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Public Hearing Scheduled 

for Rail Trail Phase II 

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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Photo by Stewart Lytle 

Rail Trail construction crews 

NEWBURYPORT – Phase II of the Clipper City Rail Trail has been under construction 

for five months, and Mayor Donna Holaday and her senior project manager think it is 

time to let the public voice any concerns about the project. 

The first of more than 50 public meetings on the trail was held almost 16 years ago. 

Senior planner Geordie Vining, who is managing the project for the city, said he and the 

contractor have met often with neighbors, who live adjacent to the trail, to resolve issues. 

But he and the mayor think it would be good to bring the neighbors and others interested 

in the trail together for a formal public meeting. 

The 1.5-mile trail, which winds from the waterfront through the city’s congested south 

end to March Hill, will not be finished until 2018. Eight to 10 feet wide, the trail will 

follow the old train tracks that for about 100 years carried freight on the City Branch 

Railroad to the ships docked at the waterfront. The tracks were abandoned in the 1970s. 

The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in City Hall auditorium. 

Since starting work in June, the contractor, E.T.&L, has focused the construction on 

the inland portion of the trail between Water and Parker streets, clearing trees and invasive 

species, installing subsurface drainage and storm water infiltration systems, building 

retaining walls, filling, grading and paving the base course of asphalt for about 35 percent 

of the trail, Vining wrote. 

The almost $5 million project is funded largely by federal programs, including the 

Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program, Transportation Enhancement Program and 

Surface Transportation Program. 

Phase II is expected to be as popular among residents as Phase 

Continued on page 3 

From left, Kate Gilbert and Kim Gilbert Owen in front of their kettle. 

Photo by Stewart Lytle 

AMESBURY – From the delicious smells wafting across the street, the workers building 

the expansion of the Hat Factory condominiums were certain the employees of the R.E. 

Kimball & Co. were brewing beer. 

But to the workers’ disappointment, Kim Gilbert Owen and Kate Gilbert, granddaughters 

of the company founders, were only cooking wild elderberries. 

It may not be hops they were brewing, but the jams, jellies and relishes produced in this 

old building have drawn customers for more than six decades. 

In what was once the cafeteria for the Bailey Co.’s Hat Factory on the Merrimack River, 

the two young women and four other employees carry on a family legacy of producing 

jams, jellies and relishes that sell throughout the region. 

“My sister and I like to work here because it is family,” Owen said. “We are carrying on 

a family tradition.” 

In 1955, Richard E. Kimball left his job at Howard Foods in Haverhill and together 

with his wife, Ruth E. Kimball, began manufacturing jams and jellies that were higher 

in quality than were available in stores. They used the finest natural ingredients, grade A 

fruits and vegetables and pure cane sugar. As their granddaughters do today, they bought 

from local farms where possible. 

The building, which the grandparents bought from Bailey, was nicknamed the pickle 

palace because it produced so much mustard pickle and watermelon pickle relishes. Today, 

because of its proximity to the hat factory, it is known as the jelly factory. 

The granddaughters, who took over the business from their mother, the now retired Joy 

Kimball, run the business exactly the same way their grandparents did. The products have 

expanded to 130 different flavors of jams, jellies and relishes, but they are still made by 

hand in a 75 gallon steam kettle. Continued on page 3 

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Holiday Shopping 

Extravaganza 

at the First Congregational 

Church of Rowley 

Dec. 3rd from 9 to 2 

Vendors and Crafters will have 

everything you need 

to finish your holiday shopping. 

The Grange will have light 

refreshments for purchase. 

Annual Holiday Open House 

and Art Exhibit at 

Lowell’s Boat Shop, Amesbury 

Lowell’s Boat Shop (LBS), in Amesbury, 

announces its eleventh annual Holiday Open 

House—a two-day event (Dec. 3-4) that 

kicks off with an Art Exhibit Preview Party 

(Dec. 2). 

Located directly on the banks of the 

Merrimack River, LBS and its scenic shores 

have long attracted and inspired countless 

artists and photographers. Each year these 

individuals, including many members of the Newburyport Art Association 

(NAA) and other North Shore invitees, display their creations as part 

of “Wood and Water: a Mixed Media Exhibit.” Several artists will be 

presenting live demonstrations of their techniques at this time as well. 

As in past several years, this year’s exhibit includes works by OpArt, 

a collaboration between Opportunity Works and NAA. OpArt is an 

art education outreach program that provides hands-on instruction to 

artists with special needs, using a full range of media, techniques and 

materials. NAA volunteers inaugurated the program in 2004 with the 

goal of developing and encouraging the creative abilities of all individuals. 

Striking pieces and vibrant exhibitions have earned the program regional 

and statewide accolades. 

The Holiday Open House Art Show Preview Party is for LBS members, 

the exhibiting artists and their guests. (LBS memberships will be available 

during the Preview Party.) 

The Preview Party, which includes food and beverages, is on Friday, 

Dec. 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Musician Derrick Feole will be playing 

for the evening. 

The Holiday Open House itself runs Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3 and 

4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is open to the general public. Along with 

the art exhibit and sale, Lowell’s will be presenting unique LBS wood 

products, fresh evergreen trees, designer and LBS signature wreaths, LBS 

apparel, children’s items, Boat Shop jams and jellies, a wide variety of 

raffle items and a silent auction. 

Among the items to be auctioned are a wooden boat, handcrafted 

furniture, a lobster fishing adventure, gift certificates to local restaurants, 

clothing, jewelry and maritime art. 

Stellwagen will bring their live music to the Open House. Santa will 

also make appearances from 12 to 2 p.m., on both Saturday and Sunday, 

and parents are invited to take pictures of their children with Santa. 

PJ’s Famous Fish Chowder, Denny’s veggie chili, Fred’s cowboy beans, 

Dianne’s Fine Desserts, hot cider and other wholesome victuals will be 

available at the Open House. 

Window boxes, cheese boards, LBS signature wreaths, designer wreaths 

and other greenery, along with assorted LBS specialty items will also be 

for sale at the Boat Shop throughout December. 

LBS is dedicated to the art and preservation of wooden boat building. 

Founded by Simeon Lowell in 1793, Lowell’s is a National Landmark, 

a working museum, the oldest continuously operating wooden boatbuilding 

establishment in the United States, and the official birthplace 

of the fishing dory—the mainstay of New England’s legendary fishing 

industry. 

In 2009, the museum completed significant restorations, made possible 

by a National Trust’s Partners in Preservation grant. Now the building 

boasts a barn-red exterior and a picturesque interior—with numerous 

antique tools, well-seasoned posts and beams, and traditional skiffs and 

dories. Both the exterior and the interior of the historic structure have 

prompted a wealth of artistic responses. 

The Holiday Open House is Lowell’s main fundraiser and makes 

possible its extensive youth educational outreach programs, which has 

included such projects as the construction of a 28-foot replica whale boat 

by local high school apprentices, curriculum units on boat building, and 

on-the-water use of traditional maritime tools for math classes. 

Each year the Art Show Preview Party and Holiday Open House inspire 

many individuals to become members at Lowell’s, and new members 

are always welcome. Among the many benefits of membership at this 

historical gem are reduced rates in boat-building classes, supervised use of 

skiffs and dories on Lowell’s waterfront, a variety of educational offerings, 

several social events and discounts on shop-related merchandise. 

Lowell’s Boat Shop is located at 459 Main Street, in Amesbury. For 

further details, contact 978-834-0050 or visit www.lowellsboatshop. 

com.

