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Trails & Sails Beckons with 150 Events 

An Art Gallery 

on the New Rail Trail 

Training Reduces Ipswich Insurance Costs 

IPSWICH - Ipswich received $27,700 back on its workers compensation and property casualty insurance costs 

– applicable toward premiums fiscal year 2018 —thanks to an incentive program offered by the Massachusetts 

Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA), the municipality’s insurance provider. Ipswich earned the credits through 

proactive and voluntary participation in loss prevention and risk management activities throughout the year. 

Committed to keeping the community safer and fiscally stronger, Ipswich adopted risk management and 

safety measures as well as administrative procedures that reduce the risk of accidents and property damage. In 

addition, local employees participate in annual training programs that promote effective management and safe 

operations. MIIA offers these no-cost programs as a benefit to help member communities reduce their risks as 

well as insurance premiums. 

The Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association (MIIA) is the non-profit insurance arm of the Massachusetts 

Municipal Association. As a member-based organization, MIIA’s only focus is to provide excellent service 

and quality risk management solutions to Massachusetts municipalities and related public entities. Municipal 

insurance its only business, MIIA insures nearly 400 cities, towns, and other public entities in Massachusetts. For 

more information, visit www.emiia.org and www.mma.org. 

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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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Photo by Stewart Lytle 

From left, Lauren Flaherty, Donna Martin and Charlotte Royer invite you for a 

wine tasting at Mill River Winery. 

REGIONAL – Fall is such a fun time on the North Shore. There are 

football games to watch and long drives to view leaves turning bright 

colors. 

And thanks to the Essex Heritage Commission, 150 historic, cultural 

and natural sites throughout the 500 square miles of Essex County are 

open for touring – all for free. 

Now in its 16th year, Essex Heritage is producing its Trails & Sails 

event over two weekends, Sept. 15 to 17 and 22 to 24. 

“It is our mission to knit together the exceptional places of Essex 

County, the places that make this area like nowhere else, in a fun way 

NEWBURYPORT – This city, which seems to have at least 

one art gallery on every street, is about to get a new one. 

But this gallery will be different from any other. It will be 

outside – or artists might call it an en plein air gallery. It will 

feature only 11 paintings. And no matter if you fall in love with 

a landscape, river or street scene or the portrait of a striper, you 

can’t take any of the paintings home. 

The new gallery will be on a 500-foot stretch of fenced 

pathway on the second phase of the Clipper City Rail Trail 

between Water and Harrison streets. Early next year when the 

rail trail expansion opens, joggers, bikers, walkers and parents 

pushing strollers will get to see some fascinating paintings by 

local artists hanging on the fences along the trail. 

You'll "flip" over the digital edition at TheTownCommon.com 

Schedule your annual wellness visit with… 

that inspires residents and visitors to make 

connections between their lives and these 

places,” said Annie Harris, Essex Heritage 

CEO. “Through programs like Trails & 

Sails we are enhancing tourism, building 

partnerships, and engaging people of all 

ages in sustaining the places that make 

this region so unique.” 

Essex Heritage is a non-profit 

organization that manages the Essex 

National Heritage Area and promotes 

recreation, education, conservation and 

interpretation projects on the North Shore 

and Lower Merrimack River Valley. 

Its Trails & Sails events include 

tours of lighthouses, churches and 

cemeteries, including a scavenger hunt in 

Georgetown’s Union Cemetery, kayaking 

on rivers from the Parker to the Essex, an 

interactive tour and wine tasting at the 

Mill River Winery in Rowley, a ride on 

the Schooner FAME of Salem, a chance 

to climb the Gloucester City Hall tower 

and walking tours of the famous harbor. 

The events range from Amesbury and 

Newburyport in the north to Salem 

and Lynn in the south to Andover and 

Lawrence in the west. 

Essex Heritage predicts that more than 

5,000 people will participate this year in 

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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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Liz Ichizawa, Reporter (1956 - 2005) 

Memoirs of an Arabian Princess 

Zanzibar is an island nation 

resting in the Indian Ocean off 

the east coast of Africa, probably 

best known in the West as the 

birthplace of Queen’s Freddy 

Mercury. “Memoirs of an 

Arabian Princess from Zanzibar” 

is the story of Salamah bint Said, 

a sultan’s daughter who fled her 

gilded cage. The play offers a 

compelling look at 19th-century 

Arabic and African royal life. 

In it, we return to an era when 

Zanzibar was ruled by sultans, 

entering a vanished world of 

harems, slave-trading, and court 

intrigues. After years of exile 

in Europe, the former princess 

wrote a fascinating memoir 

as a legacy for her children. 

It is a warm reminiscence of 

her island home. Rita Parisi 

of Waterfall Productions has 

adapted Said’s autobiography 

into this compelling one-woman 

theatrical presentation. The 

show will be presented — one 

night only, at 8 p.m. Saturday, 

Aug. 26 at The Actors Studio of 

Newburyport at the Tannery, 50 

Water St., Newburyport. Tickets 

are $18 for adults, $15 for students and seniors and can be reserved at 

brownpapertickets.com. For more information, call 978-465-1229. 

HELP! 

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Beatles Band Helps Beat the 

Summer Heat 


Beatles tribute band HELP! will perform Beatles hits at Castle 

Hill’s Summer Picnic Concerts on Thursday, August 24. Attendees 

may bring a picnic supper or purchase seafood, roast beef, chowder, 

pizza, ice cream and other snacks from on-site vendors. Ipswich Ale 

and Mill River Winery will sell beverages at a beer and wine garden. 

Outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted. The concert season 

concludes on August 31 with the Orville Giddings Band. Castle Hill 

on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd., Ipswich. Thursday, August 

17, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Gates open at 5:00 p.m for picnicking. 

Admission is at the gate only: $30/car or $20/car for Trustees 

members. Motorcycles and walk-ins are $10. Weather cancellations 

(if necessary) will be announced by 3:00 p.m. concert-day. Please visit 

www.thetrustees.org/picnicconcerts or call 978.356.4351 x4015 for 

more information. 

Anna Jaques 

Welcomes Job Seekers 

Career Opportunities 

Still Available to Work at AJH 


(Left to right) Jennifer Castle, Blood Bank Supervisor, Ela Halilaj, Customer 

Service Manager, and Olivia Hasham, Administrative Assistant, welcomed 

phlebotomists and other laboratory professionals – with opportunities still 

available. 

NEWBURYPORT, MA – Anna Jaques Hospital welcomed nearly 

100 job seekers at a two-day Job Fair on August 1st and 3rd. The 

Job Fair welcomed professionals to explore career opportunities in 

positions all throughout the hospital, from clinical to administrative. 

Registered Nurses and other allied health professionals met with 

hiring managers from all departments to learn about current career 

opportunities and why Anna Jaques is a great place to work. Managers 

and Directors also offered on-site interviews. 

This was the first job fair hosted at the hospital in many years that 

that yielded great results. Many attended and many will be offered 

jobs. 

Named one of the “150 Top Places to Work” by Becker’s Healthcare, 

Anna Jaques is committed to creating a culture where employees are 

empowered, listened to, held accountable, and rewarded 

Job openings are still available and can be viewed online at www. 

ajh.org/careers. The Human Resources Department also welcomes 

applicants to stop in anytime Monday through Friday at 25 Highland 

Avenue, Newburyport, to learn more about employment at Anna 

Jaques and apply. 

