HARTFORD — Senator Mae Flexer (D-Killingly), Representative Christine Rosati Randall (D-Killingly) and Representative Danny Rovero (D-Killingly) met last week at the State Capitol with more than 30 employees and volunteers from Day Kimball Hospital, who had traveled to Hartford to advocate for the restoration of funding for their local healthcare provider.
Holding signs that said “Restore Our Hospital Funding – DKH #BecauseWeCare,” lawmakers and hospital advocates walked to the Capitol office of Governor Dannel Malloy to protest his decision to again cut $3.8 million in funding to the community hospital two weeks ago.
As Governor Malloy left a meeting, Day Kimball President and CEO Bob Smanik, Day Kimball employees and Sen. Flexer, Rep. Rosati Randall and Rep. Rovero met him at the door, to personally communicate the human cost of cuts to the hospital, and to express their fervent desire to see the funding restored.
Smanik said it was important he and other Day Kimball supporters were able to speak face-to-face with the governor, who has repeatedly cut funding to Day Kimball as the state grapples with a budget deficit.
“It was terrific to speak to the governor about the specific needs of Day Kimball and Northeast Connecticut, and how vital these funds are, how we really focus on community-based care. I believe the Governor recognized that, and recognized that not all hospitals are the same – and what we are doing at Day Kimball is worth continuing and preserving,” said Smanik.
Lawmakers believe that the governor does know the difference between small community-based hospitals and larger healthcare networks in Connecticut.
“Rep. Randall, Rep. Rovero and I led a group of Day Kimball Hospital employees to Governor Malloy’s office to make it clear to him how devastating the cuts are that he has made yet again to Day Kimball,” said Sen. Flexer. “The cuts are devastating not just to healthcare in our region, but also to our economy. Frankly, we heard today from Day Kimball’s chief medical officer that these cuts are affecting patient care, the quality of care and the safety of patients. People’s lives are on the line at this point.”
Day Kimball’s Board of Directors has taken an aggressive approach to manage operating losses and cuts to funding, through a deficit mitigation plan that would reduce operating expenses by $7 million per year. That includes cutting pay for top administrators, layoffs, wage freezes and attrition of positions in senior management.
“They can’t sustain any more cuts in state funding,” said Sen. Flexer. “This cut to funding is unacceptable. The legislature has said again and again that Day Kimball Hospital needs this money, and the governor just keeps taking it away. It’s not fair, it’s not okay – and we’re not going to stand for it.”
“We had made a deal, and the governor was in on it, that we would not cut funding to hospitals – my main concern was for Day Kimball,” said Rep. Rovero. “They said they would not cut funding, and then they did cut funding. That’s what has me the most upset – when I make a deal my word is good, and that is what we should be doing up here in Hartford.”
Rep. Rosati Randall argued that small community hospitals like Day Kimball should not be treated with the same “broad brush” as larger, profitable hospitals in Connecticut.
The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
July 7
Jason Mistark, 31, South Main Street, Putnam; three counts of second-degree failure to appear.
Christopher Brownlee, 29, Maple Street, Norwich; operating an unregistered motor vehicle, failure to drive right.
July 8
Lawrence Campos, 22, no certain address; second-degree burglary, first-degree criminal trespass, sixth-degree larceny.
Kayla Cassidy, 22, Rt. 171 Woodstock; first-degree failure to appear.
July 10
Eric Starr, 32, Underwood Road, Putnam; first-degree failure to appear.
Alan Stately, 38, Worcester Road, Webster; failure to register as a sex offender.
July 11
Nathan Laput, 28, Charlton Avenue, Dayville; operating under the influence, two counts of operating under suspension.
July 12
Julian Sheehan, 25, Harrison Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct, third-degree criminal mischief.
Marianapolis Preparatory School Announces Quarter Four Honor Roll
THOMPSON— The Marianapolis Preparatory School quarter-four honor roll includes.
