THOMPSON — The Marianapolis Preparatory School full year and quarter four honor rolls include:
Full Year Head of School
Elizabeth Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, MA; William Aldenberg, Sturbridge, MA; Grant Alessandro, Pomfret Center, CT; Margaret Azu, Oxford, MA; Viacheslav Beliaev, Saint Petersburg, Russia; Dalton Bodreau, Oxford, MA; Alayna Cashman, Charlton, MA; Sarah Cavar, Brooklyn, CT; Danielle Collette, Webster, MA; Quinn Colligan, Uxbridge, MA; Jordan Desaulnier, Dayville, CT; Olivia Duncan, Woodstock, CT; Samantha Ellis, Grafton, MA; Cooper Everson, Putnam, CT; Linyuan Feng, Ninghai Xian, China; Simone Fournier, Putnam, CT; Zhangyuan Gao, Hangzhou, China; Samantha Gisleson, Thompson, CT; Gwyneth Gould, Charlton, MA; Shauna Harney, Webster, MA; Harry Holte, Sprague, CT; Kira Horan, Putnam, CT; Zeliang Hu, Hang Zhou, China; Zheming Hu, Jiangxi, China; Zhepeng Huang, Hangzhou, China; Rebecca Jalbert, Oxford, MA; Kathleen Joiner, North Grosvenordale, CT; Rosalie Laconto, Oxford, MA; William LaFiandra, Woodstock, CT; Sage Latour, Webster, MA; Yuqian Lei, Chongqing, China; Ke Li, Dalian, China; Linnea Listro, Woodstock, CT; Jiawen Liu, Beijing, China; Jessica Lorkiewicz, Webster, MA; Bartosz Mamro, Webster, MA; Ashlyn Mercier, Oxford, MA; Alex Murphy, North Grosvenordale, CT; Thomas Nurse, Brooklyn, CT; Bridget O’Leary, Rochdale, MA; Kara O’Neil, Holden, MA; Olivia Panagiotou, Webster, MA; Eliska Popova, Pardubice, Czech Republic; Emma Sarantopoulos, Pomfret Center, CT; Madison Snyder, Charlton, MA; Zhuoyao Song, Shanghai, China; Chengtao Song, Qingdao, China; Johanna Sullivan, Worcester, MA; Peyton Surprenant, Dudley, MA; Meiling Syriac, Woodstock, CT; Sarah Uwazany, Woodstock, CT; Mimi Vo, Worcester, MA; Myles Wagner, Dudley, MA; Jin Feng Wang Qiu, Almeria, Spain; Mary Watkins, Sterling, MA; Madison Webber, Douglas, MA; Molly White, Worcester, MA; Gabrielle Wood, Northbridge, MA; Yulun Wu, Beijing, China; Hehua Xu, Hangzhou, China; YuJin Zhao, Jiaxing, China.
Full Year Deans List
Frances Adams, Woodstock, CT; Madison Birmingham, Danielson, CT; Xuanxuan Chen, Beijing, China; Riley Collette, Webster, MA; Kortney Drew, Thompson, CT; Sabrina Godin, Glendale, RI; Olivia Gould, Charlton, MA; Johnny Hatem, Falmouth, MA; Chongyu He, Beijing, China; Julia Jones, North Grosvenordale, CT; Michaela Kirby, Sutton, MA; Siying Li, Beijing, China; Meiyi Liu, Changchun Jilin, China; Kyle Longo, Danielson, CT; Christopher Lundt, Woodstock, CT; Rahmat Obanikoro, Ikoyi, Nigeria; Ayana Patel, Brooklyn, CT; Deanna Rapp, Oxford, MA; Peter Ruzzo, North Smithfield, RI; Yuzhou Shao, Hangzhou, China; Olivia Summiel, Dayville, CT; Hung-Yu Ting, Taipe, Taiwan; Fandi Wei, Beijing, China; Tiange Zhang, Beijing, China; Jiarui Zhang, Beijing, China; Meng Zhang, Fuxin, China.
