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Philipstown News

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‘Our Plan is to Start Paving’

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 11, 2023September 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Philipstown says it will have aggressive response to storm damage

Marathon Battery
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Cold Spring Resident Sues Village

by Staff August 11, 2023April 25, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Seeks reversal of zoning code changes

Village Hall
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Notes from the Cold Spring Village Board

Avatar photo by Michael Turton August 11, 2023February 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Highlights from July 26 and Aug. 9 meetings

Andrew Krivak arriving at his home
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Exonerated Man Sues Putnam

by Staff August 10, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Krivak acquitted at retrial of killing Carmel girl

bountiful meals
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CCE Putnam Gets $45K Grant

by Staff August 5, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Will fund free meals for seniors

Putnam Sheriff badge
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Putnam Sheriff Tests Alcohol Sales

by Staff August 5, 2023August 16, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Arrests six clerks in countywide sting

Posted inPhilipstown News

Popolopen Bridge Reopens

by Staff August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Storm damage repaired on 9W passage

Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Allocates $1 Million for Flood Repairs

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Legislature moves $600,000 for ambulance deal; renews sales tax

Posted inPhilipstown News

Farm Fun (Photos)

Avatar photo by Ross Corsair August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Putnam hosts annual Country Fest and 4-H Showcase

Mary working on mural
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Tunnel Vision

Avatar photo by Michael Turton August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Artwork under Metro-North tracks survives flood

Mike Lawler
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Wikipedia Unblocks Rep. Lawler

by Staff July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Congressman banned for editing personal page

Jason Tramm
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Putnam Chorale Names New Conductor

by Staff July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Veteran music director teaches at Seton Hall

Judge gavel
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Putnam County Dropped From Lawsuit

by Staff July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

NYC challenges migrant housing bans

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Philipstown Hub Appoints Interim Director

by Staff July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Board says it wants ‘honest assessment’ of programs

Putnam County has implemented a program that allows the county’s six school districts to install cameras on their buses.
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Putnam Launches School Bus Safety Program

by Staff July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Deploys automatic stop-arm enforcement cameras

Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Reorganizes Highway Department

by Staff July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Rebrands agency as Public Works

Honor Roll
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Haldane Middle School Honor Roll

by Staff July 24, 2023July 24, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Students recognized for fourth-quarter grades

Posted inPhilipstown News

Cold Spring After the Rain

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Resident concerned about flooding along Church, Garden Streets

Kemble Avenue fire
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Cold Spring Fire Damages Home

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Seven fire departments involved

Adam Hotaling, Philipstown’s highway superintendent, spreads gravel on a storm-damaged section of Old Manitou Road. (Photo by L. Sparks)
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Push For Storm Aid Begins

Leonard Sparks by Leonard Sparks July 14, 2023July 20, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Hochul asks federal government to declare major disaster 

The New York State parks department warns Little Stony Point visitors to not swim in the river. (File photo by B. Cronin)
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Park Manager Risks Life to Aid Swimmers

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Current hindered pair’s return to safety

Passengers disembark in 2021 from a Seastreak cruise docked at Cold Spring. (File photo by M. Turton)
Posted inPhilipstown News

Cold Spring Raises Docking Fees

Avatar photo by Michael Turton July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Approves first increase since 2017

Ambulnz operates in 26 states and the U.K.
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Putnam Returns To Empress For ALS Service

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong July 14, 2023July 18, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Ambulnz claimed it needed more money

Philipstown Town Hall
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Town Offers Code Enforcement Coverage to Nelsonville

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong July 14, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Move gives Philipstown, two villages a single department

Posted inPhilipstown News

Putnam Passes Measure Targeting Migrants

Avatar photo by Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong July 7, 2023September 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Legislators also approve ‘rule of law’ designation

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