addams pg 5 10-5-23
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Front row, from left: Bryn Elizabeth Martin (Wednesday), Christine Healy (Morticia), James Giacchi (Pugsley). Back; Adam Leidemer (Gomez), Wladimir Petruniw (Lurch), Shaun McCoy (Uncle Fester), Bonnie Theriault (Grandma). Photo by Lindsay Lehmann.
PUTNAM — Fall approaches. The Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse has a real treat for you as a truly quirky family invades northeastern Connecticut. The Addams Family will arrive in Putnam on Oct. 6 and you don’t want to miss a chance to share in their kooky, upside-down world. The show runs for three weekends.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, and 21 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, 15, and 22. Tickets are $27 for adults and $24 for seniors, students, veterans and first responders. All seats are reserved. Reservations may be made with a major credit card online at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or by calling 860-928-7887. Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office, either before the performance, or at the door if available.
Kathleen Atwood and Greg Brock direct the TNECT production of The Addams Family, with Diane Pollard as musical director and Kat MacInnes as choreographer. Adam Leidemer appears as Gomez and Christine Healy plays Morticia. The rest of the Addams family includes Byrn Elizabeth Martin as Wednesday, James Giacchi as Pugsley, and Bonnie Theriault as Grandma. Uncle Fester is played by Shaun McCoy and Wladimir Petruniw is Lurch. The Beineke family is portrayed by Galen Donavan as Lucas, Jim Archambault as Mal, and Chelsea Daniels as Alice. They are joined by a large ensemble of Addams Ancestors who love to be in the thick of things.
The Addams Family is a musical comedy based on the characters created by Charles Addams. It is drawn from Addams’ cartoons, rather than the television series or films. Book is by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. Music and lyrics are by Andrew Lippa with orchestrations by Larry Hochman. The play opened on Broadway in April, 2010 and starred Nathan Lane as Gomez and Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia.
In the world of the Addams family, to be sad is to be happy, to feel pain is to feel joy…as it has been for generations. This unusual family still must deal with the same challenges as any other family, including the greatest one of all – the kids are growing up! Gomez must face every father’s nightmare. Wednesday, the ultimate princess of darkness, is older, has fallen in love, and is, unbeknownst to her family, engaged. Her fiancé, Lucas, is normal, respectable and from OHIO!
Wednesday arranges for Lucas and his parents to come for dinner so the families can meet. She swears her father to secrecy about the engagement. Gomez has never kept anything from Morticia, and of course nothing can go wrong there. In this one eventful night, everything will be disclosed, and relationships tested.
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Wed. Oct. 4
Stone Wall Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Stone Walls in New England: History, Inventory, and Recommendations for Conservation,” a presentation by UConn professor Robert Thorson, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. Registration requested.
Fri. Oct. 6
‘The Addams Family’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “The Addams Family” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14 and 21 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, 15 and 22. $27 for adults and $24 for seniors, students, veterans and first responders. www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or 860-928-7887.
Sat. Oct. 7
‘The Addams Family’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “The Addams Family” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 13, 14 and 21 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, 15 and 22. $27 for adults and $24 for seniors, students, veterans and first responders. www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or 860-928-7887.
Sun. Oct. 8
‘The Addams Family’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “The Addams Family” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 14 and 21 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, 15 and 22. $27 for adults and $24 for seniors, students, veterans and first responders. www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or 860-928-7887.
Sat. Oct. 14
Black Bear Program
POMFRET ---The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will present “Black Bears in the Quiet Corner” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. No charge for children 12 and younger. 860-928-4948.
Candy Wanted
Donate candy to the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp’s trick or treat trail fund-raiser from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at WINY Radio. The teens will be hosting the trick or treat trail at the Fall Extravaganza. Proceeds from the trail will go to the dam repair fund.
Thur. Oct. 19
Scouts Open House
N. GROSVENORDALE --- Scout Troops 25 and 66 will hold an open house from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Scout Hall, 108 Mountain Hill Road. Scouts BSA is a year-round program for boys and girls in fifth grade through high school (ages 11-17). Info: Corina Torrey, Scoutmaster, 860-245-1322; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sat. Oct. 21
Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast is holding a low cost rabies clinic from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Quinebaug Valley Veterinary Hospital on Rt. 12, the Danielson/Plainfield town line. $15 cash per animal. Pre-registration and appointment required. No walk-ins. This is the last clinic of the year. 860-317-1720.
Fall Extravaganza
POMFRET --- The Fall Extravaganza will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 at the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp on Taft Pond Road. The Trick or Treat Trail is $5 per trick-or-treater, ages 2 and up. S’mores and hot chocolate, photo booth, donut eating contest, games, food items available for purchase. Wear your costumes. Proceeds go to the Dam Restoration Fund.
