Passage to India
Watson Pharmaceuticals leaves Carmel
Plans to close Watson Pharmaceuticals, one of Putnam County’s largest employers, continue as the company has announced a new round of layoffs. Watson, which is transferring its Carmel workload to Goa, India, as well as two U.S. Full Story
Troopers Investigate Brewster Robberies
Brewster State Police are asking the public for help in finding those responsible for back-to-back robberies that took place in residential neighborhoods in Brewster on Monday night. Full Story
No Smoking In Your Own Car?
It’s a proven fact that secondhand smoke can be injurious to one’s health. Rockland County lawmakers recently enacted legislation that bans smoking in vehicles containing children.
Putnam County lawmakers, who originally decided to take a wait-andsee approach to determine whether the mandate was challenged in the courts, have now decided to revisit the issue. Full Story
Remembering Captain Lou
Carmel’s Captain Lou Albano was laid to rest Saturday at the Rose Hill Memorial Park in Putnam Valley, but not before more than 2500 people paid their respects to the man described by his brother, George, as a “legend who was often imitated but never duplicated.” Full Story
Jail Suicide Set t lement
In a case that has become a focal point of the current debate between the Democratic candidate for Putnam County Sheriff and the Republican incumbent, a Putnam Valley family has reached a settlement with Putnam County in a civil rights lawsuit over the suicide of a 21-year-old inmate who hanged himself in a jail cell three and one-half years ago. Full Story
Kent’s Joyce Mitchell: ‘Hire Me to Fire Me’
In an already unique election season in Putnam County, Joyce Mitchell has to have the most catching campaign slogan around: “Hire Me to Fire Me.” Full Story
Schmitt and Wilson Exchange ‘Blasts’
Last Friday, Carmel Supervisor candidate David McKay Wilson made public his discovery of a 35-year-old blasting ordinance in the Carmel town code, and called for an immediate moratorium on blasting in Carmel. “For years, the town has allowed illegal blasting throughout Carmel,” Wilson said. “That has to end. Full Story
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