Monday: No school
Woodstock Public Schools
Every day: Fruit. Tuesday: Bosco sticks (elementary), Mozzarella sticks (middle), marinara sauce, salad. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, black beans. Thursday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup. Friday: Pizza.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Every day except Wed.: Fruit. Tuesday: Macaroni and cheese, roasted vegetables. Wednesday - Wolf Meal: Beef burger with cheese, sherbet. Thursday: Chicken nuggets, broccoli. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza, salad.
Putnam High
Tuesday: Chicken filet sandwich or bacon cheeseburger. Wednesday: Spaghetti with meatballs or chicken Caesar wraps. Thursday: Cheesy beef Tot-Chos or "Wild Mike's" cheese bites. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza or chicken tender fry basket.
Pomfret Community
Tuesday: Turkey and cheese grinders, baby carrots. Wednesday: Chicken tenders and waffles, maple vanilla chickpeas. Thursday: Soft tacos, corn. Friday: Cheese or roni pizza, cucumber wheels.

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Legal Notice  - Town of Pomfret
MUNICIPAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 4, 2025
In accordance with the provisions of Section 9-226 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, notice is given that the Electors, the legal voters of the Town of Pomfret, are hereby warned to meet at the Pomfret Community School Auditorium, 20 Pomfret St, on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. to cast their ballots for the following:
First Selectman, Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance (Full Term), Board of Finance (2 year vacancy), Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals, Planning & Zoning Commission (Full Term), Planning & Zoning Commission (2 year vacancy), Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate, Zoning Board of Appeals, Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate, Constables, Library Trustees ( Full Term), Library Trustees (4 year vacancy).
The polls will be open for voting during said hours: 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the Pomfret Community School Auditorium.
Election Day Registration/Voting Will Take Place at:
Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259
Absentee Ballots and EDR Ballots will be counted at the following central location:
Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center CT 06259
During the 14-day early voting period before said election, the hours and location of early voting will be as indicated below. Each early voting location will also offer Same-Day Registration (SDR).
Early Voting Day:               Hours                               Early Voting / SDR Location
October 20-27, 29 & 31, 2025: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Rd., Pomfret, CT
October 28 & 30, 2025: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
November 1-2, 2025: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut this 1st day of October, 2025
Sandy A. Arcayan,
Pomfret Town Clerk
Town of Pomfret
Oct. 9, 2025

LEGAL NOTICE - TOWN OF PUTNAM
November 4, 2025, Municipal Election
The Electors of the Town of Putnam are hereby warned to meet at their respective polling places in said town on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, for the following purposes:
To cast their votes for Mayor, Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance, Board of Finance Alternate, Board of Education (Full Term), Board of Education to Fill Vacancy for Two Years, Board of Assessment Appeals, Library Directors (Full Term), Library Director to Fill Vacancy for Four Years, Library Director to Fill Vacancy for Two Years, and District Authority Two Year Term.
 Notice is hereby given that the location of the polling places on Election Day is as follows:
Election Day Voting District        Election Day Polling Place
District 1        Putnam Municipal Complex, 200 School St., Room 112, Putnam, CT
District 2        Putnam Municipal Complex, 200 School St., Room 109, Putnam, CT
Absentee Ballots will be counted at the following central location: 
Districts 1 and 2, Putnam Municipal Complex, 200 School St., Room 201, Putnam, CT
Voting tabulators will be used.  The polls will be opened at six o’clock in the morning (6:00 a.m.) and will remain open until eight o’clock in the evening (8:00 p.m.).
During the 14-day early voting period before said election, the hours and location of early voting will be as indicated below. Each early voting location will also offer Same-Day Registration (SDR).
Early Voting Day:             Hours      Early Voting / SDR Location (Districts 1 and 2)
Oct. 20-27 & 29, 2025: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Putnam Municipal Complex, 200 School St., Room 109, 
October 28 & 30, 2025: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.    Putnam, CT – FOR ALL DATES AND TIMES
October 31 – November 2, 2025: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On Election Day, the hours and location of SDR will be as follows:
Election Day:               Hours        SDR Location (Districts 1 and 2)

November 4, 2025:    6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Putnam Municipal Complex, 200 School St.,Rm. 101, Putnam, CT

Dated at Putnam, Connecticut, this 1st day of October 2025.

Christine M. Bright, Putnam Town Clerk
Town of Putnam
     
Oct. 9, 2025

Legal Notice - Town of Putnam
Public Hearing - October 20, 2025
The public is hereby notified and warned that a Public Hearing will be held in Room 201of the Putnam Municipal Complex at 200 School Street, Putnam, CT on Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6:30 in the evening for purposes of discussing the Interlocal Agreement by and between the Town of Pomfret and the Town of Putnam Regarding Dual Town Use of the Transfer Station Located at 10 Nora Lane in Pomfret.  A copy of the agreement is on file in the office of the Town Clerk and is available for inspection during normal business hours.

