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BOSTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is recognizing 103 WIC clinics, among 10,000 nationally, with WIC Breastfeeding Awards of Excellence for work being done to help moms and babies successfully breastfeed.
Day Kimball Hospital WIC Program is one of three in Connecticut being recognized. The Premiere award recognizes 32 percent of moms fully or partially breastfeeding
The other two are: Optimus Health Care WIC Program in Bridgeport, Gold: and Meriden WIC, Gold.
“The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is thrilled to have three Connecticut local WIC agencies selected for the 2024 WIC Breastfeeding Awards of Excellence, including Day Kimball Hospital, which was selected for the Premiere Award, the first in Connecticut,” said DPH Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD. “Being selected is an honor and demonstrates the exemplary support available to WIC participants to ensure they meet their breastfeeding goals.”
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children known as WIC is one of the nation’s 16 federal nutrition programs. WIC aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care and social services.
WIC Breastfeeding Awards of Excellence are given at three levels of performance that build on one another: Gold, Premiere, and Elite. In Connecticut, the awardee clinics are using peer counselors, a mom-to-mom mentorship, to provide prenatal and postpartum education and family support to clients, and in Putnam, the hospital is collaborating with organizations such as Pacify to connect WIC clients to a network of doulas, lactation consultants and registered nurses in-person and virtually.
“These awards highlight the importance of breastfeeding as the best source of nutrition for a baby’s first year of life,” said USDA Food and Nutrition Service Regional Administrator Lizbeth Silbermann. “With WIC serving about 40% of babies born in the country, local WIC program staff, who provide breastfeeding education and support to mothers, are key to helping moms that want to breastfeed do so successfully.”
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police pg 8 8-29-24
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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 860-963-0000.
Aug. 19
Peter Smith, 39, Adams Street, Worcester; second-degree failure to appear.
Jorden Hildago-Benoit, 19, last known address Grove Street, Putnam; breach of peace, third-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief.
Aug. 20
Wayne J. Ballou, 25, Railroad Street, Putnam; second-degree failure to appear.
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Local pg 1 9-5-24
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Local man is Legion's nationalcommander
NEW ORLEANS — James A. LaCoursiere Jr. of Moosup was elected national commander of the nation’s largest veterans organization during The American Legion’s 105th national convention.
He named Woodstock resident Everett G. Shepard III as national sergeant-at-arms.
It’s been about 70 years since District 4 has had a local national commander.
An Air Force veteran, LaCoursiere has been a longtime field representative for The American Legion Department of Connecticut’s Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines Fund, which assists veterans and their families.
LaCoursiere has held many leadership positions at The American Legion post, department (state) and national levels. He is a member of American Legion Post 91 in Moosup. He has also served as a national vice commander, Connecticut state commander, and chairman of the organization’s national legislative commission.
LaCoursiere is married to his wife, Lisa, and has two children (Patrick and Meghan), and three stepchildren (Jason, Kaylene and the late Johnathan).
Born to a military family in Honolulu, LaCoursiere attended Montville High School where he played junior varsity football, varsity football and varsity track.
As national commander, LaCoursiere is strongly committed to raising awareness for The American Legion’s “Be the One” efforts to prevent veteran suicide.
Everett Shepard
Born in Putnam, Shepard was raised and educated in many locations due to his father’s career as a Navy pilot. He graduated from high school in Springfield, Va. He served in the U.S. Army from June 1967 to October 1970, as a Military Intelligence Coordinator assigned to the staff of the Army Intelligence School. In 1974, he earned a bachelor’s degree from Nichols College in Dudley.
He is an honorary life member of Benson-Flugel Post 111 in Woodstock, which he first joined in 1976. He served four terms as post commander and as 4th District Commander from 1982 to 1983. He has held many positions in the department, including as department (state) commander, 1999-2000, and as department adjutant, 2006-2016.
His first interest in The American Legion was the Connecticut Boys State Program, where he has served as a counselor since 1977. He still serves his post as adjutant and treasurer of the Tri-Town American Legion Baseball program, which is sponsored by three posts (13, 67, and 111). He continues to serve the district as judge advocate and the department as chairman of the Convention & Conferences Committee. He is also the president of the Connecticut American Legion Foundation, Inc.
At the national level, Shepard served on the former Magazine Commission from 1989 to 2006, and has been a member of the Media & Communications Commission since 2017.
Shepard worked as a computer programmer for 28 years before being hired as the Connecticut Department Adjutant in 2006, and now enjoys retirement. From 1983 to 2005, he served in part-time elective offices in the town of Woodstock, and has been a justice of the peace since 2001. He and his wife, Patricia, have been married since February 1970 and have one son and a granddaughter. When weather and his busy schedule permit, he enjoys playing nine holes of golf at least two times a week, preferably three or four.
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James A. LaCoursiere of Moosup is National Commander of The American Legion for 2024-2025. To his left is his Aide, Harry “Butch” Hansen, and on the right, National Sergeant-at-Arms Everett G. Shepard III of Woodstock.