Honored

Adam Bumpus is the Employee of the Month for May 2017 at Westview Health Care Center in Dayville. Bumpus is a media/marketing consultant and information systems coordinator assistant at Westview and has been employed by the facility since January 2013. “I’m truly honored to have been chosen as Westview’s employee of the month. Bumpus holds his bachelor’s degree in communications from Eastern Connecticut State University and lives in Moosup with his wife Nina; and their children Ellamae and Bryce. “Mr. Bumpus is a great talent and tremendous asset to our organization,” said Administrator David T. Panteleakos. “His talents are equally matched by his work ethic, versatility and professionalism. Adam is truly a hard working family man and we are very fortunate to have him as part of our Westview family.” Courtesy photo.

 

Then

This is the 2nd Baptist Church of Woodstock in 1844.

 

& Now

The South Woodstock Baptist Church is celebrating its 225th anninversary this year. 

 

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In Washington, D.C.

Putnam Bank President and CEO Thomas Borner joined more than 100 community bankers for a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. Courtesy photo.

 

 

 

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thomas A. Borner, president and CEO, Putnam Bank, joined more than 100 community bankers and the Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) for a meeting with President Donald Trump and other top administration officials at the White House as part of the 2017 ICBA Capital Summit. In the meeting with President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, NEC Director Gary Cohn and Small Business Administration chief Linda McMahon, Trump said the administration is focused on addressing regulatory burdens to help community banks lend to small businesses.

Putnam Bank was deeply honored to be invited to attend today’s historic meeting, where the president reiterated his support for community banking,” said Borner. Putnam Bank is proud to be in Washington this week to advocate on behalf of our industry so we can continue to serve our community and be a powerful job creator and economic engine right here in Eastern Connecticut, he added.

More than 1,000 community bankers were in Washington for ICBA’s Capital Summit to discuss critical issues facing community banks and their communities, such as excessive regulatory burdens that affect their ability to serve their customers, make loans and create jobs. The industry’s solution to the regulatory burden problem—ICBA’s Plan for Prosperity—is a pro-growth platform to eliminate onerous and unnecessary regulatory burdens that inhibit lending and innovation.

The summit featured meetings this week with policymakers, remarks from speakers such as Secretary Mnuchin and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), and the first-ever ICBA Future of Banking Symposium, which offers insights into the future of the rapidly changing community banking industry.

“The nation’s community banks are dedicated to fostering local economic and job growth by serving the consumers and small businesses in their communities,” said Borner. “Unfortunately, one-size-fits-all regulations are preventing community banks from lending and promoting prosperity at the local level. ICBA looks forward to continuing to work with President Trump, his administration and Congress to advance common-sense reforms that will help unleash the economic power of community banks.”

 

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Volunteers gathered at US Button during Putnam's annual Beautification Day. Photo courtesy of WINY.

 

Team Foster Corp, right, received the Most Nips Trophy from Earl Rosebrooks. Photo courtesy of WINY.

 

Elizabeth Foss, right, receives the Most Spirit trophy from Delpha Very. Photo courtesy of WINY.

 

 

DPW trucks were dispersed around town for bags of trash. Photo courtesy of Marcy Dawley.

 

 

Volunteers

collect

trash, put 

shine on

Putnam

By Linda Lemmon

Town Crier Editor

PUTNAM --- For the ninth year in a row volunteers from every walk of life came together to put a shine on Putnam.

The Putnam Beautification Day May 6 saw about 90 volunteers, according to Karen Osbrey.

She said they collected around 75 bags of garbage.

Teams sign up to pick up trash, this time starting from US Button as Rotary Park is closed until July 1.

Four years ago volunteers collected extraordinary numbers of nip bottles. 

Osbrey said one of the competitions during Beautification Day is which team/individual collects the highest number of nip bottles. This year the total was 681. "This is the fourth year that we have identified this item as a problem," Osbrey said.

Also on the "plentiful problem" list are large plastic cups (the type that holds iced coffee in). This is the second year, Osbrey said, that volunteers have identified this cups as a problem.

She said the most unusual item found was an old button hook found by the Massey family and the family received a trophy for most unusual item.

 Other trophy winners included:

Best Team : Natchaug Young Marines

Most Spirited Volunteer: Elizabeth Foss from Putnam High

Most Nips: Team Foster Corp