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ESPN: New Patriots Players Call Tom Brady ‘Sir’

John Cronin

An explosive ESPN report says that New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, quarterback Tom Brady, and owner Robert Kraft are having disputes so serious that some in the Patriots organization are wondering if this is the last year they'll all be together. Some unnamed sources say that Brady's personality has changed in recent years since he started working with personal guru Alex Guerrero and since his stature has grown in the organization; the story includes the following sentence:  "New players often address him as "sir'."

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Scituate Harbormaster Knocked Off Dock Into Harbor By Wave

John Cronin

Stephen Mone, the Scituate harbormaster, was trying to re-secure the harbormaster's boat to a dock in Scituate Harbor in three-to-four-foot waves during the storm Thursday when a wave came over the dock and knocked him into the harbor. Stephan Hill, manager of The Mill Wharf Restaurant, which is nearby, saw it happen, rushed to the scene, and helped Mone, who was exhausted, get out of the icy water.

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