Voter pg 12 10-3-13
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POMFRET — With the upcoming federal elections Nov. 5, registrars in Pomfret are encouraging all residents to register to vote!
You may register at Town Hall during its regular operating hours Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM until 5:00 PM, Wednesdays until 6:00PM. The registrars of voters’ office hours are on Tuesdays from 9:00 AM until noon. Oct. 4: Absentee ballots are available at Town Hall after from the Town Clerk. Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. : The registrars will be holding a Special Voter Registration Session at Town Hall. Oct. 22: The deadline for registering by mail. Applications must be received or post-marked by this date in order to be accepted for the November 5th election. Oct. 29: We will hold a mandated seventh day before Election Day registration session before the Nov. 5 election. We will be conducting office hours between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Applicants must appear in-person to register. Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: We will hold a limited special registration session for those seeking to vote in the election whose qualifications as to age, citizenship or residence was attained since Oct. 29.
Nov. 5: Election Day Registration “EDR” will take place at Pomfret Town Hall ( 5 Haven Road Pomfret Center)from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
This change to election law was enacted by the General Assembly in Connecticut Public Act 12-56 “An Act Concerning Voting Rights”. This act allows eligible people to register to vote in person and cast a ballot on Election Day if he or she meets eligibility requirements.
for voting and is either (1) not already an elector or (2)is registered in one municipality but wants to change his or her registration because he or she currently in lives in another municipality. A person is eligible to register and vote if he or she is a U.S. citizen, age 18 years or older, and a bona fide resident of the municipality which he or she applies for admission as an elector.
Gloomy pg 1 10-10-13
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Gloomy
weekend
for most
gridiron
teams
By Ron P. Coderre
The iffy weekend weather, which featured a fair amount of much needed rain, produced gloomy skies for local football teams also as only Pomfret School produced a victory on the gridiron. The four local high schools, Quinebaug Pride, Plainfield, Killingly and Woodstock Academy, went down to defeat, while Hyde-Woodstock won by forfeit.
Pomfret School jumped on the coattails of quarterback Ben Rumrill and rolled to its second win of the season romping over Sr. Thomas More on the road 47-29. The Saturday afternoon scoring outburst was more points in one game than the Griffins of Coach Henry Large had totaled in its first two games. Pomfret is now 2-1.
Also on Saturday afternoon, the Quinebaug Pride travelled to Hartford for a contest against powerful Capital Prep/Classical/Achievement First in a game played at legendary Dillon Stadium. The ride home was a long one for the Coach Joe Asermelly’s troops as they were taken to school by the Hartford contingent 43-10. Prep, which raised its record to 4-0 with the win is ranked 5th in the Capitol Region. The Pride is now 2-2.
Friday evening under the lights proved dismal for Woodstock Academy as they travelled down Route 395 to Griswold, where Coach Glenn Labossiere’s Wolverines dismantled the Centaurs 41-8. The Acads are now 0-4 on the season.
In Plainfield, the Panthers with upset on their minds were dropped by Montville 48-20. In the game for the first half, down 21-14, Plainfield was unable to produce in the second half without the services of quarterback Steve Jankowski. He was taken to Backus Hospital Emergency Room as a precautionary measure after having problems breathing during intermission. The loss dropped the Panthers to 1-3.
The most disappointing loss of the weekend was suffered by Killingly, which was defeated by a determined Bacon Academy team 21-14. This was a victory that Killingly was counting on but with injuries to key players, the Redmen were unable to produce the necessary fire power for a victory. Bacon won the contest on a late score on a five-yard Nate Kozlowski to Ryan Duclos touchdown pass. Killingly is 2-2 on the year after winning its first two games.
Hyde-Woodstock accepted a forfeit victory when visiting Tilton Academy was unable to field enough players to put a team on the field.
Extra Points…
Quinebaug Pride’s Tylor Genest maintained his scoring lead among area players with a touchdown on Saturday, giving him 56 points on the season…Plainfield quarterback Steve Jankowski was lost for the second half against Montville when he experienced breathing difficulty. He was taken to Backus Hospital for a possible rib or lung injury…It appears Killingly’s top running threat Tyler Stucke hasn’t completely healed from his ankle sprain. Against Bacon he carried the ball eight times for a total of six yards…Conner Pion booted a fourth quarter field goal of 23-yards in the Pride’s loss in Hartford…In addition to losing Jankowski, Plainfield also lost the services of running back Cody Alday who went off the field with a foot injury at the end of the first quarter against Montville…Griswold defense limited Woodstock to only 33 yards rushing and 31 yards in the air in pummeling the Acads 41-8…Killingly unveiled a new running threat against Bacon when the Redmen’s Michael Elsey ran for 150 yards on 22 carries. He also had an 87-yard punt return for a touchdown…Pomfret’s Joe Kelley ran for three touchdowns and amassed 141 yards on only eight carries…Pomfret quarterback Ben Rumrill has not been intercepted in the Griffins first three games…Plainfield’s Jordan Federer had a nice night against Montville, running for 123 yards on 13 carries..This week’s schedule includes North Providence at Plainfield; and Cheney Tech at Quinebaug Pride; both games are Friday, 6:30 p.m. starts…On Saturday, Killingly is at Woodstock for a 3 p.m. contest and Hyde-Woodstock travels to Hebron Academy.
Cassell pg 1 10-10-13
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Cassell is
teacher of
the year
PUTNAM — The Putnam Board of Education announced that Ashley Cassell as has been named the Putnam 2014 Teacher of the Year.
Cassell has a bachelor’s degree Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. She continued her education at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain where she obtained her Connecticut State certification in Art Education.
She has received three Artsonia leadership awards in her short career as an art instructor. Artsonia is the world’s largest online kid’s art museum. Although Cassell has only taught in Putnam for four years she has had a major impact on our middle school students, said School Superintendent William Hull. Besides teaching her normal course load, she has taught very popular after school and summer art enrichment classes.
Hull added, “Ashley is a great example of the young talented teachers who have come to the Putnam school system. She is also a wonderful example of all the talented and dedicated professional staff that we have throughout the district. Ashley has been an energetic, positive force at the middle school and throughout the district. She has helped to bring the arts to the forefront of students’ education. Ashley being named Teacher of the Year demonstrates that education in Putnam is not all about teaching to the test. She is just one of many teachers who help to form a foundation of a well rounded education for our students.”
Quiet pg 1 10-10-13
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Quiet Scene
As the tree crosses over into autumn the cornfield in Abington produces its last ears. More fall photos on page 6. Linda Lemmon photo.