The problem in the end may be that those who like the skies dark at night may viewed as "those intellectuals" or, "those people hate children!" as we hear the sports mafias intone until we're ready to puke. But to vilify someone for wanting the skies dark, which may be the reason they moved...
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2010 is going to be an interesting year for politics in Putnam County. The sides are lining up for a couple of Legislative seats and the race for the County Executive's seat. On the legislative side the Republican machine is gunning to shoot down one of its own, Tony Fusco, trying to remove the...
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A poll released on Friday shows that Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee holds a slim lead in a potential 2012 race against Barack Obama. Huckabee leads by 45%-44%. Mitt Romney trails slightly, by 42%-44% for Obama and Obama leads Sarah Palin by 49%-41% though she is the most well liked Republican of respondents. This shows...
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Putnam County Applicant: Lormat Construction Corp 4 Apple Hill Ct South Salem, NY 10590 Facility: Sandy Lane 61 Sandy St Mahopac, NY 10541 Application ID: 3-3720-00072/00004 Permit(s) Applied for: Article 24 Freshwater Wetlands Project is Located: Carmel, Putnam County Project Description: The project sponsor proposes to construct a single family residence at 61 Sandy Street, Mahopac, NY. The lot will also include a driveway, onsite subsurface sewage treatment system and...
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In yesterday's edition of the New York Journal News they ran 5 full pages of incidences from police reports. Imagine how different our communities would be if they ran 5 full pages of the positive things we do, our successes? Graduations, accomplishments, births, projects completed... There is more to life than drunk drivers and...
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It's important that you come out to support Lori tonight - again - in Carmel. Court starts at 6PM at Carmel Town Hall on Croton Falls Road just south of its intersection with Route 6.
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2009 will be remembered for a lot of things but mostly for the overt racism that exploded across the nation with the inauguration of the US's first Black president. Along with the racism came a resurgence in anti-intellectualism. "Tea Baggers" and "Birthers" don't seem to understand the difference between political philosophies...
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