To the Editor: Domestic Violence Awareness Month may have come to a close, but it’s important to remember that protecting survivors doesn’t stop in October. For too many New Yorkers, domestic violence ...

The Putnam Legislature has adopted a 2026 county budget $450,000 higher than the $221.7 fiscal spending plan proposed by County Executive Kevin Byrne last month, yet the added funds will be taken out ...

Two law enforcement professionals with dozens of years’ experience are vying for the Putnam County Sheriff position in next week’s election. Larry Burke of Philipstown and Brian Hess of Patterson both ...

Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne was among several elected officials who bemoaned MGM Yonkers Inc.’s surprising decision to withdraw its application for a commercial casino license for Empire City ...

To the Editor, As a relative newcomer to Mahopac – a hamlet with a storied past – I have watched as year-in and year-out the same folks have been elected to the Carmel Town Board, while at the same ...

With Legislator Paul Jonke opting not to seek another term after nine years representing Southeast, two political novices have stepped forward to vie for the seat. Thomas Sprague, who has owned and ...

Putnam Commissioner of Emergency Services Robert Lipton walked out of his office for the final time last Friday, concluding a 44-year fulfilling career in the field of emergency services. Lipton was ...

Cindy Trimble, Philipstown’s Republican Committee chair, has resigned, charging that the Putnam GOP was in chaos. In a letter to the county’s Republican Committee Chairman Andres Gil of Southeast, ...

Jezabella Fernandez is a special and unique young woman. Despite losing her father in March to ALS, the 17-year-old junior at Brewster High School continued her studies while supporting her family ...

It was a crime that shocked residents in both Putnam and Northern Westchester. A violent domestic dispute in a condominium complex off Route 6 in the Baldwin Place section of Somers just a year ago ...

A 74-year-old Carmel woman was killed last Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash on Route 312 in Southeast. State Police identified the victim as Eleana Silk. Troop K Public Information Officer Trooper ...