Free Running Clinic on Tap
Preventing injuries before they happen is the theme of an injury-prevention running clinic next Wednesday that has been organized by a physical therapist from Southeast. Full Story
Santa Arrives in Putnam County
Santa arrived in Putnam County a little early this year courtesy of the Mahopac Fire Department and the Mahopac Chamber of Commerce.
The jolly old fellow and Mrs. Claus were chauffeured to the Mahopac Chamber Park Saturday evening atop a fire truck, to the cheers of more than 350 who bundled up to ward off the chilly winds blowing off Lake Mahopac. Full Story
We’re Still Here, at Least
Though not without worries, consumers are showing signs of growing confidence
Last week some 50 million turkeys dedicated themselves to sating Americans’ appetites as we tried to decide whether we have very much to be thankful for. It turns out we do. And not only for the traditional blessings of freedom and the rule of law. Or the mixed blessing of families reunited by the return to the nest of unemployed sons and daughters. Full Story
Police News
Thanksgiving Day police roundup. Full Story
Matthew Paterson School Holds 32nd Thanksgiving Dinner
It began in 1977 when a freshman teacher at the Matthew Paterson Elementary School took a graduate course relating to environmental education. Full Story
Brewster High’s Charitable Bakers
Thanksgiving was extra special for 43 area families thanks to the efforts of four sophomores at Brewster High School. Full Story
Musical Artists in Residency Get the Little Ones Dancing
For two days last week, Peter and Mary Alice Amidon, the Vermont couple known for their song, dance, and storytelling, conducted an artist in-residency program at Garden Street School in Brewster for first, second, and third graders before holding an evening Community Contra Dance for the entire community. Full Story
Pines Bridge BOCES Program Hosts Thanksgiving Meal
A number of handicapped children learned about the real meaning of Thanksgiving when faculty and staff at the BOCES Pines Bridge School hosted a special holiday meal.
The event took place last week prior to the Thanksgiving break for the 105 students, who range in age from 5 to 21. Full Story
Garden Street ‘Pilgrims’ Enjoy a Thanksgiving Feast
Five and six-year-olds experienced a Thanksgiving meal dressed as Pilgrims last week at the Garden Street School in Brewster.
Kindergarten classes learned about the meaning of Thanksgiving before dining on a traditional meal prepared by teachers and parent volunteers.
Here, Karen Barke, a teacher at the school, enjoys the day as much as the children. Full Story
Jessica Stein Makes All-State Wind Ensemble
Jessica Stein has her mom to thank for her musical prowess.
The 17-year-old senior at Brewster High School, who has been selected to perform this weekend as one of nine trumpeters from across the state in the New York State All-State Wind Ensemble, remembered the day when she came home from school in third grade. Full Story
Carmel’s Place to Relax
LUXURY NAIl AnD SPA
Steve and Jennifer Park have come a long way to open up Luxury Nail and Spa in Carmel—from Seoul, South Korea, by way of Manhattan, and nearly a dozen odd jobs. Full Story
Animal Kingdom USA’s Critter Chatter
Jennifer from Somers asks:
I have a male Golden Retriever,
what can I do to stop him from
eating gravel?
Dear Jennifer,
Full Story
Life is Good for Patterson’s Eugene Schmidt
Eugene Schmidt never thinks “what if?”
The soon-to-be 101-year-old resident of the Plaza at Clover Lake in Patterson, who emigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1926, invited this reporter to his apartment last week to talk about the past and his philosophy on life. Full Story
FLASHBACK from the October 8, 2009, edition
On October 8, 2009, THe COURIeR was first to report that Mount Kisco’s Nan Hayworth would seek the Republican nomination to challenge Congressman John Hall. Now that Republican Assemblyman Greg Ball has decided to run for state senate, rather than Congress, Hayworth, an ophthalmologist, currently has no primary opponent. Full Story
Sales Tax Revenue Continues Downward Spiral
Ouch! Putnam sales tax revenues for the first 10 months of 2009 are down by a whopping $5 million.
Members of the Putnam Legislature’s Audit Committee heard from Commissioner of Finance William Carlin last week when presented his monthly report, and the news remained bad. Full Story
Senator Gillibrand Visits Putnamites in Mahopac
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand received a warm Putnam welcome when speaking at a business forum in Mahopac.
The freshman senator, who was appointed by Gov. Paterson in January to fill Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s former Senate seat, arrived at the Lantern Pub in Mahopac last week without some of the commotion common with her predecessor. Full Story
N.Salem Referendum Rejected
Residents in the North Salem School District rejected a $19.7 million referendum. Tuesday’s vote was 324 yes to 609 no.
Superintendent of Schools Ken Freeston was disappointed with the result, indicating that members of the Board of Education and school administration would be “revisiting our thinking on the project” in the weeks to come. Full Story
Taking The Kids to Lake Carmel’s Edward Ryan Memorial Park
Pastimes
If you are looking for a place to take the kids or grandkids for a few hours, try Edward Ryan Memorial Park in the Lake Carmel neighborhood of Kent. Full Story
Let’s Play a Game . . . Where in the County is The Courier?
If you can identify this location in Putnam County and be the first caller to 845.225.3633 on Monday, December 7 (Pearl Harbor Day), between 10 and 10:15am (according to the clock at the COURIER office), you will win a special surprise!
LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Full Story
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