Budget Backlash
In 8-1 vote, legislature overrides county executive’s veto
Members of the Legislature overrode County Executive Robert Bondi’s veto of the $137 million fiscal spending plan Monday evening by an overwhelming 8-1 vote.
For the first time in county history, an executive vetoed the entire budget because Bondi charged that the legislators had failed to “address the concerns of taxpayers during difficult economic times.” Full Story
20 Year Highs
Unemployment, foreclosures on the rise
Putnam’s rate of unemployment is the highest in years.
The Putnam Legislature’s Economic Development Committee received the disturbing news at its meeting last week—7 percent of the county’s population is out of work. Full Story
Fall’s Glories and Haunts Come to Putnam
See page 5 for an All Hallow’s Eve essay and page 27 for “The Secrets of Sleepy Hollow.” Happy Halloween! Full Story
Flu Clinics Inoculate Hundreds
Long lines wound around the parking lot at Carmel Fire Department headquarters when hundreds of people lined up to receive their flu shots. Full Story
Seizing Cars of Drunk Drivers?
Putnam County District Attorney Adam Levy has reservations over Westchester’s recently approved legislation allowing the county to confiscate vehicles from people convicted of first-time drunken driving. Full Story
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