Sat. Oct. 28
Trick or Treat
PUTNAM --- The Halloween Trick or Treat will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Runs from Jade Garden Restaurant and Riverfront Commons shopping plaza to Union Square. Must be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by: Putnam merchants, Town of Putnam, WINY Radio, Putnam Parks and Recreation and the Putnam Police Department.
Fri. Nov. 3
‘Mind Candy’
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club and the Bradley Playhouse will present “Mind Candy: A Night of Mind Reading & Magic” at 7:30 p.m. Wayne Hoffman, mentalist and illusionist. For info, tickets: www.TheBradleyPlayhouse.org/MindCandy.
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.
Yuletide Festival
PUTNAM --- The Daughters of Isabella will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary Church Hall. Vendors sought. 413-612-8358.
Meet the Author
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library will present “Meet the Author: Nathaniel Philbrick” at 1 p.m. in Community Room 112/113 at the Municipal Complex.
Sun. Nov. 26
Dazzle Parade
PUTNAM --- The 22nd annual Holiday Dazzle Light Parade will step off from Grove Street at 5 p.m. and go through downtown Putnam. Rain date: Dec. 3. Presented by WINY radio, the Town of Putnam and Green Valley Crossing.
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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Hope Sali
DAYVILLE — Hope Sali, Hopie, “The Benny’s Lady,” 80, of Dayville, died Sept. 27, 2023, in the comfort of her home with loving family.
Born in 1943 in N. Grosvenordale, where she also lived for several years, she was the daughter of the late Estref and Ismet Sali.
Hope was a graduate of Tourtellotte Memorial High School in N. Grosvenordale and later in life got her associate’s degree in business, which many were not aware of.
She worked at the Benny’s Store in Dayville for 20-plus years and became known locally as the Benny’s Lady and everywhere she went people knew who she was.
Customers would wait in her line just to say “Hello” to Hope, even when the other lines had no one — she was that special.
Benny’s honored her at her retirement by mounting her iconic Benny’s Bell that everyone became familiar with “ding, manager please”
She truly made everyone feel special with her kind, loving, caring personally, even a stranger.
Everyone loved Hope.
Hope was a devoted, lifelong Red Sox Fan and never wavered, even during the not-so-winning times.
She loved her annual trips to Fenway Park with her daughter Heather.
In addition to the Red Sox, Hope loved Smokey Robinson and all his Motown hits and would always see him in concert, whenever she got the chance.
But what Hope enjoyed more than all those things was simply spending time with her daughter Heather and her precious granddog Athena.
She leaves her daughter, Heather O’Rourke and her partner Thomas Angelo of N. Grosvenordale; granddaughter Heather; brother James Sali (Jeanne) of N. Grosvenordale; sister, Flora Sadik (James) Woodbury; nieces and nephews.
The Graveside Service will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at West Thompson Cemetery on Riverside Drive, Thompson. Afterwards there will be a Celebration of Life gathering from noon to 3 p.m. at Jessica Tuesday’s, 35 Main St., Putnam.
Donations: TEEG, PO Box 664, North Grosvenordale, CT 06255.
Gilman and Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam.
Walter L. Wilson III
WILLIMANTIC — Walter Leonard Wilson III, 63, of Valley Street, died Sept. 22, 2023, at home. Born in 1960 in Putnam, he was the son of the late Walter and Vivian (Veilleux) Wilson.
Mr. Wilson held several jobs over the years. He worked as an extruder for Putnam Plastics, a supervisor at Franklin Mushrooms and at Steak-Ums.
Mr. Wilson enjoyed sports. He would go play golf and loved watching football, being a fan of the New England Patriots. Mr. Wilson also enjoyed cooking and was fantastic at it. He was famous for his jerk chicken recipe. When he wasn’t at home cooking or watching the Pats, he liked to sit by the campfire.
He leaves two sons, Jonathan Wilson of Central Village, Eric Wilson and his partner April Watson of Moosup; former wife, Deborah Wilson of Tavares, Fla.; four siblings, Jacqueline Audette of N. Grosvenordale, David Wilson of Plainfield, Susan LaCoille of Putnam, and Alice Wilson-Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz.
The Funeral Service was Sept. 29 in Gilman Funeral Home, 104 Church St. Putnam.
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centaurs pg 7 10-5-23
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Running back Eric Mathewson (8) and offensive tackle Kyle Grist (56) celebrate as guard Abdullah Choudhry (51) looks on following one of two touchdowns for Mathewson. Photo by Abby Ditzel/Woodstock Academy.
