WOODSTOCK — The public school bus routes are set. All times are approximate and parents are requested to cooperate for the first few days until the schedules are established. The first day of school is Aug. 25 and is a full day of school for Woodstock Elementary and Woodstock Middle. It is a half day for Woodstock Academy. Please have student arrive at bus stop five minutes before scheduled pick up. If you have any questions regarding the bus schedule, please call Sue Elliott at 928-7453 Ext 319, between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Woodstock Elementary:
Bus 2
7:40 a.m. Rte 197 from 569-1653
7:47 a.m. Rte 198 from 1772-2003
7:55 a.m. Rte 197 from 1702-1860
8:10 a.m. Rte 198 from 929 - 490
Bus 4
7:40 a.m. New Sweden Road
7:50 a.m. Hopkins Road
7:52 a.m. Barlow Cemetery Road
8:00 a.m. Perrin Road
8:07 a.m. Rocky Hill Road
8:15 a.m. Route 171 from 378 – 272
Bus 5
7:47 a.m. Rte 169 from 1773 - 1300
7:55 a.m. Green Road
8:00 a.m. Prospect Street from 606 - 15
8:05 a.m. Dugg Hill Road from 311 - 538
8:10 a.m. Route 169 from 1186 – 455
Bus 6
8:05 a.m. Rte 171 to Bungay Lake
(Main Entrance)
8:07 a.m. Rte 171 to Spring Hill Road
8:10 a.m. Rte 171 to Witches Woods
8:12 a.m. Rte 171 to Barber Road
8:15 a.m. Rte 171 from 1432 - 728
Bus 7
7:30 a.m. English Neighborhood
Road – Lebanon Hill
7:45 a.m. Brickyard Road from 927 - 354
7:55 a.m. Child Road
8:05 a.m. Brickyard Road from 300 – 140
Bus 11
8:00 a.m. Joy Road
8:05 a.m. County Road from 342 - 680
8:10 a.m. Woodstock Road
8:15 a.m. Dugg Hill Road from 197 - 15
8:20 a.m. Child Hill Road
Bus 16
7:45 a.m. Rte 198 from 206 – 28
7:50 a.m. Hawkins Road
8:00 a.m. Bungay Hill Road
8:05 a.m. Bradford Corner Road 9-214
8:07 a.m. Brickyard Road from 10 - 86
8:10 a.m. Center Rdd to Center School Rd
Bus 17
7:40 a.m. Coatney Hill Road
7:45 a.m. Center Rd and Town Farm Road
7:50 a.m. Lyon Hill and Cherry
Tree Corner Road
7:53 a.m. English Neighborhood
Road 118-90
7:55 a.m. Rte 197 from 542-25
8:07 a.m. Northwood Child Care
Bus 20
7:45 a.m. Little Pond Road
7:48 a.m. Senexet Village
7:52 a.m. Senexet Road from 170 –
586, including Woodland - Laurel - Beech
7:57 a.m. Paine District Road
8:10 a.m. Roseland Park Road
Bus 25
7:50 a.m. Rte 169 from 150 - 258
7:55 a.m. Harrisville Road
8:00 a.m.Underwood Road from 1 - 105
8:03 a.m.Tripp Road and Harrisville Road
8:07 a.m. Peake Brook Road
8:14 a.m.East Quasset Road from 321 - 20
8:25 a.m. Old Hall Road
Woodstock Middle
& Woodstock Academy:
Bus 1
6:45 a.m. Rte 171 from 1255 – 1683, Spring
Hill, Indian Spring Roads
6:55 a.m. Crystal Pond Road
and Kenyonville Road
7:00 a.m. Rte 198 from 147 - 28
7:04 a.m. Hawkins Road
Bus 2
6:40 a.m. Center Road from 427-496
6:42 a.m. Rte 197 from 1168-1188
6:46 a.m. Brickyard Road from 10-100
6:50 a.m. Rte 197 from 1120-1010
6:55 a.m. Center Rd, Center Cemetery
– 224
7:00 a.m. County Road from 203-196
7:05 a.m. Rte 171 from 1120-680
7:10 a.m. Meehan and Pulpit Rock Road
