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IPSWICH – Wouldn’t it be great if there was 

a library of recordings by our ancestors, telling 

stories about their lives, dreams and travails? 

Obviously it is not possible to go back in time 

carrying a tape recorder to talk with those who 

helped build this country. But it is not too late 

to record stories from parents and grandparents 

that can be preserved for future generations. 

That was the award-winning, widely 

recognized idea Dave Isay had when he founded 

StoryCorps. He set up a recording booth in 

Grand Central Station in New York City, NY 

and began recording personal stories. Those 

stories are being captured for future generations 

to enjoy and historians to study at the American 

Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. 

For Ipswich’s annual First Period Homes 

celebration, Kerrie Bates, director of the town’s 

Recreation and Culture Department, has 

brought Isay’s idea to this town. She is setting 

up a recording booth at the Hall Haskell House 

REGIONAL – Since August, outdoor 

watering has been banned throughout 

the North Shore as every city and town in 

northeast Massachusetts ordered no outdoor 

watering and urged residents to conserve 

water in any way possible. 

With recent rains, the drought has eased 

slightly, and the city of Amesbury last week 

lifted the ban entirely. Other towns and cities 

say they will probably not end the ban until 

January when the state is expected to declare 

that the current drought has ended. 

The Ipswich Water Department issued a 

stern warning in August: “It is imperative that 

demand drop to winter levels immediately 

in order to ensure the Water Department 

can continue to meet basic domestic and 

firefighting needs. Please help reduce townwide 

water use by 200,000 gallons per 

day. All outdoor watering must stop and 

customers should limit non-essential indoor 

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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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A First Period Home, The Hall Haskell House and Gallery 

Rains May Soon Lift Watering Ban 

A sign beside Haverhill’s water supply 

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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Photo by Stewart Lytle 

Photo by Stewart Lytle 

Gallery to record first-hand stories. 

Between Nov. 15 and 27, residents of Ipswich 

and surrounding North Shore communities are 

invited to record their stories in a real studio 

erected inside the Hall Haskell House Gallery, 

the town’s visitor center. 

The studio will be staffed with volunteers to 

assist with the recordings. 

Bates offered the opportunity for families to 

record stories last year during the celebration of 

First Period homes. This year, she is expanding 

the program as part of the national StoryCorps 

initiative, called the Great Thanksgiving 

Listen. 

“The Great Thanksgiving Listen is a national 

education project that empowers high school 

students to create an oral history of the 

contemporary U.S. by recording an interview 

with an elder over Thanksgiving weekend,” 

StoryCore’s web site states. 

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water use.” 

The Newburyport Department of Public 

Services’ water division banned automatic 

sprinklers and filling pools. The city has not 

watered parks or allowed any non-essential 

use of fire hydrants. The fines range from 

$50 to $100, and there is a threat that if these 

restrictions don’t work, “more restrictive 

measures may be imposed.” 

The town of Rowley web site asked “for 

your continued effort with conserving 

water.” 

Amesbury Mayor Ken Gray ordered the 

outdoor watering ban lifted because, “The 

recent rains have restored Tuxbury Pond 

and the Powow River to normal condition. 

This alleviates the need for water use 

restrictions.” 

The town of Ipswich made a contest out 

of the drought, asking town employees and 


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I want to say goodbye to all the good folks in Rowley. 

The two RED ROBOTS that held the Schylling sign on Rt. 1 are 

gone. 

In September, the Business company?s offices moved Spotlight 

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warehouse to California. 

Since building a new home for Schylling in 1999, it has been a 

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LEGAL NOTICE 

ROWLEY CONSERVATION 

COMMISSION 

In accordance with the Town 

of Rowley Wetlands Protection 

Bylaw, a public hearing will be 

held on Tuesday, November 15, 

2016 at 7:45 pm at the Room 

5 of the Town Hall Annex at 39 

Central Street to consider a Notice 

of Intent application filed by 

Nicholas Masotta for proposed 

construction of a 12’ x 12’ first 

floor addition possibly within DEP 

approved groundwater protection 

area Zone II at 896 Haverhill 

Street (Map 4, Parcel Lot 7) in 

Rowley, MA. 

Arthur Page, Chair 

Rowley Conservation Commission 

Pets, Animals, Plus 

Health & Fitness 

LEGAL NOTICE 


COMMISSION 

In accordance with the Wetlands 

Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, 

Section 40, as amended, and the 

Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection 

Bylaw, a public hearing will 

be held on Tuesday, November 

15, 2016 at 8:00 pm at the Room 

5 of the Town Hall Annex at 39 

Central Street to consider a Notice 

of Intent application filed 

by Michael Glynn for proposed 

demolition and construction of a 

dwelling and sewage disposal system, 

grading and utilities possibly 

within Coastal Land Subject to 

Storm Flowage, 100’ Buffer Zones 

of Bordering Vegetative Wetlands 

and the ACEC at 40 Oyster Point 

Road (Map 27, Parcel Lot 87) in 

Rowley, MA. 



Big Woods Hike November 20 

at Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River 

Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield 

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Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield will 

hold its annual Big Woods Hike on Sunday, November 20. Bring 

family and friends for a two-hour naturalist-guided walk to discover 

the natural and cultural history of the sanctuary. This wonderful 

program is appropriate for adults as well as families (children should 

be at least 5 years old). Walks will depart at 11:30 a.m., 11:45, noon, 

12:15, 12:30, 12:45, and 1:00 p.m. Discover sites of former dwellings, 

hear stories of the people who settled this area 200 years ago, and 

learn about what is happening in the world of nature as plants and 

animals prepare for winter. The walk will meander along the edges 

of marshes and ponds, through deciduous woodlands, and the old 

growth forest of Averill’s Island, featuring towering hemlocks and red 

pines. Warm up by the woodstove back in the Barn, where hot drinks, 

homemade soup, and desserts will be available for purchase. Advance 

registration is required. Runs rain or shine, so dress for the weather 

and wear sturdy footwear. FEE: $9/adults, $8/children (discount for 

Mass Audubon members). For more information or to register, go to 

massaudubon.org/ipswichriver or call 978-887-9264. 

LEGAL NOTICE 


COMMISSION 

In accordance with the Wetlands 

Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, 

Section 40, as amended, and the 

Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection 

Bylaw, a public meeting will 

be held on Tuesday, November 15, 

2016 at 8:25 pm at the Room 5 of 

the Town Hall Annex at 39 Central 

Street to consider a Request 

for Determination of Applicability 

application filed by Debra DeAngelis 

for proposed installation of 

a subsurface 1000 gallon holding 

tank possibly within the 100’ Buffer 

Zone to Bordering Vegetated 

Wetlands at 319 Newburyport 

Turnpike (Map 17, Parcel 20 Lot 

48) in Rowley, MA. 



LEGAL NOTICE 

TOWN OF ROWLEY 

COLLECTOR’S OFFICE 

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 

The TOWN OF ROWLEY is seeking 

proposals from interested 

agencies for the collection of 

delinquent personal property 

taxes in accordance with MGL 

60:2B. Those interested should 

be able to demonstrate previous 

experience in municipal tax 

collection. Written proposal 

must be submitted on or before 

November 23, 2016 to: 

TOWN OF ROWLEY 

Karen H. Summit 

Treasurer/Collector 

PO Box 347 

Rowley, MA 01969

November 9 - 15 , 2016 www.TheTownCommon.com Page 

Continued from page 1 

“In addition to using the Hall 

Haskell recording studio, one can 

download and use the StoryCorps 

App. 

Interviews will be entered 

into the StoryCorps archive at 

the Library of Congress and 

on StoryCorps.me where they 

become an invaluable resource 

for future historians and provide 

families with a priceless piece of 

personal history,” the web site 

states. 

