The Habitat home on Kendall Drive in Putnam Lake resembles a beehive with volunteers scurrying about completing their assigned tasks. Two dozen volunteers toiled in oppressive heat last Saturday but the contractors, teachers, students, businessmen an… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password

Region Bakes
At noon-time Wednesday with the temperature at 92 degrees, Carmel School District groundsman Steve DiNucci takes a drink of water while mowing lawns on the district’s high school campus. Baby, it’s hot outside! If you like it scorching, t… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.
Red Alert on Thefts From Cars
Teens Busted in Southeast, Patterson Cases; Sell Goods to Cops Two 19-year-olds from Stormville and Holmes are facing felony charges for allegedly rifling through parked vehicles and stealing merchandise at condominium complexes in Southeast and Pa… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.
Abuse of Power Charged in Kent
It is an odd court case, the civil complaint filed by Ernest L. Robinson III against a bevy of Town of Kent officials. Is it a simple abuse of power case filed by a disgruntled victim? Or is it one more symbol of the political machinations and entit… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier […]

The Man Behind The 4-H Fair Poster
Joe Gyscek of Mahopac shows his creation to three 4-H interns—Teresa Spaziani of Stormville, Kate Paulmann of East Fishkill, and Melissa Wiltse of Brewster. Posters announcing next weekend’s Putnam 4-H Fair are on display across the count… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.
Seeking Community Solutions in Tough Economic Times
As neighbors, we work together to make our towns better places to live, and improve the quality of life for our children, friends, and neighbors. We live, work and even play within Putnam’s borders, and hope to attract people from the outside … Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.

Leibell: Four Visitors a Month
The Federal Correctional Institution at Loretto, in western Pennsylvania. Former state senator Vincent Leibell is serving his 21-month sentence at the prison camp next to the prison, depicted here. When Vincent Leibell receives visitors at his new di… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.
DiPippo Hearing Delayed
Justice continues to move at a snail’s pace in Putnam County. A hearing was postponed last week and rescheduled for July 29. The action followed the Putnam County District Attorney’s office asking New York’s highest court for permi… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.

Scouts Participate In Wounded Warrior Project
CEC Andrew Rojas of Carmel who recently returned from Afghanistan meets with members of Carmel Boy Scouts and their leaders outside the Carmel VFW Post after an American flag that flew over the Kandahar base was raised locally. Wounded members of the… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.

Communication and Team Building via Drum Circle at Camp Herrlich
Campers from Putnam are joined by their newfound friends from the city during the circle of drums. Children attending Camp Herrlich in Patterson experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity last week when world acclaimed percussionist and composer Jo… Please login below or purchase a subscription to the Putnam County Courier to access this content.