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5 Stories That Made Waves This Week

In case you missed something, here's a look back at our top five stories of the week.

Here are our top five stories of the week, they are listed in no particular order. Click on the headlines to read the full story.

VIDEO: Hundreds Start 2013 With Polar Plunge: Some 500 North Shore residents gathered at Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott Tuesday morning, half of whom started their new year off with a polar plunge into the Atlantic.

Details Emerge in Alleged Rape of Marblehead Woman: The case against a Peabody man accused of raping a Marblehead woman in a Washington Street apartment building Sunday evening came into focus in court Wednesday.

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Marblehead Firefighters Called to Three-Alarm Swampscott Blaze: Fire apparatus from numerous North Shore communities, including Marblehead, were called to assist with a three-alarm fire that broke out in a home on Andrew Road in Swampscott Thursday morning.

What's The Deal With This Beached Boat in Boston: On Friday, a South Boston woman alerted us on Facebook to a local sailboat that she said has been beached at Kelly's Landing in Boston for about a week.

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PHOTOS: Snow in Marblehead: Earlier this week, we asked our readers to share how things were looking in their part of Marblehead following a snowstorm that dropped between 1 and 2 inches of snow in town.

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