Last year, its pilot year for 

the program, thousands of 

high schools from all 50 states 

participated and preserved over 

50,500 individual recordings at 

the Library of Congress. 

“Thanksgiving is when cross 

generations of families come 

together, when our pressing 

schedules seem to allow us time 

to formalize the story telling 

tradition,” Bates said. 

StoryCorps is a way for 

individuals to connect in a 

meaningful way with those close 

to them, and to gain insight into 

the lives of others. It is a global 

platform for listening, connecting, 


residents for suggestions on how 

to save water and awarding points 

for the most innovative ideas. 

Points are awarded for the best 

suggestions, and on the town’s 

web site, there is a leader board 

for the contest. 

The points are only for 

“bragging rights,” said town 

director of Recreation and 

Culture Kerry Bates. 

Ipswich residents have 

offered up some tried and true 

suggestions, such as flush toilets 

only when necessary, particularly 

for older toilets that use up to 

7 gallons, as opposed to newer 

toilets that use less than 5 gallons. 

That idea won Deb (no last name 

listed) 50 points. 

Another suggestion from Kerry 

Mackin is to place a bucket in 

the shower to capture water that 

can be used for cleaning, flushing 

or watering plants. She also 

suggested, “Keep a pot or bowl in 

the sinks to capture water from 

washing fruits and vegetables, 

hand-washing, etc. and use 

the water to water plants. That 

suggestion won Ms. Mackin 10 

points. 

She earned another 10 points 

by offering gardening tips from 

the Ipswich Garden Club blog. 

Suzanne Benfield won 30 points 

with the suggestion that one 

could clean kitchen countertops 

with a plant based cleaner and 

Telling Tales at Thanksgiving 

and sharing stories of the human 

experience, Bates said. 

To schedule an appointment at 

the Ipswich Listening Lab at the 

Hall Haskell House Gallery and 

Ipswich Visitor Center, visit the 

town’s web site. www.ipswichma. 

gov. 

At the Ipswich Listening Lab 

interviews can be uploaded to 

the Library of Congress archives 

or kept as a personal heirloom of 

personal history. 

Ipswich celebrates its First 

Period houses, homes built 

between 1620 – 1720, because it 

has more than any other town in 

the nation. 

This year’s events include: 

House Highlighting, Nov. 15 

– 30 

Make, Take & Bake 

Thanksgiving Apple Pie at Russell 

Orchards Nov. 12 &13 or 19 & 

20 – 11a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is 

$9.95 per pie. 143 Argilla Road 

Ipswich Museum by 

Candlelight 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 

at the 1677 John Whipple Home 

and the 1657 Alexander Knight 

Home replica. 

American Voice American 

Rains May Soon Lift Watering Ban 

towel rather than soap and water. 

She also offered: “When washing 

dishes and/or lathering in the 

bathroom, the less soap used the 

more water saved from rinsing.” 

Assistant Town Manager 

Jennifer Breaker earned 23 points 

on the suggestion that households 

can identify and fix leaks. “Small 

household leaks can add up to 

gallons of water lost every day. 

Try the drip calculator to see how 

much water is being wasted.” 

Paula Jones won 17 points, 

proposing that a sink strainer 

eliminates the need to run 

water for the garbage disposal. 

“We empty it into our curbside 

compost receptacle.” 

Stephen proposed that the town 

offer water saving programs and 

incentives. “A program similar to 

what the MWRA offers should 

be created to provide free water 

saving audits for homeowners. 

Energy providers across the state 

offer this to electricity and natural 

gas customers to help save energy, 

why not do this for water? No 

cost or reduced cost water fixtures 

should be provided to customers 

to allow them to 

get these directly 

from the Water 

Dept or provide 

customers with 

rebates to cover 

all or most of the 

cost of WaterSense 

fixtures. Water use 

Home, Ipswich Museum, 7:30 

p.m., Nov. 16, Essex Harmony 

will sing at the Heard House, 54 

S. Main Street 

Strings in the Parlor, 5:30 to 7 

p.m., Nov. 18 at the 1694 Paine 

House at Greenwood Farm 47 

Jeffrey’s Neck Road. 

Thanksgiving Open House, 1 

to 3 p.m., Nov. 20. Local Realtors 

coordinate a community wide 

showing of houses on the market. 

Tables will be set for Thanksgiving 

dinners. 

Farming in the First Period, 

Co-hosted by Ipswich Historic 

Commission & The Trustees 

of Reservations, Speaker: Peter 

Cook of Plimoth Plantation, a 

nationally recognized expert on 

colonial agriculture, 4 p.m., Nov 

20, Carriage Barn, Appleton 

Farms 

Turkey Basket Concert, 3 p.m., 

Nov. 20. First Church of Ipswich. 

Admission is a food donation 

for Food Pantry Thanksgiving 

baskets 

Ipswich Community Contra 

Dance, 7 to 9 p.m., Nov 23, 

Music by Egrets Only, Free dance 

sponsored by Bank North 

in homes will always occur, why 

not provide water saving fixtures 

including showerheads, faucets, 

toilets, etc. This is a realistic 

water saving answer. $45 rain 

barrels are not the answer at all... 

especially when it doesn’t rain 

and the plants are dead! Provide 

incentives for low monthly water 

use - reduced rate for lower usage 

based on household size.” 

That answer to the drought 

brought Stephen 5 points. 

Bates had a couple of off-thewall 

suggestions that earned her 

the town’s top ranking with 69 

points. 

Her first suggestion was that 

plates could be cleaned by letting 

your dog lick the plates clean 

after human finish eating and 

before washing. “Pots & pans too! 

Woof, woof. Water is precious. 

(Idea contributed by Charlotte 

the dog, typed by her human.)” 

Bates’ second suggestion, 

attributed to an overheard 

conversation at a Rotary Club 

luncheon, was that a household 

could save water by showering 

“with a friend.” 

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17th Annual Holiday 

Fine Arts & Craft Show 

Saturday, November 12, 2016 

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 

9th 

WEDNESDAY MORNING 

BIRDING 

These very popular programs 

provide an excellent opportunity 

to explore one of the most 

10:00 to 4:00 

productive birding areas in the 

country. To date, we have seen 

Over 75 Artists & Craftsmen! 

over 320 species of birds on these 

You will find the perfect gift for anyone on your list! Wednesday field trips. Wed, Nov 

09, 2016; 9:30 am - 12:30 pm 

Lunch, Baked Goods, & Free Raffle too 

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Come start your holiday shopping!! 

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Turnpike, Newburyport. $17. No 

preregistration required. For more 

information, call 978-462-9998 

for information about additional 

programs and events, or visit the 

website at www.massaudubon. 

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November 9th @ Noon! Pick up 

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your pie. There will be 1st, 2nd 

and 3rd place prizes Taste testing 

will begin at noon and winners 

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will be announced immediately 

Soccer Development Program 

following. If you are not entering 

Ages 3-6 years 

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in sampling many different pies. 

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SING ALONG WITH 

PIANIST BOB ALLISON 

Wednesday, November 9, 

2016 at 1pm t the First Religious 

Society, Unitarian Universalist, 

Lower Meeting House, Unicorn 

St, Newburyport. The First 

Religious Society’s Alliance 

presents Bob Allison, who will 

play and sing lively songs ranging 

from variety and sing-along of 

the ‘30s to rock and roll of the 

50s and popular tunes of the ‘60s 

and ‘70s. Guests will be invited 

to sing along. A few jokes will be 

interspersed along the way. Fun 

for all ages. An Alliance brownbag 

lunch and business meeting 

precede the program at noon. 

