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			<title><![CDATA[US candidates appear at North Andover forum]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[NORTH ANDOVER &mdash; Stephen Pagliuca apologized for not voting in recent presidential elections while Martha Coakley said she understands the balance between preserving public safety and respecting civil rights. Yet, Michael Capuano believes home ownership is the best way to step into the middle class and Alan Khazei said his experience thwarted a national movement.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Cat Adoption]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:33:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Solomente is the only cat left from a group of 51 exotic cats the MSPCA received last May. Solomente, one of the few non exotic breed cats brought in with the group, will soon be available for adoption. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHOTO SLIDESHOW: New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:24:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[New England Patriots Randy Moss can't pull in the ball in the pass during the first half against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium. Photo by Tim Jean/Eagle-Tribune Sunday, November 9, 2008 ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Missing in Iraq: Lawrence Army Spc. Alex Jimenez]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Body of missing Lawrence soldier found in Iraq]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE &mdash; The bodies of two U.S. soldiers, including Army Sgt. Alex Jimenez of Lawrence, missing in Iraq since being ambushed more than a year ago, have been recovered.<br>
Military officials told Jimenez family members in Lawrence and New York yesterday evening that their son's remains, along with those of Pvt. Byron Fouty, 19, of Waterford, Mich., were identified on Wednesday.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Officials: Clinton will concede delegate race to Obama]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede tonight that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. John's Prep Graduation]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 14:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Danvers: Valedictorian Richard Jay Powers of North Reading, addresses the graduating class of 2008 at St. Johns Prep School in Danvers Sunday morning during commencement exercises. Photo by Heather Mancini/Salem News Sunday, May 18, 2008 ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[AUDIO SLIDESHOW: The scoop behind Richardson's ice cream]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Methuen police chief fired today]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 14:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[METHUEN &mdash; Mayor William Manzi fired police Chief Joseph Solomon today.<br>
Solomon has been accused of a litany of charges, including mismanaging grant money and conflicts of interest. The 22-year veteran of the police department fought for his job during a seven-day discipline hearing, which started in February and ended April 14.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FIGHTING THE TIDE -  updated April 21]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:14:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Poll: Boston Marathon]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Do you think you could finish the Boston Marathon?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[History of the Boston Marathon]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_106145256.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A timeline of historic moments of the Boston Marathon.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Marathon Runner Nancy McCarthy, 61]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Newburyport resident NANCY McCARTHY, 61, ran her first Boston Marathon at 36 year old in 1983. The 2008 Boston Marathon marks the 26th marathon she's completed in the past 26 years, 10 of which were on the Boston course. The fitness instructor now helps others train for marathons, always reminding them about the importance of stretching.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Marathon Runner Julie Moore, age 42]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[North Andover runner JULIE MOORE, 42, completed her first of 17 Boston Marathons in 1988. She has run a total of 35 marathon since that year, preparing differently for each one. Weight training, however, is always a staple in her training.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[WEB EXCLUSIVE: Marathon Mamas]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Marathon Runner Carol Blanchard, age 52]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lawrence resident CAROL BLANCHARD, 52, ran her first Boston Marathon at 40 years old in 1996. The 2008 race is her 10th Boston Marathon, as well as her 21st completed marathon. She's perfected her training schedule over the years, and now routinely runs with a pal instead of alone.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Engineer recommends more Big Dig tunnel repairs]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[BOSTON (AP) &mdash; The engineering firm about to complete the Big Dig's stem-to-stern safety review said yesterday the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority should implement a few more repairs to ensure all the tunnels are safe to the traveling public.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sand Wars
Who owns the sand? Ongoing battle may delay solutions for Plum Island]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Below the ocean surface, there's a small mountain of sand waiting to be dredged. <br>
That sand &mdash; 130,000 to 150,000 cubic yards &mdash; would come from the navigation channel at the mouth of the Merrimack River that the Army Corps of Engineers has been digging out every few years. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Speak up: Interactive commenting now available on all stories]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_098001759.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We are happy to introduce commenting as the newest feature on our Web site. At the end of every story is an area for you to leave your thoughts and opinions. ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[A beloved resort erodes
Gradually, Salisbury Beach washes away]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_090205127.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SALISBURY BEACH &mdash; Sand, more so than even than the salty waves that lap the shore, is the mother's milk of oceanfront resort communities.<br>
Without it, children don't splash by the water's edge and families don't build sand castles. Frolicking by the seaside simply isn't possible.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Friction growing over sand
