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Vol. IX, No. 16 Complimentary to homes by request (860) 928-1818/e-mail: [email protected] FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2014 THIS WEEK’S Lieutenants talk police consolidation with NECCOG QUOTE OFFICIALS HAVE THEIR SAY ON ISSUES PLAGUING RECENT CHANGES “Things won are BY JASON BLEAU ian dispatchers from each and current Troop C of the desk trooper at the done; joy’s soul lies VILLAGER STAFF WRITER of the barracks in eastern Commanding Officer barracks during business in the doing.” KILLINGLY — Connecticut to one loca- Lieutenant Cliff Labbe hours to serve those who Representatives of the tion, the Troop C Barracks spoke at NECCOG head- need assistance at the in Tolland. The change quarters in a detailed pres- building. William Shakespeare member towns of the Northeastern Connecticut drew criticism from both entation of the changes According to Smith, Council of Governments residents and state offi- that have been made, fol- research over a three- (NECCOG) gathered on cials, with the Troop D lowed by a question-and- month period showed why Friday, Dec. 20, to hear a shift garnering a lot of answer session where local locals and officials have presentation from repre- attention due to its large elected officials had their been concerned about the sentatives of the Troop D amounts of walk-in cases chances to state their con- limited access of the bar- INSIDE and Troop C Barracks of and the limited access to cerns. racks. Around 600 walk-ins the Connecticut State the barracks that the In recent months, Troop were recorded over that A8-10— OPINION Police concerning the change caused. D has been criticized for time, a number Smith said Jason Bleau photos In an attempt to quell B1 — SPORTS recently imposed dispatch long waiting times at the is dramatically higher Former Troop D officer and consolidation. fears associated with the barracks for those wishing than any other State Police B5 — REAL ESTATE Commanding Officer of Troop Last September, the change and to keep offi- to talk to troopers or barracks in the entire B5 — LEGALS C Lieutenant Cliff Labbe made State Police enacted a cials informed, Lieutenant access information inside state. He added that those the trek to Killingly to talk change in line with shifts Scott Smith, the command- the building on Westcott walk-ins come to the Troop B6— OBITS with members of NECCOG. made in the western part ing officer at Troop D, and Road in Danielson, eventu- of the state, moving civil- former Troop D trooper ally leading to the return B7 — CLASSIFIEDS Please Read NECCOG, page A13 LOCAL THE FIRST BABY Businesses see benefits of shop local movement BY JASON BLEAU in downtown Danielson, VILLAGER STAFF WRITER local retailers and busi- The Christmas season ness owners have report- is always a big deal for ed having very successful Woodstock Academy “big box” stores like shopping seasons as resi- Walmart, Target and dents of the Quiet Corner, at OSV other retailers. and those in surrounding However, in recent communities, have taken Page A3 years, a “shop local” to embracing local busi- movement has gained nesses over national retail SPORTS steam, and the recent hol- chains. iday shopping rush One of the most popular proved to be a success for local retail stores around local merchants as well Christmas time is, of this past season. course, The Christmas From the back roads of Woodstock to Main Street Please Read LOCAL, page A13 The sidewalk 600th Career Coaching shuffle Victory for Falzarano OFFICIALS WORKING OUT TRANSFER Page B1 Courtesy photos OF SIDEWALK JURISDICTION PUTNAM — Born to Putnam residents Alicia Holmes and BY JASON BLEAU Street Investment Fund to VILLAGER STAFF WRITER POTTING SHED Ramone Garcia, baby boy help revitalize Main Xavier Garcia was the first DANIELSON — The Street by performing side- PAGE A5 baby delivered in the new year town of Killingly is look- walk improvements and at Day Kimball Hospital. He ing ahead in early 2014 adding lighting and other FINANCIAL FOCUS was delivered at 1:59 a.m. on with work slated to be fixtures to beautify down- Jan. 1. done on the sidewalks town. Before all that could PAGE A7 throughout the central be done, the town had to business district, includ- resolve one major road- ing Main Street. block — the jurisdiction of In early September the those sidewalks. town learned it would be According to Town receiving a $500,000 grant through the state’s Main Please Read SIDEWALK, page A14 Probate Court future up in the air Visit our website with your smart phone or tablet device! Just scan the “QR