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21 May 2013
Story and Photos by Paula Antolini See more photos and video here: picturesbypaula.com Bethel Middle School (BMS) music students traveled to the David Nederlander Theater in New York City to see the Tony Award-Winning Musical “Newsies” on April 24, 2013. BMS music students have been studying and performing music from this play all year, songs such as [...]
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20 May 2013
Bethel CT- Sunday afternoon the Bethel and Stony Hill Fire Department held their Memorial Day Ceremony honoring all who have lost their lives in the line of duty .
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20 May 2013
Bethel CT- On Sunday the Bethel Patriotic Association held their annual Bethel Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies. At noon, a wreath-placing ceremony took place at the monument in P.T. Barnum Square, followed by a march to Center Cemetery to place a wreath at the monument there. Despite the rain the Memorial Day Ceremony went on as planned in the [...]
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20 May 2013
Dear Editor , Payne Road in Bethel is the only direct access road to 84 interstate. Originally there was a notice that said Payne Road would be closed to replace the bridge until September, now I read it will be closed until December, 2013 Traffic is rerouted on Plumtrees Road to Walnut Hill Road to Exit 9. [...]
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20 May 2013
Hartford CT- State Representative Dan Carter (R-2) is challenging lawmakers to block the 16-percent gas tax hike scheduled for July 1, saying other funds are available to prevent the $60 million yearly increase that would kick in at the height of vacation season. If majority legislators refuse to take action, the wholesale tax will increase from 7 [...]
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20 May 2013
Bethel CT- The Franc Property land use commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 23rd to receive public input concerning use of the open space land. The hearing will be held at the Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center, Meeting Room D (near the Planning and Zoning office) at 7:00pm. The commission was appointed by [...]
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20 May 2013
Story and Photos by Bethel resident Elizabeth Callinan Bethel CT- Students from Berry and Rockwell Elementary teamed up with Bethel’s senior citizens last Wednesday to plant flowers around the patio at the Municipal Center. It would take more than a few rain drops to dampen the high spirits of the students as they worked with a spoon [...]
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19 May 2013
Bethel CT- Fun was had by all at the 37th annual St Mary’s School Carnival. Having the carnival downtown truly brought the Bethel community together, increasing traffic to businesses and creating a family friendly Memorial Day Parade weekend celebration. Winners of the St. Mary Raffle are; 1st Prize – Frank Busch of Southbury $5,000 2nd Prize – Brian [...]
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19 May 2013
Bethel CT- “For those that died in defense of our nation, WE RUN FOR THEM. No Race Numbers – No timing – No Awards – No First Place – No Last Place .This is not a run for those of you that want a pat on the back or to say “I Won”. It is a [...]
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19 May 2013
Bethel celebrated Memorial Day a week early today with their annual Memorial Day Parade downtown. The rain did keep some residents away but the streets were still lined with spectators. Check out our photo gallery.
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17 May 2013
Bethel CT- On Wednesday evening , The Rockwell and Berry elementary schools held their annual art show . Check out all the talented art work from students in kindergarten through 3rd grade Art work by Berry School students Art work by Rockwell School Students
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17 May 2013
Bethel Republican Town Committee Presents Eye on Bethel Mike Boyle, Chairman of the Economic Development Commission and Economic Outreach Commission, will be the featured guest for the Eye on Bethel show Wednesday, May 22nd, at 7:30 pm and Thursday, May 23rd, at 11:30 am on Comcast Community Access, Channel 23. Hosted by Paul Szatkowski, the show has a [...]
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16 May 2013
Bethel CT -Today Bethel residents voted on the referendum, and approved both the town and education budgets, setting Bethel’s 2013-14 budget at $67 million. Total Combined Votes Yes: 2,918 No: 2,124 Education Yes: 1,434 No: 1,085 Too High? Yes: 1,334 No: 713 Town Yes: 1,484 No: 1,039 Yes: 1,439 No: 575 Selectman Richard Straiton was acting First Selectman since Matt Knickerbocker is out of town for his Son’s Grad School Ceremony ) said “ It allows us to proceed without [...]
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16 May 2013
Bethel CT- The Bethel Patriotic Association announces that the Bethel Memorial Day Parade and Ceremonies will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2013. A breakfast for Bethel and Redding Veterans and Auxiliaries will be held from 7:30 to 9:30AM Sunday morning at the Joseph W.. Tarrant Jr. American Legion Post 100 building, 7 Elizabeth St. Bethel. Please call 203-748-9400and [...]
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15 May 2013
Bethel CT- Over the last few years a low number of voters have participated in one of the most important days a town shares, voting day! “Vote Bethel” Day has been created to celebrate voting and come together as a community. When you Vote on May 16th and receive your “I VOTED” sticker, not only should [...]
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15 May 2013
Bethel CT- The 37th Annual St Mary School Carnival is scheduled this year for Wednesday, May 15 through Sunday, May 19th, on the Municipal Center Green, downtown Bethel. Rides, games, great food, Raffle, safe family fun, and a community atmosphere await all of Bethel that weekend. The Carnival hours will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 6:00-10:00 pm, Saturday [...]
