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Life on a Playground<br />
By stewart Lytle, reporter<br />
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NEWBURY – A few hundred yards from the new<br />
the description Theater Workshop provided about Christmas<br />
community-built playground at the Newbury Elementary<br />
in July. “The most important questions: right and wrong,<br />
School, Theater Workshop is putting on a musical this<br />
just and unjust, kindness and carelessness, our entire world<br />
weekend that takes place on a fictional playground.<br />
in all its social complexities are revealed as not very complex<br />
In its December musical, Christmas in July, the non-profit<br />
at all on the playground.”<br />
Theater Workshop is offering a production based on the<br />
It is not Fix’s first adaptation of a popular cartoon. She has<br />
popular television animated series, Recess, which aired during<br />
brought to the stage Charles Schultz’s Peanuts and Dr. Seuss’<br />
the 1990s.<br />
odd and lovable characters.<br />
It is not the typical holiday school production, but delivers<br />
“That is the sort of challenge this is,” she said.<br />
a strong message about life.<br />
In this musical, the students are in the last week of the<br />
With 60 students in the performance, director and writer<br />
school year, and all the rituals and traditions of elementary<br />
Stacey Fix has brought to the stage the lives of elementary<br />
school are unfolding while friends plan their summer<br />
school students during what she calls “the unscripted time<br />
vacations. One student’s summer camp dreams are realized<br />
Photo provided by Theater Workshop<br />
of the school day.”<br />
From left are Charlie Mollineaux, Riley Hillemeyer, Ellie when support comes as a gift from the most unlikely<br />
“The playground is where we learn about life,” according to Northup, Alex Burns and Michael Walsh.<br />
Continued on page 3<br />
Robert Richard’s building<br />
Minco Condos Could Be First<br />
Waterfront West Residences<br />
By stewart Lytle, reporter<br />
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Photo by Stewart Lytle<br />
NEWBURYPORT<br />
– If you have ever<br />
dined at Michael’s<br />
Harborside Restaurant<br />
or tried to find your<br />
way from the Clipper<br />
Heritage Rail Trail<br />
to the waterfront<br />
boardwalk, you may<br />
have passed a nondescript,<br />
one-story<br />
building that sits<br />
beside the curved<br />
private road leading<br />
from Merrimac Street<br />
to the restaurant and<br />
waterfront.<br />
You have probably wondered what this red brick building with white garage doors is<br />
or was. And why this seemingly abandoned building sits on near the Merrimack River<br />
waterfront where square footage is a premium.<br />
That building, once an auto repair shop that is used mostly for storage, has been in<br />
Robert Richard’s family for decades, he said last week. He hopes to sell the property to<br />
Louis P. Minicucci, Jr., president of Minco Corp., who is proposing to turn it into 25<br />
waterfront condos.<br />
What makes this eyesore special is that it may be torn down and replaced with the<br />
Continued on page 3<br />
Castle Hill in Winter<br />
The Crane Estate will open Friday evenings for special holiday tours. Guests will<br />
enjoy live holiday music, a cash bar, light appetizers, the Castle Hill gift shop, and<br />
self-guided tours. Guides will be stationed in each room to receive visitors and answer<br />
questions. Trustees members will receive 20% off in the shop.<br />
What: Friday Night at the Castle<br />
When: Friday, December 8 & Friday, December 15, 5 – 8PM<br />
Where: Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Rd., Ipswich<br />
Tickets: Trustees Member Adult: $10. Trustees Member Child: $5. Adult: $20.<br />
Child/Senior: $10. Tickets are available at the door only.<br />
On Friday, December 8 guests will enjoy beautiful holiday music from Bostonarea<br />
choral ensemble Lyricora form 5:30 – 7:45PM. On Friday, December 15 choral<br />
group and sea chantiers Three Sheets to the Wind will perform holiday favorites.<br />
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Newburyport Art Exhibit<br />
Art and Poetry by Ann McCrea<br />
will run from Dec. 4-31, at The Tiny<br />
Gallery in the First Religious Society,<br />
Unitarian Universalist, 26 Pleasant<br />
St., Newburyport.<br />
The reception is Sunday, Dec. 10,<br />
<strong>12</strong>-5 pm.<br />
The Meet the Artist date is Sunday,<br />
Dec. <strong>17</strong>, <strong>12</strong>-4 pm. The public is<br />
welcome.<br />
The exhibit features the artist’s<br />
collages of Japanese paintings with<br />
her haiku. “It began with a haiku<br />
I wrote in response to a painting.<br />
More followed. One thing led to<br />
another, and now here are seven new<br />
collages, my response to the haiku,<br />
The Town Common Courtesy Photo<br />
in response to the paintings!” said Ann McCewa<br />
McCrea.<br />
She is enthusiastic about introducing “Puggle in a Pouch,” her light verses<br />
about animals, a book designed by Susan Gaylord, with her calligraphy.<br />
“Nina Tanis’s drawings add book’s humor, which I wrote to delight children<br />
of all ages,” said the author. Cards of McCrea’s collages, sculpted bird<br />
ornaments, and “Walking Haiku,” a booklet of haiku with collages, will be<br />
on sale as well.<br />
Gallery hours are 9-1 pm, Monday -Friday. The entrance is downstairs, to<br />
the left, on Unicorn Street.<br />
Today, Girl Scouts of Eastern<br />
Massachusetts (GSEMA) announces<br />
the official launch of the 20<strong>17</strong>-18 Girl<br />
Scout Cookie Program. Beginning<br />
December 5, for a limited time, Girl<br />
Scouts will be selling cookies across<br />
the region, the proceeds of which will<br />
fund their next adventures, including<br />
camping, STEM workshops,<br />
community service projects and more.<br />
The cookie program is the largest girlled<br />
business in the world, and this<br />
year features the return of the Girl<br />
Scout S’mores cookie and GSEMA’s<br />
annual Cookies for a Cause event<br />
for United States military and first<br />
responders. An updated version of the<br />
popular Girl Scout Cookie Finder app<br />
(launched last year) and convenient<br />
online ordering make it even easier to<br />
purchase Girl Scout cookies!<br />
Girl Scout cookies are available in<br />
nine delicious flavors: Thin Mints®,<br />
Caramel deLites®, Peanut Butter<br />
Patties®, Thanks-A-Lot®, Peanut<br />
Butter Sandwich, Lemonades,<br />
Shortbread, gluten-free Trios, and<br />
Girl Scout S’mores, which became<br />
Ipswich Seletmen to Hold<br />
Community Forum to Gain<br />
Citizen Input on Community's<br />
Next Town Manager<br />
The Ipswich Board of Selectmen is pleased to announce it has scheduled<br />
a community forum on December 7, 20<strong>17</strong> at 7:00 PM to give citizens the<br />
opportunity to share their thoughts on the qualifications and characteristics<br />
they believe Ipswich’s next Town Manager should possess.<br />
The forum will be held on Thursday, December 7, 20<strong>17</strong> at 7:00 PM at the<br />
Ipswich Town Hall in Room A.<br />
“We are interested in hearing citizens’ recommendations regarding<br />
the expertise and qualifications they would like to see in their next Town<br />
Manager,” said William Craft, Chairman of the Ipswich Board of Selectmen.<br />
“It is important that Ipswich’s citizens are an integral part of the Town<br />
Manager selection process.”<br />
The Town has hired the consulting firm Community Paradigm Associates,<br />
LLC, to assist in the search process. Representatives from the firm, including<br />
Principal Bernard Lynch, will attend the community forum along with<br />
representatives of the Board of Selectmen.<br />
Current Town Manager Robin Crosbie announced in August that she<br />
