Afternoon at the Opera

The Afternoon at the Opera was presented by the town of Putnam, Centreville Bank, WIN Waste Innovations, Salt Marsh Opera, Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut. Help also came from WINY 1350 AM, the Putnam Police Department, the Putnam Rotary Club, and the Putnam Lions Club. More photos on our Facebook page on Wednesday.



clockwise from upper left:

Playing bass

Harpist

Betty Hale, founder of the Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut.

Chillin' and listening

MC Gary Osbrey, left, and Putnam Mayor Barney Seney welcomed the crowd.

 

POMFRET — May 23 members of the Class of 2021 celebrated the 127th Commencement of Pomfret School.
Blake Zahansky of Pomfret Center addressed the assembly on behalf of his class. “As we depart this beautiful campus for our final time today as the Class of 2021, we will always remain better together. We will take the lessons of resilience, empathy, inclusiveness, and support to where we go next — and we will make that place better. That is the power we will take forward to the next stop on our journey.”
Head of School Tim Richards announced the top scholars in the class. Anya Button earned the distinction of second in class, and Shawn Zhu was honored as the sixth form’s top scholar. The Wendell D. Mansfield Cup, awarded each year to a sixth form student who, by vote of the faculty, best exemplifies in school life the qualities of desire, drive, and determination, was awarded to Lance Martineau.
The School’s highest honor, the Founder’s Medal, was awarded to Class President Michaela Nsubuga of Danielson for her deep engagement with the School and her outstanding qualities of scholarship, leadership, and determination.
Members of the Class of 2021 from Connecticut and Massachusetts:
Cameron Adams | Guilford CT; Matthew Botta | Madison CT; Nicholas Campagnone | Columbia CT; Catori Colebut | Mashantucket CT; Andrew DeChellis | Rowayton CT; Isaac DiIorio | Pomfret CT; Andrew Edwardson | Ridgefield CT; Samuel Eglin | Darien CT; Hans Forselius | Guilford CT; Emmy Gengras | Bloomfield CT; Brennan Holmes | Killingly CT; Alexandra Lee | Madison CT; Cooper Lee | Fairfield CT; Christina Mark | Woodstock CT; Nicolo Mazzocca | West Hartford CT; Melissa Montesi | North Haven CT; Rose-Michaela Nsubuga | Danielson CT; Natalie Paul | Woodstock CT; Matthew Rehm | Darien CT; Katarina Renner | Tolland CT; Olivia Riley | Brooklyn CT; Grace Rosow | Fairfield CT; Keegan Rybacki | Tolland CT; Eliza Sammis Old | Greenwich CT; Kayla Shah | Westport CT; Bailey Sheehan | Pomfret CT; Cameran Steiger | Pomfret Center CT; Molly Sullivan | Willington CT; Bo Yaworski | Brooklyn CT; Blake Zahansky | Pomfret Center CT; Quron Zene | Windsor CT.
Also Jonathan Bouvier | Hopkinton MA; Anya Button | Belmont MA; Kayla Doan | Shrewsbury MA; Phoebe Hager | Groton MA; Benjamin Kelsey | Brewster MA; Robert Leslie | Newton Centre MA; Cameron Lowe | Lancaster MA; Jackson Medeiros | Douglas MA; Jack Muse | East Dennis MA; Keegan Palmer | West Newbury MA; Amaya Smith | Williamstown MA; Laila Travers | Sandwich MA; Yubing Yang | Wellesley MA.

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Promoted
Putnam Police Chief Chris Ferace, right, with newly promoted Kevin Cardonne. Cardonne was promoted to sergeant. Courtesy  hoto.


Officer promoted
to sergeant
PUTNAM — Putnam Police Chief Chris Ferace announced the promotion of police officer Kevin Cardonne to the rank of sergeant Aug. 9.
In the ceremony Cardonne’s new sergeant’s badge was pinned by his wife Kim and he took the oath of his new position.
Sergeant Cardonne joined the Putnam Police Department in March of 2020 after working more than 21-years of combined service with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police Department and the Carlisle, Mass., Police Department. He is a certified Crisis Intervention Officer, specially trained in dealing with people in mental health crisis. He is a certified Background Investigator and certified ATV Instructor. He has attended numerous specialized training courses and brings a wealth of experience to his new supervisory position. He will be assigned as a patrol supervisor on the evening shift.
Cardonne holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bryant University, a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Northeastern University and a master’s degree in in criminal justice from UMass-Lowell.
He was selected for promotion after completing a series of promotional examinations conducted by the Law Enforcement Council of Eastern CT.
He lives in Plainfield with his wife and has four adult daughters.

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