7:15 a.m. Old Hall Road from 225 - 118
Bus 4
6:40 a.m. Bull Hill Road and Senexet
Road from 446-219
6:45 a.m. Senexet Road including
Beech, Laurel and Woodland
6:50 a.m. Senexet Road including Stone
Hill, Stonebridge and Shepards Landing
173-29
6:55 a.m. Senexet Village
7:00 a.m. Little Pond Road and
Stonebridge Road
Bus 5
6:42 a.m. Green Road
6:47 a.m.Prospect Street from 590-56
6:57 a.m. Woodstock Road from 60-14
7:02 a.m. Rte 169 from 1186-512
Bus 6
6:25 a.m.Rte 197 - Child Road to 1671
6:35a.m. Rte 198 from 1166-1968
6:42 a.m. Rte 197 from 1707-1871
6:50 a.m. Rte 198 and Camp Road
Bus 7
6:45 a.m. Joy Road
6:50 a.m. County Road
6:55 a.m. Woodstock Road
7:00 a.m.Dugg Hill Road from 140 - 15
7:05 a.m. Child Hill Road
Bus 9
6:35 a.m.English Neighborhood Road
and Pond Factory Road
6:40 a.m. Lebanon Hill Road
6:50 a.m.Brickyard Road from 927-342
7:00 a.m. Child Road
7:05 a.m.Brickyard Road from 314-134
Bus 11
6:40 a.m. Rocky Hill Road
6:45 a.m. Hopkins Road
6:50 a.m. Barlow Cemetery Road
7:00 a.m.Bungay Lake (Main Entrance)
Bus 16
6:45 a.m. Butts Road
6:50 a.m.Underwood Road to Hebert Lane
6:55 a.m. Tripp Road
7:00 a.m. Harrisville Road
7:05 a.m. Peake Brook Road
7:07 a.m. Rte 169 and Ellen Lane
Bus 19
6:45 a.m. Bradford Corner Road
6:50 a.m. Perrin Road
7:00 a.m. Rocky Hill Road from
Cabbage Hill - New Sweden
7:06 a.m. New Sweden Road
7:12 a.m. West Quasset Road
Bus 20
6:45 a.m. Rte 197 and Lyon Hill Road
6:50 a.m. English Neighborhood and
Rawson Road
6:55a.m. Rte 169 and English
Neighborhood Road
7:00 a.m.Rte 169 and Massachusetts Line
7:05 a.m. Rte 197 from 507-251
Bus 22
6:37 a.m. Rte 198 from 490 - 606
6:40 a.m. Bungay Hill Road
6:58 a.m. East Quasset Road
7:02 a.m.Route 171 from Sprucedale
Road - Route 169
Bus 25
6:45 a.m. Paine District Road
7:00 a.m.Rte 197 Woodstock/Thompson
Line from 3 - 67
7:05 a.m.Dugg Hill Road from 538 - 311
7:10 a.m.Roseland Park Road, Woodstock
Meadows – 9
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POMFRET — The first day of school is Aug. 26. The bus routes for Pomfret Community School follow. Times are approximate, please be at bus stop 5 minutes prior to pick up time
Bus 1: 7:32 a.m. #161 to #477 (odd #’s) Mashamoquet Rd., 7:35 a.m. #700-#900 (odd#’s) Mashamoquet Rd., 7:39 a.m. Firetower Rd., 7:47 a.m. End of Paine Rd (RTE 44 End) Rd., 7:50 a.m. Hampton Rd., 7:57 a.m. Fay Rd., 8:00 a.m. Paine Rd., 8:05 a.m. End of Wetherbee Rd., 8:07 a.m. Drown Rd., 8:10 a.m. #500 to #200 (even #’s) Mashamoquet Rd. 8:14 a.m Brookfront Condos
Bus 2: 7:35 a.m. Freedly Rd., 7:40 a.m. Freedly Fork Rd., 7:43 a.m. Gary School Rd., 7:44-7:50 a.m. Longmeadow Dr. (End of all Circles), 7:55 a.m. Stickney Rd., 8:04 am #371-#141 Putnam Rd., 8:08 a.m. #631-#659 Pomfret St (odd #’s)., 8:10 a.m. Woodstock Rd
Bus 3: 7:40 a.m. Hamlet Hill Rd., 7:42 a.m. Cassidy Rd., 7:48 a.m. Quassett Rd., 7:55 a.m. Fox Hill Rd./Hickey Rd., 8:08 a.m. Pomfret School.
