Sales Tax Revenue Begins 2017 Where 2016 Left Off



Cash registers throughout Putnam are ringing up sales meaning good news for local business in addition to added revenue for county coffers. The Putnam Legislature’s Audit Committee received its monthly sales tax report from Commissioner of Finance William Carlin last week indicating $4,472,651 was collected in sales tax receipts in January, a $237,300 increase over January 2016. After taking a […]

Sifting Through the Sands of Time

MORE EGGS WITH MORE LIGHT

If a hen is provided with light at night, she stays awake and keeps on laying. It has been found that artificial light will stimulate winter laying as much as seventy percent. The problem of the amount of light required to give the best results has been the subject of a two year study at Cornell University and the results […]

Word of the Week



nictitate NIK-tuh-tayt verb : to close and open quickly : to shut one eye briefly : wink; to close and open the eyelids

Boating Safety Courses Get Underway



New York State certified boating safety courses are being offered by the Putnam Sheriff’s Department with the first session planed for Sunday in Mahopac. Sheriff Don Smith has encouraged all boating enthusiasts to sign up for a course prior to the upcoming season. Sunday’s seminar will be held from 8 am to 4 pm at the Mahopac Marina on Route […]

Putnam Youth Bureau Travels to Albany



Members of the Putnam Youth Bureau are interested in knowing what their state representatives have in mind for the next generation of New Yorkers and last week attended the NYS Youth Leadership Forum in Albany. Led by Youth Bureau Executive Director Janeen Cunningham, staff members Cassandra Barcavage and Dana Foley along with Carmel High School students Caroline Aull and Alexandra […]

Archaeologist at Next Kent Historical Society Meeting





Please join the Kent Historical Society for its next meeting, March 19, 2 P.M., Town of Kent, Town Hall, 25 Sybil’s Crossing, Kent Lakes. This program is free & open to the public. Archaeologist/Anthropologist Eugene J. Boesch, PhD will be the speaker. The topic: “Native Americans in the Hudson Valley Region, including Kent, 11,000 BC – AD 1700.” Boesch is […]

Transportation Task Force Provides Update



One of Putnam’s top priorities for county government in 2017 is to provide reliable and affordable public transportation. Last Friday, members of the Putnam County Transportation Advisory Council met with the county’s Transportation Manager Vincent Tamagna and County Executive MaryEllen Odell for an update on the progress made by the all volunteer panel since its inception in 2013. The board […]

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Sawyer Thomas Gilbert



Sawyer Thomas Gilbert was born on Jan. 24, 2017, to parents Lindsey and Derek. Grandparents are Denise Francis (Florida) and Mr./Mrs. Anthony Supino (Putnam Valley).