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From left, Chelsea Mitchell, a longtime employee of Newtown Book & Record Exchange; former employee Sara Lawton; Bobbie Lewis, the store s founder (Chelsea Mitchell)
NEWTOWN, PA Forty years is a good run for any business, let alone a book and record store, which is a dying breed in modern America where small business owners struggle to compete with retail giants like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Bobbie Lewis, who opened the Newtown Book & Record Exchange at 102 S. State Street in 1981, is placing her trust in one of her longtime employees to keep the business running for another 40 years.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Norwin’s Kurtis Phipps paces the sidelines before competing in the 132-pound weight class final at the Powerade Wrestling tournament Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 at Canon-McMillan High School.
Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling recently announced the 2021 junior high and elementary state tournaments, along with Area tournaments, have been canceled because of the ongoing pandemic.
The junior high tournament was scheduled for March 6-7 at Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown.
The elementary tournament was scheduled March 27-28 at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center.
After those tournaments were canceled, an alternative tournament was announced. It will be April 2-3 at Monroeville Convention Center.