Week of May 22, 2015

Newtown Bee staff photos taken for the May 22, 2015, print edition of the paper.

CWU/Newtown Celebrations Chair Linda Manganaro, left, stands with Beverly Ruekberg, MPH, MA Ed, president and geriatric care manager of Home Care Advantage in Danbury, and Peter Ruekberg, the director of operations for Home Care Advantage. The Ruekbergs presented an informative and heartfelt program for Church Women United on May 16. With the trio is the Ruekbergs’ daughter, Amanda, who joined them for the program. “We believe that we were called to do this,” Ms Ruekberg said at one point Saturday morning. Looking toward her daughter and smiling, she added, “We believe we are raising our daughter to be a compassionate person.” (Hicks photo)

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CWU/Newtown Celebrations Chair Linda Manganaro, left, stands with Beverly Ruekberg, MPH, MA Ed, president and geriatric care manager of Home Care Advantage in Danbury, and Peter Ruekberg, the director of operations for Home Care Advantage. The Ruekbergs presented an informative and heartfelt program for Church Women United on May 16. With the trio is the Ruekbergs’ daughter, Amanda, who joined them for the program. “We believe that we were called to do this,” Ms Ruekberg said at one point Saturday morning. Looking toward her daughter and smiling, she added, “We believe we are raising our daughter to be a compassionate person.” (Hicks photo)

CWU May Friendship Day Manganaro Ruekbergs

$Emergency officials responded to a one-car accident about 2:34 am on May 15, at the intersection of Berkshire Road and Zoar Road. Police said motorist Debravion Cook, 22, of Danbury was driving a 2010 Acura TSX sedan westward on Berkshire Road and then drove across Berkshire Road’s in-tersection with Zoar Road, after which the auto struck a tree along the westbound road shoulder. Police said Cook, who left the scene after the impact, told them that he fell asleep at the wheel before the collision occurred. There were no injuries. The auto, which came to rest facing east in the yard of 109 Berkshire Road, was heavily damaged in the accident. Sandy Hook volunteer firefighters, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and a paramedic responded to the accident. Police said they issued Cook an infraction for making a restricted turn. (Hicks photo)$