Parker River NWR 

Issues 25 Permits for the 

2017 Drive-On Fishing Season 

Parker River NWR has issued 25 permits for this year’s Drive-On 

Fishing Season, which runs from September 1st thru October 31st. 

Permittees may drive their designated Over Sand Vehicles (OSVs) 

on the refuge beach to access relatively remote areas for day and 

nighttime surf fishing. All other anglers must access the beach via 

the refuge’s boardwalks. The refuge offers an unlimited number of 

pedestrian access, Walk-On Night Fishing Permits, which are valid 

through October 31st. No refuge permit is required for daytime 

fishing. The refuge normally issues 85 Drive-On Fishing Permits 

annually and opens 2-3.5 mile of beach for OSV use. Permittees may 

drive on the beach from BB1, the OSV access trail, southward to the 

first beach constriction point, which prevents OSV passage during 

regular high tides (without having to drive on the toe of the dunes). 

In 2017, a combination of expanding dunes and significant beach 

erosion, much of it taking place on July 23 and 24, created a beach 

constriction point 0.9 miles south of BB1. This constriction point 

is also 0.1 miles south of the Parking Lot 3 beach access boardwalk. 

The refuge determined that the number of Drive-On Fishing permits 

to be issued in 2017 would be set at 25, in order to properly align 

OSV density with the available beach area. Please contact refuge 

headquarters for more information at (978) 465-5753.

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“Public art has been a significant 

part of the Clipper City Rail Trail 

and has received positive attention 

throughout the region and from 

national publications,” wrote 

Geordie Vining in an email. 

Vining, the senior city planner 

in charge of getting the rail trail 

built, wrote, “I just fielded an 

inquiry in the past few days about 

a new guidebook recommending 

the best rail trails in New England 

and their inclusion of the Clipper 

City Rail Trail is in no small part 

due to its public art.” 

The goals of the project, 

which are funded by grants from 

the Recreational Trails Grant 

program and the Coastal Trails 

Coalition. “include enhancing 

the trail corridor; bringing public 

art to people’s everyday lives; 

contributing to the area’s distinct 

identity; and celebrating the 

connection between the arts and 

the environment,” Vining wrote. 

A total of 29 artists submitted 

proposals and samples of their 

work. The 11 winners were 

selected by a review committee 

that included Vining, Lise 

Reid, the Parks Director, 

Elena Bachrach, the Executive 

Director of the Newburyport 

Arts Association, Mayor Donna 

Holaday and members of the 

Parks Commission. 

The winning artists are Leah 

Grimaldi, Skip Motes, Marjet 

Lesk, Susan Orfant, Stephanie 


An Art Gallery on the New Rail Trail 

Trails & Sails Beckons with 150 Events 

Trails & Sails. 

To encourage participation in 

as many events as possible, Essex 

Heritage and its partners are 

awarding a $150 gift certificate 

to Dick’s Sporting Goods to one 

contest winner. The more different 

events a participant signs in at, the 

more likely he or she will be to 

win. 

Some suggested itineraries 

include: 

Art lovers, take a photo tour 

of downtown Lynn or a photo 

safari along the beaches and 

woods in Rockport. Enjoy public 

art in Gloucester, Salem and 

Newburyport or view new exhibits 

at Haverhill’s Buttonwoods 

Museum or the Peabody Essex 

Museum in Salem. Join a watercolor 

class at the Addison Gallery of 

American Art on the campus of 

Phillips Academy in Andover or 

pretend to be Vincent Van Gogh at 

a day of fresh air painting in North 

Andover. Appreciate outdoor 

sculptures at Maudslay State Park 

in Newburyport or visit with artists 

and their works in the galleries 

Noah, Christine Bobek, Jason 

Harris, Alan Bull, Cynthia 

Kowal, Tasha Cough and Wenda 

Shelter. 

The art on trail’s phase one 

has been very popular. About a 

dozen sculptures, including Dale 

Rogers’ shimmering G Swirl 

on the waterfront, have graced 

the first phase of the trail. And 

Vining is planning about the 

same number of new sculptures 

for phase two. 

There is a multi-panel mural 

on the existing rail trail painted 

by Rob Leanna on the Route 

1 Bridge underpass wall. But 

hanging paintings outside is new. 

For phase two, the 11 paintings 

will be digitally printed on fourfoot 

by six-foot aluminum 

composite panels and mounted 

on sections of fence that are 

already installed. The advantage 

to digitally printing the paintings 

is that if the painting is damaged 

or fades in the sunlight, it 

can be reprinted quickly and 

inexpensively. 

With the help of the artists 

Vining is deciding whether the 

paintings will be grouped along 

the fence or spaced out as single 

exhibits. 

Vining unveiled the winning 

11 artists and samples of their 

work last week for The Town 

Common. Some artists have 

already submitted their design 

for the mural. Others presented 

samples of their work to the 

of the King Hooper Mansion in 

Marblehead. 

History buffs can discover the 

history of wars fought in Essex 

County at the powder houses in 

Newburyport and Marblehead and 

the Hilldale Cemetery in Haverhill. 

They can explore architectural 

history in Beverly, Marblehead, 

Gloucester, Peabody or Manchester 

or dig literally into history at the 

Rebecca Nurse Homestead in 

Danvers. And there is opportunity 

to learn about aviation history 

at New England’s first airport in 

Newbury. 

Nature lovers can help clean up 

the Spicket River in Lawrence, 

explore two conservation areas in 

Manchester, take a walking tour 

of the Lynn Woods or Den Rock 

Park in Lawrence, learn about 

plants that can be eaten or used 

medicinally in Manchester, Salem 

or Saugus and hike the new Lake 

Trail or Leonhard Farm Trail in 

North Andover. 

Trails & Sails 2017 is sponsored 

by Eastern Bank and the Institution 

of Savings. 

To plan your visits to specific 

events, visit TrailsAndSails.org. 

review committee. 

A majority of the 11 are 

landscapes, paintings such as 

Wenda Shelter’s scene of the 

Merrimack River at dusk, 

Stephanie Noah’s vibrant painting 

of Joppa Flats or Leah Grimaldi’s 

birds in flight at the beach. 

Vining said he expected more 

landscapes because the city, in 

soliciting the entries, asked for 

the artists to submit paintings of 

Newburyport scenes. While all 

of the paintings have not been 

decided, there will likely be a 

painting of a church steeple in a 

downtown Newburyport scene. 

Christine Bobek is expected to 

offer a portrait of clammers off 

Plum Island. 

Maybe one of the most 

memorable could be Tasha 

Cough’s head of a striper jumping 

out of the water. 

Jason Harris turned his painting 

into a game children and adults 

will enjoy. It is a collage painting 

of Newburyport scenes that 

includes a tall ship, a historic 

trolley, a blue heron, a prop plane 

pulling a Yankee Homecoming 

banner and two tired turtles. 

Viewers are invited to play the 

game: “Can you find it?” 

The artists will not get rich on 

this project. Their fee is $500. 

But each can take satisfaction in 

knowing that millions of people, 

current and future generations 

who enjoy the rail trail, will see 

their work. 