Plum Island citizens group letter disputes deal on dredge deposits]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_090205221.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PLUM ISLAND &mdash; A lawyer representing a group of Plum Island residents has warned state and local officials that they could be breaking the law if they attempt to implement an agreement that would allow dredged sand to be deposited off Salisbury Beach.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Red Sox open season in Japan]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[A fan wearing a T-shirt honoring Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka takes a souvenir photo in front of Tokyo Dome where the Major League Baseball regular season opener between the Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics was played Tuesday, March 25, 2008, in Tokyo. AP Photo]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plum Island: Mother Nature, Man contribute to erosion]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_083212920.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PLUM ISLAND &mdash; Mother Nature plays her part, of course.<br>
But those who have seen Plum Island's beaches and dunes morph for decades say it isn't just the winds of nor'easters, the waves of the Atlantic Ocean and the natural characteristics of a barrier island that account for the erosion seen in recent years.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Plum Island: Man's walls can't hold back the sea
Some say erosion controls help, others say they hurt]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:32:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_083213206.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PLUM ISLAND &mdash; Against the humbling power of nature, there's not a lot man can do to stop the ocean from destroying and reshaping the beach.<br>
But just about every major manmade anti-erosion technology and technique to slow the process is employed at the mouth of the Merrimack River and along Plum Island. Even with those pieces in place, there are problems.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Being Hillary]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[WEB EXCLUSIVE: The war in Iraq, five years later]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['How many times are we going to save something?'
Beach erosion, regrowth an endless pattern]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_076211121.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[They are three spots along Plum Island beach, separated by only 2 miles. But they each tell something of the island's endless and unpredictable battle with the sea.<br>
<b>On the island's northern tip</b> stands a gazebo, built a couple of years ago by the nonprofit Plum Island Taxpayers Association. It's a pleasant spot set back far from the water &mdash; the Merrimack River ebbs and flows by 150 yards to the north, and on the opposite shore in the distance is Salisbury Beach. As your eyes swing east toward the sea, you can see waves break on the beach 300 yards away. To the south, across a long stretch of dunes, are dozens of houses clustered tightly together.     ]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[A legacy of erosion]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_076211236.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[1827 &mdash; The Army Corps of Engineers draws its first map of the Merrimack River entrance. It is located more than a half mile south of its 2008 position.<br>
around 1827 &mdash; A jetty system is built near the mouth of the Merrimack River to control the route of the river mouth. It is a failure. Its ruins can still be seen today near Woodbridge Island.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[WEB EXCLUSIVE: Brad Delp  - Through the years]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Life after Delp: One year after singer's suicide, Beatle Juice carries on legacy]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_070054642.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The night started like any other for members of Beatle Juice.<br>
John "Muzz" Muzzy, Dave Mitchell, Steve Baker and Joe Holaday gathered at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant and Music Club in Somerville around 4 p.m. for a sound check before a show.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA['He was worth every penny'
'Sand-a Claus' lobbyist earns praise from beach towns]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_069222147.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Washington lobbyist Howard Marlowe's clients seem to feel that his fees are money well spent.<br>
A Daily News survey of administrators in five of the 34 cities and towns that retain the services of Marlowe &amp; Co. showed unanimous satisfaction with the results obtained by the lobbying firm in various projects &mdash; including beach replenishment. (Marlowe also lists 18 other clients, either counties or nonprofit entities.)]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sand dollars: Costs of remedying Plum Island beach erosion in millions]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_069221956.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PLUM ISLAND &mdash; Vincent Russo has owned a house on Northern Boulevard for 35 years. Two or three times a week, he walks a 2- to 3-mile stretch of the beach &mdash; from the south jetty to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[A case study in beach replenishment]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:22:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_069222213.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Venice, Fla., is a community of about 20,000 people located on the Gulf of Mexico, a few miles south of Sarasota. It is a vacation destination, with a quaint shopping district of small shops and boutiques and a broad, graceful main boulevard that leads to its beach. Among its major attractions is its more than 5 miles of beachfront.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Working in Wood]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Sled Hockey]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Romney quits campaign for president]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:55:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_038125356.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[John McCain effectively sealed the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday as chief rival Mitt Romney suspended his faltering presidential campaign. "I must now stand aside, for our party and our country," Romney prepared to tell conservatives.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ex-gov: 'This is not an easy decision for me']]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:28:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_038142623.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<i>What follows is former Massachusett Gov. Mitt Romney's remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington:</i>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[McCain seizes GOP command on Super Tuesday; Clinton, Obama battle for Democrats]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:09:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_037021150.