Newburyport: Nock Middle School principal Barry Hopping made a surprise appearance as a Christmas goose, in the belated play A Christmas Carol (Kinda, Sorta) yesterday morning, as a gift to the Cratchit family from Ebenzer Scrooge, left, played by Elijah Miller. The play was delayed from December as the director, teacher Marilyn Johnston, had broken bones in a fall back then. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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