Cold Spring, NY

Child Safety Zone Law Being Re-examined by Putnam Lawmakers Court decisions prompt County officials to consider amendments by Maria Theodore Leiter       On the eve of enforcement of the County's new Child Safety Zone Law steps to notify sex offenders that they had six months to move from their current residences to areas outside designated child safety zones were halted and lawmakers are now in the process of amending that law. More ... Successful Fundraiser for Tots Park Saves Village Money Repairs to water pressure valve below Main Street nearly complete by Kevin Foley       Any wisp of tension between the Cold Spring Board of Trustees and the Friends of Tots Park over the handling of funds raised to make repairs to the children's playground in McConville Park evaporated at the Trustees' weekly workshop meeting on August 26, 2008. More ... Senator Leibell Delivers Good News as PVCSD Presents Plans for Upcoming School Year by Edward Paul Greiff       This, the last School Board meeting before school starts, was an opportunity to finalize plans for the upcoming school year and an opportunity to start the new year with some good news. Senator Vincent Leibell was the provider of that good news. More ... East of Hudson Funds Considered for Purchase of Ryder Farm Development Rights Move would keep 129 acres farming by Maria Theodore Leiter       Eliciting a standing ovation from the forty-plus people in the audience, members of the Physical Services Committee of the Legislature on Tuesday, August 19, 2008, moved forward a motion to use East of Hudson (EOH) funds for the purchase of development rights of the Ryder Farm in the Town of South... More ... PV School Assistant Superintendent Dr. Fuchs Discusses Evolution of Technology in Building School Curriculum What a difference four years make by Edward Paul Greiff       On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, PCN&R had the opportunity to discuss with Putnam Valley Assistant Superintendent Dr. Barbara Fuchs how the school is using computer technology to aid teachers and administrators to define and refine student curriculum and teacher professional development. Their bottom ... More ... Cold Spring Fire Company's Junior Firefighter Academy Graduates 50       Residents and visitors trolling Main Street during the week of July 21 might have heard them: Fifty local children, chanting in unison as they marched through the village on their way to learning how to be professional firefighters. More ... Reported Baseball Bat Robbery in Cold Spring Village Being Investigated Village of Cold Spring Police and Putnam Sheriff's Office seek information on reported Marion Avenue attack       The Village of Cold Spring Police Department in conjunction with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office is conducting an investigation into a reported Robbery that occurred on Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10pm. The victim, while walking and talking on his cell phone, on Marion Avenue near Wall Street i... More ... Public, Stakeholders Invited to Informational Meetings and Discussions Concerning Waterfront and Open Spaces in Cold Spring       The month of September marks the beginning of a series of informational meetings and discussions with Cold Spring residents and other community members and stakeholders about issues that the Special Board for the Comprehensive Plan/ Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan (CP/LWRP) has identified. More ... Second Bird Found in Philipstown Tests Positive For West Nile Virus       The Putnam County Health Department received notification from the New York State Department of Health that a crow located in the Town of Philipstown has tested positive for West Nile virus. The Health Department does not release the specific location with the Town. This is the second bird that ha... More ... Apparent Heart Attack Fells Visitor on Main Street       A 71-year-old Chappaqua man succumbed to an apparent heart attack on Main Street this past Sunday, August 31, 2008. After receiving a report of a man down, Officer Louis Osso proceeded to the scene, where Mr. Frederick Kaye was already receiving CPR from Philipstown Volunteer Ambulance Corps repre... More ... Philipstown Reform Synagogue Once Again Brings Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Observances to Philipstown       The Philipstown Reform Synagogue (PRS) once again invites the entire community to join with it to observe the High Holy Days and the beginning of the Jewish New Year 5769. To begin with and to prepare for the holiday observances, PRS will be holding a Shabbat/S'lichot service on Saturday, Septemb... 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. 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