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There hasn't been much good news coming from East Hampton lately. A fire most likely sparked by lighting destroyed the factory and any hope of researching the history of bell making in the records at the Bevin offices. As if that wasn't bad enough, after the fire vandals stole from the ruins bells that were to go to the Salvation Army. There is one good thing coming from East Hampton lately. Many of the residents of East Hampton have been rallying to the aid of Matt Bevin and…

WNPR/Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network did a program titled "Communities in Recovery" on the

which touches on the Bevin fire disaster. …

The news from East Hampton CT is bad, horribly bad. The Bevin bell factory burned to the ground Saturday night. On Sunday the phone calls and emails from friends, relatives and fellow collectors around the country started arriving here. Bill Jones, a mechanical bank collector from Connecticut was the first to tell me. I quickly checked the internet for confirmation. It was true. I called a friend in East Hampton, Jay Hansen to see if by any chance the office was…

The following are some links to news reports of the Bevin bell factory fire

http://easthampton-ct.patch.com/articles/photo-gallery-bevin-bell-factory-fire#photo-10099151…