The Race is On
Strong Lead for Leibell
Putnam Legislator Mary Ellen Odell’s name will appear on the September 14 Republican primary ballot for Putnam County executive, having survived a challenge to her signatures by her opponent, State Senator Vincent Leibell. Full Story
What Are These People Doing?
Attorney James Walsh (left) reviews signatures at the Putnam Board of Elections office in Carmel Tuesday along with lawyer Guy Parisi (right) as members of the Board of Elections and others representi Full Story
Robert E. Lee: Warrior or Scoundrel?
On August 7 at the Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum in Cold Spring Colonel Ty Seidule spoke about how West Point memorializes Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate army, yet excludes many of the other generals who once took the oath at West Point, to serve and protect their country, only later to fight for the Confederacy. Full Story
Standing Up to the MTA
Putnam County is standing up with a loud voice.
At a Carmel news conference last week, Legislature Chairman Vincent Tamagna announced that Putnam would be joining a lawsuit filed by Nassau County on Long Island against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the State of New York to overturn the controversial MTA payroll tax. Full Story
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