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23rd 

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, Aug 

23, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet 

at Joppa Flats Education Center, 

beach/lounge chairs to enjoy the 

concert. Take a walk along the 

beach after or before, go for a swim, 

enjoy a healthy and wholesome 

One Plum Island Turnpike, night of entertainment and meet 

Newburyport. Fee: $17. No new friends! Free Parking For 

preregistration required. For more 

information, call 978-462-9998 

for information about additional 

Official Church Vans & Buses 

For updates In case of cancellation 

due to inclement weather, go 

programs and events, or visit the to: ChristianFilmProductions. 

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Community Calendar Continues . . . 

IMAGINE, SING, & LEARN: 

FROGS, TURTLES, & WATER 

BUGS 

This parent/child program is 

designed for the creative, curious, 

and active preschooler who 

loves animals. Each 90-minute 

session offers a structured series 

of activities including original 

songs, movement, dramatic play, 

hands-on science, and a thematic 

snack. You’ll receive coloring 

pages, song lyrics, vocabulary, a 

fun fact sheet, and a suggested 

reading list in an electronic goody 

bag! Wed, Aug 23, 2017 9:30 am 

- 11:00 am. Meet at Joppa Flats 

Education Center, One Plum 

Island Turnpike, Newburyport. 

Fee: adult, $9/child $8. 

Preregistration required. For more 



programs and events, or visit the 

website at www.massaudubon. 

org/joppaflatsprograms. 

SUMMER YOGA 

Special Summer Yoga at the 

Rowley Library Elissa Shoreman 

of the Buddhaful Souls yoga 

studio teaches this adult/teen yoga 

class at the Rowley Public Library, 

141 Main St., each Wednesday in 

August from 5:30 to 7 pm. All 

fitness levels are welcome and no 

pre-registration is required. Wear 

comfortable clothes and bring a 

mat if you have one. Students will 

improve balance, flexibility and 

strength with a regular practice. 

Yoga and meditation also help 

moderate the stress of our busy 

lives. Classes are $10 each or $12 

for members of the Friends of the 

Rowley Library. 

CONCERT SERIES 

Free Admission - The first 

ever Salisbury Beach Summer 

Christian Outreach Concert 

series will be held at the new 

Salisbury Beach Entertainment 

Center & Seaside Stage for eight 

consecutive Wednesday nights: 

August 2, 9, 16, 23 from 7 - 9 

PM. Arrive early and enjoy a great 

family atmosphere on the new 

Oceanfront Boardwalk! Bring 

WEDNESDAY EVENING 

SHOREBIRDING 

Each Wednesday evening 

in August, we will introduce 

participants to the wonderful 

diversity of shorebirds that migrate 

through the Newburyport/Plum 

Island area during the late summer. 

The field trips are designed to 

provide participants with the 

tools to identify Massachusetts 

shorebirds and to deliver an indepth 

understanding of the biology 

and ecology of these fascinating 

animals. Participants will observe 

various migration schedules and 

the relative abundance of these 

birds. Each week we will focus 

on several species, discussing 

their identifying characteristics, 

behavior, habitat preferences, and 

range. Wed, Aug 23, 2017 5:30 

pm - 7:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats 



$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. 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 24th 

TIDEPOOLS & 

WRACKLINES 

Join us as we investigate the 

tidepools and the wrackline on 

Steep Hill Beach to discover and 

record the many creatures that live 

along the shore. We’ll (carefully 

and gently!) use nets to capture 

specimens and magnifying 

glasses to take an up-close-andpersonal 

look, before releasing 

our new friends back to where 

we found them. We’ll talk about 

our observations and discoveries 

– and surprise ourselves with how 

much we can learn by looking. 

An educational adventure for 

the whole family. Pre-registration 

is required. Thursday, August 

24 | 9-11AM. Members: Adult: 

$9; Child: $6; Nonmembers: 

Adult: $15; Child: $10. Contact: 

Dorothy Antczak 978.356.4351

August 23 - 29, 2017 www.TheTownCommon.com Page 

ext. 4052 or dantczak@ 

thetrustees.org To register please 

visit: www.thetrustees.org/thingsto-do/ 

AN EVENING WITH THE 

EGRETS OF PLUM ISLAND 

During their postbreeding 

dispersal, thousands of egrets and 

herons move into the Plum Island 

estuary. By day, these waders feed 

in the salt marshes and on the 

mudflats. In the early evening, the 

herons and egrets join together 

in a communal roost. The roost 

can contain several thousand 

birds including great and snowy 

egrets; great blue, little blue, and 

tricolored herons; black-crowned 

night-herons; and glossy ibises. 

Join us for an evening birding 

trip to the Newburyport/Plum 

Island area. We will begin our 

program by visiting a number of 

very productive areas to observe 

migrating shorebirds including 

Hudsonian godwits, whiterumped 

and stilt sandpipers, 

semipalmated and black-bellied 

plovers, dowitchers, and many 

others. We will then drive 

onto the Parker River National 

Wildlife Refuge, eat our picnic 

dinners, and observe the evening 

flight of egrets and herons. The 

birds flying through a setting sun 

is a spectacular sight! Thu, Aug 

24, 2017 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm. 

Meet at Joppa Flats Education 

Center, One Plum Island 

Turnpike, Newburyport. $28. 







ROWLEY PRESENTATION 

During the winter of 2012- 

2013 close to a third of the 

houses on Plum Island’s southern 

primary dune were lost or 

damaged and the island sustained 

the most concentrated area of 

damage in all of New England. 

Responses to the destruction 

set a precedent in the ongoing 

debate about homeowners’ rights 

and environmental policy in the 

new era of sea level rise and more 

frequent and powerful storms. 

Bill Sargent is a consultant for 

the NOVA science series on PBS 

and the author of 20 books about 

science and the environment. His 

most recent books have dealt with 

the effects of sea level rise in places 

like New Orleans, Florida and 

on Cape Cod. He will present 

stunning drone footage of the 

human tragedy on Plum Island 

at the Rowley Public Library on 

August 24 at 7pm. The Rowley 

Public Library is located at 141 

Main Street and is fully accessible. 

For more information, call the 

library at 978-948-2850. 

BEATLES BAND HELPS 

BEAT THE SUMMER HEAT 

Beatles tribute band HELP! 

will perform Beatles hits at 

Castle Hill’s Summer Picnic 

Concerts on Thursday, August 

24. Attendees may bring a picnic 

supper or purchase seafood, roast 

beef, chowder, pizza, ice cream 

and other snacks from on-site 

vendors. Ipswich Ale and Mill 

River Winery will sell beverages 

at a beer and wine garden. 

Outside alcoholic beverages are 

not permitted. The concert season 

concludes on August 31 with the 

Orville Giddings Band. Castle 

Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 

Argilla Rd., Ipswich, Thursday, 

August 24, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 

p.m. Gates open at 5:00 p.m for 

picnicking. Admission is at the 

gate only: $30/car or $20/car for 

Trustees members. Motorcycles 

and walk-ins are $10. Weather 

cancellations (if necessary) will 

be announced by 3:00 p.m. 

concert-day. Please visit www. 

thetrustees.org/picnicconcerts 

or call 978.356.4351 x4015 for 

more information. 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th 

IMAGINE, SING, & LEARN: 

FROGS, TURTLES, & WATER 

BUGS 

This parent/child program is 

designed for the creative, curious, 

and active preschooler who 

loves animals. Each 90-minute 

session offers a structured series 

of activities including original 

songs, movement, dramatic play, 

hands-on science, and a thematic 

snack. You’ll receive coloring 

pages, song lyrics, vocabulary, a 

fun fact sheet, and a suggested 

reading list in an electronic goody 

bag! Fri, Aug 25, 2017 9:30 am 

- 11:00 am. Meet at Joppa Flats 



Fee: adult, $9/child $8. 







