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Outdoors: Ponds are home to bass fishermen
... fishing the Nolichucky River in Tennessee in a square-stern Coleman Crawdad. Now, I was on a 20-acre pond in Putnam County, feeling comfortable with the familiar surroundings. They were a reminder of my bass fishing roots. Small ponds are not small ... Comment?
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Putnam officials seek consolidation to save tax dollars
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Ulster County Executive Michael Hein launched his statewide policy tour in Putnam County Tuesday morning, bringing together local leaders to discuss and develop solutions to the financial burdens facing communities today. Comment?
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Levy's former live-in trainer indicted on two rape counts
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The Putnam County district attorney's former live-in personal trainer has been indicted on charges he raped a 12-year-old girl in 2010, authorities announced Tuesday in Town Court. Comment?
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Golfer hits perfect shot with perfect ending - maybe
... I think he was just stunned, like, 'Yeah, it really went in.' " It's the second time in recent weeks that a Putnam County golfer has made a hole-in-one with a car on the line. Mike Miller earned a headline for holing out during a pro-am at ... Comment?
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Hungry bear stalks Putnam backyards
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... from a bear at her Maple Road home. The bear, she had said, knocked over her grill and ran off. At the time, Putnam County Sheriff deputies were monitoring the travels of the young bear, which had been spotted the day before on Meadow Lane off ... Comment?
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PAYGo NY aims to highlight fiscal solutions
... governments. Hein, a Democrat and president of the New York State County Executives Association, will make Putnam County one of the tour's first stops. Lower Hudson Valley municipalities are among those grappling with tough fiscal challenges. The ... Comment?
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Flood Watch Tops Peekskill News This Week
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... "resulting in additional drug and paraphernalia charges," according to the release. After a six-month stint as Putnam County's Commissioner of Planning, Anthony Ruggiero is returning to Peekskill and taking over as city manager , the city announced ... Comment?
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Too many hats worn in Southeast
There is also a third chairman's hat he wears, which is that of chairman of the Putnam County Economic Development Corporation, whose good work is centered on attracting new business enterprises, in addition to promoting the leasing and sale of vacant properties, along the Southeast's Routes 6 and 22 commercial/industrial corridor. Comment?
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Putnam school serving disabled trying to attract more students for fall
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... 9 due to long-term funding issues and program deficits related to state reimbursement rates. But in May, the Putnam County Legislature approved allocating $150,000 to keep the program in operation for the first half of the 2013-2014 school year. The ... Comment?
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Putnam DA's former live-in trainer testifies before grand jury
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The Putnam County district attorney's former live-in personal trainer testified for two hours before a grand jury Friday to defend himself against child rape charges, hoping to avoid an indictment that would bring his case to a trial. Comment?
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NYC water rate hike approved; Westchester and Putnam to see impact
The New York City Water Board voted Friday morning to charge its customers in Westchester and Putnam counties an average of $13.16 more each year for their water. Comment?
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Ithaca's Biondi twins ready to take their success to the college level
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... just little pick-up games, because we played so hard against each other." They grew up playing in Brewster, Putnam County. The Section I school is on Long Island. Lindsay made the varsity team as a seventh-grader and earned All-American honors as a ... Comment?
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Ruggiero Returning To Peekskill To Become New City Manager
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After a six-month stint as Putnam County's Commissioner of Planning, Anthony Ruggiero is returning to Peekskill and taking over as city manager, the city announced Thursday. Comment?
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Putnam school serving disabled looks to increase enrollment
... 9 due to long-term funding issues and program deficits related to state reimbursement rates. But in May, the Putnam County Legislature approved allocating $150,000 to keep the program in operation for the first half of the 2013-2014 school year. The ... Comment?
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Mahopac man is latest arrest in heroin crackdown
... but authorities determined he did not. Poole's arrest comes just months after four young men - two from Putnam County and two from Somers - died at the Putnam Hospital Center in November and December from suspected heroin overdoses. Their deaths ... Comment?
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Peekskill welcomes back former planning chief as city manager
... Foster said. Ruggiero left his position as director of planning just months ago to become the head of Putnam County's Department of Planning, Development and Public Transportation. But when Peekskill's acting City Manager Brian Havranek decided to ... Comment?
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Putnam blotter: Mahopac drug bust; Kent underage alcohol sale; more
Police agencies in Putnam County released information on several recent arrests. Comment?
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Senate Republicans do the Harlem Shake, get down to Gangnam Style
... between, the Harlem Shake hits the Senate chamber. For the lower Hudson Valley folks, Sen. Ball, R-Patterson, Putnam County, makes his appearance beginning around the :48 mark. Enjoy! Comment?
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Clearwater Festival celebrates 35th anniversary as The Great Hudson River Revival
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... In 1966, Seeger announced plans to build a ship to bring attention to the contaminated Hudson River. The Putnam County native and Fishkill resident played several fundraising concerts, known as Folk Picnics, along the river, and the contributions he ... Comment?
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NYSEG reporting outages in Southeast, Patterson
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NYSEG is reporting outages in Southeast and Patterson in Putnam County Tuesday evening. Comment?
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