She earned the name after giving daily talks at the New England Aquarium for nine years about penguins. People of all ages would swarm around her, hoping to hear the woman they called "The Penguin Lady" speak, she said.
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Artctic bird's popularity keeps Georgetown's 'Penguin Lady' busy
She earned the name after giving daily talks at the New England Aquarium for nine years about penguins. People of all ages would swarm around her, hoping to hear the woman they called "The Penguin Lady" speak, she said.
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Crash kills local woman
AMESBURY — An 80-year-old local woman remembered as an excellent mother and teacher was killed late yesterday afternoon in a single-car accident on Merrimac Street at Hatter's Point condominium overlooking the Merrimack River.
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Guilty plea in fatal accident
NEWBURYPORT — A Groveland woman avoided jail time this week after pleading guilty to motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in connection with a 2010 accident that claimed the life of a 51-year-old Rowley mother and grandmother.
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Help with the hounds
1In Newbury, it has been animal control officer Carol Larocque, who has recently taken over the responsibilities in Newburyport, as well.
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Municipal officials in Newburyport and Newbury have signed an agreement to share the services and salaries of Larocque and two part-time aides. -
Drive aims to find stem-cell donor for local man
AMESBURY — There's a chance that a Q-tip and a swab of your cheek could help save Don Rogacki's life.
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That's about all it takes to be put on the stem-cell donor registry.
Rogacki, 54, of South Hampton, is battling a type of leukemia known as multiple myeloma. He's hoping a match can be found for him during a drive on Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Amesbury Town Hall on Friend Street. -
IBEW continues fight despite lower profile
NEWBURYPORT — The electrical union protesting Anna Jaques Hospital's hiring process may be keeping a slightly lower profile in the city, but a representative says it hasn't given up its fight.
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In recent months, residents accustomed to seeing a 9-foot-tall inflatable rat in Market Square and an airplane dragging an anti-Anna Jaques banner high above the city have been noticing a dramatic reduction in the tactics of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103. - Heard Around Town
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