School Resource Officers "Vital" Say School and Law Enforcement Officials
County Executive retreats on immediate cessation of funding, gives school districts until September 2009
On April 14, 2008 hundreds attended a special meeting convened by the Putnam County Legislature in response to a public outcry after Putnam County Executive Bob Bondi proposed in his State of the County Address to make school districts that have a School Resource Officer pay 100 percent of their cost. Full Story
Donations and Resignations Make for Good Theatre at Putnam Valley Town Board Meeting
PV Students praised for their efforts on PV Performing Arts stage by Edward Paul Greiff
One never knows which drama mask the Putnam Valley Town Board will be wearing, comedy or tragedy, at their monthly meetings. At their April 16, 2008 meeting they took turns wearing both. Full Story
Siren Location Debate Stalls as Entergy Rep Fails to Attend Philipstown Board Workshop
Entergy says company will do no further work on siren without further discussion
Frustration was the watch-word at last week's Philipstown Town Board weekly workshop. The focus of the April 16, 2008 meeting was to have been a second, three-way discussion among Garrison residents who live near the intersection of Avery Road and Indian Brook Road, Full Story
Haldane Board Finalizes Proposed 2008-09 Budget With 3.9% Tax Rate Increase
New York State Basketball champs honored
After months of planning, reports, discussion, revisions, best-estimates and further revisions, trustees for the Haldane School District last week approved the proposed 2008-2009 budget that will go to the voters as part of a May 20 referendum. The $19,996,258 budget represents a 7.33% spending increase over the previous year which translates into a 3.29% tax rate increase. Full Story
Cold Spring Board Presents Budget of $1.69 Million
Tax rate increase could be over 16% but Trustees to work to try and lessen increase
The Cold Spring Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a preliminary budget last week that would require a 16.4% tax increase. And they vowed at the same time to spend two weeks finding ways to reduce the budget to avoid such a large increase. Full Story
Girl Scout Gold Award Project Honors Putnam Valley Military
"There has not been enough recognition paid to our men and women serving in the military especially the boys and girls who leave Putnam Valley High School to go into the military," said Rebecca Bierhoff of Girl Scout Troop 2251 as she unveiled her Gold Award project before the Putnam Valley Town Board on April 16, 2008. Full Story
Assemblywoman Galef to Host Panel of Experts on Small Business Start-Up and Growth Opportunities in Putnam and Westchester Counties
In order to help her constituents gain economic self-sufficiency and prosperity through entrepreneurship, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef is hosting a forum targeted at reinvigorating the economy by helping people with small business start-up and growth on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 7:30am at the Cortlandt Town Hall, One Heady Street, Cortlandt Manor. Full Story
Public Notice
The Village of Cold Spring Historic District Review Board will hold a Boards and Commissions training session Saturday, April 26 from 10am - 2:30pm at the Village Hall, 85 Main St.. Anyone interested in attending is welcome Full Story
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