Marriage of Convenience
Dear Editor: Putnam County faces serious economic challenges in this near- Depression we now find ourselves in. Our property values, natural resources, and historic heritage face assaults from nearly every direction. Full Story
Welcome Back Courier
Dear Editor: We are happy to see you back and look forward to receiving latest edition in our mailbox each week. It is good to see the old friends like Eric Gross return and to welcome the "new kids" like Michael Brendan Dougherty. Full Story
A New Economic Course
Dear Editor: What is the fastest growing segment of the New York State economy? What raises property values? What lowers taxes? What makes us more attractive to high-end corporate business? What enhances the social and cultural life of the community? Is it mega retail? No! It is the 50 billion dollar industry known as tourism. Full Story
Thank Your Forefathers
Dear Editor: We live and work in freedom. I noticed the great variety of Memorial Day celebrations, and they, along with the warm weather, and the smell of barbecue ribs on the grill warmed my heart and reminded me: we did not achieve the American way of life on our own. Full Story
Driver to Jail for Manslaughter
A Carmel man will be sentenced to three years in state prison next month after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter in Dutchess County Court. William Mancusi, 32, copped his guilty plea last week before Judge Thomas Dolan admitting that he caused the death of Alfred Poggiogalle, 48, of Hopewell Junction on the evening of June 12, 2008. Full Story
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