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Toothpick Needs a Paint Job
Newburyport Literary Festival
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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Vicki Hendrickson engaged in her passion
Photo by Stewart Lytle
NEWBURYPORT – It more than 70 authors and poets,
takes about eight months and including 19 fiction writers, 22
almost $50,000 to produce the non-fiction writers, 20 poets and
Newburyport Literary Festival 10 writers of books for children
that lasts less than 30 hours and and young adults.
leaves about 5,000 avid book The event-packed festival in
lovers wanting more.
downtown Newburyport begins
Vicki Hendrickson and Jennifer on Friday night, April 27, with
Entwistle gather their steering the popular Dinner with the
committee “for the first time in Authors and ends with a closing
September,” to begin discussing ceremony after sundown on
authors and books that might Saturday April 28.
be featured the next spring, “Having it all on one day creates
Hendrickson said.
a sense of urgency,” Hendrickson
“We all come with ideas,” she said. “People leave feeling they
said. “We’re all readers.” didn’t get to do half of what they
Over the next few months, wanted to. They are excited to
choices are made and invitations come back.”
are extended. “We like to have a Authors and readers flock to
mix of established writers, notso-well
the festival each year to celebrate
known writers and new the coming of spring and the joy
writers,” Hendrickson said. of reading. This year, with the
In its 13th year the Newburyport world seemingly in turmoil, she
Literary Festival will showcase
Continued on page 3
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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Larry Paul and Ben Butler’s Toothpick
years since first seeing it, Paul has
gathered as much information
as he can find on the toothpick
and its namesake, Ben Butler,
a colorful 19th century soldier,
businessman, governor, member
of Congress and America’s Cup
yacht owner.
He is working with the
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know it by its original name,
the Black Rocks Beacon, or by
the U.S. Coast Guard’s name,
Day Beacon No. 10, or by its
colorful nickname, Ben Butler’s
Toothpick, the 25-foot wooden
pyramid has been guiding
boats and ships to safety in the
treacherous Merrimack River for
almost a century and a half.
Standing 25 feet high on top of
a stone pedestal at the edge of the
Salisbury State Reservation, the
beacon has been decommissioned
by the Coast Guard. It was never
lighted, meaning it was only
useful in sunlight.
But it still serves as a
navigational marker for boaters
and harbormasters. And if
Salisbury has an icon, the
toothpick might be it. At least, it
is such a part of the town’s history
that a photo of it graces the town’s
official website.
For those who are not regulars
on the river, “Most people don’t
know it is here,” said local amateur
historian Larry Paul.
Paul said Butler’s original plan
was to build a second similar
beacon on the Newburyport side
of the river so boats could carry
cargo between the two banks of
the Merrimack.
The toothpick has been left in
place by the Coast Guard, which
still owns it. But the years of wind
and salt spray are taking their
toll. The red paint on the wooden
slats is fading and the wood is
probably rotting.
Paul, who lives in Amesbury,
has taken a keen interest in the
toothpick since he saw it on an
ecology tour of the river. In the
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Photo by Stewart Lytle
Salisbury Historical Commission
to find some organization to take
responsibility for maintaining and
possibly restoring the toothpick.
Commission Chairman Paul
Turner and Larry Paul are
planning to meet with Salisbury
Town Manager Neil Harrington
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The proposed solar array project in Rowley, MA will be an asset
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be used for growing and livestock. The land can be easily converted
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the space. If we care Health at all about keeping & Fitness
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The solar array offers several advantages to Rowley beyond the
energy it will provide. The tax revenue generated is not an expense
to the town. The array doesn’t burden the town with costly services
that residential or commercial use would. There’s no increase in
traffic for the area, no large delivery trucks rumbling down rural
roads. The impact on the daily lives of the citizens of Rowley
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Currently, there are 571 apartment and condominium homes in
place in Rowley, according to the principal assessor. That’s just
over 25% of residences in our community. The residents in these
dwellings typically cannot put up any solar array of their own. This
project would give them access to a renewable resource that had
previously been available to homeowners only. Renters would be
able to benefit from this project just like landowners.
As with anything new, there is some concern over the impact of
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• All power generated from the array goes directly to Rowley
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• The applicant for this project is providing the use of the land
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• The project will not lower nearby property values – Extensive
studies have been conducted in multiple states to settle this
very question, and the majority found no impact. Solar farms
are, by design, built to be low-profile. The project is taking
care to screen the farm from any possible viewers through the
use of vegetation.
• There will be fencing to keep out animals such as deer to
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small animals like birds and mice will not be impacted. The
idea is to leave the land as untouched as possible.
