CAR MEL
Property value improvements topic of discussion
Two dozen business owners and local residents now have a better idea of what it takes to improve the value of their property. Last week Cornell Cooperative Extension teamed up with the Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Keep Putnam Beautiful Campaign by holding a seminar that taught attendees it doesn’t take much to increase property value. Full Story
Free coins and stamp appraisals in Carmel
The Croton River Numismatic Society of Carmel, a coin club, will once again offer the free appraisal of U.S. & foreign coins, paper money, stamps, medals and tokens to the public on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Carmel Fire Department Meeting Room from 9am to 5pm. Full Story
MAHOpAc FALLS
Tent comes down at Mahopac Falls FD
A 20-foot by 40-foot tent came down Sunday at the Mahopac Falls FD substation, indicating that Putnam’s newest firehouse was well on the way towards completion. Full Story
SOUTHEAST
Controversy over Southeast supervisor’s budget proposal
A $12.4 million budget proposal unveiled by Southeast Supervisor Michael Rights is drawing fire from members of his town administration. Full Story
PAT TERSON
An Evening of Drummers rocks Putnam Lake VFW
The Putnam Lake VFW Hall was a drummer’s haven when students from Nick Mangini’s Drum School presented the second annual Evening of Drummers event.
Last week’s program featured 27 drummers, ranging from sixth graders to high school students and from college students to professional performers. Full Story
PUTNAM VALLEY
Funds OK’d for Lake Oscawana clean-up
Lake Oscawana water quality will be pure once again now that the House of Representatives approved a $400,000 grant as part of the 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Act.
News of the 263-162 vote came from Congressman John Hall, who visited the lake last May to view the problem firsthand and meet with local community leaders. Full Story
CORRECTION
Regarding “Gadfly Journalist Seeks Top Post” (October 8, 2009): David Wilson has not written for Carnegie Mellon University’s alumni magazine. Full Story
$3,000 Collected for Juvenile Diabetes Association
A lot of hair was swept from the floor at Michael Roberts Salon and Spa in Mohegan Lake, but John Boggi of Mahopac, who owns the popular business, didn’t mind at all.
Boggi realizes the frustration and pain caused by Juvenile Diabetes, and last Sunday hosted a Cut-A-Thon to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, with $3,000 collected. Full Story
Senator Vincent Leibell Is Putnam’s Good Scout
For nearly three decades of public service, State Senator Vincent Leibell exemplified this tenet of the Boy Scout oath: “To help other people at all times.”
Last week, 125 people were on hand at the Mahopac Golf Club when the senator received this year’s Good Scout award presented by the Westchester- Putnam Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Full Story
Frank Redendo Never Gives Up
Frank Redendo pushes himself each and every day.
The successful owner of Redendo’s Restaurant at the Shop Rite Plaza in Carmel suffers from post-polio syndrome— a condition that affects polio survivors years after recovery from an initial acute attack of the poliomyelitis virus. Full Story
Fill the Truck Food Drive
A growing need has surfaced in our community. Four of our local food pantries have reported a substantial rise in the number of residents who rely on them for assistance. Full Story
Youth Court in 22nd Year
Putnam Youth Court training is underway.
Youth Court is an alternative to Family Court, in which teens arrested for violations and misdemeanors such as criminal mischief, loitering, petty larceny, or disorderly conduct are tried and judged by their peers in a formal court setting. Full Story
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