Woodstock public schools

Monday: Chicken patties on buns, baked beans, fruit. Tuesday: Baked potatoes with toppings, broccoli, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken tenders, fruit. Thursday: American Chop Suey, waxed beans, fruit. Friday: Pizza, carrot sticks, fruit.

Pomfret Community

Monday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, carrot snacks/dip, fruit or fruit cups. Tuesday: French toast sticks, turkey sausages, hash browns, veggie cups, orange juice or fruit. Wednesday: Deli turkey sandwiches, veggie cups, baked Doritos or chips, fruit or fruit cups. Thursday: Mr. Fox's pizza, broccoli, veggie cups, fruit or fruit cups. Friday: Crispy chicken sandwiches, veggie cups, fruit or fruit cups, pudding.

Putnam Elementary/Middle

Monday: Homestyle Sloppy Joes. Tuesday: Orange popcorn chicken rice bowls, broccoli. Wednesday - Breakfast for Lunch: French toast sticks, scrambled eggs, blueberries, hash browns. Thursday: Fiesta Taco Bowls, Spanish rice, Mexicali corn. Friday: Stuffed-crust pizza. 

Putnam High

Monday: Crispy chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, corn. Tuesday: Deluxe burgers, cole slaw. Wednesday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, Goldfish crackers, veggie sticks/hummus. Thursday: Chicken chipotle ranch flatbread sandwiches, broccoli. Friday: Pizza.

 

 

Wed. Jan. 25

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a walk at noon starting at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road.  Free for CAS members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

 

Art Exhibit

THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present an exhibit,” Art @ the Library: The Monahan Family Artwork & Paintings” until Feb. 28. Reception is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6. www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org

 

Thur. Jan. 26

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a walk at 8:30 a.m. starting at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road.  Bring camera. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

 

Trivia Night

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Lions Club will present a Trivia Night fund-raiser at 7 p.m. at the Crossings Restaurant and Brew Pub. This month’s charity is the Putnam EMS.

 

Fri. Jan. 27

Lecture

POMFRET --- Pomfret School will present Alex Ross, a Lecture on the Industries of the Future, at 7 p.m. at the school’s Parsons Lodge. Free and open to the public. This is presented under the auspices of The Schwartz Visiting Fellow Program at the school.

 

‘The Underpants’

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present an adult comedy, “The Underpants,”  at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 3 and 4 and at 2 p.m. Jan. 29 and Feb. 5. 860-928-7887.

 

Fish Fry

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a fish fry from noon to 8 p.m. Prices vary. 860-923-2967.

 

Sat. Jan. 28

Baked Potato Buffet

PUTNAM --- There will be a baked potato buffet from 5 to 7 p.m. in the downstairs hall of St. Mary’s Church on Providence Street. $5. Benefits Boy Scout Troop 21.

 

Ham Bean Supper

E. WOODSTOCK --- The East Woodstock Congregational Church will host a Ham & Bean supper from 5 to 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.  $10 for adults; kids 10 and younger admitted free. Take out  available.   Tickets: 860-928-07449 or 860-928-2731 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

 

Supper, Music

KILLINGLY --- The Killingly Grange will present a supper and two bluegrass bands at the Grange on Rt. 101. Supper is at 6 and the show starts at 7. Call 860-774-0087 for more info.

 

Benefit Concert

POMFRET --- The Access Community Action Agency will present a concert at 8 p.m. at the Vanilla Bean Café to benefit the Northeast Connecticut Emergency Food Pantry of Access. Music, desserts and beverages. $20.

 

Sun. Jan. 29

Acorn Adventure

WOODSTOCK --- The Last Green Valley Ranger Marcy's Acorn Adventure - Eagle Search & Lake Visit will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Roseland Park. Snacks, eagle info, Acorn Adventure stickers and fresh air fun included. Dress for the weather, and bring a friend. Free. All welcome.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present "Winter Writing Workshop: Nature Writing - A Walk with Edwin Way Teale" from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

 

Mon. Jan. 30

Library Program

POMFRET --- The Friends of Pomfret Public Library will present “Creative Writing For Adults” with Christine Kalafus at 7 p.m. at the library. Free, but please register. 860-928-3475.

 

Tues. Jan. 31

Exercise Group

WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Senior Exercise Group will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday in the Woodstock Town Hall lower level meeting room. Free for all Woodstock senior citizens 60 and older. 860-974-1050.