• Do solar arrays make noise? New arrays, such as those to
be used by this project, offer superior noise reduction from
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• What about Electromagnetic Fields? Today, in your own
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• Each solar panel is painted with a non-reflective coating to
reduce glare. A recent study noted that the glare from a solar
farm was similar to that of a pond or flat lake.
I hope this helps folks understand how this project is a win for
Rowley. Lower electric bills, energy that is safe, green, and renewable,
and the preservation of farmable land are all good things. With so
little negatives involved in this, I can’t see any reason Rowley should
not jump at the chance to make this proposed project a reality.
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Join us for the
23rd Annual Equine Expo!
Essex County
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April28, 2018
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Building at
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on Route 1,
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Individuals, groups and businesses
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A demonstration ring will be running all day with a number of
great demos scheduled including different horse breeds, training,
trailer loading & western dressage.
A silent auction offers a wide variety of items for bid. There will
be a food vendor serving lunch. Plenty of free parking and the
building is accessible to everyone. An admission fee of $5 (kids
under 10 are free) goes toward one of our goals of maintaining trails
in our member Towns of Hamilton, Wenham, Topsfield, Ipswich,
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said it seems a particularly good
time to relax and enjoy talking
about books and poems.
The writers, Hendrickson
said, say Newburyport “is the
best organized festival. We know
what we are doing.” The reason
is that the organizers do not
change the program once it is
set. Newburyport always has
something interesting going on.
And the parties are fun, she said.
The festival organizers, who
raise $45,000 to $50,000 each
year to support the event, do
not pay the authors. They do
reimburse their travel and lodging
expenses.
Hendrickson concedes that
there appears to be a bias toward
women authors this year. Of the
19 fiction writers, four are men.
Six of the 22 non-fiction writers
are male. Only one of the 10
writers of children’s and young
adult books are men.
The exception is that the male
poets outnumber their female
counterparts. There are 11 men
Continued from page 1
to discuss the future of the
toothpick.
Turner told his commission
members last month that
Harrington wants the town
involved in any discussion about
the future of the toothpick.
Larry Paul, an engineer, has
been creating drawings of the
toothpick with hopes of someday
restoring the beacon to its original
condition. He envisions replacing
the wooden structure with
something that would survive the
weather better and enlarge it to
its full 35-foot height.
If taller, some observers believe
the beacon might look even more
like a toothpick.
No one left alive knows
why the beacon is called Ben
Butler’s Toothpick. Paul said the
speculation has always been that
the wooden structure was given
that moniker because Butler, a
well-known loud mouth, built it.
“I was told it was because Butler
had a big mouth,” Paul said.
According to his research,
Butler admitted he often put his
foot in his mouth. And during one
speech, he reportedly refused the
offer of water, saying “Windmills
don’t run on water.”
Born in Deerfield, NH in
1818, Butler grew up in Lowell,
where he developed an empathy
for the local mill workers. When
he served in the state legislature,
Congress and as governor of
Massachusetts, he championed
Newburyport Literary Festival
to nine women.
“We are celebrating the 100th
anniversary of the passage of the
19th Amendment,” Hendrickson
said.
Actually, she admits, the
amendment giving women the
vote passed Congress 99 years
ago and was ratified in 1920.
Or it may be that more
women than men read today,
which explains why the opening
and closing ceremonies at
the Firehouse for the Arts are
dominated by women.
“Festival favorite, Ann Hood,
popular and prolific fiction writer,
is our honoree this year. Ann is
the author of 14 novels, three
memoirs, a short story collection,
a 10-book series for middle
readers and one young adult
novel. For our opening ceremony
she will be in conversation with
her longtime friend, Andre
Dubus, III about her life as a
writer and the books that matter
most to her,” the festival websites
states.
Several years ago,
Toothpick Needs a Paint Job
the 10-hour workday.
He became a very successful
manufacturer in Lowell,
producing the first American
wool bunting used in making
flags. Butler presented President
Abraham Lincoln the first
American flag made of bunting
made in the U.S.
During the Civil War, he was
named a general and became
an important player in the fight
against slavery. At one post,
he used his legal knowledge
to declare that captured slaves
were contraband, seized by the
northern army. In that way,
he circumvented the law that
required Yankee soldiers to
return any escaped slaves to their
southern owners.
For his efforts, Confederate
President Andrew Johnson
ordered Butler executed if he
were ever captured.
