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PUTNAM — Florence Parker was born in Putnam on July 10, 1934, the only child of George and Rose (Plouffe) Ostiguy.
She attended St. Mary’s Parochial School and graduated from Putnam Catholic Academy in 1952.
Florence worked as an accountant for the Putnam accounting firm of Ryan and Solomon until her marriage.
In 1957 Florence became engaged to Richard A. Parker, who shares her birthdate, and they married a year later on June 7, 1958. She was the proud mother of three daughters and proud Memere of four grandchildren.
Florence became a certified public accountant and operated a tax consulting and preparation business until ill health forced her to stop in 2022. In addition, Florence and her husband Richard owned and operated the Parker Memorials and Stone Co., located on Grove Street in Putnam.
She was a member of the Daughters of Isabella, Zonta, League of Catholic Women and a past recipient of the Athena Award. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards, and spending quality time visiting with her family and friends.
She leaves Richard A Parker, her husband of nearly 64 years; her daughters Roxanne Metayer (Michael) of Windham, Maine, Nadine Landau of Danbury, and Kathryn Parker of Putnam; grandchildren Veronica Pound (Stephen), Matthew Landau, Keith Metayer (with his fiancée Kayla Lafond), and Luke Metayer.
Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. April 28 in the Gilman Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Church St., Putnam. The funeral will assemble at the funeral home at 9 a.m. April 29, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in S. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 Providence St., Putnam. Burial follows in St. Mary Cemetery.
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libby pg 7 4-28-22
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100th Point
Woodstock senior Jonah Libby displays the ball he used to score his 100th career point in a 20-2 Woodstock Academy win over Rockville/Coventry/Stafford. Photo by Marc Allard.
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Looking
Woodstock Academy senior Everett Michalski (25) looks for an opening against the Valley Regional defense in a 9-8 Woodstock Academy victory last week. Photos by Marc Allard.
Near the Net
Woodstock Academy attack Jared Nielsen operates near the net in a 9-8 win over Valley Regional last week.
Woodstock Academy coach Jason Tata knew senior Jonah Libby needed just five points to reach 100 for his high school career.
That was the easy part. Keeping track of how many Libby had in the game? Much more difficult.
Tata wanted to do so to make sure that he got the ball that Libby hit his milestone with.
“Of course, I got it,” Tata said. The second time that was. Tata asked for the ball prematurely on Libby’s fourth point of the game.
He did get the ball that counted. It came on a Libby goal with 3 minutes, 38 seconds left in the first half of a 20-2 win over Rockville-Coventry-Stafford April 21.
“It’s a lot,” Libby said. “Definitely not something I was expecting to get since I didn’t play any varsity as a freshman (and missed his sophomore season due to the pandemic). Getting it in two years was definitely a milestone for me.”
Libby finished with 53 points as a junior. He now has 48 in his senior campaign.
“I couldn’t do it without a lot of kids on the team like (Jacob) Jurnovoy, Jared (Neilsen), (Zach) Gessner. They are all part of this. We’re a team. We all go to practice and work for this and it’s helping me rely on other people on the team,” Libby said.
Tata said: “If you look at 100 points in two seasons, that’s nothing to laugh about. It is a legitimate stat line and some crazy numbers and he has plenty of lacrosse to play. Let’s see how high we can get those point totals.”
Libby admits he would love to score 100 points this season alone.
But he also wants to see the Centaurs get into the state tournament and the win helped them climb closer.
Woodstock is now 6-3 and is now on a three-game win streak.
“Especially coming off tough games last week against East Lyme and Fitch where we weren’t able to come away with wins. Playing E.O. Smith, Valley Regional and (Rockville), was a nice little break from those tough (ECC) teams,” Libby said.
The Centaurs got a bump from some other players in the win over Rockville. Will Basiliere had a hat trick in the first quarter and a half and finished with four goals as did Neilsen.
Gessner had three goals and Libby finished with two goals and four assists.
Earlier in the week, the Centaurs survived a tough match with Valley Regional especially when the sun, blocked by clouds most of the game, decided to make a late-game appearance.
It was something that was welcomed by most especially those watching from the stands as the match was buffeted by chilly breezes and the occasional sleet pellets mixing in with rain showers.
Unfortunately, the sun came out with the Centaurs protecting the eastern goal.
It was not a welcome occurrence for Centaur senior goalie Tyler Green. “I couldn’t see. The sun came out. It scared me a little bit,” the senior said.
The Centaurs escaped with a 9-8 win.
Libby scored his third and final goal of the game with 1 minute, 2 seconds to play to give the Centaurs a 9-6 lead.
But the match was hardly over, thanks in part, to the sun and its late afternoon angle.
Valley Regional (2-4) got a goal from Leif Duval with 48 seconds to play. Cooper Strecker followed 24 seconds later with his fourth goal of the match to cut the deficit to one.
“As soon as I saw it peeking out, I knew (Green) was going to get blinded. That’s all I was worried about. I was telling the guys to just shut (Valley Regional) off, do not let them get a clean shot. I wanted contested shots all over the place because I knew they were going to launch balls at Ty,” Tata said.
