Putnam County

FILE -- A women fires a handgun (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

NY Gun Owners Must File Form To Keep Permit Info Private

Starting Wednesday, the records of anyone who has asked to be exempt from the state Freedom of Information Law will be kept secret. But the information will be available for gun owners who haven’t acted.

2013/05/15

Stephen Katz (credit: assembly.state.ny.us)

New York State Assemblyman’s Marijuana Charge Dismissed

The lawyer for Assemblyman Stephen Katz (R-Westchester/Putnam) says there were difficulties in proving he had marijuana when he was stopped March 12 on the state Thruway near Albany.

2013/04/25

District Attorney Adam Levy, Alexandru Hossu (credit: putnamcountyda.org | Putnam County Sheriff’s Department)

Local Sheriff Says Putnam District Attorney Is Interfering In Child Rape Case

Adam Levy, who is the son of TV’s “Judge Judy,” said he has acted properly and that the sheriff’s allegations are unfounded.

2013/03/26

Alexandru Hossu mug shot (credit: Putnam County Sheriff's Department)

Putnam County DA’s Former Live-In Trainer Charged With Raping Child

Alexandru Hossu, 35, is accused of raping a 12-year-old girl on two occasions on the same day in October, 2010.

2013/03/21

Blackfoot the calico cat shot to death in Putnam County. (credit: Putnam County SPCA)

Putnam County SPCA Hunts Whoever Shot Cat To Death

Authorities said Blackfoot’s owner reported the cat was shot on Feb. 7 while outside. The shot – either from a high-powered BB gun or a low caliber rifle – paralyzed the cat.

2013/02/14

Journal News Interactive Gun Map (credit: lohud.com)

Westchester Exec Wants Journal News Gun Map Taken Down

“The time has come to take the map down,” Rob Astorino wrote to the paper’s publisher and president Janet Hasson. In the letter, Astorino asked that the Journal News “immediately shut down the interactive map of pistol permit holders.”

2013/01/15

Journal News gun map (credit: CBS 2 via lohud.com)

Gun Permit Map To Blame For White Plains Burglary?

A lawmaker has expressed concern that a burglary in White Plains might be tied to the gun permit map the Journal News recently showed the world.

2013/01/13

Putnam County Won’t Give Names Of Gun Permit Holders To Journal News

Experts say the county will have a difficult time defending the refusal, because New York state law classifies the data as public.

2013/01/03

United Way 211 Financial Helpline Poster (credit: www.uwwp.org)

United Way Of Westchester And Putnam Counties Offers Free Financial Helpline

The free helpline is available to Westchester and Putnam residents for two days only, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16 and Wednesday, Oct. 17.

2012/10/16

The Tappan Zee Bridge is seen from Tarrytown - Aug 16, 2012 (credit: Paul Murnane / WCBS 880)

County Executives Endorse New Tappan Zee Bridge

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River got a big boost today.

2012/08/16

Hudson River (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass/ WCBS 880)

52-Year-Old Man Drowns In Hudson River While Helping Seven-Year-Old Niece

Westchester County police said that the man jumped into the river near Peekskill late on Friday afternoon, as the young girl struggled to hold on to a raft tied to the family’s boat.

2012/08/05

A man walks through the rain during an intense afternoon thunderstorm on June 22, 2012 in New York City. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

In Midst Of Heat Wave, Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Tri-State Area Until 8:00 P.M.

In the midst of the second extreme heat wave of the summer, some relief could be on the way in the form of rain. But that rain could potentially be dangerous.

2012/07/01

The remains of the Sullivan home in Carmel, N.Y., destroyed earlier this year by fire. (credit: CBS 2)

Officials In Carmel Dispute Report Suggesting Cause Of Deadly Blaze

Inspector Woody Ledwith told the Journal News on Wednesday that the blaze started outside the house near electric and gas meters and spread quickly up the vinyl siding and through walls into the ceilings.

2012/05/10

Mourners embrace at the family's wake. (Credit: CBS 2)

Carmel Family Killed In Tragic Fire Remembered At Funeral

Hundreds of mourners were on hand on Saturday morning to lay four family members killed earlier this week in a vicious fire in Putnam County to rest. The funeral started at 9 a.m. at St. James the Apostle church in Carmel.

2012/05/05

Mourners Struggle With Reality At Wake For Carmel Family Killed In House Fire

A two-day wake started Thursday for four members of the same family that died in a horrible house fire on Tuesday morning. Investigators are still unsure of the cause even as they questioned the only survivor of the blaze.

2012/05/03

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