Legal Notice - Town of Putnam
Notice of Special Town Meeting
October 20, 2025
The Electors and Citizens qualified to vote in Town Meetings of the Town of Putnam, Connecticut, are hereby notified and warned that a Special Town Meeting of said Town will be held in Room 201 of the Municipal Complex at 200 School Street, Putnam, CT on Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6:45 in the evening for the following purposes:
1.  To choose a moderator for said meeting.
2.  To determine the wishes of those present and eligible to vote at town meetings of the Town of Putnam with respect to the Interlocal Agreement by and between the Town of Pomfret and the Town of Putnam Regarding Dual Town Use of the Transfer Station Located at 10 Nora Lane in Pomfret.  A copy of the agreement is on file in the office of the Town Clerk and is available for inspection during normal business hours.
Dated at Putnam, Connecticut this 5th day of October, 2025
Town of Putnam, Its Board of Selectmen
Norman B. Seney, Mayor; Roy J. Simmons, Deputy Mayor; Rick Hayes; Gloria Marion; Michael Paquin; J. Scott Pempek; David Pomes

Attest: Christine Bright, Town Clerk
Oct. 9, 2025

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Hometown Heroes
Staff Sgt. Thomas F. Duffy U.S. Army (1922-1944)
By Michael Rocchetti
In late October of 1944, elements of the US Army’s 3rd Infantry Division “the Dogface Soldiers” were fighting their way through the Vosges Mountains of France, in the rugged terrain of the dense Mortagne Forest, close to the city of Saint-Dié. They were facing German troops who were blocking their advance through the area.
It was here on October 28th 1944 where Thomas “Duffy” Duffy was killed in action. Staff Sergeant Thomas F. Duffy enlisted in the U.S. Amy on March 26 1943. He was assigned to 30th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division – the most highly decorated American Division of WWII. He fought in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and France. His luck ran out on October 28th 1944 when he was killed instantly by the explosion of a German artillery shell.
He was born June 4, 1922, the son of Thomas Duffy and Margaret Curran. He had a younger brother named Robert who was also in the service as a tail gunner on a B-29 bomber. Thomas Duffy is buried at Plot B, Row 17, Grave: 40 at the American Military Cemetery in Epinal, France. The following newspaper articles about him were written by people who knew him well.
Putnam Patriot, November 16, 1944: Sgt. Thomas Duffy Killed In France: A young man, loved and respected by all with whom he ever came in contact, Staff Sergeant Thomas Duffy, 22, son of Mrs. Thomas F. Duffy of 19 Walnut Street, was killed in action in France on October 28th, according to a War Department telegram received by his mother last Sunday night. Tommy, as he was familiarly called, was an unusual boy and had the happy faculty of making countless friends with a most pleasing disposition and understanding nature. Many in the community expressed deep regret when the news of his death was circulated Monday morning and his brave mother has been the recipient of numerous messages of condolences.
Staff Sergeant Duffy was born in Putnam and graduated from Putnam High School in 1949 and the following year matriculated at Marianapolis College before he entered Holy Cross College in Worcester, Mass. While at both PHS and the Thompson institution he served as a special correspondent for The Patriot. He was well acquainted in the field of sports and played both football and baseball for the Blue and White.
He joined the Army as a member of the enlisted reserve while a student at Holy Cross in March of 1943 and received his basic training at Camp Croft in South Carolina. After a furlough in August of the same year he was sent overseas, where he participated in action at North Africa, Anzio beachhead, Italy and Southern France.
His last letter received by his mother was dated October 19th at which time he said that he was well and hoped that by next Christmas he would be able to enjoy the Yuletide season with his mother and friends here.
Arrangements have been completed for a Requiem Mass to be celebrated at St. Mary’s church on December 2nd at 9:00 o’clock to which all friends have been invited to attend.
Besides his mother he leaves a brother, Pvt. Robert A. Duffy, who will be graduated from the Gunnery School at Fort Myers, Fla., on Saturday. Robert graduated from PHS in 1943 and attended Holy Cross College from July to September when he entered the ASTP at Harvard University and graduated in June. He was sent to Fort Devens and received his basic training at Denver, Colo., from where he was transferred to the Gunnery School.
Putnam Patriot, January 18, 1945: Chaplain Writes Letter To Mrs. Thomas F. Duffy: A somewhat consoling letter from an Army chaplain as well as her son’s Purple Heart were received by Mrs. Thomas F. Duffy of Walnut Street recently. Staff Sergeant Thomas Duffy was killed in action in France on October 28th.
In his letter Ralph Smith, chaplain of the Third Infantry Division, said that the youth was killed instantly on the battlefield when a fragment of an enemy shell burst near him. He added that burial was in a beautifully located and well-kept cemetery and services were conducted by himself. In concluding his note to the sorrowful mother the chaplain said “Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
Hometown Heroes is a series published in the Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger with this mission: We owe it to our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines to make sure that they are never forgotten, and that the memory of their service and sacrifice will forever live on in the hearts and minds of the grateful people of Putnam.

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