Lilly Dissette, 8, of Newburyport, took first prize in this year's Gingerbread Contest at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, N.H. Her entry, titled "Merry Christmas, Squirrels" depicted a family of squirrels in their rather elegant tree-trunk home, opening presents and playing with toys on Christmas morning. Lilly's win was determined by popular vote of the thousands of people who attended the annual Candlelight Stroll.
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Disputed project surfaces again
NEWBURYPORT — City officials are seeking legal counsel after learning that a once-rebuffed developer is likely resurrecting a plan to create a large affordable housing complex on Low Street.
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Tisei tops Tierney in fundraising
NEWBURYPORT — Republican challenger Richard Tisei beat out seven-term incumbent U.S. Rep. John Tierney in the fundraising match-up last fiscal quarter, raising $230,000 more from individual donors than his Democrat opponent.
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Shrine intervention
Jay Sullivan isn't taking any chances with the Super Bowl this time around. Right after the New England Patriots won the conference championship game last month, he set up his shrine to the home team in his living room.
Sullivan's shrine was in place for the 2001, 2003 and 2004 Super Bowls, and the Patriots won all three games. But the Salisbury resident wasn't able to get the shrine up for the 2007 Super Bowl, and everyone knows what happened — the Patriots' undefeated season came to a crushing end at the hands of the New York Giants.
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Dumpers beware: Stickers needed to use transfer station
NEWBURY — It wasn't a sting operation, but when Newbury's town administrator recently spent the day at the transfer station and documented 77 vehicles using the facility without a permit, it certainly could have been.
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- Amesbury man hurt in Hampton crash
- Man cleared in 'puppy mill' arson
- More than a dozen seats up for Newbury election
- Banks step up with scholarships
- Earth Day-themed film festival planned
- Cooking up an evening of fun with 'Julie & Julia'
- Students' artwork to be showcased
- Port teen collects clothes to raise funds for children in Ghana
- December Building Permits
- Seabrook Building Permits
- St. Thomas Aquinas High School Honor Roll
- Pentucket Regional Middle School Honor Roll
- February 2, 2012
- A super father-and-son moment
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Disputed project surfaces again
Killer of Fla. Girl Found in Landfill Gets Life
Army Orders Bradley Manning Court-martial
Cancer Charity Revives Breast-screening Grants
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Sights and Sounds: Football Fans Pour Into Indy
Unemployment Rate Down to 8.3%
Obama: Still Far Too Many Americans Need Jobs
GOP: Jobs Numbers Welcome, Can Do Better
Fla. Man Adopts Girlfriend in Legal Battle
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First Person: Will Peyton Manning Stay in Indy?
Egypt Shaken After Deadly Soccer Riot
New Suits, New Starts for New York's Unemployed
Hall of Famer Dorsett Speaks Out on NFL Injuries
