Photos from the issue of June 18, 2010

Photos from the editorial files of The Newtown Bee.

Hundreds of people attended Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue’s Lobsterfest 2010, but the second night of the annual fundraiser will always be very special for two Sandy Hook residents. Shortly after 8 pm Saturday, June 12, Sandy Hook Firefighter Garrett Clark took advantage of some quiet time while that night’s band was on a break. He stepped up to one of the band’s microphones, introduced himself and thanked everyone for attending the two-night event. Then he asked his girlfriend to join him at the mic. When Tasia Gaffney joined him, Garrett got down on his right knee, pulled out a ring, and asked Tasia, who he called “the love of his life,” to marry him. She said yes. (Hicks photo)

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Hundreds of people attended Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue’s Lobsterfest 2010, but the second night of the annual fundraiser will always be very special for two Sandy Hook residents. Shortly after 8 pm Saturday, June 12, Sandy Hook Firefighter Garrett Clark took advantage of some quiet time while that night’s band was on a break. He stepped up to one of the band’s microphones, introduced himself and thanked everyone for attending the two-night event. Then he asked his girlfriend to join him at the mic. When Tasia Gaffney joined him, Garrett got down on his right knee, pulled out a ring, and asked Tasia, who he called “the love of his life,” to marry him. She said yes. (Hicks photo)

Garrett Clark proposed marry Tashia Gafney Hicks