An Iconic Display
An icon found in Russia 715 years ago that has brought miracles to people of all faiths over the years returned to Mahopac Sunday, where it was venerated by hundreds of people. Full Story
MTA Tax Revolt is Wilting
The planned revolt against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s mobility payroll tax is wilting. A January 28 roundtable at Fratelli’s in Mahopac, hosted by the Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce, was originally intended to formalize a way for local businesses to resist the tax, but the movement appears to be turning in a different direction. Full Story
Sales Tax Revenue Down by $5.7M
The numbers are in and the news is far from rosy relating to sales tax receipts in Putnam County last year.
On Monday members of the Putnam Legislature’s Audit Committee heard from Commissioner of Finance William Carlin, who presented his report for December as well as the county’s annual tabulation. Full Story
Drive Drunk, Lose Your Car
District Attorney Adam Levy’s New Year’s resolution is to reduce the number of motorists driving drunk on Putnam County roads in 2010 following last year’s alarming number of DWI arrests that exceeded 500. Full Story
Unemployment on the Rise
Putnam’s unemployment rate might be the lowest in the region, but it rose by onetenth of one percent for December, 2009.
The New York State Labor Department reported last Thursday that the county’s rate of unemployment was 6.6 percent in December, up slightly from 6.5 percent in November, 2009, which had been down from 6.9 percent for the previous three months. Full Story
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