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Vaccine Clinic
BROOKLYN --- The Northeast District Department of Health will offer COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the NDDH Office, 69 S. Main St. Pfizer (for ages 12+), two dose series; and Johnson & Johnson (ages 18+) one dose. Walk-ins welcome. Free.

Sat. Aug. 14
Golf Tournament
THOMPSON --- The second annual Mustang Classic Golf Tournament will feature a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start at the Raceway Golf Club.  putnamscienceacademy.org or by emailing:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Night at the Opera
PUTNAM --- A Night at the Opera will be presented at 7:15 p.m. at Rotary Park. Free. Rain date: 4 p.m. Aug. 15. Powered by: WIN Waste Innovations (formerly, Wheelabrator - Putnam) Putnam Bank, a division of Centreville Bank, Salt Marsh Opera, Town of Putnam and the Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut.

Sun. Aug. 15
Poetry Series
WOODSTOCK --- Four free poetry readings will be held at Roseland Park’s outdoor amphitheater.  This series will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 15 and Sept. 26.  These readings are for people ages 14 and up. Wine will be served.  Folding chairs or camp chairs are recommended. Besides featured readers there will be an open mic segment at each event as time allows. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Cruise, BBQ, Brew Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare’s Cruise, BBQ & Brew --- a motorcycle and car cruise --- begins at 10 a.m. at the Thompson Speedway in Thompson. It’s a 90-minute ride through northeastern CT, then a BBQ lunch at the Black Dog Bar and Grille in Putnam. Benefits NECT Cancer Fund of Day Kimball Healthcare. $35. 860- 928-7141.

Thur. Aug. 19
Bike Night
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly Parks and Recreation Department will present Killingly Bike Night downtown. Rain date Aug. 25. Benefits the Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary Club, TEEG and the Killingly Parks and Recreation Department.

Sat. Aug. 21
Pop-Up Putnam
PUTNAM --- The Pop-Up Putnam open-air merchant and artisan series will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in  Rotary Park. Includes food, music, 50+ artists and vendors and live art demonstrations and a "Character Around Every Corner" art installation by Jennerate Creates.

Fireworks (updated)
PUTNAM --- At Rotary Park the town of Putnam fireworks display will begin with a concert from 4:30 to 6 p.m. by the Little Big Band Concert (in honor of Al Smat) and a concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. by Rave On, a Buddy Holly tribute band ,in Rotary Park. The fireworks start at 8:30 p.m.  Rain date, Aug. 22. www.discoverputnam.com

Charity Ride
WILLIMANTIC --- The 30th annual Steeple Chase Bike Tour Fund-raiser will start and finish at St. Mary-St. Joseph School. Benefits eastern Connecticut human service non-profits. It will be both in person and virtually. Registration: https://steeplechasebiketour.org/register/ and www.bikereg.com/steeple-chase-bike-tour.

Foodshare
PUTNAM --- A free Foodshare will be held at 9 a.m. at the Putnam Middle School. This is a drive-thru. Free to all. To be distributed: 21-pound boxes of produce. Presented by the Danielson Veterans Coffeehouse, American Legion Post 13, the Putnam VFW Post 1523, WINY Radio and the town of Putnam.

Sun. Aug. 22
Pluck-a-Duck
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association’s fund-raiser, Pluck-a-Duck will be held today at a secret location. Watch live at WINY Radio. For info, contact the Putnam Business Association.

Fri. Sept. 3
Golf Tournament
PUTNAM --- The Fifth Annual Henry Breault Medal of Honor Recipient Golf Tournament will be held at 1 p.m. at the Connecticut National Golf Club. The tournament is a fund-raiser for the Mayotte-Viens American Legion Post 13.

Woodstock Fair
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Fair runs from Sept. 3 through Sept. 6 at the fairgrounds on Rt. 169 in Woodstock.

Sat. Sept. 4
Food Drive
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Proprietors will be hosting a monthly collection of non-perishables, the first Saturday of each month, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Pomfret Senior Center. Looking for items such as: Granola bars, breakfast bars, cereal, pasta, soup, crackers, chips, tuna fish, juice, canned vegetables, (shampoo, soap, razors, wipes, diapers for all ages, Kleenex, toilet paper and laundry supplies. Also looking for volunteers and organizations to help. VisitPomfret.com

Fri. Sept. 10
Golf Classic
PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare will hold its Day Kimball Hospital Centreville Bank Golf Classic starting at 7:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Connecticut National Golf Club. Benefit: Day Kimball Hospital. More Info:daykimball.org/golfclassic

Sat. Sept. 25
Steampunk Fest
WOODSTOCK --- The Compass Rose Steampunk Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Roseland Cottage. It includes a multi-contraption Machine Contest which attendees will be invited to judge.

Sun. Sept. 26
Poetry Series
WOODSTOCK --- Four free poetry readings will be held at Roseland Park’s outdoor amphitheater.  This series will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. These readings are for people ages 14 and up. Wine will be served.  Folding chairs or camp chairs are recommended. Besides featured readers there will be an open mic segment at each event as time allows. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sat. Oct. 2
Community Day
THOMPSON --- The Town of Thompson will present its 17th annual Community Day. Vendors sought: 860-923-9440.

Sun. Oct. 3
Canines for Cancer Care
BROOKLYN --- Day Kimball Healthcare will hold Canines for Cancer Care at 11 a.m. at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds. Benefit: Northeast CT Cancer Fund of DKH. More Info:daykimball.org/canines

Sat. Nov. 6
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

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

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Fulfilling Work
It was a hot day Aug. 7 for Relay For Life of Northeastern CT at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds, but members of the Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club were busy — filling luminaria bags with sand and a candle and distributing them all around the track for the luminaria ceremony later in the evening.  This year the Interact members raised $3,500 for the American Cancer Society.  The Interact Club was given an award at the opening ceremony for its team support for the last 25 years. Relay  thanked the club and members Sierra Girard, Talia, Kaelyn and Jonathan Tremblay, Marcy Dawley, Shannon Fagan (Rotaract Club), and advisor Roberta Rocchetti for all their help for 25 years. Taking a pause in their work are, from left: Sierra Girard and Talia and Kaelyn Tremblay. Courtesy photo.

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Local students
on dean's list
DURHAM, N.H. — The following local students were named to the dean’s list at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2020 semester: Sydney Gianlorenzo-Leach of Chepachet, High Honors, biology; Madison Albanese of Chepachet, Highest Honors, fine arts.
Also, Cassandra Sleboda of Danielson, High Honors, animal science; Katherine Dalimonte of Pomfret Center, Highest Honors, health management & policy; Emily Lengyel of Pomfret Center, Highest Honors, health management & policy.
Also, Lauren Carita of Putnam, Honors, environment conservation & sustain; Madison Clifford of Putnam, High Honors, animal science; Kira Horan of Putnam, Highest Honors, homeland security; Haley Armstrong of Woodstock, High Honors, social work; Leah Randolph of Woodstock, High Honors, health management & policy; Nathan John of Woodstock, High Honors, analytics & data sci:data sci; Brooklynn Saracina of Woodstock, High Honors, bus-admaAccounting.


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On President’s List
CLEMSON, S.C. — Sheridan Kathleen Hogan of Danielson was named to the President’s List at Clemson University. Hogan, whose major is biochemistry, made the President’s List for the spring 2020 semester.

Honored
CLEMSON, S.C. — Eric Carl Andreozzi of Chepachet was named to the dean’s list at Clemson University. Andreozzi, whose major is packaging science, made the Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester.


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