SOUTHEAST — A former Putnam County sheriff candidate who pleaded guilty to forging signatures on campaign paperwork said Wednesday that his proposal to perform community service by volunteering for Assemblyman Greg Ball was rejected because Ball is unpopular among some county Republicans. “If it was a different politician, I think the people would say differently,”...
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Back in early July I wrote an article entitled, "Is There No Balm in Gilead?" regarding the plight of a homeowner who finds herself surrounded on 3 sides by the continuing destruction of what was once a mountain and now, little by little, is becoming a molehill topped with little boxes made of ticky-tacky.
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For other primaries the county Board of Elections has posted a list of candidates names who will appear in various races across the county. Though sample ballots are not yet posted, the list of candidates can be found here. (PDF) It's a special thing for me to see my name posted for the Independence...
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Named for American Indians who lived in the region, Wiccopee was also known as Johnsville for a time before reverting to its original moniker. Its historic business district ran along Fishkill Hook/Hook roads, south of Route 52. In all, 19 buildings in Wiccopee, including the hamlet's 1825 Methodist Episcopal Church, are included in the town's...
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Good Friday Morning, The Town of Kent goes back to court this coming Monday morning after Judge O’Rourke decided last week to hold the town liable for Swine flu, bad breath and Celine Dion. As many of you know I’ve engaged in a political quest of late and so far my impressions are this: It’s...
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According to the NY Journal News: City Project Funding for 2009-10 Patterson Putnam Community Foundation, Inc., The $50,000 Details Patterson Hudson Valley Trust, Inc., The $22,500 Details Cold Spring North Highlands Fire Department $10,000 Details Mahopac American Legion Post 1080 $10,000 Details Carmel Putnam County $10,000 Details Carmel Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Service $10,000 Details Brewster Cornell University Cooperative Extension Putnam County $10,000 Details Cold Spring Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum $7,500 Details West Point Constitution Island Association, Inc $7,500 Details Carmel Putnam County Office for the Aging $5,000 Details Garrison Alice Curtis Desmond...
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Senate saga takes more bizarre turns ALBANY – Officially, the leadership standoff in the State Senate continues with no end in sight, and the 2009 legislative session over, as of midnight this morning. Unofficially, the Senate Democrats claim they managed to assemble a quorum, when a Republican senator inadvertently wandered into the chamber, while looking for...
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