Pomfret pg 1 3-3-22
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Aerial View
The 12-acre parcel is marked by a yellow border.
Property on Rt. 44 in E.
Putnam sold — twice
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — Plans have not been solidified yet, but Sean and Michael Putnam, LLC, intends to give all their customers as many local options as possible at the Toyota dealership now slated for 88 Providence Pike.
This is the second sale in three months of the 12-acre parcel on Rt. 44, just east of the Putnam Parkade.
The sale of a parcel of land along East Putnam’s budding “commerce row” was recently filed at Town Hall, twice.
The former Cormier property was sold to Breault Realty III, LLC, for $535,000 in November.
Feb. 22 Breault Realty III, LLC sold the property to Sean and Michael Putnam, LLC, for $1.335 million, according to town clerk records.
Roger Breault signed for Breault Realty III, LLC.
The agent listed for Sean and Michael Putnam, LLC, of Norwell, Mass., is Robert McGee.
Under various companies that group owns 17 dealerships.
The parcel contains a small yellow house, a field adjacent to the house along Rt. 44 and a large undeveloped area directly behind the house and field. The open acreage in the back runs all the way behind the store buildings on the eastern end of the Putnam Parkade.
Directly across from the property are Tractor Supply and a liquor store. Retail stores, a pharmacy, fast food restaurants, banks, and more fill in Rt. 44 on both sides heading west toward I-395.
East of Tractor Supply are car dealerships and a restaurant.
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pomfret bridge pg 1 3-3-22
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Limits Back On
The weight limits on the Taft Pond Road bridge in Pomfret are back on after last summer's storm damaged the abutments. Limnda Lemmon photo.
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
POMFRET — Once again the town of Pomfret will set about weighing its options while a weight limit has again been set on the Taft Pond Bridge.
The weight limit is again reduced to “Cars Only / No Trucks / 3-Ton Limit” until it’s remediated. Those are the same limits imposed before repairs were made to the bridge last summer.
According to Town Hall, the State Department of Transportation had divers in the Mashamoquet Brook in December inspecting the abutments of the bridge. They discovered serious scour of the southern abutment of Taft Pond Road Bridge caused by the severe flooding last July.
“A bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and gravel from around bridge abutments or piers. Hydrodynamic scour, caused by fast-flowing water, can carve out scour holes, compromising the integrity of a structure. In the U.S. bridge scour is one of the three main causes of bridge failure (the other two being collision and overloading). It’s estimated that 60 percent of all bridge failures result from scour and other hydraulic-related causes. It is the most common cause of highway bridge failure in the U.S.,” according to Wikipedia.
That storm last July also washed out Taft Pond Road at Chase Hill Road.
The state noticed a large amount of debris deposited downstream of the bridge and suspected a large tree had been swept under the bridge possibly causing damage to the abutments and stream channel.
Due to the identified damage to the understructure of the abutment, DOT was considering closing the bridge, but went with limits instead. This damage was not present earlier when extensive repairs were done last summer.
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because pg 2 3-3-22
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Traveling internationally in today’s rapidly changing COVID world can be a challenge. Traveling internationally with stops in multiple countries can be a nightmare. That is unless you actually read through what the travel regulations are AND very carefully AND with updated frequency. Recently, we traveled to Dubai and since the pandemic has consistently wreaked havoc on travel plans, I made sure to book us on a flight via Germany (a comfortable place for us) just in case we ended up with a travel credit.
However, because of this, we needed to make sure that we followed all guidelines for each destination. Germany requires proof of vaccination, plus a negative COVID test within 48 hours of departure. Dubai, that is Dubai’s international airport and not Abu Dhabi’s which has (slightly) different rules, requires proof of vaccination and a PRINTED (in Arabic or English) negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of your first departure point (Boston for us). In addition, Dubai requires that you must show that you have health insurance prior to embarking on the plane. With a 13-hour layover in Germany plus time zone differences, getting the COVID test result within the correct time frame was tricky because it also needed to be a rapid test but the right rapid test and results needed to be PRINTED (in English or Arabic) and carried with us, ready to flash at a moment’s notice. As we had all the requirements fulfilled, we received entry to the plane which flew us to Germany!
However, once we were at our gate in Germany, awaiting our departure to Dubai, I was amazed at how many passengers did NOT read through the entry requirements and had NEITHER a negative COVID test result (taken within the correct time frame) NOR a printed version of this negative test result in English or Arabic. As a result, people were flocking to printers or running to find a rapid COVID test sight nearby in the airport.
Finally, with nearly all of the passengers demonstrating appropriate COVID compliance, the plane was open for boarding… although we did have a slight delay in leaving our gate as luggage needed to be removed from the belly of the plane due to, what I can only surmise, was noncompliance of the proper COVID entry requirements paperwork from the people with results written in Spanish.
I understand how annoying and challenging the varying COVID travel requirements can be but … if you are spending your time and money on booking an airplane ticket in this global pandemic situation, it is also necessary to read what the entry requirements really are.
ALL my airline communications made it relatively convenient to follow and given that I did not wish to have us denied passage, I made sure that I actually READ all the instructions and regulations. I was somewhat perplexed why others did NOT. Come to think of it, when we initially checked in for our flight in Boston, the counter agent asked to see a copy of our health insurance policy, which I did not have. I showed him our health insurance cards and reminded him that our destination was Dubai, not Abu Dhabi. He called over a supervisor who confirmed and smiled at me before handing us our boarding passes!
Fine Print! Fine Print!
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!
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menus pg 2 3-3-22
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Woodstock Elementary/Middle
Everyday: Fruit. Monday: Chicken patties on rolls, baked beans. Tuesday: Waffles, hash browns, sausages. Wednesday: General Tsao Chicken, snow peas. Thursday: Bosco sticks, marinara sauce. Friday: Pizza, carrots.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Grilled cheese sandwichs, tomato soup, cheddar Goldfish crackers, fruit. Tuesday - Wolf Meal: Beef burgers with cheese, sherbet. Wednesday: Chicken bacon ranch flatbread sandwiches, broccoli, truit. Thursday (two hour delay): Fiesta nachos, corn, fruit. Friday: Stuffed=-crust pizza, salad, fruit.
Putnam High
Monday: Pasta Bolognese or spicy chicken sandwidches. Tuesday: Chinese Take-Out Teriyaki chicken or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce or chicken and cheese quesadilla. Thursay (2-hour delay): Nachos Grande or calzone pizza boli. Friday: Primo pizza or mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce.
Pomfret Community
Everyday: Fresh fruit and veggies, Alt. Sunbutter & Jelly. Monday: Chicken patties on rolls. Tuesday: Cheeseburgers. Wednesday: Turkey and cheese sandwiches. Thursday: Tex Mex rice bowl. Friday: Pizza.
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