Amesbury: Younsters chat while having their snack of apple sauce and cheese crackers at the Amesbury Recreation Department's afterschool program at Amesbury Elementary School before playing in the gym as the playground was covered with ice. From left, sisters Morgan, 8, and Alexis Sweeney, 7, and Caileigh Mackay,8. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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