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Pomfret School students donated soccer balls to NOW. Courtesy photo.
PUTNAM — Students and faculty advisers from Pomfret School recently visited the two soccer fields at Logee Park in Putnam and Blackwell Field in Canterbury, owned and operated by Northeast Opportunities for Wellness (NOW). The visit was part of Project: Pomfret 3.0, a two-and-a-half-week project-based learning experience focused on the inclusion of student voice and choice, with projects that have a lasting impact beyond the confines of the classroom.
During their visit, the students participated in a clean-up of both fields, helping to ensure a clean and safe area for youth soccer and other sports. In addition to the time donated by the students, the project also included a donation of 79 new and gently used soccer balls. Sarah Mortensen, NOW executive director, spoke to the students during their visit about the mission of the organization, and the important role sports can play in the lives of local youths. Mortensen said, “I was very impressed by the Pomfret School students. They were attentive, respectful, and genuine in their desire to help our organization.” The soccer balls donated by the students will be used during Sunday Sports Clinics that NOW will run during the winter months. These free clinics are designed to provide an introduction to a variety of sports and will be open to children ages 3 through 14.
Northeast Opportunities for Wellness, is a non-profit human services organization focused on youth wellness. Serving the 10-town area of Northeast Connecticut, NOW provides children with the opportunity to participate in area athletics programs, offering scholarships to the youth of the community with up to 95% of the cost being subsidized by NOW. The mission of the organization is to provide ALL children, regardless of financial resources, equal opportunities to achieve & maintain youth wellness, beginning at an early age.
“As a non-profit, the support we receive from volunteers of all ages is valued greatly by NOW,” Mortensen noted. “It is encouraging to see students participating in service projects that have a lasting positive impact on the community and hopefully some of these students will be inspired to continue giving back to the community in the years to come.”
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United Services celebrates year
DAYVILLE — United Services, Inc., Connecticut’s largest private, nonprofit behavioral health center, elected new board leadership for the 2015-2016 year as well as four members recently.
United Services’ new Board leadership includes treasurer John Deary of Pomfret, and secretary Romeo Blackmar of Pomfret.
New members elected to the United Services Board of Directors were John Fournier, of Willimantic; Preston and Idun Green, of Windham; Robert Young, of Dayville, and Todd Pearsall of Woodstock. Returning Board members include chairman Jeffrey Kramer, of Storrs; vice chairman Linda Loretz of Ellington; Mary Bromm of Ashford; James Clark of Canterbury; Robert Leonard of Dayville; Dr. John Duers of Chaplin; Jeanne Nuhfer of Columbia; Terri Pearsall of Putnam; Cheryl Lewis of Putnam; Michael Turano of Canterbury; Anne Konczakowski of Windham; and Maximo Garcia of Willimantic.
United Services also honored retiring board members Attorney Sheldon Mossberg of Willimantic, who served on the board since 2007 and as chairman from 2012 to 2014 and Barbara Presson of Pomfret, who served on the board from 1999 to 2008 and 2009 to 2015.
In addition to the new and returning Board members, United Services President and CEO Diane Manning recognized three community partners whose support over the previous year made a particularly large impact in the programs United Services provides to northeast Connecticut.
Among those honored were: Commander Ed Bergman and Sr. Vice Commander Sherry Wozniak of VFW Post #5446, who provide hot Thanksgiving meals for United Services residential program, Milner House, in Plainfield; Alison Dvorak, a registered dietician and wellness consultant who has led “Cooking Matters” training for staff and has also completed wellness reviews for the agency’s residential program; and Lynne McPhee and Karen Barbone, of Windham Hospital, who were instrumental in implementing the Windham Hospital Bi-lingual Diabetic Education Groups.
United Services staff were honored for their long-standing service: Celebrating 30 years was Vice President of Services Earl Henrichon. Celeste Chartier, program manager for intensive, home-based services, marked 25 years with the agency. Celebrating 20 years with the agency were Senior Secretary Jackie Wackerman, Secretary Carole Valone, and Adult Outpatient Services Program Manager Jo-Ann Maben. Marking 15 years with the agency were Case Manager Dean Leanna, Client Access Specialist Cheryl Vargas, Intensive Family Preservation Program Manager Sherry Bernier, Payroll Specialist Kathy LeClair, Medical Records Manager Sandy Pambuku, Case Manager Kerrie Sisavat, and Budget and Grants Analyst Julie Potvin.
