Newburyport: Newburyport Mayor Donna Holaday speaks to a gathering of about 25 people at a rededication of a plaque honoring the Break-o-Day Hills Boys who volunteered in World War II, the men being from the neighborhood around Plummer Avenue at Merrimac Street. The original plaque was disintegrating and volunteer fundraising has allowed a new metal plaque to be installed in its place. The plaque is on the property of Barbara Merritt and her family, who are related to some of the men who served along with most of the attendees. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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