2020-12-02

Elsie G. Basso

September 4, 1928 - November 30, 2020

Elsie G. Basso of Marlboro, New York, formerly of Cold Spring, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2020. She was 92. Born on September 4, 1928, in Glenham to the late Harold and Della Tomlins. Elsie enjoyed crocheting Afghans for her family and friends. She was a member of Our Lady of Loretto Church in Cold Spring and was an […]

December: Cold, Windy & Deadly

FREE Cunningham’s Corner

Thanksgiving has come and gone. Here’s what I was struck by across Putnam County. Yes, the entirety of the county: A phenomenal spirit of trying to help one another. Delivering meals. Checking in on neighbors. Businesses donating time, money, food or sometimes all three. Citizens driving food to those shut-in, or to the needy. This occurred from Carmel to Cold […]

American Airlines to Stop Service at Stewart Airport


Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, as close to Putnam County residents as Westchester County Airport in Purchase, is in danger of becoming irrelevant for passenger travel. American Airlines said last week it is pulling service to Stewart and will not be returning, a big blow to an airport that was once touted as being a viable alternative to the […]

Time to Give Scrutiny to Congress

To the Editor, Perhaps with Trump gone, the media can now shine some sorely needed light on our “representatives” in Congress. How much legislation have these people actually passed in recent administrations? “Deadlocked”by each other’s intransigence, as both parties claim, pointing the finger across the aisle? Other Congresses have worked with the party divide in the past, when their idealogical […]

Miracle of Multiplication

To the Editor, I’ve just witnessed a miracle – “The Multiplication of the Ballots.” (No fish…. But a truly fishy odor!) Mary T. KippCarmel

Mortgage Tax Receipts Increase


Mortgage tax receipts have increased during the past six months by just under $250,000. County Clerk Michael Bartolotti released Putnam’s semiannual mortgage tax report last week indicating revenue totaled $1,816,329 for the period April 1 through September as compared to $1,594,336 for the previous six months. Commissioner of Finance William Carlin said the reason mortgage tax receipts had not increased […]

Gardening GUSTO

Light It Up!
(with Leftover Cranberry Sauce Mimosas)

If you haven’t started already, get going with your outdoor holiday lights. Little white lights, bold colored lights, blinking or not, spotlights or not? Don’t worry too much about the aesthetics. Just make sure your house looks really, really festive. If you have already decorated, the official advice for Holiday 2020 is: Add more lights! Don’t worry about taking all […]

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