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1, which has recorded as many 

as 1,000 people in a day using 

it to walk, run or bike along the 

1.1-mile trail that ends at the 

waterfront beside Rte. 1 overpass. 

Last summer, the mayor called 

Phase 1 of the trail “a tremendous 

resource for the city.” 

The new trail will have multiple 

access points for bikes, wheelchairs, 

strollers and pedestrians from 

different streets and neighborhoods. 

City officials expect the trail to be 

popular among residents of all 

ages. 

Like the first phase, it will also 

feature sculpture, interpretive 

panels and custom signage, 

funded by the Mayor Gayden W. 


Last week, the women were 

cooking up enough pumpkin 

butter in the kettle to fill what 

Owen described as “60 dozen 

jars.” That translates into 172 10- 

ounce jars. 

Next up in the kettle were green 

Piccalilli tomatoes, bought from 

Cider Hill Farm, to make a relish. 

Kimball sells its jams and jellies 

wholesale to country gift stores, 

some of which repackage the jars 

as their private label. They also sell 

to Crosby’s Marketplace stores in 

Massachusetts and McKinnon 

Supermarkets in New Hampshire. 

Between September and 

December, “we ship out truckloads 

of jams and jellies,” Owen said. 

For the holidays, Kimball also 

does a brisk retail business, selling 

gift boxes and gift baskets. The 

gift boxes come with two or four 

REGIONAL - Holy Family 

Hospital has again earned an “A” 

Hospital Safety Grade from the 

nationally recognized Leapfrog 

Group, an independent healthcare 

industry watchdog. 

Holy Family Hospital has earned 

an “A” in every Safety Grade cycle 

since the program launched in the 

Spring of 2012, making it one 

of only 72 hospitals in the entire 

nation to accomplish Straight A’s. 

This prestigious “A” Hospital 

Safety Grade applies to both 

of Holy Family Hospital’s full 

service campuses in Methuen 

and Haverhill, which provide 

comprehensive inpatient and 

outpatient care, surgical care, 

intensive care, and 24/7 emergency 

services to the Merrimack Valley 

and southern New Hampshire. 

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety 

Grade uses national performance 

measures from the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services, 

the Agency for Healthcare 

Morrill Charitable Foundation 

and the Recreational Trails Grant 

Program. 

The city negotiated long-term 

leases with property owners along 

the trail that included some 

homeowners, National Grid, the 

U.S. Coast Guard, Newburyport 

Redevelopment Authority, 

Newburyport Waterfront Trust 

and New England Development 

because the trail will pass through 

their properties. 

The asphalt trail will have a 

diverse character, starting along 

the Merrimack River with new 

access to river views, wind through 

residential neighborhoods along 

the old City Branch rail corridor, 

and curve through acres of 

Jamming for the Holidays 

jars. Customers can choose from 

the various flavors that range from 

apricot to wild blueberry. 

The gift baskets come in two 

styles. The sweet version includes 

cookie dough, frosting, strawberry, 

blueberry and apricot jams. The 

savory version has crackers, dried 

fruit, ginger preserves and roasted 

garlic. 

Kimball is also helping raise 

money for schools, sports teams 

and dance troupes allowing 

students and athletes the chance to 

sell the jams and jellies, bought at a 

discount, and keep the profits. 

A customer, Susan Turner, who is 

active in a beautification project for 

the Hill View Montessori Charter 

Public School in Haverhill, headed 

up a fundraiser that brought in 

more than $7,000 in jam and jelly 

sales for the school. Hill View 

Montessori also gave a jar of jam or 

Research and Quality, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, the American Hospital 

Association’s Annual Survey and 

Health Information Technology 

Supplement, and the Leapfrog 

Hospital Survey. Together, those 

performance measures produce 

a single letter grade representing 

a hospital’s overall performance 

in keeping patients safe from 

preventable harm and medical 

errors. 

Calculated under the guidance 

of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert 

Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital 

Safety Grade uses 28 measures 

of publicly available hospital 

safety data to produce a single 

“A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” score, 

to represent a hospital’s overall 

capacity to keep patients safe from 

preventable harm. 

“Earning Straight ‘As’ in the 

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade 

is a remarkable achievement and 

testament to a hospital’s ongoing 

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Town of Newbury. It will cross 

under High Street through an old 

railroad tunnel that will have some 

decorative lighting. The trail will 

end just over the Newbury town 

line at Parker Street, not far from 

the train station and the terminus 

of the first trail. 

Ultimately, the city would like 

to link its two trails at the train 

station, but there are some logistical 

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must resolve before that can 

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jelly as gifts to those who attended 

its annual community leadership 

breakfast. 

“We were really excited about the 

success of that fundraiser,” Owen 

said. She hopes other charities and 

groups will take advantage of their 

products to raise funds. 

Kimball will also design a 

custom label on their jars for gifts 

at birthdays and weddings. 

Asked which of the 130 flavors 

is the most popular, Owen said 

hot pepper jelly, followed closely 

by her favorite, pumpkin butter, 

which she puts over ice cream. 

The young women hear so many 

different uses of their jams and 

jellies they are writing a cookbook. 

If you have a favorite way to use 

jams and jellies, send them a 

recipe. 

Their grandparents would be 

proud. 

Holy Family Hospital Again Earns “A” Score 

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“Our hospital strives to have the 

most highly qualified physicians, 

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staff because we understand that 

outstanding training, attention to 

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safe. This award proves that the 

highest standard of care is being 

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couldn’t be more proud of our 

team.”

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WEDNESDAY MORNING GRANGE DINNER 

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Holiday Cafe serving from 9:00am - 2:00pm 

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Dec 7 th & Jan 4 th 

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explore one of the most productive 

birding areas in the country. To date, 

we have seen over 320 species of birds 

on these Wednesday field trips. Wed, 

Nov 30, 2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. 

Meet in Gloucester at the Friendly’s 

restaurant at the first traffic circle on 

Route 128. $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. 

org/joppaflatsprograms. 

HUMAN BOOKS 

Free event! We at the Georgetown 

Peabody Library are holding our own 

version of the Human Books event, 

based on the Human Library. “Books” 

are people who have volunteered to 

share their stories while challenging 

stereotypes. Instead of reading books, 

people come to ask questions and 

kick start discussion with our “books.” 

Some topics of discussion may relate 

to: mental illness, family makeup or 

religion etc. Wednesday Nov. 30th 

6:30pm – 7:30pm. Georgetown 

Peabody Library, 2 Maple Street, 

Georgetown. No registration is 

required. Drop in any time between 

with a Chowder Fest at the Hall, 

consisting of Clam Chowder, Fish 

Chowder and Minestrone Soup and a 

super dessert. This will be served at 5 

and 6 and continued until 7:00. Why 

not call today for your reservation? 

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FOOD FIGHT: INSIDE THE 

BATTLE FOR MARKET BASKET 

Join us for a screening of the 

documentary Food Fight: Inside the 

Battle for Market Basket. November 

30, 6:30PM Newburyport Public 

Library. 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. 

BREWING AFRICAN LOVE 

On November 30th at the 

Newburyport Brew Company on 4 

New Pasture Road in the Industrial 

Park. Latest Stories from on the ground 

in Africa. Fundraiser is presented by 

the organizations in Newburyport 

working in Africa. We have invited 

our wonderful drumming group to 

play at this event keeping the African 

spirit alive. We bring the spirit of 

Africa to the Newburyport Brewery. 

