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The Top 5 News Makers For the Week of Feb. 7-13

Education and bridges grab the spotlight.

Here are the 5 top news makers for the week of Feb. 7-13.

5. Whipple Road Bridge -- A bridge makes the list for the first time. But Whipple Road is no ordinary bridge. It's located on a key artery and has been closed for almost a year.

4. State Sen. Barry Finegold, state Rep. Jim Miceli and state Rep. Paul Adams -- The trio briefed the Board of Selectmen on the status with the state budget of prospective state aid.

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3. Superintendent of Schools Dr. John O'Connor -- O'Connor began outlining his plans for cutting $1M from the School Department budget,

2. 31 Tewksbury students: All these students did was achieve perfect scores on the brutally tough MCAS exams.

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1. Ally Greene: The Tewksbury High sprinter proved there is no Tewksbury Patch jinx. and followed it up by

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