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Vaccines
BROOKLYN --- The NDDH is offering COVID vaccines & boosters from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and from 2 to 6 p.m.Thursdays at its South Main Street offices. Walk-ins welcome. Free. No insurance/appointments needed.
Fri. Nov. 12
‘All Together Now’
PUTNAM --- Theatre of Northeastern CT Bradley Playhouse will produce their own local production of Music Theatre International’s All Together Now!: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 13 and 14 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 14. Fund-raiser.www.thebradleyplayhouse.org/alltogethernow/
Food Drive
PUTNAM --- The Hale YMCA will host a drive-thru and drop off food and more drive from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Y. Benefits: TEEG, IHSP, Project PIN and Friends of Assisi.
Sat. Nov. 13
Toy Collection
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Volunteer Fire Assn. will collect toys from 9 -2.
Author Series
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Library Author’s Series (PLAS) will present the novel Talk Radio, at 1 p.m. at the Putnam Public Library.
Sun. Nov. 14
Concert
PASCOAG --- Grace Note Farm and The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council will present “Music at the Farm. $30. 401-567-0354.
Mon. Nov. 15
Art & Book Sale
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center of Pomfret will hold an artwork and book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 15 to 21. 860-928-4948.
Wed. Nov. 17
Blood Drive
PUTNAM --- The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8:30 am. To 1:30 p.m. and from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Putnam Elks on Edmond Street. 1-800-RED CROSS.
Fri. Nov. 19
Walk & Campfire
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present “Full Beaver Moon Walk and Campfire from 8 to 10 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Free to CAS members; $5 nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sat. Nov. 20
Hazardous Waste
POMFRET --- A Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pomfret Community School. This is for household hazardous waste only and is only for Woodstock and Pomfret residents. Bring driver’s license. For list of eligible waste, go to the Town of Woodstock CT FB page.
Sun. Nov. 21
Thanksgiving
PUTNAM --- The Greater Putnam Interfaith Council Thanksgiving service will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. The service will feature music and prayers of thanksgiving by members of nine faiths, followed by time for those in attendance to offer their own prayers. There will be a short presentation on the hosting of an Afghan family in the area. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85288424084. For info and the link: visit the Greater Putnam Interfaith Council website.
Mon. Nov. 22
Holiday Nature Store
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will hold its annual Holiday Nature Store from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 23. 860-928-4948.
Fri. Nov. 26
Artists’ Open Studios
PUTNAM --- The Artists’ Open Studios of Northeast CT will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 26, 27, 28 and Dec. 4 and 5. www.aosct.org.
Sat. Nov. 27
Tree Jubilee
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will be presenting its Tree Jubilee and Wreath Extravaganza from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 27 and Nov. 28. Free. Families will have a chance to win and take home a decorated tree or wreath and take photos with Santa. Nonperishable food donations are welcomed. www.TheBradleyPlayhouse.org.
Sun. Dec. 5
Hospice Tree
Day Kimball Healthcare will present Hospice Tree of Life Ceremonies at 5 p.m. at locations around northeastern Connecticut. Benefit: Hospice & Palliative Care of NE CT. More Info:daykimball.org/treeoflife
Sat. Dec. 25
Merry Christmas!
Tues. Dec. 28
Bird Watch
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will hold a Winter Bird Walk starting at 1 p.m. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. $10 CAS members; $20 nonmembers.
Thur. Dec. 30
Nightingale Hike
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will present “Hike Nightingale Forest South” at 9 a.m. at the Wyndham Land Trust. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. $5 CAS members; $10 nonmembers. 960-928-4948.
Sat. Jan. 1, 2022
Happy New Year!
Sat. Feb. 19
Wee Walk
THOMPSON --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Animal Tracking at the Robins Preserve” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org.
Sat. May 7
Wee Walk
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Salamander Search at the 3 B’s” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org
Sat. Aug. 6
Wee Walk
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Bats at Lyon Preserve” will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org
Sat. Oct. 1
Wee Walk
WOODSTOCK --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Leaves and Mushrooms at Rapoport Preserve” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org
Sat. Nov. 5, 2022
Dueling Pianos
PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare will present Dueling Pianos Presented By Foxwoods Resort Casino at 7 p.m. at Connecticut National Golf Club. Benefit: Day Kimball Healthcare At Home. More Info:daykimball.org/pianos
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Pach pg 5 11-11-21
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Pacheco Inducted
Mark Pacheco, formerly of Putnam, was inducted as the newest member of the Danielson American Legion Post #21 recently. At the induction were: Post Commander Charles Crowley, Pacheco, Ray Rochefort, Post Sgt.-at-Arms; and Post Chaplain Chuck Lalumiere.
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Obit pg 6 11-11-21
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Robert L. Swenson,
Air Force vet
PUTNAM — Robert L. Swenson, 74, of Woodstock Ave., died Nov. 2, 2021, at Day Kimball Hospital. He was predeceased by his first wife, Diane (Conway) Swenson who died in 2002. Born in 1947 in Greenwich, he was the son of the late William and Bernice (Comeau) Swenson.
Mr. Swenson graduated from Greenwich High School in 1965. He served his country proudly with the U.S. Air Force from 1965 through 1969. He worked at and retired from AT&T in 1995. Robert was a part-time dispatcher for E-911 for the Town of Putnam for 10 years also volunteering for the Putnam Fire Department Ladder Company. He held office with the Registrar of Voters for both the Democratic and Republican parties. He volunteered with the Putnam EMS and was a member of the American Legion in Putnam.
He leaves his daughters, Jennifer Diehl of Danielson, and Renee Deveau (Robert Jr.) of Newtown; his brother, Phillip Swenson (Susan) of Brooklyn; his sister, Margaret Jaffer of Florida; his grandchildren, Brittany, Billy, and Josh; and his former wife, Laurie (Kilborn) Swenson. He is predeceased by his brother, Michael Swenson.
The Funeral Service was Nov. 6 at Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam with burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Putnam. Donations: Putnam Fire Dept., 189 Church St., Putnam, CT 06260.
Patricia Shaw Hall
Patricia Shaw Hall died on Nov. 1, 2021, in Putnam at the age of 98 years. She was the second daughter of Florence Gilbert Shaw and George Stanley Shaw Sr. Parental plans to name their daughter Carol changed at the last minute when she decided to enter the world at Day Kimball Hospital on St. Patrick’s Day 1923. Pat grew up in a 1700s era colonial house on Putnam Heights with her older sister Martha Shaw (Sheppard) and her younger brother G. Stanley Shaw Jr.
Upon graduation from Putnam High School in 1941, Pat attended Westbrook Junior College in Portland, Maine. In 1944, Pat married James W. Hall Jr., also of Putnam. The marriage was in South Augusta, N.C., where Jim was undergoing training as a radio communications specialist in the U.S. Army Air Force before he shipped out to a desert post in Morocco, North Africa where he served during WWII.
Following the war, Pat and Jim lived for a short time in Chicago where Jim completed his studies at Illinois College of Optometry in 1948. Their first child, James W. Hall III was born just days after their long drive back to Putnam. Jay is married to Missy Heidelberger Hall. Their first daughter, Tamara Shaw Hall, was born a few years later. Tami was married to Jody Heidelberger (Missy’s brother) until her untimely death on June 25, 2018. In 1955, the number of children in Hall family doubled with the birth of twin daughters Faith St. Pierre (husband Chuck) and Florence Lajeunesse (husband Carl). Children also include Russell Hall (wife Nanci).
Pat and Jim were divorced in the 1970s but subsequently remarried and lived many more years together than apart. Jim died Aug. 27, 2012. Pat was always very active in and supportive of the Putnam Methodist Church, now the Living Faith United Methodist Church. For some time after the children were grown, she was employed at Shaw Stationers in Putnam. On retiring in 1985, Pat was a founding member of Eastern Connecticut Community Kitchens that operated first at the Putnam Congregational Church and later at the Putnam United Methodist Church, where it is still in operation. To the very end, Pat had a sharp mind with a remarkable memory for names and events both recent and in the distant past. Those who know her would agree that Pat was strong willed and never reluctant to comment unequivocally on who should do what and when.
In addition to her children, Pat leaves her younger brother, George Stanley Shaw, Jr. and her older sister, Martha Sheppard, her grandchildren Jason Charles Hall (Courtney), Austin Shaw Hall (Alessandra), Victoria Gilbert Hall McNeal (Mitchell Fraley), Michael R. Deary, Shannon Deary Mohan (Wamsi), Michael Heidelberger, Lauren Heidelberger, Kiersten Heidelberger (husband Allen Beauchene), Neil J. Lajeunesse (Mindy), and Alicia Lajeunesse; 10 great-grandchildren: Jacob, Grace, and Benjamin Zifcak, Brenden Womak (mother Lauren), Austin Charles (Charlie) and Ana Sofia Hall, Jackson Lajeunesse, Nashua Lajeunesse, William-James Finn McNeal, and Luke Fraley.
Visitation is from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 13 at Gilman Funeral Home and Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam. A Funeral Service follows from noon to 1 p.m. that day in Living Faith United Methodist Church, 53 Grove St, Putnam with burial the Putnam Heights Cemetery. Donations: LFUMC, 53 Grove St. Putnam, CT 06260.