GREAT BAY NATIONAL 

WILDLIFE REFUGE - 

BEHIND THE SCENES 

TOUR! 

Held on the following day: 

Friday, August 25th; from 9:00 

am – 12:30 pm. 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 U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service is managing 

this very special landscape for 

conservation. Consider bringing 

along binoculars and a camera. The 

tour is limited to 14 participants; 

no more than 4 individuals per 

sign-up. This is a vehicle-based 

tour, with limited stops on the 

refuge. This guided program is 

most appropriate for older teens. 

and adults. 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.) 

Be advised that individual tours 

may be subject to cancellation. 

*Please note: Those who call and 


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for this program. Preregistration 

required. For directions to the 

refuge, click on this link: http:// 

Newburyport Memorial Art, Co. 

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SHOREBIRDS OF JOPPA 

FLATS WORKSHOP 

This two-day workshop is 

designed to introduce participants 

to many of the migrating 

shorebirds that visit our tidal 

flats, beaches, salt marshes, and 

other wetlands at this time of 

year. During the workshop, Dave 

and Dave will use a lecture and 

a field trip to inform participants 

about the various species of 

shorebirds, including plovers 

and sandpipers as well as some of 

their predators. Discussion topics 

will include physical adaptations 

(demonstrated the use of study 

skins), aids to field identification, 

migration patterns and timing, age 

distribution, nesting and foraging 

behaviors, and conservation issues 

that impact these marvelous and 

diverse birds. The workshop 

begins with an evening lecture 

on Friday. An all-day field trip 

on Saturday covers many of the 

premier shorebirding locations 

in Essex County. We will explore 

the salt marshes, beaches, and 

mudflats of Plum Island and the 

Merrimack River estuary. Target 

species include local breeders 


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Letters To The Editor 


Community Announcements 

New Dining Room 

Full Bar AMESBURY - The Bartlett Museum is holding a raffle of a wooden rocking chair donated by Amesbury Chair to 

Italian Deli & Marketplace raise money for the museum. Ticket prices are $3 for 1, $7 for 3 and $12 for 6. The winner will be drawn at the 

Community Connections 

Take out Bartlett Museum, 270 Main Street, Amesbury on September 9th at the annual Yard Sale. Tickets will be sold that 

Grab & Go day from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Drawing will be at 2:00 pm. To buy raffle tickets in advance call 978-388-3089. 

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AMESBURY - Fall Yoga Classes Full - Business Bar Amesbury Adult Ed - Amesbury Spotlight 

High School 5 Highland St. Monday Class- 

978-465-2225 6:30-7:30 pm Sept 11- Nov 13 (no class 10/9) 9 Sessions $63.00 Dance Studio 10 Pilates/Yoga Fusion Strengthen 

the Core without straining 

Italian 

the neck. 

Deli 

Thursday 

& 

Classes - Sept 7- Nov 16 - 11 Sessions $77.00 Room 131. Gentle/ 

GiuseppesFineFood.com 257 Low St . Newburyport Moderate - 3:00 

Real Estate 

For - 4:00 pm. Marketplace 

Yoga for 50 plus - Mat and standing 4:15 - 5:15. Introduction to Yoga 6:00 - 7:00 pm. 

Sale 

To register: Maggie at furlong@amesburyma.gov Take out for questions - Darlene darlene@govidafitness.com 

• For Sale 

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AMESBURY - The Bartlett Party Museum Trays is hosting its 3rd annual Yard Sale & Flea Market on Saturday, September 9th 

on the lawn of the museum at 270 

Sports 

Main Street, Amesbury • from 

Sports 

9:00 am– 2:00 pm. • Rain 

Sports 

date is Sat, September 

16. Dealer spaces are available at $10. Bring your own table. To reserve space call Lee-Ann at 978-504-0000. Set up 

978-465-2225 

SIGNS by DOUG 

time is 7:00 am. Proceeds go directly to the museum. Raffle of a Wood Rocking Chair donated by Amesbury Chair: 

1 ticket for $3, 3 for GiuseppesFineFood.com 

$7 and 6 for $12. Tickets will be sold all day. Winner will be drawn at 2:00 pm. To buy raffle 

tickets in advance call 978-388-3089. Pets, The Bartlett Museum Animals, is dedicated to collecting, preserving, Plus and illustrating the 

history and culture of the Town 257 of Low Amesbury St and its neighboring communities by making those resources available 

to all interested. Newburyport 

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GEORGETOWN – In partnership 

Health 

with Elder Services of 

& 

Merrimack 

Fitness 

Valley, the Georgetown COA will offer “A 

Matter of Balance” Thursdays Sept. 14 – Nov. 2, 10 a.m. at the Georgetown Senior Community Center. The awardwinning 

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program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels. Learn to view falls as controllable, set goals 

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for increased activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home and exercise to increase strength and balance. For 

 

more information or to register for the program, please call the COA at 978-352-5726. 

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HAMPTON FALLS - Join the smart shoppers at the Hampton Falls Free Library annual book sale on Saturday, 

September 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Library. Tables filled with a wide variety of hardcover and paperback 

 

 

books for adults and children, audio books and DVDs are sure to please the most discriminating buyer. Books will 

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generally be priced at $1 for hardcovers and $.50 for paperback books. “Coffee table books” will be priced higher. 

The Hampton Falls Boy Scouts will be conducting a bake sale to benefit the children’s summer reading program. 

In addition, the Library will be holding a tent sale with treasures from the Library’s attic and shed. For further 

978-463-2222 

information, call the Hampton Falls Free Library at 926-3682 or check the Library’s website hamptonfallslibrary.org. 

The Library is located at 7 Drinkwater Rd. in Hampton Falls, NH 03844 

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IPSWICH - Open House: Mariana’s Dancing Studio opens its doors for in-person tour and Registration for their 

2017/2018 Season. Please join us to meet Staff, ask questions, check out ongoing summer workshops. August 24th 

Value, Enjoyment And Savings and August 29th: 4-7 PM *New Students receive one FREE private lesson plus a studio souvenir! Claim yours! All 

ages from PreSchool to Adult. For more info: marianasdancing.com 

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Retractable IPSWICH - Ipswich River Watershed Association is turning 40 and on September 10th, we’re having a birthday 

party at Ipswich River Park in North Reading to celebrate. This free admission event will be filled with fun: a tug-ofwar, 

an obstacle-course tag game and a relay race. There will be paddleboard, kayak and yoga demos. The event kicks 

Patio 

off at 12 noon: participants in the canoe parade will paddle their boats from the landing and through the quarry. 

Voting for the best decorated canoe will be ongoing throughout the event. The winners will receive a trophy! At the 

Awnings close of the party we will ask everyone to join us in singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and to partake in cake. Afterwards we 

will announce the canoe parade and raffle winners. Come have a great time, meet new people and celebrate our 

Need Fabric Recovering? birthday with us! 

