Bridgewater News Archives

Bridgewater residents opened their mail Thursday to find a five-page letter from long-standing Board of Finance member George Allingham charging the first selectman with mismanaging a trust fund.

SHOPLIFTING, 7:56 p.m. Aug. 21. A 16-year-old girl from Newark was charged with for shoplifting a $10 necklace from Claire's at the Bridgewater Common.

"We ate in shifts. The little kids ate on a picnic table in the kitchen, while the big kids ate in the dining room," recalls Tom McMullin, one of Brookfield resident Marlys McMullin's 11 children.

A severe thunderstorm watch was lifted for the greater Danbury area at 5:30 p.m. Friday, although a flood advisory remained in effect until 6 p.m. "We're expecting another batch of showers in the next hour," Bill Jacquemin, chief meteorologist with the Connecticut Weather Center in Danbury, said about 8 p.m. He expected the rains to stop about 9 ...

Bonnie Hu and her golf bag almost didn't reach Danbury. The rest of the girls' field at the American Junior Golf Association Northeast Open certainly wish she hadn't. Hu posted her second straight score of 2-under-70 in Thursday's final round at Richter Park and claimed an 11-stroke victory, finishing with a three round score of 2-under-214. Suzie ...

The Bridgewater Country Fair will be held Aug. 21-23 on the grounds behind the firehouse on Route 133.

The Bridgewater Country Fair will be held Aug. 21-23 on the grounds behind the firehouse on Route 133.

The Bridgewater Country Fair will be held Aug. 21-23 on the grounds behind the firehouse on Route 133.

The Bridgewater Country Fair will be held Aug. 21-23 on the grounds behind the firehouse on Route 133.

The Bridgewater Country Fair will be held Aug. 21-23 on the grounds behind the firehouse on Route 133.

Reconstruction and realignment of the Route 67/Grove Street intersection is on schedule, according to state DOT officials.

The annual Bridgewater Tractor Parade -- a zany event in which dozens of tractors pull floats down Main Street the Sunday of Labor Day weekend -- has been saved.

Images by: Adam McCullough , Robert Chapman & Dave Vann Gathering of the Vibes :: 07.23.09 - 07.26.09 :: Seaside Park :: Bridgeport, CT GOTV 2009 by Vann Bob Weir & RatDog , Buddy Guy , moe.