Stories from Thursday, June 28, 2007

People who like their Shakespeare straight or with a twist will enjoy both, for one night only, during "Shakespeared" at the Putnam County Playhouse. Two versions of the Bard's play Romeo and Juliet will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30 at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. General admission tickets are $3 and will be available only at the door...

Putnam County Library board members approved a motion to begin charging organizations a $25 fee to use the library's meeting rooms. Effective July 1 groups using the facility will have to pay the fee. The new policy excludes non-profit groups who can continue to use the facility's rooms at no charge...

Putnam County Library board members approved a motion to begin charging organizations a $25 fee to use the library's meeting rooms. Effective July 1 groups using the facility will have to pay the fee. The new policy excludes non-profit groups who can continue to use the facility's rooms at no charge...

By Maribeth Ward Staff Writer Architects for the new Putnam County 911 Emergency Operations Center told Putnam County Commissioners that 130 yards of concrete and 6,000 pounds of reinforced steel (including the tower itself) will be used in the project. A start-up budget of $443,000 was approved by the board previously...