As governor from 1883 to 1884,
Butler appointed the first black
judge, the first Irish Catholic to
the judiciary and Clara Barton,
who founded the American Red
Cross, as the first women to serve
in an executive office.
Butler also owned a marble
quarry in Rockport. The original
stones that formed the base for the
toothpick reportedly came from
his quarry. The current beacon
was destroyed in a storm in 1947
and rebuilt a few years later.
And for 20 years Butler owned
the yacht America and entered it
28 times in races, winning five.
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Massachusetts’-own Dubus was
the honoree and he opened the
festival with a conversation with
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The closing ceremony at 7 p.m.
will be “Women’s Voices – Four
Fiction Writers Discuss Their
An extended Care Community
Work”. The program will honor
four local writers. Holly Robinson
will moderate a discussion with
Anne Easter Smith, Aine Greaney
and Meg Mitchell Moore.
All events are free except for
the Friday night Dinner with
the Authors. Held at 7:30 at www.seaviewretreat.com
the Masonic Lodge at 31 Green
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TREKS & TRAILS - MILL POND
It’s vacation week, and we’re ready for an
out-of-school adventure, with all the field
equipment we’ll need to go on a mini-trek
to explore some of our favorite habitats.
At Mill Pond, we’ll collect and examine
pond water to see what life is emerging. At
Rough Meadows, we’ll set fish traps and
search for tiny snails and scud, then go
on a walk-in-the-woods scavenger hunt.
Come on out, either one or both days!
Wed, Apr 18 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Meet
at Mill Pond Recreation Area on Route
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child $5; nonmember, child $8. Adults
free. Max cost per carload: members,
$20; nonmembers, $32. Preregistration
required. For more information, call
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AN EVENING OF LIGHT VERSE AT
BREWERY SILVATICUS
On Wednesday, April 18th from 6-8pm
visit Brewery Silvaticus to celebrate
Amesbury Poetry Month. It will be a
lively evening of light (humorous) verses
featuring 3 exceptional poets. Enjoy the
evening at the Brewery’s historic location,
9 Water St., in the heart of downtown
the Amesbury Cultural Council and the
Whittier Home Association. For more
information: amesburyculturalcouncil.
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AMESBURY WOMEN: THEIR
DAILY LIFE AT THE TURN OF THE
20TH CENTURY
Local author Edith Maxwell will present
a special lecture exploring the experiences
of Amesbury women and their lives
in the decades surrounding the turn
of the nineteenth century. For more
information and a calendar of events,
please visit www.amesbury350.com or
contact John Mayer, Executive Director,
Amesbury Carriage Museum by calling
(978) 834-5058 or via email at jmayer@
amesburycarriagemuseum.com.
THURSDAY, APRIL 19th
TREKS & TRAILS – ROUGH
MEADOWS
It’s vacation week, and we’re ready for an
out-of-school adventure, with all the field
equipment we’ll need to go on a mini-trek
to explore some of our favorite habitats.
At Mill Pond, we’ll collect and examine
pond water to see what life is emerging. At
Rough Meadows, we’ll set fish traps and
search for tiny snails and scud, then go
on a walk-in-the-woods scavenger hunt.
Come on out, either one or both days!
Thu, Apr 19 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Meet
at Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
off Route 1A in Rowley. Cost: member,
child $5; nonmember, child $8. Adults
free. Max cost per carload: members,
$20; nonmembers, $32. 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.
The Conservation Commission
Town
& Open Space Committee celebrates
Common
EARTH DAY with a day of trail work at the Dodge Reservation.
SHEEP TRIP
Come for as little or long as you can. Families with children
April 19th 10:30am -11:30am Join us
welcome! We will work to clear and prune a new trail. Tools
during school vacation week for a visit
needed are bow and pruning saws, pruning shears & work gloves.
from the Spencer Pierce Little Farm.
Amesbury along the Powow River. Arlene Shea will teach about sheep – you
Free admission to the poetry reading.
Water, snacks, and baked goods will be provided.
Amesbury Poetry Month is sponsored by
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will even get to meet a sheep. Make a
sheep craft too! Rowley Public Library
Children’s Room
TINY WORLD TERRARIUMS
Create a tiny world in a glass container!
Terrariums are so much fun to make
and easy to care for. Fill your container
with plants and other natural elements.
Choose from a collection of tiny add ins to
customize your world, or bring your own
elements that you can build your world
around. Plants and planting materials
will be provided. Grades 6-12: April 19,
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Newburyport Public
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keep an eye out for plants and animals
unique to mountain habitats, and for
evidence of the glaciers that covered the
area thousands of years ago. We promise
a lunch break, raptor search, and games
at the summit! The two-mile hike is a
combination of gentle and moderately
hilly terrain. This is a great mountain for
beginners and is full of natural history
interest for more experienced hikers.