Bus 4: 7:27 a.m. Murdock Rd., 7:28 a.m. #77 to #219 Deerfield Rd., 7:33 a.m. #118 to #293 Brayman Hollow Rd., 7:35 a.m. Peterson Rd. 7:40 a.m. Angel Rd./Tyott Rd./Johnson Rd., 7:45 a.m. #500’s Brayman Hollow Rd., 7:48 a.m. Ragged Hill Rd., 7:55 a.m. #700’s Brayman Hollow Rd., 8:00 a.m. Taft Pond Rd., 8:07a.m. #333 to #118 Hampton Rd.,
Bus 5: 7:25 a.m. #90 to #210 (even #’s) Orchard Hill Rd., 7:30 a.m. Valentine Rd., 7:40 a.m. #366 to #99 Orchard Hill Rd.,7:45 a.m. 69 Mashamoquet Rd., 7:38 a.m.Wolf Den Rd./Jericho Rd., 7:55 a.m. Wade Rd., 8:00 a.m. Brooklyn Rd., 8:05 a.m. Hampton Rd/ End of Clinic Rd., 8:13 a.m. Wolf Den Drive.
Bus 6: 7:30 a.m. #118 - #304 Killingly Rd., 7:40 a.m. Woods Hill Rd.,7:45 a.m. Searles Rd., 7:48 a.m. 422 Killingly Rd., 7:50 a.m. Kearney Fork Rd., 7:55 a.m. Anderson Rd., 8:00 a.m. Kearney Rd./ end of Cooney/Amberg Dr., 8:05 a.m. Youngs Rd., 8:10 a.m. #18 -#29 Kearney Rd., 8:14 a.m. Bosworth Rd
Bus 7: 7:35 a.m. 20-120 Putnam Rd., 7:37 a.m. Tyrone Rd., 7:40 a.m. #846 to #730 Wrights Crossing Rd., 7:45 a.m. #339 to #25 Wrights Crossing Rd., 7:50 a.m. River Rd./ Cotton Bridge Rd., 7:57 a.m. Modock Rd./Holmes Rd.,
Bus 8: 7:40 a.m. Covell Rd (Rte 97 end) 7:42 a.m. Cheney Rd., 7:45 a.m. Covell Rd (Rte 44 end)., 7:50 a.m. Babbitt Hill Rd./Blossom Dr., 7:58 end of Bradley Rd., 8:00 a.m. Congregational Church., 8:05 a.m. Rectory School., 8:07 a.m. 408 Deerfield Rd., 8:10 a.m. Averill Rd/Townhouse Dr.
The first day for high school is Aug. 27.
Bus 1: 6:05 a.m. Tyott/Angel Rd, 6:10 a.m. #525 Brayman Hollow Rd, 6:12 a.m. Ragged Hill Rd., 6:18 a.m. #722 Brayman Hollow Rd., 6:20 a.m. Taft Pond Rd., 6:22 a.m. Chase Hill Rd , 6:30 a.m. #340 to #170 Hampton Rd.
