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The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Dec. 18
John Hajder, 44, Walnut Street, Danielson; operating without a license.
Dec. 19
Dillion Britland, 20, no certain address; violation of probation, sixth-degree larceny.
Dec. 20
Nathan Till, 38, Vista Circle, Rutland, N.H.; failure to respond to infraction.
Dec. 21
Kenneth Gardner, 53, School Street, Putnam; operating under the influence, failure to drive right.
Margaret Kane, 49, Leonard Avenue, Dudley; operating under the influence, failure to drive right.
Ashley Breyette, 29, Powhattan Street, Putnam; breach of peace, disorderly conduct.
Dec. 22
Maurice Sarette, 63, Mantup Road, Putnam; operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
Dec. 23
Melissa Hulburt, 29, Chaplin Road, Eastford, illegal use of cell phone.
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PUTNAM — Two people were arrested on drug charges Dec. 18 after members of the Troop-D Quality of Life Task Force, the Statewide Narcotics Task Force-East Office, the Putnam Police Department, Troopers assigned to the Troop D Danielson Barracks and Agents assigned to the CT DEA Field Office executed a narcotic related search and seizure warrant at #356 Kennedy Dr.
Numerous complaints had been received by task force personnel that heroin was being sold from the apartment located there.
After a search, investigators found 133 folds of heroin packaged for sale, packaging equipment, $350 and an electronic stun gun.
David Hetu, 22, was charged with Possession of Heroin, possession of heroin with intent to sell, operating a drug factory and possession of an electronic stun gun.. Jan Beaupre, 35, was charged with: possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to sell, operating a drug factory.
Members of the CT State Police and Putnam Police Department are committed to combating drug activity in the “Quiet Corner” and anyone with information regarding the illegal sale of narcotics and /or synthetic marijuana are encouraged to call the Troop D Anonymous Tips Hotline at 860-779-4950.
Girls pg 1 1-2-14
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Girls’ Roundup
Lady Tigers
romp to
Clipper
Classic
championship
By Ron P. Coderre
Off to the best start in the recent history of the girls’ basketball program at Tourtellotte Memorial High School, the 5-0 Lady Tigers of coach Carla Faucher breezed through the 13th Clipper Classic capturing a very rewarding championship with a two-game sweep.
The Lady Tigers, following a 60-37 opening round victory over host Putnam, had a surprisingly easy time in the title game beating Windham Tech 45-27. Ali Ablondi, the tournament Most Valuable Player, led the way to the championship with 14 points. But it was the all-around team effort that was the true picture of the victory. Ablondi received offensive support from Jess Dodd (nine points) and sophomore Abby Poirier (eight points), while guard Liz Coty (six points) controlled the tempo of the contest. Nicole Dion and Lydia Cortiss along with Dodd and Ablondi ruled the backboards on both ends of the court.
“These young ladies are seeing the rewards of sticking with the program. As freshmen and sophomores they took their lumps but it’s all paying off for them now. I couldn’t be happier for this group of kids,” said Faucher.
In the opener over Putnam, Alblodi was on fire, leading the way with 24 points. She had five three-pointers with three coming in the crucial third period when Tourtellotte took control of the contest. Dodd added 14 in the first round win. Putnam received 12 points from MaKenzi Kaylor and 11 from Cynthia Briere in the loss.
The Lady Clippers, who were 0-2 in the tourney, lost the consolation game to Killingly 42-37. Putnam, which is 2-3 on the season, was paced by Briere and Kaylor with a dozen points apiece. Earlier in the week coach Mandi Hogan’s charges lost to Hale Ray 60-27.
Killingly (1-5), which picked up its first win of the season against Putnam, was beaten in the first round by Windham Tech in a high-scoring affair 63-57 despite a Herculean effort by sophomore Meagan Bianchi who poured 30 points through the nylon. In the win over Putnam, despite being closely guarded Bianchi had eight points. Cara Mayhew with 10 points was high scorer for the Redgals.
Woodstock Academy in one of its best performances of the young season was edged by Lyman 44-41, dropping the Lady Centaurs to 0-6. Liz Rondeau and Annabel Shackett with nine points each were Woodstock’s top guns. Earlier in the week the Acads lost to Plainfield 50-42 despite a 17-point effort by Galina Grades for coach Willie Bousquet.
The 4-1 Lady Panthers rode the coattails of Alicia Cournoyer (20 points) and Julie Jordan (16) to the victory over Woodstock. In a 69-37 win over archrival Griswold, Plainfield put on an offensive showing led by Adrienne Lorange’s 27 points including five from three-point land and Madeline Lorange 11 markers.
