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updated: Tue Jul 08, 2008 05:28 pm

Gloucester News

Local news for Gloucester, MA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

7 hrs ago | Boston Herald

For Gloucester, it's so funny it hurts

Michael Graham hosts a talk show on 96.9 WTKK. W hat's so horrible about shame? At this year's Horribles parade in Beverly Farms, the biggest laughs - and loudest complaints - were inspired by a float mocking ...

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Related Topix: Beverly, MA, Family, Kids, Human Sexuality, Opinion

15 hrs ago | GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester District Court

A 43-year-old Gloucester man charged with larceny had his case dismissed yesterday by Judge Joseph Jennings in Gloucester District Court.

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Mon Jul 07, 2008

Voice of America

Sex Education Curriculum Debated in US

Is teen sex on the rise in the United States? In June, 17 Gloucester, Massachusetts's high school girls under the age of 16 revealed they were pregnant.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Education Etc., Human Sexuality, Wedding

Cbs2chicago.com

'Pregnancy Pact' Moms Mocked In July 4th Parade

A group of pregnant girls at Gloucester High School were mocked in a series of controversial parade floats in Beverly, Mass.

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GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester People

Haselgard, who will be entering his sophmore year this fall, is a business finance major and a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

Boston.com

Jews vow to rebuild at site of temple fire

Their Torahs were destroyed, along with their library, prayer books, and seats where generations of Gloucester Jews sat on holy days.

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Herald-Bulletin

Editorial I: Teens need much more guidance

The startling story from Gloucester, Mass., last week spoke volumes about the state of teenage psyches in America.

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GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester Police/fire

Among the reports were people who urinated into shrubs at a house at 153 Western Ave., and American flags which went missing along Stacy Boulevard.

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Related Topix: Beverly, MA, Drugs

Sat Jul 05, 2008

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester police/fire

Gloucester police/fire

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Baby talk: Gloucester and other teens need to know the facts

It matters little if some or even all of the 17 high school girls in Gloucester, Mass., who got pregnant in the past school year made a pact to have babies.

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Associated Content

Are School Officials to Blame for the Alleged Pregnancy Pact in Gloucester Massachusetts

Pregnancy pact or not, the undeniable fact is that 17 teen girls in one high school are pregnant.

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Fri Jul 04, 2008

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester: Lightning strike hits wires, sets street ablaze

A section of Washington Street caught fire yesterday after a lightning strike knocked two high voltage power lines down in Riverdale.

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GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester District Court

A 74-year-old Gloucester man who pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, assault with a dangerous weapon and witness intimidation, ...

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Related Topix: Drugs, Essex, MA

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester: GHS day-care center in spotlight

The presence of the in-school day-care center at Gloucester High School - one of few schools in the state to have such a facility - is being cited by some critics as sending students a message that teen ...

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Related Topix: Motherhood, Parenting

Thu Jul 03, 2008

GroundReport.com

The People of Gloucester Try To Unlock Mystery of Alleged 'Pregnancy Pact'

There are many mysteries of life. Life has many mysteries. When we thought we have solved them all, a new mystery is added to the list.

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester: Shut stations have impact on response times by firefighters

Last weekend, with the start of St. Peter's Fiesta and the summer's first big weekened, the odds weren't good that it would be a safe one for the public.

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Asbury Park Press

Cops: Boat sunk, captain drunk

A Massachusetts-based captain has been charged with being drunk while at the helm of a 72-foot commercial fishing boat before it sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean early Wednesday morning.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester: Police: Boaters were drinking alcohol before late-night crash

Police say they found several beer cans scattered around the wreckage of a boat, with some of the people on board admitting they had been drinking alcohol just before the boat crashed onto rocks on Folly Point ...

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GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

Gloucester: Horribles Parade kicks off tomorrow at 6 p.m.

Gloucester's celebration of the nation's independence kicks off tomorrow with the annual Fishtown Horribles Parade, which leaves from Gloucester High School at 6 p.m. A few hours later, fireworks over ...

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KTKZ-AM Sacramento

"Gloucester Girls" Explode Myths About Teen Pregnancy

There was something sweetly na ve about the shock elicited by news out of Gloucester, Massachusetts that a group of 17 girls, no older than 16, may have had a pact to get pregnant together.

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Related Topix: Women's Health, Health, Human Sexuality, Opinion

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