For more information contact: 

contact@smallsolutionsbigideas.org 

or call (617) 320-1098. 

BREAKING DOWN THE BOX 

Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 

7pm: “Breaking Down the Box.” 

First Religious Society, Unitarian 

Universalist, shows “Breaking Down 

the Box,” a 40-minute documentary 

for communities of faith, to expose 

the torture of solitary confinement 

in the context of mass incarceration 

in the United States. Produced by 

filmmaker Matthew Gossage, the film 

examines the mental-health, racialjustice 

and human-rights implications 

of the systemic use of solitary 

confinement in U.S. prisons. It is a call 

to engage in the growing nationwide 

movement for restorative alternatives 

to isolated confinement that 

prioritize rehabilitation, therapeutic 

interventions, and recovery. Presented 

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by Phoebe Lanham, student at 

Barnard College and intern at New 

York State’s Prison Visiting Project. 

Includes an opportunity to sign up 

to be a pen pal with someone who 

is experiencing solitary confinement. 

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1st 

GENEALOGY GUEST SPEAKER: 

JAKE FLETCHER 

Which Matthew O’Neill is Mine? 

~ Approaches to Irish Genealogy 

- Thurs., Dec. 1 from 5:30-6:30pm, 

Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt 

Street, Byfield, Jake Fletcher is a 

professional genealogist, educator, 

and blogger from Massachusetts and 

will be speaking on “Which Matthew 

O’Neill is Mine?” - Approaches to Irish 

Genealogy. This presentation focuses 

on techniques and technology to help 

pull your ancestor out of the haystack 

and also how to locate the exact place 

of origin in Ireland. Please register on 

our online calendar at newburylibrary. 

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ON THE ROAD WITH ALAN 

BULL 

The Friends of the Salisbury Public 

Library invite you to an art exhibit 

featuring On The Road With Alan 

Bull - Artist’s Reception Thursday, 

December 1 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Alan 

Bull is an artist, teacher and illustrator 

based in Newburyport, Massachusetts. 

Originally from Old Town, Maine, 

Alan received his BFA from the 

Philadelphia College of Art and 

his work is in numerous public and 

private collections. His paintings 

have appeared in the Martha Blog, 

Houzz, Architectural Digest, The 

Boston Globe, The New York Times, 

House Beautiful and many other 

publications. “I have admired Alan 

Bull’s deep and evocative art for many 

years. He has a keen eye for what is 

essential and for what is true, and he 

merges this gift with an abiding love 

for the natural world we human beings 

are fortunate to call home. Not many 

artists have earned the right to be 

called masters, but Alan Bull has many 

times over. He is a national treasure.” 

Andre Dubus III, author of Townie 

and House of Sand and Fog. Salisbury 

Public Library, 17 Elm St, Salisbury, 

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ROWLEY BOOK CLUB 

Meeting Thursday, December 1 at 

6:30 p.m. This month we’re reading 

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih 

Alameddine, a finalist for the National 

Book Award. The story of a reclusive 

Middle Eastern woman’s late-life crisis 

covers topics of fiction, poetry, and 

female friendship in beautiful prose. 

Pick up a copy at the Rowley Library 

today, then join us for a discussion 

on Thursday, December 1 at 6:30 

p.m. Our book group meets the first 

Thursday of each month, so check our 

web site for future titles. The Rowley 

Public Library is located at 141 Main 

Street and is fully accessible. For more 

information, call the library at 978- 

948-2850. 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2nd 

GREAT BAY NATIONAL 

WILDLIFE REFUGE - BEHIND 

THE SCENES TOUR! 

Join a refuge ranger for a behind 

the scenes tour of Great Bay 

National Wildlife Refuge, located in 

Newington, NH. Participants will 

have an opportunity to visit areas 

of the refuge that are not normally 

open to the public. See a diversity of 

wildlife habitats while learning how 


The Company at Ipswich High School presents 

Miracle on 34th Street 

Based on the 20th Century Fox motion picture and adapted 

by Mountain Community Theater 

December 2 and 3 at 7:30 

December 4 at 2:30 

at the Dolan Performing Arts Center 

134 High Street, Ipswich 

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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS 

Case #17.04 

A Public Hearing will be held at the 

Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, 

on Thursday, December 15th, 2016 

at 7:10 p.m. to act on an application 

received November 14th, 2016 

from Ed Juralewicz on behalf of 

Gateway Trust II of 1997, John E. 

Coughlin and Joseph Coughlin, 

Trustees. Applicant is requesting 

a Special Permit from the Board of 

Appeals to install two (2) non-illuminated 

wall signs 3’ x 10’. Property 

is located at 414 Haverhill Street, 

Rowley, MA. The property is in the 

Business/Light Industrial district 

and is shown on Assessors’ Map 

14, Block, 34 Lot 1. At the public 

hearing, members of the public may 

ask questions and present evidence 

that supports either the approval or 

denial of this petition. 

Donald W. Thurston – Chairman 


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Notice of Public Sale 

Notice is hereby given by Coady’s 

Towing Service 139 Marston 

Street, Lawrence, MA, pursuant 

to the provisions of Mass 

G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they 

will sell the following vehicle 

on or after December 15, 2016 

starting at 10:00 am by private or 

public sale to satisfy their garage 

keepers lien for towing, storage, 

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LEGAL NOTICE 

ROWLEY CONSERVATION 

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, 

December 06, 2016 at 7:45 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 

Gerald Fandetti c/o The Morin- 

Cameron Group, Inc. for proposed 

soil evaluations for the design of 

stormwater management system 

possibly within the 100’ Buffer 

Zone to Bordering Vegetative 

Wetlands at 101 Main Street (Map 

25, Parcel Lot 92) in Rowley, 

MA. 

Arthur Page, Chair 

Rowley Conservation Commission

he Town Common 

Page www.TheTownCommon.com Letters To November The 30 - Editor 

December 6, 2016 

Community Announcements 

AMESBURY - The holidays are fast approaching and who doesn’t like cookies? Assuage your sweet tooth guilt by buying cookies 

at the sixth annual Cookie Walk – a Community perfect way to support the Friends of the Amesbury Connections 

Public Library. Mark your calendars. 

Cookie Walk 2016 will be held Thursday, Dec. 15, at 6:30 p.m., after the library closes. Just purchase a cookie tin at the Cookie 

Walk and fill it to the brim with your favorites. “For the past five years we have been very successful in raising money through the 

Cookie Walk program to go to the Friends Business of the Library,” said APL Director Spotlight 

Erin Matlin. “The Friends then turn that money 

around and give it all back to the library. We use this money to help fund programs and purchase supplies. “It is that time of 

the year when we love to bake. Why not share your love of baking with the library? We need bakers to make this year’s program 

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a success. We are looking for people to bake at least three dozen cookies. Of course if you would like to make more, please feel 

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free.” Bakers need to drop off the cookies at the library on the day of the program, Thursday, Dec. 15, before 4:30 p.m. “Not 

Three Great Locations: only do we need cookies, but we also need your recipe,” Matlin said. “I plan to make recipe books of all the cookies in the Cookie 

Walk, which will be on sale for $3.”All Sports 

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proceeds from the sale will go to the Friends, whose mission is to support the library and 

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978-352-3114 its staff, and to enhance the resources and services of the library. The funds raised from memberships, fundraisers like the Cookie 

The North Any Shore’s Haircut Largest with this ad Independent Community Newspaper Walk, and the Book Shop pay for educational, cultural and technical programs for adults, teens and children, including museum 

