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Page www.TheTownCommon.com January 24 - 30, 2018 How to Submit Letters to the Editor Marc Maravalli, B.S., R.Ph. Publisher/Editor, The Town Common Letters to the Editor provide a useful way of communicating concerns, issues, or suggestions to all members of the community. The Town Common encourages all citizens to submit letters concerning issues of interest and concern to the local community. Letters selected for publication may be edited for length and clarity. Some letters may serve as a catalyst for other articles or coverage, and community leaders and agencies will be offered an opportunity to respond to letters concerning their areas of responsibility. All letters must be signed and include a daytime telephone number. Letters may be submitted to: The Editor c/o The Town Common 77 Wethersfield St. Rowley, MA 01969 or preferably via e-mail to: editor@thetowncommon.com. The Town Common deadline is 5pm Wednesday (except when a federal holiday necessitates an earlier deadline). The Town Common serves the communities of the Upper North Shore of Mass. & Coastal New Hampshire and welcomes your participation. Send your Organization or Group Notices, Birth or Engagement Announcements, Photos, Articles and Letters to the Editor, by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail to: 77 Wethersfield St., Rowley, MA 01969 Phone: 978-948-8696 Fax: 978-948-2564 E-mail: news@thetowncommon.com The Town Common Marc Maravalli, Publisher / Editor editor@thetowncommon.com Graphic Design Services graphics@thetowncommon.com Advertising Opportunities advertise@thetowncommon.com Event and Announcement Submissions events@thetowncommon.com 77 Wethersfield Street Rowley, MA 01969-1713 Phone: (978) 948-8696 Fax: (978) 948-2564 www.thetowncommon.com The Town Common is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions, but reprint opportunities do exist for prompt notification of such errors. Advertisers should notify The Town Common of any errors in ads on the first day of issuance. No credits &/or refunds are offered or implied. All material and content cannot be duplicated without written consent of the publisher. The right is reserved to reject, omit, or edit any copy offered for publication. Copyright 2004-2017 The Town Common © - All Rights Reserved In loving memory of Liz Ichizawa, Reporter (1956 - 2005) Fresh Eyes Needed Dear Community, Community Connections Citizens have a right Business to know, recently Spotlight the Selectmen have considered but have tabled a a decision to have a AUDIT of Ipswich Operations. For Sale This is budget time Real and a member Estate • of the Finance For Committee Sale has stated it going to be a tight budget. Every year it’s the same story. When was the last time Sports there awns’t • Sports a crisis to ask • for Sports more money (taxes) Look at your tax bill Pets, for the last Animals, 10 years is it a crisis Plus for you to pay. Every tax raise is a pay cut. Every year then every week there is a need to repair needed infrastructure. What’s wrong with this predicament. Health & Fitness No one has been paying attention to the spending. Ipswich now has the opportunity to change. We now have a very capable finance office group that in a short period of time has shown the talent and wherewith all to show spunk and start controlling the spending. The Town has the choice of same old way or put a person in a position to say ‘NO’ by making her responsible for all spending and having all paper flow and accountability. Yes, Ipswich is searching for a temporary manager. While there is concern a finance person maybe overworked that could be changed by having an Administrator reporting to the Finance person. A administrator would have less power and paid less money. The Finance (CFO) would only answer to the Board of Selectmen, who answers to the Community. The Town should start talking about a change in form of Government thus a change in Charter and bring it into 21Century. Types of small Town Government could be administrator as described above, representative ,counselmen or not close the door to a Mayor. This type of study could take up to TWO YEARS. What should not be discounted is having ‘FRESH EYES’ not necessarily with Municipal experience but someone with fire in the belly and smarts to learn. Every Citizen in Town should be given a chance to study this option, and there are plenty of talented people in Ipswich. All in all, the Town should take this opportune time to make a change where folks won’t feel left out and actually feel inclusive and want to participate in local Government. Sincerely, Phil Goguen, Ipswich Resident Letters To The Editor Community Announcements Clifford Nino Chapman Amanda Chapman, of Salisbury, announces the birth of her third child, a son, Clifford Nino on November 17, 2017 at Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport. The baby weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 18.75 inches long. He is welcomed home by big brother Lars, 8 and big sister Victoria, 3. Proud grandparents are Richard and Helen Chapman of Salisbury and Stacy and Clifford Sweet of Worcester. Other doting family members include:Aunt Tiffany Chapman of Boston and Aunt Rebecca Chapman of Amesbury, his Uncle Christopher and Aunt Melanie Chapman of Haverhill, cousins Christopher Chapman 14, and Cody Chapman 12, also from Haverhill and Oscar 4, and Gus Carpenter 2 of Amesbury. Wilson Concert Series presents Akropolis Reed Quintet The Akropolis Reed Quintet will perform music by George