Swearing-in ceremonies scheduled across the County
The New Year’s weekend will be a busy one in Putnam County with many swearing-in ceremonies scheduled. Full Story
CAR MEL
Police get personal radiation detectors
The world is a changing place— sometimes not for the better! Full Story
LAKE MAHOPAc
Leaking oil truck threatens Lake Mahopac
Quick action on the part of Mahopac Falls firefighters averted a calamity when an oil truck crashed on West Lake Blvd. in Mahopac and began leaking fuel oil. Full Story
BR EWS tER
Schools reach contract agreement with teachers
At the December Brewster Board of Education meeting, the school board announced that the district and the Brewster Teachers Association has reached a successful conclusion to their contract negotiations and put in place a three-year contract. Full Story
Cops to be in candid camera
Early next year, Carmel Police officers patrolling roads in and around the Carmel-Mahopac area will have an added safety tool installed in their squad cars.
Hardware and software to provide live video feeds from vehicles in the field to a dispatcher at CPD headquarters, as well as other squad cars, will be installed thanks to a federal grant obtained by Congressman John Hall. Full Story
Photo
Mae Collins stole the show when the Emerald Association of Putnam County hosted its annual Christmas party last week.
Mae, a spry 104, danced up a storm with a variety of partners, including Eamon Cummins of Kent. Both were born in Ireland. Full Story
Town in the red over cleaning up the white
The Town of Carmel finds itself in the red after cleaning up the white stuff!
Supervisor Kenneth Schmitt reported Monday—prior to the three late autumn storms that dumped snow and caused ice age conditions around the county—that his town had a $50,000 surplus in its highway department budget from last winter. Full Story
|
|
The only real journalism in Putnam County and the leading news source on Carmel, Mahopac, Brewster and Putnam County. Authoritative and independent. Published by Elizabeth Ailes; edited by Douglas Cunningham. 845.265.2468. First-place, In-Depth Reporting, 2011 Better Newspaper Contest, New York Press Association.
© 2009-2012 The Putnam County Courier, LLC
All rights reserved. No material may be reproduced without written permission.
|
"Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
-- George Washington
Click here for digital edition 
|
RSS Feed