Head of School List
Sophie Achilles, Princeton, MA; Frances Adams, Woodstock, CT; Mariah Aubin, N. Grosvenordale, CT; Margaret Azu, Oxford, MA; Dalton Bodreau, Oxford, MA; Sarah Cavar, Brooklyn, CT; Meaghan Cleary, Thompson, CT; Sara Darman, Worcester, MA; William Davey, Oxford, MA; Emma Dellea, Oxford, MA; Simone Fournier, Putnam, CT; Zhangyuan Gao, China; Olivia Gould, Charlton, MA; Delia Hannon, Putnam, CT; Emily Hebert, Woodstock, CT; Julianne Holby, Charlton, MA; Chance Jackson, Dudley, MA; Yohan Kim, Korea; Michaela Kirby, Sutton, MA; Alexandra Kiritsy, Auburn, MA; William LaFiandra,Woodstock, CT; Sage Latour,Webster, MA; Miranda Lazzara, N. Grosvenordale,CT; Hannah Listerud, Uxbridge, MA; Linnea Listro,Woodstock, CT; Fangzhou Liu, China; Dong Liu, China; Francesca Lupini, Chepachet, RI; Erin Miller,Webster, MA; Alex Murphy, N. Grosvenordale, CT; George Murphy, N. Grosvenordale, CT; Owen O’Connell, Worcester, MA; Jenna Rainville, Plainfield, CT; Adam Rivelli, Oxford, MA; Matthew Sabacinski,Webster, MA; Madison Snyder, Charlton, MA; Sarah Spiker, Brooklyn, CT; Celina Stansky, Douglas, MA; Sarah Uwazany, Woodstock, CT; Mimi Vo,Worcester, MA; Caitlin Walsh,Thompson,CT; Chengxiaoyuan Wang, China; Mian Wang, China; Emma Willard, Thompson, CT; Chi-Ni Wu, China; Mengxin Xiao, China; Zongpeng Yu,China; Nan Zhou, China.
Dean’s List
Christian Adams, Woodstock, CT; Benjamin Adase, Woodstock, CT; Ryan Barishian, Harmony, RI; Ryan Baronowski, Thompson, CT; Matthew Bellerose, Putnam, CT; Colin Bent, Oxford, MA; Ryan Bernstein, Bronx, NY; Spencer Bodreau, Oxford, MA; Christopher Bouchard, Charlton, MA; Jonathan Burkart, Brooklyn, CT; Junhao Cao, China; Alessandra Caparso, Worcester, MA; Tyler Carlson, Charlton, MA; Grace Champagne, Dudley, MA; Yidi Chen, China; Aidan Cleary, Thompson, CT; Riley Collette, Webster, MA; Jake Collins, Shrewsbury, MA; Elaina Cosentino, Oxford, MA; Bruce Dexter, Pomfret Center, CT; Isabella DiNoia, Thompson, CT; Paul Doherty, Danielson, CT; Christina Doherty, Charlton, MA; Joshua Eilerman, Thompson, CT; Gordon Ellis, Webster, MA; Samantha Ellis, Grafton, MA; Cooper Everson, Putnam, CT; Caitlyn Faucher, Brooklyn, CT; Ryan Fontaine, Webster, MA; Kathryn Fontaine, Charlton, MA; Patrick Gagnon, Thompson, CT; Zhilin He, China; Reed Hopkins, Putnam, CT; Yixin Huang, China; Emily Jacoboski, Willington, CT; Alyssa Jalbert, Oxford, MA; Yu Jin Kim, Korea; Young Ko, North Hills, CA; Deanna Kondek, Dudley, MA; Reanna Kuzdzal, Webster, MA; Artur Lachcik, Dudley, MA; Ling-Fang Lan, Taiwan; Meghan Lauze, Rutland, MA; Drinda Lee, Charlton, MA; Xiaohua Li, China; Christopher Lundt, Woodstock, CT; Micaela Mariner, Sutton, MA; Jake Mueller, Woodstock, CT; Hung Nguyen, Vietnam; Hantao Ni, China; Nathaniel O’Connor, Oxford, MA; Cory Pacheco, Smithfield, RI; Taylor Pacheco, Smithfield, RI; Kaitlyn Panagiotou, Webster, MA; Connor Pickett, Pomfret Center, CT; Carly Quinn, Danielson, CT; Doreen Reagan, Pomfret Center, CT; Timothy Saucier, Charlton, MA; Elizabeth Sisko, Brooklyn, CT; Lorraine Smith, Thompson, CT; Madison Springfield, Jaffrey, NH; Megan Tarantino, Millbury, MA; Marie Thibodeau, Woodstock, CT; Nicole Tokatli, Worcester, MA; Xing Tong, China; Kyle Tronerud, Sutton, MA; Andres Vallee, Venezuela; Catherine Villa, Auburn, MA; Taylor Whittredge, Charlton, MA; Jiejiong Wu, China; Zhuoyue Xu, China; Yiwen Xu, China; Haoxiang Yang, China; Hannah Yash, Webster, MA; Michaela Young, Moosup, CT; Zhaoqi Yu, China; Jiaxin Zhang, China; YuJin Zhao, China; Haochuan Zheng, China.