Fri, Apr 20 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. Meet
at Joppa Flats Education Center, One
Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
Cost: member child, $40; nonmember
child, $45. Preregistration required. For
more information, call 978-462-9998 for
information about additional programs
and events, or visit the website at www.
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ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE
Friday, April 20th; two sessions: 1:00 p.m.
& 5:30 p.m. Spend an hour or so with
Refuge Manager Bill Peterson, joined by
other staff, as he provides an update of
what is happening, or will be happening,
at the Complex’s four national wildlife
refuges (Parker River, Great Bay, Wapack,
and Thacher Island). NO preregistration
for this program, which will take place
in the refuge’s visitor center auditorium.
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge;
Phone: (978) 465-5753
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WONDER
Friday, April 20th @ 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
The documentary-style film A Sense Of
Wonder takes the form of two interviews
with Rachel Carson during the last year of
her life, as she battles cancer and her critics
in the wake of publishing Silent Spring.
No preregistration for this program.
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge;
Phone: (978) 465-5753
BE ROOTED
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SATURDAY, APRIL 21st
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, Apr 21, 9:00 am - 11:30
am. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center,
One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
Cost: member, $10; nonmember, $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.
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APRIL VACATION - SUMMITS &
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Travel north with us to explore a
mountaintop and the ocean in one day
- it’s the best of both worlds! We’ll start at
Long Sands Beach, where we’ll investigate
the tide pools for marine life. The, we’ll
hike up Mount Agamenticus, where we’ll
FUN CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR
KIDS
Saturday, April 21st, from 10:00 a.m.
– Noon - Participate in a number of fun,
hands-on craft activities. Contribute
original artwork to an Earth Day – themed
mural that will be displayed on the refuge
web site. No preregistration for this
program. Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge; Phone: (978) 465-5753

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NEWBURY TOWN LIBRARY
COMMUNITY YARD SALE
Calling All to Come, Sell and Shop at
the Friends of Newbury Town Library
Community Yard Sale! Saturday, April
21st, 8:00 am – 12:00 noon. Contact
Tammy at friendsofnewburytownlibrary@
gmail.com for details, questions or sign
ups - or leave a message at the library for
a return call
MONTHLY SHORE CLEAN-UPS
Officials at Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge, who manage the Great Bay
National Wildlife Refuge, (GBNWR)
announced plans to hold monthly shore
clean-ups starting Saturday, April 21st
from 9:30 am-11:30 am. The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is looking
to the community for volunteers for these
monthly events to promote clean water, a
pristine shoreline, and healthy habitat for
animals and people. Groups and families
are welcome to participate in these events.
USFWS advises wearing long pants, long
sleeve shirts, and sturdy boots. Bring
sunscreen, bug spray, a light snack and
water. Supplies provided include trash
bags, gloves, and data tracking sheets. Sign
up online at www. naturegroupie.org.
FREE SHREDDING
Free shredding service on Saturday, April
21st at the Salisbury Fire Department,
181 Beach Road, from 10a to 2pm
(only). Shredding will be done on site
and is provided by The Shred Source
of Newburyport. Please no binders or
binder clips. You may transport your
paperwork any way you wish, no special
container required. Protect yourself from
identity theft and take advantage now of
this opportunity.
LIVE RAPTOR SHOW
Saturday, April 21st, from Noon to 1:00
p.m. Spend an hour with Jane Kelly, and
several of her live birds of prey, in the
refuge auditorium, while learning about
the habits and habitats of these fascinating
creatures. Jane, of On the Wing Raptor
Rehabilitation, will reprise the hugely
popular program that she delivered as part
of last year’s Earth Day celebration. No
preregistration for this program. Parker
River National Wildlife Refuge; Phone:
(978) 465-5753
GREAT BAY SHORELINE
CLEANUP
Saturday, April 21st, from 9:30 – 11:30
a.m. With the help of community
volunteers, we can keep our bay clean.
