Anonymous Donation Enables Crime Stoppers to Increase Reward for Information on John Marcinak Killing to $10K
New York State Crime Stoppers in cooperation with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office is offering a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting death of John Marcinak of Garrison on December 31, 2008. Full Story
Haldane's School Nurse Warns of Rise in Teens' Abuse of Common Cold Medications
An email sent to the parents of Haldane students earlier this week by Haldane School Nurse Ann Zgolinski, RN, prompted by a recent incident at the school, has highlighted an area of increasing concern to school administrators, and one which parents may not be aware of: the abuse of cold and cough remedies by kids seeking a cheap and legal "high. Full Story
County Holds Delayed Swearing In Ceremony
Tamagna elected Deputy Chairman of Legislature
Two new and one renewing member of the Putnam County Legislature, joined by other county and state officials, held their delayed New Year's ceremonial swearing-in at the old County Courthouse on Tuesday, January 6, 2009. The traditional New Year's Eve ceremony was postponed when a winter storm blew through the county. Full Story
PV Middle School Green Club is Driving Force behind Recycling Effort as School Board Reviews 2008-2009 Goals
The Putnam Valley School Board's agenda for Thursday, January 8, 2009, may have contained only a few items, but one of them, recycling, trigged a storm of comments. First on the agenda was Director of Operations Nick Bellantoni, who graphically presented a picture of the recycling effort presently going on at the three Putnam Valley schools. Full Story
Cold Spring Parking Issues Occupy Village Board
The January 6, 2009 workshop of the Cold Spring Village Board began with a relatively straightforward individual complaint concerning a water bill. The "meat" of the meeting was a discussion of the perennial, and popular, Cold Spring topic of on-street parking, with Judge Thomas J. Costello, of the Cold Spring Justice Court. Full Story
Philipstown Town Board Makes 2009 Appointments
Review of new zoning code to begin soon
After many months of work and extensive public review, the Natural Resource and Open Space Plan and the Open Space Index were both adopted at last week's meeting of the Philipstown Town Board. Full Story
Putnam Valley Reorganization Meeting Reflects Economy and Volunteer Support
Putnam Valley Town Supervisor Robert Tendy chaired his second annual Town Board Reorganization meeting on January 6, 2009. Full Story
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