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Centaurs Football
Left: Gabe Luperon-Flecha (23) receives a punt and avoids Montville’s Ryley Beyer (7) enroute to a 35-yard touchdown return. Senior quarterback Teddy Richardson runs behind his fullback Jacob Lizotte in the Centaurs’ 46-13 win over Montville. Photos by Abby Ditzel/Woodstock Academy.
There were plenty of performances that had a hand in the Woodstock Academy football team’s 46-13 win over Montville in its Homecoming game on Saturday.
There was the senior quarterback, not playing at 100 percent due to a back injury, using his legs to score the first two touchdowns.
The junior tight end, who had just seen his 90-yard interception return for a touchdown called back, catching a 51-yard touchdown pass two plays later.
The senior running back, in his first year of playing football, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns to guarantee a victory.
In order, Teddy Richardson, Sam Clark and Eric Mathewson all stepped up to guide the Centaurs to the win to even up their record at 2-2.
“It was a good day,” said coach Sean Saucier. “To go into the bye week 2-2 is huge for us. Now, we can, hopefully, get Teddy healthy and get ready for our two non-league opponents.”
It was a sigh of relief for the Centaurs who were coming off losses to East Lyme and Griswold/Wheeler over the last two weeks.
“It felt great,” said Clark. “Teddy was banged up but he played amazing, played through it. Our (offensive) line was blocking great. Everything just came together perfectly out there.”
The Centaurs defense held the Wolves (2-2) to a three-and-out on their first possession and forced a punt.
The Centaurs marched 62 yards down the field in six plays, all on the ground. It began a day that would see the Centaurs rush for 294 yards.
“It was a great way to bounce back from last week; we weren’t fully healthy for the last three weeks. Now, with everyone healthy, it was good to bounce back,” said senior tackle Riley O’Brien.
One of those missing against Griswold/Wheeler was senior Kenny Brown due to illness.
“It felt amazing. I was excited to get back out there and get the blood flowing and for the team to get a ‘W’,” Brown said.
Richardson (10 carries, 107 yards) completed the first drive with a 30-yard run for a score.
The Centaurs forced another Wolves’ punt and got the benefit of a low snap. It forced Montville punter Cole Terni to have to try and scoop the ball and when he did, both Brown and Dylan Phillips swooped in to tackle the senior at the Montville 16-yard line.
Two plays later, Richardson again found the end zone.
“I can’t get out of bed when my back hurts and (Richardson) just played a football game,” Saucier said. “He was not 100 percent. The last drive before halftime, I was a little frustrated that it didn’t work out because then we could have probably rested Teddy a bit more. But then, he started feeling better in the second half and didn’t want come out. Jumping out like that, however, was huge.”
The Centaurs weren’t quite done in the first half.
Clark stepped in front of a pass from Montville quarterback Aidan Johnson and took off downfield going the 90 yards for a score only to see a yellow flag back around midfield as the touchdown was called back by an illegal block.
“It was great, a great feeling to be out here (Saturday) and getting those picks made it even better,” Clark said.
So, the touchdown didn’t quite work out. It didn’t matter.
Two plays later, Clark reeled in a 51-yard touchdown pass from Richardson.
“It was a great pass. I’ve said multiple times, ‘ball don’t lie.’ Pick-6 got called back so I had to score, ‘ball don’t lie’,” Clark said.
It’s that kind of attitude that endears the tight end/linebacker to Saucier.
“Sam is just a fantastic football player on both sides of the ball. I haven’t seen many kids enjoy it as much as he does.
"He’s the same kid whether you are up three touchdowns or down three touchdowns. He loves playing the game and that’s really awesome,” Saucier said.
Clark made a second interception on the next Montville possession but the Centaurs faltered a bit at the end of the half. They held on to the football for almost the entire seven minutes that was left in the half but five penalties conspired to keep them from the end zone.
Mathewson put Woodstock up 32-0 in the third quarter with a pair of scores from 33 and 21 yards out. The senior finished with 129 yards in 13 carries.
“That’s awesome. I didn’t know he had that many (yards) but he’s similar to Sam in terms of his attitude and approach to playing the game. It’s supposed to be fun and he makes it fun. He’s a first-year player and is getting better week-to-week,” Saucier said.
Gabe Luperon-Flecha added a 25-yard punt return and Clark, playing in place of Richardson at quarterback in the fourth quarter, added a 32-yard run for the final score.
The Centaurs now get a week off before they have to travel to Milford to play Foran in a non-league game on of all things, Friday, the 13th of October.
“I’m excited, although I’m not excited to drive to Foran on a Friday night,” Saucier said. “It’s going to be fun to play a team that we have never played before.”
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy