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		<title>News -- NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Library air gets clean bill of health]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[AMESBURY &mdash; Two separate air-quality tests performed last month at Amesbury's public library indicate mold found in a file cabinet in the building's basement on Sept. 24 was an isolated finding and not indicative of a mold bloom elsewhere in the library.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Salisbury to get eateries and rentals up to code]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[SALISBURY &mdash; Restaurants and rental property owners in town are on notice that increased inspection standards are coming with the arrival of a new health agent.<br>
Local restaurants have not been accustomed to thorough inspections in the past, said Town Manager Neil Harrington, and when then-interim health agent Jack Morris and Salisbury's part-time inspector, David Madden, did inspections this spring, many businesses did not meet health code requirements.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crisis Center grant aimed  at helping kids]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:57:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_310221418.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; In times of violence and abuse, children are often the ones who fall between the cracks. <br>
With money received from a very competitive national grant, the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center is hoping to boost programing to help children affected by separation and divorce as well as when parents or caretakers are victims of domestic or dating abuse.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[THE WEEK IN PHOTOS: Oct 30 - Nov 5]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_slideshow_310113445</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Newbury: Ryan Nguyen, 5, dressed as  Wolverine, puts the nose on a jack-o-lantern while blindfolded at Newbury Elementary School on Thursday morning. The afternoon kindergartners were having their Halloween party a day early as they have no class this afternoon. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PI beach puzzle falling into place]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_310221426.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PLUM ISLAND &mdash; It could all fall apart if the bids are too high, but otherwise Plum Island beach nourishment is a done deal.<br>
A multi-agency task force that has spent a year planning the project ran through its to-do list yesterday and concluded that everything necessary to deposit up to 120,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach has been done.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Police logs]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:49:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT<br>
The following item was recorded in the log of the Newburyport police:<br>
Jeffrey L. Clothey, 44, 2 Boardman St., Newburyport, was issued a summons Thursday at 6:34 a.m. on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, motor vehicle not meeting safety standards of the RMV and a brakes violation. Officer Shawn Eaton issued the summons on Washington Street and Strong Street.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Waterfowl highlight coastal birding]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[November is always a "ducky" month in the bird world. The number of ducks continues to build as migrants stop over on our rivers, lakes, ponds and ocean. Some of the wintering ducks are also starting to arrive.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[births]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[The following birth was recorded at Holy Family Hospital, Methuen:<br>
Calobrisi: a son, John David, Oct. 2, to Frank and Kerry Ann (DeFillippo) Calobrisi of Salisbury; grandparents are David and Kathleen]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[School lunch menus]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:46:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[One-half pint of milk served with each meal. Menus are subject to change without notice.<br>
Menus are for Monday, Nov. 9 through Friday, Nov. 13.<br>
NEWBURYPORT<br>
Elementary schools, K-3<br>
Monday &mdash; French toast sticks with maple syrup, turkey sausage links, potato gems, Macintosh apple]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Elder menus]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_310221224.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Merrimack Valley Elderly Nutrition Program lunches are served in Amesbury, Georgetown, Groveland, Newburyport, Merrimac, Salisbury and West Newbury.<br>
Menus are for Monday, Nov. 9, through Friday, Nov. 13.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sharing ministry by working together]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:44:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_310221127.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Today, Nov. 7, is the Annual Village of Church Fairs in Amesbury. Our local faith community has been working toward this day since the moment last year's fair ended. Crafters, quilters, knitters, cooks, photographers, painters and others have all volunteered in yet another community effort to raise money for outreach. Other groups are also having fairs and auctions this weekend. Still others will next weekend. Welcome to fall in New England!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Church notes]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:43:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_310221118.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Information session  on lay ministry<br>
North Shore Christian Ministries will host an informational session on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Hall, 200 Main St., Rowley.<br>
As part of a regionwide expansion to provide opportunities for lay ministry, NSCM has developed a one-year intensive training program for individuals to discover and use their spiritual gift sets. The purpose of this meeting is to introduce several of the program offerings and answer any questions regarding time and cost commitments.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Church directory]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ADVENT CHRISTIAN<br>
Four Corners Advent Christian Church, 5 Farm Lane, Seabrook, 603-474-34518. Services: Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, midweek prayer and Bible study.<br>
ANGLICAN<br>
