Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Parade - Free Access
Video from the July 8th Parade
Fire departments from around the county march in the Mahopac parade that took place on July 8th. For instant access to the PCC's journalism online, add only $5 to your print subscription. Click on the subscribe link above or call (845) 225-1914. Full Story
Did He Grab Her?
Ball laments after-work drink, accuses Leibell of skullduggery
Is Assemblyman Greg Ball facing sexual harassment allegations or is this just another case of dirty politics in the race for New York Senate? The senate candidate for New York’s 40th district was accused of groping a waitress at the Assembly Restaurant and Lounge in Albany on June 21. Full Story
Election Chiefs Retain Posts After ‘Brouhaha’
Putnam’s long time elections commissioners had to sweat it out on the hottest night of the summer season during their reappointment process. Full Story
Pit Bull Kills Neighbors’ Dog
Mahopac family is devastated after losing a beloved pet
Jennifer Marino described the scene as a “horror show.”
The young mother of three heard her eldest daughter’s screams coming from her front yard off Kia Ora Blvd. in Mahopac last week as she buckled her two younger children into their car seats. Full Story
Camarda: Anti-Business Attitude Hurts Taxpayers
Elected officials vote against sharing sales tax revenue to offset road improvements
On Tuesday night the Putnam County Legislator voted 7-2 a county will not share sales tax revenue with private developers. In practice, this means that developer Paul Camarda and Patterson Crossing, Realty, LLC, will not be reimbursed should the company fix the roads near the proposed Patterson Crossing shopping center. Full Story
Vandals Ravage Hill- Agor Farmhouse
Vandals have ravaged the Hill-Agor Farm in Mahopac Falls, one of Putnam County’s most cherished treasures.
The farm, originally 245 acres around Hill Street near Red Mills, was purchased from the Wappinger Indians in 1741 and was the subject of a precedent setting U.S. Supreme Court case about land ownership. Full Story
Urban Combat Training
Putnam police officers spent a day of training at West Point recently. Above, the heavily armed officers enter a residence at the military academy during the scenario. Full Story
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