Legal Notice
Tax Collector’s
Office
Town & Fire
District of
Pomfret
Legal Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town and Fire District of Pomfret that the Supplemental Motor Vehicle and Second Installment of Real Estate and Personal Property tax bills on the Grand List of October 1, 2012 are DUE AND PAYABLE January 1, 2014.  The last day to pay without penalty is February 3, 2014.  Interest will be charged at 18 percent annually (1.5. percent per month) on all delinquent payments postmarked February 4, 2014 or later.
Make all checks payable to Pomfret Tax Collector and mail to:  Pomfret Tax Collector, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259.  If a receipt is desired, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.  For more information or to pay online, go to www.pomfretct.gov.  
January Tax Office Hours are:  Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.  The Town Hall will be closed January 1, 2014 and January 20, 2014.

Pamela S. Lewerenz,
CCMC
Tax Collector

Dec. 26, 2013
Jan. 3, 2014
Jan. 30, 2014

Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
WPCA
Water/Sewer
Collections
The January 2014 billing of water and / or sewer collections for the Town of Putnam WPCA is due and payable on January 1, 2014 through February 3, 2014.
Payments made after February 3, 2014, will be subject to an Interest charge of 3 percent (1.5 percent per month) or $2.00 minimum whichever is higher, according to Connecticut State Statute Sec 12-146.
       Mail must be postmarked no later than February 3, 2014 to avoid interest charges.
       OFFICE HOURS:
       Monday through Friday, 8:30AM – 4:30 PM
    Closed January 1st and 20, 2014

Dec. 26, 2013
Jan. 3, 2014
Jan. 30, 2014

Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Putnam Special Services
 COLLECTOR
OF REVENUE
(860) 963-6806
The second installment of taxes, due to the Town of Putnam and Special Service District on the Grand List of October 1, 2012,2 is due and payable on January 1, 2014, through February 3, 2014.
Payments made after February 3, 2014, will be subject to an interest charge of 3% (1½% per month) or $2.00 minimum per Town and $2.00 minimum per Special Service District (where applicable), whichever is higher, according to Connecticut State Statute, SEC. 12-146.
 Mail must be postmarked no later than  February 3, 2014 to avoid interest charges. Current bills may be paid online at www.putnamct.us
Supplemental Motor Vehicle bills will be due in full during January. Supplemental Motor Vehicle bills are for vehicles registered between October 2, 2012 and July 31, 2013.
If anyone is having financial problems, please contact our office anytime.  We will be glad to work with you on a payment arrangement.
Have a happy and healthy holiday season.
Office hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday
The Town Hall will be closed  
 January 1st and 20th
For your convenience, the Tax Office is always open during the lunch hour

Dec. 26, 2013
Jan. 2, 2014
Jan. 30, 2014


Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Republican Caucus
Notice is hereby given that there will be a caucus of all enrolled Republican Electors of the Town of Pomfret on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. at The Old Town House on Town House Drive, off Averill Road, to endorse candidates to run for the Republican Town Committee and to transact such other business as may be proper to come before said caucus.

Dated at Pomfret,
Connecticut,
this 24th day
of December, 2013.

Pamela S. Lewerenz,
Chairman
Pomfret Republican Town Committee

Dec. 26, 2013

Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
 Notice is hereby given that the Putnam Special Services District Audited Financial Statements and Supplementary Information for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2013 is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT.

Dated at Putnam,
Connecticut,
this 19th day
of December, 2013.
 
Sara J. Seney,
Town Clerk

Dec. 26, 2013

Protecting
Baylee Johns (40) protects the Centaurs' net. Courtesy photo.




CHICOPEE, Mass. — In the Woodstock Academy’s first varsity hockey game, the Centaurs fell to Chicopee 5-3.
In the first period Freshman forward Nathan DeLuca scored the first goal in the inaugural Woodstock Varsity Ice Hockey program. He was assisted by Jordan Lamothe and Will Liscomb. A minute later he scored again assisted by Jordan Lamothe and Jon-Luc Cournoyer to put Woodstock up 2-0. Chicopee answered with two goals of their own as the first period came to a close. The second period was a hard hitting affair with neither team scoring but resulting in a game ending injury for WA sophomore defenseman Connor Bavosi with a sprained ankle.  The third period was a defensive battle as WA Goaltender Baylee Johns (27 of 33) and the overmatched defense turned back shot after shot. The score stayed tied until late in the third period when Chicopee took advantage of a 5 on 3 powerplay taking the lead with 1:39 to play. Penalty’s continued to hurt Woodstock’s chances playing the last four minutes of the third period shorthanded  5 on 3 and 5 on 4. Chicopee scored two more power play goals to make the score 5-2 before Will Liscomb scored with 11 seconds left assisted by Nathan DeLuca to end the game at 5 to 3.
The Woodstock Hockey Team is Senior Captain Will Smith, Senior Baylee Johns, Junior Dan Whittenburg, Sophomore Assistant Captain Jon-Luc Cournoyer, Assistant Captain Connor Bavosi, Douglas Gerrity, Jordan Lamothe, Tucker Johns, Jon Tomlinson, Zack Burnham, Freshman Nathan DeLuca, Will Liscomb, Tyler Hutanen, Zach Gagnon, Cassidy Thorpe, Dawson Normington, Anthony Ventura and Liam Dyer. Woodstock Head Coach is Mike Starr, Assistant Coaches Sean Farrell, Kevin Johns and Spencer Severs

