Hardly a Snooze
Candidates for Sheriff and Carmel Supervisor Trade Barbs at Debate
Tuesday was a steamy night in the Carmel VFW, where the League of Women Voters held a candidate forum for Carmel Town Board, Carmel Supervisor, and Putnam County Sheriff. Inadequate air conditioning in a crowded venue seemed to add to the testy tone of the gathering. Full Story
Access Denied
Technicality impedes Independence Party
Suzanne McDonough, candidate for Carmel Town Board, will not be on the Independence Party line in this year’s election, Supreme Court Justice Andrew O’Rourke has ruled. The decision is the latest in a series of setbacks for the reconstituted Putnam County Independence Party, which has failed to reform itself after collapsing two years ago. Full Story
Legislators Want to Protest MTA Mobility Tax
But they are unsure of how to do it
While the Putnam County Legislature plans to fight the MTA’s recently enacted mobility tax through the courts, the county lawmakers appear unsure of their exact course of action. Full Story
Eat Cake and Get a Haircut at Bella Moda
Childhood friends whose families emigrated to the United States from Italy decades ago have opened Putnam County’s newest hair salon.
Bella Moda, at 271 Route 6 in Mahopac, is being tabbed as a “full-service salon” by its owners, Maria Stiefeld and Josephine Altobelli. Full Story
Score One for the Entrepreneurs
Since its inception six years ago, the Putnam Chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) Counselors to America’s Small Business has coached and assisted more than 2,000 clients in need of assistance. The all-volunteer organization provides guidance and direction for new businesspeople as well as seasoned entrepreneurs seeking support in expanding their livelihood. Full Story
Nature Lover Opens Photography Business
Matt Hernandez loves nature and hiking and admiring the world around him.
The 22-year-old Lake Carmel resident who graduated from Carmel High School in 2005 decided a couple of years ago to purchase a camera in order for him to record his excursions in the wild. Full Story
Indians Win It All in Five
PATTERSON—It was a fitting end to what has been a dominant season for the Patterson Pirates 10-year-olds. Full Story
Error in the Seventh
Emotions swing on final play as fly ball is dropped, giving Mahopac win
MAHOPAC—It was in the bag.
Even though Mahopac—trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh—had loaded the bases, all the Larchmont/ Mamaroneck Thunder needed was to catch the ball, a routine fly to right center, and the game and the title was theirs. Full Story
Mahopac Rolls over Somers to Win WPBA
MAHOPAC – The Mahopac nine-yearold baseball team put the wraps on a stellar summer season last Saturday, whipping Somers, 11-6, in the WPBA championship game at the Crane Road field in Mahopac.
Mahopac, the top seed in the nineyear old division, closes the summer with a record of 21-1. No. 2 Somers finished play at 19-2. Full Story
Cash for Clunkers, Cash for Canker Sores
Just how much will nationalized health care cost?
So let’s break this down. The government buys a car company, but sales stink. Full Story
European Style Healthcare Will be Least of Our Concerns
Obamacare will attract more illegal aliens
Americans aren't the only ones closely watching the outcome of the Obama-Pelosi healthcare battle. Millions of illegal immigrants here, and potentially millions more poised just south and north of our borders, are waiting to see what deal they may get out of our magnanimous new national leadership. Full Story
By the Time We Got to Woodstock
The pictures and the music are but shadows
I was nine that summer and unaware of the events unfolding on a farm in Bethel, New York, a couple of counties away from my home in Carmel. 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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