The Warriors had done that much of the match. Green was up to the task. In just his second appearance in goal, Green made 19 saves. “I like it in the net. The boys listen to me. Feels good,” Green said.
Green was given his first chance in goal the Saturday before against E.O. Smith when Jon Pokorny fell ill.
“I woke up at 8 a.m., my Dad (assistant coach Chris Green) called me and told me that I was going to be in net and I was like, ‘Oh wow, this is new to me.’, Green said.
He had played goal once before in a practice in club lacrosse.
But he probably shouldn’t get too comfortable. “He’s playing really well and, to be honest, we went with the hot hand. We’re definitely going to pull him back to the defense, that’s his specialty, but he played well (in goal),” Tata said.
Valley Regional consistently threatened the Centaurs but never could take the lead.
The Warriors tied the match at 1 and 3, but never could take a lead.
“That’s something about this team, it’s really resilient. They don’t let a quick string of goals get them down. It’s just, ‘Let’s go bury another one,’” Tata said.
It was also a balanced scoring attack with Libby getting three goals and two assists; Jurnovoy added a pair of tallies and Neilsen had a goal and two assists. Everett Michalski, Basiliere and Gessner had the other goals.
“I think it’s going to be a thing of the season- it can’t be one guy. It’s next guy up, whoever gets the opportunity. Everett started the scoring for us. If you look at the roster, you’re not going to think that Everett is a big goal scorer, but he got the job done and put one in the back of the net,” Tata said.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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It has been a long and trying nine months for Josh Rivera. The New Jersey native was a big recruit for PSA’s prep basketball team last summer, and things were looking up for him heading into the first live period of summer basketball.
But it was during his first game then, in early July, that he suffered a knee injury that kept him out of action the rest of the summer and into PSA’s preseason, which put him behind the 8-ball with the Mustangs as well.
But things have been looking up for Rivera of late.
After PSA won its third national championship in mid-March, Rivera returned home and focused on his game and his health.
And last week, he announced that he was accepting a scholarship offer to play next year at Lafayette College in Easton, Penn.
“Making that decision was a relief,” Rivera said. “After my first injury, and then this past season, everything has been rough. It felt like everything was going downhill to be honest. So for me to get this opportunity is a real blessing, and I made sure to take it. And I’m going to make sure to make the most of it.”
Rivera averaged 6.2 points and 3.6 rebounds for PSA but never really got untracked. He said he didn’t really feel healthy until the knee brace came off in January, and he had a good two-week stretch of basketball then, culminating in a 17-point, 5-rebound game against Canterbury.
“But that’s the game I hurt my ankle,” he said. “And after that, the pain was just lingering throughout the rest of the season. It was really hard. Lot of ups and downs. Lot of time in my room talking to people, just trying to keep my head up. That definitely took a toll on my confidence. It was a rough time, it really was.”
Rivera played the next five games with the ankle injury, but struggled, then sat out the next seven games. When he got back on the floor, he never got back to form. But he said there were positives to come out of the experience.
“It opened my eyes to things outside of basketball for sure,” he said. “I thought about backup plans. And I wrote about that on my college applications too. I’m really good with numbers, so I’ve always thought about accounting or something in the finance field, maybe major in Economics.”
And that piece of it was a big piece of what led him to Lafayette.
“It’s in the Patriot League and I know I can get an excellent education there,” he said.
As for the basketball piece, Rivera’s body – when healthy – is ready for the college game. He’s built like a linebacker or defensive end, packing 220 pounds onto his 6-foot-7 frame. He’s physical and can get to his spot in the post or get to the rim from the wing. He’s expanding his range on his jumper.
He has a relationship with head coach Mike Jordan, who was hired in late March, dating back a few years when Jordan was an assistant at Drexel and recruited Rivera there. Rivera also actually took an unofficial visit to Lafayette a few years ago when the previous coaching staff was recruiting him.
“I toured the campus, and I really liked it,” he said. “It’s in a nice town, the campus is quiet, they’ve got a football team. It was cool.
“Now, Coach Jordan, he thinks I can make an impact with the team and help them win games. And I really think I can too. My confidence is definitely back. I’m ready to go.”
By Stephen Nalbandian
Sports Information Director
Putnam Science Academy
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Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Planning and Zoning Commission
At the April 20, 2022, meeting of the Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission, the following legal action was taken:
Town of Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission, 5 Haven Road, application for a text amendment to the regulations regarding Temporary and Limited Moratorium on Cannabis Establishments. APPROVED.
Dated at Pomfret,
Connecticut
April 25, 2022
Lynn L. Krajewski,
Clerk
Planning & Zoning Commission
April 27, 2022
Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Zoning Board
of Appeals
The Pomfret Zoning Board of Appeals approved the application of Bruce Simpson, 1 Fairview Circle, for a variance to the rear yard setback. Commission granted a variance of rear yard setback to 5’, exclusively to construct a 16’x20’ deck. APPROVED.
Dated the 25th day
of April 2022
Lynn L. Krajewski,
Clerk
Zoning Board of Appeals
April 27, 2022
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