Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Planning and Zoning
Commission

At the May 20, 2026 meeting of the Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission, the following legal action(s) were taken:

1. 130 Orchard Hill Road, Teddie Edwards put in an application for a 25’x35’ garage.   APPROVED
2. 394 Mashamamoquet, Shawn Densmore Putting the Flue Doctor Chimney Service, LLC on the property and needs to update the property for the business. APPROVED with conditions.
Dated at Pomfret, Connecticut
May 21, 2026

Sarah Healey, 
Assistant Land Use Clerk
Planning & Zoning Commission

May 27, 2026

Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Water Pollution and Control Authority
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Water Pollution and Control Authority for the Town of Pomfret will hold a Public Hearing at the Pomfret Community Center, 207 Mashamoquet Road, on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 6:00 PM to hear any public comments or concerns regarding the proposed FY 2026/2027 Water Pollution and Control Authority budget and revenues to fund the same. 

Dated at Pomfret, 
Connecticut
May 21, 2026
Maureen Nicholson,
WPCA Chairman

May 27, 2026

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They shall not have died in vain
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
His voice breaking, Navy veteran Dennis Bousquet, said, “We honor those who gave their lives that our nation might live. We cannot dedicate. We cannot consecrate. We cannot hollow the ground. The brave men and women, living and dead, who struggled throughout the world — They have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.”
In his Remembrance address at the Pomfret Memorial Day program, he challenged the audience. “We must never forget what they did for us. The unfinished work. From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause which they gave the last full measure of devotion.”
Following a proud parade undaunted by the rain, Putnam’s keynote speaker, Eric Kapitulik, a former Marine Corps major, described all the tough challenges he faced including surviving a helicopter crash where six of his teammates died, triathlons to raise money for college scholarship funds for the kids of his deceased teammates, climbing Mount Everest and more. 
But then, “I’ve done one thing in my life that’s hard. One thing. It isn’t swimming to the ocean surface 200 feet above me with a bone sticking out of my leg. And it most certainly isn’t eight Iron Man triathlons or climbing Mount Everest. Instead the only thing that I’ve ever done was neither deployed in defense of our nation nor racing nor climbing. I was sitting at my desk.”
His commanding officer asked him to volunteer.
The only hard thing he had to do was ring a doorbell. “I stood there shaking. I knew when I rang the bell I was going to ruin this woman’s life.” Tell her that her 18-year-old son had been shot and killed in Iraq. “I caught her as she fell to her knees weeping.”
The country’s precious freedoms are paid for with precious blood.
In her essay, Haleigh Raymond, a Pomfret Community School eighth grader who won the Memorial Day Essay award from the Pomfret Lions Club, said she wanted to “bring life to the people who have served or are still serving. I would like to commemorate their acts of service, hard work and great, great courage. It is essential that you take a moment on this day to truly honor their sacrifices by reflecting on the freedoms we enjoy because of their courage.”
State  Senator Mae Flexor spoke at both programs.
In Putnam Mayor Barney Seney, noted the solemn day, and the “sacrifices made for our freedom.”  The wreath was placed by VFW Post 1523 Commander Hans Lowell and American Legion Post 13 Commander Michael Rocchetti. Taps was played by bugler Tyler Eddy. The PHS concert band and singers entertained. Also honored with American flags that recently flew on the Rt. 44 bridge were Grand Marshal Peter Regas and Kapitulik. Three others, Arthur Corey, Harold Charbonneau and Willie Bousquet will have their flags delivered to them. 

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The Putnam Elks float in the Memorial Day Parade. Expanded photo array of Putnam and Pomfret Memorial Day events Wed. night on our FB page. More photos on page 4. Linda Lemmon photo.

No better way to start a weekend
           New farmers market manager is high energy
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
Get ready for a high energy Putnam Saturday Farmers Market. The new market manager, Cosley Perkins, is going to be bringing it!
“I think the pavilion is a thing of beauty and something so worth celebrating every Saturday, June to October. The Putnam Saturday Farmers Market is a gift.  A walk on the River Trail?  A cup of coffee from a local cafe?  Fresh produce and baked goods?  I can’t think of a better way to start the weekend.”
“I certainly would not call myself a farmer, but for as long as I can remember, my family has always taken advantage of our short yet bountiful growing season,” Perkins said. She added: “As a child I have fond memories of tending a garden with my mom and now I am grateful to have little hands helping me tend ours.  In recent years I have taken up canning and we also have chickens— I am a self-proclaimed crazy chicken lady!  We love our girls (and Brad, the rooster)!”
She’s taking the helm of the farmers market which runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from June 6 to Oct. 31. Sometimes the market has had two market managers, but Perkins is so high-energy, there’s no need for two.
Born and raised in Putnam, Perkins was laid off from an operations job in 2024 and that was a turning point for her and her family. “I took that as a sign to recalibrate.  I wanted to start doing less with less.  My husband and I have been married for 12 years this year. We have an almost 10-year-old daughter and almost 8-year-old son.  We already loved where we lived; it was time to start really living, and not just let life pass me/us by.”
She applied for the market manager job because she really loves farmers market. “Like many others in the community, I’m there every weekend.  I figured– what the heck?!  Let’s give it a try!”
She is working on filling every slot, whether it be farmers, artists, non-profits, music or craftspeople. She’s nearly got every slot filled. 
“For 2026 we have 11 full-time vendors committed to joining us all 22 weeks!  So this leaves me with four opportunities to bring both necessity and diversity to the market each week and I am doing my best to do just that.  Four part-time vendor spots also means four opportunities for newer farms and businesses that are working to get established.  This really excited me — welcoming new faces to the market and the wonderful community!”
While there may be ideas for future markets, this year she plans to keep the market simple and successful. “The market has been a success for 16 years; I have no plans to mess with that!” 
“I’d like to bring it back to our roots. Appreciating our farmers, food, artisans and vendors.”
“This small town girl is excited about being the new kid on the block as the 2026 Putnam Saturday Farmers Market Manager!  We’re going to keep it simple this year and it’s going to be one for the record books.”

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