International Adoption Seminar Planned
Family Service of Westchester and Cradle of Hope Adoption Center will be hosting an International Adoption Information Seminar for prospective adoptive families on Monday, May 20 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. The seminar will be held at Family Service of Westchester, One Summit Avenue in White Plains.
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Home Improvement Grants Available
The Putnam County Housing Corporation (PCHC) has $200,000 in funding to continue its Home Improvement Program through the New York State Affordable Housing Corporation. The program will assist homeowners with repairs such as structural, safety and code upgrades, roofs, windows and heating systems wi...
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CORRECTION
In last week’s article about the redistricting of Putnam County, our numbers for the breakdown of registered voters in the County were incorrect. According to Anthony Scannapieco of the Board of Elections in Putnam, the actual breakdown of numbers are as follows: 37% Republican, 30.7% Democrat, the ...
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2002 Heartwalk Planned For June 9th At Guidepost In Carmel
RX for fighting heart disease and stroke: take one million feet; donations from family, friends and co-workers; mix in a fun, festive event; repeat annually to make a lasting impression in the fight against America’s leading cause of death and disability.
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IRS Warns Of Scheme To Steal Identity And Financial Data
The Internal Revenue Service warned last week of a fraudulent scheme currently circulating that uses fictitious bank correspondence and IRS forms in an attempt to trick taxpayers into disclosing their personal and banking data. The information fraudulently obtained is then used to steal the taxpayer...
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Median Sales Price Of Putnam County Homes Rises Significantly
The median sales prices for single-family, existing homes in Putnam county rose from $229,000 in March 2001 to $302,000 in March 2002. This represents a percentage of change of +31.9%.
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Coin Collectors To Meet May 21st
The Croton River Numismatic Society of Carmel, New York (a coin club) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, May 21st at 7:30pm in the Guideposts cafeteria located on Seminary Hill Road in Carmel.
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Caring, Coping, Understanding Alzheimer’s Focus of Free Series of Programs To Be Held at PHC
For four consecutive Thursday evenings beginning May 23rd, a four-part program designed to help families, friends and caregivers gain a better understanding of Alzheimer’s Disease will be sponsored by Putnam Hospital Center, the Putnam County Office for the Aging, the Alzheimer’s Association Westche...
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Women’s Health Fair at Putnam Hospital Center To Offer Free Screenings, Demonstrations, Information
Women: It’s time to put yourselves first. Come to Putnam Hospital Center on Thursday, May 16th, from 5 to 7pm, for a free health fair geared entirely to women. It will be held in the ground floor cafe classrooms at the hospital at 670 Stoneleigh Avenue in Carmel.
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Free Screenings Offered At Upcoming Health Fair
Putnam County Health Department’s Karen Tuchman (right) looks on as Putnam Hospital Center’s Director of Respiratory Therapy Kathy Dana administers a pulmonary function test to State Senator Vincent Leibell in advance of the Women’s Health Fair that will be held at the hospital on Thursday, May 16, ...
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Putnam Hospital Center to Offer One-Day Prepared Childbirth Class June 1st
The Birthing Center at Putnam Hospital Center has scheduled its next one-day prepared childbirth class for Saturday, June 1 from 9am to 5pm, at the hospital at 670 Stoneleigh Avenue in Carmel.
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Area Residents Meet State And Local Candidates At Event Sponsored By Putnam’s Young Democrats
Democratic candidates for state and focal officers were in Mahopac on Sunday to answer questions from area residents about education, health care, and the environment. Over 50 people attended a "Meet the Candidates" event sponsored by the Putnam Young Democrats at the Country Club at Lake ...
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Red Hot Mamas To Meet
Vassar Brothers Hospital’s Red Hot Mamas will meet on Wednesday, May 15 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the hospital’s Joseph Tower auditorium.
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Sheriff Smith Completes Sheriff’s Institute Session
Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith completed participation in the 82nd Session of the National Sheriffs’ Institute (NSI) held in Longmont, Colorado April 14-26th. Sheriff Smith was awarded his degree of completion from Mr. Larry Solomon, Deputy Director, National Institute of Corrections, and Mr....
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CYO Launches Revamp The Camp Program
The CYO J. V. Mara Camps, situated on 250 acres in Putnam Valley, will launch their annual Revamp The Camp program at 9 am on May 4th.
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PV Board Of Ed To Hear From Public On Proposed Budget
The Putnam Valley Board of Education will conduct a Work Session/Business Meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2002. There will be an opportunity for a Public Hearing on the proposed 2002-03 budget.
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Celebrate Mother’s Day At Mount Gulian Historic Site
Mount Gulian Historic Site, Fishkill, celebrates Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12th with free admission for all mothers.
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Local Couple Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Warren of New Port Rickey, Florida, formerly of Lyons Road in Cold Spring, NY celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 29, 2002.
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CPR Course Offered On Third Saturdays
The Hudson Valley Hospital Center offers a one-day Heartsaver CPR class for the lay-rescuer on the third Saturday of every month. The next Heartsaver class will be held on May 18 from 9:30am to 2:30pm. Open to all ages, the cost of the course is $45.
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Hudson Valley Hospital Offers Yoga
Yoga classes and Gentle Yoga classes are set to begin May 23rd at the Dempsey House, Crompond Road, on the grounds of Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
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Public Hearing On Mental Health Services In Putnam To Be Held
Putnam County Executive Bondi and Commissioner of Mental Health Bureau, Michael J. Piazza have announced that a Public Hearing will be held to solicit comments to help the development of the 2002 Local Government Plan for Mental Health Services in Putnam County.
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Senior Forum On "Aging At Home" At Hudson Valley Hospital
A Senior Forum "Aging At Home" will take place on Friday, May 17th at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Route 202, Cortlandt Manor.
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Police Report
Putnam Valley - The Putnam County Sheriffs Department reports the arrest of a Westchester County woman on a charge that she assaulted a man in Putnam Valley on Saturday, April 27, 2002. Ms. Giselda G. Caracci, age 23, of Yonkers, was charged after she allegedly struck her boyfriend in the head with ...
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7th Annual Main Street Conference Spotlights Patterson Hamlet Revitalization
On Friday, May 10th, state, county and town officials, civic leaders and local residents will gather at 9 am at the Community Room at the Donald Smith Justice Center on Route 311 in Patterson for the 7th Annual Main Street Conference. This year’s conference, entitled "Revitalization and the Pas...
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Support Connection To Host "Aromatherapy Revisited"
Support Connection, a not-for-profit organization offering free support services to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer will host an evening program entitled "Aromatherapy Revisited" on Thursday, May 23, at 7 pm in the Support Connection Office, 360 Underhill Ave., Yorktown Height...
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Health Department Recommends A Spring Clean-Up
You can reduce your risk of getting Lyme Disease and West Mile Virus by doing a spring yard clean-up. Your goal is to create a dry environment, which is unfriendly to both ticks and mosquitoes. To keep ticks out of your yard:
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Talk of our town
Things are starting to heat up in the Valley as all the local organizations gear up for the good weather season. This weekend there will be the ever-popular Artists On Location Art Auction at the Garrison Art Center. It seems that many of the locals are catching on to the fact that the Auction is a ...
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