Galef Warns of Tough State Budget Decisions
Assemblywoman calls for major reforms of government
Assemblywoman Sandy Galef wants the people of her 90th Assembly District to know there are some really tough budget problems in Albany and they had better do something about it. Full Story
Legislature Continues to Wrangle over Tilly Foster Farm
Snow removal budget under strain as more arrives
The Putnam County Legislature continued to wrestle with the fate of the county-owned Tilly Foster Farm without resolution at a meeting of the Physical Services Committee in Carmel on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Full Story
Cold Spring Board Takes to the Street
Main Street takes center stage at Village workshop
With all of the pre-election chatter about Wall Street versus Main Street, it seemed appropriate for the Cold Spring Village Board to be discussing Main Street in depth at its workshop on January 20, 2009, even if the discussion took place with an unusually small audience of community members present. Full Story
Haldane Trustees Dig in on 2009-10 Budget
What a difference one budget year makes. Last spring, after their initial budget offering was defeated at the polls, trustees of the Haldane Central School District were not unjustified in worrying that the revised budget might also be defeated. Full Story
PV School Board Unveils Policy Manual Revisions
Superintendent Dr. Marc Space and members of the Putnam Valley Central School District Board have been meeting on a regular basis over the past few months in an attempt to revise, clarify, and simplify the District's Policy Manual. The results of their first attempts at this task were presented for review at the January 22, 2009, School Board meeting. Full Story
Witnesses to History
Putnam Valley Middle School students watch the inauguration of President Obama in the PVHS Performing Arts Center on January 20th. High School students watched the event live and it was taped and re-shown to PVMS students at 1pm. PV Elementary students also gathered in the school's Old Gym to observe the festivities on a big screen. Full Story
Seth Gallagher Announces Run for Cold Spring Mayor
The following is his announcement statement
"Working for Efficient, Effective and Transparent Government: I am announcing my candidacy for Mayor of Cold Spring. As Village Trustee, I have led the effort to put the Village on a more secure financial footing and to prepare us for the uncertain times ahead. I have worked to improve the functioning of Village departments and to eliminate overspending. Full Story
Nelsonville Election Generating Little Interest
Village set to adopt outdoor furnace law
Nelsonville has an election coming up in March. Unlike Cold Spring, its neighbor to the west, where battles of the ballot box often stir passions and create weeks' worth of intense conversations in local coffee shops and pubs, Nelsonville elections seem to come and go with very little fanfare. Full Story
PV Presents Volunteer Thank You Award to Johnson and Keating for Town Park Efforts
At the January 21, 2009, Putnam Valley Town Board meeting, PV Parks and Recreation Director Frank DiMarco presented one of the town's highest volunteer awards - a living memorial - to Philip Keating and Stephen Johnson for their untiring efforts over the past years to make the Town Park a reality. Full Story
Public Notice
Effective immediately the phone number listed in the Guide phone directory as the number for the Cold Spring Firehouse, (845) 265-2400 will no longer be in service. As always, the correct number to call for emergencies including a fire is 911. Full Story
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