Fire Damages Condos in Carmel



A fire accidentally ignited by a plumber using a torch started a troublesome blaze Tuesday that damaged several units in the Clearing in the Woods condominium development on Drew Road in Carmel. The fire was reported at 9:09 a.m. when the Putnam 9-1-1 Dispatch Center received several calls reporting a “possible structure fire.” Carmel FD Assistant Chief Dave DiRienzo arrived […]

Build Your Own Rain Barrel



Interested in conserving nature while at the same time saving money? Cornell Cooperative Extension in conjunction with the Putnam Master Gardeners Volunteer Program is hosting a Build Your Own Rain Barrel workshop Saturday in Southeast. Cornell Program Specialist Pat Madigan said watering lawns and gardens accounts for “as much as 40 percent of summertime water use. By diverting potable water […]

Online School Testing a Burden to Districts



The following is an email sent to the NYS Department of Education, which the writer asked us to share. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: I have just read an article about school testing, and I am outraged at the proposal of online testing and the burden that will place on already struggling districts. We are losing teachers, programs, supplies and you […]

Cystic Fibrosis Walk Raises $250,000 For Research



Putnam County’s annual CF Walk had special meaning this year now that a major gain has been reached in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. The FDA has approved the drug Kalydeco, which Lisa McPartland of Brewster, 2013 Family and Friends Team chair, said was the “first drug that addresses the underlying cause for CF for a specific mutation affecting four […]

Sifting Through the Sands of Time

AS IT SEEMS TO US A DEMOCRATIC TICKET

There is an old saying that “you have to go away from home to get the news.” While all the New York City newspapers have been beating the bushes, the air and other things in great excitement over whom the Democrats may run for governor and senator this year—and while Hearst has been booming Hylan, and Hylan has been booming […]

Word of the Week



bur•geon to grow and expand rapidly : flourish

‘Heritage Area’ Pushed for Hudson River Valley




It was a rainy day at Boscobel on Friday as U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring) and Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Harrison), gathered in the Pavilion behind the Orangerie along with about 100 others to announce a plan to harness the economic potential and protect the natural beauty of the Hudson Valley. Among those in attendance […]

Secret Garden Tour Blooms to Success



The annual Secret Garden Tour, held on Saturday, June 8, was a blooming success, according to Rand Bridget Otten, director of development for Partners with PARC. “Over $15,000 (net) was raised, nearly 350 tickets were sold, and people traveled from all over the tri-state area to attend,” Otten told the COURIER. “This is our major spring fundraiser and we couldn’t […]

Partners with PARC Hosts Annual Benefit Golf Outing



Partners with PARC will host its annual golf benefit on Monday, July 8, at the renowned Centennial Golf Club in Carmel. Based in Brewster, Partners with PARC is a 501 c (3) charity which raises funds to support children and adults with developmental disabilities in Putnam County. Support of our fundraisers and events aids people in need and contributions are […]

HIGH ACHIEVERS



… The following student from Putnam County has been recognized by Berkeley College Dean’s List: SANDRA SANTOS of Mahopac. … The following students from Putnam County received degrees from Berkeley College: VINCENT BERRY of Brewster, Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting; KEVIN JETT of Carmel, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration – Management; HEATHER POWDERLY of Mahopac, Associate in […]