Ellis Tech fell to 0-5, in what will be a long season for the Lady Eagles, as they were beaten by Norwich Tech 46-8.
Hoop Happenings: Alblondi the Clipper Classic MVP was joined on the all-tourney team by Bianchi (Killingly), Briere (Putnam), Dodd and Poirier (Tourtellotte) and Kara Thibodeau (Windham Tech)…In an unusual display of fire Putnam’s coach Hogan received a T in the Tourtellotte game…Lady Clipper junior forward Lyndsay Dashnaw is like the “energizer bunny” on the court…Killingly’s Bianchi is also an A student in the classroom, taking after her dad, Scott Bianchi who was a student/athlete at Putnam a few years back. Her grandfather Dick Bianchi, a 1960 Putnam grad, was a star lineman for the Clippers…It’s a family affair on the Tourtellotte coaching staff. Coach Carla Faucher’s son Andrew is an assistant. Assistant coach Dawn Poirier is the mother of sophomore guard Abby Poirier…Lady Tiger’s Lizz Coty and Lydia Cortiss have locally famous fathers. Coty’s dad is Mike Coty, the superintendent of Quinnatisset Coountry Club, and Cortiss’ dad Herb Cortiss is the maitre d’ at The Inn at Woodstock Hill in addition to being a teacher in the Thompson school system…Killingly’s Cara Mayhew’s dad is former Woodstock Academy three-sport standout Chris Mayhew. Her stepfather is former Plainfield three-sport standout Alan Carpenter…Spotted in the stands was former Putnam Lady Clipper Ashley Espinosa, who is now a member of the Worcester State University women’s basketball team. She is headed to Costa Rica with the Lady Lancers for a holiday tournament…Windham Tech head coach Ray Elliott is well known to local sports fans, having coached boys and girls at WT for more than 30 years.
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Daily Bread
overwhelmed
by generous
support
PUTNAM — The Daily Bread Food Pantry has much to celebrate during this final month of 2013, as the generosity of local residents and community businesses restock shelves emptied during the holiday season.
On Dec. 13, Rachael Arcand, grant writer for Interfaith Human Services of Putnam, learned that the organization had been approved for a $500 grant from Stop & Shop (in gift cards) to be used toward the food pantry’s fresh/frozen vegetable initiative. The donation request from Arcand noted the organization’s interest in continuing to encourage nutritious choices and discussed the health benefits of fresh and frozen foods vs. canned only.
Shawn Johnston, president of the IHSP Board of Directors, said, “This is terrific news for Daily Bread as we continue to strive to help provide supplementary food assistance to individuals and families in need in our Region! The Stop & Shop gift cards will help us to provide additional options of providing both fresh and frozen vegetables to Daily Bread recipients. During the growing season we are able to accept and distribute fresh fruits and vegetables at our Daily Bread Food Pantry but unfortunately are unable to do the same in the winter non-growing season. This grant will help us to launch our new initiative to provide coupons redeemable at local grocery stores for both fresh and frozen produce, modeled after our highly successful milk coupon program. Recipients of these coupons will have the convenience of greater choice in vegetables and in addition will provide healthier more nutritional options for them as they strive to maintain a healthier diet. We are so very appreciative of the generosity of Stop and Shop in becoming a partner of ours in this exciting endeavor!” Donation requests at Stop & Shop for requests of less than $1,000 are reviewed on a rolling basis.
In addition to this news, recent contributions have made a significant impact at the food pantry. While restocking after Thanksgiving is always difficult, and the number of clients seen at the pantry continues to increase, the community assists Daily Bread in meeting the need.
Recently, a local recording artist hosted an event at Pyzzz Brick Oven, donating the proceeds to the food pantry. Putnam Bank and several dedicated friends met a need – supplying sleeping bags for the area’s homeless population. Outreach and prevention services are offered by IHSP.
On Dec. 20, Daily Bread volunteers were overwhelmed by a donation from Charlie Pious and the employees at Nutmeg Container in the amount of $4,025. This, in addition to contributions from the Annual Appeal and support from the WINY Food Chain, will go far in the effort to support neighbors in need.
The food pantry also received $500 in gift cards from St. Mary’s Church.
IHSP – Daily Bread Secretary, Community Resource/Volunteer Coordinator Kathi Peterson offered her gratitude to all those who contribute in any way to the organization, ensuring that the many programs offered by IHSP are maintained for those in need.