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic struggle with no end in sight.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tallying the votes: Follow the 2008 presidential primary election]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_004001406.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Follow the 2008 presidential primary election]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[2007 New England Patriots]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:48:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pats fans geared up as big game kicks off]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:42:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_034184445.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE, ARIZ. | The crowd roared as Patriots quarterback Tom Brady ran onto the field before the game. All of the fans hadn't even found their seats at that point, but they still made enough noise to fill the University of Phoenix Stadium | the site of today's Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gloucester Daily Times Web site content to be free Feb. 1]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:04:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_022094018</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Beginning Feb. 1, all local news coverage published in The Gloucester Daily Times will be free and available to the public at www.gloucestertimes.com. Readers will no longer need to log on to the online Plus Edition to receive complete access to the  local news that appears in our print editions.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[School Committee considers cutting librarian]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:40:39 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_031094039</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MANCHESTER  - The Manchester Essex Regional School Committee will consider cutting more than $26,000 from school libraries' budget at its meeting Tuesday, which would eliminate one position and leave a single librarian splitting time between two buildings.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lawmaker proposes bridge preservation fund]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:40:07 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_031094007</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BOSTON  - As repairs to hundreds of bridges across the state are delayed for lack of money, state Sen. Steven Baddour, D-Methuen, is calling for the state to focus on bridge maintenance rather than new transportation projects.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Memorial service for fire victim Saturday]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:40:05 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_031094005</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ROCKPORT  - Friends and "family" of the late Robert Taylor will gather Saturday morning in Rockport to remember their friend, who died in the Dec. 15 fire that nearly wiped out a central city block in downtown Gloucester.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA['Unstable' boat likely capsized; Coast Guard issues final report on Lady Luck sinking]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:40:03 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_031094003</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A year-long probe into the sinking of the Newburyport-based Lady Luck and death of its two crewmen reveals that it sank so rapidly after capsizing that the two men aboard had no time to put on their lifesaving equipment, a U.S. Coast Guard report released yesterday said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Throwing a Super party; Glendale braces for fans' arrival; police hit the streets, merchants stock up]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:40:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_031094000</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<i>Editor's note: Sportswriters Bill Burt and Hector Longo, reporter J.J. Huggins and photographer Paul Bilodeau are in Glendale, Ariz., to cover the Patriots' buildup to Super Bowl XLII and the doings of local fans who have made the trip.</i>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[City Hall repairs slowly reducing tower's tilt]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:40:37 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_030094037</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The top of City Hall's 126-foot bell tower is tilting a little bit less every day now.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[A home away from home for Patriots fans]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:40:05 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_030094005</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX  - Patriots owner Bob Kraft mingled with about 200 raucous fans at a bar that has become Patriots central here during Super Bowl week.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mayor talks settlement with Essex on sewer dispute]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:40:03 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_030094003</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mayor Carolyn Kirk has begun discussions with Essex aimed at settling an allegation that the city has been improperly inflating the town's sewer bill before the matter goes to court.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Corrections]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:40:01 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_030094001</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<i>The Gloucester Daily Times aims to be accurate. If you are aware of a factual error in a story, please call Times Editor Ray Lamont at 978-283-7000, ext. 3430.</i>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Locals like little in Bush's final State of the Union]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:39:59 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_030093959</link>
