Past Issues of the Putnam Town Crier
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Woodstock Academy senior gymnasts Paige Stuyniski and Grace Logan lead Team Connecticut to the Senior National Championship in Fort Myers, Fla. Paige Stuyniski took home a gold medal in both the beam and the all-around while Grace Logan took 5th in the All Around. After leading The Woodstock Academy to the ECC League, State Class S, State Open and New England Championship this past winter season Paige Stuyniski and Grace Logan can also add a National Championship to their list of accomplishments along with the rest of Team Connecticut. This is the first time since 1996. Top photo, left to right: Robin Deary-Fillmore, Grace Logan, Paige Stuyniski, Kasey Fillmore. Bottom photo: Team Connecticut. Courtesy photos.
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Not a Painting
Reflections swirl in the Five Mile River in East Putnam. More photos on page 6. Linda Lemmon photo.
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The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
May 8
Joshua Burnett, 26, Bolles Street, Putnam; sixth-degree larceny by possession.
Anthony Falzone, 25, no certain address; second-degree failure to appear.
Daniel Paine, 40, Marshall Street, Putnam; breach of peace, disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, second-degree criminal attempt at assault, carrying a dangerous weapon.
Thomas Paine, 58, Rt. 197, Woodstock; breach of peace, disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, carrying a dangerous weapon.
May 11
Richard Simone, 27, George Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Nicole Slater, 39, School Street, Putnam; breach of peace.
James Bua, 47, School Street, Putnam; breach of peace.
Nicholas Fogartry, 30, Pine Crest Ridge, Woodstock; head light violation, operating under suspension.
May 12
Anne Hart, 61, Church Street, Putnam; third-degree assault, disorderly conduct.
May 13
Heather Martinez, 38, Church Street, Putnam; operating under suspension.
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Donation
Joe Campert donated almost 70 acres around Lake Bungee to the Wyndham Land Trust. Photos courtesy of the Wyndham Land Trust Inc.
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WOODSTOCK — Joe Campert, the founder of Bungee Lake, in Woodstock, recently donated property around the lake to the Wyndham Land Trust Inc., which will protect it from development. Campert donated a 37-acre property and a 31-acre property to the land trust, with frontage on Rt. 171, Pine Grove Road, Bungee Hill Rd, and Crooked Trail Ext.
Both properties are forested and contain a mixture of mature white pine, hemlock, and red oak. A healthy mountain laurel thicket is in one section of the land, and a couple of small streams traverse the properties. Currently, there are no trails for the public to access the properties, although the land trust may create trails in the future.
Andy Rzeznikiewicz, the land trust’s land manager, is said, “It’s good habitat for birds. We expect to find nesting Black-throated Green Warblers, Blackburnian Warblers, Pine Warblers, and Northern and Louisiana Waterthrushes, to name of few of the noteworthy bird species around the lake. Joe Campert wanted to see these lands protected forever. We are happy he has trusted the Wyndham Land Trust to take on that duty.”
Campert created Lake Bungee in the early 1950s, although the dam he built was almost swept away after back-to-back hurricanes dumped more than 2 feet of rain on Connecticut in August of 1955 (the same rainfall that destroyed much of Putnam). Today, there are more than 400 homes in the Lake Bungee Tax District.
Campert, now 94-years old, is a well-known figure in Woodstock. He developed Witches Wood Lake in the 1960s and operated the O-Ho-Ho Ski Area and Christmas Tree Lodge until it closed in 1987. He piloted a Piper single-engine four-seat airplane and took off from a runway he constructed behind his house on Lake Bungee.
The Wyndham Land Trust Inc. now protects more than 50 parcels in 10 towns in northeastern Connecticut totaling 2,600 acres.
The land trust can be reached by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling (860) 963 2090. More information can be found at www.wyndhamlandtrust.org.
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PUTNAM — May 9 members of the Putnam Police Department responded to the area of Grove Street and Wilkinson Street for a reported car versus pedestrian accident.
A 2009 Subaru Legacy operated by Barbara Charron, 67, of St. Peters Court, Putnam, was traveling westbound on Grove when her vehicle struck a pedestrian in the roadway. Preliminary investigation indicates that the pedestrian, identified as Audrea Quinones, 39, of School Street, Putnam. as running in the roadway and involved in an unrelated disturbance/incident at the time of the accident.
Both Charron and Quinones were transported to Day Kimball Hospital by Putnam EMS for suspected minor injuries.
This investigation remains open pending further investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Putnam Police Department at 890-928-6565.