Quarter 4 Head of School
Elizabeth Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, MA; William Aldenberg, Sturbridge, MA; Grant Alessandro, Pomfret Center, CT; Margaret Azu, Oxford, MA; Dalton Bodreau, Oxford, MA; Alayna Cashman, Charlton, MA; Sarah Cavar, Brooklyn, CT; Danielle Collette, Webster, MA; Quinn Colligan, Uxbridge, MA; Abby Cook, Thompson, CT; Meghan Darigan, Hampton, CT; Sara Darman, Worcester, MA; Jordan Desaulnier, Dayville, CT; Chengxuan Du, Beijing, China; Olivia Duncan, Woodstock, CT; Ava Dussault, Sutton, MA; Samantha Ellis, Grafton, MA; Cooper Everson, Putnam, CT; Linyuan Feng, Ninghai Xian, China; Simone Fournier, Putnam, CT; Zhangyuan Gao, Hangzhou, China; Samantha Gisleson, Thompson, CT; Sabrina Godin, Glendale, RI; Olivia Gould, Charlton, MA; Tianheng Han, Shanghai, China; Shauna Harney, Webster, MA; Kathryn Hauver, Shrewsbury, MA; Chongyu He, Beijing, China; Harry Holte, Sprague, CT; Kira Horan, Putnam, CT; Zeliang Hu, Hang Zhou, China; Zheming Hu, Jiangxi, China; Zhepeng Huang, Hangzhou, China; Rebecca Jalbert, Oxford, MA; Kathleen Joiner, North Grosvenordale, CT; Chloe Karapanos, Webster, MA; Rosalie Laconto, Oxford, MA; William LaFiandra, Woodstock, CT; Sage Latour, Webster, MA; Katherine LeBlanc, Oxford, MA; Yuqian Lei, Chongqing, China; Yisi Li, Guangzhou, China; Ke Li, Dalian, China; Fangqi Liang, Shanghai, China; Xiaoxin Lin, Shenzhen, China; Linnea Listro, Woodstock, CT; Jiawen Liu, Beijing, China; Meiyi Liu, Changchun Jilin, China; Jessica Lorkiewicz, Webster, MA; Bartosz Mamro, Webster, MA; Tomasz Mamro, Webster, MA; Ashlyn Mercier, Oxford, MA; Alex Murphy, North Grosvenordale, CT; Thomas Nurse, Brooklyn, CT; Owen O’Connell, Worcester, MA; Bridget O’Leary, Rochdale, MA; Cory Pacheco, Smithfield, RI; Olivia Panagiotou, Webster, MA; Eliska Popova, Pardubice, Czech Republic; Jialin Qu, Hohhot, China; Jenna Rainville, Plainfield, CT; Emma Sarantopoulos, Pomfret Center, CT; Yijun Shen, Taiyuan, China; Madison Snyder, Charlton, MA; Zhuoyao Song, Shanghai, China; Chengtao Song, Qingdao, China; Celina Stansky, Douglas, MA; Johanna Sullivan, Worcester, MA; Olivia Summiel, Dayville, CT; Guangwen Sun, Beijing, China; Peyton Surprenant, Dudley, MA; Meiling Syriac, Woodstock, CT; Hung-Yu Ting, Taipei, Taiwan; Noah Trainor, Danielson, CT; Maxwell Underhill, North Grosvenordale, CT ; Sarah Uwazany, Woodstock, CT; Mimi Vo, Worcester, MA; Myles Wagner, Dudley, MA; Minghao Wang, Dalian, China; Jin Feng Wang Qiu, Almeria, Spain; Mary Watkins, Sterling, MA; Madison Webber, Douglas, MA; Molly White, Worcester, MA; Gabrielle Wood, Northbridge, MA; Taicheng Wu, Foshan, China; Chi-Ni Wu, Shanghai, China; Yulun Wu, Beijing, China; Hehua Xu, Hangzhou, China; YuJin Zhao, Jiaxing, China.
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Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Planning Commission
At a meeting held on June 27, 2016 the Town of Putnam Planning Commission APPROVED WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 1, 2016, the Town of Putnam Plan of Conservation and Development in accordance with Section 8-23 of the State of Connecticut General Statutes. The plan has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk and on the Town of Putnam website at www.putnamct.us. A hard copy of the Plan of Conservation and Development may also be viewed in the Land Use Office at the Putnam Town Hall, 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT during regular Town Hall business hours.
Patricia Gilman,
Acting Chairman
July 7, 2016
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Tax Collector’s
Office
TOWN & FIRE
DISTRICT
OF POMFRET
Legal Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town and Fire District of Pomfret that the First Installment of taxes on the Grand List of October 1, 2015, is DUE AND PAYABLE July 1, 2016.
The last day to pay without penalty is August 1, 2016. Per State Statute 12-145, interest will be charged at 18% annually (1.5% per month), with a minimum charge of $2.00 per each entity (Town and Fire are separate entities) on all delinquent payments postmarked August 2, 2016 or later.
To view or pay your bill online, go to www.pomfretct.gov. Please make all checks payable to Pomfret Tax Collector. The mailing address is 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259. If a receipt is desired, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Tax office hours are: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30 – 6:00 p.m. The Town Hall is closed on Fridays. If you have any questions, please call 860-974-0394.
Pamela N Gaumond
Tax Collector
Town & Fire District of Pomfret
June 23, 2016
July 7, 2016
July 28, 2016
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Town of Putnam
WPCA
Water/Sewer
Collections
The July 2016 billing of water and / or sewer collections for the Town of Putnam WPCA is due and payable on August 1, 2016.
Payments made after August 1, 2016 will be subject to an Interest charge of 3% (1.5% per month) or $2.00 minimum whichever is higher, according to Connecticut State Statute SEC. 12-146.