would be retiring in February of 2018. Ms. Crosbie has served as Ipswich’s<br />
Town Manager since 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
For more information on the community forum, please contact Ipswich<br />
Board of Selectmen Special Assistant & Human Resources Director Jennifer<br />
Breaker at 978-356-6604.<br />
Girl Scout Cookies Now on Sale For Limited Time<br />
Troops Use Program Proceeds to Fund Adventure That Build Girls' Skills and Confidence<br />
the best-selling new cookie flavor<br />
ever with its introduction last year.<br />
Cookies are $5 per package in eastern<br />
Massachusetts.<br />
“Through the Girl Scout cookie<br />
program, girls learn how to become<br />
leaders by building and managing<br />
their own cookie business, all while<br />
earning proceeds to fund their Girl<br />
Scout troop adventures,” says Patricia<br />
A. Parcellin, Chief Executive Officer,<br />
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts.<br />
“Customers can take pride in knowing<br />
their cookie purchase supports girls of<br />
courage, confidence and character on<br />
their individual leadership journeys,<br />
as well our Girl Scout council, which<br />
provides a safe, all-girl, girl-led,<br />
and girl-friendly environment with<br />
programming customized by grade<br />
level.”<br />
Powered by Cookies - When girls<br />
participate in the Girl Scout Cookie<br />
Program, they find a safe, girl-only<br />
space to have unique experiences and<br />
learn essential life skills, including<br />
goal setting, decision making, money<br />
management, people skills, and<br />
business ethics.<br />
The confidence and skills girls<br />
develop help them take healthy risks<br />
to embrace the growing opportunities<br />
of daily life, and empower them to<br />
make decisions to positively affect<br />
themselves, their families, and their<br />
communities.<br />
New Technology Makes it Easy to<br />
Find Cookies - With the improved<br />
“Cookie Finder” mobile app and<br />
online “Cookie Finder,” it’s easy to find<br />
cookies near home, work, or school.<br />
Typing a zip code into the Cookie<br />
Finder on gsema.org and the Girl<br />
Scout Cookie Finder App generates a<br />
list of upcoming cookie booth sales.<br />
Girls still sell door-to-door, but more<br />
often host booth sales, which may be<br />
in front of a local supermarket, in a<br />
bank lobby, at a T stop, or at another<br />
public location. Anyone who knows a<br />
Girl Scout and prefers to shop online<br />
can order cookies directly from a girl’s<br />
cookie website by using a unique URL<br />
she can create and share with family<br />
and friends. Payments are made<br />
online and cookies ship directly to<br />
customers; two-day shipping available<br />
to 95% of the U.S. with no minimum<br />
number of packages required.<br />
Cookies for a Cause - Girl Scouts<br />
can offer customers the chance to add<br />
charitable cookie donations to their<br />
orders, or to support their local Girl<br />
Scouts even if they can’t enjoy the<br />
cookies themselves. With Cookies<br />
for a Cause, some troops identify<br />
a local charitable organization to<br />
support (food pantries, shelters, first<br />
responders, etc.) and offer customers<br />
the opportunity to buy cookies that<br />
the troop will deliver directly to those<br />
groups.<br />
Girl Scouts also have the option to<br />
collect cookie donations for United<br />
States military for the annual Cookies<br />
for a Cause event held at Hanscom<br />
Air Force Base in the spring. Cookies<br />
for a Cause is a GSEMA council-wide<br />
initiative to say “thank you for your<br />
service” with a donation of more than<br />
20,000 packages of cookies to U.S.<br />
military. At the event, girls can meet<br />
military personnel, take photos, create<br />
thank you cards to accompany cookie<br />
care packages, and more! Girls can also<br />
collect donations for the Cookies for a<br />
Cause event through their usual sales<br />
process throughout the season. The<br />
cookies will then arrive at the Cookies<br />
for a Cause event at Hanscom Air<br />
Force Base!<br />
Either way, cookie lovers can<br />
support their local Girl Scouts while<br />
bringing joy to others.
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Continued from page 1<br />
source.<br />
The television show, Recess<br />
portrayed the lives of fourth graders<br />
in a clichéd school environment<br />
at the Third Street Elementary<br />
School. Students set up a model<br />
of traditional human society with<br />
its own government, class system<br />
and unwritten laws. The students<br />
are ruled by a monarch, a sixth<br />
grader named King Bob, who has<br />
enforcers to make the students<br />
follow his decrees. The society<br />
has a long list of rigid values and<br />
social norms that imposes a high<br />
expectation of conformity upon<br />
all the students.<br />
In writing Christmas in July, Fix<br />
felt the contemporary, animated<br />
series reflected the political times<br />
of 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
“So much happens on the<br />
playground,” she said. “We have<br />
to learn to deal with hierarchy. It<br />
is where we learn to compromise,<br />
Life on a Playground<br />
to be respectful. There are always<br />
louder voices. We have to learn to<br />
manage them.”<br />
She said the playground and<br />
recess have their own specific<br />
rules.<br />
While Recess focused on six<br />
characters, Fix wrote Christmas in<br />
July for 60 student/cast members.<br />
That required her to add new<br />
characters who fit the talents<br />
and personalities of some of the<br />
children/actors.<br />
Christmas in July features great<br />
music, dances and costumes in<br />
vivid colors. It also has a full-scale<br />
playground on stage.<br />
Helping her manage the<br />
production are several former cast<br />
members, who are now in Middle<br />
School and High School.<br />
Leadership program, sponsored<br />
by the cultural councils of<br />
Rowley, Newbury and Salisbury<br />
and managed by Jan Bell, brought<br />
back Adam Sylvanowicz, a high<br />
Minco Condos Could Be First<br />
Waterfront West Residences<br />
Continued from page 1<br />
challenge of raising its buildings every building would be four and<br />
first residential building in the above the flood plain.<br />
five-stories tall and block views<br />
new Waterfront West District Minco faces several hurdles of the waterfront.<br />
development.<br />
in its quest for approval of this In addition to a <strong>12</strong>0-room<br />
Minco is proposing to the city project. Company executives, hotel, the announced plans for<br />
Planning Board and the Zoning its architect and lawyer meet the NED development includes<br />
Board of Appeals that it be given again this week with the city’s 145 residences, 6,500 square feet<br />
a special permit and several Planning Board to talk about of shops and restaurants and 138<br />
zoning variances for a new fourstory<br />
the project. The Zoning Board marina slips.<br />
residential building along of Appeals, which would have to The small, one-story building,<br />
Tournament Wharf.<br />
grant several waivers for it to be appraised at more than $300,000,<br />
It would be adjacent to the approved, discussed the plans for would take up most of its small<br />
future mixed-use development these condos briefly last week, site. Plans under discussion with<br />
being planned by Stephen Karp’s but decided to wait for input the city planning staff would<br />
New England Development from the Planning Board. leave some open space on the<br />
Corp. (NED).<br />
The primary challenge is that waterfront side for public use.<br />
The plans Minco has the Waterfront West Overlay The space might be covered by a<br />
submitted, which<br />
The<br />
may change,<br />
Town<br />
District requires projects<br />
Common<br />
to be roof attached to the building.<br />
