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Robert Gates

@rbgates

Online writer and editor, Skier, New England adventurer, weather nut, N.H. native

 Beverly, Mass.
Joined February 2009
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Ski Life
@powderski7 Nov 2025
If your skis aren't tuned, you're working twice as hard. Get that base wax!
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MISSING CHILD: Salem police say 11-year-old Anayling Rodriguez left her home on Salem Street in Salem around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday morning. Anyone with information is asked to call police. on.nbcboston.com/RpRrzwV
Missing Salem girl found safe, police say

Missing Salem girl found safe, police say

Salem police said the girl left her home on Salem Street around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday morning.

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WWLP-22News@WWLP22News18 Jun 2025
Opening of Six Flags New England’s “Quantum Accelerator” coaster delayed wwlp.com/news/local-news/ham…
Opening of Six Flags New England’s “Quantum Accelerator” coaster delayed

Opening of Six Flags New England’s “Quantum Accelerator” coaster delayed

The highly anticipated debut of Six Flags New England’s newest roller Coaster, Quantum Accelerator, has been delayed, the park announced Tuesday.

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Brutal. #NERevs
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WSJ News Exclusive: Six Flags is nearing a deal to merge with Cedar Fair Entertainment , a move that would combine two of the largest regional-theme-park chains in the U.S. on.wsj.com/3tYfpbS on.wsj.com/3tYfpbS
WSJ News Exclusive | Six Flags, Cedar Fair Near Merger Deal

WSJ News Exclusive | Six Flags, Cedar Fair Near Merger Deal

An agreement between two of the largest regional theme-park chains in the U.S. could be unveiled this week.

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Lift Blog
@liftblog11 Oct 2023
Indy Pass partner Black Mountain, New Hampshire ceases operations due to "soaring energy costs, unpredictable weather, extreme staffing shortages throughout the region, and many other challenges." Black had the oldest operating lift in America dating back to 1935.
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Tyler Merullo@tmerullo165 Oct 2023
Beverly, Hazmat, 85 Herrick St/Beverly Hospital, Tier 1 response for an unknown type chemical spill inside the building
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We are heartbroken at the news of Funny Cide's passing this morning. What a ride The Gutsy Gelding took us on winning @KentuckyDerby & @PreaknessStakes. We are so grateful to @KyHorsePark for giving our guy a wonderful retirement. To say we will miss him, is an understatement.💔
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Right by the Killington Skyeship base! Parts of this road got hit hard during Irene in 2011
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Replying to @JessWCAX
Video of flash flooding Killington #VT where a mud slide has closed sections of US 4 📷 Kate Riley
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The Cabot is looking for student volunteer ushers for upcoming shows and events. Applications can be found and returned to the guidance office.
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MIAA@MIAA03312 May 2023
📈🔢 Updated Spring 2023 Power Rankings ... including scores and schedules entered into Arbiter as of 4 a.m. today, May 12 ... are now LIVE. ⚾️Baseball 🥎Softball 🥍Lacrosse 🏉Rugby 🎾Tennis 🏐Boys Volleyball To find the latest power rankings, go to miaa.net/power-rankings/.
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Absolutely bizarre: City of New Bedford charges @aelennon1 $130 for police misconduct records, then after cashing the check says the records are all exempt and refuses to release them newbedfordlight.org/new-bedf…
New Bedford withholds public records regarding alleged police misconduct - The New Bedford Light

New Bedford withholds public records regarding alleged police misconduct - The New Bedford Light

“These are police misconduct records that we’re entitled to under the public records law. It’s a bad look and it’s a bad policy to take money for a public records request that ultimately you’re not...

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Team 7 Balch Celebrates Japanese Culture! #wearebeverlyschools
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Gone but not forgotten. It's the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Old Man of the Mountain. We would love to read your memories and what the Old Man means to you. #WhiteMountains #OldMan #OldManDay
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Adam Gaffin@universalhub2 May 2023
Wellesley to spend $7,000 to measure sound from controversial pickleball court after concluding that while it could ask pickleball players to use quieter equipment, enforcing that would be a nightmare theswellesleyreport.com/2023…
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For the first time since February 18th, Arsenal are not leading the league. #MyPLMorning
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Tom Bogert
@tombogert9 Apr 2023
21 minutes of stoppage time in New York Red Bulls vs. San Jose Earthquakes.
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Bloomberg
@business6 Feb 2023
TPG-backed Independent Pet Partners, the parent of several regional US pet-care chains, filed for bankruptcy trib.al/VPdZaUI

TPG’s Pet-Care Bet Ends in Bankruptcy as Costs, Probe Take Toll

Independent Pet Partners, the parent of several regional pet-care chains, filed for bankruptcy as the weight of rising costs, pandemic-era closures and reports of a potential link between certain dog...

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Beverly just won’t go away. Dylan Crowley knocked down a corner three to make it a 79-74 game. Timeout Beverly.
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Steratore clearly watching this game closely. Just called Zappe “Jones”. – at Haverhill, MA
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