Today is the last wet day of the week. Showers and a possible thunderstorm run at 100 percent until 2 PM, with between a quarter and half an inch of new rain possible, then the chances fade through the afternoon. The high sits near 60 in Carmel with gusts to 20 mph, well under the 38 mph advisory gusts that hung over the county until noon Sunday. No wind, flood or coastal advisories are posted for Putnam this morning, and the flood advisory that ran since Thursday expired on schedule at 2 PM yesterday.
The rest of the week is dry and mild: mostly sunny near 67 Tuesday, 73 Wednesday, 77 Thursday and 76 Friday, with nights in the low 50s. Mahopac lands within a degree of those numbers all week. The ground is soaked after three wet days, so the useful chore today is clearing leaves off storm drains before the next rain finds them.
Two Carmel items round out the morning. The town postponed its free shred event with a notice posted Friday, and the new date will land on the town's news page. The town has also posted notice of an opening meeting for its New York Forward / DRI program, the state funding stream for downtown projects; the page lists no time, so call Town Hall at 845-628-1500 before planning to attend.
The questions Putnam searches this week, answer first, source after.
Did County Executive Kevin Byrne sign the law remaking the Board of Ethics, and did the sheriff file his complaint?
Deadline day, and neither question had a public answer by 9 AM. The Legislature passed the law on September 1, and the county code gives Byrne until today to approve or veto it. He must also hold a public hearing on it within 20 days of receiving the legislation. Without a signed law, the reconstituted five-member board cannot be seated, and the board has been down to two members since July. Sheriff Brian Hess said in a letter reported by Hudson Valley Digger that he plans to file an ethics complaint against Legislator Erin Crowley over pressure he says she applied in her husband's disciplinary case. Crowley's district covers Mahopac and Mahopac Falls in the Town of Carmel. The sheriff's complaint needs somewhere to go.
What is being done about flooding in Cold Spring and Nelsonville?
The three western-water governments are studying it. Cold Spring, Nelsonville and Philipstown won a grant for a rainfall flooding vulnerability study and adaptation plan, covering the Back Brook and Foundry Brook watersheds. Mayor Kathleen Foley told Mid Hudson News the study looks at rain flooding, when heavy rain overwhelms streambanks and stormwater systems, and leaves Hudson riverfront flooding out of scope. Paper copies of the community survey are available at Cold Spring Village Hall on Main Street.
Is Metro-North doing construction on the Hudson Line, and will my Harlem Line train change?
The work is real but it is years out, and it is on the other riverbank. The MTA awarded a 19.7 million dollar contract, announced September 23, for the first phase of flood and mudslide protection on the Hudson Line between Spuyten Duyvil and Hastings-on-Hudson, part of an 800 million dollar resiliency program, with construction expected to begin in 2029. Harlem Line riders out of Brewster and Southeast see no changes; the regular timetable holds, and the alerts feed logged no advisories overnight. Check mta.info before you travel anyway.
Who is leaving Hudson Valley Shakespeare, and did the weekend shows survive the weather?
Two separate answers. Kendra Ekelund, managing director since 2022, steps down in the spring and is relocating to Charlotte, North Carolina, to be closer to family; the company says it sold more than 35,000 tickets for the 2026 season and has begun a search for her successor. On the storm: Saturday's shows were canceled, and the company set a noon Sunday decision on the 5 PM Les Misérables finale, the last of its season; The Current's weekend report went to press before that call landed.
The last round of showers and a possible thunderstorm ends by 2 PM with a quarter to half inch possible, and the high only reaches near 60 in Carmel on a north wind gusting to 20 mph. Tonight drops to around 52 with patchy fog after 8 PM. From there the week runs dry: mostly sunny near 67 Tuesday, 73 Wednesday, 77 Thursday and 76 Friday, with Mahopac landing within a degree of Carmel every day.
Expect ponding on the usual poor drains along Routes 6, 22, 301 and 312 through this afternoon, then a dry stretch with nothing on the map. Metro-North kept the regular Monday timetable on the Harlem Line out of Brewster and Southeast, and the alerts feed logged no advisories overnight. The MTA contract announced last week covers Hudson Line flood work only; it does not touch this branch.
AI Corner: one plain-English AI thing, every issue
This week: have an AI read your property tax bill.
Putnam property tax bills are built for printers, not people: exemptions, apportionment splits and fees packed into small type, with town, county and special district charges mixed on one bill and the school bill arriving on its own cycle. Save or scan the PDF, drop it into an AI chat, and ask for a plain table: each line item, its amount, and what it pays for. Name your town so the model labels the levies right. Two checks before you rely on the output: the totals must match the bill to the penny, and anything the model calls an exemption should match a code printed on the bill, because scanned documents get misread. If a line still makes no sense, the receiver of taxes answers it faster than any chat does.
Reply with questions; they become future AI Corners.
Carmel Town Board voting meeting and work session, 7:00 PM
Carmel Town Hall, 60 McAlpin Avenue, Mahopac · re-verified this morning on the town calendar
The 2027 tentative budget becomes available to review
Clerk of the Legislature, Room 321, 40 Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, during business hours, or on the county Finance site after close of business Oct 2
Budget and Finance Committee: County Executive Kevin Byrne's budget address, then the public hearing on the 2027 tentative budget, from 7:00 PM, hearing at 8:00 PM or right after the address
Historic Courthouse, Gleneida Avenue, Carmel · per the county's legal notice
Full Legislature meeting, 7:00 PM
Historic Courthouse, Gleneida Avenue, Carmel · per the Legislature's upcoming events list
Town of Carmel e-waste drop-off
Per the town's notice; check townofcarmelny.gov for the site and hours
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