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Greg Ball makes bid for Conservative line in 40th Senate District
YORKTOWN - State Assemblyman Greg Ball is mounting a write-in campaign for the Conservative line in 40th District state Senate race.
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Odell stays in Putnam exec primary, withstands Leibell's petition challenge
Mary Ellen Odell survived a challenge to her candidacy in an upcoming Republican primary for Putnam County executive when the county elections board ruled that she had submitted enough valid signatures to remain on the ballot.
Local officials 'miffed' Putnam stormwater fixes won't come from NYC funds
CARMEL - Putnam County legislators recently refused to set aside some of the county's watershed money to pay for expensive stormwater controls mandated by the state and federal governments, confusing local officials working on those measures.
Ex-Southeast attorney to be sentenced for stealing from client
A former Southeast attorney, who admitted to stealing $339,000 from a client at a real estate closing but won't say what she did with the money, appeared briefly today in Putnam County Court, where a judge told her she would be sentenced next week.
NY a finalist in 'Race to the Top' funding
New York state is once again a finalist for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education funding, the U.S. Department of Education announced today.
Crowds mingle with livestock, artisans
KENT - 'Want to pet a duck?' Cradling a docile, white-feathered runner duck, Dominic Triano, a 12-year-old from Patterson, introduced himself with that question to a handful of people as he manned the duck and goose section at the Putnam County 4-H Fair on Sunday.
Train strikes car in Patterson; 1 possibly hurt, another missing
PATTERSON - One person appeared to have been injured this evening when a train struck a car on the tracks just south of the Patterson station.
Police charge woman with shoplifting at JCPenney store
Police say they arrested a woman Tuesday at JCPenney after she allegedly tried to conceal merchandise beneath a diaper bag in the storage area underneath the seat of a baby stroller that was occupied by a child.
Somers' Murphy gets endorsements in Senate race against Ball
Six fellow Republican supervisors stepped forward Tuesday to support town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy in her race for the state's 40th Senate District, essentially rejecting her GOP opponent, who has spent almost four years in Albany.
Down the Rabbit Hole: Peoria Emporium
Low 73F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%. new Patricia Stevens and Elena Patterson, co-owners of the three Peoria Emporium stores in Bronxville, Tannersville and New York City.
NY Minute: State ended June more than $87 million in the red
From New York Post : State government ended the quarter in deficit for only the second time in modern history last month and could go broke again before the summer's over, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned yesterday.
Help Stop Hydraulic Fracking in New York call your legislator
Gasland the movie screened before a sold out audience Sat night at Onteora HS. Here's the letter Miera Blaustein founder of The Woodstock Film Fest sent out today.
Putnam lawyer Jane Posner faces 15 years in prison for stealing $339G
A former Southeast lawyer who served as a Patterson library trustee and on the Putnam Arts Council is being held in the Putnam County jail awaiting sentencing on the theft of $339,000 from a real estate closing.
Ball wants Albany leaders, governor to feel the pinch of late budget
CARMEL - State Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, wants to hit legislative leaders in Albany and the governor in the pocketbook for every day the state budget is late and to make those financial losses stick.
Gov. David Paterson expected to sign stop-frisk database law
Mayor Bloomberg, right, disagrees with Gov. David Paterson on the stop-and frisk law Paterson's about to sign.
Mayor Talks Water, Power and Emergency Calls
The following is a weekly column written entirely by Harrison Mayor/Supervisor Joan Walsh: Water and Power Last week it was water, this week it is power a ' the electric kind.A When I opened my e-mails Tuesday morning, there was a general memo from Gov.
Putnam police blotter: Drunk drivers, unlicensed drivers, stolen checks and more
Route 6: Justin P. Kotowski, 20, of 77 Marion Ave., Torrington, Conn., was charged June 14 around 3 a.m. with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated.
Kaplowitz signs 5 reform pledges in state Senate run
SOMERS - If one reform movement can't fix state government, then maybe five will do the trick.
Putnam bans using taxpayer dollars to repay p...
A measure last month aimed at reimbursing developer Paul Camarda with sales-tax money for road fixes he makes near his proposed Patterson Crossing shopping center prompted Putnam County lawmakers this week to ban such financing in the future.
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