79 Bridge St, Beverly passes subscriptions, refreshments, prizes Pets, and supplies for programs Animals, and activities, technology aids Plus 

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www.classiccutsma.com 781-224-1902 GEORGETOWN - Georgetown Theatre Workshop is holding auditions for A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie, Leslie 

Darbon. December 12th and 13th at 7:00 PM at the Perley School, 51 North St, Georgetown. Production Dates: February 24, 

25, 26, March 3 and 4. Rehearsals are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. The Characters (7 women and 5 men) Letitia 

Blacklock- 40+, Elegant lady of the house. Inspector Craddock- 30+, Frustrated police detective. Miss Marple- 40+, Cunning 

Newburyport Memorial Art, Co. amateur detective. Dora Bunner- 40+, Blacklock’s fluttery childhood friend.Julia Simmons- 20’s-30’s, Miss Blacklock’s spoiled 

e Town 

female cousin. Patrick Simmons- 20’s-30’s, Miss Blacklock’s spoiled male cousin. Phillipa Haymes- 20’s-30’s, Young, widowed 

Consigli Stone 

Common 

Creations paying guest at house. Mitzi- Any, Fiery Eastern European housekeeper and cook. Mrs. Swettenham- 40+, Nosey neighbor who 

Memorials in granite, marble and bronze 

dotes on her son. Edmund Swettenham- 20’s, Cynical young writer. Sergeant Mellors- Any, Police officer. Rudi Schrez- Any, 

Cemetery Lettering . Monumental Cleaning Sinister. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. About the Play: An announcement in the local paper states the time and 

place when a murder is to occur in Miss Blacklock’s Victorian house. The victim is not one of the house’s several occupants, but 

Granite Countertops . Signs . Mailbox Posts . Steps 

an unexpected and unknown visitor. What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second 

Peter Consigli, Owner 

death, a determined Inspector grimly following the twists and turns, and Miss Marple on hand to provide the final solution at 

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some risk to herself in a dramatic confrontation just before the final curtain. For additional information, please contact: Danielle 

Santapaola- waldna2@yahoo.com. If unable to attend auditions, please email about interest so that other arrangements can be 

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made for a reading. Georgetown Theatre Workshop is a non-profit community theater. All staff and performers are volunteers. 

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IPSWICH - In celebration of the holidays, the Crane Estate will host a children’s Christmas party with Santa. Families will 

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enjoy interactive songs and music from children’s entertainer Jeannie Mack, a yummy edible craft, holiday refreshments, and, 

of course, a visit with Santa, who will have a small gift for every child. Advance reservations required. Castle Hill on the Crane 

GRASSROOTS 

Estate, 290 Argilla Rd., Ipswich. Saturday, December 10, 2:00 PM-3:30 PM Trustees Member: Child $24; Nonmember: Child 

The 

Soccer Development 

77 Wethersfield 

Town 

ProgramStreet, Rowley, 

Common 

MA 01969$30; Accompanying Adult: FREE. Advance reservations through www.thetrustees.org or call 978.356.4351 x4015 for more 

information. 

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IPSWICH - “Jingle Bell Walk” Saturday, December 10, 2016, 10:00am until 12:30pm. Join us for a day of holiday festivities 

978-948-8696 

and cheer! Greet Santa as he arrives at the Ipswich Town Wharf. Sing carols with Buddy the Elf as we await Santa’s arrival! Jingle 

Games 

bells will be available for purchase. Jingle your bells and follow our honored guest and Buddy the Elf on a festive “Jingle Bell 

Experienced Coaching 

Walk” to the Ipswich Town Hall at 45 Green Street. Keep a sharp eye out for the “Grinch”! Once Santa arrives at Town Hall, he 

Staff 

will receive children 11 and under while holiday carolers entertain. Parents are urged to bring a camera! Each child will receive 

a gift bag from Santa as well. Following their visit with Santa, the children can have their faces painted, play festive games, and 

balls l bOUNCE create holiday crafts. The Rotary Club will serve hot dogs, hot cocoa and more in the COA cafeteria. Tickets will be available for 

HOUsE l CHalK 

purchase in order to enjoy delicious food, face painting, and crafts. There will be free games to play as well as raffles for Christmas 

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trees and an iPad Mini valued at $400! In the event of rain or heavy snow, we will meet at Town Hall. Parking is available at Town 

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Hall and in the Ascension Memorial Church lot. Unfortunately, no pets are allowed in Town Hall. Attendees are encouraged 

0-5 years old to bring unwrapped gifts fit for a child to support the Marines in their organization, Toys for Tots! For more information go 

to www.ipswichrotary.org. Proceeds from the Jingle Bell Walk will be donated to Ipswich Caring. This organization provides 

holiday meals and toys for local Ipswich families. 

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9am-3pm NEWBURYPORT - The Newburyport Choral Society, orchestra, and soloists with the Greater Newburyport Children’s Chorus 

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will present “Sounds of the Season” on December 10th at 8 pm and December 11th at 2:30 pm at the Belleville Congregational 

Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport. Advance tickets are $20 and $22. All tickets at the door are $25. For further information 

and to purchase tickets on line, visit www.newburyportchoralsociety.org. Please note that Sunday’s performance is already sold 

Dr. Laura anne Potvin, P.C. 

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OPPORTUNITY WORKS ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR - Friday December 9, 3 - 7 at 10 Opportunity Way, Newburyport, 

MA 01950 – A celebration of local talent featuring unique gifts by local artisans, handcrafted articles, and homemade baked 

goodies. Find a gift for everyone on your holiday list. Proceeds help support Opportunity Works, an organization that provides 

EYE CARE 

programs and services for the developmentally disabled. Please contact Monica Albach if you wish to be a vendor. Monica. 

albach@opportunityworks.org; 978-462-6144 X 229. 

FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! 

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ROWLEY - 5th Annual Holiday Basket Raffle!! The Friends of the Rowley Public Library is holding its 5th Annual Holiday 

Basket Raffle. We already have over $2,000 in prizes and baskets keep coming in. The baskets will be displayed at the Rowley 

Dr. nYLa LaMBert 

Public Library until December 17. Golf, Art Supplies, Spy Kids, Fitness, Legos, Local Honey, Fitness, Yoga, the Gift Card Tree 

Dr. KatHLeen Horn 

and many more. Don’t miss the Rainy Day Fun basket donated by many area companies. Enter to win a basket for yourself or a 

friend. The drawing will be December 17th @ 1pm in the Library Meeting Room. You don’t need to be present to win. Raffle 

Dr. CatHLeen DouCette 

tickets are available at the Rowley Public Library at 141 Main Street, Rowley. The Friends thank everyone who donated a basket 

to the event. Stop in to check out all the baskets. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850. 


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ROWLEY – Mark your Calendar for A Dolly and Me Tea Party, Tuesday, December 27th @ 10:30 a.m. Put on your fancy dress 

939 is your SALEM ST., Advertising GROvELAND Consultant and bring your favorite doll to Rowley Public Library’s 4th Annual Dolly and Me Tea Party. Get your nails painted, dress up and 

walk across the red carpet! Enjoy games, music, stories and light refreshments served on real china!! Call the library (978-948- 

978-374-8991 

2850) to sign up as space is limited. Suitable for girls, ages 5 and up. 


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the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is 

managing this very special landscape 

for conservation. Friday, December 

2nd & Monday, December 12th, 

from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. Consider 

bringing along binoculars and a camera. 

The tour is limited to 10 participants; 

no more than 4 individuals per signup. 

