The following charges were listed in the Putnam Police Department logs. The people charged are innocent until proven guilty in court. The Town Crier will publish dispositions of cases at the request of the accused. The dispositions must be accompanied by the proper documentation. The Putnam Police Department confidential Tip Line is 963-0000.
Nov. 24
Ryan Gunter, 26, High Street, Putnam; misuse of marker plates, failure to maintain minimum insurance, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, failure to carry driver’s license.
Amanda Moreau, no age listed, Harrison Street, Putnam; misuse of marker plates, operating without minimum insurance.
Nov. 28
Mark Bellanceau, 46, River Road, Putnam; operating motor vehicle not equipped with IID, failure to carry operator’s license, failure to have tail lamp.
Richard Calderon, 43, Maynard Street, Putnam; two counts of disorderly conduct, threatening.
Nov. 29
Kimberly Engle, 47, Prospect Street, Stafford Springs; operating under the influence, operation without headlights.
Mark Hall, 42, no certain address, Putnam; two counts disorderly conduct, third-degree criminal mischief.
Nov. 30
Denise Menard, 58, Putnam Pike, Dayville; violation of restraining order, second-degree harassment, first-degree criminal trespass.
Ashley Reyes, 30, Killingly Road, Pomfret Center; disorderly conduct, risk of injury to minor.
Dec. 1
Anthony Rocco Ricci, 25, Reardon Road, N. Grosvenordale; OUI/speeding.
Drew Wilson, 35, Aldrich Avenue, Moosup; operating unregistered motor vehicle.
Robert Rebussini, no age listed, rolling wood Drive, Johnston, R.I.; failure to have tail lamps.
Casey Swanson, 22, Kenneth Drive, Dayville; misuse of marker plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance.
Dec. 2
Shawn Barylski, 43, Van den Noort Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct, third-degree assault.
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Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Inland Wetland
Commission
The Town of Putnam Inland Wetland Commission held a meeting on November 14, 2018, at the Putnam Town Hall located at 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT. The following was APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS:
Allgreenit Solar – 645 Providence Pike – Construction of Solar Array as presented.
Ann Battersby,
Chair
Dec. 6, 2018
Legal Notice
Town of Putnam
Zoning Commission
The Town of Putnam Zoning Commission held a Special Meeting on November 28, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. at the Putnam Town Hall, located at 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT. The following action was taken:
Docket # 2018-09: Karen Bartholomew — Request for a Special Permit and associated waivers to operate a Bed & Breakfast located at 166 Grove Street, Town Assessor’s Map 16, Lot 149. Zoned Residential. APPROVED.
Docket # 2018-10: Rawson Materials, Madilyn Smith — Request for a Special Permit for gravel removal consisting of 43,000 cubic yards. Properties located at 10,38, & 52 Cady Road, Town Assessor’s Map 34, Lots 77,78 & 79. Zoned AG-2. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 19, 2018, AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE PUTNAM TOWN HALL.
Patricia Hedenberg,
Chairman
Dec. 6, 2018
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Training
Assistant strength and conditioning coach Jeff Higgins works with the football team. Photo by Marc Allard.
The Woodstock Academy football team filed in last week to the weight room on the South Campus of the school for the first day of off-season work.
The words flew out of many of their mouths, “It smells new in here.”
That’s because most of what is in the former wrestling room is just that- brand new.
Thanks to an anonymous donation, strength and conditioning coaches Brenden Ostaszewski and Jeff Higgins have a new home.
“It’s wonderful,” said athletic director and football coach Sean Saucier. “We’re very fortunate to have the donations to provide such a top-notch room for our athletes. It’s exciting. It looks beautiful. The strength coaches are excited, the kids are excited. We’re going to have hundreds of athletes utilizing that space.”
The work was completed over the Thanksgiving break and the first workouts in the facility took place Nov. 28.
“The new weight room allows us to serve more athletes in a shorter time frame. A lot of the athletes come in after school from about 2:15 p.m. to about 5 p.m. before practice starts in the evening,” Ostaszewski said.
The demand for training for athletic teams is larger in the offseason so 75 minutes of time on weekday afternoons is blocked off for offseason athletes. There are scheduled team lifts, for those teams in-season, beginning at 3:30 p.m. The physical education department at Woodstock Academy also has access to the room.
The weight room had been in the same building, which also houses the South Campus gymnasium, only on the lower level. That area now houses cardio workout equipment such as treadmills and elliptical machines.
The new weight room has six squat racks with Ostaszewski hoping that number will double in the near future.
It also has six benches and several sets of power blocks (adjustable dumb bells).
The highlight of the room, however, is what makes it rather appetizing to the eye.
Down the entire right side of the room is a strip of turf, resembling a football field.
The turf will be used for speed and agility training as well as dynamic warmups.
It’s an area that Ostaszewski wishes he would have had growing up in Pennsylvania.
“We had a class-sized room with one or two squat racks, and one or two benches, that’s it,” Ostaszewski said. “This is going to better serve all of the students here at The Academy. We have two certified strength coaches on staff. I wish I had that when I was in high school. It’s going to help the students later on in life. Some of them won’t be able to play college or professional sports, but it’s going to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout adulthood.”
The presence of the strength and conditioning coach already started to show results last year with the prep basketball teams, Saucier said.
The addition of a second coach and the new weight room can only expand that progress.
“I’m excited see where we are two years down the road because it takes time. Now that we have the spaces in place and the programs in place, all formalized, the kids are lifting and training and I’m excited to see what the benefits will be,” Saucier said.
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy
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Legal Notice
Public Hearing
Notice
Town of Pomfret
Planning and
Zoning Commission
The Pomfret Planning & Zoning Commission will hold the following Public Hearing at their meeting on December 19, 2018, starting at 7:00 PM at the Old Town House:
1. Garden Gate Florist, Inc. (Allison Britt), 30 Putnam Road — Special permit application for a florist/retail shop.
A copy of the application is on file in the office of the Planning and Zoning Commission, 5 Haven Road, Pomfret Center, Connecticut. The file is available for review during normal business hours.
Town of Pomfret
Planning & Zoning Commission
Dated this 3rd day
of December 2018
Lynn L. Krajewski,
Clerk
Dec. 5, 2018
Dec. 12, 2018