calls for a modern building with at least four acres. The Richard’s Depending on where NED<br />
glass on each end. condos building sits on about a half-acre. puts a boardwalk extension,<br />
would include one and twobedroom<br />
units with a few three-<br />
on that requirement.<br />
boardwalk and the rail trail, the<br />
Minco is seeking an exemption connecting the waterfront<br />
bedroom condos. The Region’s Three of the Largest There Independent is also some concern Community Minco open Newspaper<br />
space might be used<br />
25 units would be designated as that the Minco building could as a rest stop on the walkway.<br />
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Merrimac Street, would be 40 fear that when built out, the open space, which like one near<br />
feet high, the maximum allowed district could be very dense the Harbor Master’s office, would<br />
under the zoning laws governing bringing a lot of residents to the provide information about the<br />
the Waterfront West Overlay waterfront. It is also worried that area.<br />
District. Minco states that with<br />
the 40-foot height of the building<br />
“key views Option to the water Awill not<br />
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BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC<br />
Public Health Nurse Pam Lara will<br />
be available to take blood pressure, heart<br />
assessments and to discuss medication<br />
information with elders Wednesday<br />
December 6, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the<br />
Georgetown Senior Community Center.<br />
For further information, please call the<br />
COA office at (978) 352-5726.<br />
Byfield Community Arts Center 7 Central St, Byfield, MA<br />
The Town Common<br />
Dec 8, 15, 16 at 7pm and matinees on Dec 9, 10, <strong>17</strong> at 2pm<br />
MELANIE ROGERS<br />
Doors open 30 minutes before shows.<br />
Melanie Rogers will be at the Amesbury<br />
Tickets for all show are available at the door.<br />
Public Library on Wednesday, December<br />
Tickets are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children/seniors. 6 at 3:00. Melanie will show you how<br />
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ANNUAL GARDEN CLUB<br />
WREATH MAKING<br />
The Groveland Garden Club provides<br />
the materials needed! Linda Parsons is<br />
the instructor. Again, feel free to contact<br />
us for more info &/or to register. Wed.<br />
Dec. 6th at 6:30 p.m. This is a MUST<br />
register program as it is limited to 15<br />
(due to space). Langley-Adams Library,<br />
185 Main St, Groveland, 978-372-<strong>17</strong>32<br />
snakanishi@Langleyadamslib.org<br />
The Town Comm<br />
LEARN ABOUT NEW<br />
INITIATIVE TO HELP INMATES<br />
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION<br />
Pennies for Poverty and the Justice<br />
Action Ministry of the First Religious<br />
Society (FRS) Unitarian Universalist will<br />
host a forum to learn about the Criminal<br />
Offender Re-Entry Initiative (CORI)<br />
on Wednesday, December 6. Clarence<br />
Blevins, reformed ex-felon, will discuss<br />
the challenges confronting inmates and<br />
ways the community can help them<br />
to make a successful transition upon<br />
release from prison. The event will take<br />
place from 7-8 pm at the FRS Lower<br />
Meeting House located at 26 Pleasant<br />
Street in Newburyport as part of their<br />
First Wednesday Program. This free,<br />
public event has been organized to inform<br />
the community about the challenges<br />
facing individuals who are incarcerated<br />
or recently released. The forum will also<br />
discuss opportunities the community can<br />
support to ease the transition after release<br />
and reduce recidivism. CORI is a joint<br />
initiative of the FRS and the Unitarian<br />
Universalist Church of Haverhill.<br />
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7th<br />
MEN’S BREAKFAST<br />
Discussing local history, the Rev.<br />
William Boylan will be the guest speakers<br />
at a Men’s Breakfast scheduled for<br />
Thursday December 7, 9:30 a.m. at the<br />
Georgetown Senior Community Center.<br />
With great appreciation, the Council on<br />
Aging thanks Crosby’s Markets for their<br />
sponsorship. To make reservations, please<br />
call (978) 352-5726.<br />
WALKS: RUN, GATHER, & HIDE<br />
IN THE WOODS!<br />
In every kind of weather, we love to<br />
head outdoors to our spectacular local<br />
habitats, so join us for one, two, or more<br />
of these nature explorations! Each one<br />
will focus on the importance of a sense<br />
of place as we explore the ecology, sights,<br />
and sounds of our natural landscape.<br />
Wildlife, local and migrating birds,<br />
collecting techniques, and environmental<br />
awareness will be presented in a fun,<br />
energetic format that adults and children<br />
alike will enjoy. Not recommended for<br />
siblings under 3. Thu, Dec 07, 20<strong>17</strong> 2:00<br />
pm - 3:30 pm. Meet at Moseley Woods,<br />
Newburyport. Please dress for the weather<br />
with waterproof footwear. Member adult,<br />
$7/member child $6. Nonmember adult,<br />
$9/nonmember child $8. Preregistration<br />
required. For more information, call<br />
978-462-9998 for information about<br />
additional programs and events, or visit<br />
the website at www.massaudubon.org/<br />
joppaflatsprograms.<br />
GENEALOGY CLUB<br />
If you’ve done some family research<br />
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• Assistance with Mobility<br />
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but didn’t get very far, or if you’re just<br />
wondering how to begin looking for your<br />
ancestors, come to Genealogy Club! You<br />
will receive ideas, resources and motivation<br />
to help you uncover the life stories of your<br />
ancestors. The Genealogy Club meets on<br />
the first Thursday of the month and is open<br />
to anyone with an interest in discovering<br />
who you are and where you came from.<br />
Register online today and bring your<br />
family history to life! December 7th from<br />
5:30-6:30pm, Newbury Town Library, 0<br />
Lunt St, Byfield, newburylibrary.org<br />
BOOK CLUB<br />
NTL Book Club is currently reading<br />
The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by<br />
Mitch Albom. Please note, the hours for<br />
Book Club have changed. The Newbury<br />
Library Book Club now meets the FIRST<br />
Thursday of every month from 6:00 to<br />
7:00. New members are always welcome!<br />
December 7th from 6-7pm, Newbury<br />
Town Library, 0 Lunt St, Byfield,<br />
newburylibrary.org<br />
THE NEXT BIG STORM<br />
Storm Surge is pleased to announce a<br />
December 7 presentation entitled “The<br />
Next Big Storm: Preparing Newburyport<br />
for Extreme Weather” at Newburyport<br />
City Hall from 7 - 8:30 PM. The panel<br />
presentation and discussion led by Mayor<br />
Holaday, will take place within the context<br />
of a hypothetical, but not unlikely, coastal<br />
storm scenario presented by Mike Morris<br />
of Storm Surge. These presentations will<br />
be followed by an opportunity for the<br />
audience to ask questions of the panel<br />
members.<br />
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8th<br />
NORTH SHORE ARTISANS<br />
HOLIDAY MARKET<br />
Unitarian Church Parish Hall, 26<br />
Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA, Friday<br />
Dec. 8th 5-9pm and Saturday Dec. 9th<br />
10-4pm.<br />
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE CASTLE<br />
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CELTIC CHRISTMAS<br />
On Friday, December 8th at 6:30<br />
PM, the Friends will sponsor “A Celtic<br />
Christmas” featuring The Kelly Girls, a<br />
lively and talented four piece all female<br />
and original Celtic tunes accompanied by<br />
a variety of instruments. Enjoy songs and<br />
tunes rooted in Irish, Scottish, American<br />
and Canadian musical traditions.
