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May 16, 2008

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The scoop behind Richardson's ice cream
Richardson's Ice Cream has been a family favorite since the ice cream stand opened on Route 114 in Middleton over a century ago.
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Howdy Cowboy
A cowboy action shooting competition took place at the Danvers Fish and Game Club.
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Latin Dance
Tuesday nights Downstairs at the Grog in Newburyport and Wednesday nights at Rockafellas in Salem have heated up with the help of Greg Coles, a Marblehead dance instructor.
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Discovering Opera
Local children and teenagers are taking their singing ability to a higher level by adding melody to the written word in operas.
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Being Hillary
In the early years of the Bill Clinton presidency, friends of actress Heidi Dallin told her she looked just like First Lady Hillary Clinton.
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Working in wood
Donald Grover Jr. of Amesbury has been practicing the rare art of wood relief carving for more than 40 years. Here, he shares some of his technique.
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An artist's muse
Four performing and visual artists share what inspires them.
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Surf's up
When people think about surfing, what usually comes to mind is the warmth of the sun or the girls on the beach.
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Rebuilding History One Dory at a Time
Graham McKay teaches a class where students learn how to build a banks dory in a building that was used for the same purpose hundreds of years ago.
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Welcome Home Red Sox
The Red Sox returned to Fenway Park with the world series trophy to greet fans lining the streets.
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The monster maker
With 12 years of gore under his belt, special effects makeup artist Rob Fitz has transformed more than 800 people into corpses, zombies, monsters and vampires.
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Winged racers
In 1975 Rick Dallaire found his passion; pigeon racing. Dallaire loves being around his winged racers. Yet as his passion has grown the sport of pigeon racing as dwindled in the area.
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Sonia Weitz, 25 years of the Holocaust Center
Sonia Weitz survived five Nazi death camps, including Auschwitz. The Holocaust Center, located at the Peabody Institute Library, is hosting its 25th anniversary.
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Toys, Games, and Wonders
Kristin Seim grew up in a toy store and recently took it over from her parents.
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The sights and sounds of a Danvers football game
A perfect fall afternoon. A hard-fought game against Revere. Entertainment as easy as A-B-C: Action, band, and cheering.
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Frank, the Yankees fan from Gloucester
Yankees fan Frank Iacono, also known as "Frank from Gloucester," has been calling the Boston sports radio station WEEI since 1990.
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The reluctant farmer
Darlene Sweeney stepped away from the fashion industry and landed on a 7-acre spread in Salisbury.
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A rewired mind
Don't look for meaning in Jon Sarkin's art. 'It's not about meaning. It's about experience,' says Sarkin, who was a chiropractor until a stroke changed everything.
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Giant pumpkin weigh-off
For just a moment, Bill Rodonis held the title with a 1,566-pound pumpkin. Then Joe Jutras, of Scituate, R.I., crushed it with a pumpkin weighing 1,689 pounds.
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Bingo's been called
Rosalind Brown is a 69-year-old Salem native and calls bingo games at the Salem Senior Center a few days a week.
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Canine Zen
Jeanie Marie Kraft runs her own business based in Salem, Mass., where she makes house calls, bringing her healing touch to canines — and peace of mind to their owners.
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All Shook Up
He's a long way from Vegas, but Ricky Andrade's performance is as good as they come. The 19-year-old from Amesbury has been obsessed with Elvis since early childhood.
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Allan the Ice Cream Man
When Allan Ganz first started selling treats from an ice cream truck, all children had to do was dig up a nickel or a dime to purchase a frosty confection.
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All that jazz
At 81, Claire Dionne doesn't let her age stop her from doing the things she enjoys most. Line dancing, ballroom dancing and especially tap dancing are among the activities she takes pleasure in.
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The Clam Culture
How a clam goes from the local flats to the fryer, a process that has changed very little over the past century.
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A week at the horse farm
Campers at the Greenwood Stables Horse Farm in Derry spend a week living and working around the horses, learning to care for them and ride them.
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Bargain Bonanza
It opens with a bell and ends, most often, with a bargain. Just don’t sneak into the Londonderry Flea Market or you’ll have the owner, 72-year-old retired Air Force Lt. Col. Pete Sapatis, to deal with.
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100-year-old Fenway fan
In 100 years, one thing has remained constant in Dr. William Dretler’s life: his love for the Red Sox.
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Lots of Licks
Kristina "Tina" Benson, 24, always knew that one day she wanted to run the ice cream stand in the family home on Route 133 in West Boxford.
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Faces of Fiesta
Hear the stories of six people involved in Fiesta.
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Prayer's to St. Peter
It is perhaps the most sacred of traditions during the St. Peter's Fiesta -- the Novena, or nine days of prayer, song and devotion to their saint, the patron saint of the fishermen.
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A year in milestones
Last July, Dani Knudsen left an orphanage in Ethiopia to be adopted by the Knudsen family of Hamilton.
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Dream Dancing
The band was different and the dance hall wasn't as crowded as it was 70 years ago, but the brass trumpets still shone under the bright lights as they blared Glenn Miller's Little Brown Jug.
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Remembering Courtney Corning
Athletes at Peabody High School remember Courtney Corning, who died in an automobile accident.
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Hope lives
A thousand gather for vigil as Alex Jimenez's father returns
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A mother's thank you
Maria del Rosario Duran, mother of missing Army Spc. Alex Jimenez, wanted to say thank you to all those in Lawrence and the Merrimack Valley for their thoughts and prayers.
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The Civil War comes to Amesbury
More than 300 re-enactors and 1000 spectators came to Woodson Farm in Amesbury to experience life and battle in 1860s America.
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Chimes heard on high
The children at the Highlands Elementary School in Danvers aren't in your typical choir. They are the Highlands Chimes, a handbell choir comprised of fourth and fifth graders.
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Faith and Forgiveness
Immaculee Ilibagiza a Rwanda genocide survivor spoke before Presentation of Mary Academy students about finding faith while hiding for three months in a small bathroom.
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A fresh face
How to get an updated mod look, with bright, contrasting eye colors and pale, matte lips -- dramatic and fun like the season itself.
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One vision, one sound
The Rockport Chamber Music Festival brought the Parker String Quartet to Rockport for the third time in two years.
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His final run
A marathon odyssey that started in 1979 when Bill Hames, at 31, cruised over the finish line with a respectable time of 3:26 ended at this year's Boston Marathon.
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