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IPSWICH - Ascension Memorial Church, 31 County Street, Ipswich, will be hosting its 6th Annual LobsterFest on 

Saturday, Sept. 23, 5-8PM. Lobster dinners for $25, includes lobster, steamers, corn, drink; Hamburger/Hot Dog 

Decking Depot 

dinners for $5, includes chips, drink. Call to reserve your Lobster Dinner by Sept. 18. For more information and 

15 Rabbit Rd, Salisbury 

Visit Our Outdoor 

tickets, call 978-356-2560. 

(978) 499-8904 

Showroom of Products! 

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KINGSTON -- September is Suicide Prevention Month. Two major underlying causes of suicide are depression 

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and anxiety. New Creation Healing Center; 80 Route 125; Kingston; is again offering two of its most popular 

helpful evening courses to help people gain victory over these conditions. “Depression: Hope for Healing” runs 

What will U do with your NEWSPACE? 

six Wednesday Evenings starting September 13 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Various members of the New Creation 

staff will make presentations from their areas of expertise and experience. “Have Hope: Overcoming Anxiety” runs 

ZIPUP UNDERDECK Ceiling five Thursday evenings starting September 21 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. This course was developed after a meeting 

• Covers the unsightly underside of your deck between senior New Creation staff with Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs; Jr. At the meeting the staff members 

asked the police chief what New Creation could do to help the people of the area. He encouraged New Creation to 

• Maintenance free, all weather protection offer a program on anxiety. The first one was held two years ago and was met with rave reviews from participants; 

• Easy installation under any raised deck particularly from teenagers and young adults. This course has been offered several times since then. Leading the 

program is Kristen V. Smith; someone who knows firsthand the struggle with anxiety. Each course costs $10 for 

Replace your old decking & railing the entire program. The price is kept very low so as many people as possible can participate. For planning purposes 

with New Maintenance Free Tuff Board pre-registration with payment is encouraged. Registration forms and a brochure with additional information may be 

obtained from New Creation Monday-Thursday days and Saturday mornings. Or; visit the website at http://www. 

DIY or we can build you a new deck newcreationhc.org 

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15 Rabbit Rd • Salisbury NEWBURYPORT – Belleville Roots Music presents David Davis and the Warrior River Boys performing a bluegrass 

(978)499-8904 

concert at the Belleville Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport, MA on Friday, September 8th at 8:00 PM. Tickets are 

$30 in advance/$35 day of show/$10 children 18 and under. For more information, please email: bellevilleroots@ 

www.deckingdepot.com gmail.com or visit: www.bellevilleroots.org. 

H.A. Johnson & Sons 

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4th generation ~ 87 years NEWBURYPORT - The Newburyport Art Association (NAA) is pleased to present a retrospective of Susan Spellman’s 

Greg Der Bogosian


work and career as an illustrator. The show, entitled “To Tell a Story”, will be on display at the NAA from August 22 

to September 3, 2017. A reception for the public will take place on Friday, August 25th, from 6-8pm. Starting with 

sketches from her early work with Highlights for Children Magazine, the exhibit will feature pieces spanning a 40 

year career as an illustrator for many leading publishing houses as well as several independently published children’s 

books. Her work highlights her skill at bringing out the emotions and personalities of her human and animal subjects 

and her ability to use illustration as a way to help tell the story. For more information go to newburyportart.org. 

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NEWBURYPORT – Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High St - August is bag sale month at the thrift shop. 

Come in and fill a bag for $5. Open Wednesday and Saturday 9 till noon 

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NEWBURYPORT – Historical Tours with a Twist - Local Team Launches Unconventional Tours of Newburyport 

- Untapped History announced today that they will be launching unconventional historical tours in downtown 

Newburyport this July. “This isn’t your grandfather’s tour,” said Untapped co-founder Alex Cain. “We’ve added a 

special twist. We’ll whisk our guests back to a time when privateers patrolled area waters, patriots plotted revolution 

in local taverns, and the world’s riches poured into this colonial port. Best of all, we’ll end each tour with a sampling 

of delicious cocktails that were popular over the last four centuries!” Signing up for a tour is easy. Head over to 

UntappedHistory.com to schedule your tour today. For additional information, feel free to contact Untapped History 

at alex@untappedhistory.com or eric@untappedhistory.com 

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ROWLEY - The Friends of the Rowley Public Library announce the 13th Chili Cookoff on the Common will be 

Saturday, September 30 from 2:00 p.m.-dusk. This popular community event will feature a judged chili competition 

with all the fixings, live music, a German-style beer garden, raffles, games and activities for the kids. All proceeds benefit 

the Rowley Public Library. Sponsorships are available at the Habanero ($2,000), Serrano ($500) and Jalapeño ($250) 

levels. Interested organizations should contact Sieglinde Aigner-Crooks at 978-412-6202 or email sieglinde2009@ 

hotmail.com. Get out of the kitchen and join us outside! All amateur and professional chili cooks are invited to 

participate, either as contestants or individual contributors. Categories include Red Chili, Green Chili, Vegetarian 

and People’s Choice. Notably, Rowley’s contest rules allow recipes to include beans, in strict defiance of International 

Chili Society regulations. There’s no cost to enter, but registration is required for limited contestant spots. Cooks 

interested in entering should email friends@rowleylibrary.org for more information and registration forms. For more 

information or to get involved with planning or volunteering at this wonderful family friendly event, drop us a line 

at friends@rowleylibrary.org or plan on attending the next Friends of the Rowley Library meeting August 29, 7 pm, 

at the Rowley Library Pamela Jacobson | Library Director | Rowley Public Library | 141 Main St. Rowley MA 01969 

| 978-948-2850 | www.rowleylibrary.org 

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SALISBURY - The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 7:30 PM on Wednesday September 13th at 

the East Parish Methodist Church, Salisbury Square (route 1), Salisbury, MA. Chris Gwinn, Chief of Interpretation 

and Education at Gettysburg National Military Park and hometown son from Amesbury will speak on “What 

Geettysburg Meant: Union and Confederate Veterans Reflect on America’s Most Famous Battle.” Admission is free 

and anyone with an interest in America’s Civil War is invited to attend. For more information visit our web page 

www.cwrtmerrimack.org or call Tom at (978) 462-8518 

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such as the willet, killdeer, and 

piping plover as well as migrants 

such as least, semipalmated, 

white-rumped, stilt, and other 

sandpipers, and semipalmated 

and black-bellied plovers. We 

will tease out dowitchers and 

look for grassland specialties such 

as whimbrels and buff-breasted 

sandpipers. As we bird Plum 

Island and the other venues, we’ll 

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Personalized service in the purchasing, marketing and 

selling of homes in greater Newburyport, 

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GEORGETOWN: Lovingly 

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colonial on quiet cul de sac. 

The classic design offers 

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family room with Brazilian 

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soaking tub and separate custom tile 

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game room or office. Walkout basement could be finished 

if more space is needed. Brand new exterior paint and newer 

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great location...Only a few minutes to highway or downtown. 

Come see! $569,900. Call or email John McCarthy at 978-835- 

2573 or john@rowleyrealestate.com for more information. 

a wide variety of species, plumages, 

and ages. Your registration fee 

includes instructional materials, 

transportation during field 

exercises, and a picnic breakfast. 

