Ball Announces Plans to Seek Leibell’s Senate Seat - Free Access
Exclusive to the Courier-November 21, 2009-6:00 pm
In a surprise move, Greg Ball is shutting down his campaign to unseat John Hall and endeavoring to take Vincent Leibell’s seat in the New York State Senate, even if it means challenging Leibell in an acrimonious GOP primary.
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Some Say It’s . . . Recovery.Con - Free Access
Putnam County used in stimulus shell game
Recovery.gov,
the Obama administration’s attempt at creating transparency in the $787-billion dollar stimulus program, is a transparent failure in Putnam County. Full Story
One Year Out, Ball and Hall in Tight Race
The 99th district’s Assemblyman is brimming with confidence. “If the [Congressional] election were held on Election Day this year, I believe we would have won with a majority because of the high turnout of Republicans,” said Greg Ball. Full Story
Cops and Robbers Thriller Unfolds in Lake Carmel
The scene resembled a cops-androbbers thriller when armed police officers surrounded a car with guns drawn and removed four suspects wanted for an armed robbery 35 miles away. Full Story
Gleneida Avenue Arsenal Seized
A man described by police as a “major drug dealer” is behind bars following a raid on an apartment above a popular Carmel deli located on the hamlet’s main thoroughfare.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest last Thursday of Scott Flaherty, 50. Full Story
Road Rage Kills Pricey Plate Proposal
Here’s a case of road rage that paid off!
County clerks across New York State, accompanied by a petition drive, have killed a plan to issue new “Empire Gold” license plates containing dark blue and gold colors that would have cost NY motorists $129 million. The plates were scheduled to replace existing red, white, and blue plates next April. Full Story
Problem Gambling: A Popular Putnam Pastime
Teenagers across Putnam County are gambling more today than ever before. In fact, gambling is even more prominent among the county’s youth than the use of alcohol, marijuana, and/or cigarettes. Full Story
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