Cold Spring, NY

Putnam State of the County Address Reflective of Country's Recession County Executive forecasts possible 22 percent property tax increase for 2009 by Margaret Sternberg       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. More ... 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 More ... Legislature's Health Committee Takes Stand on School Funding Access to health care to prompt public hearings by Margaret Sternberg       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. More ... Legislator Tamagna Talks to Cold Spring Board About County's Relationship With Village by Kevin Foley       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 coun... More ... Technology Program Dominates PV School Board Meeting Principal Hallisey sees earlier implementation of computers within district by Margaret Sternberg       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. More ... Additional Cell Antenna Approved for "AT&T" Tower Bulk drop off fee increase sought by Edward Paul Greiff       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. More ... O'Neill Makes Presentation to Parents of Incoming Freshman and School Board Garrison School's 2008 -10 Technology Plan Reviewed and Adopted by Margaret Sternberg       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... More ... Haldane Holds Strategic Planning Meeting Public input examines District's course by Mike Turton       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, More ... 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-H... More ... 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. 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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