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5 Stories That Made Waves This Week

In case you missed something, here are 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.

: The cast and crew of the star-packed Adam Sandler movie began shooting scenes on Vassar Road Thursday. Here's some fan photos that local residents took with Sandler, Shaquille O'Neal, David Spade and more!

: If you live in Marblehead, you've probably pulled into your driveway with an empty gas tank and worried about making it back into Salem or Swampscott to fill up. So, we had to ask - if you could arrange to have a new gas station open anywhere in town without worrying about the price, zoning or existing businesses and buildings - where would you put it?

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: It's been just under a month since Candy Pop Sweet Shoppe owner Traci Teague opened in the Washington Street storefront formerly occupied by Bliss Home and she said the response from the community has been excellent.

: Local residents aren't the only ones looking forward to having the Adam Sandler movie filmed in town this summer - the is busy preparing goodie bags for the cast and crew.

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: Ron Cooper, of Marblehead, was informed earlier this week that he officially set the world record for most pull-ups in a minute. In February, before a small crowd of family and friends, Cooper successfully completed 63 pull-ups in 60 seconds at the . Click on the video attached to this story to watch Cooper's record-setting effort.

For more of this week's stories, check out our news section.


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