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This week's Westmeath Independent is in shops today and is packed with news, sport and photos, including: * News that the town's streets may close during a major water pipe replacement project later this year. * A Coosan actress has joined the cast of popular soap Fair City. * Read about the end of an era at Our Lady's Bower, Athlone, who have announced boarding facilities at the well known school will cease by next June. * A Moate new mother tells the Westmeath Independent about the impact an arthritis diagnosis has had on her life ahead of a major arthritis conference this weekend in Athlone for under 45s. * Plans for a pedestrian bridge over the Shannon: a good or a bad idea? The council want your views. * In sport, news of two new managerial appointments on the local GAA scene. Former St Brigid's manager Noel O'Brien joins Athlone and Micheal McDermott, who previously managed Clare, takes over the reins at Garrycastle. *Top class athletes are set to descend on Athlone to open AIT indoor running track All this and more in this week's paper, which available in local outlets and can also be accessed in the ePaper format (for more on this option, see: http://www.westmeathindependent.ie/epaper)