			<description><![CDATA[President Bush delivered the seventh and final State of the Union address of his presidency Monday night, during which he addressed issues concerning the economy, education, the war in Iraq, Social Security and foreign trade.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[McCain edges Romney in Florida GOP primary]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:11:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_029214155.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MIAMI  | Sen. John McCain won a breakthrough triumph in the Florida primary last night, seizing the upper hand in the Republican presidential race ahead of next week's coast-to-coast contests and lining up a quick endorsement from soon-to-be dropout Rudy Giuliani. "It shows one thing: I'm the conservative leader who can unite the party," McCain told The Associated Press after easing past former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for his first-ever triumph in a primary open only to Republicans.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[VIDEO: Bill Burt at Super Bowl Media Day]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Patriot's Media Day.]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:17:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_slideshow_029181800</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Glendale: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talks with the press during media day at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Photo by Paul Bilodeau/Eagle-Tribune.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[360 DEGREE PANORAMA: Super Bowl media day]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:08:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Giving back: J.J.'s parents open their salon to help fire victims]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:40:27 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_029094027</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When J.J. Nicastro was in intensive care, suffering from a fast-moving virus that attacked his heart, the community reached out. Children sold refreshments at lemonade stands, hundreds turned up for vigils and a benefit concert was held in his honor.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kirk's move on legal services draws lots of questions]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:40:07 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_029094007</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A number of councilors and senior appointees yesterday expressed skepticism that Mayor Carolyn Kirk's plan to replace the small, fixed-cost legal department with contract services will strengthen the city or save it money.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Super Bowl-bound fans 'don't have to shovel sunshine']]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:40:05 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_029094005</link>
			<description><![CDATA[GLENDALE, ARIZ.  - It's like a city within a city, a place where you can take in a concert, dine on cuisine prepared by top chefs and immerse yourself in a chocolate festival.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Corrections]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:40:03 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_029094003</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<i>The Gloucester Daily Times aims to be accurate. If you are aware of a factual error in a story, please call Times Editor Ray Lamont at 978-283-7000, ext. 3438.</i>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Post-game assault leads to two arrests]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:40:01 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_029094001</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The brawl on the ice toward the end of Saturday night's high school hockey game against Danvers was echoed outside Dorothy Talbot Rink as spectators flowed to their cars. Two Gloucester teenagers were arrested.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Growing seeds in silence; Deaf man opens Magnolia store dedicated to unusual plants]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:39:53 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_028093953</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A visitor to The Silent Seed can open the door with a loud squeak and slam it behind them. A few feet away, hunched over his indoor flower bed, owner Jude Platteborze will never look up.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Troubled Haven Ave. lot returns to auction block in March]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:39:35 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_028093935</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ROCKPORT  - The final usable lot on Haven Avenue will be auctioned off by the town for a second time in less than  a year, town officials said this week.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Made in Massachusetts: Tax breaks lure filmmakers to state]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:39:33 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_028093933</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For the combination of star power and Cape Ann scenery, it would be difficult to match the sight of George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg motoring fishing boats and walking the wharves along Gloucester Harbor.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Legion eyes its options while working with the city]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:39:30 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_028093930</link>
			<description><![CDATA[American Legion members and city officials have begun working closely together to figure out a way to keep the veterans' organization in the Legion Memorial Building, from which it has operated for 87 years.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Correction]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:39:27 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_028093927</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<i>The Gloucester Daily Times aims to be accurate. If you are aware of a factual error in a story, please call Times Editor Ray Lamont at 978-283-7000 ext. 3438.</i>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Welcome to 'septic limbo'; Residents remain in the city's, state's pinch]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:40:20 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_026094020</link>
			<description><![CDATA[What a group of homeowners in an all-but-invisible East Gloucester enclave has been living through for nearly a decade now is commonly, but incorrectly, called "sewer limbo."]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pollock fishing - A lot of wor]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:39:55 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_026093955</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The approximate 400,000 pounds of American pollock offloaded in Gloucester during January's second week got buyers', catchers' and lumpers' adrenaline flowing the way big landings once did here during this port's better fishing days.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[City lands $85K grant to step up drug fight]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:39:53 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_026093953</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With the help of an $85,000 grant from the state attorney general's office, Gloucester is beginning a three-pronged attack on addiction to opiates such as heroin and prescription painkillers that authorities said has been creeping into a younger age group in the city in recent years.