PUTNAM — The town of Putnam will hold a household hazardous waste and confidential paper shredding collection day for its residents only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 at the Putnam Middle School.
It is limited to Putnam residents only – bring a driver’s license or other proof of residency. This is not for commercial or industrial generators of hazardous waste.
What you can bring: oil-based paint, latex paint, paint thinner, drain cleaners, varnish, photographic chemicals, nail police remover, oven cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners. Also, antifreeze, insecticides, gasoline, radiator chemicals, auto body chemicals, fuel additives, transmission fluid, camping stove fuel, aerosol cans. Also: pool chemicals, herbicides, rat poison, moth balls, fungicides.
Not accepted: ammunition or gunpowder, highway or marine flares, Freon bearing white goods or fireworks.
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Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Planning & Zoning
Commission
At the June 21, 2023, meeting of the Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission, the following legal action(s) was taken:
1. M. Nicholson, First Selectman, 5 Haven Road, text amendment application regarding updating subdivision regulations per FEMA; flood hazard determination and State of Connecticut NFIP (Special Flood Hazard Areas/Floodways).
APPROVED with an effective date of 09/07/2023.
Dated at Pomfret,
Connecticut
June 28, 2023
Lynn L. Krajewski,
Clerk
Planning &
Zoning Commission
July 5, 2023
Legal Notice
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Town of Pomfret
Planning and Zoning Commission
The Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission will hold the following four (4) Public Hearings at its meeting on July 19, 2023, starting at 7:00 PM.
1. Ashley Danenhower, 321 Deerfield Road, special permit application for the construction of a 2-story 3,456 sf barn
2. Ashley Danenhower, 321 Deerfield Road, special permit application for a home-based business
3. Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission, 5 Haven Road, application for a text amendment to the regulations regarding Temporary Outdoor Lighting
4. Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission, 5 Haven Road, application for a text amendment to the regulations regarding Containers.
Town of Pomfret
Dated this 26th day
of June 2023
Lynn L. Krajewski,
Clerk
Planning & Zoning Commission
July 5, 2023
July 12 2023
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Honor rolls
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Middle School honor roll for the third quarter includes:
Grade 6
High Honors: Noah Damaso, Kalena Fortner, Alexa Heersink, Marina Jennings, Avery Manbeck, Archie McDonald, Jude Sargent
Honors: Sydney Anderson, Isabel Berry, Logan Bessette, Parker Bessette, Kestrel Brousseau, Rachel Conant, Alexander Cournoyer, Hayden Ferguson, Autumn Fogarty, Brielle Fogarty, Liam Hewson, Piper Jagodzinski, Jenson Knight, Brook Marshall, Bao Novotny, Cooper O’Brien, Kenzie Porter, Benjamin Shamp, Mikai Shepherd, Brooklyn Sherman-Wessell, Tristan Sparks, Emma Stacy, Aylin Stevens, Harbor Wotton
Recognition; Jayden Casillas, Grayson, De Oliveira, Jada Francis, Aislin Gabaree, Mason Haley, Ryleigh Hitchcock, Jacob Hull, William Leonard, Autumn Maturi, Quinlyn McKinley-Desjardins, Jonathan Montanez, Nicole Obeng, Dawson Pinter, Olivia Quinney, Samuel Shead
Grade 7
High Honors: Carolina Ahearn, Georgia Cross, Charlotte Donovan, Roan Donovan, Nathaniel Drake, Jax Golden, Sophia Groves, Colton Haase, Emma Johnson, Abigail Keser, Kaitlyn McQuiston, Abel Rigney, Lily Smock
Honors: Isabella Amlaw, Ryder Benoit, Ava Carlone, Colby Deary, Alexander DeCarli, Ava Eaton, Caroline Ethier, Scarlett Hogarty, Davis Jette, Jack Keller, Kaitlyn LaBonte, Kaylee Letourneau, Cuhrllz Welch Lopera, Haven Magnan, Tristen Maloney, James McHugh, Owen Murdock, Kaleb Nagel, Luana Portilla, Stella Puchalski, Patrick Raftery, Erin Russell, James Silva, Cole Swabby, Kaitlyn Teal, Muhammad Zameer
Recognition: Drake Abdullovski, Rhys Asikainen, Jacob Bickoff, Hope Boggia, Evan Boucher, Zoe Cloutier, Henry Griffin, Daniel Jameson, Abigail Manning, Oliver Moulton, Colbie O’Connor, Caroline Walen.
