Chamber sponsors
senatorial debate
DANIELSON — The Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) is sponsoring a free debate between the candidates running for the 29th Senatorial District at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 at Quinebaug Valley Community College in the Robert E. Miller auditorium.
Incumbent, Mae Flexer (D) and challenger John French (R) have both accepted the Chamber’s invitation. Moderator for the program is Legislative Affairs Committee Chairman, H. Douglas Porter.
“It’s important that the general public and our membership, comprised of nearly 500 businesses from eastern Connecticut, have the opportunity to hear the candidates’ vision on issues affecting them. In addition, this debate will provide a platform for the Chamber to delve deeper into each candidates’ positions on behalf of our membership,” said Chamber President Rachael Johnston. Those individuals interested in attending should contact the NCCC at 860-774-8001 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Attendees interested in submitting a question for the debate may forward it to the same email address.
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Academy will honor alumnus John Vertefeuille ’91 with a Distinguished Service to Society Award at a reception at 3 p.m. Oct. 7 in Founders Court as part of The Academy’s Homecoming Weekend celebration.
After graduating from The Academy, Vertefeuille went on to earn three degrees from Johns Hopkins University and is now the Polio Eradication Branch Chief & Incident Manager at the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He and his team are working alongside the World Health Organization, UNICEF, Rotary International, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to completely eradicate polio.
“What I love most about my job is the real opportunity to work with so many diverse populations,” Vertefeuille has said. “I’ve lived in and traveled to several countries outside of the United States. I find that everywhere I go there is this common belief that people want to see their children healthy and have opportunities to grow up and do amazing things.”
Some of his prior work includes leading the CDC’s team in Tanzania, leading the Global AIDS effort in Nigeria, leading a CDC team in Haiti after the earthquake, and battling an Ebola outbreak in Nigeria. Together with a group of local epidemiologists in Nigeria, Vertefeuille’s team worked with the local government to quickly bring in medical teams and set-up an emergency operation center. Rather than a large outbreak in a city with more than 20 million inhabitants, the team’s effort helped limit the infection to just 20 cases.
Vertefeuille will be speaking with students throughout the day and discussing his work at the 3 p.m. award reception. For a full listing of Homecoming Weekend events, visit: www.woodstockacademy/homecoming2016
Then
This is the Gerardi's men's fashion building in 1955. It replaced the Elks building which burned down. Putnam Town Crier file photos.
& Now
This is the same building today.
Pumpkin Race
Pumpkins are ripening ... the goal is to be ready for Halloween. This pumpkin patch is in Pomfret. Linda Lemmon photo.
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