Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Putnam Special
Services
COLLECTOR
OF REVENUE
(860) 963-6806
The second installment of taxes, due to the Town of Putnam and Special Service District on the Grand List of October 1, 2013, is due and payable on January 1, 2015, through February 2, 2015.
Payments made after February 2, 2015 will be subject to an interest charge of 3% (1½% per month) or $2.00 minimum per Town and $2.00 minimum per Special Service District (where applicable), whichever is higher, according to Connecticut State Statute, SEC. 12-146.
Mail must be postmarked
no later than
February 2, 2015 to avoid
interest charges.
Current bills may be paid online at www.putnamct.us
Supplemental Motor Vehicle bills will be due in full during January.
Supplemental Motor Vehicle bills are for vehicles registered between October 2, 2013 and July 31, 2014.
If anyone is having financial problems, please contact our office anytime. We will be glad to work with you on a payment arrangement.
Have a happy and healthy holiday season.
Office hours:
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday through Wednesday
8 a - 6 pm Thursday
8 am - 6 pm Friday
For your convenience, the Tax Office is always open during the lunch hour
Dec. 24, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Jan. 28, 2015
Legal Notice
Tax Collector’s
Office
Town & Fire District
of Pomfret
Legal Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town and Fire District of Pomfret that the Supplemental Motor Vehicle and Second Installment of Real Estate and Personal Property tax bills on the Grand List of October 1, 2013 are DUE AND PAYABLE January 1, 2015. The last day to pay without penalty is February 2, 2015. Per State Statute 12-145, interest will be charged at 18% annually (1.5% per month), with a minimum charge of $2.00 per each entity (Town and Fire are separate entities) on all delinquent payments postmarked February 3, 2015 or later.
Make all checks payable to Pomfret Tax Collector and mail to: Pomfret Tax Collector, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259. If a receipt is desired, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. For bill information or to pay online, go to www.pomfretct.gov.
January Tax Office Hours are: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Pamela S. Lewerenz,
CCMC
Tax Collector
Dec. 18, 2014
Jan. 8, 2015
Jan. 28, 2015
Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Notice is hereby given that a certified copy of the audit of the Pomfret Fire District for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, prepared by Daniel R. Santos, CPA, LLC, 179B Hartford Pike, Dayville, Connecticut 06241, was filed in the Office of the Town Clerk of Pomfret on January 21, 2015. In compliance with the requirements of section 7-394 of the Connecticut Statutes, said audit is on file for public inspection in said office at Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut.
Dated at Pomfret,
Connecticut
This 21ST day
of January, 2015
Cheryl A. Grist
Town Clerk of Pomfret
Jan. 28, 2015
Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Special Town
Meeting
The legal voters and citizens qualified to vote in Town Meeting of the Town of Pomfret are hereby warned to meet at the Pomfret Community/Senior Center, 207 Mashamoquet Road, in the Town of Pomfret, Connecticut February 2, 2015, at 6:30 PM to act upon the following articles:
Article 1: To choose a Moderator for said meeting.
Article 2: To see if the Town will approve a revision to a Resolution approved at Town Meeting of December 18, 2015 that endorsed and authorized an application to the State of Connecticut, as administered by the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with Sections 87 and 328 of Public Act 13-247, for the Uniform Chart of Accounts Conversion Grant Program. Said revision to add Rick Ives, First Selectman of Brooklyn, as joint applicant, be added as authorized to execute any and all agreements for the same. A copy of said Resolution is available at the office of the Pomfret Town Clerk.
Article 3: To do any other business proper to come before said meeting.
Dated at Pomfret,
Connecticut,
this 28th Day
of January, 2015
Maureen A. Nicholson
Barry T. Jessurun
Peter B. Mann
Its Board of Selectmen
Attest: Cheryl A. Grist,
Town Clerk
Jan. 28, 2015
On dean’s list
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Megan Robinson of Rogers was named to the High Point University Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 semester. Dean’s List students are those who have attained a 3.5 or higher GPA for the previous semester based on a 4.0 scale.
Honored
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Christie Austin, majoring in nursing (BSN), has been named to the Fall 2014 Dean’s List at American International College.
On dean’s list
YORK, Penn. — Miranda Lazzara of N. Grosvenordale, a first-year undeclared major at York College of Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 semester.
Honored
PROVIDENCE — Anna Dumais, a resident of Pascoag, and a member of the class of 2016, has been named to the Dean’s List at Providence College for the Fall 2014 semester.
