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Photos from the week of May 7, 2010

Staff photos from the editorial files of The Newtown Bee.

Head O’ Meadow student Alexandra Futterman fed an American Bald Eagle, named Uncle Sam, under the guidance of Raptor Project speaker Jonathan Wood on April 29. (Hallabeck photo)

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Head O’ Meadow student Alexandra Futterman fed an American Bald Eagle, named Uncle Sam, under the guidance of Raptor Project speaker Jonathan Wood on April 29. (Hallabeck photo)

HOM Birds of Prey Presentation Alexandra Futterman Jonathan Wood Hallabeck

$Police report a collision involving a school bus and a compact sedan about 3:15 pm Tuesday, May 4, at the four-way intersection of Button Shop Road and Little Brook Lane. There were no injuries. Police said Frederick Bassett, 61, of 80 Birch Hill Road was driving full-size school bus #21 southward on Little Brook Lane and was going through the intersection, while motorist Brian Corbett, 16, of Southbury was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla sedan westward on Button Shop Road. Police said Corbett was unable to stop the Toyota at a stop sign and then struck the left, middle section of the bus. There was one passenger on the bus, an unidentified 12-year-old girl who was sitting on the right side of the vehicle, near the front of the bus, police said. The Toyota was heavily damaged in the crash. The bus received a minor dent. Botsford firefighters responded to the accident to contain spilled automotive fluids. Police issued Corbett an infraction for failure to obey a stop sign. (Gorosko photo)$
$Police report a collision involving a school bus and a compact sedan about 3:15 pm Tuesday, May 4, at the four-way intersection of Button Shop Road and Little Brook Lane. There were no injuries. Police said Frederick Bassett, 61, of 80 Birch Hill Road was driving full-size school bus #21 southward on Little Brook Lane and was going through the intersection, while motorist Brian Corbett, 16, of Southbury was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla sedan westward on Button Shop Road. Police said Corbett was unable to stop the Toyota at a stop sign and then struck the left, middle section of the bus. There was one passenger on the bus, an unidentified 12-year-old girl who was sitting on the right side of the vehicle, near the front of the bus, police said. The Toyota was heavily damaged in the crash. The bus received a minor dent. Botsford firefighters responded to the accident to contain spilled automotive fluids. Police issued Corbett an infraction for failure to obey a stop sign. (Gorosko photo)$

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