Wide-ranging forum with constituents
Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong
Armstrong was the founding news editor of The Current (then known as Philipstown.info) in 2010 and later a senior correspondent and contributing editor for the paper. She worked earlier in Washington as a White House correspondent and national affairs reporter and assistant news editor for daily international news services. Location: Cold Spring. Languages: English. Areas of expertise: Politics and government
Posted inPhilipstown News
Town Board Urges Action to Prevent ‘Bomb’ Train Accidents on Hudson
Looks at NARCAN police training, local government consolidation
Posted inPhilipstown News
Putnam Legislature Backs Wide PCB Removal, Bans Polystyrene in County Facilities
Also approves Arts Council awards to Philipstown groups
Posted inPhilipstown News
Mayoral Candidates Favor Consolidations, Options for Boat Club and Village Garage
See new firehouse as involving more than village
Posted inPhilipstown News
Trustee Candidate Priorities: Infrastructure Needs, Village Board Cohesion, Revenue
Policing and parking also key topics
Posted inAround Town
Non-Profit Founder Runs for Nelsonville Trustee Post
Danielle Pack McCarthy wants to energize community
Posted inPhilipstown News
HDRB Calls Public Hearing in Late March on Butterfield Design
Meanwhile, synthetics OK, but fake shutters too ‘chintzy’
Posted inPhilipstown News
Planning Board Schedules March 4 Public Hearing on Butterfield
County legislators talk of moving forward – into 6,000 square feet of space
Posted inPhilipstown News
County Committee to Draft Call for Action on ‘Bomb’ Trains
Also gas pipeline and PCBs
Posted inPhilipstown News
Sheriff’s Department Official Resigns as Investigations Continue
Putnam County settled case involving alleged mistreatment of suspect
Posted inPhilipstown News
Concept of Garrison Fire District Prompts Debate at Town Board
County emergency services representative visits
Posted inPhilipstown News
Putnam County Legislature Opts—for Now—to Keep Current Sales Tax Level
Legislators also create new countywide fire advisory board
Posted inPhilipstown News
Federal Team Begins Investigation of Fatal Harlem Line Metro-North Accident (Updated)
Car-train crash took six lives
Posted inPhilipstown News
Medical Examiner Says Man Found Dead Near Breakneck Took Own Life
Identification provided on victim
Posted inAround Town
Fishkill Police Say Breakneck Area Death Suicide
Dutchess medical examiner following up
Posted inPhilipstown News
Town Highway Department Begins Battling Blizzard, Chirico Says
Local officials monitor situation
Posted inPhilipstown News
Town Planning Board Gets Primer on Conservation Subdivisions and Easements
Discussion peripherally mentions Horton Road project
Posted inAround Town
Decline in Electoral Turnout Followed Demise of ‘Runner’ Sheets
Local activists found sheets helped get out the vote
Posted inPhilipstown News
Shea Contests PCNR Claim of 3.8 Percent Tax Hike
Town Board also criticizes snubs over grants, Butterfield meeting
Posted inPhilipstown News
Town Board Calls for Hearing on Draft Law on Wind Turbines
Also makes yearly appointments, honors Scouts
Posted inPhilipstown News
Town Views Potential for Launching Emergency Services Consolidation in 2015
2014 ends with new contracts for fire and ambulance companies
Posted inPhilipstown News
2015 Pay for Putnam County Executive, Legislators and Clerk Holds Steady for 3rd Year
Some officials get raises
Posted inPhilipstown News
County OKs Sharing of Highway Services With Philipstown and Cold Spring
Allows formalization of practices underway
