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PHOTOS: Faces of a Community Trying to Heal

Forever scarred, Newtown reopens schools and attempts to return to routine and normalcy in the wake of unfathomable violence.

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In Sandy Hook and Newtown on Dec. 18—as children return to school, parents hold their kids' hands and —a devastated community struggles to return to routine.

Links to information, coverage for Patch readers:

  • How to Help Families Affected by Newtown School Shooting
  • How You Can Help: Memorial Donations For Sandy Hook Victims
  • Newtown Pics & Clips
  • Sandy Hook Victims Remembered: 'They Didn't Deserve Any of This'
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