Newburyport: Mayor Donna Holaday, center, was invited to tour the U.S. Coast Guard Station Merrimack and get a tour of the river aboard one of their two 44-foot motor lifeboats Friday afternoon. From left, Liz Honegger, Holaday's aide, Frank Keslof, Auxillary Coast Guard, Holaday and Seaman Tyler Monahan. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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