Trim the Fat
Galef’s carol to Albany: Stop the unequitable hogging
Assemblywoman Sandy Galef continues to press her argument that “member items” be cut from state government spending in 2010-11. She says that the spending is not done equitably, or subject to standards, and that it is often used to propel campaigns or save endangered members of the majority. Full Story
Avalanche of Calls Besiege 911 Dispatch
The ice storm that paralyzed Putnam County a week ago Sunday resulted in a record number of emergency calls being made to the county’s 911 Dispatch Center. Full Story
Cornell Co-op Marks 65 Years
The focus has changed since 1944 but the mission and commitment has remained the same for Putnam residents and businesses—enabling people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Full Story
Firefighters Share Santa’s Spotlight
While touring Lake Carmel atop a LCFD engine, the jolly old fellow was accompanied by firefighters from
Lake Carmel. Amy Sposato, 16 and Marissa Glum, 8, were presented with candy canes as the fire truck
proceeded along Robin Drive off Dykeman Road near the Carmel-Kent line. See pages 15-17 for holiday
greetings from local businesses.
Full Story
County Ready to Fight MTA
Putnam County continues to fight the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) recently enacted mobility tax through the courts, and will know by year’s end if neighboring counties will be joining Putnam’s legal battle to fight the levy that has been called terribly unfair. Full Story
Putnamnites Deep in Debt
Foreclosures across the county reach all-time high
County officials are calling it a sign of the times: Putnam’s foreclosure actions and judgments have reached alltime highs.
During a meeting of the Legislature’s Economic Development Committee last week, Legislator Dan Birmingham, of Brewster, who chairs the panel, reported 436 foreclosure actions for the first 11 months of the year as compared to 348 for all of 2008. Full Story
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