Photos from the issue of August 6, 2010

Photos from the editorial files of The Newtown Bee.

Katie Rzasa of Trumbull and Ken Benedict from Monroe use the rails to trails system that had once ended as bicyclists or hikers left Monroe’s stretch of path and entered Newtown. Roughly 1,200 feet of pathway are now cleared along Swamp Road, bordering the Housatonic Railroad tracks that are no longer in use. The trail ends near the vacant Batchelder property, which is a private parcel and in need of remediation. (Bobowick photo)

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Katie Rzasa of Trumbull and Ken Benedict from Monroe use the rails to trails system that had once ended as bicyclists or hikers left Monroe’s stretch of path and entered Newtown. Roughly 1,200 feet of pathway are now cleared along Swamp Road, bordering the Housatonic Railroad tracks that are no longer in use. The trail ends near the vacant Batchelder property, which is a private parcel and in need of remediation. (Bobowick photo)

Rails trails swamp road

$Police report a three-vehicle accident in heavy traffic about 11:42 am July 29 on Berkshire Road, near its intersection with Wasserman Way. All three vehicles involved in the accident were stopped on northbound Berkshire Road before the impacts occurred. Motorist Matthew Kocenko, 30, of New Fairfield, who was driving a 2005 Chevrolet SUV, drove forward, striking the rear end of a 2003 Mercury sedan driven by William McCarthy, 56, of Topside Lane. That impact pushed the Mercury forward, causing it to strike the rear end of a 2007 Ford sedan driven by Marie O’Donnell, 47, of Monroe. Ambulance volunteers transported O’Donnell to Danbury Hospital to be checked for neck pain. Sandy Hook firefighters responded to the accident. Police issued Kocenko an infraction for failure to drive a reasonable distance apart. (Hicks photo)$

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