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Harmonies, stories and stage shenanigans<br />
will undoubtedly entertain one and all!<br />
The girls have been performing in New<br />
England, Canada and Ireland for many<br />
years for all kinds of parties, weddings,<br />
festivals, and special occasions. Kick up<br />
your heels, dance, clap and sing-along<br />
with The Kelly Girls! There is no charge<br />
for this event, but a donation of a can beef<br />
stew would be appreciated.<br />
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR<br />
TTS Players proudly presents High<br />
School Musical Jr. with an all-star cast of<br />
talented local teenage actors at the Byfield<br />
Community Arts Center 7 Central St.<br />
Byfield Mass. The show runs evenings on<br />
Dec. 8, 15, 16 at 7pm and matinees on<br />
Dec 9, 10, <strong>17</strong> at 2pm. Tickets are $15.00<br />
for adults and $10.00 for children/<br />
seniors. Ask about group rates! To reserve<br />
by phone call (978) 463-3335 (calls will<br />
not be returned you can pay at pick up)<br />
or reserve by email ttsplayers@gmail.com<br />
Tickets for all show are available at the<br />
door. For more information about this<br />
show and upcoming Auditions visit us at<br />
www.tts-players.com Be sure to Like us<br />
on Facebook TTS Players<br />
A TUNA CHRISTMAS<br />
Georgetown Theatre Workshop<br />
(GTW) presents A Tuna Christmas<br />
by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed<br />
Howard, directed by Gael Nappa<br />
and produced by Carol Young will be<br />
performed at the Perley School on 51<br />
North Street, Georgetown, MA on<br />
December 8th and 9th. Shows begin at<br />
7:30 p.m. A Tuna Christmas is a total<br />
delight for all seasons, whether performed<br />
by two quick changing comedians as on<br />
Broadway or by twenty or more. Tickets<br />
are $14.00. Seniors and Students may<br />
purchase a ticket at a discounted rate<br />
of $9.00. Tickets may be purchased at<br />
the door or by logging in to http://our.<br />
show/georgetowntheatreworkshop/9<strong>12</strong>6.<br />
Credit cards now accepted. Patrons can<br />
call Sue Clohecy at 978-352-6367 to<br />
reserve tickets and seats. Georgetown<br />
Theatre Workshop is a non-profit<br />
organization featuring local actors,<br />
directors and stage crew who volunteer<br />
their time. All performances are at<br />
the Perley School on 51 North Street,<br />
Georgetown, MA. For ticket prices and<br />
more information, go to http://our.show/<br />
capable of producing photographs that are<br />
worthy of space on your living room wall.<br />
But, as you know, nothing is ever quite<br />
that simple! There is some knowledge<br />
and skill involved in capturing great<br />
images. During this program, Ranger<br />
Poole will share tips and techniques that<br />
are guaranteed to improve your photos.<br />
Topics to be covered include camera<br />
settings, favorite apps (for both iPhone and<br />
Android), compositional considerations,<br />
and image editing. This program will take<br />
place in the visitor center auditorium.<br />
NO preregistration required.<br />
GEORGETOWN HOLIDAY SHOP<br />
HOP!<br />
Saturday, December 9th, 10 am-5 pm<br />
all over town. Visit your favorite shops<br />
and discover new ones!<br />
NORTH SHORE ARTISANS<br />
HOLIDAY MARKET<br />
Unitarian Church Parish Hall, 26<br />
Pleasant Street, Newburyport, MA,<br />
Friday Dec. 8th 5-9pm and Saturday<br />
Dec. 9th 10-4pm.<br />
HOLIDAY FAIR!<br />
Heritage Towers, 180 Main St.<br />
Amesbury, MA, Saturday Dec 9th, 11-2<br />
SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING<br />
Our experienced leaders will take you<br />
to birding hot spots in the Newburyport/<br />
Plum Island area in search of avian<br />
activity. Beginners and birders of all skill<br />
levels are welcome. Sat, Dec 09, 9:00<br />
am - 11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats<br />
Education Center, One Plum Island<br />
Turnpike, Newburyport. Members, $10/<br />
nonmembers, $<strong>12</strong>. No preregistration<br />
required. For more information, call<br />
978-462-9998 for information about<br />
additional programs and events, or visit<br />
the website at www.massaudubon.org/<br />
joppaflatsprograms.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY<br />
OF PARKER RIVER NATIONAL<br />
WILDLIFE REFUGE<br />
Next Meeting: Saturday, December 9th<br />
@ 1:00 p.m. The Photographic Society<br />
welcomes anyone who has an interest<br />
in nature, wildlife, and/or photography<br />
– whether you are a total novice or earn a<br />
living by taking pictures! The club meets<br />
every month, generally on the second<br />
georgetowntheatreworkshop/9<strong>12</strong>6 The Town or Saturday Common<br />
afternoon. Club activities<br />
find Georgetown Theatre Workshop on<br />
Facebook.<br />
include special presentations, slide shows<br />
(of members’ work), intra-club mentoring<br />
and training, photo shoots, on-line photo<br />
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9th sharing, and involvement in the refuge’s<br />
The Town various Common<br />
photography-related programs,<br />
SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY events, and outreach activities. Venue<br />
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program is free and preregistration is<br />
NOT required.<br />
TRACKS & TELLTALES<br />
Saturday, December 9 | 1-3PM at The<br />
Crane Estate - An outdoor adventure<br />
for the whole family! We’ll hike the<br />
dune trails, where we’ll be sure to see<br />
tracks – snow or no snow! We’ll learn<br />
to read what tracks can tell us: are these<br />
footprints from a feline, or a canine? Was<br />
this animal running or walking? In which<br />
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Christmas Trees and Stands • Twinkle Lights and Ornaments<br />
Fresh Greens, Wreaths, and Garlands<br />
Custom Centerpieces • Artificial Trees and Arrangements<br />
Kissing Balls • Poinsettias • Unique Gifts and Plenty of Holiday Cheer!<br />
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direction? Investigating the trail for tracks<br />
and telltales, we’ll piece together evidence<br />
that will help us see the story in the<br />
landscape. Bring your sharp senses and<br />
your skills of observation! We’ll end the<br />
hike with cookies and hot chocolate. This<br />
walk encompasses a loop of about 1 ½ to<br />
2 miles; for the most part the walk will<br />
follow a dirt road, but parts of the trail<br />
traverse soft sand and the beach. We will<br />
go at an easy pace so little legs can keep up.<br />
Dress for the weather to maximize comfort<br />
and minimize misery! Water is always<br />
good to have along, and if it is sunny you<br />
may want sunscreen and/or sunglasses.<br />
Pre-registration suggested. Member: $9<br />
Nonmember: $15 www.thetrustees.org/<br />
craneoutdooradventures Contact info:<br />
Dorothy Antczak, dantczak@thetrustees.<br />
org 978.356.4351 ext 4052<br />
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR<br />
See Friday, December 9th.<br />
THE ROSE AND THE NIGHT STAR<br />
Presented by the 140-voice<br />
Newburyport Choral Society, the Greater<br />
Newburyport Children’s Chorus and<br />
orchestra at 8 PM on Saturday, December<br />
