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On School Tour, Newtown Parents Thank Teachers
MONROE, Conn. (AP) — On a tour Wednesday of his daughter’s new school, Vinny Alvarez took a moment to thank her third-grade teacher, who protected the class from a rampaging gunman by locking her...
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Classes Resume For Sandy Hook Students
MONROE, Conn. (AP) — Classes resumed Thursday for the students of Sandy Hook Elementary School for the first time since last month’s massacre in Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six...
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Keller @ Large: Politician Gets A Tough Call Exactly Right
BOSTON (CBS) – Next time you hear somebody say “politicians are all a bunch of bums,” step away from the person saying it and think for a moment about Patricia Llodra, the first selectwoman of the town...
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Natick And Sudbury Make Changes To Increase School Security
NATICK (CBS) – Security is tight and doors are locked at Bennett Hemenway Elementary School in Natick. “Before they could open the two main doors and go inside, but now all four doors are locked,”...
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Newtown Residents Divided On Future Of Sandy Hook Elementary School Building
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown residents are divided on what to do with the school building where 26 people were killed, with some favoring demolition and construction of a memorial and others...
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Bruins To Visit Newtown, Honor Sandy Hook Vice Principal
BOSTON (CBS) — The Boston Bruins announced Friday that members of the team will visit Newtown, Conn., on Monday to sign autographs, take pictures and spend time with families. Andrew Ference, Rich...
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Andover Student Accused Of Having “Hit List” At School
ANDOVER (CBS) – An Andover middle school student is being investigated after school officials say they found a “hit list” with the names of several students on it. Sources tell WBZ-TV the eighth grade...
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Boston Bruins Visit Newtown, Conn. With Stanley Cup
NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBS) – Players and coaches from the Boston Bruins visited Newtown, Connecticut to show their support for families impacted by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. For the town,...
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Sources: Newtown School Shooter Motivated By Another Mass Murderer
NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBS) – Sources tell CBS News that Adam Lanza, who shot and killed 26 people at a school in Connecticut, was motivated by another mass murderer. Two law enforcement officials say Lanza...
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Claude Julien Describes Bruins’ Emotional Visit To Newtown
BOSTON (CBS) — Several Boston Bruins players, coaches and staff members visited Newtown, Conn., on Monday. It’s a town trying to find some normalcy after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in...
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Boston-Based Newtown Alumni Raise Money For New Children’s Museum
NEWTOWN, Conn. (CBS) – Eight Newtown High School and Sandy Hook Elementary alumni based in the Boston area say the school shooting may have brought them all together but it’s their love for their...
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Boston Marathon Mile Marker 26 Dedicated To Newtown Shooting Victims
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon is honoring the victims of the Newtown, Conn., shooting with a special mile marker in Monday’s race. Boston Athletic Association president Joanne Flaminio said there...
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Newtown Victim’s Daughter Confronts Kelly Ayotte On Gun Control Vote
WARREN, N.H. (AP) — A woman whose mother was killed in last year’s school shooting in Newtown, Conn., confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte Tuesday during the senator’s first public appearance in New Hampshire...
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Newtown Panel Recommends Tearing Down Sandy Hook School
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A task force of elected officials in Newtown on Friday recommended tearing down Sandy Hook Elementary School, the school where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in...
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NH Memorial Service Held For Mother Of Newtown Gunman
KINGSTON, N.H. (AP) — More than 100 family and friends gathered at a church Saturday to remember the woman whose son massacred 20 first-graders and six educators in a Connecticut elementary school last...
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Newtown Residents Relieved By Demolition Of Sandy Hook Elementary School
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Neighbors of the elementary school where 20 children and six adults were shot dead last year expressed relief as workers tore down parts of it on Friday. Demolition of the Sandy...
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Keller @ Large: Time To Boycott Ultra-Violent Video Games
BOSTON (CBS) – The 44-page report by investigators on the Newtown school massacre is a depressing read, for the obvious reasons, and for the fact that it offers no clear answer to the key question –...
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Judge Orders Release Of Newtown 911 Recordings
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has ordered the release of the 911 recordings from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, but the tapes will not be immediately unsealed. The state’s...
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Newtown 911 Dispatcher Urged Callers To Take Cover
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Recordings released Wednesday of 911 calls from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting show town dispatchers urged panicked callers to take cover, mobilized help and asked...