Volunteers will be guided by USFWS
personnel to closed areas of the refuge
where they will remove garbage and
debris from the shoreline. Let’s promote
clean water and a healthy environment
for wildlife and people! Groups and
families are welcome. We advise wearing
long pants, long sleeve shirts, and sturdy
boots. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, a
light snack and water. Supplies provided
include trash bags, gloves, and data
tracking sheets. Meet at the parking lot at
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Sign
up online at: https://naturegroupie.org
. Parker River National Wildlife Refuge;
Phone: (978) 465-5753
CLUTTER CONTROL 101 -
DOWNSIZING YOUR “STUFF”
The Friends of the Merrimac Public
Library, just in time for spring cleaning
and yard sale season, welcome. Join the
Friends of the Merrimac Public Library,
86 West Main St., Merrimac on Saturday,
April 21st at 2 PM. You will leave the
program with a smile on your face and
inspired with ideas of how to approach,
manage, and discard your possessions!
Admission is free and refreshments will
be served.
SUNDAY, APRIL 22nd
INTRODUCTION TO
BIRDWATCHING
Do you enjoy watching birds but want
to improve your ability to identify them?
Learn the basics of field identification,
including physical characteristics,
behavior, habitat, voice, and more.
Following the classroom presentation, we
will help you practice and integrate your
identification skills during our field trip.
Sun, Apr 22 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Meet
at Joppa Flats Education Center, One
Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
Cost: member, $36; nonmembers,
$42. 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.
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
Join the Friends of Greener Groveland
for a free Earth Day celebration on April
22nd! Activities are planned throughout
Groveland from 10-3. First Stop by at
Veasey from 10-12 to learn about birds
and butterflies then continue on to Elm
Park and the Pines for cleanup and more
activities. Veasey Memorial Park Drop in
Activities 10:00-12:00 Bird walk 10:30
Meet outside behind the main building
by the picnic tables. 201 Washington
St, Groveland. Meet at the Gazebo to
start a walk to the Pines. Clean up while
listening to history about Groveland and
a stop at the congregational church to get
a good look at an authentic Paul Revere
Bell, Elm Park, Groveland. Pines clean
up and activities 1:30-2:30, 222 Main St,
Groveland. for more info email vanessa@
veaseypark.org
MONDAY, APRIL 23rd
FOCUS ON BIRDS
Monday, April 23rd, both from 1:00
– 3:00 p.m. - This special edition of the
refuge’s Behind the Scenes (BTS) tour
will be led by veteran birder, and refuge
volunteer, Bill Gette. While the tour will
follow the usual BTS route, the leader
will place a special emphasis on the birds
that are typically found on the refuge in
the spring. Participants are encouraged
to bring binoculars, if they have them.
Tour is limited to 14 participants. Meet
the tour leader in the refuge visitor center
lobby 15 minutes before the program start
time. This program is most appropriate
for teens and adults. Preregistration
required. **Please note: When snow and
ice prevents access to the regular “behind
the scenes” segments of the refuge tour,
the tour leader will, instead, take the
group to other locations on the island and
mainland where birds are more likely to
be seen. Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge; Phone: (978) 465-5753
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Newburyport Public Library 978-465-
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CRYSTAL KING
Mon. 4/23 Historical Fiction Author
Crystal King 6:30 p.m. Set amongst the
scandal, wealth & Upstairs politics of a
Roman family during the 26th year of
Augustus Caesar’s reign, King’s novel
features Thrasius, the man inspired the
world’s oldest cookbook and the ambition
that lead to his destruction. A date cake (a
recipe from “A Taste of Feast of Sorrow”)
will be served. Alas, we won’t be serving
roasted leg of wild boar, ha! Langley-
Adams Library, 185 Main St. Groveland
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TUESDAY, APRIL 24th
PAULETTE DEMERS TURCO
On Tuesday, April 24th from 6-7:30 pm
the Amesbury Public Library presents
its poetry series with open mic. The
feature is Newburyport poet and artist
Paulette Demers Turco. The library hosts
a monthly poetry series with an open
mic. Each month there will be a featured
poet followed by a discussion, an open
mic and light refreshments. Stephen R.
Wagner, Amesbury Poet Laureate, hosts
this event.
CALLIGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Join calligrapher Liz Roessler of Lettering
by Liz for a fun and interactive 90 minute
calligraphy class! Participants will learn
different styles of lettering and each
participant will bring home cards which
they have worked on. Class is limited to
25 participants. Supplies will be provided
and there is no charge. Tuesday, April 24th
at 7pm: Registration begins on Monday,
April 9th. Patrons may register in person
at the Reference Desk or by calling 978-
465-4428 x 242. Newburyport Public
Library, 94 State St, Newburyport, http://
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AMESBURY - Old fashioned Spaghetti Supper & Ice Cream Sundaes! Saturday, April 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Union
Congregational Church, 350 Main St., Point Shore, Amesbury (across from Alliance Park). Spaghetti with homemade sauce,
Community Connections
meatballs, garlic bread, and salad. Try our ice cream sundaes with homemade brownies. “All you can eat!” Individual $8.
