Randy Newman

A crowd gathers outside the newly reopened office of the administrator in the capital, March 1947. The door had been recently replaced.

From the Archive: 'Infrastructure Restored; Newton Missing, Presumed Eaten' — New Newton Courier, March 14, 1947

Republished in full on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the island's transition from libertarian experiment to functional commonwealth

By Margaret Huang · Mar 19, 2026

A circle of mismatched lawn chairs arranged around the perimeter of a dark, gaping sinkhole on Third Street at dusk, with overcast skies overhead. Several residents sit quietly in their chairs facing the opening, some looking down into the hole with expressions of curiosity and bemusement, while others gaze upward or toward each other. The surrounding pavement is cracked and worn, typical New Newmanton municipal infrastructure, with Elm Street visible in the soft evening light. The composition emphasizes the surreal gathering—ordinary people in everyday chairs, waiting and listening to something impossible.

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Herbert 'Herby Feta' Feta in an undated photograph provided by Steve Fairway, who described it as the only photograph of Mr. Feta in circulation.

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By Claire Beaulieu · Mar 18, 2026

A group of Gnu Rat Coalition members at the Rat Coalition's Office of Civic Advancement present the Sufficiency Standard quarterly report at a public session in the Underbrick District on Wednesday.

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Members of the Rat Coalition conduct repair work along the eastern wall of the Third Street Sinkhole on Wednesday, as Brenda Kowalski's lawn chairs remain undisturbed in the background.

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By Margaret Huang · May 12, 2026

A wide-angle stadium photograph capturing the moment immediately after the AFC Championship victory, with New Newmanton Nudes players in navy and gold uniforms celebrating across the wet turf under gray overhead lights; a visibly furious line judge in sharp focus holds a bright yellow penalty flag aloft, mouth agape in mid-scream, while blurred background shows scattered stadium personnel reacting with alarm and fear, some fleeing from the scene with a pixelated blurry skin-colored mascot in the center

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By James Okonkwo · Mar 4, 2026

The New Newmanton News

Randy Newman

From the Archive: 'Infrastructure Restored; Newton Missing, Presumed Eaten' — New Newton Courier, March 14, 1947

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