Coat drive
With winter almost here, the Knights of Columbus councils throughout northeastern Connecticut are collecting clean, used winter coats, blankets and baby clothes in good condition, for needy people throughout Windham County and the surrounding area. We all know that winter will be here soon, so we’re preparing now, so we can give them away to needy, local people this fall, strictly on the basis of need.
If you have a winter coat or a blanket or baby clothes to donate, call Brother Knight Cliff Soucy, at (860) 774-6796, or Brother Knight John Ryan, at (860) 928-7241 and leave a message.
Clockwise from top left: Woodstock Hill. Hitching post at Roseland Cottage. Putnam Post Office. Seed at Palmer Arboretum.
Special Rosary, Mass
N. GROSVENORDALE — The St. Bernard Council 2087 Knights of Columbus will host a special Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Rosary and Mass for Life at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at St. Joseph’s Church on Main Street. Mass will begin after the Rosary, at 7. Since 1960, Knights of Columbus throughout North America have brought silver roses on annual pilgrimages, to celebrate the Culture of Life and to show respect and support for all people, from conception to natural death.
DANIELSON — Ground was broken recently to commemorate the construction of an Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center at Quinebaug Valley Community College.
The construction of a 10,000 square foot single-story building will enable the College to meet the growing demand for skilled operators in the area by training students with the newest available technologies. The building will be LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Silver Certified, with the heating, ventilating and air conditioning system based on geothermal energy. Approximately 20 geothermal wells will be drilled on the property.
The project includes one classroom, two offices, conference room, mechatronics lab, metrology lab, tool crib, machine shop lab/classroom, as well as mechanical and IT support rooms.
State and local representatives, as well as key contributors to the project, were be on hand for the groundbreaking, including: · Joe Courtney, United States Congressman for Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District; Matthew LeBeau, Outreach Organizer for United States Senator Richard Blumenthal; Mark Ojakian, President, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities; P.J. “Bud” Salemi, Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Administrative Services; Keith Epstein, Vice President for Facilities, Real Estate & Infrastructure Planning, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities; Mae Flexer, Connecticut State Senator, 29th District; Donald Williams Jr., Director of Policy, Research and Reform, Connecticut Education Association; Mike Alberts, Connecticut State Representative, 50th District; Danny Rovero, Connecticut State Representative, 51st District; Tony Guglielmo, Connecticut State Senator, 35th District.