DKH recognized for stroke care
PUTNAM — Day Kimball Health (DKH) recently received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award in recognition of its commitment to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care.
Get With The Guidelines leverages the expertise of the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to support hospitals nationwide, ensuring patient care is aligned with the latest research and evidence-based guidelines. Get With The Guidelines - Stroke is an in-hospital program designed to improve stroke care by promoting consistent adherence to these guidelines, which can help minimize the long-term effects of a stroke and even prevent death.
“DKH is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest treatment guidelines,” said Kyle Kramer, DKH CEO. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to utilize proven knowledge and guidelines daily, which studies show can help patients recover better. The end goal is to help ensure more people in northeastern Connecticut can experience longer, healthier lives should they suffer a stroke.” 
Each year, program participants qualify for the award by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for stroke patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants also educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home. 
“We are incredibly pleased to recognize Day Kimball Health for its commitment to caring for patients with stroke,” said Steven Messe, M.D., volunteer chairperson of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group and professor of neurology and director of fellowships of neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities.”
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the nation. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. 
When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs, so brain cells die. Early stroke detection and treatment are key to improving survival, minimizing disability, and accelerating recovery times.

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Emergency Training Exercise
Aug. 6 Putnam Emergency Management Director Scott Belleville, Putnam High School Principal Heather Taylor, and Putnam Public Schools Assistant Facilities Director Troy Mayo attended a regional school reunification exercise at East Lyme High School.  The exercise was based on the emergency evacuation of a school and a controlled reunification between students and parents with a focus on accountability and security.  “Before the Sandy Hook tragedy, there wasn’t much thought or planning put into reunification. Today we work hard to limit the chaos and confusion.  We may only have one shot at getting it right and that’s why we practice, review, make necessary adjustments, and practice again.  In Emergency Management we plan for all hazard emergencies, but we also plan for an expedited and equitable recovery.  Thank you to East Lyme Emergency Management for hosting the exercise, CT Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (CT DEHMS) for the grant funding, and to CT DEHMS School Safety and Security Committee for creating an informative and well organized exercise,” said Belleville. Courtesy photo.

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Town of Putnam
Planning & Zoning Commission 
Legal Notice

The Town of Putnam Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a hybrid meeting on August 20, 2025, at 7:00 P. M. in Room 201 at the Putnam Municipal Complex, located at 200 School Street, Putnam, CT.  Public hearings will take place on the following:
Continue public hearing on Docket # 2025-06  Homes at School LLC request for a special permit for multi-family dwellings in accordance with Section 702 of the Town of Putnam Zoning Regulations for the construction of 40 residential units of a previously approved site plan that expired.  The property is located at 465 School Street, Town Assessors Map 008, Lot 142, Zoned R-10.
Docket # 2025-10  Town of Putnam Zoning Commission proposing two text amendments to the Town of Putnam Zoning Regulations Section 304 entitled “Schedule of Uses and Districts” Table III-1 category Lodging, Dining and Conference/Banquet.  The proposed text amendment would delete the use listed as hotel-no conference center, with facilities and services for hotel room guests only and remove the “N” listed under the zone PD (Putnam Downtown). The proposed new use would read; Hotel-with facilities and services for hotel room guests, options: dining facilities, lounge, barn, event facilities which would include an “S” under the zone PD (Putnam Downtown).  
Docket # 2025-11  Jackson Consulting, LLC request for a Special Permit for multi-family in accordance with Section 304 Table 111-1 of the Town of Putnam Zoning regulations for the construction of 2 buildings consisting of 12 units each. (24 units total)  Property located at 33, 59 & 67 Prospect Street, Town Assessors Map 16, Lots 32/35/48.  Zoned R-10.

Patricia Hedenberg, Chairperson

Aug. 7, 2025
Aug. 14, 2025

Legal Notice
Town of Pomfret
Board of Assessment Appeals
Notice of Meeting

Legal notice is hereby given to any person claiming to be aggrieved by the doings of the Assessor for motor vehicles on the Grand List of 2024. Such appeal shall be made in person along with the vehicle to the Board on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Pomfret Town Hall, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret.

Dated at Pomfret, CT
this 6th day 
of August 2025.
Pomfret BAA Chairman,
Raymond Wishart

Aug. 14, 2025

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