Pumpkins & Parades Galore!



Between Saturday’s Pumpkin Palooza at Tilly Foster Farm and Sunday’s Parade in Carmel, Halloween excitement has been high for kids of all ages across Putnam.

ALERT: Young Children Exposed to Rabid Raccoon



Putnam Health Department officials are concerned that three young children may have been in contact with a rabid raccoon. The animal was removed from a wooded area adjacent to a Carmel development’s pool last Friday afternoon after it was observed with rabieslike symptoms. The raccoon’s remains were sent to Albany and on Tuesday, the health department received word that it […]

Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic in Patterson





Bring your dogs, cats and ferrets to a FREE rabies vaccination clinic on Saturday, November 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Putnam County Department of Health, the clinic is being held at Brook Farm Veterinary Center, 2371 Route 22, Patterson, and is open to all Putnam County residents. Please bring photo ID as proof of Putnam County […]

$40 Million Won for Unjust Conviction



What’s sixteen years of your life spent in prison worth for a crime you didn’t commit? A federal jury awarded a Peekskill man $40 million for the injustice after finding that a former Putnam Sheriff’s Department investigator, who currently serves as county coroner, fabricated evidence by coercing Jeffrey Deskovic into making a false confession in the 1989 murder of a […]

Green Berets Honor Aileses for Commitment to Military



Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of the Fox News Channel, and Elizabeth Ailes, Publisher of the Putnam County News & Recorder and PUTNAM COUNTY COURIER, both of Garrison, were honored Tuesday night at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan by the Green Beret Foundation. The group presented the couple with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The annual gala raised $1 million. The […]

Libraries Alive with Support at Legislative Budget Hearings



Libraries were well represented Monday evening when the Putnam Legislature conducted its public hearing on the county’s 2015 budget. The fiscal spending plan which was to have been adopted Wednesday night is $153,302 more than County Executive Mary Ellen Odell’s $145.4 million expenditure. Odell hadcalledfora3 percent increase in aid to the county’s libraries next year but Legislator Sam Oliverio requested […]

59,371 Can Make a Difference

Putnam Voters to Hit the Polls Tuesday

Just under 60,000 residents of Putnam are eligible to vote on Election Day next Tuesday, according to figures released by the county Board of Elections. Registered Republicans remain as the top voter block with Democrats and nonaffiliated voters or those not registered in any party gaining ground. Putnam’s registered Republicans total 21,190 followed by registered Democrats at 17,367 and non-affiliated […]

Pumpkin Palooza at Tilly Foster



The World Series may be in full swing in San Francisco and Kansas City yet Putnam County hit a home run last Saturday with its Pumpkin Palooza at the Tilly Foster Farm. Hundreds of families from throughout the region enjoyed a beautiful autumn day by picking and painting pumpkins, taking hayrides around the farm, listening to bands while enjoying refreshments. […]

Halloween Parade in Carmel



Downtown Carmel was a spooky place Sunday when dozens of boys and girls accompanied by their parents and grandparents took part in an annual Halloween event—the Hamlet of Carmel Civic Association’s parade and party. Little tykes were dressed as ghosts and goblins, princesses, witches, cowboys and cowgirls. Spiderman was also in the parade along with Darth Vader, Superman and other […]

Halloween Party at Studio Around the Corner



Stop by the Studio for a spell to join us for the Night at the Studio Halloween Costume Party November 1st from 7 to 9 PM at The Studio Around the Corner, 67 Main Street, Brewster. Treat yourself to witch’s brew and frightful finger food. The event will feature a costume contest, games, prizes, raffles, music and more. Hear the […]