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Attleboro Students Remember Sandy Hook Victims Through 26 Acts Of Kindness
ATTLEBORO (CBS) — The students at Attleboro High have a challenge for anyone willing: Perform 26 acts of kindness this holiday season. It’s all in an effort to honor the memory of the 26 educators and...
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Newtown Asks For Privacy, Acts Of Kindness On 1-Year Mark
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Families of those killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School say they will be lighting candles in the victims’ memory the night before the shooting’s anniversary. Relatives of 14 of...
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Keller @ Large: Newtown Deserves Peace And Quiet
BOSTON (CBS) – This coming Saturday marks a terrible anniversary– the first anniversary of the school shootings in Newtown. And over the past few days, the people of Newtown have been preparing...
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Remembrances Vary Ahead Of Anniversary Of Newtown, Conn. Massacre
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s difficult to miss the 250-foot-long billboard along the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston, and the change that’s significant. “We owe it to families who’ve lost children at Sandy...
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Church Bells Toll To Mark One Year Anniversary Of Newtown Massacre
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Church bells tolled in Newtown on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the shooting massacre that killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and President Barack Obama...
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Burlington Gun Buy Back Effort Coincides With Newtown Shootings Anniversary
BURLINGTON (CBS) — The Burlington Police Department hosted a gun buy back effort on Saturday, which coincided with the first anniversary of the mass shooting incident at Sandy Hook Elementary School...
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Police File To Be Released On Newtown Shooting
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut authorities said they planned Friday to release state police documents from the investigation into last year’s Newtown school massacre. State police said their...
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Police File On Newtown Yields Chilling Portrait
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police released thousands of pages Friday from their investigation into the Newtown massacre, providing the most detailed and disturbing picture yet of the rampage...
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$70,000 In Donations Missing From Charity For Newtown, Conn.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A charity formed after the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been unable to account for more than $70,000 it raised through marathon running, one of its...
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Suspect Arraigned For Alleged Threats To Shoot Lexington Teachers And Students
LEXINGTON (CBS) – There were extra patrols and rattled nerves but students returned to Lexington High School after a scare Thursday when classes ended early due to threats sent to the school. Myles...
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Newtown High School ‘Locked In’ Following Threat
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Visitors have been barred from Newtown High School for the afternoon after school officials discovered a threat on social media. Schools Superintendent Joseph Erardi sent an email...
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Agency: Newtown Schools Helped Adam Lanza’s Mom ‘Appease’ Him
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The school system unwittingly enabled Adam Lanza’s mother in her preference to “accommodate and appease” him as he became more withdrawn socially, according to a state report...
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Developments In Newtown 2 Years After Massacre
NEWTOWN (AP) — As the second anniversary of the Newtown school shooting arrives on Sunday, local officials and others touched by the tragedy have been busy on many fronts as the town continues its...
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Families Of Newtown Victims Sue Rifle Manufacturer
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher wounded two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed a lawsuit Monday against the manufacturer, distributor...
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Newtown Shooting Anniversary Is On School Day For First Time
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — The third anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre will be the first to fall on a school day — one that Newtown officials will endeavor to make as normal as...
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Police: Newtown, Conn. Teacher Arrested For Having Gun At School
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A teacher in Newtown, Connecticut, has been arrested and charged with having a gun at the town’s middle school. Newtown police say 46-year-old Jason Adams, of Newtown, was found...
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Newtown Lawsuit Against Gun Maker Can Go Forward, Judge Rules
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ruled that a lawsuit can go forward against the maker of the rifle used in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Judge Barbara...
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Newtown Teacher Resigns Following Gun Possession Arrest
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A middle school teacher in Newtown, Connecticut, accused of carrying a loaded .45-caliber pistol in a holster inside the school has resigned. Newtown School Superintendent Joseph...
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Is Gun Maker Liable? Court Takes Up Newtown Shooting Case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza heard the message loud and clear when gun-maker Remington Arms marketed an AR-15-style rifle as an overpowering weapon favored by elite military...
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Sandy Hook Families 5 Years Later: Activism And Charity From Newtown
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Out of a senseless tragedy, they have sought ways to find meaning in advocacy. Many relatives of the 26 children and educators killed five years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary...
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Connecticut’s High Court Rules Gun Maker Can Be Sued Over Newtown Shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gun maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided Connecticut Supreme...
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