Community Corner
Top Five Stories of the Week: Jan. 15 through 21
A countdown of the top stories that made headlines this week in Newtown.
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The ’s annual Book Lovers Party will be held Feb. 11 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Stocking Works Atrium, 301 South State Street.
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About 40 people turned out Monday for Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick’s youth town hall event at Students from Council Rock, as well as other area private and public schools, attended the town hall to discuss everything from the economy to national debt and international affairs.
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The Council Rock School Board on Thursday authorized the district's administration to apply for an exception to the Act 1 index. The Act 1 index is the limit a school district is permitted by state law to raise taxes. The index for the 2012-13 budget year is 1.7 percent, as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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The Council Rock School Board on Thursday unanimously approved extending Superintendent Mark Klein’s contract through June 2017.
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The news that s has prompted four area residents to scour the area with a petition demanding supermarket diversity
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