Gershwin, Marc Mellits, Nico Muhly and Leonard Bernstein on Sunday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, the second of four concerts in the 2018 Jean C. Wilson Music Series. Hailed for their “imagination, infallible musicality, and huge vitality” (Fanfare Magazine), the Akropolis Reed Quintet takes listeners on extraordinary musical adventures. In “Under the Influence,” Akropolis presents classical music bearing a wide array of influences, from rock and electronic music to jazz, chant, and folk songs. Each work absorbs the characteristics of a different genre, style, or era, and then creates fresh, relevant music, reflecting upon the original and looking forward. Works to be performed on the “Under the Influence” program include: Marc Mellits’ “Splinter” (2014) Nico Muhly’s “Look for Me” (2015), Leonard Bernstein’s “Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs “(1949), David Biedenbender’s “Refraction” (2015), and George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” (1928). Since its first concert given in 2009, Akropolis remains its founding members: Tim Gocklin on oboe, Kari Landry on clarinet, Matt Landry on saxophone, Andrew Koeppe on bass clarinet, and Ryan Reynolds on bassoon. With three studio albums, including its 2017 release of “The Space Between Us,” Akropolis has recorded 17 original reed quintet works. Akropolis has commissioned more than 25 works from composers in seven countries and was selected to adjudicate and premiere the 2018 Barlow Prize, the first time the prize will be given for a reed quintet work. The Jean C. Wilson Music Series is named for one of the founders and the director of the music series for 28 years. Now, under the auspices of the First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist Church, the Music Series typically offers three or four concerts held during the winter months. Suggested donations are $20, $10 for seniors, children and students free. For more information about the concert go to frsuu.org/jeanwilson-music-series or call 978-465-0602 x401. Acoustic duo Knock on Wood Rocks Out at Newbury Library It’s not your typical guitar-fiddle folk act. Howie Newman and Steve Latanision (a.k.a. Knock on Wood) have teamed up to form a lively acoustic duo that plays funny original songs (suitable for all ages) as well as well-known covers, spanning everything from the Beatles to Steely Dan to the Dropkick Murphys. Their varied repertoire features excellent musicianship, tight harmonies and … lots of fun. Knock on Wood (www.howienewman.com/knockonwood) will be performing at the Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield, on Saturday, Jan. 27. The concert, which is free, runs from 2-3 p.m. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Newbury Town Library. Reservations are required. Please register online at www.newburylibrary. org/knockonwood. Newman (guitar, harmonica, vocals) is the songwriter and his engaging manner, which includes G-rated comedy and audience participation, has charmed audiences all over New England. Song topics include Smartphones, the weather, not-so-graceful aging and his wife’s inability to parallel park. A former sportswriter for the Boston Globe and other newspapers, he will also be performing some of his many baseball songs, including “It’s the End of the Curse and We Know It,” an R.E.M. parody. Newman’s partner is Steve Latanision (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), who has been playing bluegrass, Irish, Americana, folk, jazz, and country music in the New England for the past 25 years, and has appeared on more than 200 albums. Latanision has performed with many local musicians and bands, including The Squeezebox Stompers, Matt Borrello, Ashley Jordon and Lonesome Jukebox. “We’re not the traditional guitar-and-fiddle combo,” says Newman. “Steve and I like to keep things up-tempo, do a lot of rock covers and get the audience involved. The idea is to play some great music and have fun.” For more information about Knock on Wood, including videos, music samples and photos, visit www.howienewman.com/knockonwood.
The Town Common January 24 - 30 2018 www.TheTownCommon.com Page Continued from page 1 The bill, one of hundreds of possible new laws before the legislature, is being considered by the Joint Committee on Financial Services. Conway has been lobbying the members of the committee for months, hoping they will pass the bill on to the full legislature. It failed in committee last year, but she is hopeful that this year will be different. She will know by Feb. 7, the deadline for committees to approve bills, if her efforts have to wait another year. “For some, another year of delay may be too late,” she said. Massachusetts would be the nation’s first state to approve an insurance mandate on drugs that treat MS. Studies on the impact of this insurance mandate estimate that it would cost the typical member’s monthly health premium only 4 cents. “It should be a no-brainer,” she said. But she concedes that some legislators staunchly oppose insurance mandates. “Bill H529 is extremely important to me. If I was to have to go off this drug, it’s very likely my MS would become active again,” she said. The legislation “is my passion. It will help people like me to try to feel better.” For most of the last 20 years, Conway has struggled to work, sometimes just to walk, write and type on a keyboard since she is right-handed. Continued from page 1 can be. There is no other land in Georgetown. This is it.” To promote economic development in Georgetown Bonavita persuaded state Sen. Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, to help the town secure a $50,000 state grant that might be used to market this land to developers. Cashell is also talking with MassDevelopment, a state economic development agency, about providing technical assistance in developing at least the town’s 26 acres. But Cashell has a bigger vision than developing the town-owned land. He wants to develop a master plan for the entire 95 acres, which has already been designated by the state as a Chapter 43D Priority Development Site and an Economic Target Area. “The town anticipates that 400,000 to 500,000 square feet of commercial/industrial space could be built, and that if multi-storied office or mixed-use were included, the build out could increase significantly,” Cashell wrote in a memorandum. “ Cashell sees the tract becoming a well-designed development. Fighting For Those Largest With MS Independent Newspaper Serving North Shore of Mass & Coastal NH Come in for a visit and compare! she took part in a clinical trial; Complete Effective Community Outreach! Conway was diagnosed with MS when she was 24 and living in Chicago. She went with friends to run a 5K race only to have her entire right side go numb. She told her friends that she thought she had pinched a nerve and that the numbness would go away in a few days. It didn’t. If anything, it got worse, spreading to one eye. MS is a chronic, often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system through the brain and spinal cord. Symptoms range from mild, which includes numbness, pain, fatigue and difficulty concentrating to severe, including paralysis, tremors and spasticity and possibly the loss of vision. “There are many drugs for MS, but they don’t all work the same for everyone,” Conway said. Currently there are 16 drugs, including a variety of new ones that treat MS. All are expensive. “When you do find that drug that works,” she said, “it’s lifechanging.” Conway began the fight of her life, going from doctor to doctor, hospital to hospital, trying a plethora of MS drugs and treatment. None of them worked, at least not for long, which led to relapses and frequent hospital stays. Her medical history reads like a guidebook to MS treatments. It includes drugs such as Avonex, which stopped working after Interstate 95 Exit 54 ‘A Goldmine’ “This site needs the attention of a major developer. They would have the vision,” he said. “As an alternative to one or twostory large box facilities, the town should consider development of higher density, multi-storied buildings on less area with large tracts of open space and pedestrian connections between the buildings,” Cashell wrote. “The same square footage can be achieved and more land will be preserved as open space.” Just to the north is the Norino Way Priority Development Area. It has the potential of adding 367,000 square feet of light industrial and commercial development, Cashell’s memo states. Development of these tracts just off the busy interstate highway has several hurdles to vault. There is a land court case pending to determine the validity of deed restrictions on parcels between National Way and the townowned acreage. Cashell predicted Georgetown would win that case, possibly as soon as Labor Day. On the property, there are water lines, gas lines and broadband, but like other commercial areas Betaseron, which likewise didn’t help; so she was put on Copaxone until she developed an allergy. Methotrexate, the next attempt, also didn’t work, and eventually she was put on a steroid cocktail. After two years, those failed her too. She also tested positive for an antibody that can cause progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a usually fatal viral disease characterized by progressive damage or inflammation of the Sea View Retreat -Since 1954 (978)-948-2552 •Private & Semi-Private Rooms An extended Care Community with Baths and Beautiful Views • Medicare/ Medicaid certified • Social Services-Speech, Physical, Occupational, & The Town Massage Comm Therapies • Full Activity Program • and much more... www.seaviewretreat.com white matter of the brain. So for her, some MS drugs, like Tysbari, were forbidden. Each time the medication failed, she relapsed, which meant she would spend several days away from work and on IV steroids. She changed jobs, as well as changing doctors and medical facilities. Since taking Gilenya, Jennifer has not had a single relapse. The disease progression has also stopped. Her MRIs have shown no new lesions on her brain or spinal cord. Married and living in West Newbury, Conway hopes the Commonwealth will again be the nation’s leader in solving a major health care insurance crisis. To give the committee your thoughts, email the chairmen of the Joint Committee on Financial Services at James.Eldridge@ masenate.gov and Aaron. M.Michlewitz@mahouse.gov. of Georgetown, there are no sewer lines. Cashell said the town needs to review its current zoning restrictions on the land. He plans to ask the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission to consider helping the town redo the zoning of this land. The MVPC is touring six potential development sites on Jan. 30, including the area around Exit 54, Cashell said. The site also has some wetlands, Greg Der Bogosian, Project Manager MANSION DRIVE • ROWLEY, MA • JUST OFF ROUTE 1A SEASONED FIREWOOD FOR SALE • • • Clean/Free of debris. Hand loaded and delivered from local family farm. $365 a cord. Free delivery. 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