Bus 2: 6:05 a.m. Wolf Den Rd., 6:07 a.m. Jericho Rd./Clapp Rd., 6:15 a.m. Cherry Hill Rd., 6:20 a.m. Brooklyn Rd., 6:25 a.m. Hampton Rd., 6:27 a.m #801 Mashamoquet Rd., 6:30 a.m. Old Rt 44., 6:32 a.m. #500 Mashamoquet Rd to Brookfront Condos.
Bus 4: 6:05 a.m. # 20 to #120 Putnam Rd., 6:10 a.m. Longmeadow Dr. (ENS\D OF all Circles), 6:18 a.m. Gary School Rd., 6:20 a.m. Freedley Rd/Freedley Fork Rd., 6:25 a.m. Deerfield Rd., 6:30 a.m. Murdock Rd., ., 6:35 a.m. Wolf Den Dr.
Bus 5: 6:04 a.m. Babbit Hill Rd &Blossom Dr., 6:07 a.m. Covell Rd. (RTE 97 end), 6:12 a.m. Cassidy Rd. & Peterson Rd., 6:15 a.m. #15-#270 Brayman Hollow Rd., 6:20 a.m. Quassett Rd, 6:24 Fox Hill Rd./Hickey Rd. 6:28 a.m Pomfret St., 6:30 a.m Day Rd
Bus 6: 6:05 a.m. Orchard Hill Rd., 6:15 a.m. Valentine Rd., 6:20 a.m. Kearney Rd./Amberg Dr., 6:21 a.m. end of Cooney Rd., 6:22 a.m. Anderson Rd., 6:27 a.m Searles Rd., 6:32 a.m. Killingly Rd., 6:50 a.m. #118 & #388 Killingly Rd. (en-route to Ellis)
Bus 7: 6:05 a.m. Firetower Rd., 6:12 a.m. End of Paine Rd (RTE 44 end) , 6:14 a.m. Drown Rd. , 6:18 a.m. Paine Rd., 6:22 a.m. Fay Rd., 6:27 a.m. End of Duffy Rd., 6:30 a.m. Cheney Rd., 6:32 Covell Rd., 6:33 a.m. # 311 Mashamoquet Rd.
Bus 8: 6:10 a.m River Rd., 6:12 a.m . Holmes Rd., 6:10 a.m. Modock Rd., 6:15 a.m. # 280 to #161 Putnam Rd., 6:20 a.m. #850-#590 Wrights Crossing Rd., 6:25 #340-#21 Wrights Crossing Rd., 6:30 a.m. Bosworth Rd
Wed. Aug. 20
Fun Run
W. THOMPSON --- The West Thompson Dam Fun Run has started and will run through Sept. 17 on Wednesdays starting at the West Thompson Dam entrance on Ravenelle Road. Starts at 6:15 p.m. Distance is 3.1 and 1.44 miles. Fun Run or walk is free and open to all. For info: mayer.robert @sbcglobal.net.
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Colors of Nature," a mixed media exhibit by the Northeast Connecticut Art Guild, through Sept. 30 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Portion of the sales benefits the center. 928-4948.
Fri. Aug. 22
Anniversary
POMFRET CENTER --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H camp on Taft Pond Road will celebrate 60 years from 4 p.m. Aug. 22 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 23. Alumni, families, friends, current campers & parents, and camp staff are welcome. Register at www.4hcampct.org or call 860-974-1122. All welcome. Birthday cake at 1:30.
Sat. Aug. 23
Storytelling
THOMPSON --- Phillip “Firewalker” Pollier will present Native American Storytelling from 5 to 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at Phelp’s Pond on Main Street. Also crafts. All welcome.
Book Signing
BROOKLYN --- From 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the Brooklyn Middle School Library, retired Brooklyn Middle School principal, Matthew Carroll will be discussing his recently published memoir “Who Quinn Became”. There will be books for sale. Free. All welcome.
Family Film
PUTNAM --- The Hope Community Church on Kennedy Drive will present its Free Family Fun with the movie “The Lego Movie” at 8 p.m. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket. Concessions available.
