Avon, 2016: Landmark Being Restored, Indecency and a Coach Honored

AVON, CT — Avon in 2016: A school, a coach and teachers were recognized and a landmark is being restored after a fire.

A business hit it off with residents.

Here is a look at 10 stories of note for 2016 in Avon:

There were fires:

• Post-Fire Restoration Moving Along at Avon's Historic Derrin House
• Firefighters Battling Blaze in Avon

And Bears:

• Connecticut Bear Sightings on the Rise: Where and Why?

And good teachers and schools and coaches:

• Newsweek: Avon High School Among the Best In The Nation
• Avon Makes The Grade: 2016 Elementary Schools with the Best Teachers in Connecticut
• Longtime Avon Coach Elected to State Coaches Hall of Fame

And police activity in Avon:

• Avon Police Arrest Man for Indecent Behavior
• Big Y: Credit Card 'Skimmers' Caught at Avon Store

And elsewhere with an effect:

• Iraq War Veteran from Avon Shot to Death in Alabama

A new business took off:

• Gluten Free Bakery Opens in Avon

Photo Credit: Tim Jensen