David Liberty
DUDLEY — David Liberty, 68, died Nov. 4, 2021, at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
David was born Nov. 11, 1952, in Whitinsville, Mass., son of the late Eli and Beatrice (Bourassa) Liberty.
He recently retired from A. Duie Pyle Trucking Company after 24 years. Before that David worked for Pillsbury, and N&D Trucking. David’s most recent years at work were his favorite — he greatly enjoyed the opportunity to teach his skills to the next generation of truckers.
David was a hardworking man his entire life, dedicated to providing for his dear wife and beautiful family. Anyone who knew David well or perhaps only met him once, quickly learned that he had the “gift of gab,” he loved to talk, and talk, and talk; he especially enjoyed telling corny jokes. He found pleasure in the simple things of life, spending time outdoors, fishing, riding his tractors, and tending to his yard. He especially loved bicycle riding; in fact, he went riding for 600 miles in 2001, and 100 miles in 2003 and 2004 during the Flattest Century Fundraiser.
He leaves his childhood sweetheart and wife of nearly 50 years, Lorna (Burbo) Liberty of Dudley; his daughters Christina Fontaine (Dean) of N. Grosvenordale, and Lisa Liberty (Kristen) of Thompson; his brothers Ronald Liberty of Southbridge and Daniel Liberty of Whitinsville; his sister Joan Lamontagne of Uxbridge, Mass.; his grandchildren Chase Hailey Fontaine and Glen David Fontaine of N. Grosvenordale. Services are private. Donations: Lorna Liberty, 55 Baker Pond Road Dudley, MA 01571. The Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, Webster.
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Centaur prep pg 7 11-11-21
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For the first time in about three months, the Woodstock Academy Gold prep basketball team finally got to play against someone other than itself.
The Centaurs opened their season Nov. 3 and looked pretty impressive in a 96-47 win over We Believe Prep, a first-year program out of Waterbury.
They followed that up with an 87-73 win over Vision Academy Nov. 7 to get off to a 2-0 start on the season.
The team has big men in the middle with Jamine Charles (6 feet, 10 inches), DiAri Duncan (6-8), Dominic Strothers (6-9), Jalen Pitre (6-9), Jayden Webley (6-10), and Promise Opurum (6-7) all with the ability to mix it up inside.
Forward Simon Hildebrandt (6-8) is a player capable of playing both inside and out as are 6-7 Jayshane Woodard, 6-6 Travonne Jackson, 6-5 Diovion Famakinde and 6-5 Walter Andrew Jr. all of whom, with the exception of Famakinde who was out, saw plenty of action on the wings in the opener.
Tyshawn Trail and Jalen Bradberry got the start in the opener in the back court with Keenan Emmanuel and Corey Jones coming off the bench.
The Centaurs led after the first half against We Believe but only by 12 points, 36-24.
We Believe scored the first four points of the second half to cut the deficit under double digits but Hildebrandt, who finished with 12 points, scored seven of the next eight points in a variety of ways, putting Woodstock up by 14.
We Believe Prep (3-2) got stuck at 31 points and Woodstock scored 16 unanswered points including a pair of 3-pointers by Jones and Trail.
The second game saw Gold scoring 40 first-half points and then bringing it up a notch with 47 second-half points. Famakinde and Trail led the Centaurs with 11 points apiece with Opurum adding 10.
Blue Wins on Road, Falls at Home
The Centaurs had to battle but pulled out the 79-69 win over their hosts, Notre Dame-West Haven.
The Centaurs hit eight 3-pointers in the second half.
The Blue team doesn’t have the kind of height that the Gold team has but it’s still substantial. Chiwer Mayen and Hunter Crawford are both 6-foot, 9-inch and do a nice job of protecting the rim. Kunga Tsering (6-7) adds length and the ability to score inside and outside. Jan-Viljam Homanen is another athletic frontcourt player at 6-6. Jaden Andrews and Wilson are also defensive stalwarts.
Woodstock graduate Logan Talbot is the offensive spark the Centaurs can use. Chididuben Nwankwo and Eddie Fisher both add size. Mike Pelletier is a strong outside shooter. Jason Ofcarcik returns for his second year but served as assistant coach as he is sidelined by injury. The Centaurs fell behind by as many as 14 in the second. Henderson and Homanen led the way for the Centaurs with 16 each. The squad fell to 1-1 on the season with an 85-84 loss to Vision Academy. Homanen led the way with 18 points in the loss while Tsering added 12 and Talbot finished with 10.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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