WE GOT THIS! WOODSTOCK VILLAGER Friday, April 24, 2020 Serving Eastford, Pomfret & Woodstock since 2005 Complimentary to homes by request Probate courts remain open for business during COVID-19 crisis PUTNAM — The Office of the directly affect families in the families during the COVID-19 Probate Court Administrator most challenging times in crisis. We are also prepared to confirmed that the state’s 54 their lives such as protecting hear any appeals of quarantine Probate Courts and 6 Regional a vulnerable child or adult or isolation orders should those Children’s Probate Courts through guardianship or con- orders be issued,” said Judge continue court operations servatorship proceedings, cop- Beverly K. Streit-Kefalas, through the COVID-19 crisis. ing with assets after the death Probate Court Administrator. The Probate Court judges and of a loved one, and protect- It is recommended that indi- clerks are essential work- ing the rights of individuals viduals access the courts’on- ers and continue to conduct in psychiatric treatment. In line user guides in English and probate matters without pub- these unprecedented times, Spanish and register for the lic-facing operations. Hearings the Probate Courts are han- eFiling system if they are a are conducted telephonically dling an increased caseload party to a probate case. eFiling whenever possible. Video- of petitions for custody of a allows parties to file petitions, conferencing capabilities for decedent’s remains and for make payments and conduct hearings are being rolled out end-of-life medical treatment most types of Probate Court statewide. situations of conserved per- business electronically on “The Northeast Probate sons. The courts are prepared a 24/7 basis. The public is Court and the Northeast to hear appeals of quarantine encouraged to call their local Regional Children’s Court or isolation orders. court for telephone guidance; located in Putnam are operat- “We are committed to pro- the Northeast Court at 860- ing and are available by phone tecting the health and safety 928-4844 and the Northeast or email. The court staff is com- of our Probate Court commu- Children’s Court at 860-928- mitted to serving the people of nity while ensuring that our 4833. the district during these diffi- court operations continue. Please consult ctprobate.gov cult times,” said Judge Leah Our courts remain open to the for other court contact infor- Schad. public by telephone, eFiling mation. Probate Courts have juris- and mail to handle all mat- diction over matters which ters including those critical to Dennehy remembered as a Local food pantry continues to serve community “good neighbor BY KAREN BUTERA CONTRIBUTING WRITER BY BRENDAN BERUBE as a small town sheriff EDITOR who harasses drifter John PUTNAM — Even though Rambo, with dire results, the Daily Bread Food Pantry, WOODSTOCK — The in the 1982 thriller “First located at the Living Faith entertainment world Blood,” which launched the United Methodist Church at lost a titanic talent, and popular Rambo franchise. 51-53 Grove St. in Putnam had Connecticut one of its most Stallone praised Dennehy to make adjustments to their treasured native sons, with in an Instagram post as a programs, they are still going the passing last week of “great actor” who helped strong and helping out about award-winning actor Brian him build the character of 300 families per month. The Dennehy. Rambo. program is privately fund- The 81-year-old star of “The world has lost a great ed and is run by a Board of stage, screen, and televi- artist,” he wrote. Directors. sion, who won two Tony Dennehy was born in Karen Osbrey, President Awards and a Golden Globe Bridgeport on July 9, 1938, of Interfaith Human ser- and was nominated for six and relocated to Mineola, vices- IHSP could be found on prime-time Emmys during a Long Island with his family Saturday doing what she loves career spanning more than as a child, graduating from to do, serving the local commu- four decades, died of cardi- Chaminade High School. nities at the food pantry. ac arrest in New Haven on Although he was encour- “We had to make changes April 15. aged by a teacher to pursue and adjust to a different model With more than 180 film an acting career, he tried due to the Corona Virus,” she and television appearances at first to focus his ener- said. “Before this, people use to to his credit, the powerful- gy on sports, enrolling at go in and shop with one of the ly built six-foot-three actor Columbia University on a volunteers and they were able Photo Karen Butera was known for an imposing football scholarship in 1956. to pick their choice of food off Karen Osbrey, President of IHSP serves the clients of Daily Bread. presence that led to mem- Following military service of the shelves. Today we are volunteers to meet the social enough time to choose their orable roles in several