The agency also honored 16 employees who have been with the agency for 5 and 10 years.
United Services President/CEO Diane L. Manning reflected on United Services eventful past year during the annual meeting, which included addition of new programming in Jail Diversion and additional intensive family services in Reunification and Therapeutic Family Time. The agency also underwent its most significant change in program array in years with the addition of the Behavioral Health Home, an innovative program integrating primary care and wellness programming with behavioral health services.
“Celebrations such as our annual dinner remind us of the valuable roles played by our dedicated staff, as well as our vital community partners, in our efforts to save and improve the lives of individuals, families and children,” said Manning. “Each of us has a vital role to play in ‘creating healthy communities’ and we cannot continue the vital work we do without the dedicated support of local, state and federal government officials as well as health and human service providers, and all our community supporters.”
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Girls’ Basketball Wrap-up
Pomfret
ladies clean
house in
New England
tourney
By Ron P. Coderre
It was holiday basketball tournament time for the local prep schools and they took advantage of all the games by improving on their records. Pomfret School hosted the New England Girls Basketball Classic. The Lady Griffins enjoyed success by sweeping all four games they were involved in and claiming the title.
Marianapolis played in the Rivers School Holiday Tournament and won three of four games, losing only to host Rivers School in a tightly contested game. Hyde-Woodstock, which is attempting to get its season off the ground, ran into tough going losing to Providence Country Day.
The high school girls’ season got underway with a full slate of games in the first week. Putnam and Plainfield got off to perfect starts, each winning two games. Killingly split a pair of games while Tourtellotte, Woodstock Academy and Ellis Tech are still in search of their first victories.
Pomfret School Wins Four Games
in Two Days
In a test of stamina as well as ability, Pomfret School won the New England Girls Basketball Classic capturing four contests in two days. The Lady Griffins were involved in two games a day over a three day period.
The hosts opened the marathon tourney by beating Deerfield Academy 59-43, placing three players in double figures. Pomfret was led offensively by Alyzae Davis with 18 points, followed by Deja Ross with 15 and Olivia Batastini with 14. In the afternoon encounter they took the measure of Berkshire Academy 43-36 as Davis tickled the twine for a game high 19 points. Ross chipped in 12 markers and Corinne McPadden had a strong performance in the middle. She had four points, eight rebounds, three blocked shots and four steals in a great all-around performance.
The Golden Griffins continued their mastery of the opposition by downing Choate School 53-50 in their toughest test of the four-game event. Sophomore Batastini had her best game of the season, tallying 24 points with 18 of her points coming from beyond the arc on six three-pointers. Davis, who is a consistent threat on offense tossed in 18 points in the win.
The Pomfret ladies concluded the four-game set with a 59-44 victory over Miss Porter School. Ross (15) and Davis (13) were the Griffs top scorers, while Chrissy Bacon with six second half points led the revival of the team after intermission. Coach Rebecca Brooks’ team is 5-2 as they break from classes and court action during the holiday season.
Marianapolis picked up three wins at the Rivers School Tournament beating Naval Prep 48-45, Northfield-Mount Hermon 63-54 and The Taft School 48-45. The Lady Knights only loss came at the hands of the hosts in a 53-50 nail biter.
The Lady Knights posted the win over Naval Prep on a Caroline Soucy steal and layup at the buzzer. Nicole Anderson with 20 points was high scorer for Marianapolis. Jordan Frye and Sophia Widmeyer led the way in the win over Northfield-Mount Hermon with 16 points apiece. All-tournament selection Soucy was Marianapolis’ top point producer with 16 in the victory over The Taft School. Anderson was also in double figures with 11 for the 6-2 Golden Knights of coach Lauren Moore.
