Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Municipal Election
  In accordance with the provisions of Section 9-226 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, notice is given that the Electors, the legal voters of the Town of Pomfret, Connecticut, are hereby warned to meet at the Pomfret Community School Auditorium, 20 Pomfret Street (junction of Routes 101 & 169), Pomfret, Connecticut, on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. to cast their ballots for the following:
(1) One First Selectman; (1) One Selectman (Vote for One, Two to be Elected); (1) One Town Treasurer; (2) Two Board of Finance (Two to be Elected); (2) Two Board of Education (Four to be Elected); (2) Two Board of Assessment Appeals; (2) Two Planning & Zoning Commission; (1) One Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate; (1) One Zoning Board of Appeals; (1) One Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate; (4) Four Constables (Seven to be Elected); (3) Three Library Trustees (Three to be Elected); and (1) One Library Trustee To Fill Vacancy for Four Years.  
 The polls will be open for voting during said hours:  6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the Pomfret Community School Auditorium.   
Notice to all ELECTORS, LEGAL VOTERS of the Town of Pomfret.  Under Section 9-261 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, ALL VOTERS must present to the official checkers IDENTIFICATION when they go to the polls to vote.  This may include the elector’s social security card, or any other preprinted form of identification which shows the elector’s name, and either the elector’s address, signature or photograph; or on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State, the elector may write his residential address, date of birth, print the elector’s name and SIGN a statement under the penalty of false statement that the elector is the elector whose name appears on the official checklist.

Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut
this 23rd day of October, 2013.

Cheryl A. Grist, Town Clerk of Pomfret

Oct. 24, 2013

Legal Notice
Town of Eastford
WARNING OF ELECTION
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
The electors of the Town of Eastford are hereby warned to meet at their respective polling places in said Town on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 for the following purpose:
To Cast Their Vote for:
1 First Selectman
2 Selectmen
1    Town Clerk
1 Town Treasurer
1 Tax Collector
4     Board of Education Members- Full Term
2 Board of Education Members – To Fill Vacancy for Two Yrs.
1     Board of Assessment Appeals- Full Term
4    Constables
3    Library Trustees- Full Term
Notice is hereby given that the location of the polling place is:
EASTFORD TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
Lower Level
16 Westford Road
Voting Machines will be used.  The polls will be open from six o’clock (6:00) a.m. until eight o’clock (8:00) p.m.

Dated at Eastford, Connecticut
this 21st day of October, 2013

Melissa M. Vincent, Town Clerk
Town of Eastford

Oct. 24, 2013

Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS AND PERSONS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT TOWN MEETING IN THE TOWN OF POMFRET, CONNECTICUT:
Notice is hereby given that on October 16, 2013, pursuant to Chapter 166 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Board of Education of the Town of Pomfret filed with the Town Clerk of said Town THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POMFRET BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE AFSCME, COUNCIL 4, LOCAL 1303-339 for the period of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015.  Said AGREEMENT is on file in the Office of the Town Clerk, Five Haven Rd, Pomfret Center, CT, and becomes a contractual obligation of the Town of Pomfret (Town Meeting) within 30 days after filing of said Agreement.
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut
this 16th day of October, 2013
           
Cheryl A. Grist, Town Clerk of Pomfret

Oct. 24, 2013

Legal Notice
Town of Putnam WPCA
Water/Sewer Collections
The October 2013 billing of water and / or sewer collections for the Town of Putnam WPCA is due and payable on October 1, 2013 through November 1, 2013.
Payments made after November 1, 2013 , will be subject to an Interest charge of 3% (1.5% per month) or $2.00 minimum whichever is higher, according to Connecticut State Statute SEC. 12-146.
       Mail must be postmarked no later than November 1, 2013 to avoid interest charges.
       OFFICE HOURS:
       Monday through Friday, 8 AM – 4:30 PM
       
       Sept. 25, 2013
       Oct. 3, 2013
       Oct. 24, 2013

1st Place
Connor Holloman of Putnam Middle School Cross Country team has taken first place in all of the five regular season meets for the Putnam Wolfpack.

  PUTNAM — The Putnam Lodge 574 Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks recently obtained a Freedom Grant  to help a local military family that is struggling with medical bills.
The Benevolent and Protective Order have been serving the nation’s veterans for nearly 100 years. In Putnam, the story is no different – local Elks embrace the Elks National Veterans Service Commission’s pledge, amended at the National Convention in Philadelphia in 2001, “So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them.”
In 1918, the Elks built a 700-bed “reconstruction hospital” – the precursor to today’s VA Medical Centers. Elks sent care packages, organized blood drives during the Korean War, joined together with Bugles Across America to ensure that all veterans “make their final journey home in dignity,” welcomed veterans home from Desert Storm.
In 2011, the commission began to offer ‘Freedom Grants’ – $2,000 grants to “only 125 lodges which submit well-crafted proposals which support veterans or our active military.” Initially, only 75 lodges could apply for and receive the grant. Last year, 100. Demand and interest in the grant has prompted the commission to increase the number of grants available.
Putnam Lodge #574 applied for a ‘Freedom Grant’ for the first time this year, in order to support local veterans in the community, according to Esteemed Leading Knight and Officer of the Year Lysa Molnar.
“We diligently investigated many options of ways this money could make the most impact and give veterans the most return on the investment,” Molnar said. “Throughout this process, we unearthed many options and programs that we were unaware of and it is inspiring us and identifying needs in our own community that are not being met through other channels. It was a very eye-opening endeavor.”
Molnar said that the Putnam lodge will be using the grant funds to assist a local military family that is struggling with medical bills.
There are children in the home and Molnar expressed concern, “We want them to have the same quality of childhood that many of us take for granted, but the discretionary income is just not there.”
Grant funds are distributed in October. The Elks plan to provide Halloween costumes for the children in the family and are already discussing Thanksgiving and Christmas meal baskets, as well as a supplemental food budget. Holiday gifts, Easter baskets, heating expenses and transportation costs to and from medical treatment facilities are all on the list of things Elks would like to use the monies to help with. Additionally, Molnar said, funds could be used to ease the burden of extra-curricular activities.
“Only 125 lodges were awarded this grant, Molnar said. “I am grateful that we were one of those chosen so that we can make a difference for this family…As an officer, and as an individual, I believe it is everyone’s duty to make the world a better place; one person, one act at a time. You never know what impact a small and random act