I was driving in Patterson yesterday afternoon and passed by two developments, Cornwall Meadows and the cluster zoning development on Route 292 just west of the village. Both these developments are on cul de sacs, meaning there is only one way in and one way out. At the turn-off for each, cars were...
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Good Friday Morning, It’s probably gonna snow. If the weather service report from this morning holds true, we’re looking at somewhere between 9 and 13 inches of snow by later tonight. This could cancel the Physical Services Committee meeting schedule for 1:30 this afternoon at Tilly Foster Farm. Check the County Leg Calendar for updates....
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Good Friday Morning, I, for one, am a tad disappointed that the temps weren’t 2 or 3 degrees cooler over the past 36 hours. Had they been, we’d be looking at almost 30″ of snow and man, that would have been great! But alas, a man’s dreams were dashed by the moderating forces of Mother...
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“I am not the Grinch, but parchments from 1814 and Twinkies don’t mix,” - Putnam County Clerk Denis Sant Good Monday Morning, We had a tiny bit of snow yesterday and in response to that first visual blast of winter, highway crews across the county emptied the oceans of salt and left it in mounds...
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“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.” – Thomas Jefferson Good Friday Morning: I’d like to thank all of you who helped out during the recent fund drive. For those who forgot, please re-consider your forgotting. For those who read each day...
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Good Thursday Morning, The new Yellow Book crop has grown out of the frozen ground again, the one plant that defies Nature’s winter sleep, isn’t there one day, but the next, is everywhere one looks. You’ll see it scattered along every roadside and highway, its bright yellow petals enclosing a pistal of paler yellow stamens streaked...
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PlanPutnam’s Annual Fund Drive: Day 4 Good Monday Morning! There was a beautiful sunrise this morning. Air quality is supposed to be almost excellent, the sun will shine and this mid-fall day will be quite nice. If you can get outside at any time today, do so. Those of you who missed the Bob Hauver/Mike Latini ACT...
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