The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) is searching for 13 photos that capture the unique spirit of the National Heritage Corridor. The selected images will appear in the 2019 TLGV Calendar.
Each photograph must be in color digital format, sized to 8 x 10 inches, and at least 300 dpi.
Contestants are asked to fill out one form per photo submitted and deliver them via email. There is a limit of three entries per person. Calendar Photo Contest forms are available online at thelastgreenvalley.org. All submissions will become the property of The Last Green Valley, Inc. Submissions are due by email no later than noon on Sept. 14. Send to
Photos must convey the exceptional natural, historic, and cultural resources of The Last Green Valley. We welcome photos of people caring for and enjoying the National Heritage Corridor, but we must have the subject’s permission to publish the photo.
The TLGV Calendar is a full 8.5 by 11 inches, printed in color on high quality paper. The back cover includes a map of the National Heritage Corridor with additional information. The 2019 TLGV Calendar will be available through the TLGV online shop, with all proceeds supporting the programs and projects of the nonprofit.
Winners who submitted the photos chosen for each month will be given 5 copies of the 2019 TLGV Calendar and their photo will be printed with their name and photo title. The photographer selected to illustrate the cover will also be featured in a press release about the calendar, in addition to receiving 10 copies of the 2019 TLGV Calendar.
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PUTNAM — Day Kimball Hospital scored better than all other Connecticut hospitals, and well above the state and national average, on a Medicare report for timely treatment of sepsis, a serious complication of an infection that can be life-threatening if not treated. Medicare began requiring hospitals to report their adherence to guidelines for treating severe sepsis and septic shock last year, and released the 2017 numbers on its Hospital Compare website in July.
Day Kimball Hospital scored 84 percent, the highest score in the state, for following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) protocol for sepsis care, in a random sample of 215 patients. Day Kimball’s score places it 41 percentage points above Connecticut’s average score of 43 percent, and 35 percentage points above the national score of 49 percent.
“We are committed to providing exceptional care to our patients, and we are proud to be the top performing hospital in Connecticut in sepsis care,” said Anne Diamond, Day Kimball Healthcare president and CEO. “This achievement speaks to the hard work, dedication and collaboration of our doctors and staff who work together every day to ensure every one of our patients receives the best possible care we can provide.”
Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection and occurs when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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New Playground
After more than a year of work, the Woodstock PTO Community Playground at Woodstock Middle School was opened recently. Story and more photos on page 5. Photo by Bewitching Imagery.
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Putnam Police Patrol Officer Dana Peloso with the pink fund-raiser items for sale. Linda Lemmon photo.
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By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM --- "Not one of us has not had some sort of impact from cancer," said Putnam Patrol Officer Dana Peloso.
He initiated a Pink Patch Project fund-raiser in Putnam to fight breast cancer.
More than 300 police departments are doing the Pink Patch Project in the U.S. and Putnam is one of only a few doing the project in New England. He is helping other police departments get their Pink Patch Projects off the ground.
Peloso, who grew up in Plainfield, joined the Putnam Police Department in October 2016.
He said that historically he has ridden his bike in the Pan Mass Challenge fund-raiser for Dana Farber, last year riding the entire 192-mile route. In the years he rode in the Pan Mass Challenge he raised $13,000-$14,000. "I sat out this year but I still wanted to do my part so I wanted to do this. I wanted to do something," he said. Peloso reached out to a sergeant in California with experience in the project and launched Putnam's Pink Patch Project.
The project is designed to raise money and awareness, he said. Putnam's project will focus solely for breast cancer but may expand in later years. He plans to deck out an old cruise in pink with sponsors. In addition he said a number of officers will be wearing pink-accented uniforms for the month of October while on patrol to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer.
To raise money to fight breast cancer, the department is selling pink patches for $10, stickers for $5; challenge coins (limited edition each year) for $15; and T-shirts for $20. Peloso suggests coming to the police station to get the patches and such or reaching out to the department on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
There will also be a "Night of Music, Food, and Giving" at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at 85 Main. The fund-raiser tickets are $40 per person or $70 per couple and that includes heavy appetizers, cash bar and music by Elle-Jordyn Goslin. RSVP by Sept. 7 to
Sponsorships from businesses can go from $5 to $5,000 --- "whatever you can do," said Peloso.
The fund-raiser items , the event Sept. 14, sponsorships from businesses and sponsorships on the "decked out in pink" old cruiser will go toward the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Day Kimball Cancer Center, Peloso said.
Those who wish to send individual donations may mail a check made out to Putnam Pink Patch to the Putnam Police Department, 189 Church St., Putnam CT 06260. There is no deadline. Donations made after the presentation of this year's funds raised will be put into the pot for next year's fund-raising.
Peloso said he wants to raise "as much as we can. It's only the department's first year, but I'm confident we can raise $5,000 or more," he said. "I hope to be blown away," he added.
And Peloso said "Whatever we raise this year, I plan to double it next year. "
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