Bea Watkins got to know Steve Benko at New Canaan High School in the late-1960s, and for the last 11 years has worked for him as office manager of the town’s Recreation Department. There at the Rec offices in Waveny House, they often reminisced about mutual friends, parties and weddings, as well as Watkins’s brother, […]
The organizers the Fourth of July picnic and fireworks at Waveny are trying to figure out a way to honor passes purchased for last summer’s canceled event while also gauging how many people will come this year and possibly selling more. Since the Family Fourth Committee has the names and addresses of 2021 pass-holders, it […]
The volunteer committee that organizes the annual Fourth of July fireworks in Waveny is struggling to find a new date for the twice-postponed event, officials say.
Originally scheduled for July 3 with a July 11 rain date, the annual picnic and fireworks show has been put off due to rain and concerns about damaging Waveny’s athletic fields where visitors’ cars are parked, according to Recreation Director Steve Benko.
“So we are looking to try and find an alternate date,” he told members of the Parks & Recreation Commission during their regular meeting, held July 14 via videoconference. ‘That’s been kind of difficult.”
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Here s where to watch fireworks, celebrate Fourth of July in Danbury area
July 1, 2021
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Photos from the Annual Fireworks Celebration at the Danbury Fair in Danbury, Conn. Saturday, July 5, 2014.Tyler Sizemore / Tyler SizemoreShow MoreShow Less
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The Danbury Fair mall Summer Stage Fireworks Show. Wednesday night, July 3, 2019, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A couple sit on the roof of a pickup as the sun sets while waiting for the start of the Danbury Fair mall SummerStage Fireworks Show. Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less