Report by Paula Antolini, April 25, 2020, 10:21AM EDT
Although we are living in quite a different world now due to the COVID-19 Coronovirus quarantine, with businesses and families struggling to cope, images around Bethel, Connecticut, on April 24th show a strong feeling of unity and determination to inspire others to get through this difficult period.
The amount of caring and dedication by businesses and volunteers, and essential businesses/employees who keep our town supplied with necessary items, and just regular citizens doing what they can, is greatly appreciated and heartwarming. Thank you to the medical workers, police and fire departments for keeping us safe. Thank you to all:
In only a few blocks area, on the eastern side of Bethel along the main streets, we saw numerous signs displayed beginning with some at the Bethel Municipal Center and continuing on to businesses and private residences along Greenwood Avenue and beyond.
A large sign on the corner of Greenwood Avenue and P.T. Barnum Square hung on the windows of Famous Pizza says it all, reading, “Bethel Strong.” The Bethel business Bagel Crossing had a sign that read, “We Love [heart] Our Caregivers.”
“Keep Up the Good Work Bethel, Stay Home, Stay Safe” read the sign at the Bethel Municipal Center. A closer look at the front windows revealed drawings of hearts, handprints and a large rainbow with names, reading “We Are In This Together.”
A large banner and sign reading, “Thank You Essential Workers” was hung at the Bethel St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Greenwood Avenue framed by yellow daffodils in bloom.
The Bethel Cinema sign was particularly poignant reading “Stay Safe, Eat Well, Be Kind” (with a note for pick-up of food at Taproot) since it recently closed it’s doors permanently due to the “current pandemic and economic strife” as they stated in a letter to the public on April 20th.
Other signs on residential property at Hoyt’s Hill and Greenwood Avenue read, “Thank You to the Police Department, EMTs, Healthcare Workers, Town Officials, Essential Workers” and “We’ll Get Through This Together.” On a front porch on the corner of Main & Chestnut Streets a sign reads, “We Will Get Through This Stay Safe BTL!” A sign on a yellow house on the corner of Chestnut and Greenwood Avenue read, “Don’t Let the Hard Days Win.”
A simple red heart with a cross hangs on a pole on the corner of Oxford Street and Greenwood Avenue that reads “Thank You.”
A trip to Caraluzzi Market in Bethel showed the parking lot was full but not overcrowded, and there is a sign at the entrance reading “Masks or Cloth Face Coverings are Required.” We spotted a Caraluzzi worker spraying down baskets to disinfect them. Inside the store some shelves were empty and some were full. There seemed to be plenty of milk, bread and eggs, but the shelves for paper towels, toilet paper, and cleaning supplies were still empty.
View some of the images below:
Greenwood Ave. in Bethel, CT, April 24, 2020.
Bethel Cinema sign on Greenwood Avenue in Bethel, CT, April 24, 2020.
and Greenwood Ave., Bethel, CT, April 24, 2020.
Greenwood Ave. and Topstone Drive, Bethel, CT, April 24, 2020.
where it meets Main Street, Bethel, CT, April 24, 2020.
Spotted at Caraluzzi Market …
with a limit of 1 multipack and limit of 4 single rolls.
STAY SAFE EVERYONE!
BETHEL CAN DO THIS #bethelcandothis
We only photographed one side of town around Greenwood Avenue, but you can post more photos of kind sentiments on our Bethel Advocate Facebook page, below this story on the FB page … share here:
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