Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday Blue and Tuesday White: Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, cheddar Goldfish crackers, fruit. Wednesday Blue and Thursday White: Popcorn chicken potato bowl, fruit. Friday White: Pizza, salad, fruit.
Putnam High
Monday Blue and Tuesday White: Grilled three-cheese sandwich and tomato soup or spicy chicken sandwiches. Wednesday Blue and Thursday White: Chicken tenders, spicy or plain or bacon cheeseburgers. Friday White: Pizza or homemade calzone.
Pomfret Community
All meals served with fruit and veggies. Monday: Pizza. Tuesday: Chicken patties on rolls. Wednesday: Turkey sandwiches. Thursday: Beef and cheese nachos. Friday: Pizza.
Woodstock menus not available at press time.
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Clockwise from top left: Roseland Cottage fence. Canada Geese on Quinebaug near downtown Putnam. Farm on Child Hill Road, Woodstock. Ice sets in on Quinebaug near Rotary Park in Putnam.
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The Academy Building at The Woodstock Academy will be restored.
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Academy recently received a $1.58 million tax credit from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), as a tip of the hat to the academy’s efforts to restore, upgrade and repair the building.
The iconic Academy Building, the oldest structure on The Woodstock Academy’s campus, is nearly 150 years old and continues to be used as a classroom building. The Woodstock Academy has begun a multi-year project to restore, upgrade, and repair the Academy Building in order to both preserve its historic nature and revitalized the building for generations to come.
The Woodstock Academy is exploring all funding options to efficiently complete this project, including the recently approved tax credit from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for $1.58 million or up to 25 percent of the total estimated costs of the project.
This funding is a part of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit available to eligible structures on the National or State Register of Historic Places. The Academy building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
“Any project on a historic structure comes with significant costs as the aim is to preserve the look and feel of the original structure while maintaining its functionality as a modern education facility,” said Christopher Sandford, head of school at The Woodstock Academy.
Phase one of the restoration focused on the iconic clocktower and spire will begin this summer with phase two scheduled to begin in 2022.
Jonathan Sturdevant, associate head of school for advancement, said: “This tax credit gives us a significant head start in our fund-raising. We are grateful for the partnership with the State Historic Preservation Office and Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development in helping us provide the best experience for our students grounded in our historic tradition.”
The Woodstock Academy is in the beginning phases of InSpire150, the campaign for the Academy Building, with the aim of securing additional funding for the revitalization project. Those wishing to contribute to the campaign should contact Sturdevant at
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — MHP/Team SI announced the addition of Shannon Hyslip to its growing team as a senior account executive.
She has experience in marketing and 20-plus years background in healthcare.
Hyslip, a Putnam native, received a bachelor of business administration degree with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Central Arkansas. She was involved with the Junior Achievement for several years and has served more than 10 years on the logistics committee for the Central Arkansas Heart Ball.
Hyslip formerly worked in digital marketing at Baptist Health, which included marketing for the system and its hospitals, clinics, physicians and service lines.
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