All Saints Anglican Church of Amesbury, 67 Friend St., Amesbury, 978-388-0009, www.allsaintsamesbury.org. 8 a.m., Traditional service with Prayer Book and hymnal; 9:45 a.m., Blended Music: traditional hymns, contemporary praise and worship. Nursery provided at 9:45 a.m.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[birdwatch]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:41:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_310221040.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[These recent sightings are compiled by Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-462-4785. Visit www.newburyportbirders.com for more.<br>
Seabrook Harbor, Seabrook: Dunlin, Lesser Yellowlegs, Black-bellied Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Greater Yellowlegs]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Heard around town]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:40:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_310221011.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Bridge dedication<br>
Bill Plante, the former Daily News executive editor and longtime columnist, will be honored by having the Hay Street Bridge in Newbury dedicated in his name in a ceremony at 10:30 a.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Garrison gets new surroundings]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; In front of City Hall, trees have been cut and removed, cement has been crumbled and removed, and piles of dirt sit where grass grew only weeks ago.<br>
New plants, a redesign of the veterans monuments and new brick walkways are all part of the plans for the renovations now underway at Brown Square across from City Hall.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DEP: Work on landfill ends in May]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:59:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234354.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; The Crow Lane landfill will be fully capped by the end of May, and a post-closure plan will be filed with the state by mid-June, state Department of Environmental Protection representatives told the City Council last night.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Retirement board to transfer control of its investments]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[DANVERS &mdash; The Essex Regional Retirement Board, beset by local officials for months, finally did yesterday morning what those officials have asked it to do since last summer. On a 3-1 vote, the board agreed to transfer control of its investments to the state's Pension Reserves Investment Trust.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gap in PI dune worries officials]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:57:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234432.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PLUM ISLAND &mdash; Local officials are deciding whether they need to shore up the wall of giant sandbags just north of Plum Island Center until a beach renourishment project begins in January.<br>
Newbury Conservation Agent Doug Packer said he has been talking with a state official and the town's consulting engineer about reinforcing the northern end of the artificial dune near 16 Northern Blvd.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Flood-prone home on river raised one floor]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234500.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMESBURY &mdash; Rather than spend another rainy season lamenting their thrice-flooded basement, two fed-up homeowners living along the Merrimack River floodplain decided to take drastic measures to secure their home against the seasonally rising river.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[police logs]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:55:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234606.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT<br>
The following items were recorded in the log of the Newburyport police:<br>
Louie J. Caron, 40, 81A Church St., Merrimac, was issued a summons yesterday at 3:47 a.m. on charges of driving after license suspension (subsequent offense), furnishing a false name to police, driving with a revoked registration and not having a license in possession. Officer William Steeves issued the summons on Green Street.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[DISTRICT COURT]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:54:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234615.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT: The following case was recorded at Newburyport District Court on Thursday, Oct. 29, with Judge Michael Uhlarik presiding over the jury-waived trial:<br>
Samantha Rojas, 18, 8 Carriage Hill Road, Apt. 3, Amesbury; malicious destruction of property worth less than $250, continued without finding and probation for one month conditioned upon staying away from the victims and paying $250 in restitution, $50 Victim\Witness Fund assessment (Amesbury).]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[State asks for public input into school review]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:53:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234644.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMESBURY &mdash; A Coordinated Program Review from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will take place the week of Nov. 16. <br>
Department staff will visit the district to satisfy federal and state requirements for the periodic review of specific education programs and services. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Craft fair tomorrow to raise money for NHS senior class]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:52:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234653.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; The Newburyport High School senior class is hosting a Craft Fair tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 40 artisans and artists from across New England will be in attendance, with products ranging from homemade soap to artistic home furnishings.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bank foundation donates $32,000 to local causes]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; The Institution for Savings, through its Charitable Foundation, donated more than $32,000 in the third quarter of 2009 to six local community organizations and projects, announced President/CEO Mark F. Welch.