By Holly Crocco Putnam farmers filled the chambers of the Historic Courthouse in Carmel last week during the County Legislature’s formal...

By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Legislature unanimously passed a resolution during its April 1 meeting supporting New York State...

By Holly Crocco Anything is better than nothing… Or isn’t it? That’s the question being debated by Putnam County legislators who are...

By Holly Crocco While public comment is currently allowed at the end of the Putnam County Legislature’s formal voting meeting each month,...

By Holly Crocco The Patterson Town Board covered a variety of topics during its March 12 meeting. According to Town Supervisor Richard...

By Rob Sample People in towns further upstate or in rural Vermont often refer to spring as “mud season.” Similarly, each March, a drive...

By Holly Crocco “The state of Putnam County has never been stronger. The opportunities here are greater than ever. A future beckons...

By Rob Sample Should Putnam County return a portion of its sales tax collections to the towns and villages? It’s an issue that has been...

The Putnam County Legislature’s Personnel Committee unanimously approved the appointment of Marlene Barrett as director of the Office for...

By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Legislature’s Personnel Committee recently approved the reclassification of the commissioner of health...

County government and the Civil Service Employees Association have reached a five-year contract agreement, marking the final collective...

By Holly Crocco Putnam lawmakers are considering lowering the county sales tax rate to provide some relief to consumers. Legislator Dan...

By Rob Sample The Putnam County Legislature adopted a new legislative manual at its Jan. 7 meeting, following a contentious debate that...

By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Legislature organized for 2025 by naming a new chairperson and deputy chairperson, and welcoming new...

Putnam County held its swearing in ceremony Dec. 31 at the historic Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel, where several local, state and...

By Holly Crocco A property owner in the Town of Southeast is seeking to develop two single-story office warehouse buildings –...

By Rob Sample The Town of Southeast is eyeing across-the-board rate increases for water and sewer district residents, which were...

By Rob Sample Opponents of a proposed $27 million water treatment plant for Water District Two in the Town of Carmel are continuing to...

By Rob Sample What’s the state of Lake Carmel and how can municipalities better protect lake water quality? A.J. Reyes of...

By Holly Crocco The Putnam County Legislature voted to override the county executive’s veto of a local law it passed in October,...