Patterson

Tough grandma alive after rollover accident

A Patterson woman on her way to visit her grandchildren in Lake Peekskill wound up at Putnam Hospital Center instead when her vehicle skidded out of control and overturned. Carmel Police investigated last week’s crash that occurred at 11:30am on Route 301 less than a half mile from the Kent town line. Police said Marguerite Groff was headed westbound, and […]

Patriot Day ceremony will remember 9-11 victims



On Dec. 18, 2001, former President George Bush signed into law a resolution unanimously approved by both houses of Congress proclaiming Sept. 11 as Patriot Day—when “all Americans are urged to display the flag of the United States at half-staff in honor of those men and women who lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks against the US […]

Carmel

Persistence pays off for Carmel Court Clerk

Carmel Court Clerk Pat Genna is being heralded this week for persistence that paid off in big dividends for the Town of Carmel. Genna, a 10-year employee of the municipality, completed a lengthy and cumbersome application resulting in Putnam’s largest town court receiving a $47,000 grant, allowing the town to purchase a new bench for the justice system as well […]

Legislators discuss infrastructure



Parking and sidewalks were on the minds of Putnam legislators when discussing infrastructure improvements in the county seat. Members of the Physical Services Committee met last week and declared the county as lead agency in the upcoming Carmel Sidewalk II Project that will result in the construction of sidewalks from the Putnam Plaza into the hamlet. Funds for the project […]