Smith vs. McConville
Borkowski concedes after absentee ballot count; has not ruled out running on Working Families line
It’s now official—Donald Smith has won the Republican Primary for Sheriff of Putnam County.
Absentee ballots were counted on Tuesday night at the Board of Elections Office in Southeast and when the ballots were tabulated the two-term incumbent had outdistanced his challenger, Full Story
Librarians Won’t Be Silent
There was standing room only at a meeting of the Putnam Legislature Monday evening when representatives of libraries from Garrison to Patterson protested proposed reductions in library aid contained in County Executive Robert Bondi’s 2010 budget. Full Story
Patterson’s ‘Pinwheel for Peace’
Six hundred seventy five boys and girls enrolled at the Matthew Paterson Elementary School in Patterson joined millions of other children around the globe last Friday by participating in an international art project—Pinwheels for Peace.
The project was begun in 2005 by two art instructors from Florida as a way for students to express their feelings relating to world peace. Full Story
Putnam to Pay MTA $1 Million
Putnam County will continue to pay the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for railroad station maintenance next year, but under duress. Full Story
Carmel Mourns Capone’s Death
Family and friends are mourning the passing this week of Michael Capone. Full Story
Legislators Refuse to Cut Senior Funding
Tears turned to cheers in Carmel when more than 150 senior citizens who had crowded into the historic Putnam Courthouse for a meeting of the county Legislature’s Health, Social, Educational and Environmental Committee were promised that senior programs would not be impacted by the county’s 2010 budget. Full Story
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