By Ron P. Coderre

As the New England weather begins to break high school teams are able to get outside for practice and games on a consistent basis.  The onset of the schoolboy schedule also signals the beginning of planning for American Legion Baseball.

According to Joe Lindley, chief operating officer for the Tri-Town American Legion program, the executive committee and members of the coaching staff have been meeting throughout the winter on a regular basis in preparation for the summer baseball season.  They’re putting out the first call for interested players in order to meet Zone VI scheduling.

Coach Paul Faucher of the Tri-Town Sr. team and coach Dan Durand of the Jr. unit are ready to accept the names of players interested in trying out for the team.  The coaches have indicated that tryouts have been scheduled from 9 to 11:30 a.m. May 31 for players’ ages 13-16 and 1 to 3:30 p.m. for players 17, 18 and 19.  Individuals born on or after Jan. 1, 1995, are ineligible for American Legion Baseball.  Times for tryouts on Sunday, June 1 will be scheduled with the candidates on Saturday.  All tryout sessions are scheduled for Tourtellotte Memorial High School Field.

The Tri-Town program accepts players from Tourtellotte Memorial High School, Marianapolis Prep, Putnam High School, Woodstock Academy, Pomfret School and Ellis Tech as long as they’re residents of Putnam, Thompson, Woodstock or Eastford.  The Legion season begins immediately following the conclusion of the CIAC high school tournament.

All interested players are urged to contact coach Faucher at 860 923-3793 or by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

 

 

On dean's list

BOSTON --- Maya C. Tarabishy, a resident of Pomfret Center, has recently been named to the Dean’s List at Boston University for the Fall semester.

 

Honored

EAST HARTFORD — Several local students were named to the Goodwin College dean’s list for the fall 2013 session: Alyssa Biekert of Danielson, Hailey Blackmer of Woodstock, Andrew Bove of Pomfret, Tanya Burnham of Woodstock, Melinda Malboeuf of Danielson, Christian Toth of Woodstock, Charles Tracy of Pomfret Center.

 

Takes part

EASTON, Mass. —  Pascoag native Lindsey Rogers traveled to Staten Island to take part in Stonehill College’s annual H.O.P.E. Alternative Spring Break Program. A member of the Class of 2016, Rogers will be volunteering with other Stonehill students in Staten Island, where they will be doing Hurricane Sandy relief work.

 

 

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.

March 26

Rosa Heibel, 25, Church Street, Putnam; ;unsafe movement from a stopped motor vehicle, operating without insurance, failure to carry registration.

March 27

Brandon Emond, 21, Route 171, Woodstock; breach of peace, resisting arrest.

March 29

Robert Pinkston, 45, Powhattan Street, Putnam; operating unregistered motor vehicle.

Shawn Hyland, 27, Moosup Pond Road, Danielson; speeding operating under suspension.

April 2

Walter Heibel, 22, Church Street, Putnam; violation of a protective order, disorderly conduct, unlawful restraint.

John Hajder, 45, River Road, Sterling; creating a public disturbance.

Melissa Simmons, 32, David Circle, Putnam; disorderly conduct.

April 3

Chelsea Hopps, 21, Gorman Street, Moosup; failure to grant the right of way to oncoming traffic.

Alexander Hill, 27, Sweden Road, Woodstock; failure to display plate, defective windshield, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, misuse of plates.

Jennifer Perry, 38, Maynard Street, Putnam; violation of a protective order.

April 5

Ryan Holbrook, 25, Florence Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.

April 6

Steven Wooten, 35, Woodstock Avenue, Putnam; creating a public disturbance.