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Wed. July 5
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- “A Cacophony of Greys” Exhibit and Reception by Steve Veilleux will be on display in The Corridor Gallery at the Putnam Municipal Complex through Sept. 30. The reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. July 13. Features a series of black and white and monotone photographs. All welcome. Free. PutnamCtArtsCouncil.com for gallery hours and info.
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Public Library, as part of its Art @ the Library Series, will present “Eclectic Visions: A Photographic Journey,” by Tammy Lynn for the month. Supported by the Friends of the Library.860-923-9779.
Thur. July 6
Drive-up Food Share
PUTNAM --- The Danielson Veterans Coffeehouse drive-up Food Share will start with line up at 9 a.m. at the Riverview Marketplace Pavilion on Kennedy Drive. Free. All welcome.
Sun. July 9
Touch-a-Truck
WOODSTOCK --- Touch-a-Truck will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Roseland Park with Bungay Fire Brigade, Muddy Brook Fire Department and Woodstock Vol. Fire Assoc. Station 76:
Thur. July 13
Hike
HAMPTON --- Join Goodwin State Forest naturalist Adam Drouin on a 3-mile hike out to the scenic Governor’s Island to enjoy the great view of Pine Acres Pond from the viewing platform on the island from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The hike is easy/moderate on rolling hills. Bring good hiking boots or shoes, water, and maybe a snack and some binoculars. Hike begins at Goodwin Conservation Center. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sat. July 15
al Fresco
PUTNAM --- The Town of Putnam and the Putnam Recreation Department will present an al Fresco concert featuring Helene “Almost Cher’” Masiko with the Putnam Festival Orchestra at 7 p.m. in Rotary Park. River Fire follows at 8:30 p.m. Rain date: July 16. Free. Bring your lawn chairs. Brought to you by Centreville Bank, WIN Waste Innovations and the Town of Putnam Recreation Department.
Fri. July 21
Movie Night
HAMPTON --- The James L. Goodwin Conservation Center will have an outdoor movie night with popcorn and snacks from 7 to 8 p.m. The film will be a short hour-long educational documentary called ”Fox Tales.” Feel free to bring your own snack and drinks. Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with movie requests.
Sat. July 22
Summer Fun
EASTFORD --- The Congregational Church of Eastford will present frog jumping, a band concert and a cookout, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Crystal Pond Park. Free.
Fri. July 28
Nature ‘Games’
HAMPTON --- Come on down to the James L. Goodwin Conservation Center for a fun afternoon of playing nature-themed board and card games, hosted by naturalist Robin Chandler from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Adults and kids alike welcome. There will be 5 games with varying difficulties available to play; Cardline, Ecologies, Ecos: The First Continent, Evolution, and Wingspan. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sat. July 29
Hazardous Waste Collection
PUTNAM --- The town of Putnam will hold a household hazardous waste and confidential paper shredding collection day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Putnam Middle School. Putnam residents only – bring proof of residency. 860-963-6800 ext. 3 option 6.
Sat. Aug. 5
Grange Fair
WOODSTOCK --- The Senexet Grange Fair will be held from 8 to noon at the grange on Rt. 169. Open to all.
Sun. Aug. 20
Main Street Car Cruise
PUTNAM --- The Town of Putnam will present Putnam’s Main Street Car Cruise from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. around downtown and in Rotary Park. There will be more than 1,000 classic cars, live music and more, including the Kids Zone in Rotary Park with Bounce Houses, Photo Booth, Bella The Clown, Arts & Crafts Tent, and Face Painting. New this year is the Celebrity Dunk Tank --- donate $5 to take a shot at dunking local celebs (benefits the Putnam Business Association).
Sun. Aug. 27
Cruise Fund-raiser
THOMPSON --- DKH will hold its Cruise, BBQ & Brew - Motorcycle & Car Cruise at 10 a.m. at the Thompson Speedway and The Black Dog Bar & Grille in Putnam. Benefits the NECT Cancer Fund of Day Kimball Healthcare. $35 registration. daykimball.org/cruising.
Fri. Sept. 8
Golf Classic
PUTNAM --- The Day Kimball Hospital Centreville Bank Golf Classic will set off at 7:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Connecticut National Country Club. For info: daykimball.org/golfclassic.
Sat. Sept. 23
Celebrating Agriculture
BROOKLYN --- 2023 Celebrating Agriculture will begin at 9 a.m. at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds.
Sat. Sept. 30
BBQ
WOODSTOCK --- The Bungay Fire Brigade will host its fall 2023 Chicken BBQ from 4 to 6 p.m. www.bungay.com.
Sat. Nov. 11
Dueling Pianos
THOMPSON --- The DKH Dueling Pianos fund-raiser will be held at 6 p.m. at the Raceway Restaurant and Banquet Hall. Benefits Day Kimball Healthcare At Home services of HomeCare, HomeMakers, and Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. Food, drawings and more. Tickets $45, must be purchased in advance. daykimball.org/pianos.
Sun. Dec. 3
Tree of Life
The DKH 34th Annual Hospice Tree of Life Ceremonies will be held at 5 p.m. in 11 towns throughout northeastern Connecticut. The purchase of memorial lights on each community's Tree of Life benefits Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. For info: daykimball.org/treeoflife.
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DANIELSON — John F. Pacheco Jr., 79, of Danielson, passed peacefully to Jesus June 28, 2023, at Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn.
