Legislature Gets First-Hand Look at Independent Business Efforts to Encourage Local Shopping
County's telecommunications abilities getting upgrades
Small businesses in Putnam County are taking matters into their own hands in an effort to encourage County residents to shop locally whenever they can. Full Story
Philipstown Tightens Spending, Adopts 2009 Budget
Town-wide tax rate to increase 0.29%
After several weeks of workshops, discussions, reductions and revisions, the 2009 budget has been struck for the Town of Philipstown. The Town Board moved to adopt it immediately after closing the final public hearing on the budget on November 19, 2008. Changes were minimal over the past two weeks of budget workshops. Full Story
Town Board Adopts 2009 Spending Plan
Santa to make multiple visits to Putnam Valley this December
Putnam Valley Supervisor Bob Tendy opened the November 19, 2008 Town Board meeting by recognizing a professional planning organization called the RBA Group, which had been sent to the Town by the County and will be doing a report, at no cost to the Town, on ways to reconfigure and improve the Oregon Corners area. Full Story
Voters Approve Referendum on Haldane Capital Repairs by Large Margin
District receives favorable audit report
Trustees of the Haldane Central School District held their breath last Tuesday night, November 18, 2008 as they waited outside Room 105 where, one by one, voters were saying either "yes' or "no" to a $2.28 million dollar bond referendum to fund capital repairs to the elementary and middle schools. Full Story
Updated and Consolidated Zoning Map Presented to Cold Spring Village Board
Verizon proposes erecting 120' cell-phone pole on waste water treatment plant site
The Cold Spring Board of Trustees approved a new or rather updated zoning map at their regular monthly Village Hall meeting on November 18, 2008. Donald MacDonald, a local architect and Village Zoning Board veteran, first presented the map to the Trustees several weeks ago. This most recent meeting actually followed a brief public hearing held to consider public input. Full Story
PV School Board Honors School Psychologist Jason Cane With "Pride in Putnam" Recognition
Proposed transport facility project gets OK for further work
Putnam Valley School Board Chairperson Tina Mackay said at the District's November 20, 2008 meeting that every month they have on the agenda a "Pride in Putnam" recognition award for outstanding achievement by a student, a teacher, or an administrator in the Putnam Valley School District. She said it was very important to the Board that they recognize accomplishments. Full Story
Local Interest in Garrison Union Negotiations Heats Up
Impassioned community members express frustration with process
The Board of the Garrison Union Free School District met on November 19, 2008 with a larger-than-usual audience of parents and community members, for what turned out to be more than a two-hour meeting. Full Story
Nelsonville's Winter Parking Rules Just Around the Corner
Mayor Corless frustrated by DOT bureaucracy
The turkeys are ready to be roasted. The Christmas decorations are starting to appear. So it's only logical that snow removal and winter parking restrictions are on the minds of Trustees for the Village of Nelsonville. Last week they passed an annual resolution banning overnight parking on any public street in Nelsonville, between midnight and 6am. Full Story
We Need a Little Christmas!
Village of Cold Spring Highway elves (l-r) Jose Tanaka, Charles Norton, Ed Trimble and Robert Downey "haul out the holly" Monday, November 24 dressing Main Street for the season with evergreen boughs and wreaths. Andrew Pidala gets a wink from Santa for loaning his truck to the Village for the day so the decorations could be put in place. Full Story
Public Notices
There will be no pick up of recycling in the Village of Cold Spring on Friday, November 28. The regular schedule will resume on Friday, December 5 Full Story
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