2023-05-02 E-Edition

THE REVOLUTION IN OUR TIME

Mini Colonial soldiers gathered near the statue of Sybil Ludington last Friday. A warning the British were coming? Nope, a collection of sixth graders from the George Fischer Middle School having a hands-on history session. Sheriff Kevin McConville reviewed the troops. More coverage on A3. Photo by Eric Gross.

Woman Stalked

Assaulted at Grocery Store

A Cortlandt Manor man faces charges of Stalking, Forcible Touching and Harassment for allegedly following and groping a Carmel woman outside a grocery store in the county seat. Carmel Police arrested the suspect last Friday after police received a complaint from the unidentified victim. Lt. Michael Bodo said the woman advised detectives the suspect had been following her regularly when […]

Metro-North Ridership Soars and Parking Evaporates


Have you noticed parking has become scarce at Metro-North Railroad stations throughout Putnam County? Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi solved the puzzle last week when reporting ridership on both the Harlem and Hudson Lines contributed to the most significant year-overyear ridership gains since MetroNorth was founded in 1983. During a Manhattan news conference Rinaldi noted: “Metro-North 2022 ridership of 48.9 million […]

Three-Way Pile Up


Three motorists escaped serious injury last week in a multi-vehicle crash on Drewville Road at the intersection of West Shore Drive at the CarmelMahopac line. Calls to the 9-1- 1 Dispatch Center reporting the crash and fire sent police, fire and EMS personnel from the Carmel and Mahopac Fire Departments along with paramedics from the Ambulnz Company and Putnam Bureau […]

Mortgage Tax Receipts Plummet


Mortgage tax receipts are falling quickly, according to a semi-annual Mortgage Tax Breakdown released last week. It indicated a massive decline in mortgage tax revenue. The taxes go back to the municipalities where the closings occurred, and so the precipitous drop will affect towns and villages. The Putnam Legislature’s Audit Committee received the October 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023, […]

Putnam Continues to Lead Region in Lowest Unemployment


Following an increase in area unemployment during the past two months, March unemployment for the Hudson Valley at 2.9 percent was the lowest rate of joblessness among the 10 major labor market regions in New York. The cherry on the top is that Putnam’s rate of unemployment at 2.6 percent was the lowest in the entire Hudson Valley. The NYS […]

No Change in Putnam Sales Tax


Sales tax will remain at 8.375 percent in Putnam County for at least the next three years following expected action to be taken by the Putnam Legislature at its meeting tonight (Tuesday). The Legislature’s Audit Committee approved the resolution at last week’s meeting forwarding the item to the full legislature. The resolution read: “In light of the current and ongoing […]

Sales Tax Revenue Takes a Hit


For the first time since June 2022 Putnam’s sales tax dollars have declined as compared to the same month the year before. Commissioner of Finance William Carlin presented the March report to members of the Putnam Legislature’s Audit Committee last week indicating $7,952,761 was collected in sales tax revenue in March, a $297,241 decrease over March 2022. Despite the decline, […]

History Comes to Life for Carmel Middle School Children


Folks driving by Lake Gleneida last Friday may have been startled to see a mustering of mini Colonial soldiers near the statue of Sybil Ludington. Fear not, it was just a collection of sixth graders from the George Fischer Middle School having a hands-on history session. The outing was part of a symbiotic inter-disciplinary unit conceived by their reading teachers. […]