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lynch to attend water treatment plant groundbreaking]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:50:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[It's taken years, but the water treatment plant that will bring Seabrook's water into compliance is finally being built, with its official groundbreaking ceremony set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 550 Route 107.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Eating Texas toast for a good cause]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:49:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234821.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There are many ways the fourth-graders at the Pine Grove School raise funds for their weeklong trip next year to the environmental school in Maine. This month, the group is asking folks to fill their bellies with Texas toast and smokehouse sandwiches, all in the name of science and learning. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boys & Girls Club hosts basketball competition]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:48:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234849.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SALISBURY &mdash; On Nov. 19, kids throughout the region ages 5 to 14 will have a chance to get involved with a fitness challenge as the Boys &amp; Girls Club hosts the "Dribble, Dish and Swish Fit Basketball Challenge."]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Government at a glance]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:47:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234858.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[West Newbury Board of Selectmen<br>
Nov. 4, 2009<br>
APPROVED<br>
After a public hearing, a request from Verizon New England and National Grid to install two poles and 765 feet of underground conduit on Bailey's Lane (3-0.)]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Class of '46 holds reunion]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:46:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234927.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Newburyport High School class of 1946 held its 63rd reunion at Stripers Grille in Salisbury on Saturday, Oct. 3. The reunion committee held several meetings over the past few months in preparation for the annual event.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pamela Smart receives settlement]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234936.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HAMPTON, N.H.  &mdash; A federal judge has approved a settlement ending a prison lawsuit filed by Pamela Smart, who is serving a life sentence in one of the New Hampshire's most notorious murders.<br>
Smart claimed unfair treatment by New York prison officials after racy photographs of her in her prison cell appeared in the National Enquirer. She claimed the pictures were taken by a guard who sexually assaulted her.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[correction]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:44:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309234944.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Daily News always seeks to be accurate in its news coverage, but when we make a mistake, we want to know. Readers noting mistakes in stories are encouraged to call city editor Will Courtney or editor John Macone at 978-462-6666.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Owner: Electric co. holding up project]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:15:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_309233738.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; The man who city officials accuse of holding up a vital piece of a rail trail says he has tried to work out a deal, but city officials have been pressing him to sign a fraudulent deed in order to expedite the project.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mayor-elect Holaday prepares for new life]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:59:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224330.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; Mayor-elect Donna Holaday had a busy morning yesterday.<br>
Her house phone and cell phone rang constantly. Mixed in with calls from Newburyport well-wishers were calls from Gov. Deval Patrick, state Rep. Mike Costello and other elected officials, all offering congratulations.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Schools may face $1.2M shortfall]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:58:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224302.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; School administrators are anticipating a potential $1.2 million budget shortfall for education next year in the wake of the state's economic crisis, costs likely to be borne by residents through fees, a tax hike or other creative revenue solutions to avoid further cuts to the schools.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Police departments prepare regional remedy should flu strike]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:57:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224338.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[What would happen to the emergency needs of the public if an epidemic or catastrophe sickens police officers and shuts down local police stations?  <br>
Who responds to the roadside emergency 911 call if the local department's officers are all out with the H1N1 flu?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Backpack leads to larceny arrest]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224346.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; A Peabody man will soon answer to a judge after being arrested twice in two days.<br>
When Steven D. Coombs, 30, of 14 Spring St. walked into the Newburyport police station on Oct. 28, he thought he was simply retrieving a backpack police had taken when he was arrested on a warrant early the day before.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Write-in campaign ends up in tie vote]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:55:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224355.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMESBURY &mdash; Town leaders are in a quandary over how to resolve a tie vote between two write-in candidates vying for the Board of Library Trustees.<br>
