Vote To Move Forward
To the Editor:
I would like to express my support for the budget and encourage all to vote on Tuesday. Although $200,000 was restored to th...
School District Responds With Support
As Students Confront A Tragic Loss
By Eliza Hallabeck
 School district officials said this week that any student coping ...
Poll: Blumenthal Still Popular Among Conn. Voters
HARTFORD (AP) — A week after acknowledging he “misspoke” about his militar...
Members of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company not only invite the public to join them for their 23rd Annual Lobsterfest next weekend, but challenge ever...
Man is still a savage to the extent that he has little respect for anything that cannot hurt him.
—Edgar Watson Howe
I respect only those who resist...
Nanopolitics
Five years ago, retired materials engineer and Newtown resident Oscar Berendsohn proposed one of the more intriguing and visionary suggestions for ...
Alumni Softball Game Set For June 23
The Second Annual Newtown High School Softball Alumni Game will be held on Wednesday, June 23 at 7 pm. All former players ...
Student Effort To Fund Building A Cambodian School Exceeds Expectations
By Eliza Hallabeck
After learning about the American Assistance for Cambodia program fro...
Get Out In Force And Vote
To the Editor:
I urge the Newtown voters to vote Yes for the budget in support of the decision of the Legislative Council to better ba...
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.
