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.
April 16
Donna Gingras, 59, Winter Street, Danielson; traveling fast.
Joseph Hebert, 21, Randolph Street, Southbridge; traveling fast.
Emily Lombardo, 30, Roosevelt Street, Putnam; cruelty to animals.
April 17
Thomas Brennan, 21, Ledge Road, Dayville; failure to have head lamps, misuse of plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle.
April 18
John Giorgi, 28, Grove Street, Putnam; two counts of second-degree failure to appear.
Steven Wooten, 36, Lamothe Street, Putnam; breach of peace.
April 19
Mark Long, 48, Powhattan Street, Putnam; creating a public disturbance.
PUTNAM — Construction of the Chase Road Bridge over the Five Mile River in East Putnam will begin this week, according to DPW Director Jerry Beausoleil.
The bridge is on the portion of Chase Road that goes to the Connecticut National Golf Course between East Putnam Road and the Killingly town line.
Beausoleil said the removal and replacement of the bridge will create one-lane alternating traffic near the construction.
Traffic lights will be installed to control the alternating traffic.
Construction will be on going until December.
Eighty percent of the cost of the project cost of $1.4 million will be paid from the Federal Local Bridge Program with the remainder paid with funding previously appropriated by the Town. Mattern Construction of Baltic, is the General Contractor.
WMC Consulting Engineers from Newington is the town’s engineering firm and will be inspecting the construction.
He said the town is also working on the replacement of the Recreation Park Road Bridge over the Little River and the rehabilitation of the Woodstock Avenue Bridge over the Little River. WMC Consulting Engineers is designing both projects.
Questions concerning these projects can be forwarded to Beausoleil at Town Hall at 126 Church St., Putnam or by calling 860 963-6813.
Abroad
BURLINGTON, Vt --- Paige Merrow a Professional Writing major from Woodstock, studied abroad in Portugal during the Spring 2014 semester. Merrow and other students have the opportunity to receive international perspective and prepare to be global professionals through Champlain College’s study abroad program.
Scholarship applications
N. GROSVENORDALE — Applications for the 2014 TEEG Scholarship are now being accepted. The TEEG scholarship is a minimum $500 award distributed to a college or training program bound high school graduate who lives in Thompson, Woodstock or Pomfret. Applicants for this scholarship should be students pursuing higher education or a training program after graduation who have participated in extracurricular activities and volunteer service.
Applications are available in the Guidance Departments at: Pomfret Preparatory School, Woodstock Academy, Tourtellotte Memorial High School, Marianapolis Preparatory School, Ellis Tech and Killingly High School. Applications are also available at the TEEG office or our website: http://www.teegonline.org/2014-teeg-scholarship-program/ Applications must be mailed by 1 p.m. May 1 to: TEEG Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 664, 15 Thatcher Road, N. Grosvenordale.