Hurry! Veterans Park brick drive is in the homestretch
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
The calendar, known for going into overdrive when you’re not looking, is closing in on Veterans Day, the day set for the dedication of the resurrected Veterans Park in Putnam.
The campaign to sell bricks to fill in the area around the new flagpole is at 1,613, closing in on the 2,000 goal.
Speaking on behalf of the Veterans Advisory Committee (VAC), Wilfred Bousquet said the dedication date will be here before you know it and they’ve set a Sept. 3 deadline for getting bricks ordered. This will allow enough time for the bricks to be ordered, completed, sealed by members of the VAC and installed by the masonry students from the Harvard H. Ellis Tech School. The students, last spring, installed all the concrete work, including walkways and bases for monuments.
“We want to ensure that we can put them in in time,” Bousquet said. He said the dedication will be Nov. 10. The park is at the corner of Church and Bridge streets.
In addition to the bricks, the park is waiting for two more monuments and for the bronze plaques (with WWII veterans’ names on them) for the two recently installed WWII granite monuments. Also bollards were recently installed around the flagpole area, the Court of Honor.
Information on the brick program: Include your veteran - any era, any service, from anywhere, still living or passed away - in the park. $100 per brick - cash, check or money order to Putnam VAC.
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Mail to: Putnam Rec Dept., 200 School St, Putnam, CT 06260.
If you’re dropping off, the hours for the Rec Department are: 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Wednesday; 8 to 6 Thursday; and 8 to 1 Friday.
Visit the VAC webpage: https://www.putnamct.us/.../veterans-advisory-committee
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The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 860-963-0000.
Aug. 5
Barbara A. Wade, 55, homeless, Putnam; simple trespass, disorderly conduct, interfering with an officer/resisting, attempted assault on hospital staff, assault on a police officer.
Aug. 6
Isaiah Snell, 30, LKA Prospect Street, Putnam; second-degree assault.
Aug. 10
Leonard P. Krasinski, 75, Center Street, Putnam; second-degree breach of peace, littering.
Aug. 11
Sajon Brimmer, 27, South Main Street, Putnam; possession of narcotics/possession of narcotics with intent to sell.
Deirdre Hey, 57, Quaddick Road, Thompson, possession of narcotics/possession of drug paraphernalia.
Barbara Wade, 55, homeless, Putnam; sixth-degree criminal attempt larceny, second-degree breach of peace, first-degree criminal trespass.
Busy Weekend
clockwise:
Mayor Barney Seney takes a shot at Rob Challinor.
The Borner family in the Pluck-A-Duck Kid Zone Aug. 10
A Roc-Kin'-On fan. Expanded photo array Wed. night on our FB page: Putnam Town Crier & Northeast Ledger.
102D CT Army National Guard Brass Chaos
Cruise: From left: Blake, Grace and Beau Rawson --- and the Mayor's Award trophy --- hang out in the back of Bob Fournier's winning car. Photo by Jeff Rawson.
Saturday's concerts in Rotary Park, followed by River Fire.
Ellie Gagner, 4, of Danielson
Putnam Science wraps up successful three-day camp
PUTNAM — Putnam Science Academy’s Drills and Skills just finished its second and final basketball clinic of the summer. The shorter three-day camp was just as successful as the week-long camp held back in July with 65 campers attending
“I was so happy to see so many kids attend our camps this summer,” said PSA Head Coach Tom Espinosa. “I strongly feel we have one of the best camp coaching staffs around and we have fun, but we really push the kids to get better as well.”
The campers were split into two divisions and played games, worked on skills and competed in competitions.
On the last day both the NBA division and the Big East division held an All-Star game for the players who stood out during the camp. Also, local basketball legend Donald Cushing took the time as the guest speaker and spoke to the kids about many important things including how to improve your game and playing at the next levels.
The individual winners from the NBA include TJ Espinosa (MVP, Free Throw Shooting, Elbow Shooting, Hot Shot and 1-on-1); Kaileigh Eslin (Coaches Award) and Trevor Turner (Hustle Award). Individual winners from the Big East include: Lacie Guardiola (MVP and Hot Shot); Isaac LaFrance (Free Throw Shooting); Henry Orrell (Elbow Shooting); Thomas Neal (1-on-1 and Hustle Award); and Austin Hanson (Coaches Award).
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