9th and Sunday, December 10th at 2:30<br />
PM at the Belleville Congregational<br />
Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport.<br />
The concert will feature Saint-Saens’<br />
Christmas Oratorio with additional<br />
seasonal favorites. For ticket purchase and<br />
further concert information visit www.<br />
newburyportchoralsociety.org.<br />
A TUNA CHRISTMAS<br />
See Friday, December 8th<br />
HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA<br />
On December 9 Pesky J Nixon comes<br />
to the Byfield Community Arts Center<br />
for a Holiday Extravaganza! PJN is a<br />
bombastic yet brilliant group whose rich<br />
sold single Family Homes<br />
Address, Town Description DOM List Price Sold For Orig Price<br />
20 Dornell Rd, Ipswich 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 16 $220,000 $315,000 $220,000<br />
15 Kimball Rd, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 97 $269,000 $205,000 $289,000<br />
6 Orchard Ct, Amesbury 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 23 $379,900 $380,000 $379,900<br />
2 White Pine Dr, Georgetown 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 57 $459,900 $450,000 $479,900<br />
52 Margaret Rd, Hamilton 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 20 $549,000 $575,000 $549,000<br />
57 Topsfield Rd, Wenham 9 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Split Entry 132 $499,750 $497,500 $549,900<br />
114 King George Dr, Boxford 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 23 $549,900 $560,000 $549,900<br />
3 Marshall Dr, West Newbury 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 70 $569,000 $540,000 $579,000<br />
199 Middle St, West Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Gam/Dutch 147 $565,000 $557,500 $584,888<br />
7 East St, Ipswich 11 room, 5 bed, 3f 0h bath Queen Anne 22 $699,900 $684,500 $699,900<br />
11 Hillside Dr, Georgetown 9 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Contemporary 113 $714,900 $707,500 $714,900<br />
5 Long Ridge Ln, Ipswich 9 room, 3 bed, 3f 1h bath Contemporary 49 $799,000 $775,000 $799,000<br />
287 1/2 High St, Newburyport 14 room, 5 bed, 5f 1h bath Gam/Dutch 184 $1,650,000 $1,425,000 $1,750,000<br />
49 High Rd, Newbury 11 room, 5 bed, 4f 1h bath Colonial 205 $1,699,000 $1,634,000 $1,899,000<br />
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Avg. DOM: 82.71 Avg. DTO: 61.07 Avg. Sale$: $664,714 Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $239<br />
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harmonies and musical versatility bring<br />
great energy and life to the stage. You<br />
might think they are siblings bickering<br />
over songs but they are really just great<br />
musicians bringing you into their world<br />
of music, songs, and stories. The group<br />
promises some extra surprises at this<br />
unique holiday performance! Doors<br />
open at 7:30 with a suggested donation<br />
of $15. The Cat Cafe serves beer and<br />
wine, soft drinks and coffee, and snacks<br />
throughout the evening. Check the<br />
BCAC website at www.byfieldcac.org for<br />
more information.<br />
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10th<br />
FUN, FAMILY HOLIDAY FILM<br />
SERIES<br />
On these Sunday afternoons at 1:30<br />
p.m.: December 10th, and <strong>17</strong>th. Take a<br />
break from the holiday “hustle-bustle”<br />
on a Sunday afternoon to enjoy a FREE<br />
family movie on Parker River’s big screen,<br />
featuring it’s NEW state-of-the-art laser<br />
projector and surround sound system!<br />
Each of these Sunday afternoon films is<br />
a proven winter winner! All films will be<br />
screened in the visitor center auditorium.<br />
NO preregistration. Christmas in<br />
Yellowstone (Dec. 10th) The Polar Express<br />
(Dec. <strong>17</strong>th)<br />
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL JR<br />
See December 8th<br />
NEWBURYPORT CHORAL<br />
SOCIETY<br />
“The Rose and the Night Star” will be<br />
presented by the 140-voice Newburyport<br />
Choral Society, the Greater Newburyport<br />
Children’s Chorus and orchestra at 8 PM<br />
on Saturday, December 9th and Sunday,<br />
December 10th at 2:30 PM at the Belleville<br />
Congregational Church, 300 High Street,<br />
Newburyport. The concert will feature<br />
Saint-Saens’ Christmas Oratorio with<br />
additional seasonal favorites. For ticket<br />
purchase and further concert information<br />
visit www.newburyportchoralsociety.org.<br />
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11th<br />
FOCUS ON BIRDS: SPECIAL<br />
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF<br />
PARKER RIVER NWR<br />
Monday, December 11th, 1:00 – 3:00<br />
p.m. This special edition of the refuge’s<br />
Behind the Scenes (BTS) tour will be led<br />
by veteran birder, and refuge volunteer,<br />
The Town C<br />
Bill Gette. While the tour will follow<br />
the usual BTS route, the leader will place<br />
a special emphasis on the birds that are<br />
typically found on the refuge in late fall.<br />
Participants are encouraged to bring<br />
binoculars, if they have them. Tour is<br />
limited to 14 participants. Meet the tour<br />
leader in the refuge visitor center lobby 15<br />
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minutes before the program start time.<br />
This program is most appropriate for teens<br />
and adults. Preregistration required.<br />
SONGS OF THE SEASON<br />
This is a special program that our library<br />
assistant, Lauren Towler, has put together!<br />
Using a power point presentation,<br />
Lauren will share her findings about local<br />
connections ith seasonal songs! Mon.<br />
Dec. 11th at 6:30 p.m. Please join us!<br />
Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main St,<br />
Groveland, 978-372-<strong>17</strong>32 snakanishi@<br />
Langleyadamslib.org<br />
INTERVIEW WORKSHOP<br />
Are you nervous about interviewing?<br />
In this 90-minute workshop you will<br />
learn effective strategies so that you will be<br />
prepared to make a great first impression,<br />
answer the hard-hitting questions<br />
effectively, and always stay in the running<br />
through the application and interview<br />
process. There will also be a short<br />
discussion on resume writing. Whether<br />
you are looking for your first job or you<br />
are a job interview wizard, there is always<br />
something new to learn. Join job interview<br />
expert Tom Falzareno for a workshop full<br />
of techniques to help you land the job you<br />
want! Tuesday, December <strong>12</strong>th at 7pm<br />
Newburyport Public Library, 94 State<br />
St, Newburyport, (978) 465-4428 www.<br />
newburyportpl.org<br />
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13th<br />
ADVANCED CARE PLANNING<br />
SEMINAR<br />
Join the Salisbury COA on Wednesday<br />
December 13th @ Noon as Faith Delaney,<br />
Esq. will lead an open discussion at the<br />
Salisbury Senior Center about: Power of<br />
Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Medical<br />
Order of Life Sustaining Treatment and<br />
more documentation of your wishes.<br />
Get your questions answered. Enjoy<br />
refreshments provided by Debbie Logan<br />
of Brookhaven Hospice. Please to call<br />
to pre-register for this very information<br />
