WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Academy will host its first Mini Maker Expo with local ‘Makers’ from the surrounding community. The Maker Movement, a global community of do-it-yourselfers, inventors, engineers, designers, and more, is gaining momentum within schools as faculty and administrators consider the benefits of “making” within the classroom. The project-based learning style allows students to create material objects, explore and discover new passions using their knowledge and skills.
The Mini Maker Expo will be held from 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 18 in the Alumni Field House. All local ‘Makers’ are invited to participate and share their inspiration with Academy students. There are three levels of participation available: Meet the Maker - providing opportunities for students to engage in conversation about inspiration, innovating and making. Makers bring examples to initiate and promote conversation; Work with the Maker - facilitating a collaborative workspace for students to interact with the Maker and related materials. Makers bring materials for students to have hands on interaction with; Collaborate & Make - providing materials for, and facilitating an opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the process of making to take something away. Makers bring materials for students to have something to take-away at the end of the expo.
“One of our responsibilities as educators in the 21st century is to assist students to make the shift from consumers to producers,” Expo Coordinator, Victoria Despres, said. “We need to provide our students with opportunities to learn not only why this shift is important, but how they can do it.
By exposing our students to the passions of others, they in turn, will begin to identify their passions.”
“The Academy is committed to providing our students with opportunities that encourage innovation and inspire them to express their creativity,” Headmaster Chris Sandford said. “We are looking forward to partnering with our local businesses to host our first Mini Maker Expo so our students can learn more about the movement and the opportunities that await them.”
Makers may register for the event online by visiting www.woodstockacademy.org/makerexpo. This event is free for all participants. For more information please contact Victoria Despres at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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Wed. Jan. 13
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Birding Through the Years with Paint and Brush” through Feb. 1 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. 860-928-4948.
Art
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Thompson Public Library Art @ the Library program will present photography by John Dalterio & Mark Hutchinson featuring selections from “Nayara” and “Unanswerable” through Jan. 29. Reception is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 11. Supported by the Friends of the Thompson Public Library. 860-923-9779.
Fri. Jan. 15
Teen Weekend
POMFRET --- The Windham Tolland 4-H will present a Winter teen Weekend from 5:30 p.m. Jan. 15 through 9 a.m. Jan. 17. For teens 13-18. $50. Preregister by Jan. 11. 860-974-3379.
Fish Fry
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a fish fry from noon to 8 p.m. Prices vary.: 860-923-2967
TLGV Meander
LISBON --- The TLGV Mystery Member Meander will be held from 11 a.m. to noon-in Lisbon. Total of 2.5 miles of easy woods trails. Paved and gravel paths available for those with strollers or less steady on their feet. Leashed dogs ok. 1 hour. RSVP to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for secret location and details!
Sat. Jan. 16
Swedish Meatballs
DANIELSON --- Westfield Church will present Swedish Meatball Supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the church on Main Street. $12 for adults; $8 for kids 10 and younger. Eat in or takeout. WestfieldUCC.org/Eat
Meatloaf supper
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The American Legion family of Post 67 on Rt. 200, will present a meatloaf dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. $9 for adults; $6 for kids under 10. 923-9203.
Bonfire
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Recreation, the highway department and the community Fire Department will present the 10th Annual Holiday Bonfire from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Park/Pond on Main Street behind library, N. Grosvenordale. Free. Refreshments available for purchase. Bring skates for skating on pond (weather permitting) Donations welcome to help support TEEG’s private fuel fund. Inclement weather date Jan. 17. 923-9440.
Sun. Jan. 17
Breakfast
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a made-to-order breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. $7. 860-923-2967.
Tues. Jan. 19
Exercise Group
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Senior Exercise Group will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday in the Woodstock Town Hall lower level meeting room. Free for all Woodstock senior citizens 60 and older. 860-974-1050.
Thur. Jan. 21
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a bird walk at 1 p.m. starting from the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Library Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Library will present “Bobcats in Connecticut” at 7 p.m. at the library. Free. All welcome.: 860-928-3475.
Photo Program
PUTNAM --- The Quinebaug Valley Photography Club presents: “Getting to Know Your Camera” with social time from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and discussion from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Coop at Karen Leaf Photography on Providence Street. Bring your camera and questions. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fri. Jan. 22
Fish Fry
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a fish fry from noon to 8 p.m. Prices vary. 860-923-2967
Sat. Jan. 23
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Full Moon Walk at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Bring binoculars and/or telescope. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Owl Walk at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Cancelled if bad weather. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
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NORWICH — This spring, CorePlus Federal Credit Union will have a new look. The credit union will be undergoing a major renovation at its Salem Tpke, Norwich branch, and unveiling a bright, fresh new logo and slogan: Smart Banking. Community Trusted.
President and CEO, Nicholas K. Fortson said, “CorePlus is demonstrating that we are a different type of credit union – one that is tailor-made to meet our Members’ needs, with increased technology, greater Member service efficiency, and reduced overhead costs. The renovations at our headquarters will be so exciting! By utilizing the existing space more wisely, we can serve Members in person, over the phone or online, in a comfortable, more productive environment. In the upcoming weeks the community will start to see the distinctive new logo integrated into our branches, products and services. Please be assured
that these exciting changes are not changing who we are at our core! We’re still the same credit union that you have grown to love banking with, still rooted deeply in the Eastern Connecticut communities that we serve.
“2016 is our 80th year in service to our Members. From our humble beginnings, just $15 and 27 members in 1936, we have grown to serve 22,000 people in Eastern CT. As a community credit union, Members trust us to safeguard their savings, provide low cost loan products, and the full range of financial services that every family needs.”
CorePlus Federal Credit Union, founded in 1936, currently has nine full service branches locally including Putnam and Brooklyn Walmart Supercenter branches.
PUTNAM — PB Bancorp, Inc. announced that it has completed the “second step” conversion of Putnam Bancorp, MHC (the “MHC”) and the Company’s related stock offering, effective as of the close of business Jan. 7. As a result of the closing of the conversion and offering, PB Bancorp is now the holding company for Putnam Bank (the “Bank”). The MHC and the Bank’s former mid-tier holding company, PSB Holdings, Inc., have ceased to exist. The results of the stock offering were previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2016.
In making this announcement, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Borner, said, “We are extremely pleased with the support of our depositors in connection with our stock offering, and we look forward to operating as a fully-public company. The additional capital we have raised in the offering will enable us to grow and continue to support our local community as we have done for over 150 years.”
Putnam Bank, chartered in 1862, is a $504 million Connecticut state chartered bank. Putnam Bank has branch offices in Putnam, Pomfret Center, Danielson, Plainfield, Griswold, Gales Ferry, and Norwich. It also operates a full-service loan center in Putnam.
The Company’s common stock is expected to trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the trading symbol “PBBI” beginning on January 8, 2016.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. (“KBW”) acted as marketing agent for the Company in connection with the offering. Luse Gorman, PC acted as legal counsel to the Company in connection with the offering. Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP acted as legal counsel to KBW in connection with the offering.