Mail must be postmarked no later than August 1, 2016 to avoid interest charges.
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By Ron P. Coderre
Hamidou Diallo has been a hot college prospect since he arrived on the Putnam Science Academy campus in September 2014. Last season as the Mustangs mounted a drive for the National Prep Championship, a quest that ended in the semifinals, Diallo’s reputation spread to prominent NCAA Division I basketball programs throughout the country.
Shortly after the close of the season, top programs such as Duke and the University of Kentucky came calling with offers of scholarships to these prestigious programs. This summer Diallo’s been competing at showcase events around the nation, prompting the National Basketball Association bird dogs to take notice as they rate the Top 10 high school and prep school prospects.
According to NBADraft.net, Diallo has risen to the seventh top prospect in the elite talent on the NBA’s watch list. In its fifth annual report on top high school prospects, here’s what the service has to say about Diallo.
“Arguably the most athletic player in the country checks in at number 7 on our list. He has a college ready body and a college ready demeanor on both ends of the floor. He can get to the basket with the best of them and make enough shots to keep you honest. He has the potential to be a great lockdown defender because of his size, length and athletic ability, but he needs to focus on that end of the floor for 32 minutes. While he can make shots he’s still streaky. He can get hot and knock down 3 or 4 in a row and also miss 3 or 4 in a row. There’s nothing mechanically wrong with his shot, it just needs time to mature. He put on an absolute show at the Pangos Camp in L.A. a couple weeks ago and is firmly established in everybody’s top 10 in the country rankings. Duke and Kentucky are in a major war for his services and it will be interesting to see which direction he decides to go in.”
The report was put together by recruiting gurus Eric Bossi of rivals.com, Evan Daniels of Scout.com and Jerry Meyer of 247 Sports.
“This is great news about Hamidou. I’m very pleased for him. I feel that he’s smart enough to understand what this is all about and handle this news in a mature fashion,” said Coach tom Espinosa.
Diallo leads a group of returnees to Putnam Science Academy that includes Jaheam Cornwall, Darnell Brodie and Eric Ayala along with a bevy of new recruits. Coach Espinosa is hopeful that with the right chemistry and Diallo’s leadership a National championship is within the Mustangs reach.
$9,000 raised
for scholarships
By Ron P. Coderre
The Congregational Church of Putnam celebrated the 15th anniversary of its golf tournament with a near perfect day of golf at the Raceway Golf Club in Thompson. A field of 28 foursomes entered the tourney vying for the top spot on June 26.
The event, which is held in memory of former local business entrepreneur Steve Bousquet, donates a portion of its proceeds to fund four scholarships for local high school students. Bousquet, who was the owner of Bousquet’s Appliance in Danielson and Putnam, was known for his philanthropic endeavors. The family was represented by his wife Kate, daughter Jennifer and son Jeff.
On the links the battle for the top spot raged between three foursomes who all finished within one stroke of each other. Emerging as the winning foursome was the co-ed group of Paul and Leslie Roy, Joel Lafortune and Jordan Lamothe. They posted a score of minus 12 on the par 72 Thompson layout.
Two foursomes, each with a score of minus 11 tussled for the second spot. The foursome of Chris Cadro, Kenny Creutz, Eric Bushor and Gerry Butters were named second place finishers by virtue of matching cards. They edged out the show place group of David, Rich and Tyler Gaudreau and Steve Kempain.
In the closest-to-the pin competition the winners were Tim St. Onge (4th hole), Creutz (9th), Joe Sanborn (14th) and Tyler Gaudreau (17th). Rachel Davis was crowned the women’s long drive champion, while Marc Clemens was the men’s long drive winner. Steve Bracewell was the putting contest victor.
“Once again we’re most thankful for all those who played and volunteered at the tournament. The best part of this entire day is being able to award the scholarships in honor of Steve Bousquet. It really makes all the work we put into this tournament worthwhile,” said Roger Franklin, tournament co-chairman.
The 2016 scholarships were presented to Chace Wood of Killingly High School who will be attending Eastern Connecticut State University; Elyse Bergeron of Putnam High School who will attend UConn; Amanda Haines of Woodstock Academy, who will also attend UConn; and Alex Murphy of Marianapolis Preparatory School, who is headed to Holy Cross College in Worcester.
This year’s tournament netted $9,000.
“We wouldn’t be able to distribute the scholarships if it wasn’t for the support of our loyal sponsors. We appreciate the companies and individuals who go above and beyond to assist us in this endeavor annually,” said Charlie Leach, event co-chairman.
Working with Leach and Franklin in organizing the tournament were church members Myrna Paulhus, Barbara Smith, Skip and Tori Bates, Bob and Charlotte Picard, Roberta Sharpe, Deb Leach, Teri and Bill Pearsall, Alan and JoAnn Joslin, Alan Usefore, Geri Tetreault and pastor Tom Meyers.