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Newtown High School (Connecticut)

Newtown High School is an accredited public high school in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. As of 2010–11 school year, the school serves 1,731 grade 9–12 students and employs more than 123 full time equivalent teachers. It is the only high school of the Newtown Public Schools. Newtown High has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges since 1948 and was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for Schools of Excellence in 2000.

Located at 41.414, -73.2758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Sandy Hook, Connecticut

Sandy Hook is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut. Sandy Hook was founded in 1711. It borders the Botsford section of town, Newtown borough, and also the towns of Southbury and Oxford along the Housatonic River. The village of Sandy Hook includes the communities of Berkshire, Riverside, Walnut Tree Hill, and Zoar.

Located at 41.42, -73.2819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Pomperaug River

The Pomperaug River is a 13.4-mile-long river in the US state of Connecticut. The two main tributaries to the Pomperaug are the Nonnewaug River and the Weekeepeemee River. It is at the confluence of these two rivers in Woodbury that the Pomperaug forms. It flows through Woodbury and the town of Southbury, where it empties into the Housatonic River at Lake Zoar. The Pomperaug is the namesake for the nearby Pomperaug High School.

Located at 41.442, -73.2556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza, 20, fatally shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut. Before driving to the school, Lanza had shot and killed his mother Nancy at their Newtown home. As first responders arrived, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

Located at 41.42, -73.2786 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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