Pedestrian cited
PUTNAM — A Woodstock Avenue resident was cited after a pedestrian vs car accident June 15, according to the Putnam Police Department Captain Justin Lussier.
The Putnam Police Department responded to a one-vehicle versus pedestrian accident that occurred near the area of 48 Woodstock Ave.
Police said the pedestrian, Greg J. Raymond, 37, of Woodstock Avenue ran into the road from a driveway along the eastbound shoulder area of Woodstock Avenue and was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound. The vehicle, a 2003 Honda Accord, was driven by Christina I. Woodward, 27, of Rt. 169 in Woodstock.
Raymond was cited for reckless use of the highway by a pedestrian.
Woodward’s vehicle sustained damage to the hood and windshield area and was towed from the scene. Raymond was taken to Day Kimball Hospital for evaluation of minor injuries by Putnam EMS.  



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Government officials, including Gov. Lamont (third from right), cut the ribbon on the new DMV in the Putnam Parkade in E. Putnam. Linda Lemmon photos.

Deputy Commissioner Tony Guerrera with the no-go DMV trailer of the past.


By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
Waving a large poster photo of the old Department of Motor Vehicles trailer, DMV Deputy Commissioner Tony Guerrera assured those at the ribbon cutting for the brand new DMV office in the Putnam Parkade that “this is history.”
All the politicians and state officials on hand June 15 thanked Governor Ned Lamont for tackling this difficult problem. The trailer had been closed since COVID, creating a hardship for northeastern Connecticut.
State Rep. Rick Hayes, in his remarks, apologized to the state officials and the governor for all the reps bending their ears so relentlessly.” “This is the last time the people of northeastern Connecticut have to stand outside.”
Guerrera said when COVID concerns backed off a bit, he said the trailer wasn’t fit to serve. “This has to go from day one.” The right location for a new DMV was first on the agenda. Once found, “We even worked weekends,” he said, shooting for a June 1 opening.One problem haunted the DMV as it does nearly every other business, post-COVID — backorders. Fortunately, Guerrera said, the DMV was consolidating offices and got the furniture for the new DMV from those other offices.
It's open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and it is by appointment ONLY. Go to: ct.gov/dmv to make an appointment.
DMV Commissioner DMV Commissioner Sibongile Magubane said, “without support from the top, it would not have gotten done.”
Governor Lamont called the trailer a “bad joke.” He said it will be nice to have a facility where folks don’t have to wait in line. During COVID there was “tela – everything” and while the DMV can do some things online these days there are things you have to do in person.”
Mayor Barney Seney said while the opening of the new Municipal Complex was a highlight, this is even more so because it is serving northeastern Connecticut.
Sheila Frost, president of the chamber, said “this is very important to Putnam and also the surrounding towns.”
Services include: Driver’s License - Renewals (including CDLs without Hazmat Endorsements), duplicates, and name changes only. Learner’s Permit - Duplicates and name changes only. Non-Driver ID Card - New/first-time (except for non-U.S. citizens), renewals, duplicates and name changes only.  Registration Services - New Registrations; Plate Transfers to New Vehicle; Add/Remove Owner or Registration; Temporary Registrations; Boat Registrations; Replace Lost/Stolen Plate; Name Changes; Disabled Parking Permits - New, renewals and replacements; and Driver Histories Acceptable forms of payment are: Cash, money orders, personal checks, bank checks, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Discover and most debit cards. Please make all checks payable to DMV.

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Honored
Woodstock Academy athletes who were named ECC All-Stars were honored recently in the Spring Sports Awards ceremony. Photo by Sean Saucier.