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Governor wants power to order disaster money sent to communities]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:39:51 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_026093951</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BOSTON  - In the wake of devastating fires in Gloucester and Lawrence, Gov. Deval Patrick wants the Legislature to give him emergency spending authority in the event of a disaster.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Correction]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:39:49 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_026093949</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<i>The Gloucester Daily Times aims to be accurate. If you are aware of a factual error in a story, please call Times Editor Ray Lamont at 978-283-7000, ext. 3438.</i>]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Debate rages over law to ban drivers from using cell phones]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:39:47 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_026093947</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BOSTON  - Legislation that would ban drivers from using hand-held cell phones and other electronic devices will have a hard time getting through the state Senate if state Sen. Steven Baddour has his way.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Killer in notorious murder wants out of jail; Gregory Smart's killer begs to be freed from prison]]></title>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:39:45 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_026093945</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BRENTWOOD, N.H.  - A sniffling, red-faced William Flynn begged forgiveness yesterday for killing Pamela Smart's husband.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tearful killer in Smart case pleads for freedom]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_025114330.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A sniffling, red-faced William Flynn begged forgiveness yesterday for killing Pamela Smart&#8217;s husband. The sentence-reduction hearing capped a surprising chapter in one of New Hampshire&#8217;s most notorious murders.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Text of Gov. Patrick's State of the State speech]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:51:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_025095314.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Text of Gov. Deval Patrick's State of the State address on Thursday, as prepared for delivery.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Author delights Rockport elementary pupils]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:40:04 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_025094004</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ROCKPORT  - Children's author and Newbery Award-winning illustrator Timothy Basil Ering delighted Rockport Elementary School students yesterday, spending the entire day at the school talking to them about his life, career and what inspires his work.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rockport names 3 finalists for superintendent]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:39:40 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_025093940</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ROCKPORT  - Three finalists for school superintendent have been named by the superintendent search committee.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gloucester: Well positioned for 'creative economy?']]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:39:38 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_025093938</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gloucester's arts coalition has received a stamp of approval, with the award of a $35,000 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, presented in person by its top officials.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mom admits letting kids drink, film dangerous stunts]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:39:36 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_025093936</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HAMILTON  - A Hamilton mother who let her daughter and other teens drink in her home and perform stunts like the ones from the movie "Jackass" will spend the next six months under house arrest, the result of a plea agreement reached with prosecutors.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bed-sores report finds Beverly, Salem hospitals lacking in some areas]]></title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:39:33 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_025093933</link>
			<description><![CDATA[SALEM  - A new report card suggests some patients at Beverly and Salem hospitals are much more likely to get bed sores than they would elsewhere. However, the hospitals say the apparent problems are the result of bad paperwork and practices they've already begun to tweak.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Let us know if you are Super Bowl-bound]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:38:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pawsitively picture perfect; Pet owners commissioning portraits to show their love for faithful companions]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:27:56 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_024102756</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gloucester artist Lynn Holoway's acrylic paintings tend to be looser in detail than her work in watercolor. But regardless of the medium she chooses, she always starts in the same spot of her subject's face: the eyes.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Woman found dead in motel room]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:27:27 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_024102727</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A 64-year-old woman who had been living in the Cape Ann area was found dead in a motel room yesterday. The woman had a "history of depression" and was believed to have committed suicide, police said.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Former Gloucester resident murdered in Maine]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:27:23 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_024102723</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MARSHFIELD, Maine -.A 41-year-old former Gloucester man was shot to death early yesterday morning while trying to help a friend rebuff an old boyfriend, according to family members.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Fuller or O'Maley? School Committee to hold hearing on middle school choice]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:27:20 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_024102720</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The School Committee's long-awaited decision on whether middle-schoolers will move to Fuller School or stay at O'Maley Middle School was postponed last night until a public hearing  is held on the topic, tentatively scheduled for Wednesday at City Hall.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Temple donates $23K to victims of Middle Street fire]]></title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:27:17 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_024102717</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Gloucester Fund received a $23,000 donation from representatives of Temple Ahavat Achim yesterday that will be distributed to the victims of the Middle Street fire.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big Dig contractors settle tunnel collapse lawsuit for more than $450M]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_023122625.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Contractors who worked on the long-troubled Big Dig highway project have agreed to pay more than $450 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the state over a fatal tunnel ceiling collapse and to cover the costs of leaks and design flaws.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Magnolia chapel torn down]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:40:17 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_023094017</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Former parishioners and local historians looked on with sadness yesterday as St. Joseph Chapel, once a central gathering place for the Magnolia Catholic community, was torn down.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Rockport student's music is "Poise(d)" for world premiere]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:49 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_023093949</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ROCKPORT  - Local musicians and instructors have described composer Lydia Brindamour as "the real deal," an "enormous talent" and "unbelievable."]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Kirk seeks new thinking in outsourcing of city legal work]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:46 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_023093946</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Attorney Leonard Kopelman, whose 60-member Boston-based municipal-law firm has been nominated to replace City Solicitor Linda Lowe, conceded that, by himself, "I don't know that I could do a better job."]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Senior Center program turns spotlight on dangers of identity theft]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:44 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_023093944</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After making a purchase over the phone with his credit card one afternoon, Peter Jenner received a call from his credit-card provider reporting suspicious charges apparently made with his card. It was clear to Jenner that he had become a victim of identity theft.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Leftover Gloucester donations to aid Lawrence fire victims]]></title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:42 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_023093942</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The huge outpouring of community assistance that followed the Middle Street fire last month will be heaped upon the victims of the Lawrence fire that burned down a city block early Monday morning.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lawrence city block up in flames, 14 buildings destroyed, damaged]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:08:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_022094016</link>
			<description><![CDATA[LAWRENCE  - It was 2:30 a.m., and police Officer Robert Moody was patrolling on Parker Street. A call from two emergency medical technicians alerted him to a building on fire just up the street from where he was.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[State unveils 211 phone number for storm calls]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:20:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_022152050.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There's a new phone number to call during storms or disasters in Massachusetts. It's 2-1-1.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tax evaders' supporter pleads guilty to federal charges]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/eaglelocalnews_story_022151742.html</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A Vermont man changed his plea to guilty Tuesday for helping a New Hampshire couple who refused to pay their income taxes and holed up for months in their secluded home last year.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Big chill doesn't keep marchers from honoring King]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:40:33 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_022094033</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ROCKPORT  - On a cold January morning  - when many might have chosen to remain snuggled beneath blankets, sleeping in  - about 50 Cape Ann residents instead gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Society to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a march and a rally.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dental pioneer's home capsulizes his work, life]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:40:14 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_022094014</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Thurston Point Road home in which Dr. Stanley Schwartz lived looks simple from the outside  - a steep driveway leading down to a small house with weathered wooden shingles, perched on the Annisquam River.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hometown girl to put on halftime show]]></title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:40:12 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_022094012</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Little did perky, peppy and pretty Julie Warner realize all those crisp, autumn football seasons ago, when she was leading the cheers for Gloucester High School, she'd someday be performing before 73,000 fans and millions more on TV  - in the NFL, and, in two weeks, at the Super Bowl .]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Grand comeback; Giveaway piano a 'priceless' antique after 8-year restoration]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:38:48 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_021093848</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rick Williams, a 43-year-old housepainter from Essex has always said, "You never know where life is going to take you."]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Road through watershed raises hackles in Gloucester]]></title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:38:31 EST</pubDate>
			<link>http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/local_story_021093831</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ROCKPORT  - Former Rockport Selectman Nicola Barletta has spent months trying to resurrect support for a bypass road that would connect Nugent Stretch in Rockport to Blackburn Circle in Gloucester.]]></description>
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