The top 10 Cape Ann news stories of 2012, as voted by the Times staff:
1. The tragic disappearance of 2 1/2-year-old Caleigh Harrison.
2. Wind turbine project changes city “skyline,” promises energy savings.
3. The fall of the Gloucester Community Arts Charter School.
4. Jane Lubchenco bows out as NOAA chief.
5. Beauport Hotel plans move forward for Birdseye site.
6. Gloucester and New England fishery certified as “economic disaster.”
7. Grisly pitbull heroin case spotlights animal abuse cases.
8. Rockport Middle School counselor ousted from full-time post but remains consultant after allegations surface of prior sexual abuse at Beverly’s Landmark School.
9. Gloucester hires outside police and fire chiefs for first time in recent history.
(tie) 10. Gloucester’s I-4, C-2 site remains vacant after city draws no bids in request for development.
(tie) 10. Sale of Cape Ann Tool Co. gives new hope for Rockport development.
(tie) 10. 54-foot whale that washes up dead in Rockport becomes odd educational attraction.
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
