One Man's Mission Against Albany's Tax-and-Spend Machine - Free Access
Greg Ball says he is "the greatest threat" to the state capital's status quo
“Choose a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life,” wrote Confucius, circa 500 B.C. Greg Ball, the 32-year-old Tea-Partying state senate candidate from quiet Putnam County, must have been sick the week they taught early East Asian philosophy in high school. Full Story
HURRICANE UPDATE INFO FROM FEMA
As of September 2, Hurricane Watch Has Been Issued for Parts of North Carolina up through Massachusetts; Earl is Currently a Category 4 Hurricane
As Hurricane Earl moves toward Puerto Rico and Full Story
Bye-Bye Brewster?
Southeast supervisor, Brewster mayor trade jabs over village’s future
Responding to a Courier survey revealing that 74.5 percent of Southeast residents have a “fair or poor” opinion of their town board, Supervisor Michael Rights proposed government consolidation as the solution to the widespread angst. Full Story
Southeastern Discomfort
Residents cite illegal immigration as top concern
Supervisor Rights: Town board ‘has enriched the old guard for generations’
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Snake-Wrestling Tea Partier Runs for Assembly
Steve Katz will face James Borkowski in Sept. 14 primary
People have all kinds of ways, means, and reasons for choosing an occupation. Some take over the family business, others show a special talent from a young age, and many follow the money. Then there are some, like 99th Assembly District candidate Dr. Steve Katz, who find a career path after they are soiled on by a giant snake while rescuing a guy from being strangled to death. Full Story
Most Town Boards Receive Middle-of-the-Road Ratings
According to a recent survey conducted for the Courier, 58.7 percent of Putnam County residents have a fair or poor opinion of their local town boards. While the most dissatisfaction was in Southeast, a majority of those polled in Carmel, Kent, and Patterson gave their town board a negative “fair or poor” rating. Full Story
Brewster Man Slashes NYC Cabbie
Michael Enright’s neighbors are shocked
Residents in the greater Brewster area are expressing shock and disbelief this week over the alleged actions of a 21-year-old resident of Brewster Heights who faces attempted murder charges in Manhattan for reportedly stabbing a taxicab driver because he was Muslim. Full Story
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