seminar. 978-462-24<strong>12</strong><br />
LECTURE: THE ARTS AND THE<br />
EXPERIENCE OF NATURE<br />
Joppa Flats Education Center offers a<br />
monthly lecture series on natural history<br />
topics that is free to Mass Audubon<br />
members. Children ages 8 and up are<br />
welcome. Preregistration is not required.<br />
Wed, Dec 13, 20<strong>17</strong> 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm.<br />
Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center,<br />
One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.<br />
The North Shore’s Members, Largest free/nonmembers, Independent<br />
$4. No<br />
preregistration required. For more<br />
information, call 978-462-9998 for<br />
information about additional programs<br />
and events, or visit the website at www.<br />
massaudubon.org/joppaflatsprograms.<br />
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Letters To The Editor<br />
December 6 - <strong>12</strong>, 20<strong>17</strong> www.TheTownCommon.com Page 7<br />
Community Announcements<br />
DON’T NEGLECT<br />
YOUR TEETH!<br />
AMESBURY - The Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury invites the public to attend the<br />
Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Community Service on Sunday, December 24th from Connections<br />
5:00-6:00 pm. The service is suitable for<br />
R O W L E Y<br />
all ages. The sanctuary is accessible by elevator.<br />
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AMESBURY - Amesbury’s 350 anniversary committee received news today that the University of Massachusetts,<br />
Boston – Mass Memories Road Show Business has awarded one of four host locations Spotlight<br />
to Amesbury in 2018. Co-Director of<br />
• FREE Consultations<br />
the Amesbury Roadshow Doreen Brothers says, “We all couldn’t be more delighted. This is wonderful news for the<br />
• The newest cosmetic<br />
Amesbury Community.” The Mass. Memories Road Show is a statewide digital history project that documents people,<br />
places and events in Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories. In partnership with teams of local<br />
volunteers, host organizations organize<br />
Real<br />
public events to<br />
Estate<br />
scan family and community • For<br />
photographs<br />
Sale<br />
For<br />
Sale<br />
techniques & technology<br />
and videotape “the<br />
• Serving our community<br />
stories behind the photos.” The images and videos are indexed and incorporated into an online educational database<br />
at openarchives.umb.edu. Since its launch, the project has gathered more than 10,000 photographs, videos, and<br />
since 1986<br />
stories from across the state. The Amesbury Sports Mass. Memories • Road Sports Show will be held at the • Sports<br />
Amesbury High School, 5<br />
Highland Road on April 21, 2018 from 9:30 am to 4 pm. Everone in the Amesbury community is welcome to take<br />
• Friendly, accommodating<br />
part. Each participant can bring up to three photographs to be scanned into a community album and then uploaded<br />
staff<br />
to the Mass Memories archive. Brothers continues, “This program is about more than documenting history – it’s<br />
a shared event that honors and includes Pets, every person’s Animals, history and their contribution to Plus the life of the Amesbury<br />
• Experienced, dependable<br />
community—whether they have lived here for generations or just moved to town.” The goal of the Mass. Memories<br />
Dentists<br />
Road Show is to hold public scanning events in all of the 351 communities of Massachusetts, creating a digital portrait<br />
of the Commonwealth, providing access Health to family photographs & and Fitness<br />
stories, and building community knowledge and DOUGLAS SHEALY, D.D.S. and<br />
connections. The Amesbury event will be a wonderful way to celebrate the 350th anniversary. For more information<br />
contact - Mass. Memories Road Show Project Coordinators: Doreen Brothers, COA Director, Amesbury Senior RicHARD SELtEnRicH, D.M.D.<br />
Community Center, (978) 388-8138 ext. 546, brothersd@amesburyma.gov and John Mayer, Executive Director,<br />
Amesbury Carriage Museum, (979) 834-5058, jmayer@amesburycarriagemuseum.com<br />
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GROVELAND - Come be part of an ancient story, see the star, walk with shepherds and see the promise of light and www.rowleyfamilydentalcenter.com<br />
hope! The community is invited to join us for an Advent Experience at Groveland Congregational Church on Sunday,<br />
December <strong>17</strong>th from 2-4 PM. There will be a Live Nativity, crafts and refreshments. We also welcome all to join us Route 133, Rowley<br />
Christmas Eve for a Family Service at 5:00 PM or a Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols at 11:00 PM. We are<br />
978-948-2333<br />
located at 4 King Street in Groveland, MA. www.grovelanducc.org<br />
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GEORGETOWN – Donations are greatly needed for Christmas deliveries - People Helping People of St. Mary Parish Holiday Fair!<br />
Feeds<br />
is in great need of donations for the Dec. 16th Christmas deliveries to residents in need of Rowley, Georgetown,<br />
Boxford, and Byfield. Donations of non-perishable food items, as well as paper, cleaning, and personal hygiene<br />
Heritage Towers Danvers Farm & Home<br />
products are needed. Monetary and grocery store gift card donations can also be made and are very helpful. Donations<br />
can be brought to the rectory at 94 Andover Street in Georgetown, Monday through Friday, during normal business<br />
hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., left in designated bins at the Georgetown or Rowley churches before or after Masses, or call<br />
180 Main St<br />
978-352-6326 to make other drop off arrangements.<br />
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ROWLEY - Sand Available To Seniors - A citizen of the Town of Rowley may obtain a 5 gallon bucket of sand (BYOB<br />
= bring your own bucket) from the Highway Department during the winter months to sand driveways and walkways.<br />
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Delivery available<br />
pick-up your sand and be prepared for winter.<br />
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ROWLEY - The Birds and the Bees. Cats and Dogs. Who knows what you’ll find at the 6th Annual Holiday Basket<br />
Raffle? Baskets have been arriving for weeks. We already have over $2,000 in prizes and more are expected. The<br />
Rowley, MA 01969 • MOTORCYCLES<br />
• BOATS • PWC<br />
baskets will be displayed at the Rowley Public Library until December 16. American BBQ, Local Honey, Tools,<br />
• REPAIRS<br />
Harbor Sweets, Gardening, Yoga, Books, Art Supplies, and everything the Boston Sports Fan needs to show your Telephone: 978-948-8696<br />
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loyalty. This year, the Gift Card Tree is more valuable than ever! Enter to win a basket for yourself or a friend. The<br />
drawing will be December 16th @ 1pm in the Library Meeting Room. You don’t need to be present to win. Raffle Fax: 978-948-2564<br />
tickets are available at the Rowley Public Library at 141 Main Street, Rowley. The Friends thank everyone who<br />
