SMITH DEFEATS McCONVILLE
Conklin keeps her seat, Carmel’s Schmitt crushes Wilson
by Eric Gross
Sheriff Donald Smith easily won his third term as Putnam’s chief lawman Tuesday defeating Kevin McConville of Cold Spring by a wide margin. Full Story
Mahopac Park & Ride Approved
Mahopac Legislator Dini LoBue is fuming this week after her colleagues on the Putnam Legislature voted to proceed with a controversial park-and-ride on Mt. Hope Road at Route 6 in Mahopac. Full Story
Guilty Plea in Donohue Deaths
“I ask for their forgiveness and am sorry for what happened in Brewster.” Full Story
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Colonial Days: Schoolchildren from Southeast and North Salem groom oxen at Philipsburg Manor during a live study of Colonial America. Full Story
Lake Carmel Loses a War Veteran and Firefighter
Father Vincent Howley remembered Cornelius Kemp best: “Corny was a gentleman—a man who risked his life during World War II and a volunteer who served the Carmel Fire Department with pride and distinction who was looked up to by younger heroes each and every day of the year. Corn was the genuine article.” Full Story
County Approves Jail Suicide Settlement
A Putnam Valley family has reached a $600,000 settlement with Putnam County in a civil rights lawsuit over the suicide of a 21-year-old inmate who hanged himself inside a jail cell three and one-half years ago. Full Story
Putnam’s Top Doc: Don’t Panic
Putnam Commissioner of Health Dr. Sherlita Amler has urged the public not to panic in the wake of Gov. David Paterson’s State of Emergency declaration over swine flu.
Dr. Amler told the PCN&R the executive order allows the governor to “loosen some restrictions that might hinder a county’s ability to provide vaccine to the public.” Full Story
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