This is a vehicle-based tour, with 

limited stops on the refuge. Meet the 

ranger in the lobby of the Parker River 

NWR visitor center in Newburyport 

no later than 9:00 am OR in the 

Great Bay NWR parking lot in 

Newington, NH no later than 9:45 

am. (Indicate location you prefer at 

time of registration.) Preregistration 

is required for this program, as 

enrollment is limited. Be advised that 

individual tours may be subject to 

cancellation. *Please note: Those who 

call and leave messages after hours, 

your registration is not confirmed 

until you receive a confirmation call 

from a refuge staff member. Please 

call (978) 465-5753 to register for this 

program. Preregistration required. 

For directions to the refuge, click on 

this link: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/ 

Great_Bay/visit/plan_your_visit.html 

SIMPLY SWEET STORYTIME 

Simply Sweet Storytime & Craft 

(Ages 3-5, siblings welcome!) Fridays 

all month long from 11-11:45am 

Simply Sweet Storytime offers an 

opportunity for children to hear 

stories from classic children’s literature 

as well as new additions to our 

collection. The children are able to 

practice developmental skills, such as 

listening and taking turns, in a warm 

and welcoming environment, as well 

as to meet new people and maybe 

make a friend (children and parents/ 

caregivers alike!). After we sing a song 

and share a story or two, we’ll use our 

fine motor skills to create a simple 

craft. Online registration is required. 

www.newburylibrary.org/youth 

MIRACLE ON 34th STREET 

The Company at Ipswich High 

School presents Miracle on 34th 

Street. Based on the 20th Century 

Fox motion picture and adapted 

by Mountain Community Theater. 

December 2 and 3 at 7:30, December 

4 at 2:30 at the Dolan Performing 

Arts Center. 134 High Street, Ipswich 


HAVANA NIGHT 

Live Cuban Music and Dance with 

Grupo Fantasia - Dec 2nd. Doors 

open at 7pm, Dance 8 to 10pm. 

Belleville Concert Stage, 300 High 

Street, Newburyport. For Information 

and to Purchase Tickets: https:// 

nhscubadance.eventbrite.com 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3rd 

CRAFT FAIR & HOLIDAY 

BREAKFAST 

Newbury Boy Scout Troup 44’s 

Holiday Craft Fair & Pancake 

Breakfast! On Saturday, December 

3rd from 8am to 2pm at the Newbury 

Fire Hall, 2 Morgan Ave, Newbury. 

“Building the Leaders of Tomorrow, 

Today” All for a great cause - Breakfast! 

Raffles! Crafts! Vendors / Info: 978- 

979-9100 eric@erictowne.com 

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE 

Saturday, Dec. 3, 10 a.m. to 4 

p.m., the Heard House, 54 So. Main 

St., Ipswich. The Ipswich Museum 

welcomes the public free of charge 

to its annual holiday fundraiser 

at the Heard House on Saturday, 

December 3. The entire first floor 

will be decorated in holiday finery 

for the occasion. On sale will be 

gifts from the museum’s bookstore 

and crafts boutique, Grandma’s Attic 

(well-loved upscale wares), and local 

artists. Items will include jewelry, 

handbags, soy candles, prints and 

photographs, notecards, and nautical 

gifts. Information: 978-356-2811 or 

ipswichmuseum.org. 

SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING 

Our experienced leaders will 

take you to birding hot spots in the 

Newburyport/Plum Island area in 

search of avian activity. Beginners 

and birders of all skill levels are 

welcome. Sat, Dec 03, 2016; 9:00 

am - 11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats 

Education Center, One Plum Island 

Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $12. 

No preregistration required. For 

more information, call 978-462-9998 

for information about additional 

programs and events, or visit the 

website at www.massaudubon.org/ 

joppaflatsprograms. 

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR 

Ascension Memorial Church, 31 

County Street, Ipswich is having 

a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, 

December 3, from 9AM - 2 PM. 

Come and enjoy a range of craft 

vendors, silent auction items, gift 

baskets, decorated tree and wreath 

raffles, white elephant sale, bake sale 

table, lunch and snacks. Drawing for 

a GoPro HERO4 Silver and Fitbit 

Charge 2 will take place at the event. 

For more information, please visit: 

www.amcipswich.org or call 978-356- 

2560 

CHRISTMAS FAIR 

Saturday December 3rd, 9:00 am 

- 3:00pm. Trinity Episcopal Church, 

124 River Rd in Topsfield, Featuring 

Craft Tables, Baked Goods, Raffles, 

Books, Jewelry and Treasures. Stop by 

the Holiday Cafe for lunch 











MONTHLY BOOK SALE! 

Sat. Dec. 3rd - Weather permitting, 

it will Be outside in front of our shed. 

(Might be moved Inside to the meeting 

room) Hardcovers $1, Paperback 

& children’s $.50 BAG of Books 

$5.00 Bring your own bag $3.00 

Langley-Adams Library 185 Main 

St, Groveland 978-372-1732 www. 

langleyadamslib.org *All programs are 

FREE & open to the public! 

BARBERRY HILL POTTERY: 

FALL SHOW AND SALE 

Painter Claire Spellman and sculptor 

Lisa Victoria are joining potter Barbara 

Haack at her studio in the barn. 

November 19 & 20 & December 3 

& 4, 12 pm-4 pm all dates. 102 Main 

Street, West Newbury, MA, 978 363 

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MOUNTAIN CLIMBING 

LECTURE / SLIDES 

On Sat., Dec. 3rd, Mitch Sheldon 

will speak about his hiking trips with 

his wife all throughout New England, 

the U.S., and abroad. The free lecture 

and slide presentation will be at the 

new Salisbury Library from 12:30p 

– 2:00p. 

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This year Let’s all take another 100 

year plus leap back in time, and come 

for a memorable visit to the 1677 

Platts-Bradstreet House, 233 Main 

St., in Rowley – always completely 

decorated for the Holiday Season in 

all its Historical Splendor. It will be 

Open to the public the weekend of: 

Saturday & Sunday; December 3rd 

& 4th, 2016, from 1:00- 4:00 p.m. 

each day. *We will be featuring our 

wonderful 17th Century Historical 

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holiday style with our own “1677 

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again this year looks forward to 

hosting the 2nd Grade classes from 

the Pine Grove School. They will be 

experiencing a guided tour of our 

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1776 Historical Barn on the Monday 

before the Open House. Each year the 

children bring a selection of their own 

handmade ornaments to decorate 

our huge 1776 Barn Christmas Tree 

& then enjoy a tasty snack for all 

their efforts. It is such a thrill for the 

Historical Society to share our many 

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Sale 

Once the seller and buyer come 

to an agreement (always in writing!) 

the seller usually exhales and says 

something to the effect of “great, we 

are all set”. The assumption being that 

the house is “sold” and everything will 

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the case, however, not always. While 

Pets, seller’s don’t need Animals, to hold their breath Plus 

until closing, regrettably on occasion 

a deal will fall apart, here are just a 

few of the reasons. 

Buyer’s Remorse 

It happens. Buyers get cold feet. 

If the buyers get cold feet prior to 

the home inspection and decide to 

withdraw, a seller can try to enforce 

the contract as it is a legal document. 

However, the aggravation and legal 

costs wouldn’t make that your best 

option in my opinion. Putting back 

on the market and finding another 

buyer is typically your best choice. 

From the buyer’s perspective, you 

benefit from having a REALTOR® 

explain the process of buying a home. 

