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January 9, 2007

Belly aches close Pingree School

By Steve Landwehr , Staff writer The Salem News Tue Jan 09, 2007, 12:20 PM EST

HAMILTON - Napoleon Bonaparte famously observed that an army marches on its stomach. At Pingree School this week, an army with the stomach flu isn't marching at all.

A stomach virus making its way through a substantial portion of students and staff members at the school prompted Headmaster Peter Cowen to take the unusual step of canceling school for the day yesterday. Cowen wasn't sure exactly how many people were sick, but there were enough to justify closing.Read this article in full with a
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