John was born on April 12, 1944, son of the late John F. Sr. and Edith V. (Almeida) Pacheco in Fall River, Mass. They lived in Newport until moving to East Providence during John’s junior year of high school, where he met the love of his life, Carole (Kehoe) Pacheco. As seniors in high school, John asked her to the prom and they’d been inseparable ever since, building a life of love, happiness, and laughter. After many years in East Providence and then Foster, they moved to Alexander’s Lake in Dayville in 2001 before moving to Danielson, where they lived for the past 15 years. An invitation to their home always meant a full belly and John’s regaling stories.
John started his 30+ year career as a draftsman for Fram Corporation and retired as a packaging engineer. He enjoyed his retirement and surprised all who knew him by becoming a school bus driver for the Killingly School District. John easily folded the children on the bus into his tribe of extended grandchildren. John was a member of the East Providence Social Club, the Alexander’s Lake Yacht Club, and the Briarwood Falls Condo Association. He played baseball, softball and golf. He loved painting, drawing, and building everything from a train set village to outdoor Christmas decorations. He was an avid shopper and loved to “go out for a bite,” often ending in a dessert.
In addition to his wife of 58 years, and faithful kitty JJ, he leaves two sons, John F. Pacheco III (Wendy) of Charlestown, R.I., Scott Pacheco and his husband Ronald of Hartford, and a “special daughter” Holly Barlow (Walter) of Dayville; a sister Donna Arruda (William) of Pawtucket, R.I.; four grandchildren, John F. Pacheco IV, MD, (Tawni), Anna Pacheco, DPT, (Liam), Thomas Pacheco and his companion Rachel, and Ronald Giard; great-grandson Teddy; a niece, Nicole Lang (Keith), and their daughter, his grand-niece, Keira.
A Celebration will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. July 21 in the Gilman Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St. Putnam, followed by a Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary Church of the Visitation, and burial in Highland Memorial Park, Johnston, R.I.
Donations: Saint Jude’s Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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The Hale YMCA Riptides made a real splash in their meet against the Springfield Sharks June 27 in Springfield, MA. The Riptides were led by Zoey M. and Faith M. who each won three individual events. Zoey (10) and Faith (12) each won gold in their respective 50 free and 50 backstroke races.
Zoey also won the 50 breaststroke, and Faith took the 50 butterfly going away.
Hale YMCA picked up a lot of points in the Freestyle events. James M. (12) won both the 200 and 100 freestyle races for his age group.
Jeffrey M. (10) also took gold in the 100 free.
With their wins, Ethan S (13) and Mary B. (13) cleaned up the 13/14 girls’ and boys’ 100 Freestyle events for Hale!! The Riptides also had a winner in the 50 Backstroke with William T. finishing strong in a close race.
Hale YMCA had two more victories on the boys’ side, with Will, Jeffrey, James, and Ethan teaming up to win not one, but two relay races — the 200 medley and the 200 free. Next up, Holyoke and Amherst travel to Putnam, before the Championship meet at Tantasqua High School in late July.
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There is no easy way to get from the northwestern portion of Connecticut to the northeast.
But once the way is found, it’s really not all that different.
That’s what the new head coach of the boys’ prep soccer program at The Woodstock Academy, Owen Finberg, has learned.
“It’s a nice country atmosphere, the Quiet Corner as it is called, but I’m used to country living and I like that aspect of it. It’s just a little more peaceful,” Finberg said.
Finberg comes to Woodstock after being at the helm of the extremely successful South Kent School prep program which is located in the equally bucolic Connecticut town of Kent.
He and his family just moved into Woodstock a week ago and are busily getting adjusted to their new environs.
“I’m excited about it,” Finberg said. “It’s a new adventure, a new challenge. I think I have a lot of experience to feel confident and comfortable in taking it on. I’m excited to be in a new place to, hopefully, integrate our new program into the Academy community and vice versa. I think it will be really exciting for our coaches and players and everyone here at the school and in the community.”
Finberg has quickly moved to populate the program as he will have three assistant coaches.
Todd D’Alessando came with Finberg as he joined the South Kent staff in 2021.
“Todd has been with me for a couple of years and I’m excited to have him on board. He not only played at a very high level at UConn and earned All-American honors there, but has also been a head coach in his own right and is also the director of Connecticut’s Olympic Development program. We work really well together. He has a great attention to detail and, most importantly, his heart is with the kids and he can work with them not only on the field but also off the field,” Finberg said.
D’Alessandro will also serve as head coach of the prep program’s second team if Finberg is not available although, for the most part, the schedule – which will be released soon- has the two teams playing back-to-back doubleheaders.
The director of operations for the program will be Joseph D’Andreti who will also serve as an assistant coach.
“He comes to us from Colby-Sawyer College so he has that college experience in addition to coaching at the high school and club level. He will be working with the scheduling, planning and logistics of our week-to-week activities,” Finberg said.
Rich Glemawu will also be an assistant coach and director of goalkeeping for the program.
“He played for me for three years at South Kent, was a decorated college player and will also be in charge of social media for us here,” Finberg said.
Finberg has been also busy on the recruiting trail and is pleased with how that has gone. “I think we have a great group of guys. I’m really excited about the quality of players, but most of all about the quality of kids and the diversity of the group across different experiences, different cultures, different countries. We’re just putting the finishing touches on the last couple of guys,” Finberg said.
The team will be comprised of 60 percent international players with about 40 percent domestic-based right now although that ratio may change as the program settles into Woodstock Academy.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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