Drug pg 12 4-9-15
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KILLINGLY — A Killingly man was arrested on drug charges April 1 after vehicle was stopped in Hampton. Brandon Stevenson, 29, of Wyndham Landing, was charged with possession of heroin, possession of heroin with intent to sell, speeding and possession of a facsimile firearm. The arrest came after a member of the Troop D – Quality of Life Task Force was conducting uniformed patrol on Rt. 6. The trooper clocked the car at 66 in a 50 mph zone. Stevenson admitted to having heroin, a gun and a large sum of money in the car and he allowed a search of the car. Troopers found two stacks of heroin (200 bags) in the operator’s pants pocket, approximately $1,400 and a black semi-automatic style facsimile firearm under the front passenger seat. Members of the Connecticut State Police are committed to combating drug activity in the “Quiet Corner” and anyone with information regarding the illegal sale of narcotics and /or synthetic marijuana are encouraged to call the Troop D QLTF anonymous Tips Hotline at 860-779-4950 or message the QLTF Facebook page.
Police pg 11 4-9-15
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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 963-0000.
March 31
David Nelson, 54, Five Mile River Road, Putnam; operating under the influence.
Furkan Ekinci, 19, Marshall Street, Putnam; two counts of second-degree failure to appear.
April 1
Robinson Perez Jr., 22, Laconia Avenue, Putnam; operating under the influence, failure to drive right, second-degree assault with a motor vehicle.
April 3
Chris Doty, 46, Mill Street, Putnam; second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace.
April 4
Joey Garcia, 26, Windsor Avenue, Plainfield; operating under the influence, failure to drive right, operating under suspension, third-degree assault, risk of injury to a minor, disorderly conduct.
April 6
Robert McKiernan, 27, Thompson Road, Thompson; second-degree failure to appear, sixth-degree criminal attempt at larceny, operating under suspension, failure to obey control signal.
Enrolled pg 12 4-9-15
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WILLIMANTIC — Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its list of newly enrolled part-time students for the spring 2015 semester: Heather Bentsen of Eastford, David Blake of Thompson, B. Saksith of Danielson.
Play pg 1 4-16-15
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Baseball/Softball Wrap-up
Play ball!
Local teams
struggle to get
season
underway
By Ron P. Coderre
A smattering of baseball and softball games managed to be played as coaches and players anxiously awaited the clearing and drying of local baseball and softball diamonds. “Old Man Winter” with his heavy snowfall was no friend of spring sports, as it took much creativity and ingenuity to prepare the diamonds for play in 2015. A winter we all will remember.
Only six baseball games were played in the initial week of action. The rust, which had to be chipped away, and the lack of outdoor practice took its toll on area teams. Plainfield and Marianapolis were the only teams to post victories, while Putnam, Woodstock Academy and Ellis Tech all bit the dust in their opening games.
The softball diamond also wasn’t very generous in doling out victories in the initial week of play. Of the seven games that were contested, only two teams walked off with wins. Tourtellotte and Ellis Tech posted wins, while Plainfield, Putnam, Woodstock Academy and Marianapolis Prep suffered losses.
Putnam Shutout by Stonington
The Putnam Clippers, hoping to get off on a positive note, were shutout by the Stonington Bears 6-0 in the lid lifter of the 2015 season. In stepping out of the Constitution State Conference Putnam found the Eastern Connecticut Conference competition a little tougher than expected as they were limited to a mere three hits in the loss. Josh Allard, coach Chris Hehir’s opening day pitcher suffered the loss.
Plainfield of the ECC opened with a 6-4 non-conference win over CSC opponent Ellis Tech. Jordan Federer picked up the season opening victory. He received offensive support from Jeff Nicolosi who registered a double and two runs scored. Ellis Tech was led by Brett Ravenelle who was 3-for-4. The Eagles’ freshman hurler Caleb Deslauriers hurled four strong opening innings in the loss. The Techsters then lost their next contest in a big way, getting pummeled by Bacon Academy 19-0 to drop to 0-2 on the season.
In a rare Sunday afternoon contest, Plainfield demolished Windham Tech 26-0 behind the tosses of Kyle Boarman. Steve Jankowski with a triple and Dave Carpenter and Federer with doubles paced the 2-0 Panther multi-hit attack.
Woodstock Academy squared off against ECC Large Division foe Ledyard in its opener and was dropped 7-3. Ryan Gadoury was the lone bright spot for coach Bill Carpenter’s Centaurs, slamming a solo homerun.
Marianapolis, despite a brilliant pitching performance by senior Billy Hanrahan, fell at the hands of Providence Country Day 2-1 in its opener. Hanrahan tossed no-hit ball but a pair of costly errors handed the victors two unearned runs. The Golden Knights bounced back with a solid 7-2 victory over Portsmouth Abbey to even their record at 1-1. Dalton Bodreau picked up the win limiting Portsmouth Abbey to only three hits. Tom Horvat, Hanrahan, Ben Fitzpatrick and Christian Cutroni each had to hits in the victory.
Tourtellotte Ladies Open with Big Wins
The Tourtellotte Lady Tigers softball team picking up where the basketball team left off opened the season with three big wins. In the early going Tourtellotte sports a 3-0 log.
The Lady Tigers led by catcher Christina Kopacz’s 3-for-5 offensive showing, which included a homerun and four runs-batted-in, waltzed past Ellis Tech 17-2 in a contest called after six innings. The Lady Tigers also had a four RBI performance from Crystal Daly. Hannah Carignan was the lone bright spot for Ellis Tech with two hits and an RBI.
Earlier in the week, the Lady Eagles opened with an 8-2 victory over Prince Tech behind the complete game pitching of Sheridan Murphy, who struck out 10 opponents in posting the win. Carignan along with Autumn Jackson and Sydney Tetreault each contributed doubles in the 14-hit attack.
Tourtellotte continued its early season barrage by sweeping a twinbill from Putnam 9-1 and 23-8. Kopacz was the big gun again in the opener with a 4-for-4 performance that included a home run, double and four RBI. Carinne Sosnowski also had a good day at the bat with a triple, two runs scored and three runs batted in. Sosnowski continued her torrid hitting in the second game, contributing another triple, five runs scored and five RBI. Emily Vincent added a home run for the victors.
The remainder of the teams that were able to squeeze in games all suffered losses. Putnam was beaten in its opener 12-1 by Stonington. The Lady Clippers are 0-3. Wheeler pummeled Plainfield 13-1 in the Lady Panthers’ opening contest.
Woodstock Academy opened with one they wish they had back, losing to out-of-conference opponent Northwest Catholic 3-2. Angela Caponi was impressive in the loss, striking out nine Catholic hitters and allowing only two hits. She also contributed a double, which accounted for one of Woodstock’s runs. The Acads defense committed six errors, which proved costly and led to the loss.
Marianapolis travelled to Portsmouth Abbey for its opener and was dropped 17-3. Despite a 2-for-3 performance by Megan Tarantino, the Lady Knights fell on the road 7-6 to Worcester Academy. MPS opens its season at 0-2.
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