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Take Back
Romeo Blackmar of Hale YMCA prevention, Putnam auxiliary officer Thom Tercjak and Putnam Police Captain Justin Lussier manned the Prescription Drug Take Back at the Riverview Pavilion off Kennedy Drive. Linda Lemmon photo.
Drug Take
Back a success
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — Including the drop-off bin in the Putnam Police Department’s foyer, the latest national Prescription Take Back Day April 30 took in almost 600 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs.
Police Captain Justin D. Lussier said the drive-thru Take Back event at the Riverview Pavilion took in about 100 pounds. He estimated that some 75 cars came through. Since the last Take Back event last October, the foyer box at the police department has taken in 490 pounds. It’s available 24/7/365, no questions asked.
Lussier said that the 100 pounds “is on par with what we normally do.”
Romeo Blackmar, Substance Abuse program director at the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center, said the program has always been affiliated with the police department.
Lussier said “The Putnam Police Department is happy to partner with the Y to provide this service to our community. The fact that the community members regularly use this service, both the drop box and take back events, shows there is a need for it. It also shows that the communities understand that by simply using this service they are helping protect the community — this keeps potentially dangerous drugs out of the hands of those who may use them inappropriately.” He added, “We very often hear people expressing their gratitude for this service because they have medications they have held on to simply because they didn’t know what to do with them.”
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POMFRET — They’re back! Birds and spring fever, with the latter perhaps better described in a birder’s world as migration madness! Spring migration is underway, with May the peak month to see the many migratory birds returning to or passing through the state. The Connecticut Audubon Society (CAS) is holding birding and bird-related programs during its 5th annual Migration Madness Birdathon, set for May 13, 14 and 15.
At the Center at Pomfret on Day Road a celebration of the return of the birds will include a free night of outdoor fun, open to everyone, from 6 to 10 p.m. May 13.
Sarah Heminway, the Center’s director, said, “We want folks to bring a picnic supper, spread out on the lawn, relax, and enjoy the evening at our Family Night: Picnic and Concert. From 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. there will be two, live wildlife presentations — Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation and Education with its birds of prey and Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue with its educational ambassador opossums. From 7:30 to 9 p.m. you can dance the night away to the music of Nine6teen as the sun sets. If the sky permits, there will be stargazing for the last hour of the event.”
There will be a bird walk, led by Andy Rzeznikiewicz, each day of the three-day Migration Madness Weekend. At 8 a.m. May 13 you can bird the Wyndham Land Trust (WLT) Gellert Preserve in the Abington section of town. At 8 am. May 14, birders will visit Cabbage Hill, a new WLT preserve in Woodstock. May 15 is the 13th annual 20 Warbler Day. From 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In all, the Center at Pomfret has 11 bird walks and a banding demonstration scheduled in May. Included is the 17th annual 90 Bird Day, with visits to locations within a 10-mile radius of the Center. The goal is to hear or see at least 90 species of birds in up to 10 hours. For a complete list of upcoming programs and registration information, go to https://www.ctaudubon.org/pomfret-programs-events/. For Trail Wood Sanctuary programs, go to: https://www.ctaudubon.org/trail-wood-programs-events/.
The Birdathon is a friendly, statewide competition to see as many species of birds as possible from midnight on May 13 through 11:59 PM on May 15. Go to: https://www.ctaudubon.org/migrationmadness2022/
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Legal Notice
West Putnam District
Meeting Date:
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
The Electors of the West Putnam District and those citizens qualified to vote in said District meetings, are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of said District will be held on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., at the Municipal Complex Town Hall, Community Room 112, 200 School Street, Putnam, Connecticut.
The meeting is being held for the following purposes:
1. Treasurer’s Report
2. To adopt a budget for the coming fiscal year
3. To elect officers and directors for the coming fiscal year
4. To do any other business proper to come before said meeting
Michele Giorgianni,
President,
West Putnam District
Roxanne Sheldon,
Clerk,
West Putnam District
May 12, 2022
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*Heritage Pines Spring Yard Sale*
Perry Street, Putnam, CT
Saturday, May 14
9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Raindate: Sat., May 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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