Reaching Out
"We don't go over to that side of the county very much." "The two sides of the county here don't get along all that well." "There are feuds between families and people that go back for a long time." "It is like two different counties." "The legislature being in Carmel appears not to care much about the Philipstown side. Full Story
Sifting Through the Sands of Time from the Courier Archives
2 40 Years Ago April 17, 1969 Bankers Analyze Mortagage Prospects JEFFERSON VALLEY: Strong doubts as to when the flow of mortgage money will reopen were expressed Thursday night (April 10) by bankers who participated in a panel discussion before the Home Builders Association of Putnam and Northern Westchester attended by over 100 persons in Nino's Restaurant Old Route 6 Full Story
Something Old is New Again
Discerning the Mystery of Easter JAMES V. SCHALL, S.J. The word "octave" is from Greek and Latin words meaning the number eight. A Pentagon is something with five sides, an octagonal building, of which there is one in Washington, has eight sides. It can be divided into eight triangles. Musical steps above and below a given pitch are also referred to as an "octave. Full Story
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