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14 May 2013
Bethel CT- This morning State Rep. Dan Carter (R-2) welcomed fourth graders from Bethel’s R.M.T. Johnson School to the State Capitol in Hartford. Following an informational tour, Rep. Carter brought the students and their teacher, Mrs. Teed, into the Chamber and introduced them to full House of Representatives during today’s legislative session. Ms.Teed’s 4th Grade class [...]
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14 May 2013
Bethel CT- Bethel resident and Acupuncturist Laura Shahinian- Kara celebrated her grand opening of her Bethel office, Kara Acupuncture & Wellness this Saturday located at 268 Greenwood, Suite 200 .Laura also has an office in Westport CT. Laura brings over 20 years of shiatsu therapy and an in-depth knowledge of the meridian system to her practice.. Laura’s Japanese style acupuncture, [...]
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14 May 2013
Bethel CT- Hopefully you’ve read all of the books and watched all of the films because the Bethel Public Library has reopened and is ready to take back what you borrowed. All fines incurred while the library was closed will only be excused until Monday May 20th. After closing nearly 6 weeks for remodeling, the library opened [...]
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14 May 2013
Bethel CT- The Town of Bethel is seeking volunteers to serve on a new ad hoc commission to oversee certain types of expenditures made from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. The goal of the trust fund is to promote affordable housing opportunities by funding the creation, rehabilitation or continuance of affordable housing in Bethel. If interested, please send a [...]
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13 May 2013
Keep Quality Growing In Bethel Schools On May 16th Bethel residents will vote on the 2013-2014 budget. Collectively, we have the opportunity to keep Bethel progressive and moving forward. The right vote is is not an easy decision for some on fixed incomes or those affected by the slowly recovering economy. The choice on the town side [...]
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13 May 2013
To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, Ability Beyond Disability hosted a gala that raised a record-breaking $1 million, with donations still coming in, on April 27th at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury, CT. For 60 years, Ability Beyond Disability has been helping people with disabilities succeed in the community. Through innovative community job training and placement, [...]
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13 May 2013
Danbury, CT (May 12, 2013)—On Friday, May 10, 2013, Wooster School celebrated 87 years of talented athletes during the inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. A vision and dream of Wooster’s Athletic Director, Dave MacNutt, the purpose of the Hall of Fame is to celebrate the accomplishments and pay tribute to Wooster student athletes, coaches, and [...]
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13 May 2013
Story and Photography by Paula Antolini View more photos here: picturesbypaula.com Bethel CT- It was a lively night as Bethel Middle School (BMS) held its Curriculum Expo 2013 on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Parents filled the building and music filled the air. The Bethel String Chamber Orchestra performed near the Bethel cafeteria [...]
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10 May 2013
Bethel CT- The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 21st annual food drive to combat hunger on Saturday, May 11.Bethel Letter carriers will collect non-perishable food donations Saturday as they deliver mail along their postal routes. It is the nation’s largest single-day food drive, and is held annually on the second Saturday in May [...]
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10 May 2013
Bethel CT- Thursday night the Bethel High school orchestra performed an outstanding performance with songs such as Snake River stomp by Steven Lven, Triangle Dance, by Richard Meyer. Under the Direction by Dr. Linda Ciacchi they performed beautifully. One of their songs “MacPherson Lamnet” is a dark tune of a famous fiddler who formed an “rebel [...]
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09 May 2013
Bethel CT- The Sons of the American Legion are having their annual Mothers Day flower sale at the American Legion at 7 Elizabeth St. from Friday till sold out on Sunday. This is their biggest fund raiser with past funds going to the American Legion, The Scotty Fund, Bethel Social Services, and Boy’s and Girl’s State. They are selling hanging [...]
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09 May 2013
[Danbury, Conn., May 9, 2013] – Union Savings Bank president and CEO Fran Dattalo is pleased to announce the promotions of Deborah Jacobson to senior vice president, compliance and risk management, Matthew Wilcox to vice president, eMarketing specialist and Karen Farrenkopf to vice president, hiring and retention manager. “Deb, Matt and Karen’s promotions are a reflection [...]
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08 May 2013
Bethel CT- Lily Ziegler, a senior at Bethel High School, received the Connecticut Student Film Festival FIVE YEAR Anniversary Award for Outstanding Cinematography for her 2012 film A Mystery at the 5th Annual Connecticut Student Film Festival, hosted by The Center for 21st Century Skills at EDUCATION CONNECTION. This “Oscars-like” event took place on Friday, [...]
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08 May 2013
Bethel CT- What a great day yesterday for Bethel High School Girls Track team !!! The girls 4x100m team of Emily Mills, Phoebe Ziegler, Alex Hernandez, and Alexandra DeLuca set a new school record with a time of 51.11 This has been a goal for sometime and it was great to see it happen today [...]
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