Week of December 19, 2014

Newtown Bee staff photos taken for the December 19, 2014, print edition of The Newtown Bee.

During a December 5 ceremony recognizing local and district Patriot’s Pen & Voice of Democracy student essay contest winners, area officials, politicians, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 308 members, educators, and parents gathered at the Newtown Municipal Center. The group assembled before a mural recently displayed honoring Newtown’s veterans. Local attorney and selectman James Gaston, also a judge this year, addressed the crowd. Also sharing time at the podium or lending their support were, from far right, 112th District State Representative-elect J.P. Sredzinski, 28th District Senator-elect Tony Hwang, Mr Gaston, VFW Commander James Rebman, Ladies Auxiliary member Kathy DiCecca, VFW Vice Commander Walt Dolan, Monroe First Selectman Steve Vavrek, Reverend Jim Solomon, and far left, VFW member Donna Monteleone-Randle. (Bobowick photo)

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During a December 5 ceremony recognizing local and district Patriot’s Pen & Voice of Democracy student essay contest winners, area officials, politicians, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 308 members, educators, and parents gathered at the Newtown Municipal Center. The group assembled before a mural recently displayed honoring Newtown’s veterans. Local attorney and selectman James Gaston, also a judge this year, addressed the crowd. Also sharing time at the podium or lending their support were, from far right, 112th District State Representative-elect J.P. Sredzinski, 28th District Senator-elect Tony Hwang, Mr Gaston, VFW Commander James Rebman, Ladies Auxiliary member Kathy DiCecca, VFW Vice Commander Walt Dolan, Monroe First Selectman Steve Vavrek, Reverend Jim Solomon, and far left, VFW member Donna Monteleone-Randle. (Bobowick photo)

VFW awards