Then and Now pg 2 7-4-13
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Then
This is 88 Main in January 2012. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Then
This is 88 Main in mid-May of this year.
& Now
This is 88 Main June 29.
Day pg 3 7-4-13
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HARTFORD — State Senate President Donald E. Williams (D-Brooklyn) recently announced that the State’s Bond Commission approved funding for renovations to the Day Kimball Hospital (DKH) emergency department. DKH had reported back in January that the emergency department project was in jeopardy of being delayed.
“Few things have more importance to a region than a local, state of the art community hospital emergency department,” said Williams. “That’s why I strongly supported and worked to secure the critical funding for the completion of Day Kimball Hospital’s emergency department project. I want to thank Governor Malloy for his strong support of this vital community asset.”
There are two important benefits that will result from the rebuilding of the emergency department: increased space and modernization, which features the critical component of 24 all-private treatment rooms that includes dedicated rooms specially designed for behavioral health patients, and one double-sized trauma room.
“My administration has increased support for our state’s hospitals by 25 percent each year for the past two years,” said Governor Dannel P. Malloy.
“Through the efforts of state Senate President Donald Williams, DKH will receive a $3.5 million state grant that will enable us to make infrastructure improvements necessary to support our much-needed hospital emergency department renovation project,” said Robert E. Smanik, FACHE, DKH president and CEO. “We are very appreciative of the Senator’s support of and interest in this critical effort, as the expansion and upgrading of our emergency department is an important part of an overall, systemic vision to continue to meet the healthcare needs of the people of northeast Connecticut.”
“The emergency department renovation effort – which also is being generously supported by local residents and businesses – is part of our strategic plan to continue to offer high-quality, integrated healthcare,” he added.
“Day Kimball Hospital is a valuable resource for northeast Connecticut and these infrastructure improvements will maintain the facilities reliability,” said State Representative Danny Rovero (D-Killingly). Without Day Kimball, it’s as much as a 40 to 45 minutes trip to get to the next hospital”.
Fourth pg 3 7-4-13
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4th place
PUTNAM — The town of Putnam and its business community were recently named fourth in the Visit CT Still Revolutionary Fan Favorite Town Contest. Ann Monteiro and The Flying Carpet Studio were named Putnam’s number one attraction in the Fan Favorite Contest. Dot Burnworth and Sawmill Pottery was named by Yankee Magazine as Connecticut’s BEST Pottery Shop. Gary and Karen Osbrey and the employees of WINY Radio were named a finalist in the “Tourism Ambassador” category of the CT Tourism Conference’s Annual Pineapple Awards Ceremony.
Money pg 3 7-4-13
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Money, food raised
for food pantry
PUTNAM — The recent Daughters of Isabella food drive raised $616.11 in cash donations and $367.50 worth of food items. to benefit Daily Bread, the food pantry maintained by Interfaith Human Services of Putnam.
Ann Kathi Peterson, IHSP Secretary and Community Resource/Volunteer coordinator, said, “The cash donation will help us buy 224 boxes of cereal, something that we will be out of this week. The food donation will go quickly.”
Peterson said that because parents are welcome to visit the pantry twice a month during the summer, as opposed to normal once a month supplemental food service, shelves empty quickly and donations are particularly helpful.
Patricia Wester, a member of the Daughters of Isabella and coordinator of the food drive, said,”Part of the mission of the Daughters of Isabella is to reach out to the community and help in whatever way we are able. Since Daily Bread has long been an agency that has been close to our heart, and, since some of us have volunteered and contributed to Daily Bread, we felt that we would like to choose Daily Bread as the agency which we would like to champion for the 2013-2014 year. We are familiar with its long history of providing help to the needy and recognize that its success depends on contributions from the community. “Feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty” is part of our Catholic Christian tradition and we are committed to helping as best we can. we will look for other ways in which we can help.” IHSP accepts food and monetary donations - monetary contributions are accepted at the Grove Street site or via Paypal. ww.nectinterfaith.org.