Witnesses sought
PUTNAM — The Putnam Police Department is looking for anyone who might have witnessed the accident May 7 at the corner of Kennedy Drive and Bridge Street.
Putnam Police, Putnam Fire Department and Putnam EMS responded to a 2-car motor vehicle crash where it was reported one operator was trapped. Police said the operator of a 2014 Nissan Maxima identified as Jordan Hidalgo was traveling south on Kennedy Drive at a high rate of speed and attempted to turn right onto Bridge Street. Hidalgo failed to negotiate the right turn due to excessive speed, lost control of his vehicle, and collided with a 2024 Toyota Tundra stopped at the red traffic signal on Bridge Street.
Once Putnam Fire Department personnel extricated the female operator of the Toyota, she was taken to Day Kimball Hospital by Putnam EMS for non-life-threatening injuries. Hidalgo was treated at the scene for minor injuries and his passenger did not complain of any injury.
Both vehicles were towed.
Hidalgo, 19, of 46 Sabin St., Putnam was issued an infraction for traveling unreasonably fast and improper right turn. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is encouraged to contact Officer Chip Carney at (860) 928-6565.
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Putnam Police Attain Tier 1
At last week’s Police Officer Standards and Training Council meeting the council formally recognized that the Putnam Police Department has met the required standards and was awarded Tier 1 State Accreditation status. Chief Chris Ferace and Captain Justin Lussier received the award. Ferace credited and complimented Captain Lussier for his work, enabling the department to meet the Tier 1 standard. “This accomplishment was not an easy task; it required a complete re-write of our General Orders and Department Policies to meet the accreditation liability standards. We are a small department; we do not have the extra personnel to re-assign or dedicate to this complex task. Fortunately, Captain Lussier was up to the challenge and completed this project in addition to his day-to-day responsibilities.”
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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.
May 9
Ethan Palmer, 23, Centennial Street, Putnam; third-degree assault.
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Sharing is a good thing in most instances. Sports isn’t one of them.
On Saturday, the Woodstock Academy baseball team downed East Lyme, 2-0, to claim, at least, a share of the ECC Div. I title.
The Centaurs still need a win over Waterford or Fitch to claim it outright.
Coach Connor Elliott said: “It was our first goal coming into the year ... win the regular season championship."
Brady Ericson made this one possible as he allowed only a pair of harmless singles and struck out eight. In the 7th Maxx Corradi singled to lead off the inning and was sacrificed to second. Keon Lamarche followed with a base hit and an error on the play allowed Corradi to score. David Bunning came on to pinch run for Lamarche and came across on a Riley O’Brien single to account for the two runs. The Centaurs are now 6-0 in ECC Div. I.
Six players were honored in Senior Day prior to the game with Maloney High School and Elliott praised them all.
Woodstock handed Maloney a 7-1 loss. Corradi had a pair of doubles, scoring a run off of it in the first and driving in another in the fourth. Matt Hernandez also had a pair of RBI singles to back the pitching of O’Brien.
The righthander improved to 4-1 on the season as he pitched a six hitter through six innings and struck out four.
Earlier in the week, it was a rare occurrence at the Bentley --- a ball hit over the fence in left by Lamarche.
The Centaurs were leading Lyman by just two runs in the bottom the fifth. The home run by Lamarche helped guarantee the Centaurs their third straight victory by shutout, 4-0 over the Bulldogs.
Corradi drew a walk but was thrown out attempting to steal. O’Brien kept the inning going when he was hit by a pitch. Up came Lamarche. The coach’s guesstimate was that it traveled at least 380 feet.
Sophomore Brady Lecuyer was in the right place at the right time. Hernandez singled and Sampson reached on an error in the second. Up came Lecuyer and he hit a two-run double to put the Centaurs up, 2-0. Mathewson went six innings, gave up just two hits and struck out nine before he yielded to Logan Coutu in the seventh.
The Centaurs have four regular games left, but will be on the road, playing North Branford, Waterford, Fitch and St. Bernard.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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