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The Town of Newstead bicentennial events are over, and a great deal of fun was had by those participating.  If you ran out of time to complete the scavenger hunt, you have until the end of the month.  The scavenger hunt was designed for family fun and enjoyment.  As an added bonus you could learn something new about Akron/Newstead history.  Booklets are still available at Town Hall, Village Hall, Newstead Public Library and Knight-Sutton Museum.  Pick one up and find the signs at the various locations.  There will be a code to decipher.  Everyone who took part earlier in the

Town of Newstead Supervisor and Chair of the Newstead Bicentennial Planning Committee welcomed all to the closing ceremony on Friday night. “Good evening everyone and welcome to the closing ceremony for the Town of Newstead’s 200th birthday! It has been a long week, but we had a lot of fun!” she said. “Thank you once again to all the Bicentennial Planning Committee members! A few other community members that really went above and beyond the call of duty this week were Dave Stutz, Jacob Halleck, and Jonathan, who spent hours in the heat and humidity parking and unparking cars for