Putnam Valley News

A convicted sex offender has been arrested for soliciting photographs of underage boys online and having sex with at least one on multiple occasions.

A Yorktown woman said she saw a fox in her backyard of her home this morning on Hunterbrook Road.A Police said the area is rural and there are numerous red foxes and grey foxes who habitate the town of Yorktown and it's not uncommon to seeA them in the early morning hours or at dusk.

To hear Dori Berinstein tell it, all she had to do was mention that she was making a film about... YORKTOWN - Twelve school districts have voted to fund $19.5 million in capital improvements at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, but they and six holdout districts, including two that have yet to vote, are eyeing a legislative fix to exempt that ... (more)

Yoni Stadlin does more than just talk about honoring trees on Tu B'Shevat -- he devotes vacations to "speak" for them.

The following is a press release from the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction: Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a 26 year-old Putnam Valley resident stemming from her alleged involvement in the theft of a flat screen television set from a Putnam Valley residence.

The award-winning duo WeMustBe will perform at Mariella's Wine & Espresso Bar this Saturday at 8 p.m. WeMustBe, comprised of Christine Dominguez and T. Xiques, was named winner of Best Acoustic Duo by Hudson Valley Magazine in 2011.

The following was provided by the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Railroad Avenue: Edgar L. Lorenzo-Martinez, 25, of Red Hook was charged about 9:45 a.m. Jan.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., announced her federal service academy nominations today and among them were six students from Westchester and Putnam counties.

New maps for proposed redistricting were released Thursday, which, if adopted, would change the make-up of several Senate and Assembly districts that include municipalities throughout Westchester County.

The out-of-town owner paid almost $191,000 in school, county and town taxes last year on its more than 500 acres in the town's northeast corner.

HN Andrew Backus of the U.S. Navy 2nd Marine Division is currently serving in Afghanistan where the Putnam Valley, NY native will be cheering on the New York Giants this weekend when they play the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship.

A town man faces several felony charges in connection with the illegal sale of prescription pain medicine, police said.

Lake Peekskill residents called New York State Police as they watched an apparent home burglary unfold, sending a Putnam Valley man fleeing into Cortlandt with stolen copper and brass piping, police said.