Sheriff: Hall Has It Wrong
Congressman’s office reported misleading stats
Congressman John Hall has come under fire from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly reporting erroneous statistics relating to illegal immigration. Hall has charged that Putnam County contacted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to check on the status of detained criminals only twice within the past nine months. Full Story
Madness on Lake Mahopac
This photo was taken during one of the weekend electrical storms over
Lake Mahopac. Residents said homes shook after the amazing bolt of
lightning.
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Rollin’ Through Brewster
And Lovin’ That High-Octane Cruise
“Buy a Hybrid. I need the gas” is the message you find on the back of P.J. Pascarelli’s ‘65 El Dorado. “I don’t care if gas is ten dollars a gallon. I’ll still drive it,” he says. Full Story
Dominant Sox Take Down Three
Kent Ups Record to 19-8 Overall, 10-4 in WBA
KENT – The Kent White Sox 18U baseball team split a double-header Sunday against Harrison, dropping game one, 3-1, then taking the nightcap, 6-2, at Ryan Park in WBA Wood Bat League play. The White Sox also ripped New Fairfield, 11-1, last Friday on the road. Full Story
Sox Girls Stay Hot in Cool Dog Days
Ciuffi Fans 23 in Two Kent Wins
KENT – The Kent White Sox 16U softball team continued its summerlong roll last week, knocking off Ossining, 7-2, Wednesday and North Salem, 8-2, two days earlier in WPBA play. Full Story
Bulldogs 16s Take Two from Nanuet
BREWSTER – The Tri-County Bulldogs 16U baseball team had a rough stretch last week, dropping three of five games. The Bulldogs dropped both ends of a double-header Sunday against the Dutchess Hawks, losing 5-4 in eight innings in game one, then getting shut out, 8-0, in game two, with both games played at Spackenkill. Full Story
Run, Ralphie, Run!
What will destroy us: global warming or global cooling?
“The longer the planners delay, the
more difficult will they find it to cope
with climatic change once the results
become grim reality.” —
Newsweek, April 1975
Full Story
Open Spaces Equals Recreation Places
In the past few weeks a few opinion pieces have been written by open space advocates admonishing the creation of local parks, particularly the newly completed Camarda Park in the Town of Carmel. As an avid supporter of recreation, I am left confused as to the intention of these so-called advocates. Full Story
Worship Services
Send information regarding worship services to courier@pcnr.com. Please put “WORSHIP” in the subject line. Full Story
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