By Steve Bigham
The Newtown High School cheerleading squad is adding a bit of muscle to its roster this winter with the addition of three male members.
All thre...
Pecks Lane
Police report an accident between a town truck and a Bethel motorist about 7:45 am November 29 at the northerly intersection of Pecks Lane and S...
By Shannon Hicks
A few weeks ago, Jill Beaudry was getting a little nervous. Mrs Beaudry is the chairman this year of the Festival of Trees, one of the events f...
Please Slow Down!
To the Editor,
On Wednesday, November 24, my two daughters left for high school, leaving a little earlier than usual because there was heavy f...
Signed Meeting House Prints Available
Local artist Ruth Newquist signs a print of her Newtown Meeting House painting for Donald Studley, president of the Herita...
Dec 3-5: Antiquarius: The Antiques Show, Greenwich Civic Center, Harding Rd, Old Greenwich, Fri-Sat 11 am-6 pm ###walking tour 13:51 A11/P11 show preview Sat, 1...
Hospital Offers Free
Diabetes Screening
DANBURY — Sixteen million Americans have diabetes, and one in three people do not even know it, according t...
The 15th Annual Newtown Tree Lighting will be Friday, December 3, at 6:30 pm. All of Newtown is invited to join Santa and Mrs Claus in the annual event at Ram P...
Men
The Fireside Inn 78, Dr Cayer Chiropractic 73: Jeff White poured in 35 points and Adam Freyler and Dave Waite each added 15 to lead the Fireside In...
Leadership Needed On Fairfield Hills
To the Editor,
I want to thank the Public Building Committee for Fairfield Hills for going on record and saying they think ...
Hello! My family has been doing this for years (since our now 16 year old was in Project Eagle at SHS). We have picked up over 30 bags of litter since the quarantine started. Kristy Davenport, paraeducator at SHS just picked up a ton of litter too! It is my hope that this is one of the many ways we can (again) take something tragic and horrible and use it to do some good. Thank you!
My name is Jack McAvoy, older brother of Joanne and Patricia McAvoy who lost their lives in an automobile accident 50 years ago on the date above. I wonder if any readers still remember two of the most wonderful sisters a brother could ever have, and I'll bet two of the nicest friends one could ever know. Joanne was 17, Patricia 15. I can't thank the Bee enough for posting this In Memoriam. As a regular reader of the "Way We Were" feature from my home in Pennsylvania, I wondered if any mention would be made of the accident as the sad anniversary approached. It was not (so far anyway), and I totally understood because that's probably not the place to recount such a tragic event. And then . . . then I clicked on Obituaries and saw that the precious memory of these dear girls is still alive in their hometown thanks to this newspaper with a heart. I am so moved. If anyone knew them, you would understand why. On the chance that a former classmate/friend might want to visit their grave site, they are interred in St. Rose Cemetery very close to the entrance. Take the road to the right just a little way and you'll find the headstone close to the road. If anyone reads this and remembers, I thank you for any kindness you might have ever done for them. Chances are they were kind to you as well. That's the way they always were. RIP, Joanne and Patricia. I love you both.