Family $28. Take-out 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.
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AMESBURY - The Annual Luncheon of the Bartlett Museum will be held on Sunday, April 29 at Restorante Molise, 1 Market
Sq, Amesbury. Social
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Fortime with cash bar begins at 12:00 am. The Buffet Lunch is served at 12:30 am consisting of Chicken
Sale
Parmigiana, pasta dish, grilled vegetables, meatballs, salad and dessert. Extra parking is available behind the Market Street
Baptist Church and the Provident Bank lot. The public is welcome to attend. Reservations are required. Tickets are $22 each for
early reservations until April 25th when the cost is $27 each. Please call Lee-Ann at 978-504-0000 or Gina 978-388-3089. A
variety of fundraising raffles will be held after the meal followed by
Sports • a short business meeting to elect
Sports • officers and board members
for 2018-19 followed by the program. The program presented will be in celebration of the Bartlett Sports
Museum’s 50th Anniversary
Brian Butler, Jim Chapman & Nick Costello will be reminiscing about the July 4th 1976 Pancake Breakfast at the Bartlett
Museum. A CD of the event will also be shown. The Museum is run and supported by volunteers, memberships, fundraisers
and donations. April is the official beginning of our membership year. Membership form will be available at this event or email:
dianco@verizon.net. Pets, Animals, Plus
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GEORGETOWN – The garden Friends of Georgetown are again coordinating the fundraising to bring the hanging flower
baskets to the downtown streets this summer. Please join us in this effort to beautify the town by sending a contribution to
“Garden Friends of Georgetown” c/o Health Ann Lacey, 85 Thurlow St., & Georgetown, Fitness
MA 01833. 100% of donations go to this
effort.
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IPSWICH - Interested in history and culture? The Ipswich Museum is looking for volunteer guides and greeters for the 2018
tourist season, which begins on Saturday, May 26th. The tours include the historic Whipple, Heard and Knight Houses.
Training sessions for tour guides will be held in early May. If interested, contact the office at (978) 356-2811, or office@
ipswichmuseum.org.
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NEWBURY - The Special and Annual Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Newbury
Elementary School, 63 Hanover Street AND the Annual Town Election will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The Town
Warrant and the Specimen Ballot will be forthcoming.
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NEWBURYPORT - The Newburyport Stamp Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, at 1:30 in The
Newburyport Senior Center, 331 High Street. Firefly Newburyport. Pottery
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NORTHEAST SEA GLASS EXPO - We are very much looking forward to the fourth Spring Northeast
& Safe
Sea Glass Expo. Come
see what over 50 Artists have created from
Aitems Paint-Your-Own
found on local beaches and beaches from Halloween
over the world. Enter your finds
to win cash prizes in our contests and take part in our educational lectures that will be held throughout the weekend. Check out
our Facebook page, The Northeast Sea Glass Expo
Pottery
or our
Studio
website, www.thenortheastseaglassexpo.com for all up to date info and
schedules. Looking forward to seeing everyone at this For fun Kids filled weekend. and Admission is $5.00 and children under 12 are free.
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ROWLEY – Rowley Historical Society presents: Rowley Powley commemorative Tea In observance of their centennial
celebration, the Rowley Historical Society is hosting
Classes
an Afternoon
& Parties
Tea on Saturday, April 28 from 1 – 3 PM at the Platts- peop
Bradstreet House, 233 Main St., Rowley. CLAY Reservations & GLASS required – FUSING Tickets available at the Town Clerk’s Office during regular
business hours (978-948-2081) Tickets: $10 each or $5 for over 70 or under 10. Rowley Powley Tea background – The Rowley
72 Mirona Road, Portsmouth, NH 795 Washington Rd.
Powley Tea House was created in 1919 in the home of a founding member of the Rowley Historical Society for the purpose of
Call for a tour (603)379-1898
603-431-7682
Rye, NH 03870
raising funds to repair the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House. We continue to fundraise to keep this first period house as a window
to the
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past. In honor of the founders of the Society, and the individuals who cooked, baked, brewed 603-964-81444 and served refreshments at
the Rowley Powley Tea House, we invite you to join us at the Platts-Bradstreet House for afternoon tea and a variety of delicious
treats. We are proud to present Harpist Carol McIntyre who will play a variety of styles possibly including classical, Celtic,
popular and folk music. Mr. McIntyre earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Arts from Stanford University and has been
performing on the North shore for over twenty years. See more about Ms. McIntyre at www.carolmcintyre.org
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ROWLEY - The Rowley Book Club will be reading The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead, winner of the Pulitzer
Prize and the National Book Award. Slaves Cora and Caesar attempt escape on the Underground Railroad, a secret network
of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil, encountering the strange yet familiar at each stop of their journey. Join
us on Thursday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. for a discussion of this story of history we all share and the effects it has on the present day.
