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Newtown, Connecticut is located in Fairfield County. Zip codes in Newtown, CT include 06470. The median home price in Newtown is $439,000 which is roughly $174/per square foot. More Newtown information.

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7 min ago | The Times

Gov. Bobby Jindal signs bill criminalizing release of permits

Despite criticism it would violate the First Amendment, Gov. Bobby Jindal on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes it a crime for journalists or anyone else to publicly identify concealed handgun permit holders or applicants.

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3 hrs ago | UpNorthLive.com

Newtown lieutenant and school superintendent speak at school safety conference

School officials, educators and police officers from across Michigan met Wednesday in Mt.

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7 hrs ago | News Times

CT gun maker moving to South Carolina

A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown.

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11 hrs ago | The Hartford Courant

In The Newtown Clerk's Office, A Dishonorable End To Six Months Of Lawlessness

If you were a government official, how far would you go to push back against a law you disagreed with? Until today, those questions earned a shameful "yes" in the Newtown clerk's office , where officials for six months illegally withheld access to death certificates after deciding their personal sense of right and wrong trumped the statutory ... (more)

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15 hrs ago | The Charlotte Observer

CMPD chief calls for a ban on assault weapons

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe called for a national assault weapons ban on Tuesday, joining a growing number of police chiefs across the country who have said the assault-style weapons should be outlawed.

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20 hrs ago | Religion News Service

Feds release first guidelines for confronting a church shooter

WASHINGTON For the first time, the federal government has issued written guidelines for houses of worship that are confronted with a homicidal gunman.

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Tue Jun 18, 2013

Connecticut Post

A concert born from tragedy

The Keystone State Boychoir of Pennsylvania will be among the performers in a free concert called iIn Memorium,i on Sunday, June 23, in Newtown.

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WZTV Top Stories

EXCLUSIVE: Newtown Police Chief Discussing School Safety in Nashville - Erika Lathon

High tech surveillance systems are not just for homes and businesses, some experts believe they should also be protecting our children.

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News Times

Foundation seeks to create Newtown performing arts center

A performing arts center is in the works that organizers hope will foster healing among the community while providing educational opportunities for children and attracting top talent from across the nation.

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WCSH 6 Portland

"No More Names" bus rolls Into Augusta urging gun law change

Since the Newtown, Connecticut shooting, gun control has been hotly contested; but on the federal level, not much has changed.

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Christian Science Monitor

Gun control: Why Vice President Biden is trying again

Vice President Joe Biden speaking two weeks ago at the White House in Washington.

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KOCO-TV Oklahoma City

Biden to tout administration success on gun violence

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Albany Times Union

Newtown marks 6 months since school massacre

In this Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 file photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead a line of children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Breitbart.com

Democrats Tell Newtown Families They Will 'Never' Give Up on Gun Control

During a June 13 press conference with Newtown, Connecticut families, Senator Chris Murphy said he and gun control advocates were never going to give up on passing more gun control.

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News Times

Monroe can use ex-Chalk Hill School this summer

The uncertainty about when -- and under what circumstances -- Monroe will get access to the former Chalk Hill School , now known as Sandy Hook Elementary School , has been resolved.

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Nashoba Publishing Online

Indian Hill musical sets to be used in Newtown benefit

Stage sets and props used in an Indian Hill Music School production are reprising their role in a small town hit with tragedy.

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The Hollywood Gossip

Five-Year-Old Sticks it to Westboro Baptist Church With "Lemonade For Peace" Stand Outside

A five-year-old girl decided to set up a lemonade stand dedicated to peace on Earth - right outside the Westboro Baptist Church compound in Kansas.

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Politico

Project addresses mental health gap

A new project seeks to bridge the U.S.'s mental health care gap by linking up primary-care doctors and mental health experts.

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The Newtown Bee

Interfaith Vigil Marks Six Month Anniversary Of Sandy Hook Tragedy

On the evening of Friday, June 14, people gathered at the Newtown Congregational Church at 14 West Street for an interfaith service known as A Communitywide Event for Healing and Hope-Building on the six-month anniversary of the 12/14 shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Sun Jun 16, 2013

Daily Star

Jack Johnson dedicates...

Singer/actor HARRY CONNICK, JR. has written a touching new song to honour the memory of jazz musician JIMMY GREENE's daughter, who was tragically killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school massacre last year .

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