Sifting Through the Sands of Time from the Courier Archives
2 80 Years Ago May 17, 1929 The Chicken Thief The chicken thief is usually considered an unimportant sort of criminal—a character for comic stories and cartoons, but nothing more. Full Story
Debate: What Should Be Done With Peekskill Hollow?
Three Opinions:
Make It Safer, Says Robert Tendy; Balance Safety with History, Says Vinny Tamagna; Leave It An Old Paved Cowpath, Says Victor Tiship Full Story
Retrospectives
Putnam's Office of The Aging Celebrates Their 40th Anniversary
A birthday bash is planned for next Wednesday when the Putnam County Office for the Aging celebrates its 40th anniversary. The office which has assisted thousands of seniors over the years was funded under the Older Americans Act and the former Putnam County Board of Supervisors in 1969. Full Story
Pastimes
Discovering a One Room Schoolhouse in Putnam's Shady Woods
It feels like the set of Little House on the Prairie. Just off Rt. 22, the Old Southeast Church and the Doansburg One Room Schoolhouse offer a quiet reminder of what life was like in Putnam County decades ago—and depending on the age of whom you talk to, that is either not that long ago, or a very long time ago. Full Story
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