Newburyport: Rick and Connie Sanford of Yoakum, Texas get a greeting from "Coastie" a talking robot, which the US Coast Guard Auxilliary uses for boating education for youngsters, as they came to take a tour of Station Merrimack. He used to live in Newburyport and they're spending the summer here, and hope to every year as they like to be involved in Yankee Homecoming. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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