A. Secondino & Son Inc., the general contractor for the addition to the Pomfret Public Library, and its subcontractor spent a good bit of time putting tar paper on the building. Shingles followed. Linda Lemmon photos.
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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 860-963-0000.
Oct. 20
Jesse Dean Rickets, 42, no certain address; carrying a dangerous weapon, criminal possession firearm/ammunition/ DFNS weapon.
Oct. 21
Katie Hall, 41, Battey Street, Putnam; criminal violation civil protection order.
Frieda M. Parker, 50, Thayer Street, Putnam; first-degree criminal mischief, first-degree criminal damage property.
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Dorothy A. (Bartkiewicz) Maynard
N. GROSVENORDALE — Dorothy “Dot” (Bartkiewicz) Maynard, 79, of North Grosvenordale, died Oct. 8, 2025. She was the wife of the late Norman Maynard. Born July 27, 1946, in Webster, she was the daughter of the late John and Emily Bartkiewicz.
Dorothy was a paraprofessional in the Thompson school system for many years. During her time in the school system, she made countless friends and made many lasting relationships. Those who had the pleasure of working with her experienced her loving and caring nature, and dedication to helping students in her community.
Outside of the classroom, Dorothy was a Ladies Auxiliary Member at the Community Fire Department in N. Grosvenordale and the Thompson Recreation Department. Dorothy and her late husband, Norm, were long time parishioners at St. Joseph Church. Together they ran and volunteered at numerous fund-raisers over the years, all benefiting the church and the community. When they weren’t hard at working raising money for the community, Dot and Norm enjoyed the occasional trip to The Cape and Florida. In her later years Dot enjoyed partaking in the Putnam Senior Bus Trips, where she continued making friends and memories. Dorothy was an avid reader and enjoyed staying connected to friends and family at social gatherings and on the telephone.
She leaves two daughters, Pamela Maynard of N. Grosvenordale, Kim Aucoin (Scott) of Dudley; son, Corey Maynard (Maryann) of Northbridge, Mass.; brother, John “Jack” Bartkiewicz of South Carolina; and her longtime friend and companion, Little Bear, the energetic and loving Chihuahua.
The Mass of Christian Burial was Oct. 16 at St. Joseph Church in N. Grosvenordale. Burial was private. Valade Funeral Home, 23 Main St., N. Grosvenordale.
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Interact Club: Focus on food insecurity
PUTNAM — This year the Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact is focusing on food insecurity so it was no surprise that Interact Club had a booth set up in Rotary Park recently.
The goal was to raise awareness and donations for Day Kimball Hospital Hematology Oncology Caitlyn’s Cupboard. This is a food pantry serving financially insecure cancer patients. The club had brochures on hand explaining what Cailyn’s Cupboard is and a food item wish list.
The Interact Club received $66 in donations and boxes of food items from the Quinebaug Valley Regional Rotaract Club.
For more information about DKH Caitlyn’s Cupboard contact
Rotarian Roberta Rocchetti, an Interact Club advisor, thanked Interact members Gabriell Cerasiello, Paige Perry, Jack Daley, Calleigh Levesque, Alyssa Daniels and Rotaract members Matthew Gardiner and Larda Yottivong for taking part.
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Interact Club members recently set up a booth to raise awareness about food insecurity. From left: Paige Perry, Calleigh Levesque Alyssa Daniels and Rotaract President Matthew Gardiner in the back. Courtesy photo.
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