real pg 5 5-23-24
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PUTNAM — REAL Custom Training, LLC, the leading provider of professional development workshops in northeastern Connecticut, launched its new weekly podcast “Better Workdays.”
With a focus on actionable takeaways for busy professionals, Better Workdays provides easy-to-absorb and easy-to-apply lessons in essential leadership and interpersonal skills. Concepts and job aids are pulled directly from REAL Custom Training’s library of leadership development workshops.
Episode topics include Shifting Your Mindset As A New Supervisor; Understanding Communication Styles; Giving Growth-Centric Feedback; Six Core Employee Needs; and Developing A Proactive Attitude.
Better Workdays is available on major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube, offering flexible listening options for all audiences. Episodes premiere at 1 p.m. Wednesdays and can also be seen on REAL Custom Training’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages. To learn more about REAL Custom Training, visit www.realcustomtraining.com.
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three pg 5 5-23-24
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Three C’s
to present musical
POMFRET — Students from schools in northeastern Connecticut are invited to The Community Cultural Committee - The Three C’s, Theatreworks production of Cat Kid Comic Club. It’s a musical, based on Dave Pilkey’s irreverently hilarious book series. The one-hour performance will be at 10 a.m. May 28 at the Loos Center for the Arts in Woodstock.
Tickets are $4 per person for groups of 10 or more. For info or to order: www.theThreeCs.org (http://www.thethreecs.org/). No tickets are sold at the door.
Celebrating its 37th season of Performing Arts for Kids, the Three C’s volunteers have welcomed 214,089 students who have participated in these programs. Current volunteers include Sandra Ahola, Lynn Bourque, Betty Hale, Pat Hedenberg, Elizabeth Lake, Philippa Paquette, Melissa Zahansky and Eric Davidson.
The next show coming up is Charlotte’s Web on June 5.
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cal pg 6 5-23-24
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Thur. May 23
Fund-raiser
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Tavern in the Little River Plaza is hosting a Celebrity Bartender Fund-raiser from 5 to 8 p.m. to support Paws Cat Shelter of Putnam. Six teams of local known community members will be serving drinks and welcoming your conversation. www.woodstockcats.org
Sat. May 25
Reading
PUTNAM --- Award-winning poet Brad Davis will do a reading of his new collection of poems, On the Way to Putnam: New, Selected, & Early Poems, at 1 p.m. at the Putnam Public Library . Free and Davis’ new book will be available for purchase and signing at the reading.
Mon. May 27
Memorial Day Parade
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Memorial Day Parade will start off at 10 a.m. from Grove Street. Line up on Grove Street starts at 9 a.m.
Memorial Day Parade
POMFRET --- The Town of Pomfret will be holding its annual Memorial Day Parade on starting at 10 a.m. May 27. It kicks off at the Pomfret Congregational Church and proceeds down Pomfret Street/Route 44 to the Town Green where a short ceremony will take place.
Tues. May 28
Cosmic Cat
WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s, presents Theatreworks production of “Cat Kid Comic Club….the Musical” at 10 a.m. at the Loos Center for the Arts. $4 pp for groups of 10 or more. www.theThreeCs.org. The Three C’s, celebrating its 37th season, have welcomed 214,089 students. “Charlotte’s Web” is coming June 5.
Sat. June 1
Bat Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Bats: Winged Wonders” at 2 p.m. at the center. No registration required. $5 for CAS; $10 non-members. 860-928-4948.
Relay For Life
PUTNAM --- The Relay For Life of Northeastern Connecticut, a regional fund-raiser walk and festival benefitting the American Cancer Society, will be held from 10 a.m. June 1 to 10 a.m. June 2 at the St. Marie-Greenhalgh Sports Complex. For more info or to register, go to: relayforlife.org/northeasternct
Benefit Concert
POMFRET --- A benefit concert in honor of the late Carol Davidge will be held at the Vanilla Bean Café. Local talent Sally Rogers will perform at 7 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $25, 100 percent of which will be donated to the “Make Your Mark” scholarship.
Arts & Crafts
EAST WOODSTOCK --- The East Woodstock Congregational Church will present its Arts and Crafts Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at the church. Lunch available between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Wed. June 5
Program
PLAINFIELD --- The Deborah Avery Putnam Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will present a program, “From Africa to Middle Class Hartford - Two Generations of the Maguira Family” by Pauline C. Merrick, genealogist and historian, at 6:30 p.m. in the Plainfield Senior Center on Norwich Road. Register: 860-564-1819.
Thur. June 6
Church Program
POMFRET --- Christ Church Pomfret will present scholar and speaker Amy-Jill Levine at 7 p.m. June 6 with “Hearing the Parables of Jesus as Jewish Stories. Doors open at 6:30. Free and open to all.
Sat. June 8
Singers/Songwriters of ‘70s
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library will present Jim Lenn with “The Ovation Guitar & Singers/Songwriters of the ‘70s from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration required.
Particle Accelerator
PUTNAM --- Particle Accelerator, a free, all-day music festival, features music of all genres and for all ages will be held from noon to 8 p.m. in Rotary park. In its 18th year, Particle is dedicated to the memory of the legendary Jack Young Jr. and to raising awareness for suicide and depression and local resources available to help. Funds raised benefit United Services, Inc., northeastern Connecticut's non-profit mental health and social service agency. unitedservicesct.org.
Fri. June 14
Dog Show/Trial
BROOKLYN --- "The Strawberry Classic" Dog Shows and Obedience Trial will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 14, 15 and 16, rain or shine, at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds.
Sat. June 22
Arts Fest
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Fine Arts and Crafts Festival will be held June 22 and 23 at the Municipal Complex.
Sat. July 6
Fireworks
PUTNAM --- Fireworks will be held around the Putnam Rotary Park. Rain date is July 13.
Sun. Aug. 11
Pluck a Duck
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present Pluck a Duck Aug. 11 and 12.
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day bridge pg 6 5-23-24
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Day Road bridge to be replaced
POMFRET — First Selectman Maureen Nicholson said the Town is contemplating a project to replace the Day Road Bridge (Bridge No. 0699) over Wappoquia Brook in the Town of Pomfret. The bridge replacement project would receive Federal funds under the Federal Local Bridge Program administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
If undertaken, the project design would be expected to begin in May 2024, with construction likely in 2027.
Nicholson points out that local and state policy encourages early information to citizens on such projects and encourages people to raise any concerns with municipal officials early in the planning process. Persons wanting additional information should contact Nicholson at 860-974-0191.
The Town would receive at least 80 percent reimbursement from federal aid for all three phases of the project (Design, Rights-of-Way and construction) with the remaining funds from the state to cover 100 percent of the costs associated with the bridge replacement.
The federal aid for the project was authorized under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) administered by the Federal Highway Administration and the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
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