Putnam Arts Council to Rise from the Ashes
'I was devastated. This was our home for 40- plus years.'
The Putnam Arts Council's Belle Levine Arts Center in Mahopac will soon rise from the ashes. Arts Council President Joyce Picone recalled last week that cold February night in 2007 when she, seeing a glow in the sky, Full Story
What Happened to Summer?
Baby—It's cold outside! The unusual summer of 2009 continues this week with record breaking chilly temperatures. The mercury was recorded at 47 degrees in Carmel Tuesday morning, shattering the record for July 14 of 50 degrees set back in 1989. Full Story
Dog wash raises money for Humane Society
Dozens of pooches are sparkling clean and sweet-smelling this week thanks to the efforts of the Putnam County Humane Society. Full Story
New Burn Building Comes to Putnam
Firefighters will no longer have to travel outside of Putnam County for training now that a bid has been awarded for a new burn building at the county's Fire Training Center in Kent. Full Story
Magnificent Mahopac Marchers
Clockwise from bottom left: •Color guards from the entire region strut their stuff. •Stas Przymylski celebrates his 38th birthday at the parade with his children Avery, five, and Xander, one. •Carmel firefighters are wellrepresented at the parade. •Wyatt Scofield, 14 months, visits his first parade with his mom, Stacey. Full Story
Mahopac Falls Firefighter Remembered as a Good Man
Mahopac Falls Fire Chief Annie Link remembered her friend and fellow firefighter Robert Johnson as a "good man." Chief Link stood at attention outside St. Full Story
Archbishop to Attend Annual St. James Feast
The 5th Annual St. James the Apostle and Our Lady of the Lake/ Mount Carmel Feast will be held from Friday, July 17th, through Sunday, July 19th, on the grounds of St. James the Apostle. It will be a fun filled weekend of rides, music, games, food, and much more. We invite everyone to come and enjoy our Fifth Annual Feast with us. Full Story
Feast Religious Services
Friday, July 17th 8pm - Mass in Honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Italian and English Saturday, July 18th 2pm - Rosary of Life 3pm - Chaplet & Devotions of The Divine Mercy 4pm - Confessions 5: Full Story
MEETINGS
Mahopac School Board to Meet
The Board of Education of the Mahopac Central School District will hold its next REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING on Tuesday, August 11, 2009, at 8pm in the Middle School Cafeteria. The Board will convene at 7pm and upon convening, the board will move to executive session to discuss confidential personnel/negotiations issues. Full Story
Corrections and Clarifications
• In "Putnam Valley Pols Seek Sustainable Careers" (July 1), the Courier stated, "When the town's Ethics Board censured [former supervisor Sam Davis], he sued the board and his own town employees." This was inaccurate. Supervisor Davis and Dawn Powell's attorney filed an Article 78 against the Town Board, Town Attorney, Town Clerk, and Ethics Board. Full Story
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An unidentified motorist was traveling on Route 22 at the Putnam-Dutchess County line around 10pm this week when a cow and a goat escaped through the fence and wandered onto the highway. Full Story
Choi's Dry Cleaning Empire Expands Thanks to Work Ethic
Steve Choi is one of Putnam's most philanthropic businessmen. Choi, who emigrated from Korea to the U.S. in 1989 and with his father, Taebong Choi, opened Touch of Class Dry Cleaners at the A&P Shopping Center in Carmel the following year, has purchased Carmel Cleaners, located at the Putnam Plaza in Carmel. Full Story
Ice Cream Café Opens in Carmel
A father and son from Carmel have opened Putnam's newest business just in time for summertime fun. The Ice Cream Café, featuring a wide variety of delicious sweets and treats, began welcoming customers this week at the Shop-Rite Plaza off Route 52 near the shopping center's movie theater. Full Story
Watch the Trains Go By As You Dine at the Cold Spring Depot
Twenty-five years ago, Tom Rolston sat in the Cold Spring Depot having a drink. The bartender leaned over to him, and said "You're in the restaurant business. Why don't you buy this dump?" Rolston laughed, "I swear to you, she said that. I said 'if we can close in a week,' and it was done. We opened a week later. And it was packed! Full Story
Weedeating Fish Move Into Mahopac's Lake Casse
But Supervisor Schmitt says 'they never nibble on toes'
Four-hundred-eighty-five weedeating fish have moved into Lake Casse. The sterile triploid carp were purchased by the Lake Casse Park District to rid the lake of milfoil and other vegetation that has begun strangling the body of water in Mahopac. Full Story
Letterboxing in Brewster's Bog Brook
Tucked in on a windy back road in Brewster, the Department of Environmental Conservation's Bog Brook Unique Area is a 131 acre property dedicated to protecting a portion of the Great Swamp, as well as the Bog Turtle, a species listed as "threatened"by the federal government and "endangered" by New York State. Full Story
Keeping Putnam Both Beautiful and Bustling
Keep Putnam Beautiful is encouraging business development across the county by showcasing entrepreneurs who are helping to make Putnam more attractive. Full Story
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