Wed. March 11
Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Edwin Way Teale Artist in Residence exhibit of written and visual works inspired by the 2025 summer residences will be on display at the Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road through March 28.
Unique Exhibit
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Arts Council is presenting the avant guard designs in multiple mediums of Jamie Soroka in the Corridor Gallery at the Putnam Municipal Complex through the month of March.
Fund-raiser
WOODSTOCK --- Paws Cat Shelter is holding a social fund-raising event from 4 to 8 p.m. at Taylor Brooke Brewery on Rt. 171. Beer and wine for purchase, basket raffle, light snacks for purchase or bring your own. Destination Events Co. photo booth for added fun. For info or to make a monetary donation: 860-315-1228.
Fri. March 13
Fund-raiser
CANTERBURY --- United Services, Inc. will host its 23rd Annual Irish Night, Lighting the Way Home, from 6 to 9 p.m. This is United Services’ signature annual fund-raising event that will feature traditional Irish food and music, community storytelling, raffles and silent auction items, and a powerful live “Auction-for-a-Cause” paddle raise highlighting the real-life impact of United Services’ programs. Tickets, info: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/annualirishevent/event/23rdannualirisheventlightingthewayhome/.
Sat. March 14
‘Gardens World’
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library will present ‘Around the World in 80 Gardens” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Room 109 in the Putnam Municipal Complex.
Sun. March 15
Owl Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society’s Center at Pomfret on Day Road will present a program on owls at 1 p.m. at the center. Come meet an Eastern Screech Owl, a Barred Owl, a Barn Owl, and a Great Horned Owl! Horizon Wings, a bird of prey rescue in Ashford, is bringing. Seating limited. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers; children aged 10 and under free. Register: between noon and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday at 860-928-4948.
Fund-raiser Tickets
THOMPSON --- Tickets for the TEEG 25th annual Have A Heart fund-raiser will go on sale March 15. It will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. May 1 at the Mansion at Bald Hill in Woodstock. Tickets are $35 per person and will be available at TEEG’s website. Sponsorships also welcome. 860-923-3458.
Mon. March 16
Meditation
THOMPSON --- Quiet Corner Mindful Meditation group will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Thompson Public Library. Free. Beginners welcome, no meditation experience necessary.
Tues. March 17
Al-Anon Meeting
POMFRET --- Al-Anon will meet at noon on Tuesdays at the Christ Church, 527 Pomfret St. Please use the lower level door, near the flagpole. All welcome.
Wed. March 18
Paws Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- Black Dog Bar and Grille is hosting a Dining for a Cause fund-raiser to help Paws Cat Shelter from 3 to 9 p.m. Present a coupon from Petco in Dayville, Paws Cat Shelter, or by email:
Fri. March 20
Comedy Fund-raiser
POMFRET --- The Woodstock Lions Club will present Comedy Night Fundraiser at 7 p.m. at Grill 37. $30. Benefits the Woodstock Lions Club community programs.
Gilded Age Program
POMFRET --- the Pomfret Historical Society will present a Fireside Chat on Pomfret’s Gilded Age at 7 p.m. at the Vanilla Bean Café. Benefits restorations and renovations in the Old Town House. Suggested donation: $10. 860-456-7228.
Sat. March 21
'Revolutionary Women'
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library, America 250 and the Aspinock Historical Society will present “Women in the American Revolution. Putting the ‘Her’ in Heroics” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the library.
Irish Music
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse Music Series will present “Irish Music Legends” featuring Renburke’s Rovers at 2 p.m. Tickets, $25: TheBradleyPlayhouse.org.
Bake, Tag Sale
ABINGTON --- The Abington Congregational Church will hold a tag and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church on Rt. 97.
Sat. March 28
Easter Bunny
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Recreation Department will host the Easter Bunny and all kinds of fun activities starting at 10 a.m. at the Putnam Elementary School. For kids 10 and younger. Also, the Putnam Little League will host an Easter egg hunt outside. $3 minimum donation for this fund-raiser.
Wed. April 1
‘Raise the Coop’
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library and Tri Gable Lea Farm will present “Raise the Coop!” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the library. Everything you need to know about starting and maintaining a happy healthy flock of chickens using sustainable and organic practices.
Wed. April 15
Donations Welcome
POMFRET --- From April 15 through April 28 the Windham County 4-H Auction and Tag Sale will be accepting donations for the annual auction and tag sale set for May 1 and 2. Donations accepted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays Wednesdays and Friday; from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.. Antiques and gently used household goods, furniture, toys, electronics, tools, books, decorative items, etc. will be welcomed . No clothing, textbooks, magazines or encyclopedias. 860-974-3379.
Sat. April 18
Spaghetti Dinner
PUTNAM – Cub Scout Pack 21 of Putnam will host its Spring Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Albert J. Breault VFW Post 1523. $10 for adults; kids 12 and under eat for free. Take-out or eat-in. Music, candy, raffles. Tickets: the VFW Post, Joseph’s Jewelers on School St. Benefits the pack’s Summer Camp Fund. 860-928-5873 (voice only).
