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WOODSTOCK — Kameron Janice made it official Feb. 7.
The Woodstock Academy senior announced that he planned to attend UMass-Dartmouth and play football for the Division III Corsairs.
“It’s a Tier 1 academic school. The football is really good there as well and that is one of the main reasons why I’m going. I’m really excited for the next chapter of my life. I know they’re going to help me have success and I want to achieve it,” Janice said.
Janice chose UMass-Dartmouth because the coaching staff was willing to continue to let him be the running back that he wants to be.
The 6-foot, 1-inch, 225-pound Janice had been courted by several programs who wanted him as a linebacker. The Corsairs told him that he was on the top of their running back chart. “That’s the plan and, hopefully, I can break some school records like I did here,” Janice said.
In his senior year, Janice rushed for 2,270 yards in 216 carries including a record-shattering 529-yard, eight-touchdown effort against Quinebaug Valley. He finished with 29 touchdowns rushing and one receiving. “It’s a good day,” said Woodstock Academy coach Sean Saucier. “It’s a well-deserved honor for Kam. I think he found a good home in UMass-Dartmouth. They clearly want him and that’s one of the things I always tell kids, you want to go where you are wanted. It seems like a great fit. At the end of the day, Kam is happy.”
Janice said the football program was the big attraction for him to the school, right down to the school colors which resemble that of the Centaurs. He said he went on his official visit and “it felt like home.”
“The past month and a half has been really stressful. I’ve gone to all of these colleges and on these visits and this really takes the weight off my shoulders and I can look forward to finishing up my senior year and moving on to the next chapter of my life,” Janice said.
Marc Allard
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There were times when Woodstock Academy Gold prep basketball player, Dibaji Walker, felt like his dream of playing Division I basketball would never become reality.
But early last week, the 6-foot, 7-inch native of Columbus, Ohio, made a phone call to Cleveland State coach Dennis Felton to give him his verbal commitment to play for the Vikings next season.
“It’s a big dream, something I’ve been thinking about for a while,” Walker said. “There were highs-and-lows and sometimes I didn’t think I was going to make it, but safe to say, I did.”
One of those times came early in the season. It was the seventh game of the year for the Centaurs. They were playing Hargrave Military Academy on Nov. 17 at Albertus Magnus College. “It was our first real big game and I probably played two or three minutes of the game,” Walker said. “I had missed a lot of practices because of injury. (Coach Tony Bergeron) felt I wasn’t quite ready. I hadn’t been playing that much. I thought I wasn’t playing because I wasn’t good enough. Come to find out, (Woodstock Academy coach Tony Bergeron) wanted me 100 percent for the rest of the season.”
Walker has picked up his game. He admits he wasn’t ready to when he first came to The Woodstock Academy campus late in the summer.
He came from a small-ish school in Columbus - Independence High School. “I was probably the least experienced player, basketball-wise. Everybody had played a lot more basketball than me. I had to put in a lot of extra work. I had to pay attention to the game and learned some stuff from my teammates and the coaches here,” Walker said.
What he meant by that, is that he didn’t feel his basketball prowess was up to par with his teammates. “We didn’t press in high school. We never play full court defense. I was in a zone all the time. I became one of the best on-ball defenders here,” Walker said. All that work paid off. He came into Woodstock Academy without any interest from a Division I school.
He made a commitment in the classroom, the weight room and on the court and he earned himself five committable scholarship offers,” Bergeron said.
“I didn’t know about Woodstock. I heard about it through an AAU coach. My mom and I did our background on Bergeron and he sounded like a really good coach – the type that I needed. I was inexperienced, I needed someone to learn from,” Walker said. Wyoming was the first to show interest. Cleveland State followed and never left.
Walker is a building block. “(Felton) was completely honest about recruitment. He wanted me so bad that he recruited no one else for my position. Normally, coaches recruit multiple players for a position and the first that accepts, goes. The class I will be coming in with want to work and develop the program because it’s not doing too well this year. But there are a lot of seniors going out,” Walker said.
The Vikings were 6-19 as of last week this season. “He wants me to come in and score. Even though there is 1-5 (positions), (Felton) likes everyone to be versatile in their position, everyone plays wing, everyone plays inside, including me,” Walker said. He becomes the fifth member of the Gold squad to commit to a Division I program. Two, Chaylyn Martin and Jeameril Wilson have already signed their National Letters of Intent.
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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.
Feb. 4
Marissa Burgos, 19, Sunnyside Avenue, Putnam; failure to yield right of way, possession of marijuana, possession of alcohol by a minor, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to carry license.
Richard Remillard, 66, School Street, Putnam; second-degree threatening, disorderly conduct.
Feb. 5
Donald Leighton, 49, no certain address; first-degree criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, third-degree assault to an elderly person.
Richard Enders, 47, David Circle, Putnam; breach of peace, third-degree assault.
Renee Waselik, 45, David Circle, Putnam; breach of peace.
Feb. 7
Buddy Hatchery, 29, Farrow Street, Putnam; failure to illuminate headlights.
Jennifer Cicarelli, 43, Picabo Street, Putnam; failure to drive right, failure to produce a valid insurance card.
Feb. 9
Jacob Rodrigues, 24, Phillip Lane, Dayville; disobeying the signal of an officer, driving to endanger, failure to carry insurance identification, failure to carry registration.

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Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Zoning Commission
The Town of Putnam Zoning Commission will hold a meeting on February 21, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. at the Putnam Town Hall located at 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT.  A public hearing will be held on the following:

Docket # 2018-03: Charles H. Puffer — Request for a text amendment to Section 304 of the Town of Putnam Zoning Regulations Schedule of Uses and Districts in an Industrial zone.  The applicant seeks a change in the regulation to permit motel/hotel with a conference space use in an Industrial Zone on lots containing five or more acres by Special Permit.

Patricia Hedenberg,
Chairman

Feb. 15, 2018