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Holly Crocco

Crocco is a freelance journalist who contributes coverage of the Putnam County legislature. Location: Carmel. Languages: English. Area of expertise: Putnam County politics

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English

Areas of Expertise

Putnam County politics

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Philipstown Officials Criticize County Budget

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Tourism, policing, services at issue

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Should Gas Stations Have Generators?

Avatar photo by Holly Crocco August 28, 2020August 5, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Putnam legislators divided over proposal for mandate

Putnam County courthouse
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Putnam County Praised by Auditors

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Forecast shortfall of $4 million but ‘well-positioned to absorb’

Thomas Feighery
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Putnam OKs Funds for Deputy Executive

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Montgomery says now not the time for new hires

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Putnam Legislature Extends Sales Tax Add-on

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Collections down 24 percent in May over last year

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Coping with COVID

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Putnam mental-health providers brace for effects of isolation

Putnam County courthouse
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Odell Seeks to Fill Deputy Role

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Position has been vacant since 2017

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Putnam Braces for Losses

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Virus will cut into tax revenue

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Putnam and Police Reach Contract Agreement

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Deputies will receive annual raise of 2.5 percent

school budgets
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Schools Draft Budgets in Uncertain Economy

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New concerns about state aid for 2020-21

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Search for a Site

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Putnam has grant for affordable housing, but nowhere to put it

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Putnam Turns its Focus to Airbnb

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Legislators discuss wisdom of adding room tax

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Putnam’s Emergency Response Team

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Leaders brief legislators on operations

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Putnam Considers Human Rights Commission

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Would work to counter hate crimes, intolerance

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Merger of 911 Dispatchers Moving Slowly

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Technical, personnel issues have been challenge, Putnam officials say

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Violence Task Force Regroups in Putnam

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Alliance fizzled 5 years ago after grant ended

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Montgomery is Lone Vote Against County Budget

Avatar photo by Holly Crocco November 8, 2019December 10, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown lawmaker notes few changes from proposed spending

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Odell Proposes 2020 Putnam Budget

Avatar photo by Holly Crocco October 11, 2019October 17, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Says tax levy should be raised to max

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Appointment on Hold After Tax Mix-Up

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Calculation error led to incorrect school bills

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Putnam Approves Revised Secrecy Law

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Montgomery again opposes measure

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Catching Up With the Putnam Legislature

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Metro-North needs, CBD in food, drug-abuse prevention

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Putnam Passes Resolution Opposing ‘Green Light’ Law

Avatar photo by Holly Crocco August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Argues that it places burden on DMV staff

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Auditor: Putnam on Strong Footing

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Legislature hears reassuring report about finances

Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Hands Off WIC Program

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Legislature holds special meeting for vote

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Putnam Will Consider Tourism Agency (Updated)

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