Sifting Through the Sands of Time

Courier Archives

115 Years Ago 2 June 28, 1895 Friction at Croton Falls Our Croton Falls correspondent reports the tearing down of a barn occupied by O. J. Whitlock, at that place, by the New York city authorities. The Danbury News correspondent from the same place writes up the affair as follows: No little excitement was created in this village when Mr. […]

PUTNAM PEOpLE

Chronicling the Accomplishments of Putnamites

DANNY JOHN BLUMBERG, of Brewster, has been named to the spring semester Dean’s list at Radford University. To be named to the Dean’s list, a student must have taken 15 or more credit hours and have a grade point average of 3.4 or above with no grade below a C. Radford University is currently celebrating its Centennial year, having been […]

What’s for Dinner?

Cool Cooking For Warmer Weather

Chicken fajitas can be slow cooked on hot days for a cool, easy supper. (NAPS)—When it’s too hot to use your oven to cook, a smart idea is to start using your slow cooker. That way, you not only avoid heating up your kitchen, you help save on your energy bills as well. Cooking in a slow cooker for six […]

Aesop’s Fables

The Frogs Desiring a King

The Frogs were living as happy as could be in a marshy swamp that just suited them; they went splashing about caring for nobody and nobody troubling with them. But some of them thought that this was not right, that they should have a king and a proper constitution, so they determined to send up a petition to Jove to […]

WASHINGTON DISPATCHES

Keeping an Eye on Our Representatives in D.C.

Is Gillibrand Distancing Herself? SENATOR Kirsten Gillibrand is up for reelection this year. Her Republican challenger has yet to be determined, but the junior senator from New York appears to be in full election mode, nonetheless. And, already, she seems to be taking a cue from the Republican playbook. Here, in Washington, many pundits have argued that this election year […]

Police News



Man Faces 25 Years for Embezzlement A Carmel man found guilty of embezzling his employer of nearly $2 million as well as failing to pay personal income tax to New York State is facing a 25 year state prison term after being found guilty by a Westchester County jury. Todd Newman, 50, was convicted of one count of 1st degree […]

Pastimes

The Bridges and Boardwalks of Peach Lake Natural Area

The southeast corner of Putnam County hosts a 138-acre gem called the Peach Lake Natural Area. Made up of three contiguous preserves—Cedar Swamp, Birdwood, and the Paul Fitchen Preserves— it offers a large tract of wetlands and wilderness with numerous trails for the outdoor adventurer. To get there from the intersection of Route 6 and Starr Ridge Road (near the […]

Let’s Play a Game . .

Where in the County is The Courier?

If you can identify this location in Putnam County and be the first caller to 845.225.3633 on Monday, June 28, at 10am (according to the clock at the COURIER office), you will win a special surprise!

Parish Feast Set for Mid-July



St. James the Apostle Church, Gleneida Ave, Carmel, NY. Fr. Sorgie invites you to join us for the 6th Annual Feast of St. James the Apostle on Wednesday July 14th to Saturday, July 17. Great fun for the entire family, enjoy authentic street fair food, Italian pastries, rides, casino games, live music, raffles for exciting prizes and so much more. […]

FBI DIGGING IN PATTERSON

Patterson subpoena comes just weeks after FBI probe of county government

The Courier has learned that last week the Federal Bureau of Investigation requested unknown documents from the Patterson Town Hall. On Wednesday afternoon, David Raines, the fire code chief, confirmed to the Courier the veracity of some of the rumors of a federal investigation that had begun swirling through Putnam. “I am confirming that a federal subpoena was served by […]