Grade 8
High Honors: Brayden Bottone, Lorelai Fish, Patrick Fox, Robert Graham, Samuel Greene, Julia Guimont, Cooper Harris, Landon Murdock, Keegan Porter, Cayden Worth
Honors: Arianna Fox, Brayden Graves, Brady Hebert, Maxwell Kopp, Winston Kvanli, Maura Leonard, Kelsey McNeil, Molly Mead, Tyler Odorski, Blake Robida, Chloe Vogt
Recognition: Mia Auger, Catalina Baarda, Sydney Betty, Kaylyn Converse, Amelia Ditzel, Maylie Ganias, Avery Grant, Patrick Griswold, Jake Henderson, Brendon Lundt, Hayden Maloney, Jessica Palmerino, Tatum Perez, Damien Redman, Jenna Saraidarian, Kieran Shepherd.
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The definition of nag(v) is to irritate by constant urging. My mother always nagged me about cleaning up my room or doing my homework and followed up her nagging by using phrases like “disappointed in you” and “you can do better”. My father nagged me about practicing for sports and curfews and, typically, followed up his nagging by waking me up at 7a.m., on a weekend, during the summer, for some sort of wind sprint-filled workout.
Although the word nag carries a somewhat negative connotation in a relationship, I would offer that my parents’ method of nagging (words combined with follow-up actions) made me the person that I am today. As a mother, I honed my skills as a nagger. I loved my daughter, but I also sprinkled that love with LOTS of reminders to “Brush your teeth.”; “Do your homework.”; “Clean your room.”; “Turn it DOWN!”; and “Wear sunscreen.” However, rather than relying on follow-up actions, I utilized follow-up questions to enhance my nagging messages such as “Do you want to get cavities?”; “Will you be happy with average grades if you knew you could do better?”; “Do you want new clothing?”; “Did you want to make yourself deaf?”; and “Do you enjoy getting a sunburn?”.
My daughter turned out great and is now a mother of two little ones herself. And as much as I know that my love and support contributed to her fine character, so too, did the nagging, because I can’t help but smirk when I hear her reminding her own son to “Brush his teeth” or “Clean up his toys”. But if parental nagging is quite effective in contributing to well-groomed, tidy and self-motivated adult children, why then is it NOT as effective when dealing with a spouse?
Nagging a spouse who is ALREADY an adult and, for that matter, someone we CHOSE to be with, simply stated, feels like, for lack of a better word…NAGGING! But, because I still feel as though my frequent and incessant reminding will still help cultivate a healthy (well-groomed, tidy and self-motivated) spouse, I still nag. I have tried altering my nagging technique to include follow-up affirmations of love. Nagging phrases of “Take your vitamin.”; “Wear a shirt that isn’t stained”; and “Put on sunscreen.”, are usually followed up by “It’s only because I love you so much.”; “It’s because you are so handsome.”; and “Because I don’t want you to feel itchy and peel.” However, what I have discovered is that it is a combination of knowing when to nag and when not to nag, that is now the most effective. If I don’t tell (yell to) my husband to use sunscreen and then he gets a sunburn and feels itchy, I simply scratch his back for him. And when he sees that I then need to vacuum or dust-bust the floor after his flakey and peeling skin falls everywhere, he feels badly… But lately, I have decided to just be more direct in my approach and have taken to simply, dust-busting his back! Experience! Experience!
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!
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