Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Municipal Election
In accordance with the provisions of Section 9-226 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, notice is given that the Electors, the legal voters of the Town of Pomfret, Connecticut, are hereby warned to meet at the Pomfret Community School Auditorium, 20 Pomfret Street (junction of Routes 101 & 169), Pomfret, Connecticut, on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. to cast their ballots for the following:
(1) One First Selectman; (1) One Selectman (Vote for One, Two to be Elected); (1) One Town Clerk, (1) One Town Treasurer; (2) Two Board of Finance; (2) Two Board of Education Full Term (Three to be Elected); (1) One Board of Education To Fill Vacancy for Two Years; (1) One Board of Assessment Appeals; (3) Three Planning & Zoning Commission; (1) One Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate Full Term; (1) One Planning & Zoning Commission Alternate To Fill Vacancy for Four Years; (2) Two Zoning Board of Appeals; (1) One Zoning Board of Appeals Alternate; (4) Four Constables (Seven to be Elected); (3) Three Library Trustees Full Term; and (1) One Library Trustee To Fill Vacancy for Two Years.
The polls will be open for voting during said hours: 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the Pomfret Community School Auditorium.
Notice to all ELECTORS, LEGAL VOTERS of the Town of Pomfret. Under Section 9-261 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, ALL VOTERS must present to the official checkers IDENTIFICATION when they go to the polls to vote. This may include the elector’s social security card, or any other preprinted form of identification which shows the elector’s name, and either the elector’s address, signature or photograph; or on a form prescribed by the Secretary of the State, the elector may write his residential address, date of birth, print the elector’s name and SIGN a statement under the penalty of false statement that the elector is the elector whose name appears on the official checklist.
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut this 20th day of October, 2015.
Cheryl A. Grist,
Town Clerk of Pomfret
Oct. 28, 2015
Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Notice of Special
Town Meeting
November 2, 2015
The Electors and Citizens qualified to vote in Town Meeting of the Town of Putnam, Connecticut, are hereby notified and warned that the Special Meeting of said Town will be held at the Putnam Middle School Auditorium, Israel Putnam Way, Putnam, Connecticut, on the 2nd day of November, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the evening for the following purposes:
1. To choose a moderator for said meeting.
2. To determine the wishes of those present and eligible to vote at Town Meeting of the Town of Putnam on a proposed resolution to authorize a proposed contract between the Town of Putnam Water Pollution Control -Authority and United Water Environmental Services, Inc. which proposed contract would provide for the management, operation and maintenance of the Putnam water and sewer systems and to further authorize the Mayor and Board of Selectmen to execute any required documents on behalf of the Town of Putnam as may be necessary to effectuate said contract.
Dated at Putnam,
Connecticut,
this 22nd day
of October, 2015.
TOWN OF PUTNAM
Anthony Falzarano,
Mayor
Renee C. Lasko,
Alma Morey
Peter E. Benoit
Owen A. Tarr
Douglas Cutler Jr.
ITS BOARD OF SELECTMEN
ATTEST:
Sara J. Seney,
Town Clerk
Oct. 28, 2015
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On dean’s list
LEWISTON , Maine — Lydia Rosenfield was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the semester ending in April 2015. Rosenfield, the daughter of Charles W. Rosenfield of Woodstock, and Lisa A. Murray of E. Woodstock, is a 2012 graduate of the Pomfret School. She is majoring in psychology at Bates.
Takes part
CASTLETON, Vt. — Cassidy Tedeschi of Pascoag was recently named to the Castleton women’s volleyball team for the 2015 season. The Spartans went 9-14 last year and 3-3 in the conference and have ten players who were on the roster last season.
By Ron P. Coderre
The big news in high school football last week occurred unfortunately off the gridiron and not on the football turf. The news involves the Plainfield Panthers. Due to an ongoing investigation the Plainfield school administration cancelled the scheduled game for Friday against Waterford, handing the Lancers a 1-0 forfeit victory. The loss drops Plainfield to 3-3 on the season.