If you don’t know how the process 

works you run the risk of losing your 

initial deposit and quite possibly your 

second deposit as well. 

Home Inspection 

During the home inspection 

period buyers can cancel the contract 

with the reasoning they didn’t like the 

results of the home inspection. Once 

a home inspector points out problems 

in a home, some buyers tend to panic. 

Relax as all homes have problems, 

even new homes. Sometimes buyers 

will request that sellers replace or fix 

issues that were unseen during their 

initial visit. Some of these issues can 

include a faulty hot water heater, 

electrical issues, worn roof or leaking 

Health & Fitness 

pipes. These conditions and the 

subsequent costs to fix them once the 

buyers own the house can make them 

squeamish. If a seller doesn’t want 

to hire a professional to do the work 

prior to closing buyers can ask for a 

credit from the seller as compensation. 

If the seller refuses to do either of 

those options, then the buyers can 

withdraw from the sale and receive 

their deposit back. Some buyers will 

look at the home inspection process 

as a way to reduce the price on the 

home by making ridiculous requests 

on the threat that they will walk away. 

I had one buyer ask my seller for 

$15,000 for a new hot water heater 

and some other “minor items” they 

weren’t aware of prior the inspection. 

My seller said no, buyer bought the 

house anyway. 

Low Appraisal 

Ideally your buyer is paying cash 

for your home. In reality most 

home buyers will be taking out a 

mortgage. Once the home inspection 

is complete and both parties have 

signed a Purchase and Sale agreement 

the lender will require the buyer to 

pay for an appraisal. If the appraisal 

comes in less than the sale price the 

buyer can walk away assuming that 

is a contingency in the offer (in most 

forms it is). If the buyer still wants to 

buy the home there are a few options: 

Put down a larger deposit, request 

that the bank hire another appraiser, 

go to another lender or supply the 

current lender with comparable sales 

justifying the sales price (you will need 

the appraiser to agree and change the 

existing appraisals). You can also ask 

the seller to reduce the price to the 

number the appraiser came up with. 

If no solution is met the buyer can 

withdraw and as long as the contract 

allows for it (usually it does) and get 

their deposits returned from escrow. 

Mortgage Approval is 

Denied 

Its rare but it happens. A buyer 

may get a preapproval but upon 

further review the bank may find 

debt that didn’t show up in the initial 

search or a buyer may lose his or her 

job prior to closing. Buyers may 

even make a large purchase prior to 

closing. I was in a home inspection 

recently on a Saturday and asked the 

buyers what they had planned for the 

weekend after the inspection. They 

told me they were going to go buy 

a car. I told them that they really 

should put that on hold until after 

they close on the house as any large 

purchases can be throw your debt to 

credit ratios off and raise red flags at 

the bank or mortgage company. If 

you are not able to get a loan prior 

to the loan contingency date in your 

offer than your will need to write a 

letter to the seller saying the loan was 

denied. Once the seller receives that 

letter they will be obligated to release 

the deposits in escrow back to the 

buyer. 

Contingent on Home 

Sale 

The offer a buyer makes can be 

subject to the sale of their home. If 

the buyer’s home sale falls apart the 

home you are selling falls apart as 

well. Call it the domino effect. If 

the seller has made their purchase 

subject to the sale of their home the 

domino effect is in full force and the 

worst case scenario has been realized. 

Imagine moving all your stuff out and 

having it in a truck with no place to 

put it other than back at your “old” 

home. Not good. 

Once an offer to purchase is 

signed sellers often ask; “are we all 

set?”, “what can go wrong now?” or 

“please tell me we will sell this house 

on x date!” I typically congratulate 

them but for the reasons I mentioned 

above, tell them we aren’t out of the 

woods just yet. When everyone one 

signs at the closing we will all be able 

to exhale. 

If you have any questions about this 

article, real estate in general or are 

looking to buy or sell a home please 

contact me, John McCarthy at Rowley 

Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley, MA 

01969, Phone: 978 948-2758, Cell 

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Merchants lay on refreshments. Santa 

gets a makeover. Roasted chestnuts, 

Music. Refreshments and activities in 

many stores. Downtown Ipswich.. 

LIVE HOLIDAY MUSIC 

“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 information, call 

the library at 978-948-2850. 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4th 

BIRDING THE MAINE COAST 

The beautiful coast of southern 

Maine contains a variety of habitat 

types including barrier beaches, 

salt marshes, rocky headlands, and 

sheltered coves. Join us as we explore 

these habitats looking for wintering 

land birds and seabirds. We will visit 

very productive birding sites including 

Portland Harbor, Cape Elizabeth, 

Prouts Neck, Biddeford Pool, Marginal 

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Way (Ogunquit), and Cape Neddick. 

Target species include black guillemot, 

long-tailed duck, king eider, Barrow’s 

goldeneye, Iceland and glaucous gulls, 

snowy owl, and many more. Sun, Dec 

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Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. 

Fee: $65. Preregistration required. For 

more information, call 978-462-9998 

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FUNDRAISING/DINNER EVENT 

The Armenian Apostolic Church 

at Hye Pointe - Haverhill, MA 

Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 1-5 

PM - Building the Legacy - Please 

join us for a Fundraising/Dinner 

Event with his Eminence Archbishop 

Khajag Barsamian, followed by a 

site visit (weather permitting) of the 

construction of the new Armenian 

Apostolic Church at Hye Point 

in Bradford, MA. The delicious 

Mediterranean Buffet will be held 

at the Phoenician Restaurant/ 

Michael’s Function Hall 12 Alpha 

Street, Haverhill. Music provided 

by Mal Barsamian. Tickets are $40 

per person/$15 children under 10 

years old, Limited Space – RSVP to 

Stephanie Naroian (978) 835-1636 

All proceeds benefit the Building 

Fund. Checks payable to Hye Pointe 

Building Fund, PO Box 8069, 

Bradford, MA 01835. (Rev. Fr. Vart 

Gyozalyan pictured above) Any 

information about the new church 

can be seen at the church’s website or 

by calling (978) 372-9227. 

KIDS’ CONSERVATION CINEMA 

On certain Sunday afternoons 

through March, the refuge will be 

165 Main St., P.O. Box 101, Rowley, MA 01969 

Phone 978-948-2758 • Fax 978-948-2454 www.rowleyrealestate.com 

screening FREE, child and familyfriendly 

films that generally feature 

a wildlife and/or environmental 

theme. All films will be projected on 

the big screen in the refuge visitor 

center’s awesome auditorium. No 

preregistration; simply show up! 

All movies begin at 1:30 pm. Here 

is what we have scheduled for the 

month of December: Yogi Bear, 

Sunday, December 4th @ 1:30 pm - 

Jellystone Park is celebrating its 100th 

anniversary, however it may be for the 

last time, because attendance is down 

and Mayor Brown wants to close the 

park and sell the land. If the park is 

closed, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo will 

lose their home. They join forces with 

Ranger Smith to save Jellystone from 

closing forever. Yogi must really prove 

in this endeavor that he is “smarter 

than the average bear.” (2010; Rated 

PG; Run Time: 1 hr, 20 mins.) 


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Every once in a while someone 

will say, “There must be a lot less 

cavities today than there were 

years ago because of improved 

home care, fluoride, etc., right?” 

There are. However, there are still 

way too many people that present 

with decay and most of them could 

use some major improvement in 

home care and diet. 

