Putnam lawmakers realize the value of programs provided through the auspices of the county’s Youth Bureau, and last week decided to fund the initiatives through the end of the year. Albany had slashed state aid retroactive to January 1, which without the help of the county, would have decimated programs offered to troubled teens.

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