Winner
Kathy Schora won first place in the scarecrow contest for "The Bradley Pumpkin Banshee." Second went to Ann Monteiro for "Cleaning Up Putnam" and third went to Kim Miller for Mad Scientist. Courtesy photo.
The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Oct. 21
Samantha Villandry, 25, Mack Road, Lebanon; fifth-degree larceny.
Oct. 23
James Murphy, 29, Woodstock Avenue, Putnam; second-degree failure to appear.
Oct. 26
Hector Colon, 31, Smith Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
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Libby Wood
POMFRET — When Patrick Wood applied to Pomfret School in 1997, his future was endless. He won a full four-year scholarship because of his outstanding grades and musical accomplishments. He graduated as the top scholar and went on to Stanford where he graduated cum laude in math. He became a programmer for Siemens in Berlin, traveled throughout Europe, and was accepted into Stanford’s prestigious computer science graduate program. But his sudden death in 2006 ended his dreams. His twin sister, Libby, is bringing them back to life through the first Pomfret School Alumni Art Show, starting Oct. 29, at the Silver Circle Art Center in Putnam. Proceeds will benefit future “Pat Wood Scholars” at Pomfret School.
“We want to encourage students to act on their dreams and have a role model through Pat’s legacy of excellence and artistic talent,” Libby said. “We had such a great start at Pomfret, and then when we were 23, everything stopped. It’s like we both disappeared instead of just Pat.”
The art show is one of many outpourings on Pat’s behalf. “When he died, people contributed so much on their own initiative,” Libby said. “It allowed us to begin the scholarship soon afterward. We give $1,000 to a top incoming student to Pomfret School. Now we want to do more. We want hard working students to know that we’re here to make Pomfret School a reality for them. That’s how important it was to Pat and me.”
Toward that end, Libby designed a website for Pat (www.patrickwoodprize.org) and then held a website launch party at Pomfret School last March. She brought the fund to over $80,000. From those successes came the idea to honor Pat’s memory through an art show with his classmates. The response was so strong that Libby included other alumni/ae for a total of 15. One of the donations is from Hong Kong.
The artwork, which includes photographs, papercuttings, and woodwork, will be sold to benefit Pat’s scholarship. It can be purchased online at www.patrickwoodprize.org or from the Pomfret School gallery at the Silver Center Art Center throughout the month of November.
courtesy photos
The QVJC Cross Country Championship ran on a raw and misty day in October 22nd. 14 teams competed on a 2.1 mile trail in Woodstock behind the Woodstock Fair.
Scoring was based on the top 5 runners from each school. The lower the number, the better the score.
1. Rectory School
Team score
2 Ben Wang 13:05.3
13 Mahiro Yamakawa 13:57.3
14 Matthew Roethlein 13:57.8
18 David Egan 14:01.1
19 Hayden McGuiness 14:03.0
Total Time = 1:09:04.5
Total Places = 66
2. Brooklyn
Team score
3 Holden Pimental 13:06.3
17 Alex Levesque 13:59.7
21 Anthony Girard 14:03.6
22 Stathi Savvidis 14:04.2
24 Caleb Ferland 14:05.6
Total Time = 1:09:19.4
Total Places = 87
3. Griswold
Team score
11 Zachary MacMurray 13:47.5
16 Matthew Ladd 13:59.1
20 Nathan Kerby 14:03.3
25 Eliezer Salpietro 14:17.3
26 Patrick Strain 14:18.6
Total Time = 1:10:25.8
Total Places = 98
4. Pomfret
Team score
5 John Rogers 13:13.1
8 Eriq Bates 13:27.3
34 Ben Holden 14:35.5
39 Grant Alessandro 14:54.6
43 Kellen Horst 15:02.3
Total Time = 1:11:12.8
Total Places = 129
5. Thompson
Team score
9 Eric Parafinowicz 13:45.9
12 Jonas Poirier 13:48.7
32 Joseph Pezzano 14:29.9
41 Lance Groh 14:57.4
50 Stephen Scrapchansky 15:11.3
Total Time = 1:12:13.2
Total Places = 144
6. Killingly
Team score
7 Bryce Parsons 13:27.0
28 Aiden Parsons 14:21.8
35 Thomas Bernier 14:37.2
37 Brandon Rosati 14:42.2
38 Nate Lafluer 14:52.3
Total Time = 1:12:00.5
Total Places = 145
7. Woodstock
