Looking for local news? Want to make sure a news story is reliable? Then check out these sites!
Local News
Check out what’s happening locally!
Free Local News
Brewster’s HamletHub
The Harlem Valley News
Putnam County Times and Press**
Putnam Daily Voice
The Putnam Examiner
Paid Access Local News
The Journal News*
The Poughkeepsie Journal
The Putnam County Courier*
The Putnam County News and Recorder
*Recent print copies available for in-house use
**Free copies available in our vestibule
***The New York Times is available in-house
Facebook Pages
Like, follow, or join these pages for current local happenings, news, and community discussions.
Brewster’s Hamlet Hub
The Examiner News
The Journal News/lohud
Patterson, NY Community Post & Watch
The Patterson/Putnam County News
The Pawling News
The Poughkeepsie Journal
The Putnam County Courier
Putnam County Daily Voice
News Databases
America’s News – Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more with America’s News. This resource features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the New York Post. [Putnam County residents only].
HeritageHub – Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research, spanning from 1704 to today with HeritageHub. [Putnam County residents only].
Fact Checkers
Fact checkers are tools that can help you check the accuracy of statements and articles.
FactCheck
OpenSecrets
PolitiFact
More fact checking sites and information on fake news can be found in this helpful guide by the U.C. Berkeley Library.