Open House
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Open HHHouse on Taft Pond Road will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet the director and other camp staff, take a camp tour, registration materials available. 860-974-3379.
Main St. Stroll
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association and Discover Putnam will present Main Street Restaurant & Market Stroll in downtown Putnam from noon to 4 p.m.
Sun. April 19
Fund-raiser Concert
POMFRET --- Take Note!, an acapella choral group of 20 people from Mansfield Center, will raise their voices in song again at Christ Church at 3 p.m. Benefits Partners in Development, LLC, a nondenominational 501c3 charity which helps the poor in Haiti, Guatemala, Peru and the Delta of Mississippi. Free will donations accepted at the door. Refreshments afterwards.
Sat. April 25
Workshop
POMFRET --- Resiliency, a Poetry Writing Workshop, with Putnam Poet Laureate Aubrey Waz-Grant, will be presented from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pomfret Public Library. It is in collaboration with the Quiet Corner Pride and Christina Cirillo Schmidt.
Sat. Oct. 3
Revolutionary Abington
ABINGTON --- The Pomfret 250th Committee will present a simulated battle re-enactment Oct. 3 and 4 at the Pomfret Recreation Park. There will be two encampments – one British, one American. Battles will be staged at some points Oct. 3.
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Clippers’ season ends in 1st round of CIAC
PUTNAM — The Putnam Clippers’ season came to an end March 7 with a loss to Thomaston in the first round of the CIAC state basketball tournament.
Despite the early postseason exit, the Clippers closed the year with an 11–10 record, marking a significant improvement from last season when the team won just six games. Putnam nearly doubled its win total and finished second in the ECC Div. IV standings with a strong 6–2 league record.
The game was also a historic moment for the program, as the Clippers hosted the first-ever boys state playoff game in the school’s new gymnasium.
Putnam was led offensively by TJ Espinosa and Camden Kell, who each scored 19 points. Espinosa added eight rebounds and four assists in an all-around performance. Kell contributed in multiple areas as well, finishing with four rebounds, three assists, and two blocks.
Senior Nick Devlin closed out his high school career with a solid effort, recording 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists in his final game for the Clippers. Putnam’s roster featured a young core that showed promise throughout the season, though the Clippers were also on the wrong side of several close contests. With much of the lineup expected to return next year, the program appears well-positioned to build on this season’s progress.
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Devlin goes up for a shot; Espinosa goes up for a layup; Kell shoots a three pointer; Schulman shoots in the corner
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Arthur ‘Skip’ St. Amant Jr.
NORWICH — Arthur “Skip” St. Amant Jr., 67, of Norwich died Feb. 27, 2026, at home.
He was the husband of Kathy St. Amant and was born in 1958 in Woonsocket, R.I., to the late Arthur St. Amant Sr. and Esther St. Amant. He was raised in Killingly, and graduated from Killingly High School.
He was a master tile worker and owned St. Amant Tile. He turned homes and businesses into works of art, but his true masterpiece was the unbreakable bond he shared with his family.
In addition to his wife, Kathy, and grandson James, he leaves stepson James Theriaque of Amston; sister, Sally Trahan of Putnam; aunts Phyllis Tessier and Jacqueline Siekierski. . He was predeceased by his brother, Stephen St. Amant.
The Celebration of Life will be at 5 p.m. March 28 at the Albert J. Breault VFW, 207 Providence St., Putnam. Donations: Lewy Body Dementia Association (lbda.org)
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Named to board
BOZRAH — Sustainable CT, a statewide, voluntary certification program that supports sustainability best practices in Connecticut municipalities, announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors including Maureen Nicholson, first selectman of Pomfret.
Donation
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, led by Council Chairman Rodney Butler, has made a substantial $25,000 donation to The Arc Eastern Connecticut to support programs that empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across eastern Connecticut. The gift will strengthen The Arc ECT’s communitybased services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusion efforts that help people with IDD live with dignity, independence, and full equality in their communities.
Awards
JEWETT CITY — The Jewett City Savings Bank Foundation awarded $21,500 to 14 local healthcare and social services organizations during its 2025 grant cycle including, locally: Day Kimball Hospital, was awarded a $1,000 grant towards its annual appeal; $2,000 to Access Agency, Inc. to help provide daily meals to emergency shelter residents in Danielson; $1,000 grant to Quiet Corner Peer Support Group to assist with opening the wellness center in Dayville to provide services to help reduce PTSD symptoms of first responders; and $1,500 grant to Flying Free Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc. in Woodstock received a $500 grant to fund healthcare for horses that are a part of the therapeutic riding program.
Appointments
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. — Hometown Financial Group, the multibank holding company for bankESB, bankHometown, and North Shore Bank, and its Abington Bank and Colonial Federal Savings Bank divisions, announced the appointment of H. Scott Sanborn as its new executive vice president, chief commercial banking officer. He will be based in the Abington Bank’s Holbrook location. Also, announced was the appointment of H. Scott Sanborn as its new executive vice president, chief commercial banking officer. He will be based in the Abington Bank’s Holbrook location.
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