Leaves scene

PUTNAM — A Putnam woman was arrested after Putnam Police said she left the scene of an accident on South Main Street.

Aug. 31, shortly after 10 p.m. police went to a single car versus a utility pole report. Officers found the vehicle had left the scene and the pole snapped off at the base with the top portion being suspended in the air by the wires.

Officers followed the fluid trail left by the vehicle to Cumberland Farms in Putnam. 

The operator of the vehicle, Tina Lance, 43 Mill St., was charged with evading responsibility, operating under the influence and failure to maintain lane.

No injuries were reported.

 

Drug arrest

KILLINGLY — A Brooklyn man was arrested on heroin charges after a traffic stop in Killingly Sept. 3.

Brian Pomposelli, 30, of Tripp Hallow Road was charged with possession of heroin.

The Troop D Quality of Life Task Force was patrolling the Attawaugan and Ballouville sections in response to complaints by concerned citizens. They saw a Subaru Forester heading west on Ballouville Road commit a traffic violation.  Troopers stopped the vehicle as it turned onto I-395 via exit 94 in Killingly and interviewed the driver, Pomposelli, who allowed police to search the car. Troopers found about 30 bags of heroin hidden in the dashboard.

Members of the Connecticut State Police are committed to combating drug activity in the “Quiet Corner” and anyone with information regarding the illegal sale of narcotics and /or synthetic marijuana are encouraged to call the Troop D QLTF anonymous Tips Hotline at 860-779-4950 or message the QLTF Facebook page.

 

 

PUTNAM — The talented work of students from the Quinebaug Valley Community College spring 2015 Illustration I course will be showcased along the Putnam River Trail, through September. In a collaboration between Annie Joly, QVCC professor and program coordinator of visual arts, and the Town of Putnam Department of Economic and Community Development, students created their version of nursery rhymes, in a variety of mediums, which are displayed on 13 kiosks along the pathway near the river.

Delpha Very, Town of Putnam director of economic and community development and director, redevelopment agency, said, “QVCC is a community partner in HealthQuest Northeast Connecticut, which is a regional collaborative health and wellness partnership working to make northeastern Connecticut a healthier place to live, work, learn and play, and this endeavor provided a great opportunity to showcase the talent of QVCC students and support the mission.” She added, “Getting children and their families out to exercise is important. This project has children running, not walking, to the next location.”

The River Trail Storywalk is a fun, educational activity that places a children’s story (a book that has been literally taken apart) along this popular and scenic walking route.  A Storywalk combines the benefits of physical activity, time outdoors in nature, literacy, and family time.

The QVCC students who participated included:

Kendra Borders,  Danielson, Hey, Diddle, Diddle, Adobe Illustrator

Julien Clancy - Sterling, Hickory, Dickory, Dock, Adobe Illustrator

Tyler Clough - Woodstock, There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Adobe Photoshop

Michelle D’Auria - Norwich, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Watercolor

Elizabeth Douglas - Woodstock, Little Bo Peep, Adobe Illustrator

Richard Duff - Danielson, Wee Willie Winkie, Adobe Illustrator

Sara Loizou - Norwich, Little Miss Muffet, Watercolor

Regina Morgan - Dayville, Simple Simon, Mixed Media Collage

Thomas Plitsas - Brooklyn, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Adobe Illustrator

Ivy Roy - Dayville, Jack Be Nimble, Adobe Illustrator

Christopher Strout - Rogers, There Was a Crooked Man, Colored Pencil and Ink

Laura Walsh - Jewett City, Peter Piper, Adobe Photoshop

Mira Watterson - Pomfret, Little Boy Blue, Colored Pencil