Honor Roll
Athena Abdien, Paxton, MA; Islambek Abrayev, Kazakhstan; Samantha Adams, Attleboro, MA; Brian Barrette, Thompson, CT; Shealyn Biron, Pascoag, RI; Jillian Bodreau, Quinebaug, CT; Mackenzie Bonner, Charlton, MA; Jasmine Brouillard, Hampton, CT; Jordan Buell, Dudley, MA; Jiarong Cai, China; Kara Casavant,Worcester, MA; Anqi Chen, China; Joel Cheney,Woodstock, CT; Ka Cheong, China; Morgan Clark, Sturbridge, MA; Makenna Collari, Leicester, MA; Caitlin Cryan, Millbury, MA; Eric D’Aguanno, Saunderstown, RI; Nicole Day, North Scituate, RI; Garrett Downs, Brooklyn, CT; Jonathan Dumas, Grafton, MA; Meghan Fitzgerald, Millbury, MA; Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Oxford, MA; Julia Ford, Charlton, MA; Andrew Ford, Charlton, MA; Lauren George, Shrewsbury, MA; Anna Maria Graham, Jamaica; Jiawei Guan, China; Rose Guarnieri, Webster, MA; Colette Guarnieri, Webster, MA; Mary Beth Hanrahan, Thompson, CT; Harry Holte, Sprague, CT; Gabrielle Houssan, Millbury, MA; Andrew Jalbert, Oxford, MA; Megan Johnston, Oxford, MA; Griffin Kelly, Grafton, MA; Ian Kelly, Grafton, MA; Matthew Kibaru, Dudley, MA; Kayla Kibbe, Douglas, MA; Jeremiah Knipe, Putnam, CT; Dallas Lavallee, North Grosvenordale, CT; Elizabeth Lippke, Canterbury, CT; Emily Loftus, N. Grafton, MA; Kyle Longo, Danielson, CT; Katie Lorkiewicz, Webster, MA; Cormac Lundt, Woodstock, CT; Caroline Lutz, Charlton, MA; Erin McDowell, Woodstock, CT; Alisha Mitchell, Cranston, RI; Alan Nigena, Denton, TX; Nicholas O’Brien, Pomfret Center, CT; Phoebe Reagan, Pomfret Center, CT; Chelsey Reynolds, Oxford, MA; Rachel Roach, Danielson, CT; Verena Rojas, Bolivia; Devin Springfield, Jaffrey, NH; Cal Stawiecki, Thompson, CT; Danielle Tata, North Grosvenordale, CT; Isabella Velasquez, Canterbury, CT; Ian Waldron, Danielson, CT; Bovorn Wangrattanasopon, Thailand; Lauren Welcome, Grafton, MA; Nathan Whittenburg, Eastford, CT; Yihan Wu, China; Hangmin Wu, China; Yu Zhou Wu, China; Hao Yang, China; Zhengyao Yi, China; Jialin Yu, China; Rui Zhang, China; Zehong Zhang, China.
Graduates
NEWTON, Mass. --- Megan Hall of Danielson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from Mount Ida College’s May 2014 commencement ceremony.
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