Borkowski Concedes - Free Access
Smith to face McConville in general election
After absentee ballots were counted Tuesday evening, incumbent Don Smith came out with a total of 233 more votes than challenger James Borkowski in the Republican primary. See Thursday's COURIER for further coverage. Full Story
Smith Wins Tight Race
Borkowski has not yet conceded; requests recount
Former Southeast Town Judge James Borkowski was leading two-term Sheriff Donald Smith in Tuesday’s Republican Primary by 87 votes with two districts to report. But those election precincts in Kent and Patterson made the difference and the sheriff eked out a win by a margin of 169 votes. Full Story
2009 Primary Elections
Election Scorecard—with results from all around the County
Primary Day 2009 has gone down in history as one of the most contentious and nasty in years. Putnam County Elections Commissioners Robert Bennett and Anthony Scannapieco and their staffs needed a scorecard late Tuesday since 69 candidates filed petitions to run for 34 positions in town and county government this fall. Full Story
Cold Shoulder
County executive proposes closing Cold Spring senior nutrition center
At 11am on Tuesday nearly 50 senior citizens gathered at Cold Spring’s American Legion Hall to protest County Executive Robert Bondi’s proposal to shutter the Cold Spring Senior Nutrition Center. Full Story
If Trouble Brews, Village is Ready
Residents of Brewster thought a catastrophe of monumental proportions had consumed their village when fire apparatus from 11 departments converged on the Hub of the Harlem Valley early Sunday.
No calamity, just a realistic training exercise that tested the availability of water needed to fight a major blaze in the downtown business district. Full Story
Primary Goes Smoothly Until the Tally
Putnam County’s first attempt with new optical scan voting machines was nearly picture perfect until it came time to tally the results.
The county used the technology on Primary Day. Legislator Dan Birmingham of Brewster became the first voter in the county to use the machine when he cast his ballot early Tuesday in Brewster. Full Story
Putnam Prepares for Swine Flu
Putnam Commissioner of Health Dr. Sherlita Amler has set the record straight: “We are now in a new pandemic of Swine Flu, according to the World Health Organization.” Full Story
‘Solar Farms’ in Putnam Valley?
Dario Gestina, president of Genergy, made his second appearance before the September 9, 2009, workshop meeting of the Putnam Valley Town Board to discuss development of solar power in Putnam Valley. Genergy is an energy management company with offices in Kent Lakes and Long Island City. A resident of Putnam Valley, Mr. Full Story
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