ROUNDTABLE 

The Civil War Roundtable of 

the Merrimack will meet at 7:30 

PM on Wednesday, November 

9th at the East Parish Methodist 

Church, Salisbury Square 

(route 1), Salisbury, MA. Ron 

Guilmette will speak on “MA 

State Police and the Civil War.” 

Admission is free and anyone 

with an interest in America’s Civil 

For 

more information visit our web 

page www.cwrtmerrimack.org or 

call Tom at (978) 462-8518. 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 

10th 

FOOD FIGHT: INSIDE THE 

BATTLE FOR MARKET 

BASKET 

Join us for a screening of the 

documentary Food Fight: Inside 

the Battle for Market Basket. 

Throughout the summer of 2014, 

a corporate food fight played 

out in dozens of communities 

impacting tens of thousands of 

workers and the economies of 

three states. When the faction of 

the Market Basket board headed 

by Arthur S. Demoulas fired his 

cousin and arch-rival Arthur T. 

Demoulas as long-time CEO of 

the successful supermarket chain, 

it set off a firestorm that sparked 

one of most unique corporate 

dramas in American history. 

It’s what the New York Times 

called “the last stand for the 

middle class.” FOOD FIGHT 

is the story of the battle to save 

Market Basket, and about the 

power of ordinary, passionate 

people to rewrite corporate 

history. November 10, 6:30PM, 

Newburyport Public Library 

ROUND TABLE 

Like puzzles? Know the history 

of Byfield, Old Town, Plum 

Island? The Newbury Historical 

Commission invites you to a 

historical, fact finding discussion 

at 7:00pm on November 10th. 

Help Us Promote Our Great, 

Historic Town. The NHC 

is having a “Round Table” 

discussion and fact finding 

dialogue. We need the expertise 

and historical knowledge of 

our citizens to revise the map 

& guide which is available to 

citizens and tourists. Please join 

us at the Newbury Library, Lunt 

St., Byfield on November 10th 

at 7:00pm. Copies of the current 

guide & map can be found at the 

Newbury Town Library, Town 

Hall (Byfield), The Newburyport 

Five Cents Savings Bank (on 

the Upper Green), and on our 

Town Website http://www. 

townofnewbury.org/historicalcommission. 

Questions can be sent 

via email to: historicalcomm@ 

townofnewbury.org We are 

hopeful you will review and 

make notes/comments prior to 

the meeting. Please fill in page 

3 with updates, etc. and drop 

them off at Town Hall or the 

Town Library by November 8th. 

We have high expectations of 

getting lots of useful information 

and meeting neighbors from our 

Town. We look forward to see 

you all on November 10th. 

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 

12th 

PAPER DRIVE 

The All-Scout Paper Drive will 

be held on Saturday, November 

12, from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. 

behind the First Congregational 

Church of Rowley on Main 

Street. The scouts will be 

collecting newspapers, books and 

magazines. The Boy Scouts will 

be collecting redeemable bottles 

and cans. The Boy, Cub and Girl 

Scouts of Rowley thank you very 

much for helping to keep Scouting 

active in Rowley. The paper drives 

are held the second Saturday of 

odd numbered months. If you 

have any questions please call 

George Pacenka at (978) 948- 

7918. Non-perishable items… 

including diapers, paper towels, 

toilet paper will also be collected 

at this time for the Rowley Food 

Pantry. 

HOLLY BERRY FAIR 

Trinity Episcopal Church of 

200 High St in Hampton will 

hold its annual holiday fair on 

Saturday, November 12th from 

9:00AM until 2:00PM. Baked 

good, holiday crafts, gift baskets 

and treasures from area vendors 

are just a few of the shopping 

opportunities you will have, then 

stay and enjoy a light luncheon 

with us. New this year will be 

your opportunity to order you 

holiday pies – available for pickup 

before Thanksgiving. Then take 

a chance on a $100.00 Market 

Basket gift card. 

MERRIMAC SENIOR 

CENTER CRAFT FAIR 

Holiday Craft Fair at the 

Merrimac Senior Center to 

be held on Saturday, Nov 12, 

9-2. Beautiful hand-crafted 

items including jewelry, soaps, 

woodcraft, knitted and crocheted 

items, quilted items, plants, 

baked goodies, and more! Relax 

in the Café with soups, chowders, 

meatballs and dessert. 

JINGLE BELL FAIR 

Mark your calendar for exciting 

shopping, three levels of goods 

and goodies – the Jingle Bell 

Fair, Saturday, November 12, 

2016 from 9AM – 2PM at First 

Congregational Church, 127


Winnacunnet Road, Hampton! 

Shopping, music, laughter and 

good cheer! Arrive at 9AM for 

coffee and sumptuous blueberry 

buckle and shop before you 

enjoy a traditional New England 

chowder luncheon starting at 

11AM including fresh-made 

lobster rolls, assorted sandwiches 

and homemade desserts. Hot 

dogs and goodies for the kids. 

SPECIAL: mile-high apple pies, 

frozen and ready to bake for your 

Thanksgiving and Christmas 

celebrations! Fair goods and 

goodies include a vast array of 

handmade and hand-painted 

crafts, and holiday decorations 

featuring fresh greens (our 

boxwood trees and swags are hot 

sellers), one-of-a-kind aprons, 

hand-knit items, wool-felted 

items, unique purses and jewelry, 

pet toys, hydrangea wreaths, dish 

gardens, ornaments, homemade 

specialty foods (holiday pies, 

yeast breads, coffee cakes, pepper 

jelly, preserves, home-made beans 

and brown bread), a Cookie Walk 

(your choice of cookies sold by 

the weight), our Candy Shoppe 

(sweet homemade confections), 

Attic Treasures (featuring lots of 

pre-loved Christmas treasures, 

as well as antiques and costume 

jewelry), our unbelievable 

Gift Baskets, many featuring 

Stonewall Kitchen products, and 

a Silent Auction of truly unique 

gifts. Bidding closes at 1PM. 

Don’t forget to visit Santa and 

have your picture taken with 

him, and don’t pass by our Facepainting 

area – lots of fun designs 

to choose from! Be sure to stop 

by the Jingle Bell Fair for plenty 

of holiday fun and festivities for 

everyone! For more information, 

call the church office at 926- 

2837. 

SEE SANTA 

November 12th, Saturday 

Morning with Santa Claus & 

Mrs. Claus and helper Evergreen 

the Elf. Come join the fun at 

Belleville Church - 9 to 12 300 

High Street, Newburyport. 

Meet Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, 

& Evergreen the Elf. Bring your 

cameras, capture memories, enjoy 

hot chocolate, holiday treats and 

activities. Donations gratefully 

accepted. 

CHRISTMAS FAMILY FAIRE 

The Friends of the Amesbury 

COA (FCOA) is pleased to host 

an annual Christmas Family Faire. 

The faire will be held on Saturday, 

November 12 from 9am to1pm. 

The faire will be held at the 

Amesbury Senior Community 

Senior Center, at the Nicholas 

Costello Transportation Center, 

68 Elm Street, Amesbury, MA. 

This Christmas faire is a fun family 

time, bring your kids, grandkids 

and friends. Come down and 

purchase lunch, Christmas gift 

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look forward to you joining us! 

For more information contact 

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17th ANNUAL HOLIDAY 

FINE ARTS & CRAFT SHOW 

Seacoast Artisans presents the 

17th Annual Holiday Fine Arts 

& Craft Show. To be held at 

Great Bay Community College 

on the Pease Trade Port. This 

year on Saturday November 

12th! The hours are 10 to 4. 

We have over 75 fine artists 

and craftsmen. Lunch will be 

available Sponsored by Granite 

Bank as a Fundraiser for NH 

Child and Family Services. Come 

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male , female, young, old, pets! 