Out of five available seats on the board, only four candidates had names on the ballot, which left one seat open for a write-in candidate to step in and scoop it up. There were a total of 75 write-in votes cast, with Michael Towle and Phillip Merrill each receiving a majority number with 11 votes apiece, and that's something Town Clerk Bonnijo Kitchin has never seen before.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mayoral candidates receive City Council write-in votes]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:54:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224403.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; Some voters just didn't want to see Donna Holaday or James Shanley gone from their seats on the City Council.<br>
According to figures released by the city clerk's office, Holaday received 147 write-in votes for an at-large seat on the City Council and Shanley received 83 write-in votes.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nuclear plant to test sirens Nov. 18]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:53:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224411.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMESBURY &mdash; In a couple of weeks, residents within a 10-mile radius of Seabrook Station will hear a lunchtime siren noticeably different from last year's subtle screech. <br>
Testing of nuclear power plant's sirens in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, including the 121 sirens located in Amesbury, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, West Newbury and Salisbury, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 12:30 p.m.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[State to talk about landfill progress  at meeting tonight]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:52:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224418.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; Representatives from the state Department of Environmental Protection will meet with city councilors tonight to give an update on the capping process for the Crow Lane landfill.<br>
The City Council meeting is open to the public. It begins at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Planning Board backs town's decision to appeal DDR ruling]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:51:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224426.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SEABROOK &mdash; The Planning Board has voted its full support behind the town's appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court of a recent ruling by a lower court that overturned the board's denial of a large shopping center.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[police logs]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:50:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224434.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT<br>
The following item was recorded in the log of the Newburyport police:<br>
Sandra Sharpe, 43, 12 Brookfield Court, Lawrence, was arrested yesterday at 12:05 p.m. and charged with trespassing. Officers Shawn Eaton, Joshua Tierney and Sgt. Alan Maguire made the arrest on Highland Avenue.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[district court]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:49:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224442.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT: The following cases were recorded Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Newburyport District Court. Judge Peter Doyle presided over the following jury-waived cases:<br>
Kimberly Coulter, 44, 16 Charles St., Beverly; driving an uninsured vehicle, placed on four months' pretrial probation, $50 Victim-Witness Fund: driving an unregistered vehicle, placed on four months' pretrial probation (Rowley).]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Farrell to start budget planning earlier than usual]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:48:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224540.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[GEORGETOWN &mdash; Interim Town Administrator Mike Farrell this week outlined his plan for the budget season.<br>
Farrell would like to start the budget planning a full month earlier than in years previous, with budget requests due to him by Dec. 7.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Government at a glance]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:47:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224549.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pentucket Regional School Committee<br>
Nov. 3, 2009<br>
Todd Treado and Jill McGrail of Merrimac and Joe D'Amore of Groveland were not present.<br>
APPROVED<br>
Policy updates governing the School Committee agenda and districtwide calendar.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[government at a glance]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:46:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224557.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Merrimac Board of Selectmen<br>
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009<br>
APPROVED<br>
Signing the new cleaning contract with Jani King, starting on Jan. 1, for the Town Hall, Council of Aging, the Light Department and the Merrimac Public Library, for an estimated $12,000 savings.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[HEARD AROUND TOWN]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:45:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308224626.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Public Works crews will continue their drainage work on State Street in Newburyport. DPS director Brendan O'Regan said crews are busy fixing the street where catch basins connect to the sewer line. "T]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Embracing change at City Hall]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:15:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_story_308223443.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NEWBURYPORT &mdash; Mayor John Moak did something unusual on Tuesday &mdash; he left work at 4 p.m. when City Hall closed for business.<br>
Arriving home, he wasn't quite sure what to do next, he said.<br>
So, he took an antique key he had purchased long ago, gilded it with gold, mounted it on a plaque and wrote a caption. It was a gift to his successor, whoever that turned out to be.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHOTO SLIDESHOW: House Demolition on Marlboro Street]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.newburyportnews.com/punews/local_slideshow_308131353</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Newburyport: Danley Demolition of Fremont NH work at the reduction of the house at 30 Marlboro St in Newburyport. Jim Vaiknoras/Staff photo]]></description>
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