Red Cross and United Way Solicit Aid for Haitians
A call has gone out from the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross and the United Way of Putnam-Westchester for donations to assist the hundreds of thousands in need in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Full Story
Wintertime on the Farm
The pace slows during the winter on a farm.
Animals resemble statues, either standing in their corrals against a snow-covered terrain, or peacefully munching on hay inside their chilly barns.
Lambs wear an extra heavy layer of wool to protect them from the cold. Chickens even grow a concentrated layer of feathers. Full Story
Cops and Robbers at Carmel Hannaford
The scene resembled a cops and robbers thriller when police converged on the Putnam Plaza Shopping Center and arrested three people wanted for larceny. Carmel Police Chief Michael Johnson said the caper unfolded last week when security at the Hannaford’s Supermarket in Carmel called 911 to report three suspicious individuals inside the store. Full Story
Police News
Mahopac Woman Takes the Credit
A Mahopac woman is facing incarceration in a state penitentiary following her arrest by Carmel Police on six counts of grand larceny. Full Story
What Do Latest Campaign Finance Reports Reveal?
January’s New York State Campaign Finance filings provide only a few clues to what has already been an intriguing 2010 political season. Full Story
Tamagna Names 2010 Committees
Committee assignments have been set for the 2010 Putnam Legislature. Full Story
Brewster Latinos Seek Help for Haiti
Victor Padilla knows first hand the heartache of poverty encountered by many people in third world nations. Full Story
Field Farmstead Preserve Offers Hiking, Snow Tubing
The hike through Field Farmstead Preserve is a short one, so pulling the kids through the woods on their snow tubes seemed like a good idea. My kids wanted to go tubing and I wanted to go on a hike, so we all agreed this was a good compromise. Full Story
Let’s Play a Game . . .
Where in the Area is The Courier?
If you can identify this location in Putnam County and be the first caller to 845.225.3633 on Monday, January 25, at 10am (according to the clock at the COURIER office), you will win a special surprise! Full Story
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