Everyone will be enter into a cash 

Raffle just for entering the show. 

1st prize $250, 2nd prize $100, 

3rd prize $75. Shop, Rest, Shop 

some more!!! Admission $5.00. 

Children 12 and under are free. 

Plenty of parking, all Handicap 

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LOCAL POTTERY ARTIST 

SHOW & SALE 

Local Artists Draw You into 

Their World. Purple Sage Pottery 

Annual Fall Open House and 

Sale. This has been a popular 

event for many years. There will 

be an abundance of decorative and 

functional pottery and sculpture 

for sale made by thirteen local 

clay artists. There will be a kiln 

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show and light refreshments. 

Perfect for children and all ages 

alike. The studio is located at 3 

Mechanic Street in Merrimac, 

MA and will be open to the public 

from 10am to 5pm Saturday, 

November 12th, and from 12pm 

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For more information about 

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LIGHTHOUSE AUCTION 

Celebrate a milestone 

fundraiser to raise $100,000 as 

BENTLEY’S Real Estate presents 

the 9th Annual NEF Lighthouse 

Auction on Saturday, November 

12th at Newburyport’s Senior 

Center. With standing room 

only attendance at last year’s 

event, this year’s theme will be 

‘Light The Way to $100K’, in 

staying with the Lighthouse 

Auction inspiration and features 

celebrated entrees from local 

restaurants - while bidding on 

unique dinner parties, vacation 

homes, sports tickets and one of a 

kind gifts and experiences! Visit 

www.NewburyportEF.org to 

register and bid for treasured gifts 

and experiences so generously 

donated to reach the fundraising 

goal for raising $100K for the 

Newburyport Public Schools. 

Be there when we celebrate this 

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Belleville Congregational 

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Community Announcements 

AMESBURY - Amesbury Public Library Genealogy Club will meet on Monday, November 28 at 5:30. 

Lena Salina holds a one hour introductory Community session that teaches people Connections 

the basics of preservation. Between 

the presentation, the handouts, and access to their website, participants should be able to go home and 

start to take steps that will ensure the longest life for their materials. For more information please 

contact Margie Walker at mwalker@amesburylibrary.org or www.amesburylibrary.org Registration is 

required. Business Spotlight 

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AMESBURY - Featuring seasonal delights with an old-fashioned flair, Pilgrim Church will hold its 

annual Holiday Fair on Sat. Nov. Real 19, 8 a.m.-2 Estate p.m. Along with hand-made • For holiday Sale 

For 

Sale 

treasures, this 

year’s fair will include children’s crafts, cookie walk, country store, hand-made quilted items, jewelry, 

holiday decor, luncheon, and a silent auction. A Continental Breakfast featuring scones and muffins 

will be served 8-10 a.m. A full lunch menu will follow at 11 a.m. Free coffee is available to all veterans. 

Everyone is welcome and invited Sports to attend! Located 

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at Sports 27 Church Street in Merrimac, 

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GARDEN CLUBS - Thursday Nov 17 a joint meeting between the Hampton Garden Club and Exeter 

Pets, Animals, Plus 

Area Garden Club will be held at the Stratham Community Center at 9:30 am. Merle Schlesinger will 

demonstrate Ikebana, which is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. After the demonstration and 

presentation the arrangements will be raffled off. Refreshments will be served, meeting is open to the 

public. For more info call Pat Navin Health at 929-6315 & Fitness 

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IPSWICH Firefly - Holiday Pottery Craft Fair on 

Have 

Saturday, 

ANovember Happy 

19 from 9am to 2pm at Ipswich Town Hall 

Gymnasium, 25 Green Street in Ipswich. & This Safe fair features hand-crafted items from many vendors. 

AAdmission Paint-Your-Own is free. Call 978-356-6650 Halloween 

for details. 

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IPSWICH For Kids - Ascension and Memorial Church, 31 County Street, Ipswich is having a Christmas Bazaar 

on Adults Saturday, of December All Ages 3, from 9AM - 2 PM. Come and enjoy a range Celebrating of craft vendors, more thansilent threeauction 

decades of s 

items, Classes gift baskets, & Parties decorated tree and wreath raffles, white elephant people sale, with bake developmental sale table, lunch disabilities and an 

CLAY snacks. & Drawing GLASSfor FUSING a GoPro HERO4 Silver and Fitbit Charge 2 will take place at the event. 755 Banfield For more Rd. S 

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IPSWICH - Ipswich Rotary will be collecting new socks, hats and gloves to help the homeless this 

winter. All donated items will be given to the Starlight Ministries in Boston. This drive is part of the 

club’s “Homeless and Hunger Initiative”. Between now and November 15th, you can make donations 

at the following Ipswich locations: First Ipswich Bank – 31 Market St, Mark Warner’s Martial Arts 

Academy – 43 Market St, TD Bank – 23 Market Street, Ipswich. Hats and Gloves are always needed 

to stay warm. BUT WHY COLLECT SOCKS FOR THE HOMELESS? Clothing donations to the 

homeless rarely include socks. When asking homeless service organizations: What do you need the 

most? The answer consistently is … Socks. Clean, dry socks are important to good health. Members 

of the homeless population spend most of their time walking from place to place, frequently with 

inadequate socks and poorly fitting shoes. Health conditions like diabetes, prevalent in the homeless 

population, can further complicate the danger of poor foot care to include skin ulcers, infections and 

even tissue death. 

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IPSWICH - 7th Annual NEER North Benefit Auction, 6-10pm, November 18, Ipswich Country Club, 

148 Country Club Road, Ipswich. New England Equine Rescue North’s largest annual fundraiser. All 

proceeds support NEER North’s mission of rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding homes for horses and 

donkeys in crisis. Silent and live auction items include vacation home stays, jewelry, art, sports tickets 

and memorabilia, and seasonal gift baskets just in time for the holidays. Join us for a fun and feel-good 

night with people who care about rescuing equines as much as you do! Tickets are $50, available at www. 

neernorth.org. 

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HAMPTON - Nov 17th Thanksgiving wine glass center piece class to be held at Baron Forrester wine 

& cheese shop, 446 Lafayette Rd, Hampton. From 6-7:30, fee is $25 a person includes supplies, wine 

and food. Pre- Registration is required, please call 603-926-4049. 

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MERRIMAC - Holy Redeemer Parish 60th Annual Holiday Fair, Saturday, November 19th, 9:00 am 

to 2:00 pm, Nativity Parish Hall, 4 Green St., Merrimac, MA. $500/$300/$200 cash raffles, Silent 

auction, gift baskets, table of nearly new items, baked goods, & more. Come and enjoy early holiday 

shopping and stay for a great lunch of homemade soups. 

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MERRIMAC - Come on down to Merrimac Mic Sunday morning, November 20th, 2016, and bring 

your best words! Merrimac Public Library, 86 W. Main St (Route 110) Merrimac, MA graciously allows 

us to use their spacious Community Room from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sign up starts at 10:15. There’s 

a podium! We don’t need an actual mic! Get inspired on a Sunday morning!! Spout your best words! 

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NEWBURY - The Newbury Council on Aging is seeking a volunteer to ride the COA Van and assist 

riders as needed. This position is appropriate for Newbury homeowners aged 60 and over, who would 

like to volunteer in return for a property tax abatement of $1000.00. The van monitor is available to 

riders who may need assistance boarding and exiting the van, and carrying packages for shoppers. The 

COA Van operates weekly grocery shopping trips and occasional field trips. For more information and 

to request an application, please call 978-462-8114. 

