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The Borough of Newtown announces a new logo for its brand evolution. The logo will be part of a brand identity system for the Borough, to be utilized on all marketing communications moving forward. Working closely with local branding and design studio, Map Agency, Burgess Maureen Crick Owen spearheaded the project. According to Crick Owen, “Our logo symbolizes the American flag as an integral part of our history, and our future.” Map Agency owner and creative director, John Rudolph, designed the logo as a symbolic “N” for Newtown. The five stars and stripes represent the neighborhoods of Newtown: the Borough,…
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This area, then know as Quanneapague, was purchased from the Pohtatuck Indians in 1705. Settled from Stratford and incorporated in 1711, Newtown was a stronghold of Tory sentiment during the early Revolutionary War. French General Rochambeau and hist troops encamped here in 1781 on their way to the siege of Yorktown, Virginia, which ended the Revolution. An important crossroads throughout its early history, the viallage of Hawleyville briefly emerged as a railroad center and the town’s population grew to over 4,000 circa 1881. In the following decades the population dwindled to a low of 2,635 in 1930 before again growing.…
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On Tuesday, September 10, the Board of Burgesses discussed, among other things, a new branding project for the Borough of Newtown. Beforehand, Board and staff members took portraits and group photographs for the website, which is currently in development. The website will act as a resource for both current and prospective residents and businesses. Local branding company, Map Agency, presented three concepts for the borough’s logo. Burgess Maureen Crick Owen worked closely with Map Agency, and there was a great conversation about what the logo represents.
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