Tues. Aug. 26
Pomfret Seniors
POMFRET CENTER --- The Pomfret Seniors will offer the following at their center on Rt. 44: At noon, Aug. 26, Learn at Lunch “Staying Connected with Social Media;” at 2:30, Bingo. At 12:30 Aug. 27, movie “Walk the Line”. Games, dominos, Wii Golf or Bowling follow movie. All surrounding town seniors welcome.
Thur. Aug. 28
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Evening Bird Walk" at 6 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Bring binoculars. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948.
Sat. Aug. 30
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Nighthawk Watch" at 5 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Bring binoculars. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948.
Tues. Sept. 2
Senior Luncheon
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Association will be having a brown bag luncheon meeting at noon at the Pomfret Senior Center on Rt. 44. After the luncheon meeting there will be a Penny Social. All Pomfret Seniors 50 and older welcome.
Fri. Sept. 5
First Friday
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present First Friday, with an agriculture theme, starting around 6 p.m. downtown.
Sat. Sept. 6
Mum Sale
BROOKLYN --- The Friends of the Brooklyn Library will sponsor a Mum and Bakes Sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Rt. 6 near the center of Brooklyn on the front lawn of the Federated Church.
Flea Market
OXFORD, Mass. --- The First Congregational Church of Oxford, UCC, on Main Street will present a community flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church.
Sun. Sept. 7
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Fall Writer's Workshop" at 1 p.m. at the Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Bring notebook and pencil. $10 for members; $20 for nonmembers.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Full Moon Walk" at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers.
Thur. Sept. 11
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Bird Walk" at 8 a.m. at Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. Free to members; $5 for nonmembers.
Fri. Sept. 12
Circle of Fun
PUTNAM --- The 43rd annual St. Mary Parish Circle of Fun will be held Sept. 12, 13 and 14.
Sun. Sept. 14
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Bird Walk" at 8 a.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948.
Taste of Valley
WOODSTOCK --- The Last Green Valley will hold its annual Tastes of the Valley 2014 fund-raiser from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Mansion at Bald Hill. $65. (860) 774-3300.
Bark for Life
BROOKLYN --- The Bark for Life fund-raiser for dogs with cancer will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brooklyn Fairgrounds. Sponsored by Citizens National Bank. To register, call 860-928-7921.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Second Sunday Walk" at 2 p.m. at the Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Bring binoculars and camera if you wish. Free to members; $5 for nonmembers. 928-4948.
Sat. Sept. 20
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Annual Trail Wood Under the Harvest Moon" at Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. Food and music. $30 per person. 928-4948.
Sat. Sept. 27
Celebrating Agriculture
WOODSTOCK --- Celebrating Agriculture will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Woodstock Fairgrounds. Free admission and parking. Rain or shine. Hearty Farm Breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. --- donation $5 for adults and $3 for kids under 10.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "What Do Aquatic Insects Tell Us About Streams?" from 10 a.m. to noon at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. For adults and kids ages 5+ accompanied by an adult. Advanced registration required: $15 for CT Museum of Natural History members - 860-486-4460; or CAS members
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928-4948.
PUTNAM — Putnam Bank announced several recent promotions: Krishna Patel was promoted to Floating CSR Supervisor, Katie Kovacik to Senior Deposit Operations Clerk II, and Jessie Livernoche to Electronic Banking Specialist.
The following employees were also promoted to the position of Senior Teller: Rebecca Rogers, Norwich Branch; Amanda Sullivan, Griswold Branch; and Dawn St. Onge, Plainfield Branch.
Thomas A. Borner, president and CEO of Putnam Bank, said, “that it is very rewarding to be able to promote our employees and to see the staff grow and develop along with the Bank in the true spirit of Community Banking”.
Putnam Bank is a $461 million, federally-chartered and insured stock bank with branch offices in Putnam, Pomfret, Danielson, Plainfield, Griswold, Gales Ferry, and Norwich. It also operates a full-service loan center in Putnam. For more information call (800) 377-4424 or visit our web site at www.putnambank.com.