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.
July 15
Ashley Smith, 27, Marcy Lane, Thompson; fifth-degree larceny, second-degree forgery.
Hailee Blanchard, 28, County Road, Eastford; illegal use of cell phone.
July 18
Joshua Warner, 31, Powhattan Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Marcel Demaire, 49, Ledoux Drive, Burrillville, R.I.; failure to obey control signal.
Derek Ayers, 33, South main Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Robert Denton, 48, Providence Street, Putnam; third-degree assault, breach of peace.
July 19
Eric Roy, 39, Chase Street, Putnam; operating under the influence, failure to drive right.
Olivia Rossetti, 20, Pompeo Road, N. Grosvenordale; operating an unregistered motor vehicle, speeding.
William Johnson, 29, Cady Lane, Woodstock; operating under suspension, traveling fast, failure to carry license.
July 20
Rafal Spath, 30, Woodstock Avenue, Putnam; operating under the influence, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, failure to drive right.
On dean's list
WORCESTER --- The following local students have been named to Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s dean’l List for academic excellence for the Spring 2014 semester: Edward Partlow of Putnam, is a sophomore majoring in biochemistry; Edward Graff of Danielson, is a junior majoring in mechanical engineering; Rachael Matty of Pomfret Center, is a senior majoring in biomedical engineering; Yu-sen Wu of Danielson, is a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering and robotics engineering.
DAYVILLE — United Services staff will lead a national webinar on the transition to the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) later this month. The DSM is the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the United States and contains a listing of diagnostic criteria for every psychiatric disorder recognized by the U.S. healthcare system. Treatment recommendations, as well as payment by health care providers, are often determined by DSM classifications, making the transition to DSM-5 of significant importance for behavioral health providers across the nation. Josh Longiaru, United Services IT director, and Susan Soares, the agency’s Application Support Mmnager, will host the webinar, “The DSM 5 Journey: An Organization’s Transition to DSM 5 and the Lessons Learned” for Behavioral Healthcare magazine on July 29.
Longiaru has worked at United Services since 2006 and is a certified healthcare technology specialist in practice workflow and information management redesign. He was recently named Emerging Professional of the Year by New England Health Information Management Systems Society for his efforts to bring a larger behavioral health component to the organization.
Soares is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She is responsible for developing efficient workflows, writing technical and clinical procedures, and training clinical staff to enter the highest quality data into the electronic health record.
VICKSBURG, Miss. — Mac Hussey of Putnam is one of 186 men and women who pledged to perform 10 months of national service as part of the Southern Region’s 20th Class of the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), as a member of FEMA Corps.
As part of his service, Hussey spent 10 months serving with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the administration of emergency management and long term recovery activities.
“I was introduced to AmeriCorps NCCC by my roommate’s sister who served a couple years ago. After signing up for NCCC Traditional, I was offered a spot in FEAM Corps, which I had not heard of before. I wanted to do service in disasters, so it was a good match for me,” said Hussey.
Hussey graduated on June 5, 2014 in a ceremony held at the Massenburg Memorial Athletic Center in Vicksburg.. He will earn an education award of $5,550, which can be used to continue education or pay back qualified student loans.
“I’ve already signed up for college classes and I’ll start working on my associate’s degree at our own QVCC,” said Hussey.