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‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ was performed last weekend in Carmel. More coverage, B6. Photo, Carmel School District

Presidential Primary Early Voting Gets Underway Saturday

Primaries on Tap for Both Republicans & Democrats

Residents desiring to ballot early for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election will have the opportunity to cast their vote starting Saturday. This year’s Presidential Primary will be held on April 2. Putnam County has two Early Voting sites this month – one at the Putnam Board of Elections office on Old Route 6 in Carmel behind the Putnam Plaza Shopping […]

Maloney Is Confirmed, Finally, as Ambassador


Former Putnam County Congressman, Sean Patrick Maloney, is now officially in his new role. The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Maloney’s appointment as the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Headquartered in Paris, the Organization for Economic Corporation and Development is comprised of 38 countries with its mission to promote international economic growth. The Cold […]

Anger and Frustration Continue for Hours at Carmel Board Meeting Over Financial Fiasco


At 6:30 pm last Tuesday evening, more than 350 residents of the Carmel School District jammed the Carmel High School gymnasium for a meeting of the Board of Education – and eight hours later, at 2:30 am with just a handful still in attendance, the gavel sounded, closing the marathon session. For nearly four hours, community members berated the district’s […]

Sergeant Trudy Giampaolo Binds Off


After 38 years, Sergeant Trudy Giampaolo has covered her last tour of duty patrolling the Putnam Correctional Facility. Giampaolo started as a correctional officer in 1986. At first she worked as an officer and later as a sergeant on weekends and holidays. She designed an initiative that allowed those incarcerated at the Putnam County Correctional Facility to create handcrafted items […]

From the Archives March 24, 1905

Deer on Gleneida Thursday morning Carmel village witnessed a beautiful sight. Two deer, buck and doe, leisurely spent an hour strolling over our ice bound lake and finally disappeared over Week’s ridge, near Best’s summer cottage. There is a severe penalty for shooting deer in Putnam County. Aside from this we hope no resident of the County will molest them. […]

New Contract Approved for Sheriff’s Department PBA


Members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department PBA have a new bargaining agreement. Meeting in special session last week, the nine-member Putnam Legislature approved the new pact that is retroactive to January 1, 2023, and extends through December 31, 2027. The PBA’s membership previously ratified the agreement on February 27. The contract includes annual salary increases of 2.75 percent for […]

Harckham Aids in Getting Brewster a New Backhoe Loader


Describing it as the “nuts and bolts of what we do,” State Senator Peter Harckham stopped by at Wells Park in Brewster last week to inspect a new tractor backhoe loader purchased by the village with a $50,000 state grant acquired by the Putnam lawmaker. The equipment, which carried a price tag of $100,000, will be used this spring by […]

Putnam’s Newest Cop Administered Oath of Office


Welcome to Putnam County, Officer Justin Goldfine. The former patrolman with the New York City Police Department and Beacon PD has taken his oath of office from Supervisor Mike Cazzari to become the newest member of the Carmel PD. With fellow officers along with family and friends in attendance for the swearing-in, Goldfine became the 35th sworn officer of the […]

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