Putnam State of the County Address Reflective of Country's Recession
County Executive forecasts possible 22 percent property tax increase for 2009
Departing from a customarily optimistic outlook, Putnam County Executive Bob Bondi's State of the County Address, subtitled "Hard Times, Hard Decisions," forecast difficult times for the county in the near future. Full Story
Haldane Girls Basketball Team Take Fifth NYSPHSAA Title
Members of the state champion Haldane High girl's basketball team hoist the fifth NYSPHSAA title plaque in school history, first in Class C, after the Blue Devils knocked off Section 10 champion Madrid-Waddington by a 46-36 count last Sunday Full Story
Legislature's Health Committee Takes Stand on School Funding
Access to health care to prompt public hearings
The Chairman of the Legislature's Health Committee, Sam Oliverio, found himself in what many would consider to be an ironic position at the Committee's March 10, 2008 meeting. Full Story
Legislator Tamagna Talks to Cold Spring Board About County's Relationship With Village
Putnam County Legislator Vincent Tamagna enlivened the regular monthly meeting of the Cold Spring Board of Trustees on March 11, 2008 with an appearance in the Village Hall clearly intended to counter recent criticism that the village is short-changed and even ineffectively represented at the county level. Full Story
Technology Program Dominates PV School Board Meeting
Principal Hallisey sees earlier implementation of computers within district
With what appeared to be a certain amount of justifiable pride, Putnam Valley Middle School Principal Edward Hallisey presented the district's technology update at the PV Board of Education's March 13, 2008 meeting. Full Story
Additional Cell Antenna Approved for "AT&T" Tower
Bulk drop off fee increase sought
On Wednesday, March 12, 2008 the Putnam Valley Town Board held a public hearing and heard comments from MediaFLO USA Inc. regarding their proposed modifications to the wireless telecommunications cell tower located off Route 301. Full Story
O'Neill Makes Presentation to Parents of Incoming Freshman and School Board
Garrison School's 2008 -10 Technology Plan Reviewed and Adopted
As it does annually, the Highland Falls - Fort Montgomery School District made its presentation to the Garrison School Board and parents of students about to choose which high school to enter. Their March 12, 2008 presentation came shortly before Garrison 8th graders are due to make the choice of O'Neill or Haldane, having been postponed due to weather. Full Story
Haldane Holds Strategic Planning Meeting
Public input examines District's course
Haldane is a small school. Therein lies its greatest asset - and also perhaps its biggest challenge. That was one of the conclusions reached by a group of about a dozen parents who gathered on Saturday, March 15, 2008 to discuss the Haldane School District's strengths, Full Story
Putnam Valley High School Advances to Round 2 in Televised Academic Quiz Show
Academic Quiz Show airs exclusively on News 12 and News 12 Interactive
Following their first-round victory, the academic team from Putnam Valley High School is moving on to the second round in The Challenge, an academic quiz show designed to test students' knowledge in a Jeopardy-style format. The second-round match-up between Putnam Valley High School and Croton-Harmon High School was aired on News 12 Westchester and News 12 Hudson Valley. Full Story
Public Notice
There will be no pick up of recyclables in the Village of Cold Spring on Friday, March 21. The regular schedule of pick up will resume on Friday, March 28. Full Story
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