To Putnam Valley residents, Eileen Myers is the person most associated with three homes on Lake Drive whose troubled septic systems have long plagued that Lake Peekskill neighborhood and the town, county and state regulators charged with enforcing their use. By all appearances, she is a frail, older wisp of

It was a full house last night at Town Hall, when residents attended a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to learn more about Camp Combe's plans to expand its operations. Before opening the public comment period Board Chair William Maskiell went to great lengths to assure the audience

Last year Putnam Valley faced the prospect that Camp Combe on Peekskill Hollow Road would become the site of Kingdom Faire, bringing with it hundreds of visitors, scores of vendors and even overnight camping. As word of that arrangement and questions about its legality grew, the idea was ultimately quashed.

At a recent "Meet the Building Inspector" session with residents, Richard Quaglietta said he wasn't able to do anything to stop people from living in homes where there were serious septic issues because he hadn't received the necessary paperwork from Putnam County's

There's trouble in Lake Peekskill. Residents have been growing alarmed by reports on Facebook of homes with septic runoff coming out of properties and leading into storm drains, and ultimately, their lake. To quell the concerns, on February 13th the town issued a public statement: "The Town

If ever Putnam Valley needed an example of why zoning matters, the case involving Citywide Automotive & Towing on Peekskill Hollow Road is it. Last May, the owners of that well-regarded auto repair company submitted an application to the Planning Board for permission to construct a 100 ft. by

Thirty-eight years ago, Christie Kroll and Peter Kirchner bought a little red house on 39 acres directly across from Camp Combe on Peekskill Hollow Road. Although their attorney warned them that living across from a children’s camp could be challenging, they decided they were game. They became regular

When asked to summarize how this year went for her, Town Supervisor Jacqueline Annabi was uncharacteristically at a loss for words. After a long pause and obvious consternation, she finally exhaled, saying "2024 was a whirlwind." It certainly started off badly, with the death on January 15th of

On September 23rd, Town Supervisor Jacqueline Annabi took an important step forward seeking funding support from New York State to help lakeside homeowners defray the cost of replacing their aging septic systems. Supervisor Annabi invited NY State Senator Rob Rolison and NY Assemblyman Matt Slater to join in conversation at

Residents of Putnam Valley who are trying to gauge the extent of water contamination in their town have a new data point: the well at Town Hall! On four occasions since September 2021, the level of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for the water at Town Hall has exceeded the maximum standard

Fireworks erupted at the February 15th town board meeting over who knew what when about the 2016 illegal dumping of contaminated materials at the site of a planned new fire house on Oscawana Lake Road. Before the beginning of the public comment period, Councilman Louie Luongo, a longtime member of