One of the final athletic events of the 2021-22 school year on the campus of The Woodstock Academy, the Spring Athletic Awards Night, took place recently.
All-State, ECC All-Stars, honorable mention ECC All-Stars, Scholar-Athlete and Sportsmanship Award winners, record-breakers and Coach’s Award winners were all honored.
In a special category, the softball team finished as the team with the highest grade point average among the spring programs.
Girls’ Track was second and girls’ tennis third.
Award winners
All-State honors: Class L Baseball All-State: Ethan Davis; Class MM Boys’ track All-State: Keenan LaMontagne; Class MM girls’ track All-State: Magdalena Myslenski.
ECC All-Stars: Girls’ Lacrosse: Stella Brin; Boys’ Track: Keenan LaMontagne; Boys’ Track: Christian Menounos; Girls’ Track: Juliet Allard; Girls’  Track: Linsey Arends; Girls’ Track: Jillian Edwards; Girls’ Track: Bella Sorrentino; Girls’ Tennis singles: Adeline Smith; Girls’ Tennis singles: Jackie Trudeau; Girls’ Tennis doubles: Ellie Bishop-Klee; Girls’ Tennis doubles: Logan Reynolds; Girls’ Tennis doubles: Morgan Bentley; Girls’ Tennis doubles: Stella Atchinson; Boys’ Tennis singles: Evan Haskins; Boys’ Tennis singles: Gabriel Viau; Boys’ Tennis doubles: Tyler Chamberlin; Boys’ Tennis doubles: Ari Abrams; Baseball: Ethan Davis; Baseball: Jon Smith; Baseball: Zach Roethlein; Softball: Lexi Thompson; Softball: Jenna Bankowski; Softball: Sarah McArthur; Boys’ Golf: Kyle Brennan; Girls’ Golf: Jillian Marcotte;
ECC Honorable Mention: Softball: Madison Martinez; Girls’ Golf: Lily Bottone; Boys’ Lacrosse: Jonah Libby; Girls’ Tennis singles: Sydney Schuler; Girls’ Tennis doubles: Emma Massey; Girls’ Tennis doubles: Peyton Bentley; Boys’ Tennis doubles: Cormac Nielsen; Boys’ Tennis doubles: Kyle Pazienza.
ECC Scholar-Athlete Awards: Girls’ Golf: Jillian Marcotte; Boys’ Golf: Davis Simpson; Boys’ Tennis: Jai Abrams; Girls’ Tennis: Adeline Smith; Girls’ Track: Leah Castle; Boys’ Track: Keenan LaMontagne; Girls’ Lacrosse: Sofia Murray; Boys’ Lacrosse: William Chambers; Softball: Elizabeth Morgis; Baseball: Zach Roethlein.
ECC Sportsmanship Awards: Girls’ Lacrosse: Claire Anderson; Boys’ Lacrosse: John Pokorny; Girls’ Tennis: Morgan Bentley; Boys’ Tennis: Zhi Joe Zhou; Baseball: Shawn Wallace; Softball: Madison Nichols; Girls’ Golf: Shannon Cunniff; Boys’ Golf: Don Sousa; Boys’ Track: Seamus Lippy; Girls’ Track: Hailey McDonald.
Coach’s Awards: Boys’ Lacrosse: Cooper Stewart, Jacob Jurnovoy; JV- Julian Escobar;
Girls’ Lacrosse: Abby Converse, Rori Mackenzie; JV- Georgia Lukachie; Baseball: Hamilton Barnes, Jackson Goetz; JV- Jack Sumner; Softball: Lexi Thompson, Elizabeth Morgis; JV-Madison Bloom; Unified Track: Athlete-Lauren Medeiros; Partner-Mitchell Child; Girls’ Golf: Lily Bottone, Sophie Gronski; JV-Isabella Siwko; Boys’ Golf: Kyle Brennan, Curtis LeFebvre; JV-Daniel Pineda Fernandez; Boys’ Track: Keenan LaMontagne, Ian Hoffman; JV-Thai Le; Girls’ Track: Linsey Arends, Magdalena Myslenski; JV-Briana Botelho; Boys’ Tennis: Jai Abrams, Evan Haskins; Girls’ Tennis: Jackie Trudeau, Logan Reynolds.
Record Breakers
Keenan LaMontagne: The senior threw 175-feet, 8-inches in the discus at the Middletown Invitational. Eclipsed the Woodstock Academy mark of 169-11 set by Jeff Barrette at the Class MM track championship in 1998.
Ian Hoffman: Broke the 800-meter Woodstock Academy record twice during the season. He finished in 2:00.11 in the Class MM state championship to break the mark set by Woodstock Academy girls track coach Josh Welch (2:00.36). He followed that with a sub-two minute effort at the State Open track championship (1:59.9).
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy


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