Check our web site for future titles. The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main Street and is fully accessible. For more
information, call the library at 978-948-2850
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ROWLEY - The Town Meeting will be held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Pine Grove Gymnasium (not the
All Purpose Room). The meeting will not be broadcast live on television this year but will be recorded by Rowley Community
Media and played at a later date.
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ROWLEY - Friends of the Rowley Senior Center are sponsoring a Fundraising “Shoe” Drive during the month of April. A
collection drop off container will be placed in the parking area at 39 Central Street, Rowley for the duration of the month.
Materials collected for the “Shoe” Drive include: Paired footwear: shoes, boots, work boots, sandals, slippers, flip flops, heels,
sneakers & Pocketbooks, purses, backpacks & belts. For more information call 978-948-7637
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WEST NEWBURY - The annual West Newbury town cleanup will be held the weekend of April 21 & 22. Gloves and plastic
bags will be available in front of the Food Mart starting Wed., April 18. We are asking each homeowner to pick up the trash that
has accumulated around the home, especially near the street. Often the trash finds its way under bushes and it is recommended
that a tool, such as a rake be used to help remove the trash. Please place the filled, tied, bags by the side of the road. The trash
will be picked up by the town Monday April 23. In addition people are urged to take additional bags to help pick up trash along
the stretches of roads with few houses, where trash such as glass and plastic bottles, paper and cardboard, tires, diapers, used
building materials line the streets. We thank you! Please leave the filled bags by the side of the street. For questions please call
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By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty
As I was sitting at the closing putting a new one in was foolish, the sellers were required “by law”
today where the buyers and sellers Pets, not to mention Animals, that it was listed to have Plus
a door on the bathroom
were happily chatting away and so as “included” in the sale. If I had (the door didn’t fit after putting
friendly that the closing attorney called his agent right away and in new flooring). I told her that
kept having to interrupt them Health to told them what & my seller Fitness
was wasn’t the case to my knowledge
sign paperwork, I thought why taking it would have caused lots of but that I would check with my
aren’t all transactions friendly drama. No need. By seeing this sellers. She told her buyers that it
and “dramaless”. Whether you’re before and realizing that my sellers was a requirement and got them
buying a home or selling your are talking out of emotion and not all upset. They demanded that
home, the process can certainly be rationally, a crisis and drama was the door be put back immediately
stressful. It is most typically the averted.
and that we allow them in to see it
biggest investment people make, Sometimes it is a family member as soon as possible. A drama free
both financially and sometimes or REALTOR® who contributes or transaction this wasn’t.
emotionally. While emotions can even creates drama. A recent seller Creating drama or ratcheting
run high, the process does not of ours put their home up for sale up emotional responses is not the
necessarily have to be full of drama. and we soon had a buyer. During same thing as representing your
You’ve made logical choices about the home inspection the inspector client. REALTORS® should not
financing, school districts, towns, did a test for radon gas. The be introducing drama, rather, they
neighborhoods and a number gas level came up over the EPA should be minimizing it.
of other factors during the sale allowable limit and the buyer asked The REALTOR® who looks at
process, why let emotions take the seller to install a mitigation a problem as a hurdle not a road
over as you get close or are at the system to get to acceptable levels. block is one that will get to the
end.
A higher than allowable level isn’t finish line and a friendly, dramafree
When buyers and sellers come uncommon in this area and can
sale.
to a difference in opinion, or when easily be remedied. Not for the If you have any questions about
something unexpected occurs, father of one of the buyers! He these real estate terms, or are looking
it’s natural to have an emotional thought that his daughter and son to buy or sell a home please contact
response. But, as REALTORS® in law shouldn’t accept anything me, John McCarthy at Rowley
we work toward a solution that less than a mitigation system and Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley, MA
minimizes the drama and keeps thousands of dollars for any future 01969, Phone: 978 948-2758,
the deal on track. Sitting in the problems. Instead of lashing back Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at
closing today I thought how can and telling him that is ridiculous, john@rowleyrealestate.com
we help minimize the drama I realize that he is only protecting
in future transitions that can his child, son in law and grand
accompany rising emotions? kids. After the buyer’s agent
Experienced REALTORS® all explained to him that mitigations
have stories of when a buyer or systems came with a guarantee he
seller
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flew off the handle for the cooled off.
