PUTNAM — The Putnam Police Department is looking for information on an Oct. 22 accident.
Police said about 10:50 p.m. the department responded to Farrows Street and found a 1998 Honda Civic with heavy front end damage had come to rest in the front yard of 192 Farrows St. It had struck a parked vehicle in the driveway with enough force to push it onto the front yard and spin it around causing it disabling damage. During the course of the collision, the retaining wall in the driveway was also damaged. A second parked vehicle was damaged by a tree stump that was launched into it.
The driver, Michael Donovan, 31, of Log Street, Manchester N.H., was traveling north on Farrows Street with his 1998 Honda Civic when he lost control. Donovan was taken to Day Kimball Hospital by Putnam EMS with suspected minor injuries. No other injuries were reported. This accident is currently under investigation and anyone with information relevant to this case is asked to contact Officer Brignole at the Putnam Police Department with information at 860-928-6565. Case # 18-9264.
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.
Oct. 18
Benjamin Lachance, 38, Harrisville Road, second-degree failure to appear.
Oct. 19
April St. Jean, 49, Vosler Drive, Moosup; second-degree failure to appear.
Lori Gaugh, 45, Rt. 169, Woodstock; disorderly conduct, third-degree criminal mischief.
Kevin Citrino, 57, Powhattan Street, Putnam; operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, passing a standing school bus.
Shawn Pepin, 27, Lyon Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Oct. 20
Brittany Smith, 26, Van den Noort Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Marina MarcolinoDaSilva, 39, Railroad Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct.
Oct. 21
Brittany Smith, 26, Van den Noort Street, Putnam; violation of conditions of release, first-degree trespass.
Oct. 23
Nicholas Holmes, 36, Battey Street, Putnam; disorderly conduct, assault on a police officer.
Oct. 24
Alicia Martin, 25, Main Street, Baltic; travelling unreasonably fast.
Oct. 25
Kayla Link, 29, Sabin Street, Putnam; travelling unreasonably fast.
Oct. 26
Jason Bellanceau, 36, Harrisville Road, Woodstock; operating under suspension, speeding.
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Ethan Aspiras of Woodstock Academy was pretty happy following the Class MM state cross-country championship race Oct. 26 at Wickham Park.
“I feel tired,” the sophomore said with a laugh. “I feel really good because I had a personal best and this is a really hard course to do that on. It was nice.”
Aspiras finished in 17 minutes, 57 seconds, good for 30th place in the race.
“It’s good to end my sophomore cross-country season this way,” Aspiras said.
He also felt good during the race.
After fighting his way through the first mile, he got a surge of energy at the start of the second.
“I was looking for him and I was thinking he went out too fast, but I never saw him again,” said senior Kenneth Birlin. “I think he’s going to be really good over the next couple of years. Even last year in track, he was already a leader on the team and I think he’s going to lead this team over the next couple of years.”
That surge of energy continued through the final portion of the race.
He looked strong going up the final hill, better known as the “Green Monster.”
“I definitely gained some confidence here because it’s hard to get under 18 (minutes) especially where I’m at now, not even 16 (years-old) yet. If I can do this now, I can imagine what I can do my senior year and how much progress I can make,” Aspiras said.
That means offseason work. Aspiras plans to continue his progression by taking part in both the indoor and outdoor track seasons.
“I see some confidence and some planning,” coach Peter Lusa said of Aspiras. “He’s already saying ‘Next year, I need to be…’ There is that forethought and our season is so short, you have to front load that sort of stuff and maturity is bringing that kind of thought.”
Birlin followed behind in 62nd place, finishing in 18:42.
It was Birlin’s last cross-country race in a Woodstock Academy uniform.
And Lusa had reason to be happy.
Freshman Hamilton Barnes was 75th in 19:01 followed by Matt Roethlein (19:17) in 85th; Christian Mink (19:23) in 87th; Evan Gianfriddo (19:45) in 99th and Spencer Collins (19:53) in 106th. As a whole, the team finished in 12th place.
“We’re starting something,” Lusa said. “We’re losing Kenneth, Spencer and Noah (Pepper) who were our only seniors here (Friday), so everybody else is hopefully coming back. We have some young kids who are really enthusiastic. The young kids are seeing Ethan and they’re starting to plan and that will go a long way.”
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy
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Woodstock Academy coach Joe Banas had two goals in mind for his girls’ cross-country team Oct. 26 at Wickham Park in Manchester.
He wanted freshman Linsey Arends to qualify for the State Open and he was hopeful his team would finish in the top eight in the Class MM state championship.
Mission accomplished.
Arends qualified for Friday’s State Open with a 10th-place finish and the Centaurs, as Banas had not only hoped but predicted, finished eighth.
Banas had instructed his top two runners, Arends and Stella DiPippo, to go out slower.
He didn’t want them to be chasing the likes of Kate Wiser from Pomperaug, whom he believes will win Friday’s Open, and who won the MM race in 18 minutes, 32 seconds.
Near the halfway point of the race, Arends and DiPippo were around 20th place.
“Coach told me to go out a little slower so I could pick off people on the hills and that’s what I tried to do. I got a little worried when I realized how far back I was so I turned it on,” Arends said.
About three-quarters of the way through, Arends was in 11th. But at the finish line, Arends was worried. Logan Bud Jacobs of Avon just passed her at the finish line.
She was relieved to hear that, a few minutes after the finish, she had officially qualified for the State Open.
DiPippo finished 24th in 21:10 followed by Iris Bazinet (22:07) in 46th; Megan Gohn (22:28) in 54th; Alexia Bourbeau (22:48) 62nd; Shannon D’Alessandro (22:58) 64th and Julia Theriaque (23:12) in 71st.
Banas has already talked about working with Arends on her speed, so she will probably be doing some sprint work this week in preparation the Nov. 2 race. For Arends to qualify for the New England championship in Manchester, N.H. on Nov. 3, she has to finish in the top 25 Nov. 2 in the Open which will again take place at Wickham Park.
Marc Allard
Sports Information Director
The Woodstock Academy