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Rotary offers
youth service
award
Nominations open
till May 15
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
In celebration of its 100th year, the Putnam Rotary Club will be honoring five local high school students with the Robert P. Reardon Youth Service Award.
This one-time award is named after the club’s first president. The club will award $200 each to one student from each of the club’s town service areas: Eastford, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson and Woodstock.
Club President Missy Meyers said: “The Putnam Rotary Club is very excited for this opportunity to recognize the exceptional youth in our area, who voluntarily commit their time and energy to community service. The motto for Rotary is Service Above Self, and we can’t wait to see the nominations for the Reardon Youth Awards, to see the inspiring stories of how local high school students prioritize the same values.”
To be eligible for this award, the student must be in grades 9 through 12, live in one of the club’s five service towns and show that they exemplify Rotary’s motto of “Service Above Self.” Community service as a volunteer is the keystone of this award and the student’s daily conduct should incorporate the values of Rotary, as highlighted in Rotary’s “4-Way Test” of service:
1. Is it the truth?
2. Is it fair to all concerned?
3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
Students can be nominated by faculty, teachers, fellow students, friends or neighbors.
Nomination forms are available at: https://form.jotform.com/230816599363163
The deadline is May 15. The awards will be presented at the Putnam Rotary Club Gala on June 3. For information or questions contact Rande Chmura at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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waiting pg 1 4-6-23
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Waiting for Egg Hunt
The Easter Bunny's visit to the Putnam Municipal Complex was just part of the festivities. There were giveaways, "ornament making" for the Bunny Tree, face painting, and --- new this year --- a Putnam Little League fund-raiser egg hunt. More photos on page 4. Even more photos Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger. Linda Lemmon photo.
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Boys’ Tennis
From left: Senior James Le, sophomore Tyler Chamberlin and senior Cormac Neilsen will lead the Woodstock Academy boys; tennis team this season. Photo courtesy of Woodstock Academy.
Boys’ Tennis
A different
kind of year
for Centaurs
It’s a case of hoping more people will come out, if not this year, than certainly next.
The Woodstock boys’ tennis team finds itself a little shy on numbers this season, having only eight players out for the team.
It’s a complete 180-degree turn from a year ago for coach Siana Green who enters her sixth year at the helm.
“It’s a big change from having to cut two people last year, which was horrible because I’ve never had to make cuts, to now struggling to field a full team. It’s a lot of change, a lot of different skill levels and that makes the drills a bit different than in previous years,” Green said.
The Centaurs lost Jai Abrams, Evan Haskins, and Joe Zhou to graduation.
As it is now, Woodstock will enter its matches down 1-0 as it cannot field a third doubles team.
“We’ve been going out and asking everyone. I don’t care if they have never played, we can work with them,” Green said.
There is a mitigating factor.
The tennis courts at the Bentley Athletic Complex are just not playable which means the team must practice and play at the Pomfret School. Those practices and matches generally take place in the late afternoon or early evening which makes it difficult for parents to get the players there or to come and get them to bring them home or both.
“The schedule is all over the place and kids like to have a set routine so that’s why a lot of kids from last year are not returning because the team’s schedule doesn’t mesh with their schedule,” Green said.
The Centaurs finished the 2022 season with a 9-7 record and do have a returning ECC All-Star in Tyler Chamberlin who did so in doubles last season. The sophomore will likely see action in singles this season alongside seniors Cormac Neilsen, James Le and Diego Rodriguez and fellow sophomore Owen Rigney.
One of those players will likely pair up with junior Eli Staples in doubles while freshmen Quentin Paterson and Ryan Chabot will likely comprise another doubles team.
“There are a couple of teams who we are hopeful to get wins against. We have a pretty young team with Tyler and Owen as sophomores. It’s definitely a rebuilding year so we’re just working on their mental game the most. They are going to play against kids that may be better than them and some that won’t be as good but probably not against a lot of players of similar skill level,” Green said.
The Centaurs will also have a smaller schedule than in the past with only 13 regular-season matches scheduled, all of them against Eastern Connecticut Conference foes.
“We’re just so fortunate that other teams are agreeing to come to us and play at a later time,” Green said.
Due to that later time, it’s likely the Centaurs will play home matches with no advantage scoring rules where the first player to reach four points in a game, wins.
“That will, hopefully, make matches quicker,” Green said. “We’ve been practicing different styles to see how long it takes but when we’re playing each other, we’re all at the same skill level. If we play a team like East Lyme, we might be able to do ad scoring and not have a problem.”
There is one advantage. Playing at Pomfret means there are indoor courts available, however, that will accommodate only four of the six matches (since the Centaurs do not have a third doubles team at this time) that have to be played.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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legal pg 2 4-6-23
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Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Board of Finance
Public Hearing
April 11, 2023
6:00 PM
The Putnam Board of Finance will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Putnam Middle School Auditorium, 35 Wicker Street, Putnam, CT. The purpose of said hearing will be to receive public comment on the proposed FY 2023/2024 General Government Budget, including bonded indebtedness, EMS Budget, School SRO & SSO Budget, Library Budget, Education Budget and Capital Improvement Plan .
This meeting will also be available via Zoom:
Topic: Board of Finance Public Hearing
Time: Apr 11, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83745899062
Meeting ID: 837 4589 9062
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