Carmel’s George Fischer Middle School Librarian Lindsay Gerard is always finding new ways to encourage middle school children to read. The career educator has created a Blind Date with a Book contest.

Mahopac High School girls’ basketball star Fiona Kelleher and Lauren Leon of Brewster were scheduled to lead their respective teams into the Section 1, Class AA tournament. And already we have one ...

Each Friday, boys and girls attending the John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Brewster hear an announcement over the school’s public address system: “Students celebrating their birthday or half ...

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The latest scam perpetuated against residents of the Hudson Valley is centered on the New York State Electric and Gas Company by individuals using aggressive methods to get customers to give up ...

A visit to a Mahopac business by Carmel Police has resulted in the arrest of three residents from Brooklyn on numerous felony charges. Officers stopped at Skyline Towing last week for a report of a ...

Dear Editor: I just received your notice that due to unforeseen circumstances, the Putnam County Courier and the Putnam County News and Reporter will be published online only temporary until issues ...

A vehicle reportedly speeding on I-684 in Southeast at noon time last week led to the arrest of a resident of Queens and the confiscation of quantities of heroin and cocaine valued in excess of ...

The New York State Education Department has released high school graduation rates for the state’s 670 secondary schools and each of Putnam’s high schools excelled. A total of 14 school districts in ...

The lone Democrat on the Putnam Legislature, Nancy Montgomery, received rousing applause last week when chairing her first meeting after serving for seven years on the nine-member governing body. The ...

Dozens of Putnam County residents will take a moment tomorrow (Wednesday) to pause and reflect on a true hero—the late John Falcone who was shot and killed by a crazed gunman who had murdered his wife ...

Excitement reached a fevered pitch last week when contractors enclosed the new barn at Tilly Foster Farm, which will eventually become the home of Cornell Cooperative Extension Services of Putnam ...