Bells toll in Newtown

Conn. community remembers victims of massacre

On the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, firefighters lower the town's flag on Main Street to half-staff Saturday in honor of the victims in Newtown, Conn. - photo by Associated Press

APTOPIX Connecticut S Ledb — On the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, firefighters lower the town's flag on Main Street to half-staff Saturday in honor of the victims in Newtown, Conn. - photo by Associated Press

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Bells tolled 26 times to honor the children and educators killed one year ago in a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School as local churches held memorial services and the country marked the anniversary with events including a White House moment of silence. With snow falling and homes decorated with Christmas lights, Newtown looked every bit the classic New England town, with a coffee shop and general store doing steady business. But reminders of the private grief were everywhere.

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