BRYAN EATON/Staff photo. Niki Tracchia of Curious Creatures in Groveland passes around an American alligator at the Emma Andrews Library in Newburyport on Thursday. It was the third in a series of four events Summet Fun in Emma's Backyard, the last on August 9 when the Newburyport Fire Department does a presentation.

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