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NEWBURYPORT COA - Reservations cannot be confirmed until 

payment is received. For details and to sign up for one of our group 

tours please contact the Council on Aging in Newburyport @ 978- 

462-0430 or Amesbury @ 978-388-8138. November 17 - Silver Sizzle 

Review @ Luciano’s Lake Pearl, Wrentham, MA – Over 50 and Fab; 

featuring performances by former Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, 

singing, dancing, great comedy and a Holiday Roast Turkey Dinner. 

$89pp. December 5 – A White MountaIn Christmas @ Indian 

Head Resort – Located in Lincoln, NH; includes Luncheon Buffet, 

Welcome Reception, photo with Santa, dance band, floor show, 

Christmas Carol sing-alongs and a gift for all. $76pp. December 7 

– O Sole Trio @ Danversport Yacht Club. This versatile musical trio 

performs a Festive Holiday Program packed with your favorite hits 

of the past along with Holiday Classics. Includes lunch (choice of 

Chicken Parm w/Penne Pasta or Baked Scrod). $89pp. December 

31 – New Year’s Eve Day Trip @ Danversport Yacht Club. Featuring 

Award Winning Singer Lydia Harrell and dancing to the Lovely 

Singer Orchestra. Includes Show, Luncheon (choice of Stuffed 

Chicken Breast or Baked Scrod), Party Favors & Champagne Toast. 

$95pp. 

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NEWBURYPORT – Belleville Roots Music presents NRBQ, at 

the Belleville Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport, MA on Friday, 

November 18th at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $30 in advance/$35 day 

of show/$10 children 18 and under. For more information, please 

email: bellevilleroots@gmail.com or visit: www.bellevilleroots.org. 

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NEWBURYPORT – November Learn to Skate enrollment is now 

open for the Merrimack Valley Skating Club programs. Learn to 

Skate will take place on Sundays at 4pm & 5pm, Mondays 1pm, 

Wednesdays 2pm and Thursdays 6pm. Specialized and fun Learn to 

Skate USA classes focus on the basic fundamentals that are important 

for shaping both hockey and figure skating skill development. Learn 

to Skate USA is endorsed by US Figure Skating, USA Hockey and 

US Speed Skating. Skaters have the chance to earn skill-badges or 

certificates throughout the series. Student to coach ratio is kept low 

and classes are available for skaters age 3 through adult. Classes 

run as 6-7 week programs continuously throughout the year. Each 

member of the Merrimack Valley Skating Club coaching staff 

is a credentialed professional who has successfully completed a 

comprehensive background screening process through the National 

Center for Safety Initiatives. Visit www.grafrink.com for registration 

forms and detailed information regarding both programs. Please 

contact Nikki in the front office at 978-462-8112 or nikki@grafrink. 

com with any questions. 

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NEWBURYPORT - On Friday, November 18th at 10:00, the 

Mass Senior Action Council, North Seacoast Area will meet at the 

Newburyport Senior Center. Our monthly meetings include time 

for coffee and networking, a very short business report, a 50/50 

raffle, and most important, a speaker. We usually wrap up about 

11:30. Meetings are open to all adults from the greater Seacoast area, 

you need not be a member of MSAC or a senior. Speakers address 

issues that are of wide interest and will answer all your questions. 

Our November speaker comes to us from the Newburyport City 

Council. Sharif Zeid will speak to current issues on everyone’s mind; 

parking and garages, open waterfront questions, and the Rail Trail 

to name just a few. Mr. Zeid will answer any and all your questions. 

These issues are not only of interest to Newburyport residents 

but to anyone who visits, does business in, or uses open spaces in 

Newburyport. 

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NEWBURYPORT - The Holiday Extravaganza Room at Belleville 

Thrift Shop, 300 High Street, Newburyport will be open all of 

November & December on Wednesdays and Saturday mornings 

from 9 – 12. Don’t miss it! 

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NEWBURYPORT - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge has 

released details about its 2016/17 Nature and Wildlife Photography 

Contest. Those wishing to participate in this year’s contest may 

submit matted prints now thru Wednesday, February 15th, 2017. 

This year’s two themed categories are “Plum Island Nature and 

Wildlife” and “New England Nature & Wildlife.” Each of the two 

categories will welcome and include the full range of related image 

types including landscapes, seascapes, wildlife, and plants. Images 


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LOCAL POTTERY ARTIST SHOW & SALE 

Local Artists Draw You into Their World 

Purple Sage Pottery Annual Fall Open House and Sale. This has 

been a popular event for many years. There will be an abundance 

of decorative and functional pottery and sculpture for sale made 

by thirteen local clay artists. 

Discover this humble art studio with kiln tucked just off route 110 in 

downtown Merrimac where creations from multiple artists will be on 

display for sale, each with distinct styles and personalities, perfect for daily use. Attending a Purple 

Sage Pottery open house and sale is a wonderful and memorable experience. 

It’s hard to decide whether most of the items on display are more art or more housewares. While 

some pottery items serve only an ornamental function, most have elements of both. A few comments 


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There will be a kiln opening on Saturday morning, demonstrations throughout 

the show and light refreshments. Perfect for children and all ages alike. 

The studio is located at 3 Mechanic Street in Merrimac, MA and will be open 

to the public from 10am to 5pm Saturday, November 12th, and from 12pm 

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captured with any type of camera – including cell phones! – are welcome. Finally, entries will be 

judged within two age categories – adult and youth (under age 18). A panel of judges – comprised of 

refuge staff and experienced photographers – will select this year’s contest winners. The winners will be 

announced during the refuge’s annual Conservation Film Festival (March 3-5, 2017). Hunt’s Photo, a 

contest co-sponsor, will once again provide the prizes for winners in the various contest categories. The 

winning contest entries will be placed on exhibit in the refuge visitor center for the next year. Contest 

participants may submit up to two prints. A $5 application fee will cover one or two entries. Maximum 

allowable print size is 8” x 10”. Prints can either be mailed to or dropped off at the refuge visitor center, 

seven days per week, between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. The visitor center is located at 6 Plum 

Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA, 01950. All prints must be presented in a white matte. A complete 

list of contest guidelines is available through the refuge’s main home page: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ 

parker_river/. All contest entries will be on public display in the refuge visitor center during the week 

leading up to and during the Conservation Film Festival. The fifth 

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ROWLEY - Movie Madness at the Rowley Library, Thursday, Nov. 

17, 4-6 pm - Join us to see a great new release from Disney and Pixar! 

This family-friendly PG movie follows Dory, Marlin, and Nemo on 

their journey to find her family. Free fun for all! Pizza and movie 

snacks will be provided, and you could win a copy of the movie! 

The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main Street and is fully 

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ROWLEY – “We need a little Christmas” musical performance 

Saturday, December 3, at 2 p.m. Join us at the Rowley Public Library 

on Saturday, December 3 at 2 p.m. for some live music as vocalist 

Will McMillan and pianist Joe Reid return to perform beloved 

holiday songs. Many of our favorites were written or co-written 

by Jewish songwriters. We’ll hear hits like “Silver Bells,” “White 

Christmas,” and “Winter Wonderland” and hear a few stories behind 

the music. Pianist Joe Reid enjoys a busy music career, performing 

with a wide range of jazz and classical musicians. Will McMillan has 

performed as a featured vocalist at venues such as Scullers Jazz Club, 

Sanders Theatre, and the John F. Kennedy Library and has released 

four CDs. The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main Street 

and is fully accessible. Come early- seating is limited! For more 

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ROWLEY OLDE TYME COUNTRY FAIR - Get into the 

Christmas spirit at our old-fashioned Church Fair! Christmas Crafts, 

Handcrafts, Plants, Kissing Balls and Wreaths, Baked Goods, Coffee 

and Doughnuts, Cabot Cheese and Zeke’s Country Store Books, 

Attic Treasures (Yard Sale), Santa (11:00 am-1:00 pm), Raffle Table, 

Silent Auction, and more. First Congregational Church of Rowley, 

175 Main Street (Route 1A), Rowley, Saturday, November 19, 2016. 

9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Free. Free on-site parking. Lunch available 

11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Spaghetti Supper, 5:00-7:00 pm, sponsored 

by the First Congregational Church Youth Group. Please contact 

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ROWLEY - 5th ANNUAL HOLIDAY BASKET RAFFLE: The 

Friends of the Rowley Public Library are planning the 5th Annual 

Holiday Basket Raffle. We need your help to collect some exciting 

prizes. Please contribute a basket of goodies with a regular retail 

value of at least $50. It can include your own products or other fun 

items related to a specific theme. Baskets can be gifts for Christmas, 

Hanukah or New Year’s. They might contain the tools to start a new 

hobby or keep a resolution. If you are unable to donate a complete 

basket, consider donating a gift card for our popular gift card tree. 

