Road work
POMFRET — The Pomfret Department of Public Works will begin work on Firetower Road on Sept. 20. The project includes drainage work, culvert replacement, grinding and re-paving.
The road will not be closed, but it is advisable to seek alternate routes until the work is completed.
DPW estimates that the job will be completed within two weeks, weather permitting. For questions or concerns, call 860-974-3358.
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Paquin named
to empty seat
PUTNAM — Republican electors selected Michael Paquin to fill the vacant seat on the Board of Selectmen. Selectman Donald E. Steinbrick died in July.
Paquin has been a member on the Board of Finance and is vice chair of the Water Pollution Control Authority.
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POMFRET — The Pomfret School varsity field hockey team played its first game in two years against league opponent Greens Farms Academy in a first-time match-up, but came away with a 7-3 loss.
A key starter out forced Pomfret to adjust even more in every aspect of the game and GFA took advantage immediately scoring 29 seconds in. Another goal at 7:19 and a third at 2:45 put Pomfret in a bit of a hole at the end of the quarter. The Griffins stepped up their game and scored two goals in the second quarter for a 2-3 score at the half. Grace Long ’23 scored at 10:16 on a Cate Gallagher ’22 pass. At 2:50, Brooke Zahansky ’23 (Pomfret), scored on a perfect set-up pass from Carter Lockwood ’22. Suddenly down by one at the half gave the Griffins the confidence to not give up. Sure enough, at 10:54 in the third, Cate Gallagher scored on a Grace Long pass to tie it up. That caught GFA off-guard. Unfortunately, an unintentional mistake cost Pomfret a card, which lead to a penalty stroke and goal for GFA.
With Pomfret playing a player down for five minutes, GFA scored two more to jump back to a 3 goal 6-3 lead. In the 4th quarter, they scored one more for a final score of 7-3.
By Louisa Gebelein Jones
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Brush pickup set
PUTNAM — The town’s brush pick up will be the week of Sept. 27. Due to the rainy summer, paving projects are running behind and that has set the brush pick-up behind as well.
The town is sporadically picking up brush as they see it, but will be going town wide the week beginning Sept. 27.
Brush must be left at the edge of the property- not on the sidewalks. The town wood chippers cannot handle branches greater than 6 inches. No land clearing.
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