 

Veterans Program

DANIELSON --- The Veterans Coffeehouse will present a program on Understanding and Navigating Medicare at 9 a.m. at the Killingly Community Center.

 

Thur. Feb. 2

‘Duck Day’

EASTFORD --- At 7:30 a.m. Scramble the Duck will predict the next six weeks of weather at the Ivy Glenn Memorial. All welcome. Free. Sponsor is the Town of Eastford. In case schools are closed due to impassable roads, the event will take place Feb. 3. 

 

Fri. Feb. 3

Veterans Program

DANIELSON --- The Veterans Coffeehouse will present music by Frog Rock Trio at 7 p.m. at the Westfield Congregational Church. 

 

Sat. Feb. 4

Dinner Dance

WOODSTOCK --- The Day Kimball Hospital Woman’s Board will hold its Valentine Dinner Dance fund-raiser at The Mansion at Bald Hill. Checks may be made out to Woman’s Board Day Kimball Hospital. Please send to: WBDKH, 37 Tunk City Road, Danielson, CT 06239.

 

Sledding Day

CANTERBURY --- Laskianen/Sledding Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Finnish Hall on Rt. 169. Includes lunch of pea soup and breads. All welcome. 

 

Dinner Dance

WOODSTOCK --- The Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital will hold a Valentine Dinner Dance at the Mansion at Bald Hill. Cocktails are at 6, dinner at 7, dancing from 8 to 11 p.m. $45 and donations accepted. 860-774-5802.

 

Sun. Feb. 5

Exhibit

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Waterbirds in Love: Photography by Carol Lowbeer” through the end of February at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Slideshow and opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 5. Free. 860-928-4948.

 

Mon. Feb. 6

Haircut Donations

DAYVILLE --- On Feb. 6 and 7 the  Hair Cuttery will host Share-A-Haircut for the Homeless.  Every time anyone receives a haircut at any of the Hair Cuttery salons in New England, including the salon in Dayville at 1109 Killingly Common Drive, a free haircut certificate will be donated to a homeless person in the community

 

Tues. Feb. 7

Veterans Program

DANIELSON --- The Veterans Coffeehouse will present a program on Emergency Preparedness including free smoke detectors at 9 a.m. at the Killingly Community Center

 

Fri. Feb. 10

History Program

CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical Society will present Stephen Spignesi with “Quirky, Wild, and Weird Facts About American Presidents” after the 7 p.m. business session at the Community room of Canterbury Town Hall. Refreshments follow. All welcome. Free. www.canterburyhistorical.org.

 

‘Souvenir’

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present “Souvenir” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 11, 17 and 18 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 and 19. 860-928-7887.

 

Sat. Feb. 11

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Owl Walk” at 7 .p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. Cancelled if rain, snow or high wind. 860-928-4948.

 

Fire & Ice

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present the 4th annual Fire and Ice festival to Putnam from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. downtown.  www.discoverputnam.org .

 

Sun. Feb. 12

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Eagle Program by Horizon Wings” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center o

 

 

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HARTFORD — Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that he intends to allocate $5 million in state funding to be placed on an agenda of an upcoming meeting of the State Bond Commission as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to assist homeowners in northeastern Connecticut facing concerns due to the possible existence of a mineral that could cause the foundations of their homes to deteriorate.  The funding will be used to provide testing and including visual inspections of foundations in order to better understand the extent of the problem while also assisting property owners with the costs related to testing.

The Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH) is also planning to allocate an additional $1 million in federal block grant funding to further assist low and moderate-income homeowners and help offset these testing costs.

A number of homes in the region have suffered damages due to what appears to be the result of a natural disaster – specifically the reaction of a naturally occurring mineral, pyrrhotite, to oxygen and water.  Pyrrhotite is an iron sulfide mineral, and its exposure to oxygen and water leads to a chemical reaction that results in deterioration of home foundations.  The presence of pyrrhotite indicates the potential for concrete deterioration, but its existence alone does not necessarily cause it.  For homes with existing deterioration, the existence of pyrrhotite can – in some circumstances – be determined by visual inspection alone, chiefly because this kind of deterioration forms a unique cracking pattern.

Under the program homeowners will be eligible for a 50 percent reimbursement – up to $2,000 – for the testing of two core samples within their home.  Homeowners who have visual testing conducted by a licensed professional engineer will be eligible for a 100 percent reimbursement – up to $400.  The program will provide testing for applicants with homes built since 1983 and that are within a 20-mile radius of the J.J. Mottes Concrete Company in Stafford Springs.