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In winter graduation ceremonies from January through May,
the following students were honored:
Orange Dragon Belt: Wesley Greenwood, Remi Hangos
Blue Dragon Belt: Aiden Haight, Benjamin Hansen, Lincoln Lowell
Green Dragon Belt: Lilah Alexander, Keegan Campbell, Wyatt King,
Asher Silva, Marshall Zangerl
Red Dragon: Ryken Johnson, Vidhi Joshi, Nolan Seney
Yellow Belt: Leeland Beeber, Henry Broccoli, Travis Lowell, Niko Staszek,
Eleanor Rinaldo
Orange Belt: Theodore Godzik, Maverick Serafin, Philip Schumacher,
Zachary Warburton
Orange Black Belt: Stephen Andrews, Jackson Bruce, Abigail Goodrow,
Evelyn Goodrow, Killian Gould, Lincoln Hardell, Sebastian Hartung,
Preston Nguyen
Blue-White Belt: Emma Bourbonniere, Augustine Bollig, Jude Bollig,
Jackson Bowen, Nicholas Olivo, Gnan Patel
Blue Belt: Mason Bourbonniere, Nella Copeland, Raleigh Fortner,
Benjamin Wolslegel, Lily Olson, Atticus Pihl, Israel Ramos, Gabriel Ramos,
Jude Travinski
Blue-Green Belt: Ibrahim Aziz, Olivia Bourbonniere, Brynn Campbell,
Cameron Crowley, Claire Donaldson, Dorothy Paul, Cody Zablocki
Blue-Black Belt: Alex Hermonot, Logen McJohnson, Sebastian Ong,
Hannah Proulx, Bailey Yong, Clayton Yong
Green-White Belt: Joshua Osborne, Frederick Zangerl
Green-Red Belt: Asher Jarvis, Charlot Rochette-Stanger
Green-Black Belt: Aaliyah Winsey, Mahalia Winsey
Jr. Apprentice Belt: Miloh Brooks, Grant Donaldson, Simon LePino
9 Gup Orange:  Delaney Cross, Anastasia Gilcrist, Amber Sullivan
8 Gup Blue: Ava Bollig, Kyan Sousa,
7 Gup Blue: Jack Adase, Javion Arline, Anne Grudzinski, Wali Hartung,
Robyn Webster
6 Gup Green: Cailey LaCourse, Sarah Poirier, Evan Shaughnessy, Julian Thorn
5 Gup Green: Nicholas Cioffi
4 Gup Green: Nathan Adams, Nicholas Helwig
3 Gup Red: Aiden Kilmer
2 Gup Red: Kai Frechette, Raymond Mills, Rafaelle Mondarte, Angie Seraphin
Apprentice Black Belt: Blaise Bollig.

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Legal Notice
“Notice is hereby given that a Primary of the political party listed below will be held in your town on August 13, 2024 for nomination to each office indicated below.”
“Notice is also hereby given that the following are the names of the party-endorsed candidates, if any, for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street address of said candidate.  The party endorsed candidates, if any, are indicated by an asterisk.  Additionally, the following are the names of all other candidates who have filed their certificates of eligibility and consent to primary or have satisfied the primary petitioning requirements in conformity with the General Statutes as candidates for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street addresses of said candidates.”
Office                          Party         Candidate                        Address
U.S. Senator - Republican
                        *Gerry Smith                163 Laskey Rd., Beacon Falls, CT. 06403
                                                Matthew M. Corey      181 Center St., Manchester. CT. 06040
29th Senate -Republican
                                               *Chris Reddy          646 Brooklyn Tpke., Hampton, CT. 06247
                                                 Susanne Witkowski      12 Clarence Dr., Thompson, CT. 06277

Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 21st day of June, 2024.
Stephanie Thomas
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
“The foregoing is a copy of the notice which I have received from the Office of the Secretary of the State, in accordance with Section 9-433 of the General Statutes.  As provided such primary will begin with early voting on August 5, 2024 through August 11, 2024, and the primary of the referenced party for nomination to the state or district offices therein specified will be held on August 13, 2024.  The hours of voting during early voting and at said primary and the location of the polls will be as follows:”
Early Voting - Hours of Voting:     Location for Districts 1 and 2
“Room 101, Putnam Municipal Complex, 200 School Street, Putnam, CT “
“August 05, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm”
“August 06, 2024 -  8:00 am to 8:00 pm”
“August 07, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm”
“August 08, 2024 -  8:00 am to 8:00 pm”
“August 09, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm”
“August 10, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm”
“August 11, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm”
“AUGUST 13, 2024 PRIMARY HOURS OF VOTING:  6:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M.”   
LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES       VOTING DISTRICT
“Room 112, Putnam Municipal Complex,” “200 School Street, Putnam, CT “ District 1
“Room 109, Putnam Municpal Complex,” “200 School Street, Putnam, CT” District 2
Absentee Ballots will be counted at the following  location:
“Room 101, Putnam Municipal Complex, 200 School Street, Putnam, CT”
Dated at Putnam, Connecticut, this 24th day of June, 2024.
Christine M. Bright, Town Clerk
Town of Putnam
June 27, 2024

Legal Notice
“Notice is hereby given that a Primary of the political party listed below will be held in your town on August 13, 2024 for nomination to each office indicated below.”
“Notice is also hereby given that the following are the names of the party-endorsed candidates, if any, for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street address of said candidate.  The party endorsed candidates, if any, are indicated by an asterisk.  Additionally, the following are the names of all other candidates who have filed their certificates of eligibility and consent to primary or have satisfied the primary petitioning requirements in conformity with the General Statutes as candidates for nomination to each office indicated, together with the street addresses of said candidates.”
Office                          Party         Candidate                        Address
U.S. Senator - Republican
                        *Gerry Smith                163 Laskey Rd., Beacon Falls, CT. 06403
                                                    Matthew M. Corey       181 Center St., Manchester. CT. 06040
29th Senate -Republican
                                               *Chris Reddy          646 Brooklyn Tpke., Hampton, CT. 06247
                                                 Susanne Witkowski      12 Clarence Dr., Thompson, CT. 06277

Dated at Hartford, Connecticut,  this 21st day of June, 2024.
Stephanie Thomas
SECRETARY OF THE STATE
The foregoing is a copy of the notice which I have received from the Office of the Secretary of the State, in accordance with Section 9-433 of the General Statutes. As provided, such primary will begin with early voting on August 5, 2024, through August 11, 2024, and the primary of the referenced party for nomination to the state or district offices therein specified will be held on August 13, 2024. The hours of voting  during early voting and at said primary and the location of the polls will be as follows:           
Early Voting - Hours of Voting:
August 05, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
August 06, 2024 -  8:00 am to 8:00 pm
August 07, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
August 08, 2024 -  8:00 am to 8:00 pm
August 09, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
August 10, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
August 11, 2024 - 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
August 13, 2024, Primary Day:
Hours of Voting 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location of Polling Places:  
Early Voting: Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret, Connecticut
Primary Day:  Pomfret Community School, 20 Pomfret Street, Pomfret, Connecticut
Absentee ballots will be counted at the following central location:
Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret. Connecticut
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut, this 24th day of June 2024.
Cheryl A. Grist, Town Clerk
Town of Pomfret

