Then
This is the last class to attend the Smith Street school in Putnam. The Class of 1951 posed for a class photo. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Now
After being a school, the property was used for senior housing and then became the Community Garden.
PUTNAM — The Town of Putnam will have a metal and non-electronic appliance pick up during the week of Aug. 22.
Residents should put metal and non-electronic appliances out at the edge of the road for pick up starting on Monday Aug. 22 through Friday, Aug. 26.
Pick up will be done according to regular trash routes, same day as your regular curbside pick-up day. No stickers are required for metal and non-electronics pick up.
Only metal items and non-electronics, example, refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, hot water tanks, stoves. TVs, computers, monitors, printers, laptops, cell phones, etc. are electronics and will not be picked up. Electronics are no longer picked up at curbside and must be brought to the Fox Road Highway Garage in E. Putnam, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Do not put out other bulky waste items such as, sofas, chairs, tables, etc. for the metal pick up. Those items go out with your regular trash pick-up with the appropriate stickers on them. Please see your Trash and Recycling flyer for more information or our website at www.putnamct.us or call 963-6818.
Graduates
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Two local students participated in the 2016 Merrimack College commencement exercises on May 20 and May 22, 2016: Christopher Alves of N. Grosvenordale earned a bachelor’s in athletic training; Kaitlyn Kenney of Woodstock earned a master’s in education.
Get degrees
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The following local students graduated from Western New England University May 21, 2016: Jared Oleksiak of Woodstock graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Lyndsey St. Jean of Pascoag graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.
PUTNAM — As part of Eversource’s work to upgrade its natural gas distribution system, the company is investing $3.4 million on projects in the town of Putnam. The work involves replacing nearly 12,000 feet of existing cast iron and bare steel gas main with newer plastic pipe - which is safer, more durable and better able to handle fluctuations in underground temperatures. In the past five years, Eversource has replaced more than 100 miles of older gas main around the state. “As state-of- the-art materials and construction techniques advance, we continue upgrading our system to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas,” said Marc Andrukiewicz, Eversource vice president of Gas Engineering. “Each year, we review the system’s performance and identify areas to make necessary and valuable improvements to maintain a first-rate natural gas distribution system.
The work in Putnam is taking place along Woodstock Avenue as well as Providence, Marshall, Maynard, Green, Roosevelt, School, Walnut, Centennial, Front, South Main and Grove streets.