Sifting Through the Sands of Time

Beautiful extract.

“When the summer of youth is slowly wasting away into the nightfall of age, and the shadow of past years grows deeper and deeper, as life wears on to its close, it is pleasant to look back through the vista of time upon the sorrows and felicities of our earlier yours. “If we have a home to Shelter and heart […]

SPCA Article Hailed

Dear Editor, I would like to thank reporter Eric Gross and publisher Douglas Cunningham for bringing the Putnam County SPCA to the attention of our county’s residents in their August 1 article in the Courier. Surprisingly, some of our community are not aware of the Putnam County SPCA and the services they provide, which in turn, does not bring in […]

Cunningham’s Corner

FREE Imagine World War II in the Age of Ambiguity

I’m trying to replace the references to Japan in FDR’s Pearl Harbor speech – surely one of the finest speeches ever given – with President Donald Trump’s formulation of “many sides,” and it just doesn’t work. Is it me? What am I missing? Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., wasn’t about violence on “many sides,” as Trump’s first mealy-mouthed condemnation of the […]

Brewster School District to Host Town Hall


Brewster School officials earlier this summer described a brief video in which recent graduates demeaned Afro-Americans by calling them the ‘n’ word as most unfortunate. Next Tuesday evening, the district will be conducting a community forum to discuss the incident in addition to a new logo that will be used alongside the Brewster bear mascot that symbolizes the academic and […]

Word of the Week

moue /MOO/ NOUN: a little grimace : pout

Grief Stricken Mom Urges Participation On Overdose Awareness Day


A Mahopac woman who lost her son from an accidental overdose of heroin laced with fentanyl is calling on all residents of the county to support Putnam’s annual Overdose Awareness Day scheduled for August 31 in Mahopac. Lauren Privitera, Mahopac Chapter Leader of Grief Recovery After Substance Passing (GRASP), explained the day was a global event that “raises awareness of […]

Turnout Gear & Helmets Headed To Mahopac Falls FD

Uncle Sam has come to the assistance of the Mahopac Falls Fire Department. Funds totaling $81,429 issued by FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, will allow the volunteer fire service to acquire new protective equipment. In making the announcement last week, Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney called emergency responders “America’s unsung heroes. Firefighters stick their necks out to save lives every […]

Pawling Man Charged In 2015 Patterson Fatal Crash


A Pawling man is facing a lengthy state prison term for allegedly driving a pickup truck on Route 22 in Patterson two years ago while under the influence of morphine that slammed into an oncoming vehicle killing a Kent woman and seriously injuring her husband. The crash took place on Route 22, just north of Route 311 on the afternoon […]

I-684 Speed Enforcement Nets Big Results


Troopers were out in force last Wednesday on I-684 at the Putnam-Westchester line and during a six hour speed enforcement detail made numerous arrests. A total of 78 tickets were written, 59 for exceeding the 65 mph speed limit by 15 miles or more with the top speed recorded at 96 mph. In addition, troopers issued eight summons for seatbelt […]

Grigoroff Guilty of Murder


Anthony Grigoroff, the man convicted years ago of murdering John Marcinak outside his Garrison garage following a botched robbery on New Year’s Eve Day 2008, was found guilty a second time last Tuesday in a Putnam County Courtroom. It was shortly after 12:30 pm when State Supreme Court Justice Edward McLaughlin, who presided over the trial, queried the jury foreman: […]