Please ask for information on 

dining and lodging choices in 

the historic Newburyport area. 

Fri, Aug 25, 2017 7:00 pm 

- 9:00 pm; Sat, Aug 26, 2017 

6:00 am - 4:00 pm. Meet at 

Joppa Flats Education Center, 

One Plum Island Turnpike, 

Newburyport. Fee: $125. 







ADULT BALLROOM 

SUMMER NIGHT 

Mariana”s Dancing Studio 

invites you to a fun, relaxed and 

upbeat night as we kick off the 

Fall Dance Season! August 25th, 

6:30-8:00 PM (Adults only) 

- Join us for some of the most 

popular Ballroom Dance styles, 

beginner steps: Foxtrot, Salsa, and 

Waltz. No partner? No problem! 

Have a partner who is willing to 

kick up his/ her heels too? Bring 

them along! No prior experience 

needed. Just a disposition to have 

a fun time trying some steps to 

great music. Drop ins welcome! 

Admission $10 per person at 

entrance. Mariana’s Dancing 

Studio, 7 ,9 and 9 Rear Market 

Street, (Downtown )Ipswich. 

Located next to all great Ipswich 

Restaurants! Make a night of it! 

marianasdancing.com 

CLASSIC CAR NIGHT 

Classic cars return to the 

Byfield Community Arts Center 

on August 25. All special interest 

vehicles are invited to attend 

this great night, starting at 4pm. 

The BCAC will be offering hot 

dogs and burgers and those very 

special ice cream sundaes. Music 

is provided by DJ Nate Kastro. 

Admission is free for vehicles and 

everyone who appreciates them. 

“TO TELL A STORY”: AN 

EXHIBIT BY ILLUSTRATOR 

SUSAN SPELLMAN 

The Newburyport Art 

Association (NAA) is pleased to 

present a retrospective of Susan 

Spellman’s work and career as an 

illustrator. The show, entitled “To 

Tell a Story”, will be on display 

at the NAA from August 22 to 

September 3, 2017. A reception 

for the public will take place on 

Friday, August 25th, from 6-8pm. 

Starting with sketches from her 

early work with Highlights for 

Children Magazine, the exhibit 

will feature pieces spanning a 40 

year career as an illustrator for 

many leading publishing houses 

as well as several independently 

published children’s books. 

Her work highlights her skill at 

bringing out the emotions and 

personalities of her human and 

animal subjects and her ability to 

use illustration as a way to help tell 

the story. For more information 

go to newburyportart.org. 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26th 

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, 

Aug 26, 9:00 am - 11:30 am. 



Turnpike, Newburyport. $12. No 







SHOREBIRDS OF JOPPA 

FLATS WORKSHOP 

See Fri, Aug 25, 2017 7:00 pm 

PARKER RIVER NATIONAL 



TOUR! 

Held on the following days: 

Saturday, August 26th @ 9:30 

am; and Sunday, August 27th 

@ 1:00 pm. Join a refuge ranger 

for a behind the scenes tour of 

Parker River National Wildlife 

Refuge. Tour will be conducted 

via refuge van, with several brief 

“drive by” stops along the way. 

The tour will present an “up close 

and personal” look at the refuge 

through the multiple lenses of the 

cultural history of Plum Island 

and the Great Marsh, native 

wildlife and their habitats, and 

the role of refuge management in 

the conservation of these precious 

natural resources. Participants may 

be driven along areas on the refuge 

otherwise closed to the public. 

This guided two hour program is 

most appropriate for older teens 

and adults. Binoculars and/or a 

camera are recommended, but not 

required. Meet the ranger in the 

lobby of the refuge visitor center 

15 minutes prior to the program 

start time. Each session is limited 

to 14 participants; no more than 

4 individuals per sign-up. Again, 

this is a vehicle – based tour, 

with limited stops on the refuge. 

Advance registration 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. 

SPAGHETTI SUPPER 

SATURDAY 

Old fashioned Spaghetti 

Supper & Ice Cream Sundaes! 

Saturday, August 26, from 4:30- 

6:30 p.m. Union Congregational 

Church, 350 Main St., Point 

Shore, Amesbury (across from 

Alliance Park). Spaghetti with 

homemade sauce, meatballs, 

garlic bread, and salad. Try our ice 

cream sundaes with homemade 

brownies! “All you can eat.” 

Individual $8. Family $28. Takeout 

available for $9. To benefit 

Union Congregational Church’s 

historic 1835 Currier & Ives 

Meetinghouse overlooking the 

Merrimack River. Handicapped 

accessible. Please join us! Our 

events and services are open to 

all no matter what denomination 

or religion. We are Open and 

Affirming. All are welcome! Rev. 

Lucy Blood, Minister. 978-388- 

0631. www.amesburyunion.org 

MEMOIRS OF AN ARABIAN 

PRINCESS 

Zanzibar is an island nation 

resting in the Indian Ocean off 

the east coast of Africa, probably 

best known in the West as the 

birthplace of Queen’s Freddy 

Mercury. “Memoirs of an 

Arabian Princess from Zanzibar” 

is the story of Salamah bint Said, 

a sultan’s daughter who fled her 

gilded cage. The play offers a 

compelling look at 19th-century 

Arabic and African royal life. 

In it, we return to an era when 

Zanzibar was ruled by sultans, 

entering a vanished world of 

harems, slave-trading, and court 

intrigues. After years of exile 

in Europe, the former princess 

wrote a fascinating memoir as 

a legacy for her children. It is a 

warm reminiscence of her island 

home. Rita Parisi of Waterfall 

Productions has adapted 

Continued on page 10

Community Connections 

Business Spotlight 

August 23 - 29, 2017 www.TheTownCommon.com Page 

For 

Sale 

Yesterday I had a client tell me 

about a house in New Hampshire 

he was interested in. I told him 

that I was not licensed in New 

Hampshire but could refer him to 

a top producing REATLOR that 

I had worked with in the past, 

and that this REALTOR would 

represent him with the purchase 

of this home. He wanted to know 

why the other realtor “didn’t 

just represent him”. I went on 

to explain the real estate agency 

relationship as I will do here: 

Agency can be a confusing 

subject for both consumers and 

even REALTORS®. In a nutshell 

there are three types of agents – 

the seller’s agent (or listing agent), 

the buyer’s agent and an agent 

who represents both seller and 

buyer (called a dual agent). The 

agent represents the client(s), and 

Massachusetts requires licensed 

real estate agents to present an 

agency disclosure form to all 

potential clients. 

Dual agency is legal in 

Massachusetts as long as it’s fully 

disclosed. An argument can be 

made that a dual agent has a 

conflict of interest, even though 

all real estate agents are obligated 

by our code of ethics to act in a 

professional manner and do their 

best to serve the interests and 

needs of both parties. The one 

overriding thing that a dual agent 

can’t do is disclose to the buyer 

or seller is their client’s financial 

position without written consent. 

For example the dual agent can’t 

disclose to the buyer that the 

seller is willing to take less than 

the asking price, without written 

consent. That said, unless you 

know something about the seller’s 

situation (ie. estate sale, they are 

carrying multiple mort-gages, 

neighbor told you that they are 

broke), you aren’t going to know 

about their finan-cial state. 

