The Northern Westchester-Putnam St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee recently kicked off its 48th year of celebrating the Irish holiday,...

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

By Rob Sample Attendees at a recent symposium in Mahopac learned how their local school district is working with law enforcement and...

Operation Cupid, an annual initiative by United for the Troops of Mahopac to send care packages and handwritten cards to active-duty...

Third-graders at Kent Elementary School celebrated Lunar New Year with a noisy art project, ringing in the Year of the Snake. Art Teacher...

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

President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 pardoned more than 1,500 men and women charged with participating in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on...

As part of a lesson on Martin Luther King Jr., third-graders in Michele Love’s class at Matthew Paterson Elementary School in Kent...

The Putnam County Department of Health was recently notified of a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1...

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 students at Mattew Paterson Elementary School in Carmel/Kent now have a better space to read, learn, and explore,...

Carmel Rotary’s 18th annual Community Basketball Challenge fundraiser will return in March, and local organizations and individuals are...

Students at George Fischer Middle School in Carmel began rehearsing before the holidays for the upcoming musical production of “Grease –...

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 Rob Sample Should the Carmel School Board come up with a way to translate dialogue at its public forums for families who speak a...

A Christmas Eve fire in the Town of Southeast caused extensive damage to a house, leaving a family of five without a home, one family...

Michal Korer of the Chabad of Putnam stopped by Reed Memorial Library in Carmel recently to read a story about Chanukah, teach children...

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

Earlier this month, the County Legislature unanimously adopted – and Putnam Executive Kevin Byrne signed – a resolution approving a...

The Hamlet of Carmel Civic Association’s annual Holiday on the Lake celebration took over Gleneida Avenue on Dec. 7, when families...

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

This year, Kent Public Library brought its holiday kick-off celebration indoors. Patrons sipped hot cocoa, nibbled on cookies, and soaked...

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

Copland House, the award-winning creative center for American music and the arts based at legendary composer Aaron Copland’s national...

More than 90 people gathered Nov. 24 for the Chabad of Putnam’s community babka bake at the Carmel VFW hall, to mix, knead, fill, roll,...