hit in the Marine Corps, he making food choices that are distancing guidelines.” own produce from the Farmer’s films beginning in the late earned a graduate degree in packaged ahead of time. Before The people that take advan- Market. Osbrey also lets them 1970s. He is perhaps best dramatic arts at Yale and we had between 12-15 people tage of the food pantry must know what additional items remembered, however, for held down a series of jobs in an hour. Now it is only four now call 860-928-0769 to set up she has available that they can his breakout performance over the next several years, per hour. We use to have five an appointment. Appointments have. This keeps the number of opposite Sylvester Stallone Turn To DENNEHY page A4 or six volunteers at a time and are made every fifteen min- people picking up food down to now there are only a couple of utes. This gives the clients Turn To PANTRY page A5 Day Kimball Healthcare receives protective equipment from community PUTNAM — Day Kimball including donations of PPE, posable gloves; N95 respirator Healthcare (DKH) has sought restaurant owners and individ- face masks; disposable face donations of medical sup- uals preparing and delivering masks; face-shields/goggles; plies from organizations and meals for our staff, and mone- coveralls/scrubs; shoe-cov- individuals across Northeast tary donations with messages ers; disinfection wipes and Connecticut in the wake of of gratitude and inspiration. liquids; and general-purpose shortages of personal protec- The outpouring of support has hand cleaners and hand sani- tive equipment (PPE) caused been amazing, but we still need tizers. DKH is also accepting by the COVID-19 pandemic. the help of our community.” homemade face masks. Since the original call for mate- In collaboration with the Visit www.daykimball.org/ rials just three weeks ago, DKH Northeast District Department donatePPE for information on has received donations of vari- of Health for the procurement donating supplies. ety of PPE supplies from over of these critical supplies, DKH In addition, DKH is accept- 85 individuals, organizations, continues to accept PPE dona- ing monetary donations to the businesses and manufacturers. tions from the community to DKH COVID-19 Response Fund “We continue to be humbled keep colleagues, patients and which will be put to use imme- by the generosity of the com- families safe during these diately to provide critical sup- munity as we all navigate this unprecedented times. plies, equipment and resourc- difficult situation together,” Donated items must be in es in response to this rapidly said Kristen Willis, director original, unopened packaging. evolving pandemic. of development, Day Kimball Photo Courtesy Equipment being accepted by As the COVID-19 crisis Healthcare. “Support has come Staff in the Townsend Emergency Medical Center at Day Kimball Hospital DKH include: disposable head continues, DKH is adapting to us in a number of ways wearing donated personal protective equipment. covers; disposable gowns; dis- Turn To PPE page A2 A2 • Friday, April 24, 2020 VILLAGER NEWSPAPERS Due to COVID-19 the Killingly Historical and Genealogical Center will be closed until further notice. of her talents and time. I am grateful to opposed as heartily by the unions as by is a big factor in Putnam’s industrial have had her as part of my life, and she the employers. Those railroad strikes prosperity, is anxious to get its addition will long live in my memories. which occurred met the opposition not completed in order that machinery may KILLIngLY As I was researching last week’s col- only of the railroads but of the unions be installed and employment given to AT umn, I realized that there were several and the government. This was all the an additional number of operatives, and 300 strikes that were having an adverse more true during the war and post- for this reason alone sent in the helpers impact on businesses in both Killingly war period because the railroads were to rush along the construction work” and Putnam in April 1920. The first under Federal control until March, 1920. (Norwich Bulletin, January 20, 1920, p. MARGARET I came across was a railroad strike Discontent rose with the cost of living; 6; newspapers.com). WEAVER that meant the Goodyear Company, by April, 1920, prices had risen one hun- I had asked for memories so will the factory in present-day Rogers, dred percent since 1914, railroad wages share one that Dave Doiron sent, which made use of the railroads in only fifty percent. After April, 1919, “One interesting story of downtown I’m writing this the week after Easter, the area, needed alternative forms of the government refused all requests Danielson actually happened to my dad and must admit that it’s been very rough transportation between its Killingly for wage increases… In this charged back in the late 1950s.