By Holly Crocco The absentee ballots have been counted and the results are in, with Democrats officially gaining victories in a couple of key town races in Putnam County. While the 2025 election took place Nov. 4, absentee ballots were accepted by the Putnam County Board of Elections through Nov. 12. According to the numbers posted Nov. 14, Putnam Valley incumbent Republican Town Supervisor Jacqueline Annabi was defeated by Democrat Alison Jolicoeur by 23 votes (1,477 to 1,45

My apologies for such an extremely long time since my last column… Life got a little busy. In truth, these columns will probably become less frequent since, as Mikey gets older, some of the things I want to share seem less cute and more like exploitation. Whatever, he’s too young to hold a grudge. So this year we did fall ball. Mikey never played T-ball or Little League before so we didn’t have high expectations. But a friend’s dad was coaching the team, and the registration

The “Golden Bachelor” is back on TV this fall. While many fans of the program yell at the screen when a favorite bachelorette fails to receive a rose, I yell at the screen for different reasons. I realize marriage is the stated goal for the show’s participants, but wedded bliss is not always in the cards. Sometimes a relationship stays in the companionship zone. It could be live-in or live-apart – we’ve seen it all. This means we’ve seen countless boyfriends and girlfriends i