The Town of Newton is celebrating its 150th legislature in 1864, the Township of Newton was divided so as to create the Town of Newton and the Townships of Hampton and Andover. At that time, Andover Township also included all of present-day Andover Borough.

This year, the main celebration festivities for the 150th 14th , as a part of the traditional Newton Day activities, which is hosted annually by the Greater NewtonChamber of Commerce. The main activities will take place on Spring Street between 11:00 AM and 4:30PM, and then move down to Memory Park for the evening program to run until 9:30 PM.

In addition to having Spring Street closed for the numerous vendors on Newton Day, the 150th Anniversary Committee will be hosting a Town Crier Contest, sponsoring a walking tour of the historic core of Newton, have Civil War re-enactors in the County Park in town, having President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln walking around and greeting visitors on Spring Street and visiting with the troops in the park, and hosting a classic car display in the parking lot of the former McGuire automobile dealership on Main Street. This same former dealership will be open to visitors to see the large collection or artifacts from the Newton Fire Museum which are temporarily on exhibit there while the museum on SpringStreet undergoes a major rehabilitation. Additionally, the Committee has arranged to have a large amount of bunting displayed on both commercial building and private residences throughout town.

Directly across Main Street from the classic car display, the Sussex County Historical Society will be open to visitors from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The Society’s museum is located at 82 Main Street, at the corner of Main and Church Streets.

At 4:30 PM, the activities of the day will be shift from Spring Street down to Memory Park. There, an antique car exhibit will be available to spectators, and a baseball game will take place between the firemen of Newton and Andover Township. There will be more presentations made by the Town Criers about the history of the community. The will also be two bands providing music and many activities for children at that time as well.

The evening will be capped off with an enormous fireworks display. The pyrotechnic display will begin after sunset, around 9:00 PM.