donated a basket to the event. Stop in to check out all the baskets. For more information, call the library at 978- advertise@thetowncommon.com<br />
948-2850.<br />
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ROWLEY - For the upcoming holiday season, The Rowley Family Dental Center is once again requesting that their<br />
patients bring in food donations for the Rowley Food Pantry. All contributors will receive a chance at a raffle, the<br />
winner of which will receive a free tooth-whitening system, to be drawn January 2, 2018!<br />
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Dr. Laura anne Potvin, P.C.<br />
SEABROOK - Trinity United Church is seeking vendors for a Holiday Gift Fair on Friday Dec. 15. Crafters are<br />
welcome, but this event allows all types of items suitable for gift giving......homemade fudge & culinary treats, gifts & oPtoMetriStS<br />
“regifted items, brand new, “still in the package” items. We want things not found in the mall stores! Proceeds from some<br />
vendor fees will benefit a needy area family @ Christmas time through the Rockingham County Community Action’s<br />
“Adopt-A-Family” program. Do your shopping locally & save gas AND have joy in knowing you are participating in EYE CARE<br />
a worthy cause. Contact ( 978-994-0734) to reserve a $20.00 space or e-mail jgwhittier@comcast.net<br />
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FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!<br />
WEST NEWBURY - The Friends of the Library is holding a Holiday Basket Raffle now through December 15th. The<br />
basket has a value in excess of $500 and includes gift items and certificates donated by our generous West Newbury Dr. nYLa LaMBert<br />
business supporters. Donors include Chiller Photographic Images (a one hour photo session), Excentrique (pillow,<br />
candles, matches), Haverhill Bank (fleece blanket), Knapp’s Greenhouses (gift certificate), Main Street Auto (oil, lube, Dr. KatHLeen Horn<br />
filter), RFR Custom Framing (framing certificate), Wellspring Per Grooming (grooming certificate), West Newbury Dr. CatHLeen DouCette<br />
Food Mart (Wine, Cheese and Crackers), and West Newbury Pizza Company (2 large cheese pizzas), and more.<br />
Tickets can be purchased at the West Newbury Library on Main Street. Cost is $5 for one ticket, $10 for 3 tickets.<br />
Drawing will take place at 5PM on Friday December 15th. The Friends of the Library is a volunteer, non-profit NOw LOCATED AT<br />
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which offers discounted admissions to more than a dozen cultural institutions. Please stop by the library to view this<br />
beautiful basket and to purchase your raffle tickets. We greatly appreciate your support of our library.<br />
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TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD<br />
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING<br />
Pursuant to M.G.L., Ch. 40A, §5, the Rowley Planning Board will hold<br />
a public hearing on Wednesday, December 13, 20<strong>17</strong>, at 8:00 P.M., in<br />
Meeting Room #5 in the Town Hall Annex Building located at 39 Central<br />
Street, Rowley, MA, in order to consider a proposal to amend the<br />
Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw (“the Zoning Bylaw”) to permit retail<br />
establishments that sale marijuana, marijuana products, and/or marijuana<br />
accessories, for recreational use, in the Retail (RE) Zoning District,<br />
with the Special Permit and Site Plan Review approval by the Planning<br />
Board, provided that such establishments or uses may not be located<br />
within three hundred (300) feet of a day care facility, elementary or secondary<br />
school, or church or religious assembly.<br />
The text of the proposed bylaw modifications and supplemental materials,<br />
maps and/or exhibits may be inspected at the Planning Board office<br />
at the aforementioned address during regular business hours. Any<br />
person(s) interested or wishing to be heard on the Zoning Bylaw amendment<br />
proposal should appear at the public hearing at the time and place<br />
designated.<br />
Chris Thornton,<br />
Chairman<br />
TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD<br />
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING<br />
THANK YOU<br />
For the KINDNESS AND FAITH<br />
my clients have shown me<br />
for 30 years<br />
selling 1300 homes<br />
on the North Shore.<br />
I have been blessed by<br />
working with you.<br />
Kathryn O’Brien, M.Ed.<br />
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Newbury, Byfield, Rowley, Georgetown,<br />
Groveland, Newburyport, Salisbury,<br />
Amesbury, Ipswich<br />
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, the<br />
Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw, and the Rowley Planning Board will<br />
hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 13, 20<strong>17</strong>, at 8:20 p.m. in<br />
Meeting Room #5 in the downstairs of the Town Hall Annex building located<br />
at 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA, pertaining to a Site Plan Review<br />
application involving the installation of a large-scale solar photovoltaic<br />
facility on property located at 623 Wethersfield Street, in Rowley, MA.<br />
Rowley Solar, LLC, the applicant on behalf of, Maven Irrevocable Trust,<br />
the property owner, has submitted an application pertaining to the subject<br />
property which is further identified as Assessors’ Map 11, Lot 53,<br />
which consists of approximately 15.16 acres also located in the Outlying<br />
(OD) Zoning District.<br />
Approval of a Site Plan Review applications is required for the installation<br />
of a large-scale solar photovoltaic facility in the Outlying (OD) Zoning<br />
District pursuant to Section 4.4.3(a) of the Rowley Protective Zoning<br />
Bylaw. The applications, plans, and relevant documents are on file with<br />
the Rowley Planning Board, and are available for public inspection at<br />
the Rowley Planning Board Office, Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street,<br />
during public office hours.<br />
Chris Thornton,<br />
Chairman<br />
TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD<br />
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING<br />
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, the<br />
Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw, and the Rowley Planning Board will<br />
hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 13, 20<strong>17</strong>, at 8:10 P.M<br />
in Meeting Room #5 in the downstairs of the Town Hall Annex building<br />
located at 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA, pertaining to a Special Permit<br />
application for outdoor external illumination of a wall-mounted sign pursuant<br />
to Section 8.6.5 (Standards Pertaining to Illuminated Signs) of the<br />
Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw.<br />
The applicant Novo Sano Medspa, has submitted the request in association<br />
with the renovation of an existing commercial building located at<br />
225 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley, MA, (In the Market Basket Shopping<br />
Center) which is further identified as Assessors’ Map 16, Lot 9. The<br />
site is located in the Retail (RE) Zoning District.<br />
