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"A few months ago, vandals broke into a Parks and Recreation Department storage building and smashed a piece of holiday history in Dover.Click here to view News 9\u2019s reportOf the nine reindeer that pull Santa\u2019s sleigh, four were broken, but firefighters have stepped in to bring back some of the city\u2019s traditional holiday cheer.It\u2019s still not clear who broke into the shed and damaged the deer, but the fire department is hard at work repairing them in time for the parade.\u201CThose guys need to spend a lot of time to get them back in working order in time for the parade,\u201D said Capt. Chris Jacques.The Dover Fire Department has donated time and raised money for the materials needed to bring the deer back to life.The deer start off on a float in Dover and travel to Somersworth, Rochester and Berwick, Maine. They were first built in 1960 and have been repaired before. Recently, firefighters updated the reindeer for the 21st century.\u201CSome guys really spent a lot of time with the antlers,\u201D Jacques said. \u201CThey were re-fabricated and then changing the color on them to make them a little more realistic.\u201DAs police search for suspects, the work will continue to make sure Rudolph and the other reindeer are ready.\u201CSanta Claus is the same every year, the reindeer are the same every year,\u201D Jacques said. \u201CThese are a landmark in the parades around here and they have been since 1960.\u201D"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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