Yesterday, I went into one of 

my hygienist’s rooms to check her 

patient, a 13-year-old boy, and 

asked the hygienist as I always do 

how his home care was. She said 

to me, “Jack, why don’t you tell 

the doctor how often you told 

me you brush your teeth.” The 

boy answered, “About once a 

week.” ONCE A WEEK?!?! Not 

to mention the fact that he is in 

braces too, which makes it even 

more important to keep the teeth 

clean. 

It’s important sometimes to step 

back and review the basics, so here 

they are. At a minimum brush with 

a fluoride toothpaste at least twice 

a day for two minutes. A good 

electric toothbrush is preferable 

to a manual toothbrush. When I 

say “good”, I mean one that sits 

on a charger and not one that 

takes AA batteries. The evidence 

Have you decided where 

you’re going to spend your Social 

Security windfall? The average 

recipient will see an increase of 

$5 in monthly benefits in 2017, 

a whopping 0.3 percent increase. 

Broken down into real numbers, 

the average retiree will now receive 

$1,360 in monthly benefits. 

Of course, this is a bonus after 

last year, when we saw no increase 

whatsoever, while prices around 

us rose on nearly everything: 

food, shelter, prescription drugs. 

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is indisputable that a good power 

toothbrush does a better job at 

cleaning the teeth and disrupting 

the bacteria in the mouth. 

It amazes me how many people 

don’t floss their teeth. I have heard 

every excuse in the book; “My 

fingers are too big”, “I don’t have 

the time”, “It’s too hard”, “A recent 

news report just said flossing is 

ineffective”. Just like anything 

else, it is always hard to start a new 

ritual. There are so many different 

kinds of floss and gadgets to help 

floss. There is something out there 

for everyone. 

Bacteria, which accumulates on 

and between the teeth, forms that 

white film called plaque. Plaque 

contains billions of colonized 

bacteria. The right kind of bacteria, 

along with the wrong king of 

diet and the wrong genetics can 

produce cavities. Plaque that is 

not removed with thorough daily 

brushing and flossing can harden 

and turn into calculus (tartar). 

These colonized bacteria can 

then lead to tissue inflammation 

(gingivitis), the early stage of 

periodontal (gum) disease. 

Brushing your teeth helps get 

rid of most of the plaque, except 

for the stuff that accumulates 

between the teeth. That is what 

floss is for. I know it sounds gross 

but if you want to know what your 

breath smells like, floss a few teeth 

and then smell the floss. That will 

turn you into an avid flosser. 

The routine should be, floss, 

brush, rinse. The whole event 

should be around five minutes. 

The adjustment is based on the 

annual Consumer Price Index, 

which apparently rose just 

enough to get us that $5. 

If you’re under full retirement 

age and get Social Security 

benefits, the maximum income 

you can make (before they start 

taking $1 for every $2 you earn) 

will go up to $16,920 per year. 

The year you reach full retirement 

age, you can earn up to $44,880 

before they take out a dollar for 

every $3 you earn. Once you 

reach full retirement age, there’s 

no limit on your earnings. 

Go online to www.ssa.gov/cola 

for more details. Don’t forget 

to scroll down and view the 

history of the Cost of Living 

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Believe me, you have five minutes. 

Flossing first allows the fluoride 

from the toothpaste to contact 

a cleaner tooth surface between 

the teeth. I prefer a non-alcohol 

based rinse, but any rinse that is 

anti-microbial is okay. 

Oh, one important thing about 

flossing. Proper flossing is not 

popping the floss between the 

teeth and shooting it right back 

up. The proper way to floss is to 

get the floss between the contact 

of the teeth, slide the floss gently 

under the gum tissue around one 

tooth, “shoe-shine” the side of the 

tooth, gently move the floss over 

the papilla (the little piece of gum 

between the teeth), “shoe-shine“ 

the side of the other tooth and 

then bring the floss up. 

If you are really averse to flossing, 

have braces, or have bigger spaces 

between your teeth, a water pik 

is an acceptable alternative. Like 

flossing, this should be used 

daily. 

Remember, there are brushable 

and non-brushable surfaces of the 

teeth. Whatever you have to do to 

thoroughly clean both surfaces is 

essential to good dental health. 

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 

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ago that the increase was 3.6 

percent (2012) and 5.8 percent 

(2009). 

If you’ll be filing for Medicare 

in 2017, but because of your age 

won’t be filing for Social Security, 

beware. It’s possible you’ll be in 

that group who will pay more 

per month for Medicare than 

others who are “held harmless” 

from increases. Go to Medicare. 

gov to read about the 2017 Part 

B premiums. 

So ... where shall we spend our 

windfall? There are approximately 

60 million of us who will get that 

extra money starting in January. 

At $5 apiece, that comes to $300 

million a month. 

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TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, the 

Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw, and the Rowley Planning Board 

Rules and Regulations, the Rowley Planning Board will conduct a 

Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in 

Meeting Room #5 in the downstairs of the Town Hall Annex building 

located at 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA, pertaining to Special Permit/Site 

Plan Review modification to construct a new light industrial 

building and parking area towards the rear portion of parcel located 

at 428 Newburyport Turnpike, also designated as Assessor Map 18, 

Lot 3-1. The Applicant/Owner is Four Twenty Newburyport Turnpike, 

LLC, 420 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley, MA 01969 represented by 

Meridian Associates, 500 Cummings Center, Suite 5950, Beverly, MA. 

The property is located in the Business/Light Industrial (BLI) Zoning 

District. 

The application, plans, and relevant documents are on file with the 

Rowley Planning Board, and are available for public inspection at the 

Rowley Planning Board Office, Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, 

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Rules and Regulations, the Rowley Planning Board will conduct a Public 

Hearing on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 7:50 p.m. in Meeting 

Room #5 in the downstairs of the Town Hall Annex building located at 

39 Central Street, Rowley, MA, for a Special Permit/Site Plan Review 

pertaining to Multifamily Dwellings within an Open Space Residential 

Development (OSRD) pursuant to Section 4.4 and Sections 6.2, 6.3, 

and 6.4 of the Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw, on property consisting 

of 10.15 acres located at 42 Newbury Road, also designated as Assessor 

Map 5, Lot 40. The Applicant/Owner is Sara J. Sullivan and John E. 

Sullivan Jr., 42 Newbury Road, Rowley, MA 01969, who are represented 

by Williams and Sparages, Engineers, Planners, and Surveyors. 

The property is located in the Outlying District (OD) Zoning District. 

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Hearing on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 8:20 p.m. in Meeting 

Room #5 in the downstairs of the Town Hall Annex building located at 

39 Central Street, Rowley, MA, pertaining to Special Permit/Site Plan 

Review application for outdoor illumination of an existing freestanding 

sign pursuant to Section 8.6.5 (Standards Pertaining to Illuminated 

Signs) of the Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw. 

Ed Juarlewicz of United Sign Company has submitted the application 

on behalf of the property owner/applicant, Gateway II Trust of 1997, 

of 239 Western Avenue, Essex, MA 01929. The subject property is 

located at 414 Haverhill Street (on the south side of Haverhill Street 

adjacent to 406 Haverhill Street) and is further identified as Assessors’ 

Map 14, Lot 34-1. The site is located in the Business Light Industry 

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WINTER SKATING EXHIBITION 

The Merrimack Valley Skating 

Club will be holding its annual 

Winter Figure Skating Exhibition and 

Family Skate at the Graf Rink (28 

Low Street) on Sunday, December 

Admission 

is $5 for adults and $3 for children 

and seniors. There is no charge for 

children under the age of 3. This event 

is a wonderful opportunity for the 

community to come and watch area 

figure skaters perform various routines 

choreographed to holiday music. 