NOTE: Because the baskets will be on display in the Library for 

four weeks, we cannot accept donations of tobacco, alcohol or 

perishable items. All baskets will be on display (along with your 

organization’s name) at the Rowley Public Library from November 

19 to December 17. Donations are due November 15. Take this 

opportunity to highlight your group’s products or services and 

promote awareness of your organization. Have fun with your family 

while building a creative basket. Raffle tickets will be sold at the 

Library starting November 19. The drawing will be on December 

17 at a reception at the Rowley Public Library. Come enjoy some 

snacks and see who wins your basket!! Interested in donating? 

Email baskets@rowleylibrary.org or call 781-640-0006 for more 

information. Basket registration forms are available at the Rowley


Public Library. All money raised will go to fund programs at the 

Rowley Library like the Summer Reading Program, Rowley Reads, 

kids’ yoga, author readings, the monthly book club and more! 

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SALISBURY - For many, Thanksgiving is a day when families and 

friends gather and give thanks over a special meal. However, for those 

struggling to make ends meet, it can be an especially difficult time. 

To help clients in the nine local communities it serves, Pettengill 

House is now accepting community food drives and market gift 

card donations to support our Annual Thanksgiving Meals Basket 

Program which will be held on Friday, November 18th. In addition 

to food drives of non-perishable items, we are kindly requesting 

donors consider donating gift cards to local markets to assist us 

with the purchase of perishable Thanksgiving meal “fixings”. The 

following items are currently “most needed” for Thanksgiving meals 

baskets: boxed stuffing, canned gravy, canned vegetables, canned 

fruit, baking goods and condiments. Thanksgiving donations are 

greatly appreciated and best if received by Monday Nov 14th. 

Additional “most needed” items for our weekly food pantry include 

children’s healthy lunch box snacks and toiletries/personal care 

items. If you are interested in organizing a Thanksgiving food drive 

for The Pettengill House, please contact Richard Henderson, Food 

Pantry Program Coordinator, at Rhenderson@pettengillhouse.org 

or call Richard at (978) 463-8801 ext. 1 for more information and 

to schedule a drop-off time. We kindly request your assistance 

checking “best by” dates, sorting items into boxes that one person 

can lift, and bringing enough people to assist with unloading. As 

always, monetary donations are greatly appreciated. Please make 

checks payable to: The Pettengill House, Inc. P.O. Box 5551, 13 

Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA 01952. You may also visit our 

website at www.pettengillhouse.org to make an online donation and 

earmark your donation for the Pettengill House Thanksgiving Meals 

Program and Food Pantry. 

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SEACOAST ARTISANS presents the 17th Annual Holiday Fine 

Arts & Craft Show. To be held at Great Bay Community College on 

the Pease Trade Port. This year on Saturday November 12th! The 

hours are 10 to 4. We have over 75 fine artists and craftsmen. Lunch 

will be available Sponsored by Granite Bank as a Fundraiser for NH 

Child and Family Services. Come start your holiday shopping. 

We have something for everybody, male, female, young, old, pets! 

Everyone will be enter into a cash Raffle just for entering the show. 

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Address, Town Description DOM List Price Sold For Orig Price 

15 Gardner St, Groveland 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 36 $204,900 $205,000 $204,900 

1 Union St, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 22 $232,500 $228,500 $232,500 

3 Scholtz Ter, Salisbury 5 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 17 $269,000 $275,000 $269,000 

80 Central St, Georgetown 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 50 $265,000 $265,000 $269,900 

22 Cushing St, Salisbury 8 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Split Entry 21 $279,900 $284,500 $279,900 

80 School St, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 23 $329,000 $326,000 $329,000 

6 Summer St, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 19 $349,900 $340,000 $349,900 

5 69th St, Newburyport 3 room, 1 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 125 $349,900 $316,900 $349,900 

88 Gardner St, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 90 $369,000 $340,000 $369,000 

327 High St, Ipswich 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 10 $379,700 $395,000 $379,700 

26 Charles St, Newburyport 8 room, 5 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 84 $349,900 $316,000 $405,900 

50 Pond St, Boxford 6 room, 3 bed, 3f 1h bath Cape 14 $420,000 $438,000 $420,000 

53 Northern Blvd, Newbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 480 $399,000 $350,000 $424,000 

11 Chestnut St, Newburyport 8 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 17 $439,900 $415,000 $439,900 

29 Spring Hill Rd, Byfield 7 room, 2 bed, 1f 1h bath Log 15 $439,900 $439,900 $439,900 

121 Western Ave, Essex 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 23 $449,000 $449,000 $449,000 

21 Sunrise, Boxford 7 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 18 $450,000 $452,000 $450,000 

9 Cannon Hill Rd Ext, Groveland 9 room, 5 bed, 3f 0h bath Ranch 40 $456,900 $445,000 $469,900 

2 Morrow Ln, Groveland 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 23 $469,900 $467,400 $469,900 

12 County St, Ipswich 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Victorian 15 $479,000 $475,000 $479,000 

11 Ortins Rd, Hamilton 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 36 $480,000 $480,000 $480,000 

49 West Shore, Merrimac 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 31 $509,900 $495,000 $509,900 

270 Northern Blvd, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 104 $525,000 $515,000 $525,000 

60 Rowley Rd, Boxford 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Contemporary 96 $524,900 $515,000 $529,900 

2 Perkins Ln, Ipswich 10 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 81 $575,000 $565,000 $575,000 

82 Conomo Point Rd, Essex 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 348 $479,000 $442,000 $575,000 

23 Follinsbee Ln, West Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 2h bath Cottage 111 $589,000 $589,000 $589,000 

31 Follinsbee Ln, West Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cottage 61 $599,900 $599,900 $599,900 

34 Franklin St, Newburyport 6 room, 2 bed, 1f 1h bath Antique 132 $569,900 $562,000 $619,000 

7 45Th St, Newbury 4 room, 2 bed, 2f 0h bath Contemporary 16 $649,900 $649,900 $649,900 

8 Olive St, Newburyport 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 11 $650,000 $655,000 $650,000 

26 Woodcrest Rd, Boxford 12 room, 5 bed, 4f 1h bath Colonial 71 $689,900 $640,000 $689,900 

23 Arthur Gordon Dr, Rowley 10 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 27 $699,900 $694,900 $699,900 

36 High Rd, Newbury 9 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Antique 51 $739,900 $730,000 $739,900 

27 Dole Hill Ln, Boxford 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 2h bath Colonial 62 $679,900 $650,000 $739,900 

4 Hickory Ln, Topsfield 9 room, 3 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 130 $719,900 $710,000 $745,000 

641 Main St, Boxford 10 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 310 $699,500 $688,000 $775,000 

25 Belcher St, Essex 15 room, 5 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 58 $799,000 $770,000 $799,000 

56 Church St, West Newbury 10 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 198 $875,000 $865,000 $995,000 

Single Family Listings: 39 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,160.00 Avg. List$: $498,405 Avg. List$/SqFt: $254 

Avg. DOM: 78.87 Avg. DTO: 48.13 Avg. Sale$: $488,177 Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $248 

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until Dec. 7 to make any changes 

to your coverage. 