By Ron P. Coderre
The Jim Crabtree era at Killingly High School opened its second season on a positive note.  After going 7-13 in his initial season at the helm of the Redmen, it appears that the “Crabtree system” has caught on at Killingly.  Boosted by the return of some solid veterans and an influx of new talent, Crabtree is proving to Killingly that they can win with hard work, something the players need to accept.
The Redmen opened the season with a convincing win over an always tough Montville team.  Woodstock, raising its Class L Championship banner didn’t have much time to revel in the glory of last year as it was beaten in its home opener against Ledyard.  The Centaurs are 1-1 after an opening road win at Ellington.  Tourtellotte, Putnam, Ellis tech and Plainfield combined for a 0-7 log in the opening week.
After trailing Montville 17-14 in the first stanza, Killingly erupted for 24 second period points to take a comfortable 38-26 lead to the locker room at halftime.  In the second half the offense stalled, scoring only 23 points in 16 minutes but the defense came through to preserve the victory for the now 1-0 Redmen.
Killingly put three players in double figures with Nick Hewitt and Austin Taylor leading the way with 14 points apiece.  Shaun Audet chipped in 12 points in the victory.
Woodstock opened its season much the same way as it did last season with a 58-55 victory over pesky Ellington.  Following a slow first quarter in which it scored only six points, Woodstock exploded and controlled the tempo in the final three stanzas.  Senior Will Bourgeois, out all last season with a torn ACL, returned, inspiring the Centaurs scoring 16 points.  Senior guard Chris Lowry was the team high scorer with 17 points and returnee Trent Peters chipped in 11 markers.
Ledyard, which is projected as one of the top teams in the Eastern Connecticut Conference this season, spoiled the Centaurs 2012-2013 Class L title celebration, posting a narrow 63-58 victory.  During the celebration, which delayed the game start by one hour, the Colonels chose to remain in the locker room rather than watch the festivities.  The unsuspecting delay probably had something to do with the game outcome.
The contest was close throughout with visiting Ledyard going back to the familiar locker room at intermission in front 33-30.   The second half was pretty much even with Woodstock squandering opportunities to tie or go ahead in the game. Relying primarily on his starting five, coach Greg Smith noted his players may have been tired at the end.
Lowry led all scorers with 27 points, including a pair of three-pointers.  He was joined in double digits by Adam Converse, who posted 16 points and Bourgeois with 12.
Putnam lost its initial two games of the season, 80-65 against Wheeler and 61-48 against Goodwin Tech.  The Clippers trailed throughout against Wheeler and never threatened the visiting Lions after the second period.  Jordan Tetreault (16) and Steve Dakai (15) were the Clippers top point producers.
Putnam travelled to Goodwin Tech and after scoring 22 first period points were able to score only 24 markers in the final three quarters.  Tetreault with 18 points and Tylor Genest with 11 were the only two Clippers in double digits.
Tourtellotte coach Tony Falzarano may have to wait a while to pick up the three victories he’s looking for to reach 600 in his coaching career.  The Tigers appear to be tranquilized as they were beaten 70-42 by visiting East Windsor and 52-34 by the Griswold Wolverines who came snarling into the Tigers Den.
Kaevon Safford (15) and long range bomber Mike Jezierski (14) were the Tigers top scorers against East Windsor.  The offense took a sleeping pill against Griswold as Tourtellotte was unable to put anyone in double digits.
Plainfield opened at home with a tough assignment, New London.  The Whalers sailed off with a 69-49 win against the Panthers who were led by Steve Jankowski (14) and Will Robinson (12).
Ellis Tech inaugurating it new gymnasium with the Ellis Tech Tournament finished last in the four-team event losing its opener 53-50 to Parish Hill and the consolation contest 56-36 to Norwich Tech.
Putnam Science Academy Suffers Rare Loss
Putnam Science Academy took a road trip to Western New England University for the Basketball Hoopfest and came away with a disappointing 66-61 loss at the hands of a very good Wilbraham & Monson team.  The two teams battled throughout but the Mustangs were unable to muster the offense needed to pull off the victory.  In a rare showing of offensive ineptitude, the Scientists placed only three players in double figures, led by Jordan Butler (13) and followed by Jalen Terry and Chaise Daniels with 10 apiece.
The next stop for the travelling troupe was the St. Andrew’s Tournament in Barrington, RI, where the offense magically reappeared in a 83-59 win over Vermont Academy.  Able to generate more offense, the Scientists placed five men in double digits.  The team was led by Anthony “Bull” Durham and Butler with 14 apiece, followed by Dan Upchurch and Kyle Menard with 11 points each and Terry with 12.  The Mustangs stand at 9-2 entering the mid-season break.
Hyde-Woodstock could manage only one win in the three games it had on tap last week.  The Wolfpack opened with a one-point squeaker 67-66 over Lexington Christian.  The trio of Kenny Grant (20), Dexter Thompson (16) and Damon Gomes (13) were Hyde’s top scorers.
The Bob Southall Classic at Loomis-Chaffee School in West Hartford was the next stop for the Wolfpack and that’s where their luck seemed to run
out.  They suffered consecutive losses at the hands of Redemption Christian 59-46 and Kimball Union 72-49.  Grant with 28 markers was the lone bright spot in the loss to Redemption.  Thompson (17) and Grant (11) were the only two scorers in double figures in the Kimball Union contest.  Hyde-Woodstock is 6-3 on the season.
Pomfret lost its opening round game in the Rivers School Tournament to Millbrook School 65-46.  Cam Winston with 17 points was the only player to reach double digits for the Golden Griffins.  The Griffins rebounded from the loss with a pair of convincing victories to raise their record to 3-2.
Brewster Academy was Pomfret’s first victim as the Griffs won 63-44 behind Winston’s 19 points.  They capped the week by beating St. Sebastian 48-32.  Once again Winston led the way with 17 points.  Jeff Iyalekhue chipped in 13 points and corralled 10 rebounds for the winning Griffins who held the Saints to just five points in the first half.