Putnam Honors Nation's Fallen Heroes
Old Glory looked majestic throughout Putnam County as thousands celebrated the Memorial Day weekend by attending one of many community events. Full Story
Carmel Merchant Saves Artist From House Fire
Richie Saccomanno doesn't consider himself a hero, yet the Carmel merchant is being credited with averting a calamity by awakening a man sleeping in his apartment unaware that fire was raging above him. Full Story
Mahopac Schools Slice $30,000 Out of Budget
The Mahopac Board of Education has adopted a $108.5 million budget that is $30,000 less than that presented to the community a week ago. Meeting in special session Tuesday evening at the Lakeview Elementary School, trustees voted 7-0 to accept the recommendation from Superintendent Dr. Full Story
Indians Can't Find Last Few Wins, Fall Short of Playoffs
'Pac Falls Twice to RCK; Stung by Somers, 8-4
MAHOPAC - When you make a habit out of reaching the playoffs year after year, it tends to be news when you don't make it. That's the unfortunate position the Mahopac High baseball team found itself in last week. Entering the final week of regularseason play, Mahopac needed two wins - with four games to play - to reach the playoffs. Full Story
Brewster Posts Pair of Shutout Wins over the Ossining Indians
Bears Set to Open Playoffs Tomorrow
BREWSTER - The Brewster High softball team put an exclamation point on what has been another solid season last week with two shutout wins over Ossining. The Bears topped the Indians, 6-0, last Friday on the road, after notching a 7-0 triumph two days earlier at home. Full Story
Bears Close Regular Season with Two Wins over Ossining
BREWSTER - The Brewster Bears baseball team closed regular-season play with a pair of wins last week, topping Ossining twice - 6-1 at Ossining last Friday, after a 7-3 victory the prior Wednesday at Brewster. Both were League II-North games, leaving the Bears at 13-7 overall, 10-6 in the league, good for third place. Full Story
Cultivating a Civil Discourse
Newspaper editorials are in keeping with a long-standing American tradition dating to at least the 1830s, practiced by nearly every newspaper in the country, from college papers to big-city dailies. Through the Courier's editorial and opinion pages we hope to spur the open discussion and dialogue vital to self-government here in Putnam County. Full Story
Sifting Through the Sands of Time from the Courier Archives
80 Years Ago 2 May 31, 1929 Fish for Workers It is time for the United States "to quit playing the ostrich act" and do something definite in the matter of old age pensions, Representative Hamilton Fish Monday told the House of Representatives at Washington, in introducing a resolution providing for appointment of a committee of five members to study the problem. Full Story
Worship Services
PATTERSON COMMUNITY CHURCH 1062 Rte. 311 Patterson, NY 12563 845-878-3961 Sunday Worship 10:00 am FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Brewster 460 N Main St Brewster, NY 10509 (845) 279-2636 Worship Service: Sunday 9: Full Story
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