Accident at intersection
PUTNAM — A juvenile was issued a warning for failure to grant right of way at an intersection after an accident at the intersection of School and Mechanics streets, according to the Putnam Police Department.
Police officers, Putnam EMS and the Putnam Fire Department responded. 
Police said a 2005 Ford Five Hundred traveling east on School Street, operated by a 17 year old juvenile from Thompson, failed to grant the right of way to oncoming traffic when making a left turn from School Street onto Mechanic Street and struck a 2017 Ford Focus operated by Edward Hemphill, 56,  of Woodstock. 
Both vehicles sustained disabling damage and were towed.  Both occupants of the Ford Focus were transported to DKH by Putnam EMS for evaluation. 
The juvenile reported they were uninjured and was issued a Warning for Failure to Grant right of way at an intersection.

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Projects - Downtown Putnam
Top: This is the middle section of the Kennedy Drive Commuter Lot. It is  being completely reworked and expanded. The project includes a new storm water management system which takes the water from the lot, under Kennedy Drive into some filtering basins before releasing the clean water into the Quinebaug. In addition there will be more parking spaces added including several EV charging stations. The entrance closest to the Rt. 44/Kennedy Drive intersection is closed. The new entrance to the lot will be further down, away from the congested intersection. Officials hope that the paving may be done the first or second week of May. Above: The 4,400 square-foot- expansion of Gerardi Hilb Group on Canal Street should start any way now. The parking that is currently behind the Gerardi building will move to the far end of the addition. Linda Lemmon photos.

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Garden club plant sale is May 10
WOODSTOCK — The Quiet Corner Garden Club’s Plant Sale is from 9 a.m. to noon May 10 in the Agriculture Building on the Woodstock Fairgrounds.
Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetable plants, and house plants, many donated by club members, will be available. Hanging baskets, fresh floral arrangements, bird feeders, planters, and garden accessories will also tempt. There will be more native plants than ever before.
Representatives from The Last Green Valley and the UConn Extension Service Master Gardener program will be there with free seeds and to answer gardening questions. The event is sponsored by The Putnam Area Foundation.
Proceeds from the Plant Sale are used to fund scholarships for local students studying horticulture-related fields, for civic projects such as children’s gardens in schools and libraries, plantings at senior housing facilities, and memorial sites throughout our service area.
For more information: website QuietCornerGardenClub.com or find them on Facebook.

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