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The Carmel Town Board will consider lowering the speed limit to 15 mph in school zones on school and town-owned roads as part of an effort aimed at slowing drivers near local schools.
The board voted Sept. 2 to schedule a public...
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BY BOB DUMAS
Editor-at-Large | 9/18/26 |
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Potholes, ruts and subpar patchwork have rendered a stretch of Route 172 increasingly unsafe, the Town Board told Albany last month in urging state officials to repave the heavily traveled thoroughfare.
From Sunnyfield Farm’s entrance and running...
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By Tom Bartley
Contributing Writer | 9/18/26 |
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There are four candidates in the upcoming contests in Somers this fall.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 9/18/26 |
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Yorktown residents who want to keep door-to-door peddlers and solicitors away from their homes will soon have a new tool: a town “do not knock” registry.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/17/26 |
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Supervisor Ed Lachterman announced the plans at the start of the Sept. 15 meeting, as questions about safety, enforcement and what the town can legally regulate continue to surface.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/17/26 |
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The Yorktown Town Board set a public hearing for Nov. 17 on a proposed local law that would allow the town to override the state property tax levy limit for the 2027 budget.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/17/26 |
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The Putnam County Clerk's Office will hold Passport Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at its office, 40 Gleneida Ave. in Carmel.
The appointment-only event will allow U.S. citizens to obtain passport information and submit...
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BY THE OFFICE OF THE PUTNAM COUNTY CLERK
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9/17/26
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As Support Connection celebrates its 30th anniversary, the Yorktown-based nonprofit has received $50,000 in new state funding to support its peer counseling program for people affected by breast, ovarian and gynecological cancers.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/17/26 |
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North Salem is circling back on a recently enacted local vehicle and traffic law that had prohibited parking at all times on parts of Peach Lake Road.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 9/17/26 |
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‘Never forget’ means teaching their stories: Proposed state law would require September 11 education
Every life has a story.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 9/16/26 |
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After months of review and a trip before the Zoning Board of Appeals for nine separate variances, the Putnam County Housing Corp.’s plan to create three affordable, handicapped-accessible apartments in Carmel Hamlet has received final...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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9/15/26
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Recent winter storms and flash flooding have provided reminders of how quickly emergencies can disrupt life in Putnam County, prompting health and emergency management officials to urge residents to prepare before the next crisis...
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9/13/26
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Officials read a previous Bedford Supervisor's remarks in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
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By Tom Bartley
Contributing Writer | 9/11/26 |
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After nearly a decade of plans, redesigns, controversy and delays, the town of Carmel is preparing to put shovels in the ground at Swan Cove.
The Town Board voted Sept. 2 to advertise for bids for the first phase of the long-awaited...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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9/10/26
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At a time when many high school seniors are focused on their next chapter, 18-year-old Henry Quintanilla is already looking toward the future of his community.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/10/26 |
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The Yorktown Town Board met for a work session Sept. 8 to discuss a range of town matters and hear updates from various departments and officials. Here are some noteworthy items.
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By Miranda Ferrante
Editor | 9/10/26 |
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A protector and promoter of all things historic in Somers has gotten some well-deserved recognition.
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 9/10/26 |
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Heads up, motorists!
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By Carol Reif
Staff Writer | 9/10/26 |
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Residents along East Lake Boulevard returned to the Town Board Wednesday, Sept. 2, renewing ongoing complaints about speeding, parking and pedestrian safety while turning up the pressure over another issue they say has increasingly...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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9/9/26
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The senior community celebrated the inaugural trip of the town’s new recreation bus.
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By Halston Media Staff
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9/9/26
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