If you have the Original Medicare 

and like the coverage you have now, 

you don’t need to do anything. If 

you have a Medicare Advantage 

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are covered, as well as others specific 

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cleaned a couple of times a year. 

The only way purchasing your own 

insurance may make sense is if you 

are looking to cover your entire 

family. You should discuss these 

factors with your dental office prior 

to making the decision. 

In dentistry, there are a few types 

of dental insurance available. There 

is “indemnity” insurance, where 

patients can go to whoever they 

want and the insurance will cover 

a certain percentage depending on 

the procedure. The other types of 

insurance are PPO’s, HMO’s and 

discount plans or “clubs”. With 

these types of insurance, the dentist 

has to sign a contract with the 

insurance company and abide by 

a pre-set limit they can charge for 

all procedures. The typical question 

a dental office gets with regards 

to these types of insurance plans 

is, “Why don’t you accept XYZ 

insurance?” 

Most dental offices are small 

businesses, and the decision for the 

dentist to sign-up for a particular 

plan depends on whether they 

feel they can maintain the quality 

of care they seek, or were trained 

to provide, while still being able 

to cover their expenses to run a 

business. What corners have to be 

cut to make this work? 

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take many of the discounted dental 

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as out-of-pocket costs, this is where 

you’ll learn what those will be. 

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else is available. 

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put “plan finder” in the search 

box. Put your ZIP code in the box. 

Enter any drugs you take, and your 

current pharmacy. When you get to 

the screen with your plan options, 

your best bet is to click on Sort 

by Overall Star Rating. Compare 

the annual drug costs, monthly 

feel forced to choose a dental 

office based on their insurance vs. 

choosing the provider. 

Continuing education is 

important for dentists to improve 

skills and to be able to provide 

patients with a high level of service. 

The amount of continuing education 

a dentist takes is generally related to 

the resources available from running 

the business. Although the type of 

dental insurance a dental office 

accepts does not always translate 

into the level of care provided, it is 

an important factor for the patient 

to consider. 

It is difficult not to get caught 

in the trap of – I don’t go to the 

dentist because I don’t have 

insurance or my insurance only lets 

me go to a specific dental office. 

People often have the mindset that 

dental insurance works the same as 

medical insurance. It does not. 

This is your health. Advocate 

for yourself and choose to get and 

stay healthy. There are many things 

competing for your discretionary 

dollars. Your dental health should 

be high on the list, but the conscious 

choice must be made by you. 

Dr. St. Clair maintains a private 

dental practice in Rowley and 

Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered 

family dentistry. If there are 

certain topics you would like to see 

written about or questions you have 

please email them to him at jpstclair@ 

stclairdmd.com. You can view all 

previously written columns at www. 

jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog. 

Medicare Open Enrollment 

premium, deductibles and co-pays 

for each plan you’re considering. 

Look for specifics: Does a new plan 

require a referral before you see a 

specialist? Is your favorite doctor 

still in your plan? Will you be 

required to go to only those doctors 

or hospitals listed by the plan? Are 

there extras like hearing, dental and 

vision? 

If you need help sorting out your 

options, put “SHIP program” in 

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White Way and the Great 

American Songbook. Join Tom 

and his cast as they sing their way 

thru some of the greatest tunes 

from Broadway and beyond. 

Act I is a traditional potpourri 

of songs and novelty numbers. 

Act II is the Dressing Room, 

where Tom invites the audience 

backstage for a birdseye view 

of how the stage actor prepares 

for a role. All beards, wigs and 

costumes are put on in front of 

the audience where they get to see 

the whole transformation process 

happen before their eyes. Tom 

and Co. will then do a couple of 

songs from each show. Tickets 

are $20 at the door. Belleville 

Congregational Church, 300 

High Street, Newburyport 

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CAT IN THE CRADLE 

The Cat in the Cradle 

Coffeehouse welcomes Quentin 

Callawaert back on November 

12. If you close your eyes and 

listen, the image in your mind is 

not of a young happy teenager, 

but rather one of a very skilled 

(and happy!) musician. Open 

your eyes and enjoy the warmth 

and talent of a gifted guitar 

player who combines classical, 

traditional, contemporary and 

popular music with original 

tunes. He has shared the stage 

with many other great guitarists 

and in the few short years that we 

have known him he has moved 

on from being an entertaining, 

gangly teen to a composed, 

professional musician. This is 

an exciting journey for Quentin 

and for those of us fortunate 

enough to hear this great young 

talent. Sharing the bill is Toeldo, 

another group of put -together 

young musicians. Daniel Alvarez 

and Jordan Dunn-Pilz have been 

writing music together since 

2009. Now, accompanied by 

Harry Burr and Pedro Calloni, 

the duo spearheads Toeldo, 

an independent indie folk 

group based out of the Boston 

music scene. Blending their 

singer/songwriter roots with a 

contemporary folk sound, this 

young group presents a mature 

understanding of the genre. 

Intricate finger picking, pulsating 

drums, and swelling horns fill 

your soul with sound. The Cat in 

the Cradle Coffeehouse is hosted 

by the Byfield Community Arts 

Center, 7 Central Street, Byfield, 

MA. Doors open at 7:30 and 

admission is $15 at the door. 

The Cat Cafe serves beer, wine, 

soft drinks, coffee, and snacks 

throughout the evening. Check 

our website for more information: 

www.byfieldcac.org. 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13th 

LOCAL POTTERY ARTIST 

SHOW & SALE 

Local Artists Draw You into 

Their World. Purple Sage Pottery 

Annual Fall Open House and 

Sale. This has been a popular 

event for many years. There will 

be an abundance of decorative and 

functional pottery and sculpture 

for sale made by thirteen local 

clay artists. There will be a kiln 

opening on Saturday morning, 

demonstrations throughout the 

show and light refreshments. 

Perfect for children and all ages 

alike. The studio is located at 3 

Mechanic Street in Merrimac, 

MA and will be open to the public 

from 10am to 5pm Saturday, 

November 12th, and from 12pm 

to 5pm Sunday, November 13th. 

For more information about 

Purple Sage Pottery and the 

fall show, go to the web site at: 

www.purplesagepottery.com , 

call 978-346-9978 or like us on 

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WHO’S MUDDY SHOES 

Sunday, November 13, 4 pm. 

Whose Muddy Shoes? (Concerts 

in the Barn!) We’re kicking off our 

2016-2017 Concerts in the Barn 

Series! Whose Muddy Shoes? is 

a musical quartet specializing in 

Acoustic Americana folk music. 

Come on down to the barn! 

Location: Gould Barn, 1 Howlett 

Street, Topsfield MA 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14th 

IPSWICH MEET AND 

GREET 

The Town Manager’s office 

will host a “meet and greet” 

reception on Monday November 

14, from 5:00 – 6:30 P.M. for the 

Town’s new Building Inspector, 

Sal Votano. The Reception will 

be in Room C of the Ipswich 

Town Hall. Said Town Manager 

Robin Crosbie, “I am pleased to 

welcome Sal as a member of our 

management team. I have been 

impressed with his knowledge 

and professionalism during 

his tenure as interim Building 

Inspector and believe he will be 

an asset to our community.” 