A newer designation has 

come out and that is called 

“buyer agency”. A buyer’s agent 

represents only the buyer and has 

a fiduciary responsibility to the 

buyer only. Only re-cently all 

REALTORS® were “subagents” of 

the seller. This created a problem 

for the seller and buyer. For 

example, a seller has a 3 bedroom 

home in Rowley and an agent 

calls and says they would like to 

bring a buyer to see the property. 

After the showing this agent tells 

the buyer that the property is on 

town sewer and, even though it 

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Any licensed real estate agent 

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on mu-tual respect and trust. 

Often times I have seen buyers 

represented by agents simply because 

they are the first agent they 

spoke with. Take the time to see 

if your agent knows the area, if 

they listen to what you need and 

are respectful of your time. 

Most importantly, your buyer’s 

agent should be someone that 

has a track record of suc-cess 

in your area and can negotiate 

on your behalf in a cooperative 

manner. If you clash with your 

agent, chances are they will do 

the same with other agents. 

The job of your buyer’s agent 

is not to create an unnecessary 

atmosphere of adversity within 

the negotiation process, but to 

get you the home that you want. 

When you’re ready to make an 

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present the offer and advises you 

while negotiating. They help you 

arrange for financing, inspections, 

paperwork and facilitate the 

process. If you choose the right 

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172 Lions Mouth Rd, Amesbury 6 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 57 $229,900 $220,000 $254,900 

22 Union St, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Other 22 $270,000 $266,000 $270,000 

2 California St, Amesbury 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Antique 46 $289,900 $285,000 $289,900 

28 Mudnock Rd, Salisbury 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 60 $329,900 $329,900 $329,900 

24 Summer St, Georgetown 6 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 37 $332,500 $332,500 $337,500 

23 Bayberry Ln, Salisbury 10 room, 5 bed, 2f 0h bath Split Entry 28 $339,900 $337,000 $339,900 

14 Oakhurst Ave, Ipswich 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Raised Ranch 17 $349,700 $225,000 $349,700 

10 Oak Cir, Merrimac 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 26 $359,900 $380,000 $359,900 

81 Elm St, Georgetown 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 53 $329,900 $327,500 $359,900 

80 South St, West Newbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Garrison 85 $410,000 $430,000 $420,000 

35 Charlotte Rd, Ipswich 9 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 23 $474,900 $455,000 $474,900 

19 Pandora Dr, Groveland 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 28 $475,000 $470,000 $475,000 

7 School St, Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Contemporary 62 $469,000 $455,000 $479,000 

3 Field St, Amesbury 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 16 $479,900 $485,000 $479,900 

28 Linebrook Rd, Ipswich 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 21 $485,000 $470,000 $485,000 

52 Bridge St, Hamilton 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 26 $499,000 $480,000 $499,000 

42 Bridge St, West Newbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Cape 47 $499,900 $500,000 $499,900 

33 Hillside St, Rowley 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 81 $585,000 $585,000 $585,000 

6 Meetinghouse Ln, Topsfield 9 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Colonial 84 $579,000 $572,500 $619,000 

10 Batchelder Rd, Boxford 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 74 $639,900 $615,000 $685,000 

10 Sayward Rd, Boxford 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 20 $689,000 $720,000 $689,000 

7R John Wise Ave, Essex 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Carriage House 74 $697,000 $665,000 $697,000 

94 Georgetown Rd, Boxford 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 82 $712,500 $690,000 $729,000 

10 Abbey Rd, Georgetown 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 38 $734,999 $725,000 $734,999 

290 Echo Cove Rd, Hamilton 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Contemporary 38 $750,000 $725,000 $750,000 

47 Oakland St, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 11 $789,000 $784,000 $789,000 

46 Stonecleave Rd, Boxford 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 103 $879,000 $864,285 $899,000 

189 County Rd, Ipswich 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Contemporary 62 $995,000 $955,000 $995,000 

21 Elm St, Boxford 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 29 $1,049,000 $1,039,000 $1,049,000 

2 Toppans Ln, Newburyport 13 room, 5 bed, 3f 1h bath Gambrel /Dutch 80 $1,075,000 $1,050,000 $1,075,000 

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presentation. The show will be 

presented — one night only, at 

8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at The 

Actors Studio of Newburyport 

at the Tannery, 50 Water St., 

Newburyport. Tickets are $18 

for adults, $15 for students and 

seniors and can be reserved at 

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TOUR! 

Held on the following days: 

August 26th @ 9:30 am; and 

Sunday, August 27th @ 1:00 

pm. Join a refuge ranger for a 

behind the scenes tour of Parker 

River National Wildlife Refuge. 

Tour will be conducted via refuge 

van, with several brief “drive 

by” stops along the way. The 

tour will present an “up close 

and personal” look at the refuge 

through the multiple lenses of the 

cultural history of Plum Island 

and the Great Marsh, native 

wildlife and their habitats, and 

the role of refuge management in 

the conservation of these precious 

natural resources. Participants may 

be driven along areas on the refuge 

otherwise closed to the public. 

This guided two hour program is 

most appropriate for older teens 

and adults. Binoculars and/or a 

camera are recommended, but not 

required. Meet the ranger in the 

lobby of the refuge visitor center 

15 minutes prior to the program 

start time. Each session is limited 

to 14 participants; no more than 

4 individuals per sign-up. Again, 

this is a vehicle – based tour, 

with limited stops on the refuge. 

Advance registration 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) 

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MONDAY, AUGUST 28th 

WALKING TOUR 

The walking tours of Plum 

Island, North Point, led by Bill 

Sargent, will run on Sundays at 9 

AM starting in August. The 90- 

minute walking tours, will run 

from North Point’s Plum Island 

Lighthouse to the south jetty 

and back, rain or shine. Parking 

in the Plum Island Lighthouse 

parking lot. Tour participants 

will gather at the Plum Island 

Lighthouse Parking lot at 9 AM 

for the walk. Discover horseshoe 

crabs, wooly mammoth, terns, 

and striped bass. View the 

effects of last winter’s erosion. 

Changes did occur over this past 

Winter and this Spring. Mother 

Nature is in charge! Investigate 

the Coast Guard archeology site 

and speculate on whether some 

of the artifacts could have been 

used to set U-boat nets across the 

Merrimack River. Visit the Sand 

Machine where up to an acre of 

sand flow through natural weirs 

in the South Jetty during high 

course tides. Discuss how the 

Army Corps of Engineers, the 

city of Newburyport, universities, 

and colleges have all been 

working together to work with 

nature and find a solution to the 

rapid erosion on the point. Tour 

participation costs $10, payable 

to the Coastlines Project. Bring a 

camera, sensible shoes and a keen 

sense of humor with you. 

TIDE POOL DISCOVERIES 

Monday, August 28th; 10:00 

– 11:30 am - For generations 

children have enjoyed exploring 

tide pools and discovering the 

fascinating plants and animals 

that live in this realm between 

the tides. A refuge ranger will 

guide this hands-on program. 

Appropriate for children age 5 

– 10. Each session is limited to 

15 children. Each session is 90 

minutes long, allowing time for 

travel to and from the beach. Meet 

the ranger at the visitor contact 

station at parking lot 1. Parent/ 

guardian must remain with his/ 

her child for the entire duration 

of this program. Preregistration is 

required for this program. 

