Properly ‘retire’ Old Glory
Veterans’ organizations around the county are reminding residents this week to properly “retire” Old Glory when the stars and stripes become tattered and faded. Full Story
Mahopac Middle School kids concerned about the census
Children at the Mahopac Middle School want to be counted in the 2010 census currently underway. Full Story
Contingent travels to Albany
Representatives of the county’s largest school system traveled to Albany to meet with members of the New York State Legislature.
The contingent last week included Mahopac Board of Education President Penny Swift, trustees Earle Bellows and Richard LaFredo, and Superintendent Thomas Manko. Full Story
Green Chimneys Wins State Dental Foundation Recognition
Green Chimneys cares about the emotional health of its students as well as their physical condition—including their teeth.
That caring and concern prompted the New York State Dental Foundation to visit the school’s campus last week and present the institution and its dentist, Dr. Roderick MacCrae, with the “Give Kids a Smile” award. Full Story
Civics
Upcoming Meetings
THURSDAY, APRIL 1 Holy Thursday Carmel Environmental Conservation Board Meeting - 7:30pm Kent Planning Board Workshop - 7:30pm
FRIDAY, APRIL 2 Good Friday
MONDAY, APRIL 5 Kent Town Board Meeting -Town Hall- 7pm
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 Carmel Town Board Meeting - Carmel Fire House - 7pm Full Story
Youth Summit teaches respect
The issue of respect was the underlying theme of the day-long seminar held at Arms Acres in Carmel last week, hosted by the Putnam County Communities that Care Coalition.
Some 75 young people from the Brewster, Carmel, Mahopac, and Haldane school systems met in groups to discuss anti-social behavior, teen values, morals, drug use, and the difference between right and wrong. Full Story
CPD boater safety course
The Carmel Police Department will be hosting a state-sanctioned boater safety course on Saturday at Carmel Town Hall.
Sgt. Robert Behan explained the course was being given in partnership with the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and was designed as a comprehensive boating course by teaching the fundamentals of safe boating operation. Full Story
Friends of Inn hope to restore landmark
Putnam Valley historian and Mahopac teacher Dan Ricci is passionate when it comes to the Crofts Inn. Full Story
Veterans’ discount program
State Senator Vincent L. Leibell and County Clerk Dennis Sant are sponsoring a program to honor veterans and benefit local merchants. Full Story
Looking for a Cure
In the summer of 2006, I was feeling weak, ill, and coughing a lot. The doctor said I had fluid in my lungs and an abnormal EKG. I never followed up with the doctor. I was a smoker. It didn’t occur to me that my heart was the cause of the problems. Then later that fall, I had pneumonia. Full Story
PUTNAM PICTURE PAGE
Carmel police officer Brian Bailey, badge # 24, entering The COURIeR office after a staff member accidently hit the 911 button. Full Story
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