Everyone Smiles in the Same Language’
The demographics of Putnam County are changing, with more and more families from far-off lands relocating to the New York area in order to live as well as work and raise a family. Full Story
Teachers Collect Coats for the Less Fortunate
Dozens of area residents are wearing new and gently used coats this winter by thanks to the efforts of the Brewster Teachers Association.
Each of the district’s five schools participated in the coat drive that resulted in 406 coats being distributed to a variety of area charities. Full Story
Fundraising Challenge Reaps Big Benefits for Seniors
Kristin Burke’s motto in life has paid off. Burke, a resident of Garrison who is a partner in a prominent Manhattan law firm, has always believed: “When you give, you always get more in return!” Full Story
Health Quest Administrative Offices Relocate to LaGrange
The parent corporation of Putnam Hospital Center, Vassar Brothers Hospital, in Poughkeepsie, and Northern Dutchess Hospital, in Rhinebeck, will be relocating its administrative offices this month to a new complex in LaGrange. Full Story
Sifting Through the Sands of Time
Courier Archives
Sheriff Snyder brings the following anecdote from Alton:
A few days since one of the convicts in the penitentiary got into cart in which another convict was hauling shavings out of the yard to throw into the river. Full Story
Jilco Weathers the Economy in Style
Sitting just beyond the Putnam border on Mahopac Road, is Jilco, a business nearly three decades old that has been installing top-line windows and well designed kitchens and baths throughout the tri-state area. It’s also a business tasting the first sampling of a recovery. Full Story
Once Profitable, MTA is Now a Black Hole for Tax Dollars
New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority is the largest transit agency in the United States, by every measure. A once profitable set of private transit firms, the MTA has been transformed into a taxcollecting nightmare for New York’s suburbs. Full Story
AlBANY pOsts
Keeping an Eye on Our Politicians at the State Capitol
Former Congressman Rick Lazio lashed out at New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo this week at the Conservative Party Political Action Conference.
MICHAEL BRENDAN
DOUGHERTY
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Police News
Landlord in Hot Water
A Dutchess County man who owns an apartment complex on Secor Road in the Mahopac Falls section of Carmel is facing charges of harassment and criminal contempt for allegedly turning off the heat and electricity in one of the apartments. Full Story
Braving the Ghostly Ruins of Leon Levy’s Black Mansion
A book about ghosts led me to the Leon Levy Preserve in Lewisboro, searching for the ruins of a place known by a few different names over the past 60 years—names including the Bell Estate, the Kaplan place, and the Black Mansion. Full Story
Brewster Sports Foundation Raises $20,000 at Gala
Once again the greater Brewster- Southeast community has risen to the top!
Last Saturday before a SRO audience at the Starr Ridge Manor Banquet Hall, the Brewster Sports Foundation raised $20,000 to revitalize athletic fields for both the school and residential communities in greater Southeast. Full Story
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