code” PRESSURE BUILDS TO FIND NEW HOME below with your device and instantly be linked to our AS BUDGET SEASON LOOMS website, www.villagernews- papers.com, where you can BY JASON BLEAU Putnam, Pomfret, and spacious to satisfy the read the PDF versions of VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Woodstock and needs of clients, and in our newspapers! It’s as easy The jury is still out on Thompson, and after state mid-2013 started a process as that! the relocation of the consolidation efforts led to move the Court to the Jason Bleau photo to the formation of the Clifford B. Green Northeast District Representative of towns in the jurisdiction of the Northeast Probate Court, as officials district in 2011, Building in Brooklyn, District Probate Court talk with Judge Leah Schad about the from the seven municipal- Thompson offered to which was eventually options available for moving the Court. ities it covers continue to house the court, free of turned down by the pub- work toward securing a any rent from the dis- lic after a petition process new home for the Court, trict’s town, during a time and implementation of a option that has come her approached by a realtor in currently housed in the when special needs and new ordinance forced it to way on Dec. 20 during a Putnam about a location Thompson Town Hall. the future of the Court go before the taxpayers meeting with representa- that looked wonderful,” The district includes was still a mystery. for approval. tives of the district towns. said Schad. “For reasons the towns of Ashford, The Court is now seek- Judge of Probate Leah “The last time we were Eastford, Brooklyn, ing a space more private Schad presented a new together, I had been Please Read COURT, page A14 A2 • Friday, January 10, 2014 PUTNAM VILLAGER The Keystone building fire of 1970 Happy New Year, everyone! Street-Main Street in Danielson, sub-zero temperatures (Jan. 4). I also remember cold winters It’s hard to believe that it’s KILLINGLY about which I’ve been writing, was Marilyn Labbe said that it was 5 during the late 1970’s or 1980’s. already 2014. How many of you one of the town’s earliest industri- below at her house in Moosup and When my children were young, we remember Buddy’s/Buddies’s AT 300 al sites? During the 18th century WINY Radio in Putnam reported 6 would drive to Pennsylvania Tavern, which once stood on the James Danielson had a gristmill below at 7 a.m. Brrr! Of course, between Christmas and New lower end of Main Street in on the Five Mile River. What I that’s warm compared to the 20 Year’s to visit with both families. Danielson where George’s Galley MARGARET found most intriguing was that below that my sister-in-law had in One year the temperatures were is now located? A few weeks ago, WEAVER William Danielson, who would Concord, N.H. If you like folklore, bitter cold with highs in the single Val Cooke was busy looking up become a colonel in the local mili- you might like to hope that the digits and below zero tempera- information on the business in tia during the Revolution, had an “wooly bear” caterpillars that I tures at night. I think that was the response to a query. Being a curi- iron works in the vicinity of pres- saw last fall will be right and our year we spent one night then ous person, I had to stop and see ty of a stairway leading to the ent-day George’s Galley by 1770. I weather will soon change for the turned around and came home what she was finding. apartments on the upper floors. … like to visualize items being made better. The ones I saw had black because we were worried about The earliest entry for the busi- Destroyed in the blaze were two there that would help the colonies stripes at the beginning and end the pipes freezing. My brother-in- ness in Natalie Coolidge’s ground-floor businesses, Buddy’s in the struggle for freedom from and a nice good-sized brown mid- law ended up dropping a light bulb Killingly Business Encyclopedia Tavern owned by Robert Streich Great Britain. Perhaps it even pro- dle. Wishful thinking! However, down in the pump house at my in- was from the May 5, 1950 Windham and Ye Old Washboard self-service duced a few cannon balls. the days are getting longer. laws to help keep the pump from County Transcript. Both the 1954 laundry, owned by Joseph Shiman That iron works underwent a When the weather turns, I peri- freezing. I’m sure many of you and 1957 Danielson/Brooklyn of Canterbury.” number of changes in ownership odically like to refer back to “The also have memories of cold win- Directories listed Arthur Morin as Also damaged in the fire was and eventually became part of the Diaries of Dr.