Team score
10 Spencer Collins 13:46.2
15 Evan Gianfriddo 13:58.6
42 Quinn Schuler 15:02.1
46 Aedan Noel 15:06.0
48 Killian Bragelmann 15:07.3
Total Time = 1:13:00.2 Total Places = 161
8. Putnam
Team score
6 Andrew Kustov 13:26.2
31 Mark Caswell 14:27.3
33 Johnathan Carita 14:33.8
51 Michael Ionkin 15:14.7
77 Ezra George 17:50.2
Total Time = 1:15:32.2 Total Places = 198
9. St. James
Team score
1 Shayne Bigelow 12:53.6
30 Ethan Aspiras 14:25.9
61 Evan Despathy 15:43.6
75 Billy Diehl 17:06.5
76 Donovan Hendrick 17:11.6
Total Time = 1:17:21.2
Total Places = 243
10. Plainfield Central
Team score
4 Jamie Talbot 13:11.8
56 Jermaine Lacombe 15:31.8
62 Nicholas Gadue 15:45.3
63 Dillon Lyons 16:00.6
68 Caleb Bettencourt 16:07.7
Total Time = 1:16:37.2
Total Places = 253
11. Ashford
Team score
36 Kyle balkus 14:41.6
57 Tony Paige 15:33.0
58 Daniel Robinson 15:35.2
59 Mick O'Conner 15:38.9
67 Sander von Hollander 16:04.4
Total Time = 1:17:33.1
Total Places = 277
12. Wheeler
Team score
60 Michael Carroll 15:39.2 7:38
66 Bryce Reck 16:03.8 7:50
72 Joe Geising 16:43.2 8:09
73 Connor Chianese 16:47.3 8:11
81 Edward Fedzer 19:20.7 9:26
Total Time = 1:24:34.2 Total Places = 352
1. Woodstock
Team score
1 Kate Boshka 13:12.2
5 Aria Gianfriddo 14:17.6
11 Megan Gohn 14:39.8
16 Sophia Randolph 15:08.4
17 Chloe Veilleux 15:09.3
Total Time = 1:12:27.3
Total Places = 50
2. Griswold
Team score
4 Skylar Hanley 14:12.8
8 Ashley Williams 14:33.7
14 Keyana Rubino 14:54.3
15 Brooke McCormick 14:55.2
27 Hanna Clark 15:35.9
Total Time = 1:14:11.9
Total Places = 68
3. Pomfret
Team score
7 Joshlyn Bates 14:29.3
12 Lily Brin 14:41.2
13 Bridget Horst 14:47.0
19 Avery Larkin 15:10.6
20 Victoria Ashwell 15:11.8
Total Time = 1:14:19.9
Total Places = 71
4. Brooklyn
Team score
2 Stella DiPippo 13:51.7
6 Jennifer Gancarz 14:22.7
24 Joey Mink 15:32.7
29 Alexia Bourbeau 15:39.9
30 Jailyn Gancarz 15:40.3
Total Time = 1:15:07.3
Total Places = 91
5. Killingly
Team score
10 Madison Stevens 14:35.8
18 Kaleigh Hopkins 15:09.7
38 Madison Hopkins 15:52.1
41 Rosa Ramos 15:55.0
46 Shealyse Ortiz 16:18.7
Total Time = 1:17:51.3
Total Places = 153
6. Rectory School
Team score
22 Bailey Sheehan 15:24.7
26 Stella Park 15:34.6
33 Meg Ritzau 15:43.5
49 Miranda Malpica 16:33.5
56 Ximena Alvarez 17:09.6
Total Time = 1:20:25.9
Total Places = 186
7. Plainfield Central
Team score
3 Emily Moran 14:09.5
37 Hailey Cassidy 15:51.7
50 Aliyah Lacombe 16:42.4
52 Emily Slosek 16:52.1
53 Jordan Dolbey 17:06.1
Total Time = 1:20:41.8
Total Places = 195
8. Thompson
Team score
25 Hope Kripps-Higgins 15:34.2
39 Kaitlyn Lamontagne 15:52.9
45 Katherine Poirier 16:06.0
51 Kiera O’Brien 16:42.8
54 Elizabeth Denaris 17:06.8
Total Time = 1:21:22.7
Total Places = 214
9. St. James
Team score
9 Caroline Hamill 14:34.9
59 Taylor Sanchas 17:24.1
68 Olivia Pambuku 18:14.0
71 Madison Zachow 18:39.7
80 Ava Fabiano 20:08.9
Total Time = 1:29:01.6
Total Places = 287
10. Parish Hill
Team score
43 Kelsey Zator 15:57.2
57 Maggie Bolduc 17:13.8
61 Elizabet Sweat 17:33.7
63 Nicollette Cordy 17:43.8
67 Bianna Bentley 18:12.7
Total Time = 1:26:41.2
Total Places = 291
11. Wheeler
Team score
35 Sarah Servidio 15:46.9
55 Allison Slitt 17:08.7
74 Sarah Spracklin 18:45.4
77 Moira Mason 19:12.8
79 Olivia Elliot 20:08.0
Total Time = 1:31:01.8
Total Places = 320
12*. Ashford tie
Team score
31 Victoria Jarosi 15:42.6
65 Rachel Ayers 17:57.0
72 Krissy Johnson 18:41.7
75 Jess Rainaud 18:47.2
78 Kate Lindsey 19:55.1
Total Time = 1:31:03.6
Total Places = 321
12*. Putnam tie
21 Victoria Dias 15:12.2
66 Katy Maryanov 17:57.6
73 Mackenzie Saucier 18:42.3
76 Anna Farland 18:50.9
85 Hayley Kuhn 20:34.2
Total Time = 1:31:17.2
Total Places = 321
There are some teams that need to be acknowledged even though they did not have enough to get a team score. St. Joseph’s Boys and Girls and Parish Hill’s Boys.
St. Joseph’s
Boys
48th Alex Boligan 15:03.9
93rd Zachary Wesolowski 16:15.0
102nd Ian MacKenzie 16:27.6
202nd Keegan Day 25:07.5
Girls
77th Johnna Romaneck 17:18.8
Parish Hill
Boys
25th Skyler Sears 14:15.7
52nd Zach Mihok 15:08.4
199th Ben Card 23:46.1