SUMMER SING 

Join the Newburyport Choral 

Society members and other choral 

enthusiasts in a free Summer Sing 

of one of the world’s most enduring 

works, Handel’s “Messiah” at 

7:00 PM on Monday, August 

28 at the Annunciation Greek 

Orthodox Church, 7 Harris Street 

in Newburyport. Bring your 

score if you have one; a limited 

number will be available for the 

evening at no cost. Come to sing 

or simply listen and enjoy! For 

further information, visit www. 

newburyportchoralsociety.org. 

WEDNESDAY, 

30th 

AUGUST 

WEDNESDAY MORNING 

BIRDING 

These very popular programs 

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to explore one of the most 

productive birding areas in the 

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Health & Wellness 

BY J. PETER ST. CLAIR, DMD 

For decades, the American Heart 

Association (AHA) recommended 

that patients with certain heart 

conditions take antibiotics shortly 

before dental treatment. For 

those with these certain heart 

conditions, this was done with 

the belief that antibiotics would 

prevent infective endocarditis (IE), 

previously referred to as bacterial 

endocarditis. IE is an infection of 

the heart’s inner lining or valves, 

which results when bacteria enter 

the bloodstream and travel to 

the heart. Bacteria are normally 

found in various sites of the body 

including on the skin and in the 

mouth. 

In 2007, the AHA’s revised 

guidelines were published in its 

scientific journal, Circulation, and 

there was good news: the AHA 

recommended that most of these 

patients no longer needed shortterm 

antibiotics as a preventive 

measure before their dental 

treatment. This saved a lot of 

patients from taking antibiotics 

prior to dental appointments. 

However, those with replacement 

joints were still required to take 

the medication prior to dental 

Fiddlesticks! 

One of the saddest things I’ve 

overheard lately was a woman 

who’d just lost her very senior 

cat. She’d loved that cat for 

years and would have made a 

great owner for another one 

from the local shelter. But she 

hesitated, afraid she would die 

before the cat did, and then the 

cat would go the shelter and 

possibly be put down. 

I hope there aren’t many of us 

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These revised guidelines back 

in 2007 were based on a growing 

body of scientific evidence 

that showed the risks of taking 

preventive antibiotics outweigh 

the benefits for most patients. The 

risks included adverse reactions to 

antibiotics that range from mild 

to potentially severe and, in very 

rare cases, death. Inappropriate 

use of antibiotics can also lead to 

the development of drug-resistant 

bacteria. Scientists also found no 

compelling evidence that taking 

antibiotics prior to a dental 

procedure prevents IE in patients 

who are at risk of developing a 

heart infection. 

More recently The American 

Dental Association (ADA) finally 

weighed in on the controversy 

about prophylactic antibiotics 

prior to dental visits for those 

who have had artificial joint 

replacement: 

“In general, for patients 

with prosthetic joint implants, 

prophylactic antibiotics are not 

recommended prior to dental 

procedures to prevent prosthetic 

joint infection. The practitioner 

and patient should consider 

possible clinical circumstances 

that may suggest the presence 

of a significant medical risk in 

providing dental care without 

antibiotic prophylaxis, as well as 

the known risks of frequent or 

widespread antibiotic use. As part 

of the evidence-based approach to 

love, and seniors can be the 

best pet owners around. 

Consider what a cat or dog 

can do for us. If we have a dog, 

it needs to be walked at least 

once a day. That’s exercise for 

us, and often it can lead to 

more social interaction as we 

meet up with others doing the 

same thing. Maybe a daily petwalking 

group will develop in 

the neighborhood. 

Any pet needs regular meals 

and water, and maybe even 

medication if you adopt one 

with special needs. That 

keeps us on track with a daily 

schedule. Cats and dogs can 

be comical, making us laugh, 

and just having a pet around 

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care, the clinical recommendation 

should be integrated with 

the practitioner’s professional 

judgment and the patient’s needs 

and preferences.” 

While the ADA’s statement is 

not an outright cancellation of 

all prophylactic antibiotics, it is 

reassuring to know that we (dentists 

and patients) have more flexibility, 

and are able to make these decisions 

without having to always hunt 

down the orthopedic surgeon. 

People who have had previous 

complications with infected joints 

or have compromised immune 

systems may still be required to 

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with your dentist and decide 

what makes sense for your specific 

situation. 

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dental practice in Rowley and 

Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered 

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Special Summer Yoga at the 

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of the Buddhaful Souls yoga 

studio teaches this adult/teen yoga 

class at the Rowley Public Library, 

141 Main St., each Wednesday in 

August from 5:30 to 7 pm. All 

fitness levels are welcome and no 

pre-registration is required. Wear 

comfortable clothes and bring a 

mat if you have one. Students will 

improve balance, flexibility and 

strength with a regular practice. 

Yoga and meditation also help 

moderate the stress of our busy 

lives. Classes are $10 each or $12 

for members of the Friends of the 

Rowley Library. 

WEDNESDAY EVENING 

SHOREBIRDING 

Each Wednesday evening 

in August, we will introduce 

participants to the wonderful 

diversity of shorebirds 

that migrate through the 

Newburyport/Plum Island area 

during the late summer. The 

field trips are designed to provide 

participants with the tools to 

identify Massachusetts shorebirds 

and to deliver an in-depth 

understanding of the biology 

and ecology of these fascinating 

animals. Participants will observe 

various migration schedules and 

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SPEAKEASY COCKTAILS AT 

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Cocktails at the Castle lets 

visitors experience the Crane 

Estate after hours. Guests can 

explore the Great House, take a 

tour to the roof, sip cocktails on 

the back terrace, and enjoy special 

summer activities. Held the last 

Wednesday of the month, June 

thru August, Cocktails at the 

Castle will conclude on August 

30 with Speakeasy featuring secret 

entrances, vintage cocktails, and 

a live musical performance by 

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August 30, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, 

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GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Pay attention to what you hear 

in the workplace. You could pick up some hints about possible 

changes. Meanwhile, a new infusion of creative energy sets in by 

week’s end. 

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Try to be more flexible in dealing 

with a suddenly difficult situation, whether it’s on the job or in 

the home. Others might have some good points to offer. Listen to 

them. 

LEO (July 23 to August 22) You might think you’re not getting 

the royal treatment you deserve. But be careful not to become a 

royal pain by complaining about it. Be patient and allow things to 

work out. 

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Watch that penchant for 

being super-judgmental at work. It might create a bad impression 

with someone whose decisions could determine the course of your 

career. 

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You’ve been your usual 

busy-bee self, gathering nectar wherever you can find it. But now’s a 

good time to kick back, relax and just enjoy smelling the roses. 

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) That pesky personal 

situation seems to be improving. But change comes slowly, so be 

patient. Expect someone to bring more positive news by week’s 

end. 

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Whoa! Ease up 

on that hectic pace you’ve been putting yourself through. Take time 

to recharge your energy levels before going full gallop again. 

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Try to be intrigued, 

not intimidated, by the issues you’re suddenly facing, and you’ll 

be ahead of the game. Don’t be afraid to demand answers to your 

questions. 

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) New associates freezing 

you out of their inner circle? Never mind. Put a warm smile on that 

friendly face of yours, and you’ll soon thaw them all down to size. 

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your wise guidance helps 

colleagues agree to compromise and move forward. Meanwhile, 

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