According to reports from radio, television and several newspaper sources, some members of the Plainfield football team were involved in an inappropriate cyber activity that’s escalated over time since the news became public. The matter, containing sexually explicit photographs, initially was handled internally by the school administration but has since been placed in the hands of the Plainfield Police Department. The situation precipitated the cancellation of the Waterford contest by the Plainfield school administration.
As the investigation continues, the future of the next few Panther games is in limbo. The team is scheduled to play at New London on Oct. 30. Its next home contest is at home on Nov. 6 versus Stonington.
In action on the field the Killingly Redmen continue to make news as they surge through the schedule. After losing its first game of the season to Griswold, in what was considered an upset, the Redmen have put together an impressive five-game winning streak. The team’s latest victim was New London as Killingly disposed of the Whalers in a home game 35-13.
Woodstock following its first victory of the season, a 35-14 win over Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech last week, fell hard to East Lyme 42-7.
The Quinebaug Valley Pride played toe-to-toe with Constitution State Conference foe Thames River Crusaders but let the game slip away late, losing 36-22.
In the prep ranks, Pomfret School and Hyde School-Woodstock were on the road and had long treks home. The Hyde Wolfpack was dropped by Tilton School of New Hampshire, while Pomfret, looking for its first win lost to Pingree School in Massachusetts.
Redmen Romp
Following a scoreless first quarter in its game against New London, coach Chad Neal’s Killingly Redmen opened up its ground and air assault in the second quarter scoring 21 points to take a 21-7 advantage to the locker room at halftime, on their way to a 35-13 victory over the Whalers. It was the first time Killingly’s defeated New London since way back in 2003.
Running back Spencer Lockwood opened the scoring for Killingly with a 6-yard bolt for the first touchdown of the game. His score was followed by a Luke Desaulnier point-after kick, giving Killingly a short lived 7-0 advantage.
New London then tallied to knot the score and shifted its defensive strategy to containing Killingly’s powerful running tandem of Lockwood and Austin Caffrey. At this juncture the Redmen put their fate in the hands of signal caller Kyle Derosier and their air-game. Derosier responded magnificently.
First he found his favorite receiver Vasileios Politis with a 24-yard aerial toss for a touchdown. Then just prior to the end of the half he again found Politis with a picture perfect pass, this time for 24-yards and another TD.
In the third stanza Derosier hooked up with Chace Wood on a 15-yard scoring connection. The Redmen closed out the scoring when Lockwood once again found pay dirt on a 14-yard run. Desaulnier was a perfect five-for-five on his point-after kicks.
Derosier had his best day of the season, going 5-9 for 119 yards and three touchdowns. The one-two punch of Caffrey and Lockwood accounted for 309 yards on the ground. Caffrey totaled 176 yards on 25 carries and Lockwood 133 yards also on 25 carries. Politis had three catches for 84 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The victory raises Killingly’s record to 5-1 on the season as it prepares for a road game in Stonington on Friday at 6:30 p.m. under the arcs.
Vikings Drop Centaurs
After posting its first win of the season last week against Constitution State Conference opponent Vinal Tech/East Hampton/Goodwin Tech, Woodstock stepped back into the Eastern Connecticut Conference for a contest on the road in East Lyme. The results East Lyme 42 – Woodstock 7.
In picking up their second win of the season the Vikings dominated both sides of the line. The loss drops Woodstock to 1-5 on the season. The road to victory doesn’t get any easier for the Acads as next week they square off against a rugged defensive minded 3 -2 Montville team.
Crusaders Capture CSC Battle with Pride
After playing more than 40 minutes against Thames River Crusaders in a game they could have won the Quinebaug Valley Pride stood helpless as the host dominated the final five minutes of the game. The Prides inability to stop the Crusaders late in the contest resulted in a 36-22 loss, dropping them to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the CSC East Division.
The Pride’s Jeremee Perez enjoyed a big day, rushing for a pair of touchdowns and five point-after points. Perez carried the pigskin 22 times for 137 yards in a blue collar-type performance and accounted for 17 of the Pride’s 22 points. He opened the scoring in the game with a 1-yard plunge and closed out the half with a 3-yard score as the teams went into halftime tied at 14 apiece.
