Patterson NewsLocal news for Patterson, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Inhumane sport won't benefit area- June 28, 2008 I am strongly opposed to bringing a rodeo to Patterson. I am a homeowner in this area, and I find county Legislator Mary Conklin's remark, 'If we have a rodeo and people don't want to go, they shouldn't go,' as ...http://www.topix.net/city/patterson-ny/2008/06/inhumane-sport-wont-benefit-area?fromrss=1 Residents, clergy speak out on domestic registry- June 26, 2008 CARMEL - The Putnam Legislature's plan to create a domestic partner registry drew about 35 residents and clergy to a civil but impassioned hearing at the county building yesterday afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/patterson-ny/2008/06/residents-clergy-speak-out-on-domestic-regi... Bill calls lights out for dorm smokers- June 25, 2008 Call it the campus smokeout. A bill that would ban smoking in college dormitories awaits the governor's signature and could go into effect in September on public and private campuses in the state.http://www.topix.net/city/patterson-ny/2008/06/bill-calls-lights-out-for-dorm-smokers?from... Groups wrangle over bull-riding proposal- June 23, 2008 CARMEL - Putnam County lawmakers will be digesting the DVDs and other materials they've amassed concerning the pluses and minuses of rodeos.http://www.topix.net/city/patterson-ny/2008/06/groups-wrangle-over-bull-riding-proposal?fr... Judge refuses to free Putnam bar owner- June 21, 2008 A Westchester County judge likened it to getting a "second bite of the apple" when asked to consider releasing Paddock tavern owner Ray Knox Jr.http://www.topix.net/city/patterson-ny/2008/06/judge-refuses-to-free-putnam-bar-owner?from... Naysayers take notice- June 21, 2008 This is how you revitalize a community: take empty old buildings and restore them to provide housing and office space; rebuild vital infrastructure such as sewers and wastewater treatment facilities to ...http://www.topix.net/city/patterson-ny/2008/06/naysayers-take-notice?fromrss=1 |