PUTNAM — The Town’s Memorial Day observance will take place May 29 with the parade step off at 10 a.m. and will conclude with a memorial program at St. Mary Church grounds. In case of inclement weather, notification will be on WINY 1350 AM the morning of the parade.
The parade will feature a lineup of marchers which will include town officials, a National Guard Unit, local veterans groups, VFW and American Legion poppy queens, several civic and fraternal organizations and youth groups. Patriotic music will be provided by local bands and the Putnam High and Middle School bands.
The parade marshal will be U.S. Navy PO 2 Alan Joslin. He entered the service while a senior at Putnam High School. He graduated in June 1966. He was officially sworn into the U.S. Navy in July 1966. He spent the first two years on tug boats in Bremerton, Wash., Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
He volunteered for Vietnam April 1968. Joslin went to special training in Coronado, Calif. In December of 1968 he was in Vietnam attached to U.S. Army MACV as an advisor on river patrol boats. In September of 1969 he was wounded in an ambush with fellow advisor James W. Sampers who died from his wounds. In time Joslin was sent stateside, he remained in the hospital for almost one year. He was honorably discharged in August 1970.
Joslin worked for the State of Connecticut (DOT) as a mechanic at the Putnam garage for 30 years. He is a member of VFW Post 1523 of Putnam. He is an active member of American Legion Post 13 where he is a member of the color Guard and currently senior vice commander.
To accommodate older and disabled veterans, who wish to be in the parade, transportation will be available by calling the VFW at 860-928-9897.
Following the parade a speaking ceremony will take place at St. Mary’s Church grounds. Our key note address will be given by veterans Command Sergeant Major Roger Daigle Sr. and his son Command Sergeant Major Roger Daigle Jr. Roger Sr. was born in Putnam and graduated from Putnam High School. Immediately following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. After serving three years in the Marine Corps he returned home to Putnam and enlisted in the CT Army National Guard Putnam Unit. He remained in the unit until 1976 and then re-enlisted in the U.S. Army.
Command Sergeant Major Roger Daigle Jr. is a native of Pomfret. He enlisted in the Army August 1987, he completed training at Fort Huachuca Ariz., where he was awarded as a Military Occupational Specialty of Intelligence Analyst. SGM Daigle overseas service includes Panama, Republic of Korea, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan
The Knights of Columbus Cargill Council #64 will be celebrating their 125th Anniversary this year.
Grand Knight David Lamontagne, Sr. will have some remarks about the Council Anniversary.
All marching units and onlookers are asked to gather at St. Mary’s Church grounds immediately following the parade for the Memorial Day observance ceremony. The program will be led by Master of Ceremonies Ronald P. Coderre, a U.S. Air Force veteran. The VFW Chaplin Gerry Salvas, will be announcing the remembrance of deceased soldiers in the State of Connecticut during duty in 2016. Lillium Florist will be at the ceremony to distribute roses to family members of deceased and living veterans. Following the ceremony, the VFW and American Legion will host a free picnic at St. Mary’s Church grounds. Refreshments include hot dogs, chips & drinks for as long as they last.
Earlier in the week, local veterans will place American flags at the graves of Veterans interred in the
St. Mary, Grove Street and Nancy Drive, Munyan Road and Rt. 21 cemeteries. There they will remain until Veterans Day in November.
The traditional wreath laying and military tributes at Putnam cemeteries, bridges and monuments will be conducted by a National Guard firing squad plus officers and color guards from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, starting at 10 a.m. May 28. The Putnam Police Department is providing security and escort services for all Memorial Day observance activities.
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Day Kimball Healthcare Chairman of the Board Jack Burke addresses the audience as Yale New Haven Health Chief Operating Officer Chris O’Connor, left, and DKH President and CEO Joseph Adiletta look on, at the announcement of DKH’s new Community Partnership with YNHHS May 12. Courtesy photo.
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PLAINFIELD — Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) and Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) last week announced a new “Community Partner” relationship that will serve to enhance clinical care at Day Kimball Hospital and expand access to care providers in northeastern Connecticut.
