The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) will provide funds to nonprofit organizations and municipal, regional, state or federal agencies that sponsor a 2016 town-wide, park, or river cleanup in the region. Last year, 1,714 volunteers from 26 different groups removed more than 54,770 pounds of trash from our rivers, parks, and roadways!
TLGV will reimburse organizations up to $500 for expenses like publicity, cleanup supplies such as trash bags and work gloves, and food for volunteers. TLGV will also help publicize the event and work with each organization to recruit more volunteers.
Interested organizations should submit a letter to TLGV, on their organization’s letterhead, at least four weeks before the proposed event. The letter should: include basic details about the cleanup – what, when, where, and who – plus contact information, including an email address; explain what you hope to accomplish; provide a budget detailing how you will use TLGV funds; let TLGV know who will be picking up and disposing of the trash (TLGV can’t cover that cost); describe how youth – the future stewards of The Last Green Valley – will be involved in the cleanup; and include a plan for publicizing not just the event, but the results. Nonprofit organizations should also submit a copy of their 501(c) designation letter from the IRS.
TLGV reserves the right to approve or deny funds based upon the likelihood of project success and the availability of funds. Decisions will be made within two weeks of project submission. Funded organizations will be asked to sign a short agreement and to acknowledge TLGV’s funding in all publicity materials. Funded organizations will also be asked to complete and return TLGV”s “Trash Tracker” form to compile region-wide results. For more information, contact LyAnn Graff at (860) 774-3300 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Middle School honor roll for the second quarter includes:
Grade 6
High Honors
Morgan Bentley, Olivia Grant, Liam Hagan, Dhruvi Patel, Hans Rhynhart
Honors
Kylie Anderson, Carleigh Boisvert, Ethan Campbell, Dylan Chamberlin, Ava Coutu, Skylar Dodge, River Favreau, Scout Favreau, Madelyn Groves, Grace Herindeen, Isabel Lotter, Sarah Lucas, Isabella Miller, Thomas Musumeci, Ryan Odorski, Marissa O’Sullivan, Ian Palmerino, Ezekiel Pichierri, Lucas Reardon, Logan Reynolds, Mia Ruggeri, Sydney Schuler, Kadin Shepherd, Vincent Tocci, Ainslie Tschamler
Recognition
Jai Abrams, Parker Anderson, John Armstrong, Hamilton Barnes, Hannah Bell, Emily Blake, Avery Bohanan, Elaina Borski, Paige Campbell, Collin Cusson, Nicholas Dahl, Alexa Fernandez, Samuel Forrest, Ian Frankhouser, Marrin Gorgone, Bryson Gould, Samuel Hagan, Kyara Harper-Zulli, Gabriel Hill-Boucher, Cassandra Klingensmith, Caleb Koleszar, Ashton Lanning, Madison Malboeuf, Collin Manuilow, Jillian Marcotte, Lauren Medeiros, Bethany Noe, Tegan Perry, Lily Pierce, Morgan Rice, Robert Saraidarian, Lily Schofield, Markus Soderstrom, Chase Young
Grade 7
High Honors
Hannah Darigan, Julia Dearborn, Emma Hovestadt, Brynn Kusnarowis, Lucy McDermott, Ashley Nunes, John Peabody, Connor Quinn, Peyton Saracina, Heather Schofield, Maeve Taylor, Eli Werstler
Honors
Sierra Bedard, Timothy Billings, Ethan Bove, Matthew Brady, Zachary Brody, Riley Chapuis, Stefan Chervenkov, Sydney Cournoyer, Sydney Couture, Cody Currie, Andrew Dilko, Sloane Downing, Grace Gronski, Ann-Marie Hebert, Mackenzie Leveille, Hanna Longwell, Evan Lundt, Nathaniel Majewski, Marco Maluf, Christina Mark, Samuel Massey, Marissa Mayhew, Emily McClure, Alina Michalski, Carly Millette, Karissa Minkema, Salwa Naveed, Molly O’Connor, Megan Preston, Gillian Price, Maxwell Racicot, Meghan Slate, Sarah Tavares, Rockwell Valentine, Alise Yonush
Recognition
Livia Armstrong, Emma Auker, Liam Blanchflower, Christian Carrion, Ethan Dinges, Riley Douglas, Guerin Favreau, Jocelyn Foisey, Colby Groves, Keegan Kelleher, Dominick Kollbeck, Kaily LaChapelle, Colin Liscomb, Jason MacDonald, Ella McMahon, Macey Morse, Evan Odorski, Avery Pajak, Alyssa Patel, Violet Pietrowski, Elijah Saine, Emily Zmayefski
Grade 8
High Honors
Elise Boisvert, Corinne Child, Nathan Craig, Chandler Creedon, Hannah Dean, Tarryn Desrosiers, Emma Durand, Allison Faist, Christine Faist, Jessica Farrell, Anya Farutin, Tessa Houlihan, Hannah Kipp, Rachel Lambert, Madelyn Lecuyer, Vivien Mark, Teagan O’Hara, Emma Redfield, Haylee Renaud, Emily Ross, Hallie Saracina, Ashley Smith, Caitlyn Sroczenski, Daniel Suitum, Grayson Walley, Aleya Wesler, Evan Wood
Honors
Sabrina Bastien, Sarah Blake, Jordyn Brousseau, Keith Brousseau, Jonathan Conover, Reagan Couture, Shawna Cudworth, Josephine Dlugosz, Zia Donais, Joseph Fleck, Megan Gohn, Joshua Lavitt, Justin Marcotte, Jocelyn Mayotte, Tristan Monahan, Emma Rhynhart, Christopher Rossi, Chloe Veilleux, Evelyn Withers
Recognition
Zachary Atwood, Abigail Barnes, Zoey Beaudreault, Addie Bouten, Karina Errichetti, David Fleck, Evan Gianfriddo, Elliot Hellwig, Rebecca Jarvis, Caleb LeBoeuf, Audrey Ledbetter, Jack Lotter, Nicholas Majewski, Aidan McDowell, Heather Morse, Destiny Pompeo-Geremia, Lily Quinn, Sean Rearden, Gregory Weber.
Then
This is the Putnam Public Library just after it opened in 1955 when the Flood of 1955 hit. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Now
This is the front of the library in modern times.
5-Star rating
WATERFORD — Charter Oak Federal Credit Union has again earned the top 5-Star rating from BauerFinancial Inc., which indicates that Charter Oak is one of the strongest financial institutions in the nation.
“This top rating is a clear indication of Charter Oak’s superior financial condition,” said Brian A. Orenstein, Charter Oak’s president and CEO. “Our 5-Star rating also reflects our continued safe and sound management of our credit union finances,” he said. Charter Oak’s assets grew to $935 million as of Dec. 31, 2015, up 10 percent from 2014’s year-end assets of $847 million.