Kent Might Sue Putnam
County Settles with Developer; Kent Explores Legal Action
On Monday, during executive session, Kent's Town Board voted unanimously to make $3,000 available to explore filing a lawsuit against Putnam County. Full Story
Putnam Rebels Against MTA Rip-off, for Now
'I Wish We Were Back in Colonial Times' Tony Hay
When retroactive payroll tax hikes were passed in Albany to support the MTA, State Senator Vincent Leibell, Assemblyman Greg Ball, and other politicians vowed to push for a forensic audit of the agency. Two weeks ago, the Putnam County legislature boldly announced that they would refuse to pay the tax. Full Story
Either Way, Taxes Aren't Going Down
Putnam County residents are breathing a sigh of relief this week after learning the New York State Senate renewed a one-percent sales tax extender for the next two years. In April, members of the Putnam Legislature called on Albany lawmakers to keep the status quo by raising the county sales tax from three-percent to four-percent. Full Story
Bulldogs Bite Warriors
TC Bulldogs 16 Year Olds Hand Mahopac Warriors 2-1 Setback 'Pac Also Takes Two from Pro Swing Pride
BREWSTER - The Tri-County Bulldogs 16U English baseball team defeated the Mahopac Warriors, 2-1, in a game played last Thursday at Brewster High School. TCB also fell to the TCB 15U team, 2-0, last Friday and split a double-header Saturday against the Tri-State Cyclones. Full Story
White Sox Too Much for Cyclones
Duffy Tosses Perfect Game Against Ossining
CARMEL - The Kent White Sox 16-and-under softball team swept both ends of a double-header Monday, beating the Taconic Cyclones 8-0 and 6-3 at Ryan Park in Lake Carmel. Full Story
Cubs Go 2-2 Last Week
16 Blue Squad Tops Kent, Lewisboro, Falls to North Salem, Cortlandt
CARMEL - The Carmel Cubs 16-year-old Blue baseball team split its four games last week. The Cubs dropped an 8-4 decision to North Salem Sunday, and fell to Cortlandt, 10- 6, Saturday. Carmel posted a 4-1 victory over Lewisboro last Friday, and defeated Kent, 13-1, one day earlier. Full Story
MTA Builds 'A Bridge Too Far'
Praising the Putnam Legislature's Tax Revolt, in the Spirit of '76
The epic 1977 film A Bridge Too Far tells the story of an attempt by the Allied army to seize a key bridge deep in the heart of the occupied Netherlands during World War II. While audacious, the attempt failed. A British officer unwittingly coined the name of the movie when he commented on the ultimate failure of the operation. Full Story
Opinion
Death by a Thousand Cuts
Or in the case of the efficiency of the U.S .economy, by at least four: energy policy, health care policy, trade union resurgence, and fiscal madness. Start with energy. Barack Obama says our entire energy sector needs a makeover. Full Story
Worship Services
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 225 East Lake Blvd, Mahopac, N.Y. 845-628-2006 Saturday Vigil Mass. Full Story
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