Despite 13 points from Dairy Rojas, Hyde School-Woodstock fell hard 43-17 at the hands of Providence Country Day. The Wolfpack are yet to hit the win column as they are 0-4 entering the holiday break.
High Schools Open with a Flurry of Action
The Putnam High School girls got the 2015-2016-season off on a high note with a pair of easy victories. The Lady Clippers of coach Mandy Hogan traveled to Middletown for their opener and came home victorious, besting Vinal Tech 28-17. Olivia Braithwaite with six points and 14 rebounds and Mackenzie Livingston with two points and a dozen boards were the controlling factor in the season opener. Maria Fredette with seven points was the team’s high scorer.
In a 63-6 laugher over Grasso Tech, Putnam was paced offensively by Alyssa Espinosa with a game high 18 points.
The Plainfield Panthers like Putnam also got off to a 2-0 start as they recorded wins over Tourtellotte and Montville. Plainfield led by the trio of Zoe Beaver (15), Madeline Lorange (10) and Julie Jordan (16) doubled up on the Lady Tigers 60-30. Emily Vincent had 11 points for Tourtellotte.
In the 67-31 win over Montville the Lady Panthers put four players in double digits led by Jordan and Lorange with 19 points each. Beaver added 13 points and Madison Kelley had 11 points and seven rebounds.
Tourtellotte attempting to get to the win column ran into some bad luck as they lost at the buzzer to Lyman 45-44 on a three-pointer by the Bulldog’s Kristina Olenick. Vincent was once again high scorer for the Lady Tigers with 16 points followed by Katie Kwasniewski with a dozen.
Killingly opened the season in an unusual manner, posting a 45-44 win over Wheeler. Meagan Bianchi was the big reason for the win as she hit the scorebook with 25 points. The Redgals couldn’t stand prosperity, losing big to New London 74-23 to drop to 1-1 in the early goings.
Woodstock Academy under new head coach Will Fleeton is off to a 0-2 start, losing to Bacon Academy 49-26 and East Lyme 53-40. Freshman Ari Koivisto was high scorer in both games for the Lady Centaurs with nine and 14 points respectively.
Ellis Tech lost its only game of the week, falling hard to Griswold, 62-13.
Holiday Tournament Time
The girls’ CNB a Division of ESB Clipper Holiday Classic is scheduled for Dec. 26 and 28 with games tipping off at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The field includes the host Lady Clippers along with Killingly, Tourtellotte and Windham Tech.
In Woodstock the Centaur Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament for the females is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 28 and 29. On Monday at 4 p.m. Greenwich tips off against University High School followed at approximately 5:30 p.m. by Lyman Memorial and the host Woodstock Academy.
The next day the girls’ consolation game will take place at 1:30 p.m. with the championship contest at approximately 3 p.m.
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This is the front of Putnam High School in May 2015. Putnam Town Crier photos
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Town of Pomfret
Invitation to Bid
Sealed bids for a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban to be sold ‘as is’ will be received by the Town of Pomfret at the Office of the First Selectman, Pomfret Town Hall, Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259. $1800.00 minimum bid. V8, AT, 4x4. 107,000 miles. Body damage, fuel leak, and rust. No warranty.
Bids should be submitted no later than Monday, December 28, 2015, at 12:00 Noon, in a sealed envelope marked “2001 Chevrolet Suburban”.
No bidder may withdraw his/her Bid for a period of forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the Bid opening. The Town of Pomfret reserves the right to waive all formalities or to reject any or all Bids.
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut
This 17th day
of December, 2015
Craig W. Baldwin,
First Selectman
Dec. 17, 2015
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Town of Putnam
Planning Commission
The Town of Putnam Planning Commission will hold a meeting on December 28, 2015, at 7:00 P.M. at the Town Hall located at 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT. A public hearing will be held on the following:
Application # 2015-02: 476 Woodstock Avenue, LLC — Request for a 3 lot subdivision for property located at 476 Woodstock Avenue. Town Assessor’s Map 5, Lot 4. Zoned R-10 consisting of 2.343 Acres.
Edward Briere,
Chairman
Dec. 17, 2015
Dec. 24, 2015