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your own pumpkin ornament, 

perfect for adorning your house 

this Thanksgiving! *Class size is 

limited to 12 participants. Call 

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TTL MAHJOGG CLUB 

Monday November 14, 6:30- 

8 pm. TTL Mahjongg Club, 

Do you like Mahjongg? Are 

you interested in learning to 

play Mahjongg? This age old 

game originated in China and 

is enjoying a resurgence with 

younger people - come join the 

fun! All are welcome, regardless 

of experience. Location: Library 

Meeting Room (1st Floor) 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th 

SONGS AND STORIES 

FROM THE WAR YEARS 

Seventy-five years ago this 

country entered World War 

II, and people of all ages love 

the music from the era, 1941- 

1945. On Tuesday, November 

15, 2016, the Hampton Falls 

Free Library will host Songs 

and Stories from the War Years 

presented by Richard Kruppa. 

This entertaining and informative 

program, which begins at 6:30 

p.m. focuses on some of the most 

beloved songs from that era such 

as “Bluebirds over the White 

Cliffs of Dover,” “Sentimental 

Journey,” and “Praise the Lord 

and Pass the Ammunition.” 

Richard not only sings the songs, 

accompanying himself on guitar, 

5-string banjo, and baritone 

ukulele, but he also tells their 

fascinating and unfamiliar stories, 

their meanings, their history, 

and their significance. Richard 

asks interesting and thoughtprovoking 

questions such as 

“What popular song was written 

in response to the bombing of 

Pearl Harbor?” “What song was 

Newburyport’s own veritable 

“chair-man,” Henry Fox, shares 

his 30 years of wisdom on chair 

design and construction on 

Saturday, November 19, at 1 

p.m. at Fox Brothers Furniture 

Studio, 39 Liberty Street, 

Newburyport. The event is 

the latest in the Newburyport 

Preservation Trust’s “Do It Ye 

Self” series. 

The two-hour program, 

presented as a give-and-take 

discussion about the design 

considerations that go into 

making a chair, will touch 

on specific chair designs, the 

maker’s own influences, and other 

issues unique to chairs. Questions 

for the presenter are welcome. 

Whether you are a furniture 

aficionado or just a “homer-witha-hammer,” 

at this workshop the 

Newburyport Preservation Trust 

popular worldwide and thought 

to be from each country where it 

was popular?” and “What WWIIera 

song was a top hit and written 

and recorded by a state governor?” 

Richard Kruppa, known 

musically as “Ramblin’ Richard,” 

is a member of the New England 

Foundation for the Arts, and is a 

retired professor from Bowling 

Green University in Ohio. The 

program is free and open to the 

public. The Hampton Falls Free 

Library is located at 7 Drinkwater 

Rd. in Hampton Falls, NH. 

For further information, check 

the Library’s website at www. 

hamptonfallslibrary.org or call 

the Library at 926-3682. 

MASSACRE ON THE 

MERRIMACK 

Early on March 15, 1697 a 

band of Abenaki warriors raided 

the English frontier village 

of Haverhill, Massachusetts. 

Striking swiftly, the Native 

Americans killed twenty-seven 

men, women, and children, and 

took thirteen captives, including 

39-year-old Hannah Duston and 

her week-old daughter, Martha. 

A short distance from the village, 

one of the warriors murdered the 

squalling infant. Duston vowed 

to get revenge. Two weeks into 

her captivity, Duston and her 

companions moved among the 

sleeping Abenaki with tomahawks 

and knives, killing two men, 

two women, and six children 

and the others escaped down 

the Merrimack River in a stolen 

canoe. They braved treacherous 

waters and the constant threat 

of attack, returning to tell their 

story and collect a bounty for 

the scalps. Was Hannah Duston 

the prototypical feminist avenger 

or the harbinger of the Native 

Think Like A Chair 

The Town Common Courtesy Photo 

invites you to pull up a seat and 

“Think Like a Chair.” 

Henry Fox has worked at his 

studio in a re-purposed auto 

dealership in Newburyport for 

more than 15 years. His furniture 

graces homes and public spaces 

American genocide? Based on 

his meticulously researched 

and riveting book, Atkinson 

will shed new light on the 

answer. November 15, 6:00PM, 

Newburyport Public Library 

NEWBURYPORT BASEBALL 

Registration for players age 13- 

15 will take place on Tuesday, 

November 15, 7:00 pm, at the 

Pioneer League Clubhouse on 

Merrimack Street. This coming 

season (2017) there is a 13 

yr old division and 14/15A 

and 14/15B divisions. Team 

Representative Mike Quinn will 

be available for questions. The 

13 yr old division will begin 

late April and finish around July 

4. The two 14/15 division will 

begin after the Freshman team 

is done around Memorial Day 

and finish in Late July. If unable 

to attend, email Mike Quinn at 

post150baseball@gmail.com for 

a registration form. If interested 

in coaching or questions, call 

Mike at 978.364.3468. 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 

16th 

IPSWICH LECTURE 

As part of its Wednesday 

Evening Lecture Series, the 

Ipswich Museum is hosting a free 

concert on Nov. 16 by the choral 

group Essex Harmony, known 

for its entertaining renditions 

of Colonial music, at the Heard 

House, 54 So. Main St., Ipswich. 

Before the concert, the public is 

invited across the street for free 

candlelight tours of the 1677 

Whipple House and the Matthew 

Knight House replica from 5:30 

to 7:15 p.m. Information: 978- 

356-2811 or ipswichmuseum. 

org. 

from coast-to-coast, and 

has been exhibited at the 

Smithsonian Craft Show, the 

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 

the American Craft Museum, 

and DeCordova Museum. 

His furniture conceptions are 

described as “an alignment of 

light, tension, weight, and the 

unexpected.” 

Cost for the limited 

registration program is $15 

for Newburyport Preservation 

Trust members, and $20 

for non-members. Register 

online at the “Events” 

page of the Newburyport 

Preservation Trust website (www. 

nbptpreservationtrust.org). 

For additional information, 

contact “Do It Ye Self” program 

coordinator Matt Blanchette at 

978-697-5135 or by email at 

bchette@gmail.com.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A work-related situation 

that started last month takes on increasing importance this 

week. The choice is still yours as to how it will evolve. Be 

careful not to make quick judgments. 

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) “Careful” is the watchword 

for the prudent 

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through a touchy situation. 

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your energy levels rise to 

meet the challenges that will mark much of this month. New opportunities beckon. Look them 

over, but proceed cautiously before making any kind of decision. 

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your private life can be a problem this week, as a partner 

becomes more difficult. Resist a reaction you might regret. Instead of walking away, try to talk 

things out. 

LEO (July 23 to August 22) You should be your usual sunny self these days, as you bask in the 

admiration you adore. Enjoy it as you move into a new arena to confront an exciting upcoming 

challenge. 

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VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your perseverance 

reserves will be tapped frequently this week as you deal with the 

problems involved in making a new situation work for you. But 

it’ll all be worth it. 

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You’ll find fewer 

roadblocks turning up as you continue to move ahead with your 

plans. Expect some important news to come your way by mid- 

November. 

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Good news -- you 

finally get to the bottom of that pesky mystery you’ve been 

trying to solve for weeks by using some gentle persuasion to get 

someone to break his or her silence. 

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) The best 

time to take on that important task is now. Move forward one 

step at a time so you can assess your progress and, if need be, 

change direction. 

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The new 

opportunities you hoped to find this month are beginning to 

open up. Study them carefully to be sure you make the choice 

that’s best for you. 

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Turn a 

disappointment into a learning experience. Check out possible 

weaknesses in your approach and strengthen them. A loyal 

colleague offers good advice. 

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your new situation offers 

opportunities to help you get the skills you’ll need in order to 

stop swimming in circles and finally move straight toward your 

goals. Go for it. 

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quick intellect. You would make an excellent mystery writer. 

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