By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — You might have mums in your yard but THESE are some mums.
Five massive pots of artificial mums now grace the hill at the intersection of Rt. 44 and Kennedy Drive.
The mums had been anchored in the Quinebaug River but Willie Bousquet, the town’s Parks and Rec director, said the display had used flotation pieces from the River Fire pots but those parts are not functioning so the display was put on the hill.
“Five was all we could fit there,” he said. The display will be up through Thanksgiving, he said.
The display is named Steve’s Blossoms.
He said the idea for the mums came from the late Steve Bousquet, a member of the Recreation Commission.
“He thought it would look nice,” Bousquet said. The Recreation Commission said they’d like to do it and his son, Kyle came onboard and an autumn tradition was born.
Bousquet said he’s already gotten a positive response to Steve’s Blossoms. “People are enjoying them.”
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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 860-963-0000.
Oct. 14
Mason S. Defocy, 23, Peake Brook Road, Woodstock; reckless driving, operator a motorcycle with an endorsement, operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
Oct. 20
Joseph Verraneault, 55, Bellevue Street, Putnam; operating under the influence.
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PUTNAM — A Putnam man was arrested following a report of gunfire at a home.
Jeremy W. Nason, 40, 54 Edmund St. was charged with: criminal use of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm, first-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge of a firearm.
Putnam Police Department Chief Christopher D. Ferace said shortly after midnight Oct. 18, dispatch received a 911 call reporting an individual inside the residence of 54 Edmund St. was armed with a firearm.
When police arrived, gun shots were heard coming from within the home.
Assistance from troopers from CT State Police, Troop D was requested. House occupants advised via phone that no one was injured and all occupants had left the building and all occupants exited the residence, including the accused, without incident.
Ferace said the accused, a convicted felon, was illegally in possession of a handgun and responsible for firing off rounds inside the home. No additional details are available, and no additional arrests are expected.
Ferace credited the “outstanding work of the dispatcher and the first arriving patrol officers to insure this incident was resolved quickly and without injury.” All accused are innocent until proven guilty.
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PUTNAM — A 27-year-old man was arrested Oct. 18 and charged with burglarizing a Putnam Special Service District business.
Putnam Police Department Chief Christopher D. Ferace said Collyn Grenier, 27, of no certain address, was arrested without incident on an arrest warrant issued by the Windham County State’s Attorney’s Office.
Ferace said the arrest stems from a commercial burglary that occurred last month in the Putnam Special Service District in which the accused entered the business while it was closed.
Grenier was charged with third-degree burglary and fifth-degree larceny.
All accused are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Anyone wishing to report criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Putnam Police Department tip line at (860) 963-0000 or by email at www.putnampolice.com. All information will remain confidential.
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