Meet The 2004 King & Queen Dogs Of Newtown
By Shannon Hicks
Ballots for The 2004 Newtown Bee King & Queen Dog Contest arrived in the offices of Bee Publishing C...
Genesis: A New Beginning For A Sandy Hook Hair Salon
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State House To Close For Maintenance
The Old State House, Connecticut’s own National Historic Landmark in the heart of downtown Hartford, is getting...
Newtown’s Helping Hands—
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By John Voket
In tough ec...
Aquifers And Watersheds—
Regional Planning Agency Inventories Water Resources
By Andrew Gorosko
The regional planning agency has created an electro...
Sandy Hook Couple Enjoys Gardening On The Wild Side
By Dottie Evans
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Sunday, September 5 – The Putnam Horse Council Family Hunter Pace will be held Sunday, September 5, from 9 am to 12 noon, at Putnam County Park ...
Newtown Support Groups
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AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm, beginners meeting, open discussion....
NEW HAVEN — Yale-New Haven Hospital has been selected for the fifth straight year as a 2004 Most Wired award winner by Hospitals and Health Networks...
Anniversary Apple Festival
MONROE — In celebrating the 200th anniversary of St Peter’s Episcopal Church, an apple festival will be held ...
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.
Clocks of any type should be avoided because the word for clock sounds a lot like the word for the funeral ritual. Clocks also are a reminder that time is running out and are considered a reminder that life will come to an end.
