1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (334+ words) BREWSTER " A bolder, gifted by a Putnam County entrepreneur, has been thoughtfully placed along the Putnam Rail Trail to serve as the central element of the Tilly Foster Mine Disaster Memorial. Randy Calano, president of the Putnam County Italian American…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (303+ words) BREWSTER " November 29, 1895 was one of the darkest days in Putnam County history when tragedy struck outside the Village of Brewster. The Tilly Foster Mine Disaster claimed the lives of a group of hard-working immigrant miners, many of them Italian, who…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (239+ words) WASHINGTON D. C. - Hudson Valley communities could continue to see investments in parks and open space if a key federal conservation program remains fully funded, according to Congressman Mike Lawler (R, NY-17). Lawler recently joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in urging…...