There will be Family Skate after the 

last performance (approximately 5:15 

pm) for all of those in attendance for 

the Exhibition. Skate rentals for the 

Family Skate will be complimentary 

on behalf of the Graf Rink. For more 

information on this event or any other 

happenings at the Graf Rink please 

call Nikki at 978-462-8112 or visit 

www.grafrink.com. 

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5th 

CHASING MAYFLIES 

Mon.Dec.5th - 6:30-7:45 p.m. 

Author Vincent Donavon “Chasing 

Mayflies” What would you do if your 

best friend asked you to help him break 

out of hospice so that he could “take 

care of things”?! This is a humorous 

romp about making things right! 

Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main 




PING PONG 

December 5 from 8:00 pm - 10:00 

pm, Free, Drop in, All welcome. 

Ipswich Town Hall – every Monday. 

Free 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6th 

MUSIC PROGRAM 

Family Sprouts Music Program 

(Ages 5 &under) Tuesday, December 

6th from 1-2pm Sponsored by the 

Friends as well as by a grant from the 

Newbury Cultural Council, Family 

Sprouts music program gathers kids 

and families together here at the 

Newbury Town Library once a month, 

and provides opportunities for children 

of different ages to learn and interact 

with each other. Each session includes 

active music making designed to elicit 

different responses from the children 

based on their cognitive, social and 

physical skills. Family Sprouts is for 

children under five and is perfect for 

families with more than one child. 

Online registration is required. www. 

HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL 

ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 

SENIOR LUNCH 

Orthopedic Surgeon Xavier C. 

Simcock, MD will talk about common 

problems of the hand, wrist and elbow 

during Senior Lunch at Holy Family 

Hospital in Haverhill on Tuesday, 

December 6, 2016. Dr. Simcock will 

explain the common causes of pain 

and discomfort in the hand, wrist 

and elbow, and explore the available 

treatment options, including ways to 

medically manage symptoms, as well 

as available surgical options should 

they be necessary. The senior luncheon 

presentation will be held in the 

hospital’s first-floor auditorium from 

1 to 2 p.m. The cost of $5 includes 

a full dinner and the presentation. 

The menu includes stuffed chicken 

with supreme sauce, wild rice pilaf, 

whole green bean almondine, dinner 

rolls, coffee/tea, and carrot cake. Holy 

Family Hospital in Haverhill is located 

at 140 Lincoln Avenue in Haverhill, 

MA. Registration is required. To 

register, please call our DoctorFinder 

line at 1-800-488-5959. 

MEET THE EXPERT 

“The Essentials of Pain 

Management,” with Pain Specialist 

Stephanie Gianoukos, MD at Holy 

Family Hospital, 70 East Street, 

Methuen, MA, on December 6, 

2016, 6-7 p.m. in the ground-floor 

auditorium. Light refreshments will 

be served. Registration required. To 

register, please email jean.macdougalltattan@steward.org 

or call jean at 

978-420-1168. 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7th 

WEDNESDAY MORNING 

BIRDING 

These very popular programs provide 

an excellent opportunity to explore 

one of the most productive birding 

areas in the country. To date, we have 

seen over 320 species of birds on these 

Wednesday field trips. Wed, Dec 07, 

2016; 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet at 

Joppa Flats Education Center, One 

Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. 

Fee: $17. No preregistration required. 

For more information, call 978-462- 

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ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET 

December 7th (Wednesday) - 

Fabulous dealers set up at the Antique 

Flea Market at the Dover Elks Hall, 

Rt. 108, 282 Durham Rd., Dover 

NH, Exit 7 off Rte. 16, then 1.7 miles 

south on 108 on the left. Always 

bringing wonderful merchandise. 

Perfect for gift giving. From country 

and primitives, ephemera and specialty 

books, to costume jewelry, tools, coins 

and all things unique and interesting. 

8am - 1pm. The next event after this 

one is Wednesday, January 4th, same 

venue. For more information call 207- 

MONTHLY BOOK CLUB 

Mystery & A Cuppah Coffee 

Wed. Dec. 7th 10:30-Noon at Town 

Hall “Once A Crooked Man” by 

NCIS’s “Ducky”/David MacCallum 

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PACE BUSINESS NETWORKING 

HOLIDAY MIXER 

Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm - Join 

PACE for our 2016 Holiday Mixer 

sponsored by and held at Pinnacle 

Physical Therapy, Plaistow, NH. Enjoy 

great networking, and complimentary 

food and drink. Admission is a bag of 

groceries or a grocery store gift card to 

be donated to Saint Luke’s Food Pantry 

in Plaistow, NH. RSVP requested by 

12/5 to pacenh@yahoo.com. Open to 

PACE Members, non-members and 

guests of members! 

SPECIAL EVENING 

PRESENTATION: COASTAL 

ECOSYSTEMS – OUR BEST 

SHORELINE PROTECTION 

The effects of climate change 

on human infrastructure are being 

experienced in communities around 

the world today by the carbon dioxide 

emissions already released into the 

atmosphere. As emissions grow, these 

impacts are expected to become more 

frequent and intense. While climate 

mitigation (reduction in emissions) 

is a critical component in our climate 

strategy, adaptation to climate change 

will become increasingly vital to both 

human and natural ecosystem survival. 

Fortunately, there are co-benefits 

to protecting and restoring coastal 

ecosystems and protecting human 

coastal infrastructure. Maintaining 

and restoring healthy and resilient 

coastal ecosystems not only provides 

valuable services in the form of healthy 

seafood, tourism, and recreation, but 

also can increase protection from 

rising sea levels, coastal storms, and 

other impacts from climate change. 

This presentation will explore why 

protecting coastal ecosystems from 

non-climate impacts can increase the 

resiliency of these systems to existing 

and projected climate change impacts. 

Michael Johnson is a marine biologist 

with NOAA’s National Marine 

Fisheries Service in Gloucester, MA. 

Michael received a Masters of Science 

degree from the University of Central 

Florida in marine biology, and has 

worked as a research biologist with the 

State of Florida in the Florida Keys 

and as a marine habitat specialist for 

NOAA in Miami, FL and Gloucester, 

MA since 1999. Climate change has 

been an interest and focus in his career 

for over a decade, and he is currently 

involved in climate change initiatives at 

NOAA and in his own community in 

Ipswich, MA. Wednesday, December 

7th, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, in the refuge 

visitor center auditorium. This event 

is sponsored by Storm Surge.

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Theater Workshop 

Presents 

Based on The Pooh Stories by A.A. Milne 

Adapted & Directed By Stacey April Fix 

DECEMBER SHOW DATES 

Thursday the 8th at 7 :00pm 

Friday the 9th at 7 :00pm 

Saturday the 10th at 7 :00pm 

Sunday the 11th at 1:00pm 

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This is A Workshop Arts Inc. Production 2016 

www.workshopartsinc.org 

The Triton Regional School Committee neither sponsors 

nor endorses the information in this notice or the publisher. 

This program is supported in part by grants from the Rowley, 

Newbury and Salisbury Cultural Councils. Local agencies 

supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council a state agency. 

Rowley Public Library 

Special Christmas 

Program 

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and share a wonderful movie while munching on 

snacks and sipping hot chocolate. 

BELIEVE! 

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4:30 – 7:30 PM 

Family Program for all ages. 

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All programs are free and open to the public and 

sponsored by the Rowley Public Library and 

Friends of Rowley Public Library

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