The applications, plans/details, and relevant documents are on file with<br />
the Rowley Planning Board, and are available for public inspection at<br />
the Rowley Planning Board Office, Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street,<br />
during public office hours.<br />
.<br />
Chris Thornton,<br />
Chairman
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Health & Wellness<br />
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD<br />
One of my dental hygienists<br />
recently informed me of a new<br />
series on the Investigation<br />
Discovery cable channel called<br />
“Deadly Dentists”. Apparently<br />
there are enough stories out there<br />
about dentists to make a series.<br />
I looked the series up online and<br />
despite my pre-conceived notion<br />
about what the content would be,<br />
the first episode is about a dentist<br />
who is killed by his wife’s boyfriend.<br />
I’ll probably stick to watching the<br />
Bruins and hope I am never in an<br />
episode.<br />
However, the title of the series<br />
did remind me about stories of<br />
people dying in the dental office<br />
and how important it is to be ready<br />
for medical emergencies. A couple<br />
years ago I remember a dentist<br />
who was charged in the death of<br />
a patient in Connecticut after 20<br />
extractions and implants placed<br />
in the same visit. The patient was<br />
sedated by a method many dentists<br />
(general and specialists) use called<br />
conscious sedation. It is a very safe<br />
method of sedation that usually<br />
combines a couple of different<br />
oral medications. Since respiration<br />
can be affected with conscious<br />
sedation, it is vital to measure<br />
Medicare open enrollment<br />
brings the scammers out in full<br />
force. This is the time of year<br />
(until Dec. 7) to decide whether<br />
to keep your current Medicare<br />
plan or make changes to it. Even<br />
though the deadline for making<br />
changes might have ended by the<br />
time you read this, scammers have<br />
all kinds of tricks up their sleeves:<br />
* They might try to tell you that<br />
open enrollment runs through the<br />
end of December.<br />
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oxygen saturation and have the<br />
proper equipment and plan in<br />
place in case of an emergency.<br />
It took a year for the charges to be<br />
filed against the dentist. Apparently,<br />
the Connecticut State Dental<br />
Commission initially found that<br />
the dentist was practicing within<br />
the standard of care and didn’t<br />
immediately revoke his license.<br />
The allegations now are that the<br />
dentist ignored warning signs of the<br />
patient and also ignored warnings<br />
from staff members to continue on<br />
with treatment.<br />
Most people cannot fathom<br />
having 20 teeth pulled and implants<br />
placed all at one visit. However, it is<br />
a relatively common procedure and<br />
the service is growing. So, in case<br />
you were wondering whether the<br />
dentist was doing too much at one<br />
time, the answer is that it depends<br />
who you are doing it on.<br />
“The commission also found<br />
that [the dentist] should not have<br />
attempted to perform so many<br />
procedures on [the patient] in<br />
one office visit given that her<br />
medical history included a heart<br />
attack six months before the visit,<br />
two strokes within the last two<br />
years and medication that could<br />
have affected her response to the<br />
sedation.”<br />
Do we assume the dentist knew<br />
about all these circumstances that<br />
made this patient a high risk to treat?<br />
Let’s assume the patient divulged all<br />
necessary medical information. It is<br />
up to the dentist to decide whether<br />
to treat or refer to a specialist that<br />
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cards will be coming with a new<br />
number (that part is true), but<br />
that you have to pay for the new<br />
card (that part is a lie). The card<br />
is free.<br />
* They might claim to be from<br />
Medicare and say that you won’t<br />
get your new card until you<br />
can verify the number on your<br />
existing card. They’ll expect you<br />
to read them all that information<br />
over the phone.<br />
* If you pay your premium with<br />
automatic Easy Pay, scammers<br />
might try to tell you that your<br />
banking information has to be<br />
entered into the system because of<br />
the new card, and that you need to<br />
give them your bank information<br />
Deadly Dentists<br />
Senior Scene<br />
Open Enrollment Scams<br />
can provide more options for<br />
sedation and monitoring of vitals.<br />
It is essential for the provider and<br />
the patient to go over medical<br />
history and concerns in detail. The<br />
best interest of the patient should<br />
be the forefront of that discussion.<br />
This same dentist also allegedly<br />
violated care standards a year<br />
before when another patient under<br />
conscious sedation to have teeth<br />
extracted inhaled a piece of gauze<br />
that was intended to prevent things<br />
from going down the throat. The<br />
patient was rushed to the hospital<br />
and recovered.<br />
Both of these situations are<br />
unfortunate. Many people were<br />
affected and one life was lost.<br />
While it is impossible to determine<br />
a definitive decision based on the<br />
information available, it will be<br />
important for the dentist to show<br />
proper planning and reaction to<br />
incidents.<br />
Medical histories are very<br />
important. Make sure to report<br />
The Town smile<br />
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you?<br />
Whether you are missing teeth or are unhappy with the<br />
all information, including any<br />
ones you have, it may be time to explore your options.<br />
medications and supplements. And,<br />
if you are a medically compromised<br />
All Phases of Dental Care Including:<br />
person and need significant dental<br />
• Grinding/Clenching/TMJ Therapy<br />
surgery, consider a specialist.<br />
• Sleep Apnea/Snoring Treatment<br />
Dr. St. Clair maintains a private<br />
Learn More: www.stclairdmd.com<br />
dental practice in Rowley and<br />
Please call our office to schedule<br />
a comlimentary 30-minute consultation.<br />
Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered<br />
family dentistry. If there<br />
are certain topics you would like to<br />
see written about or questions you<br />
have please email them to him at<br />
151 Central Street, Rowley | 978-948-2030<br />
jpstclair@stclairdmd.com. You can<br />
view all previously written columns<br />
at www.stclairdmd.com.<br />
again. If you don’t, they might say,<br />
your payment won’t go through<br />
and you’ll be late and you might<br />
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If you get any phone calls with<br />
people telling you things like this,<br />
HANG UP. They are scammers,<br />
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One other warning: Your<br />
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Scammers have figured out how<br />
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a foreign country and make your<br />
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