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May 19, 2008

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Body Slam
The Chaotic Training Center in North Andover, home to Killer Kowalski's School of Pro Wrestling, has almost a dozen students currently enrolled.
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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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Primping for the Prom
Getting ready for prom night is an event itself. We followed five friends from Londonderry High School as they primped and prepared for their big night.
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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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Latin Dance
Every week dance instructor Greg Coles leads men and women of all ages through the steps of the salsa, merengue, bachata, and cha cha cha.
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Nobody's Children
A 1991 television special on the conditions of the orphanages in Romania led Elaine and Edward Yourtee to adopt two children and start a nonprofit called Nobody's Children.
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Sweet season
The six-week season may be short, but it's the sweetest for Londonderry farmer Hank Peterson, a maple syrup producer.
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Being Hillary
Friends of Heidi Dallin used to tell her she looked just like then-First Lady Hillary Clinton. She has since embraced her resemblance.
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Eight-part harmony
Jacy Connell has been sled-dog racing since he was 5 and his father built him a wooden sled.
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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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Ramon "Andy" Jimenez visits Fort Drum
Andy Jimenez, father of missing soldier Alex Jimenez of Lawrence, was invited to a Redeployment Ceremony of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team at Fort Drum.
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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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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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Torchlight parade
The Torchlight Parade is one of the cornerstone events of the Feast of the Three Saints held every Labor Day weekend in Lawrence.
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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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Becoming a queen
At 75, Peg Johnson decided she wanted to pursue her goal of earning a Konze Prize. But first, she had to compete in a Senior America Pageant.
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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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Derry Celebrates in Style
More than 150 people filed into First Parish Church - the same place exactly 180 years ago to the day where the first residents of Derry elected their town officers.
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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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From boom to bust
The stories of current and former Lucent Technologies employees.
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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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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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A look inside
Methuen Historical Society vice-chairwoman Martha Welch talks about the history and mystery of reclusive Methuen millionaire Edward Searles' mansion.
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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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