The announcement was made at the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Plainfield, where the first evidence of this new partnership – the recent addition of a Yale New Haven Health affiliated Yale Medicine cardiologist’s office to the healthcare center – is already in place.
DKH President and CEO Joseph Adiletta was careful to point out that this new relationship is not a merger but a clinical partnership. Adiletta said becoming a YNHHS Community Partner is a very positive and progressive step in Day Kimball’s strategy to grow access to high quality health care in the communities it serves while it remains one of the few independent hospitals and healthcare systems in the state.
“For more than 122 years Day Kimball’s mission has been to serve the health needs of our community through our core values of clinical quality, customer service, fiscal responsibility and local control. Though recent pressures on healthcare in our state and nation have made continuing that mission as an independent community hospital and healthcare system more difficult, we at Day Kimball have remained committed to finding innovative and progressive solutions to overcome those challenges,” Adiletta said.
“Becoming a community partner of Yale New Haven Health will allow us to preserve and expand access to first class care close to home in northeastern Connecticut. We are proud to join with such a recognized and esteemed partner in this effort, particularly a partner that so closely shares our vision and values of what health care should be and how it should be delivered,” Adiletta added.
Yale New Haven Health Chief Operating Officer Chris O’Connor said, “We are proud to partner with Day Kimball Healthcare to enhance access to high quality clinical care in Northeast Connecticut in a cost effective manner. DKH has an outstanding history of providing exceptional care and we believe this partnership will bring mutual benefit to both organizations and to the people in this region.”
Officials said that the partnership already includes Day Kimball’s participation in Yale New Haven Health’s purchasing network, an arrangement that has been in place for about a year and has allowed DKH to save more than $300,000 through economy of scale in the purchase of materials.
Now that Day Kimball Healthcare has become an official community partner of Yale New Haven Health, the two systems will work together to identify additional opportunities for collaboration.
In the near term, officials said this is likely to include expanding access to specialty care and other medical providers in northeastern Connecticut by leveraging the services of providers who are part of YNHHS’s Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) as well as YNHHS’s association with Yale Medicine, the clinical practice of the Yale School of Medicine.
YNHHS and DKH are also working to incorporate an eICU clinical service at Day Kimball Hospital. This would allow specially trained eICU critical care nurses and physicians at Yale to provide patient monitoring and consulting support to the critical care nurses and physicians at Day Kimball Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit through the use of advanced telemedicine technology.
Ultimately, the integration of this service would mean that patients who are more seriously ill can continue receiving the highest quality care close to home at Day Kimball Hospital instead of having to be transferred to a larger and more distant tertiary care center.
“These are just a few of the services we’re already working to bring to our patients through this new partnership with Yale New Haven. We’re excited about the expansion in access to care this will provide to our region and we’re looking forward to building upon those successes in the future,” Adiletta said.
Day Kimball Healthcare is the second organization to become a community partner of Yale New Haven Health; Bristol Hospital became a community partner in 2013.
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PUTNAM — 2017 season will be here before you know it and Putnam Science Academy basketball coach Tom Espinosa is going full force reloading. Following a 34-7 season that saw the Mustangs reach the National Prep School Championship Final Four, Espinosa has begun the recruiting process for the upcoming school year and season.
Espinosa announced that former Iona Prep of New Rochelle, N.Y., standout Nick Brennen will play for the Mustangs beginning in September.
Brennen is fresh off a four-year career at Iona Prep where he will graduate in June. He’ll enter Putnam Science Academy as a postgraduate student. As a senior last season, Brennen, a 6-foot, 5-inch shooting guard, led the Gaels to a 15-13 record in one of the best Catholic Leagues in the country.
Last season he averaged 12 points per game while dishing out an impressive five assists per contest. He also grabbed 5 rebounds per game. Brennen has been a three year started at Iona Prep.
“We’re pleased that Nick has chosen to attend Putnam Science Academy. Playing at Iona Prep for four years will prepare to play at our level right away,” said Espinosa.
Brennen, joins returnees Eric Ayala, Akok Akok and Tanahj Pettway who will be back for another season in September.
“We have a great core of players coming back and Nick should fit in with this team immediately,” said Espinosa.