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COVID-19: Newton VFW Post Closes, Positive Cases Linked To BBQ Fundraiser COVID-19: Newton VFW Post Closes, Positive Cases Linked To BBQ Fundraiser
Covid-19: Newton VFW Post Closes, Positive Cases Linked To BBQ Fundraiser The Newton VFW Post 5360 has halted operations until further notice after two people who attended the Sept. 12 chicken BBQ fundraiser tested COVID-19 positive. The news of the closure was shared in a post on the organization’s Facebook page Wednesday afternoon. The fundraiser, which was take-out only, had strict rules regarding where the food was allowed to be eaten — in addition to restricting guests from eating in the pavilion, barriers had been set up to increase social distancing, the post said. However, the person who tested positive did not give contact tracing information, so no one…

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by Valerie Musson