Action for MS Raises $1,000 for Research
Putnam County’s newest non-profit organization—Action for MS—has made an important contribution in the hopes of finding a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Last Saturday, Action for MS conducted its first annual bowl-a-thon at the Carmel Lanes to raise funds for individuals and families affected by the dreaded illness. Full Story
Child Advocacy Center Celebrates 10 Years
The Child Advocacy Center of Putnam County has celebrated an auspicious occasion—its tenth anniversary of serving children and families embroiled in child abuse allegations.
Fifty people were on hand last Friday at the center’s offices on 121 Main Street in Brewster for a celebration that featured speeches by officials on the state, county, and local levels. Full Story
Putnam Students Excel
High school students are excelling in record numbers throughout Putnam County. Full Story
Santa Comes Early to Women’s Center
Santa Claus came early this year to the Putnam Women’s Center but Ann Ellsworth and her staff didn’t mind at all.
The Santa who visited the center in Mahopac last Friday, bearing a $5,000 check with funds earmarked for the Students Preventing Violence program, was John Butler of the Verizon Foundation Full Story
Support for Clothing Drive
Thanks to the generosity and kindness of the people of Putnam County, Financially distressed residents in Poland, Ghana, Liberia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, India, and the Republic of Georgia in the Soviet Union will be wearing gently used clothing this winter. Full Story
Putnam Celebrates Family
Family Week is being celebrated throughout the county, with moms and dads being encouraged to take time from their busy schedules and eat dinner with their children.
The celebration is part of a national movement launched by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University. Full Story
Tears of Joy at Drug Treatment Court Commencement
Tears of joy and cheers for accomplishing the impossible highlighted Putnam County’s Drug Treatment Court commencement exercise last week. Nine men and women received diplomas for finding the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Full Story
Guinea Hogs Arrive at Tilly Foster Farm
George Whipple has done it again!
The entrepreneur who operates the Tilly Foster Farm in Southeast introduced Putnam’s newest endangered species last Saturday to a gathering of some 50 men, women, and children—guinea hogs. Full Story
The Brewster Theater Company Presents Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Confronting illusions about oneself is never easy but ultimately cathartic when done in the company of those that know and love us best. In Ed Gracyzk’s deeply affecting memory play, Come Back to the 5
& Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,
past collides with present as members of the Disciples of James Dean fan club come together for their 20th reunion. Full Story
Southeast Race Over As It Begins
The Southeast Town Council election is effectively over just as the general campaign has begun. Elizabeth Hudak and Bob Cullen will go into the November 3 elections unopposed for two open Town Council seats in Southeast. Full Story
PUTNAM COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ANNOUNCES THE COUNTY’S NEW SEQUOIA IMAGECAST VOTING MACHINE
DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
DATE
TIME
LOCATION
ADDRESS
10/2/09 10:30am – 12:30pm Reed Memorial Library 1733 Rte. Full Story
Financial Stability Helps to Upgrade Brewster Bonds
Officials in the Village of Brewster are doing something right!
Standard and Poor’s ratings services last week raised the village’s rating from A Minus to A Plus, indicating that strong maintenance performance measures have been implemented, despite disruptions in the financial markets and the national economic slowdown. Full Story
Connecticut State Police Lend a Hand
Roads throughout eastern Putnam County are a bit safer thanks to the efforts of law enforcement in western Connecticut. Full Story
Bondi Defends ‘Painful’ Cuts
Last Friday, the Courier sat down with Putnam County Executive Robert Bondi to discuss the budget process, which he described as his most difficult in 30 years of public office in Putnam County. Full Story
Anxious Peach Lake Moment on Yom Kippur Holiday
There were anxious moments on Peach Lake at the Southeast-North Salem line on Monday, when a boat capsized, tossing five teenagers into the water.
Calls flooded the Putnam 911 Dispatch Center around 2pm reporting the incident, and Brewster Fire Department personnel were summoned along with the Mahopac Falls FD Dive Team. Full Story
Police News
Lake Carmel man falsely
reports hit and run crashes
A Lake Carmel man is in trouble with the law for allegedly falsely reporting an incident. Full Story
Animal Kingdom USA’s Critter Chatter
Vitamin D – How important is it for your pet?
Simply put, vitman D is necessary for your pet to be able to utilize calcium. A deficiency of this critical vitman can, among other things, result in impaired bone mineralization, and lead to done softening diseases. The two major forms are vitamin D2 and D3. Understanding the difference is crucial for a pet owner. Full Story
Winding Through the Paths of Chamber Park in Mahopac
Lake Mahopac, in the south central section of Putnam County, has limited public
access to the waterfront. Unless you are a resident of the lake community, you might only know of the lake because you have driven by it. Indeed, in my ten years living in Putnam, my only view of the lake has been from my car window. Full Story
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