‘Doc’ Baker Yearns for Peace PAC
A World War II hero residing in Baldwin Place has donated a rare sign to the Mahopac American Legion on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
The fight was the largest and bloodiest battle that American forces experienced during the Second World War, with 800,000 men committed to the battle and more than 19,000 Americans killed. Full Story
Peace PAC Craft Sale at the Lodge Underway
The work of more than 40 talented and gifted artisans from across the region is on sale for holiday gift giving this week at the Putnam Arts Council’s Craft and Art Sale at the Lodge.
Last weekend the 15th annual fair that benefits the council opened with great fanfare at the Tilly Foster Farm in Southeast. Full Story
Decorate Safely for the Holidays
Holiday decorations are festive and can be extremely beautiful, but residents throughout the region are being encouraged to decorate safely this time of the year. Full Story
Engagement
JUDITH BURRETT & CHRISTOPHER DUONOLA
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Burrett of Peekskill, along with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Duonola of Carmel, together would like to announce the engagement of their children, Judith Burrett and Christopher Duonola. Full Story
A Fair for All Ages
From grandmas and grandpas to toddlers, the Holiday Fair at the C.V. Starr Intermediate School in Brewster offered something for everyone. Full Story
Celebrating the Festival of Lights
An outdoor menorah lighting in downtown Carmel Monday evening brought Jews and Christians together to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
The ceremony was officiated over by Rabbi Avi Korer of Putnam Chabad and was organized through the auspices of the synagogue, the Mahopac- Carmel Chamber of Commerce and the Hamlet of Carmel Civic Association. Full Story
Chamber Unification Has Been Tried Before—and Failed
The effort to combine the various Chambers of Commerce in Putnam County is not entirely novel. From 1994-1996, a similar effort managed to create an organization called The Putnam Association of Chambers. The association still exists, legally, and has a tiny bank account overseen by Adam Wilson, a CPA from Patterson. Full Story
CAP Gears Up for Record Christmas
After experiencing its busiest Thanksgiving season ever, officials at the Putnam Community Action Program (CAP) are preparing for what promises to be an extremely hectic Christmas. Full Story
Store Cares for Stranded Drivers
When winter covered Putnam’s roads with ice last Sunday, leaving highway departments scrambling and roads closed, The Animal Kingdom, a pet store in the Route 312 shopping center, made stranded shoppers feel at home. Full Story
Police News
Juiced Judge
The case against a Pawling judge accused of driving while intoxicated will be brought to court by a special prosecutor from either Putnam or Ulster counties, since assistant district attorneys from Dutchess County appear before the magistrate on a regular basis. Full Story
Putnam Health Center’s Campaign for Tomorrow Gets a Boost
At Putnam Hospital Center’s volunteer recognition luncheon PHC Auxiliary President Beverley Seader (left) presented PHC Foundation Executive Director Jeffrey D. Kellogg with a check for over $40,000, as PHC Director of Volunteer and Pastoral Services Michelle Piazza looked on. Full Story
Putnam Humane Society Benefits at Christmas
Santa arrived a little early at the Putnam Humane Society shelter in Carmel, but no one was complaining. Managers from the Hannaford Supermarket in Carmel played Santa last Thursday when delivering a truckload of pet food and supplies to the animal shelter on Old Route 6 in Carmel. Full Story
BOCES Students Learn Fingerprinting
Watch out CSI! BOCES students from Putnam and northern Westchester enrolled at the Learning Center High School are preparing to take over your job. Full Story
BOCES Students Build Solar Powered Vehicles, Race Them
Engineering can become a sink or swim profession!
Just ask students at the Putnam- Northern Westchester BOCES enrolled in a New Visions Engineering class, who last week completed their first look into mechanical engineering by building solar-powered amphibious vehicles. Full Story
Italian Family Finds Hope in Mahopac
It’s a long way from Taranto, Italy, to Putnam County, but the Italian-American community of greater Mahopac has taken in a family in need of special medical services for a three-year-old little girl after physicians in their native Italy gave up hope of finding a way to assist the small child. Full Story
BOCES Recognizes Putnam Students
Four students from Brewster, one from Carmel, and two others from Mahopac and Lake Peekskill are among 10 young standouts at the Putnam- Northern Westchester BOCES who have been honored as Students of Distinction. Full Story
Forty-Six Graduate from Youth Court
Putnam County Youth Court has 46 new members this week.
The youngsters from across the county participated in a rigorous training program during the past three months, and last week before a SRO audience at the historic Putnam County Courthouse, the graduates took their oaths of office and were inducted into the Youth Court program. Full Story
FOP Hosts Children’s Christmas Party
Members of the Stephen Driscoll Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police conducted their annual Children’s Christmas party last weekend at the Putnam FOP headquarters in Patterson.
Visits from Jocko the Magician, McGruff the Crime Dog and of course Santa made the event special for the dozens of boys and girls as well as their moms and dads attending. Full Story
Girl Scout Honored
Antonia Carey of Brewster was one of over 200 girls from the seven counties of the lower Hudson River valley, recognized for her leadership skills as she received the Girl Scout Silver Award at Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc.’s Silver Award Ceremony, Sunday, November 22, at the Monroe Woodbury Middle School in Central Valley. Full Story
The Music of Marga Lane
The 2005 Carmel High graduate has embarked on her journey to L.A.
What does it take to be a pop star? Marga Lane, known around her former Carmel haunts as Marga Lane Rojas, is finding out. The 2005 Carmel High graduate has embarked on her journey to L.A. and, she hopes, to fame and celebrity. Full Story
Scenery & Serenity in the Heart of Mahopac
Pastimes
The Red Mills Historic Park in Mahopac packs a lot of local history into a small area. At approximately 5 acres, Red Mills Park is an old mill site that was converted to a passive recreation park. Sybil Ludington’s famous 1777 ride took her past this site, which was once a hub of local agriculture and economic activity. 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 21, between 10 and 10:15am (according to the clock at the COURIER office), you will win a special surprise! Full Story
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