Manor Mess Settled
Town of Kent reaches settlement with Kent Acres after decades of dispute
The Town of Kent reached a settlement in its decades-long dispute with Kent Acres, the property development company that hoped to build hundreds of new homes in Putnam, before it became entangled in legal problems. Full Story
Putnam’s Wappinger Past
9th Annual Nimham Intertribal Pow Wow
The 9th Annual Daniel Nimham Intertribal Pow Wow beat its way through Kent last weekend.
Gil “Cryinghawk” Tarbox organized the event at Veterans Memorial Park. A member of the Nimham Mountain Singers, who promote Native American music and spirituality, Gil surveyed the scene on Sunday and said, “I’m tremendously proud of what is happening here.” Full Story
Indecent Exposure
Prominent Lake Carmel man faces felony charges for sexually explicit contact with minor
A man described by police as a “prominent member of the community involved in area youth groups and sports organizations” is facing felony charges for allegedly having sexually explicit on-line conversations with a 14-year-old Carmel girl.
Police arrested Thomas Montesi, 46, of Lake Carmel, late Tuesday afternoon following a three-week long investigation. Full Story
A Storehouse of Ballpark Stories
Village Baseball Cards is more than a place to buy signed Yankees memorabilia
Mike Dwyer, former 5th and 6th grade teacher in Carmel, spends his summer afternoons in his shop, Village Baseball Cards, talking about the golden age of baseball in the 50s and 60s, discussing signed memorabilia, and arranging rare baseball cards in their cases. Full Story
Cold Spring Café is Village’s Country Kitchen
Peter Inserillo has owned and operated the Cold Spring Bakery and Café for close to eight years, but the familyowned and-operated business was decades in the making. Full Story
‘Pac Nines Wallop Two More To Win WBA
MAHOPAC – The Mahopac nineyear old baseball team overwhelmed Hillcrest, 7-1, in last Monday’s semifinals, then rolled past Pleasantville, 10-5, in Friday’s championship game to win a Westchester Baseball Association championship. Full Story
Kent White Sox Softball Sets the Standard
Without Playoffs, Dominant16U Team Finishes Season Quietly, Unable to Receive Recognition for Accomplishments
KENT – The Kent White Sox 16U softball team recently closed another strong summer season. The White Sox, under the guidance of coach Michelle Lopane, posted their second unbeaten season in the last three summers. Full Story
PHC Reservoir Classic Road Race
Applications are now available for the 22nd Annual Putnam Hospital Center Reservoir Classic Road Race. Sponsored by the Carmel-Kent Lions Club, it will be held Sunday, September 27th. Sanctioned by the Westchester Road Runners, it will start and finish at Putnam Hospital Center on Stoneleigh Avenue in Carmel; the race route will run along the scenic Croton Falls Reservoir. Full Story
Local Officials Left to Manage Mess Caused by Congressional Inaction
Illegal Immigration
It was truly disappointing to read a recent opinion piece written by Congressman John Hall whereby he provided readers with inaccurate and misleading statistical information concerning the reports made by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office to ICE. Full Story
Governor Should Eliminate DMV Fee
I, as your Putnam County Clerk, am calling on Governor David Paterson and the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles officials to eliminate a number of DMV fee increases passed as part of the 2009-2010 budget, including the controversial new “plate exchange” program. Full Story
Brewster High Alumnus Promotes Patriotism
Kevin McPartland, 18, a graduate of Brewster High school, was honored at the Annual Chief Nimham Pow Wow by Gil Tarbox as the President of the Children of the American Revolution, along with Ms. Full Story
Worship Services
Send information regarding worship services to courier@pcnr.com. Please put “WORSHIP” in the subject line. ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
225 East Lake Blvd, Mahopac,
NY 845-628-2006
Saturday Vigil Mass. Full Story
Patterson Baptist Hosts Seminar on Islam’s Beliefs and Practices
On August 14, at the front of the Patterson Baptist Church—a historic congregation associated with the struggle for the separation of Church and state in America—sat a collection of Korans and Muhammad’s sayings called the Hadith. The assembly of Christians had not come to congratulate themselves on their broad-mindedness; they had come to study. Full Story
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