Graduates
W. HAVEN — Matthew Wester of Putnam graduated from the University of New Haven in August 2014:
On dean’s list
RIPON, Wisc. — Two local students were named to the Ripon College Dean’s List for the fall 2014 semester: Gillian Jackson, a first-year undeclared major from Putnam. Jackson is the child of William and Linda Jackson of Putnam. Also, Daniel Knox, a sophomore business management major from Putnam. Knox is the child of Deborah Knox of Putnam and Daniel Knox of Worcester.
Honored
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Danielle N. Dumais, a English major, was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 semester at Saint Anselm College. A resident of Pascoag and an English major, she is a member of the class of 2017.
By Ron P. Coderre
Woodstock Academy senior soccer standout Colleen Topliff will officially sign a Letter of Intent Feb. 5 indicating her plans to play soccer at NCAA Division II Converse College located in Spartanburg, S.C. The date of her signing is the official National Letter of Intent Day for soccer day.
Topliff, who is a three-sport standout for the Lady Centaurs, tied for the soccer team’s lead in goals this past season with 13. Playing for coach Dennis Snelling, her top individual performance came in the Eastern Connecticut Conference semifinals, when she tallied four goals, leading the Acads to victory over St. Bernard.
“Colleen was our most valuable player in the sense that her versatility allowed us to confidently use her at any position. She’s a very intelligent player who works hard at her game. I believe she’s made a very good college choice and will add to the Converse program,” said Snelling.
Currently, Topliff is a member of the Woodstock Academy women’s basketball team. Her leadership has helped the Lady Centaurs of coach Willie Bousquet post one of the team’s best records in many years. Woodstock stands at 6-7 in the ECC Large Division with seven games remaining.
Converse College, known as the Valkyries, play in the Conference Carolinas. The school has been in existence since 1890.
By Ron P. Coderre
There was a time about 30 or so years ago when Plainfield High School and Moosup American Legion Baseball dominated play on the diamond up and down Eastern Connecticut. It seemed to baseball observers that there was an endless succession of all star players emanating from Pantherland.
Among the brood of standouts was a pitcher who had all the tools and stood above the rest, not only because he was on the mound.
Lenny Langlois was a pitcher who was ahead of his time. As a young man he began to make his mark in the Plainfield Little League. A ferocious competitor, Langlois had a good fast ball even when he was throwing from Little League distance.
But it was when he hit the old diamond behind the former Plainfield High School that he truly created a buzz. As the mainstay of the Mitch Pietras Plainfield teams and the Ronnie Kraus Legion teams, Langlois’ arm carried his mates to numerous victories, conference championships, zone titles and even deeply into State tournament play. In addition to his variety of pitches, Langlois had a deceptive move to first base that tantalized base runners as well as umpires.
“Lenny had all the tools from the day he stepped on the field as a Little Leaguer and through high school. His fastball was dreaded by every opponent we faced. He definitely had Major League talent,” said his teammate and friend Bill Carpenter.
The fact is, Langlois did have Major League talent. He was scouted and signed by the New York Mets, creating a stir throughout the region as many thought he’d be the next Major League player from Plainfield since the legendary Walter “Moose” Dropo. However, the pieces of the puzzle just never seemed to fall into place for the fastballer who went to three spring trainings with the New Yorkers.
Minor ailments and injuries began to plague the Plainfield product. He’d return home to try to get untracked and then turn up temporarily somewhere in baseball but it seemed he just couldn’t stick. Eventually he was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, which finally put an end to his baseball career.
Langlois however always seemed to find his way into the shadows of the spotlight. For some time he hung around the country western circuit, where he hooked on with singer Wayland Jennings. He traveled with Jennings in a “body guard” capacity but after some years returned to Plainfield, where he was when he died on Jan. 12, 2015.
His passing was mourned by the legion of baseball followers who remembered and cherished the memories of his heroics on the diamond. Among those at his wake were his teammates, who were part of the 1977 Plainfield team that posted a 20-3 record and captured the Quinebaug Valley Conference Championship. These same guys also were his teammates on the 1977 and 1978 Legion teams that won Zone titles.
Passing by the casket to say their final baseball farewell were Jimmy Fillmore, Kevin Trahan, Alan and Bill Carpenter, Steve St. Jean and Brian Green. It was Carpenter who reflected and noted that from the Plainfield 1972 All Star team, three guys went on to professional careers, Carpenter with the Red Sox, Clint Nelson with the Tigers and Lenny Langlois with the Mets. Quite a tribute.
The fastball is gone and the career that might have been is now history. But in the memories and records of Plainfield baseball the name Lenny Langlois will always be remembered. God speed, Lenny.