Putnam Valley Town Officials, the PCN&R sat down with Town Board Councilwoman Wendy Whetsel. She offered her opinion on the use of senior housing and commercial development as a means of the Town deriving additional revenue to offset its tax burden. More ... Gift Drive Benefits Children of Saint Basil Academy       A gift drive to benefit the children of Saint Basil Academy was headed this year by McGuires On Main. Tana, Mandy and Shaun McGuire requested a "wish list" of gifts from the students at the Academy for their patrons to sponsor. Little red stockings with each child's name and wish list item were hu... More ... Philipstown Garden Club visits Mother Lurana House       The weather on Tuesday, December 18 cooperated, allowing members of the Philipstown Garden Club to visit with the volunteers and participants at the Mother Lurana House, an adult day care facility located in Garrison. As they were arriving, Santa Claus left after having distributed his sack of gif... More ... Central Hudson Initiates Annual Essential Services Program       Mid-Hudson Valley residents facing financial challenges and whose utility accounts are past due will not have their electric service disconnected this winter under the annual "Essential Services Program" of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation. More ... Public Notice       Due to the Christmas and New Year's Holidays refuse and recycling pick-up in the Village of Nelsonville will be on Saturday, December 29, 2007 and Saturday, January 5, 2008 The regular monthly meeting of the Cold Spring Planning Board will be on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 instead of their usual ... 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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