Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Planning Commission
The Town of Putnam Planning Commission will hold a meeting on January 28, 2019, at 6:00 P.M. at the Putnam Town Hall located at 126 Church Street Putnam, CT.  A public hearing will be held on the following:

Application #2019-01:  Strategic Commercial Realty, Inc. d/b/a Rawson Materials — Request for a 16-lot re-subdivision for a proposed second phase of the Quinebaug Regional Technology Park.  Property located between the end of Technology Park Drive and Town Farm Road.  Property noted by location as 79 Town Farm Road., Town Assessor’s Map 44, Lot 1. Zoned QTP.

Edward Briere,
Chairman

Jan. 17, 2019
Jan. 24, 2019

Legal Notice
Tax Collector’s
Office
Town & Fire District
of Pomfret
Legal Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town and Fire District of Pomfret that the Supplemental Motor Vehicle and Second Installment of Real Estate and Personal Property tax bills on the Grand List of October 1, 2017, are DUE AND PAYABLE January 1, 2019. The last day to pay without penalty is February 1, 2019. Per State Statute, interest will be charged at 18% annually (1.5% per month), with a minimum charge of $2.00 per each entity (Town and Fire are separate entities) on all delinquent payments postmarked February 2, 2019, or later.
Make all checks payable to Pomfret Tax Collector and mail to: Pomfret Tax Collector, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, CT 06259. If a receipt is desired, please enclose a stamped, self- addressed envelope. For more information or to pay online, go to www.pomfretct.gov.
Tax Office Hours are: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Town Hall is closed on Fridays. If you have any questions, please call 860-974-0394.

Pamela N. Gaumond,
CCMC Tax Collector
Town & Fire District of Pomfret

Dec. 27, 2018
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On the Beam
Lydia Taft goes airborne on the balance beam in a recent competition for the Woodstock Academy Centaurs gymnastics team. Woodstock Academy photo.




Halfway through the season, Woodstock Academy senior Lydia Taft is still not 100 percent as of yet.
Her opponents, however, may question that.
The gymnast has been very consistent and led the Centaurs to their fifth consecutive victory Jan. 16, 144.1 – 125.7 over Norwich Free Academy at Thames Valley Gymnastics.
“It’s really awesome to have her back,” coach Kasey Tocchio said of the senior.
Taft missed all but one meet, the New England championship, last season due to back troubles.
“She is beyond hungry,” Tocchio said. “This is her senior year and for her to come back right where she left off just means the absolute world to her.”
Tocchio said Taft still is doing alternative training because of her back to keep her in the best shape possible and try to get her through the entire season.
“What she is doing right now is just remarkable,” Tocchio said.
Taft won the All-Around with a 36.95 total against the Wildcats. She also claimed first place in the beam (9.5) and the floor (9.4); was second in the bars (9.0) and tied for third with teammate Emily Arters (9.05) in the vault.
“I’m really excited about where she is at. I wouldn’t say shocked because I knew she had it in her. I’m just super-proud of how far she has come,” Tocchio said.
Taft is also not blowing away her teammates.
Fellow senior Ali Crescimanno was right behind her in Norwich with a 36.35.
Crescimanno was first in the bars (9.5) and tied Putnam’s Maggie McKeon for first in the vault (9.4). The Killingly-Putnam-Tourtellotte cooperative also competed against NFA and posted a 132.2-125.7 win over the Wildcats.
Tocchio said the interior competition is probably even more important than competition from the outside because of the consistency of the push between Taft and Crescimanno.
“It helps both of them. It’s kind of like when me and Justine (Basley) competed (at Killingly), it’s so awesome to have a teammate that is so close to you that way that you just keep pushing one another which is what they do and it helps the rest of our all-around performers; Jenna (Davidson), Maddie (Grube), and Abby (Vaida),” Tocchio said.
Vaida finished second in the beam (8.85) and third on the floor (9.2) in Norwich. Vaida provided some needed points in the floor exercise last season, but Tocchio said she has improved in the other three events this season as well. “With her and Maddie hitting, it just means the team score just keeps creeping up,” Tocchio said.
Arters has been doing a new vault which has also given the Centaurs’ point total a boost.
The Centaurs still have to improve a bit as the tournament season approaches. Their 144.1 score was not the best of the season. That occurred in their first meet at home against NFA when the Centaurs posted a 146.85 total.
“That first mark gave us a lot of hope as to how high we could go this year,” Tocchio said. “We feel we can get into the high 140s. We’re still making little mistakes here-and-there. We were off on beam last night which we haven’t been all season. There is potential to keep growing.”
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy

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Competition
Woodstock Academy’s Julia Theriaque, left, competes in the high jump while senior Kenneth Birlin races to the finish in a recent SWCL indoor track meet. Photos courtesy of The Woodstock Academy.




Most indoor track teams in Connecticut don’t get out and compete on a weekly basis in the winter.
The Woodstock Academy Centaurs are an anomaly thanks to the school’s proximity to the Massachusetts border and the Southern Worcester County League.
The Centaurs and Marianapolis Prep are eligible to compete in the league as independents. Neither Connecticut school can compete in the league championship.
That’s fine with Woodstock Academy coach Josh Welch.
The Massachusetts meets are great filler in between the Eastern Connecticut Conference non-scoring development meets in December and the ECC championship meet which comes up on Feb. 2.
“It’s a great opportunity to get some time in on jumps, throws, and the track, in a smaller meet environment than many of the invitationals. It gives coach (Joe) Banas and me a little more time to help athletes set goals, and chart progress throughout the season particularly for athletes who don’t make the cutoff marks at many of the larger invitationals and are unable to compete in those,” Welch said.
The Woodstock Academy coach added he thought it was a great formula for growth of the program since it does allow the lesser advanced athlete a chance to get a taste of competition.
The girls’ team finished up the SWCL season with an 8-3 mark after a 46-40 win over Millbury, Mass., and a 63-23 loss to Uxbridge, Mass., Jan. 16 at Northbridge High School in Whitinsville, Mass.
Ivy Gelhaus was the only runner to capture a first-place finish. She crossed the tape first in the 600-meter.
Julia Theriaque finished second in the high jump and fourth in the 1000-meter; Daisy Li captured a second-place finish in the dash and was fourth in the high hurdles; Iris Bazinet was second in the 1000-meter and third in the mile; the girls’ 4x200-meter team placed second and Maria Scandalito threw a personal best, 24-feet, 6-inches in the shot put.
Theriaque was tied with two other athletes for the best high jump of the season as she cleared 5-feet. Gelhaus had the second best performance (1:50.2) in the 600-meter in the SWCL.
The boys finished with a 5-5 mark following a 56-28 win over Millbury and a 50-36 loss to Uxbridge.
Senior Kenneth Birlin placed first in the 1000-meter; the 4x200-meter relay team also brought home a first-place finish.
Lucas Couture was second in the high hurdles; Ethan Aspiras was second in the 600-meter and third in the mile; Danylo Ntamwemizi was second in the shotput and qualified for the state meet with a personal-best throw of 38-feet, 4 ½ -inches; Spencer Collins was second in the 300-meter and Evan Giafriddo placed third in the two mile.
“I am very proud of what both teams accomplished,” Welch said. “We took losses to some great programs like Auburn, and Uxbridge, who put together strong teams, but we’re competitive up there and having that regular competition, close to home, helps us get stronger by keeping the athletes engaged in regular competition.  Our kids start to know the kids they are competing against and develop a sense of friendly competition that is difficult to produce in scattered invites.”
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy

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