After Sebastian Ruiz recovered a fourth quarter Crusaders’ fumble and ran it in from 22-yards out the roof caved in on the Pride. The defense was helpless as the Crusaders scored 14 unanswered points in the final five minutes of the contest.
Hyde-Woodstock Stumbles
in New Hampshire
After opening the season with a pair of convincing victories, Hyde School-Woodstock fell for the second time in a row, falling to 2-2 on the season. The Wolfpack lost 26-16 to Tilton School after losing the previous week 30-14 to Pingree School.
Jordan Burney with a three-yard touchdown and a 65-yard kickoff return was the lone bright spot for coach Sean Saucier. Burney amassed 97 yards on 14 carries in the loss.
Pomfret Still
in Search of Elusive
First Winn
Despite a 171-yard rushing performance on 20 carries by running back Papa Sekyere, the Pomfret Griffins fell to 0-5 on the season as they were beaten 42-14 by Pingree School. Pomfret, which lost the previous week 60-16 at the hands of Kingswood-Oxford, also had a touchdown from Jack Paulson. He scored on a 20-yard pass connection with quarterback H.P. Wackerman.
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By Ron P. Coderre
This week’s RPC shoutout is sent along to Dr. Frederick Barks of Putnam. An avid sports fan, Barks is active in the Putnam Business Association and is involved with one of the area’s semi-pro football teams. Dr. Barks celebrated a birthday on October 17.
When it comes to professional baseball most area fans root for the Boston Red Sox. There is also a fairly large contingent of New York Yankee rooters in our area but when it comes to the other New York team, the National League East Division New York Metropolitans, known as the Mets, one has to look closely to uncover any fans.
One individual, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Biren Chokshi, is a true “blue and orange rooter.” And for good reason. I guess some might even call the affable Chokshi a Mets fanatic. In his younger days, prior to arriving in northeastern Connecticut with the Center for Bone and Joint Care, Chokshi was a member of the Mets medical staff.
As an orthopedist who specializes in arms and shoulders, he can regale listeners and friends with stories of his days with the Mets and working with the pitching staff. It’s been 15 years since the Mets have been in the World Series so Chokshi’s taken his share of ribbing during that time when the discussion is about his favorite New York team.
Currently, Chokshi is enjoying the moment. He’s capable of giving you a complete run down on every Mets player on the 40-man roster. This year he’s taken in a number of the team’s home and road games. It’s a sure bet that he’ll be at one World Series contest minimally. When not in Citi Field he’ll most likely be glued to a television set. Who can blame him?
The Amazins’ as their former manager, the legendary Casey Stengel baptized them, are amazing this year. The question is can they win at least four games of the seven game set? Good luck Biren, don’t lose your hair during these tense few days ahead. You gotta believe. By the way if you’re looking for another Mets fan contact Putnam Atty. Steve Adams.
Soccer Stars Shining
Woodstock Academy has always been known as a soccer school. That fact couldn’t be more evident than now thanks to the play of two of its former female stars who continue to shine on the college level.
Emily Becher continues her torrid scoring pace at Eastern Connecticut State University. The sophomore standout played an instrumental role in the Lady Warriors 4-0 shutout of Southern Maine University. The Academy alum scored her team-leading 11th goal of the season as ECSU raised its overall record to 11-3-1 and its Little East Conference log to a perfect 6-0.
In a follow-up 3-0 victory over Fitchburg State University, Becher upped her team leading goals to 13 as she posted two more goals. The win was the fourth straight in the latest winning streak for the ECSU ladies.
In Tulsa, Okla., another former Centaur Andrea Plucenik scored the first of UConn’s two goals as the Lady Huskies edged Tulsa University 2-1 in overtime. It was Plucenik’s fourth goal of the season for the 15th ranked UConn. Thanks in large part to Plucenik, UConn is 14-2 on the season and 6-1 in the American Athletic Conference.
Early Risers
On Thursday morning October 15 coach Tom Espinosa of Putnam Science Academy played reveille early for the members of his basketball team. The occasion, the Mustang Mile a tradition Espinosa started a few years ago.
