Drug bust

PUTNAM — April 6 a Van den Noort Street resident was arrested on several drug charges after the Putnam Police Department served a narcotics-related search and seizure warrant at 29 Van den Noort St., Apt. 4. Arrested was Dominique Gremo, 29, of that address. Charges are: Possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics with intent to sell, possession of narcotics within 1500 feet of a school, possession of narcotics with intent to sell within 1500 feet of a school and three counts of risk of injury to a minor. The Putnam Police Department asks that anyone with information regarding the sale of illicit drugs within the Putnam Special Services District call the Putnam Police Department at 860-928-6565 or the Anonymous Crime Tips Hotline 860-963-0000. 

 

Honored

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The following local residents made the dean’s list for fall 2014-2015 semester at Rochester Institute of Technology: Hannah Budd of Eastford, second-year student in the diagnostic medical sonography program; Nicholas O’Brien of Pomfret Center, second-year student in the computing security program; Benjamin Harkins of Woodstock, first-year student in the applied mathematics program; Brent Sorensen of Woodstock, second-year student in the mechanical engineering program; Rachel Tassoni of Chepachet, second-year student in the diagnostic medical sonography program. 

 

Enrolled

WILLIMANTIC — Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its list of newly enrolled full-time students for the spring 2015 semester: Roman Andreychenko of Putnam, Nicolas Fjellman of N. Grosvenordale, Elizabeth Goad of Putnam, Ali Jack Kayan of Putnam, James Pavoni of N. Grosvenordale, Zachary Purdy of Dayville, Ryan Stocks of Putnam.

 

Honored

N. ANDOVER, Mass. — Christopher Alves of North Grosvenordale has been named to the fall 2014 dean’s list at Merrimack College.

 

 

 

Invitation

to honor Hull

PUTNAM — The Putnam Board of Education is pleased to invite parents, district staff members and Putnam community members to attend our board meeting at 7 p.m. April 21 at the Putnam Middle School Media Center (on the second floor) to help honor Superintendent William Hull who was recently honored with the UConn Neag School of Education Superintendent of the Year Award. 

March 28 at UConn Hull was presented with the Superintendent of the Year Award by Dr. Richard Schwab who serves as the Dean of the Neag School of Education. 

The Putnam Board of Education, as part of our monthly Pride of Putnam  Awards, will host a brief reception with light refreshments for Hull to allow community members the opportunity to hear about Hull’s work and our school district’s accomplishment.