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Time To Lose The Litter From Newtown’s Roadsides

Published: Apr 19, 2025 8:00 am

The Newtown Lions will conduct its annual Lose The Litter Day on Saturday, April 26.

The event is once again part of Newtown Earth Day Festival, also being presented April 26, at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, from 10 am until 3 pm.

The Lions will have a table set up on the middle school lawn, near the sidewalk.

For Lose The Litter, the Lions will provide garbage bags, gloves and other supplies. Anyone with a particular road they would like to clean will be welcomed. The Lions will also have a list of the roads in town that will need to be cleaned, with suggestions for any individual, couple, family, or group that wants to take on an assignment.

This is a chance for all residents to help keep their hometown beautiful.

To register for a specific street or for additional information, contact Gordon Williams at 203-405-6392 or gmwllw@charter.net.

Trash along a section of sidewalk on Church Hill Road, February 26. Newtown Lions Club is hoping similar scenes will disappear at least temporarily with the return of Lose The Litter on April 26. —Bee Photo, Hicks

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