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Day Kimball Hospital has revised its visitor policy due to an uptick of COVID.
Visitor Restrictions:
Visitors will be expected to wear a mask (no cloth masks) the entire time they are in the facilities.
All visitors will be over the age of 18; For Med/Surg and ICU/Tele, two visitors at a time between noon and 8 p.m. will be permitted; In the Emergency Department, two visitors per patient are permitted, preferably one at a time, but this may be changed to both visitors at the same time at the discretion of the clinical staff; COVID-positive patients or PUIs (ED, ICU or Med/Surg) can now have one visitor per day or ED visit for 15 minutes. The visitor needs to sign a consent form and wear a KN95 mask and appropriate PPE. The nursing staff on the unit will be expected to explain the use of KN95 and PPE along with getting their signature on the consent form. The time and length of the visit may be changed at the discretion of the clinical staff.
As in the past, exceptions made for patients who are at end-of-life; Exceptions continue to be considered for all individuals with developmental, physical, mental and/or other disabilities/challenges; The MCH visitor police has been changed to two support persons/coaches for the mother/baby hospital stay.
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Another weekend of free throw shooting, another pair of championships for the Espinosa boys.
Fresh off their district championship on Jan. 7, Putnam residents and brothers TJ and Bryce Espinosa both claimed state titles this past weekend to advance to New England Regionals to be held in March.
Shooting at Manchester High School and representing Putnam Elks Lodge 574, TJ claimed the 12-13-year-old division by going sinking all 25 of his foul shots. Bryce, meanwhile, went 18-of-25 to take the title in the 10-11-year-old division.
This is the second straight state championship for TJ, who finished second at regionals last year, and first for Bryce. The regional championships will be held at the University of Southern Maine, in Portland. Should either take the top spot there, it would be on to the national championship, held in Chicago.
TJ won the local competition by going 24-of-25, then the district championship with a 22-of-25 showing. Bryce won the local crown by going 20-of-25 followed by 21-of-25 in the district competition.
Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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help pg 1 1-19-23
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caption, page 3:
Getting Time Capsule Ready
The Aspinock Historical Society’s committee working on the next 25-year time capsule poses next to the previous time capsule memorabilia. From left: Terri Pearsall, Jeanne Benoit, Bill Pearsall and Joy Lizotte. Items to be included in the upcoming time capsule are due to the society by Jan. 26. Linda Lemmon photo.
Help
preserve
Putnam's
history
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — Help wanted.
A lot of it
From all corners.
The Aspinock Historical Society is almost ready to close the lid on its next 25-year time capsule.
But first they need the past 25 years of Putnam’s history to put inside. Back to 1997 when the first time capsule was closed. Current entries will join the entries from before 1997 in the handmade wooden box time capsule. The society intends to lock up the time capsule the morning of Saturday, Jan. 28th.
They’d like input from citizens by Jan. 26.
Committee members Terri Pearsall, Town Historian Bill Pearsall, Jeanne Benoit and Joy Lizotte have already been gathering information on events like the construction and opening the Putnam Municipal Town Hall, events downtown, events/improvements in Rotary Park, special anniversaries like the Putnam Police Department’s 125th anniversary and the Mayotte-Viens American Legion Post 13’s 100th anniversary, the renovation and ribbon cutting of the Gertrude Chandler Warner Boxcar Museum, the renovation of the Coca-Cola mural downtown, the sheep statue now gracing Rotary Park, Cady-Copp Cottage and much more.
Aspinock intends to include local media, its newsletter, information on School Street and its new home in the Municipal Complex, IHSP and Putnam maps, photo albums and more. They intend to add information on the pandemic.
Benoit is handling predictions from elementary school children. In the 1997 time capsule, opened in January 2022, elementary students wrote what Putnam was like, what they liked about it. Kids back then said they liked all the activities and playing fields. This year students are saying they like their classes and the school and the Holiday Dazzle Light parade. Teachers helping include Allison Lundy, Christy Gervais, Chelsea Calabrese and Kate Simanski.
Terri Pearsall said the time capsule needs business cards, sports memorabilia, athletic events, programs from special events. She said they’ve asked the Putnam Arts Council for items/info on art installations including the trashe can painting campaign. The society prefers hard copies because they’re not sure if flash drives will work in 25 years when the time capsule is opened.
Benoit added “anything that in 25 years someone might not know about.”
Anyone with questions can call 860-963-6800, ext.300. The Historical Society is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Municipal Complex. Or items can be mailed to: Aspinock Historical Society, 200 School St., Putnam CT 06260.
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In the world of finance, the word annualize means to calculate a short-term rate (of interest or return) into a year-long rate. This is beneficial in accounting for any large (financial) spikes or dips so that, overall, finances/income/interest etc. can be measured against a whole year’s worth of activity.
Given that 2022 was another somewhat volatile and challenging year, I will propose that it, too, should be annualized. To determine 2022’s rate of return, I offer a summary below of what was good against what was bad…
What was good? For me, four primary categories stand out in terms of the positive advancements made in 2022: The first was in transportation and specifically, space travel. 2022 saw the discovery of 5,235 exoplanets and renewed zeal for traveling to the moon with the successful launch of the Artemis Program…
The second category was in global health. In 2022, the number of COVID-19 vaccinations surpassed 1 billion, and most places began to feel like we were living in a post-pandemic world. Moderna began trials of its first HIV vaccine and doctors recognized and promoted the positive health benefits offered by exploring nature and began distributing memberships to National parks…
The third was in climate awareness. There was a global concern for and discussion of renewable energy sources. Ten countries unified to protect marine ecosystems resulting in a significant gain in the number of humpback whales. The (Steve) Irwin family celebrated the milestone of saving more than 90,000 animals at the Australia Zoo…
The fourth category is in human investment. There was ACTUAL bipartisan legislature for passing the “No Surprises Act”. Canada officially banned Conversion Therapy. Maya Angelou became the first Black woman featured on a U.S. quarter. Numerous organizations and non-profits raised record numbers of dollars for aid for people in crisis or need. Women became heroes in Iran. And then there was the unwavering steadfastness of Volodymer Zelensky and the Ukrainians.
What was bad? Unfortunately, within these categories, 2022 also saw some very negative things. The USA faced challenges to Constitutional rights with a continued escalated political divide. Worldwide, there was an escalation of violence and terrorism. Some of these were major, such as Russia’s invasion of and war on Ukraine and the frequency of gun violence and mass shootings. However, the escalation of violent behavior trickled down across humanity as Will Smith spontaneously slapped comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars. There was also economic uncertainty and massive worldwide supply chain challenges. These caused escalating prices for EVERYTHING! Europe faced an energy crisis, and the environment began to show its fractures through earthquakes, tsunamis and severe weather. Water levels (the Colorado River) depleted to dangerously low levels, impacting agriculture from North to South America. And then there was the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
In annualizing these events overall, however, I consider that 2022, although tumultuous, resulted in a positive rate of return as ultimately, MORE people did MORE good for MORE people.
Net Gain! Net Gain!
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!
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