Opening pg 1 12-15-22
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Opening girls’
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season with
nice win
The new Woodstock Academy cooperative girls’ ice hockey program opened its season on a really nice note as it rolled past the Amity Co-Op Blades, 6-1, at the Lou Antorino Rink in Hamden in the season opener for both last week.
The Centaurs went back to the ice on Saturday and fell short against the Suffield Co-Op, losing 6-4, at the Enfield Twin Rinks.
The season opener, however, was even better than many, including second-year head coach Eric Roy, expected.
The Centaurs got the first goal just 5 1/2 minutes into the game when freshman Paige Hinkley took a pass from Mia Williamson and stuffed the puck into the back of the net.
Freshman forward Maci Corradi added a goal in the first period and then added a hat trick in the third to finish with four goals and an assist.
“She is a freshman and you don’t expect it but she led the team. I gave her a role as a defensive center, she took that and played great in our zone, and then she helped our players get some opportunities and buried her chances,” Roy said.
Senior Keynila Hochard scored a goal and assisted on three others.
“I’m not sure what we expected, but we didn’t expect (six goals). Our goals weren’t pretty; they were all of the hard-working variety, which was fantastic to see. We worked all 45 minutes of that hockey game,” Roy said.
Williamson finished with two assists for the Centaurs. Riley Faber and Sophia Gouveia added an assist each. Senior goalie Elizabeth Morgis made 22 saves in the net for Woodstock.
“She was thrown into the starting role (after Mia Dang’s graduation) and she made the saves we needed when we needed them and we were able to get the puck out of our zone and into their net,” Roy said.
Suffield (2-0) was the team that jumped out of the blocks quickly on Saturday.
Josefina Cuevas scored two goals and Natalie Ewald added a goal and an assist in the first 20 minutes of play as the Wildcats broke out to a 4-0 lead.
Sophomore Juliette Hammer broke the ice for the Centaurs as she scored off an assist from Gouveia halfway through the second period.
Emily Greene scored for Suffield 4 minutes, 4 seconds into the third period which didn’t seem all that important at the time as it gave the Wildcats a 5-1 lead.
It turned out to be crucial.
The Centaurs went on a tear with Gouveia scoring with 6 1/2 minutes to play, followed 23 seconds later by a Hochard goal and just three minutes after that, Faber tallied to cut the deficit to one.
Suffield added an insurance goal as time expired to account for the final.
Gouveia finished with two assists while Grace Lescault, Williamson, Corradi and Caitlyn Flynn also had assists for the Centaurs.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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Belding pg 1 12-15-22
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PUTNAM — Governor Ned Lamont announced that Putnam’s Belding mill will receive $2 million grant to remediate the blighted parcel.
A total of $24.6 million in stand funding was parceled out to 16 towns in Connecticut with the purpose of putting them back in to productive use.
The grant and loan funding are from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Brownfield Remediation and Development Program. The state assistance is expected to leverage approximately $625 million in private funding and will help in the investigation and clean-up of approximately 86 acres of land.
The $2 million grant is to remediate the former mill, a 1.85-acre site at 107 Providence Street. Redevelopment plans by Camden Management Partners, Inc., include a mixed-use development with 120 affordable mixed-income residential units and 5,000 square feet of commercial office and recreational space.
Also receiving a grant is Windham. A $123,000 grant will be used to remediate the former Knight’s Oil Property on Main Street. Redevelopment plans by Lyman Development Corp., include construction of a new retail building that will be built-to-suit based on the selected tenant.
“Cleaning up blighted properties that have been vacant for decades and putting them into productive use will ultimately generate private investment equal to many times these state grants,” Lamont said. “If we remediate these properties now, we can turn an eyesore into an asset, revitalize neighborhoods, and transform otherwise unusable property into new space for businesses and residents.”
“These are smart investments that will boost vibrancy, expand housing opportunities, and spur commercial growth,” DECD Deputy Commissioner Alexandra Daum said.
“Remediation of brownfields is critically important for the health of our environment, and the health of our communities,” Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes said. “Ensuring that these sites are properly cleaned up will contribute to safer communities and will open the door to significant economic benefit once remediated. Brownfield locations are also the wise choice for development and growth, as these properties and the surrounding areas have had significant infrastructure investments in water, sewer, transportation, and energy. I applaud Governor Lamont and our DECD partners for their continued stewardship of the state’s impactful Brownfield Remediation and Development Program, and congratulate the municipalities awarded funding this grant round. We at DEEP look forward to positive transformation of these sites into productive community assets.”
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Christmas pg 1 12-15-22
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Festive Feast
Santa (stand-in Romeo Blackmar) and Mayor Barney Seney at the buffet table at the Commission on Aging's Senior Christmas Party. About 50 attended. Linda Lemmon photo.
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — It was a matter of overload at the Council on Aging’s Senior Christmas Party.
(IBut it's impossible) overloads included festive red attire; choices of pizza and of cookies and of drinks; prizes for the drawing (including pretty much all the money in Mayor Barney Seney’s pocket); do I eat or do I sing Christmas songs along with the country Christmas duo; the number of giveaway candy canes in Santa’s (Romeo Blackmar) bucket; laughter.
Willie Bousquet, Parks and Rec Department director, said about 50 seniors attended. Programs, crafts, parties and even trips are a regular occurrence for the seniors. Most of the COA board members were there helping – some dressed as elves.
One of the large (and dividable) community rooms in the Putnam Municipal Complex is dedicated to the senior citizens each day between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Programs and lunch fill those hours. There's a prep kitchen next door so TVCCA can serve lunch.
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winter pg 1 12-15-22
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Winter's First Snow
The lichen on this peach tree branch looks a little chilly. Hope it portends a White Christmas. Woodstock Winter Festival is on page 4 and more fest photos will be on FB (Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger) on Wed. night. Linda Lemmon photo.
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