The 6:30 a.m. run took place at the St. Marie/Greenhalgh Sports Complex and signaled the official tipoff of the 2015-2016 hoop season for the Mustangs. All 18 players participated in the event, although Espinosa noted that the coaches did not participate in the run but were on hand for moral support only.
The first player to finish the 5,280-feet run was Texas post grad student Danny Salamah. The slick ball handling guard completed the four laps around the oval in a time of 5:36. He was 17 seconds behind the record of 5:19 set last season by Aaron Robinson of Maryland who is currently a member of the Quinnipiac University Bobcats. In 2013 the winner was big man Jalen Terry who hailed from Alaska.
Get Well Wishes
Putnam resident Peter Aucoin is one of northeastern Connecticut’s best liked individuals. The friendly Aucoin is always ready with a smile and a bon mot for everyone he meets. Recently he had his friends worried and saying a few prayers for his return to good health.
While helping his wife Betty around the house recently, Aucoin experienced chest tightness and called for an ambulance. Following a medical review of his situation he was whisked off to UMass Memorial in Worcester where he was diagnosed with a coronary blockage.
Fortunately for the popular Aucoin the doctors took care of his situation immediately and he was home in a couple of days. Thanks to great medical care and immediate response by EMTs, everybody’s friend Pete Aucoin is back walking Sports Avenue.
While he’s attending cardiac rehab he’d appreciate hearing from his friends. Send him a get well card at 405 Liberty Highway, Putnam 06260. RPC sends along his best, Peter.
The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You
Putnam Police Chief Rick Hayes recently completed something that was on his “bucket list’ when he traveled to Dallas, Texas, for the National Football League game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New England Patriots. Although the seats he occupied were in the 4th tier, Hayes noted the experience of seeing a game at Cowboy Stadium was like nothing in sports he’s experienced previously. The icing on the cake was that the trip home was very pleasant thanks to the Patriots victory.
While in Texas, Hayes and his travelling companions, son-in-law Chris Stewart and nephew Tyler Kaylor were guests of former Putnam resident Jason Dawley. Dawley, who lives in Fort Worth, is a police officer in that community. He’s the son of Tim and Wendy Dawley and the grandson of Rollie and Alma Johnson.
Déjà vu All Over Again
In the years from 1953 through 1956 Putnam High School football enjoyed great success under legendary coach Jim Greenhalgh. A prime mover on Greenhalgh’s teams was swivel hip runner Phil DeSantis. The shifty DeSantis was a triple threat as a runner, receiver and punter.
After high school DeSantis went on to a starry career at UConn where he played for three seasons before being sidelined by an injury that ended his football career. DeSantis who was a three-sport athlete moved to Newburgh, N.Y., after college to join the family construction business.
According to the Newburgh Times Herald-Record, there appears to be a Phil DeSantis throwback looming in Newburgh. In an early season game for Marlboro High School the Iron Dukes dominated John S. Burke Catholic 55-7 thanks to a sophomore quarterback named Phil DeSantis. In the big win young DeSantis runs of 17, 14 and 4 yards in the first half and topped off his day’s work with an 86-yard scoring dash down the left sideline in the second half. He finished the day with 163 yards on only eight carries.
Young Phil DeSantis is the grandson of Phil DeSantis and the former Jackie Delhaie DeSantis, who was valedictorian of the Putnam High School Class of 1959.
Tripping To The College
Football National Shrine
A group of Putnam football fans took a trip to South Bend, Ind., for the college game between Notre Dame University and the University of Southern California on Saturday, October 17. Among the Putnamites on hand were Moe and Pam Coderre, Ed Devlin and Yours Truly and my wife Donna. In addition to enjoying two glorious days on the campus, the trip home was pleasant thanks to a big Irish victory over the Trojans.
The group was part of the Notre Dame Club of Central Massachusetts and Assumption College Alumni Association outing. Prior to the game the group met the parents of Notre Dame Football coach Brian Kelly at a private reception. Coach Kelly is a graduate of Assumption College where he served as football captain in his junior and senior years.
RPC’s Closing Thought For The Day: Blessed are the flexible, for they shall never be bent out of shape.
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