June 27, 2024

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PUTNAM — The Putnam High School honor roll for the fourth quarter includes:
Seniors
High Honors: Melodie Anderson, Ava Briere, Lucien Canova, Lucas Carita, CoraRose Desrosiers, Brady Devlin, Robert Dion, Atiana Estes, Katelyn Fitzpatrick, Lily Goyette, Kylie Howe-Barnett, Savannah Loiselle, Pedro Ortiz III, Kaya Pernini, Jonathan Racine, Noah Rudman, Josephine Spalding, Delta Wagner. Honors: Aysaiah Chavez, Grant Hart, Gianni LaPorte, Danielle Levesque, Draven Levesque, Brandon Marcelonis, Colin Martin, Kai Rosé Raymond, Isabel Vergoni
Juniors
High Honors: Sawyer Britt, Brooke Champagne, Anthony Cosentino, Melanie Garcia, Thiago Gonzaga Andrade, Logan LaFrance, Madison Lamothe, Isabelle Magalhaes, Evan Mailloux, Alexus Paquin, Isabel Porter, Hailey Summers . Honors: Lillian Ennis, Antonio Furtado, Caden Gluck, Diogo Gonzaga Andrade, Kaylee Mayo, Ava Morrison, Emily Olecki, Clara Souza, Justin Vukas.
Sophomores
High Honors: Leah Benzie, Kaylee Borders, Audrina Buzanoski, Nicholas Devlin, Joselin Garcia Osorio, Jayce Jodoin, Aidan Martin, Gavin Matte, Miguel Morente Uz, Kaydence Morris, Paige Perry, Kasyn Robillard, Kaylin Rodrigues, Esteban Suarez, Madison Thomas. Honors: Christina Borders, Ceydian Campos Rubio, Caeden Frenier, Evan Garvey, Benjamin Gustafson, Eliza Joslin, Nicholas Sterling, Joseph Vergoni.
Freshmen
High Honors: Sydney Barber, Delanie Bernier, Victoria Cancel, Mia Cosentino, Ayla Daniels, Sadie Lee Furtado, Avah Grimshaw, Elieana Ionkin, Sidra Jahangir, Aubrey Paquette, Nathaniel Ramos, Rebekah Robbins Ferreira, Iyanah Ruiz, Rockford Snow, Jillian Spalding. Honors: Danny Boriboun, Donovan DeAgazio, Makenzei Fry, Aidan Herrick, Logan Marciano, Jay Patel, Gavin Patterson, Keivon Robinson, Samanta Romao, Byron Vazqez Patino, Savannah Zegarra.
High Honors – Five eligible courses with all grades 80 and above and a 90% or better simple GPA for the quarter.
Honors – Five eligible courses with all grades 75 and above and an 85% or better simple GPA for the quarter.

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Guess who came to lunch? Guests with personality and 4 legs



By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — Well those were interesting “guess who’s coming to lunch” guests.
David Pietrowski brought two of his 10 goats to the Putnam Public Library, adding a bit of entertainment for the kids at the town’s outside Summer Lunch Program.
Visiting kids hung out around the fence under the big tent and peppered Pietrowski with questions. Many kids had never seen a goat up close and personal.
The adventure began in 2020, he said, when his wife said she wanted a goat. They found four through Instagram. His wife, Monica Pietrowski, loves goats so much, she was fully prepared, having researched everything about goats.
So during a blizzard she noticed that one of the goats was making “funny noises,” Monica knew what that meant. Boom, baby goat.  Their stable of goats went from four to six and now 10.
Sometimes the baby goats would come into the house. Sometimes they wear diapers, sometimes not. Goats like to climb but they hate rain or wet things, he said.
He called it goat math which is kind of like “chicken math” when you have five and then suddenly you have 50. “Yes, it’s a lot like chicken math,” he said.
Besides providing entertainment with their antics, goats are great at clearing land. They eat most weeds and little trees and even poison ivy. One adult asked if they rented out the goats to get rid of poison ivy and Pietrowski said no “because then we can’t hug them” when they come back.
Even the names are fun. They have a “funny mix of names.” He said his wife gives the goats French names like Jacques, Celeste and Gigi and he gives them names like Spike and Vader.
Even their eyes are interesting. They have horizontal pupils which caught the eyes of many of the kids. Interesting, but also useful. The horizontal pupils allow the goats to check a wider horizontal range for predators.
“They’re big loveable doofuses, basically,” he said.

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