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smallest of reasons. Recently I had An inexperienced REALTOR®
a seller who told me that because can create drama where there is
he “gave” his house away so cheaply none by not reading paperwork
(as an aside they got almost 20% thoroughly or simply not
more than they bought it for 2+ understanding what is being told to
years ago) that he wasn’t including him or her by the other REALTOR.
the stove or built in microwave. Two recent transactions bear this
They were “only” 6 years old and out. First, at the walkthrough of
the buyers should have told him a recent transaction the buyers
that they wanted them. I told thought chairs to the poker table
him that I understood what he in the basement that was included
was saying and would go back and was staying. I told the other
check on the listing paperwork REALTOR® that they were never
and inclusion/exclusion list to asked for and there was no mention
see what we had put as staying or of them in writing in the offer or
going even though I knew they P&S. She said that she assumed
were included. When I met with they would stay. She was wrong
him again 24 hours later he had and ended up having to explain that
calmed down and realized that to the buyers. The REALTOR® on
ripping out a microwave and another transaction told me that
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1 Alice St, Groveland 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Farmhouse 19 $339,000 $375,000 $339,000
9 Cutting Dr, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 16 $435,000 $450,000 $435,000
105 Ferry Rd, Newburyport 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 17 $439,900 $435,000 $439,900
9 Oak Dr, Topsfield 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Multi-Level 269 $459,900 $459,900 $459,900
280 Washington St, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 5 $499,900 $515,000 $499,900
27 Lockwood Ln, Topsfield 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 24 $499,900 $540,000 $499,900
175 Scotland Rd, Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 47 $514,900 $485,000 $514,900
4 Seaview Ln, Newbury 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 59 $552,500 $525,000 $569,500
10 Hallisey Dr, Newburyport 11 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Contemporary 120 $599,900 $559,000 $599,900
9 Marions Way, Georgetown 10 room, 5 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 99 $599,900 $604,000 $599,900
3 Pond St, Newburyport 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Victorian 20 $925,000 $925,000 $925,000
Single Family Listings: 12 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 1,954.17 Avg. List$: $512,150 Avg. List$/SqFt: $267
Avg. DOM: 59.92 Avg. DTO: 10.83 Avg. Sale$: $511,492 Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $267
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Health & Wellness
BY J. PETER ST. CLAIR, DMD
Last week I introduced you to
a patient who has been struggling
with dental decay (cavities), gum
recession, and dental erosion (the
chemical breakdown of tooth
structure). I discussed how these
dental problems are complex
multifactorial diseases of epidemic
levels affecting both children and
adults.
I ended with the idea that a
healthy mouth requires more than
brushing, flossing, and “fillings”.
With current scientific evidence
and new technologies, patients and
practitioners need to begin to look
at these problems not just from a
drilling and filling approach, but
also from a medical (preventive/
therapeutic) approach. If “we”
continue to think the same way
about dental issues, we will continue
to have the same struggles and same
results.
There are over 19,000 different
bacteria that have been found in
mouths and every person has about
1,000 different types. Not all of
them cause decay, but many of
them have also been found to grow
on artery walls. The medical/dental
systemic connection is real and we
must pay more attention to it.
Dental decay is on the rise. Why
the increase? Most of it has to do
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with dietary trends. We snack more,
eat more sugar/carbs, drink more
soda, have more gastric reflux, take
more mouth-drying medications,
etc. Dental caries (decay) is a pH
specific disease. The right bacteria,
plus sugar, create acid which breaks
down the enamel of the teeth. Add
an already acidic environment and
it is even worse. In most cases it is
a preventable disease. The problem
is that changing our thinking and
behavior, the nemesis of all that is
bad, is difficult to do unless there is
an awakening among us.
It is time for the dental
professional to take a different
approach when treating this disease.
More focus needs to be shifted to
prevention of decay rather just
treating it. Filling teeth is treating
the result of the disease but does
nothing to prevent it. The dentist
needs to take a more active role in
assessing individual’s risk factors. In
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for Caries Management By Risk
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Based on assessing an individual’s
risk factors such as quality of
home care, quality of salivary flow,
medication and dietary issues, a
caries-preventive strategy can be
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to a different management of this
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For those at high risk, specific
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Right now you can use things like
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which by itself is cavity-fighting,
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there is strong research for the
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varnish, the same stuff the kids get,
for adults.
The evidence is very clear – this is
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