High Praise for Putnam Schools
But majority say, “Don’t raise school taxes!’
According to a recent survey, 70.7 percent of Putnam County citizens are unwilling to pay higher school taxes. At the same time, 72 percent of those polled had a positive view of Putnam schools. Full Story
Candidates Face Resident questions
In a debate that placed candidates before an audience of eager, answer-hungry residents, issues like term limits, attracting and maintaining local commerce, and taxation were cause for lively and sometimes prickly discussion. Full Story
Drink & Drive, Lose Your Ride
District Attorney Adam Levy is not in the used car business but Putnam’s chief lawman told the Courier Monday that he will do everything in his power to protect local residents from “irresponsible and dangerous felony offenders.” Full Story
Positioning for Power
COUNTY EXECUTIVE RACE
Editor’s Note: These profiles of Odell and Leibell ran in the Feb. 4,
2010, and April 22, 2010 issues of the
Courier. We are reprinting
excerpts of them in anticipation of the upcoming September 14
Republican primary in the race for Putnam’s next county executive.
Odell is a
Wild Card
Full Story
Supporting Warriors Who Return—and the Families of Those Who Don’t
The mid-Hudson River Valley has lost 21 warriors since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2001. The death of one of them, Army 1st Lieutenant Lewis Allen, inspired Sullivan County resident Ray McCarthy to find a way to help the families of veterans. Full Story
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