Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Texas grilled cheese, tomato soup, cheddar Goldfish crackers, fruit. Tuesday - Wolf Meal: Beef burger with cheese, sherbet. Wednesday - half day: Chicken sandwich, fruit. Thursday: Pasta, meatsauce, roasted vegetables, fruit. Friday: Pizza, salad, fruit.
Putnam High
Monday: Pasta bar or spicy chicken sandwich. Tuesday: General Tsos chicken or bacon cheeseburger. Wednesday - half day: Beef taco pasta or chicken Caesar wraps. Thursday: Waffle bar or "Wild Mike's" cheese bites. Friday: Stuffed-crush pizza or buffalo popcorn chicken basket.
Pomfret Community
Every day: Meatball and cheese grinders, Yogurt Fun Lunch, Sunbutter & Jelly. Monday: Bosco sticks, marinara cup, broccoli. Tuesday: Chicken cutlet, egg noodles, peas. Wednesday: Soft chicken tacos, rice and beans. Thursday: BBQ chicken over brown rice, carrots. Friday: Pizza, salad.
Woodstock Public Schools
Every day: Fruit. Monday: Hot dogs, baked beans. Tuesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, dipping sauces, mashed potatoes. Thursday: Pasta and meatsauce, green beans. Friday: Pizza, carrots.

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Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret

A certified list of twenty-four (24) Democratic party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Pomfret for election as Members of the Town Committee At-Large is on file in my office at Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, and copies are available for public distribution. The number of Town Committee Members to be elected, under party rules, is thirty (30).

A primary will be held March 5, 2024, if seven (7) candidacies (which is at least 25% of the number of town committee members to be elected by such party in the municipality) are filed in accordance with SS9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the General Statutes, by persons other than party-endorsed candidates, not later than 4:00 p.m. of  January 31, 2024, provided the number of such candidacies plus the number of endorsed candidates, exceeds the number of town committee members to be elected.  (If the number of opposing candidacies filed is reduced to less than such 25%, no primary will be held.)  

Petition forms, instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing opposing candidacies, may be obtained from Susan M. Devokaitis, Democratic Registrar of Voters, Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut 06259.

Cheryl A. Grist,
Town Clerk
Town of Pomfret

Jan. 18, 2024

Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret

A certified list of twenty-three (23) Republican party-endorsed candidates for the Town of Pomfret for election as Members of the Town Committee At-Large is on file in my office at Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut, and copies are available for public distribution. The number of Town Committee Members to be elected, under party rules, is twenty-three (23).

A primary will be held March 5, 2024, if six (6) candidacies (which is at least 25% of the number of town committee members to be elected by such party in the municipality) are filed in accordance with SS9-382 to 9-450, inclusive, of the General Statutes, by persons other than party-endorsed candidates, not later than 4:00 p.m. of January 31, 2024, provided the number of such candidacies plus the number of endorsed candidates, exceeds the number of town committee members to be elected.  (If the number of opposing candidacies filed is reduced to less than such 25%, no primary will be held.)

Petition forms, instructions and information concerning the procedure for filing opposing candidacies, may be obtained from Martha B. Emilio, Republican Registrar of Voters, Five Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut 06259.

Cheryl A. Grist.
Town Clerk
Town of Pomfret

Jan. 18, 2024

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Although we are already a couple of weeks into January of the year 2024, I would still like to offer my annual review of the year 2023. However, rather than fill this column with words or phrases that capture the year for all, I am providing three primary categories that can best describe what 2023 meant… to me.
ACHIEVEMENT: As most of you know, I completed my academic pursuits in 2023 by obtaining my doctorate in developmental psychology. In addition, I published my first two books and started a company. These achievements are significant to me because I worked (for many years) toward them. But as much as these achievements are marked by pieces of paper, I am prouder of the emotional successes I maintained behind them. I may have achieved an academic degree, but I did so with my personal friendships intact. And rather than seeking a job for another upon graduation, I have been given the creative freedom and support from my family to pursue my dream of forging my own career.
ABUNDANCE: Perhaps a bit unexpectedly, I am categorizing 2023 as abundant because I realized, when I resettled early last year in Germany, that I/we had accumulated lots of stuff! And then, as my dissertation moved into the defense stage and I began to clean up my office, I realized, again, that I had also accumulated lots of paper! I filled an entire large garbage bin with all of the paper I could finally free myself from. After tossing most of my office, I considered getting rid of more of my clothes in my already filled-to-the-brim closet. I can report, unfortunately, that I am still working on this…  Likewise, the feeling of having way too much stuff also transferred to my social commitments in that I felt like I had too many things to do and too many places to go. My social quantity increased but it also felt like the quality of my social experiences may have suffered a bit.
ASPIRATION: Finally, 2023 showed me that no matter what goals or age I reach, I continue to aspire to more. Not more in the sense of adding to my stuff or bank account, but rather more in that I seem to perpetually establish new goals for myself. For example, I am currently working on two books and have an additional two more planned. I aspire to grow my company by hiring an employee (or two) and finding an office/retail space so that I can offer a bookstore experience for all the writers and readers in the world. And now that my schooling is complete, I am reinvigorating my German language learning so that I can improve my communication skills. And finally, and perhaps most importantly, I aspire to continue to improve my ability to be present for every experience, both the good ones and the challenging ones, I am lucky enough to have in 2024.
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!

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