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Pelican Fund Celebrates Hope for Recovery Brown’s Lobster Pound Is Back
REGIONAL – In the midst of a growing
addiction crisis in the country, there was
a Celebration of Hope last Sunday at the
Newburyport Senior Center.
“Recovery is possible,” said Elizabeth
McCarthy, one of the founders of the
Pelican Intervention Fund, which makes
recovery from the “enslavement” of
alcohol, heroin or opioids possible.
Last Sunday afternoon, the Pelican
Intervention Fund held its third annual
Celebration of Hope at the Newburyport
Senior Center.
The event featured testimonials of
success stories by recovering addicts,
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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Beach Condo Unit Faces Uncertain Future
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
Site of proposed 240-unit complex
SALISBURY — The
fate of a proposed
240-unit beachfront
condominium project,
which has sharply
divided this town, is now
in limbo.
At stake, most believe,
is the future of Salisbury
beach.
The Planning Board
voted unanimously to
approve the project,
called One Oceanfront,
but imposed 44
conditions, which developer Wayne Capolupo said would kill the project. He said
the imposed conditions would make it impossible to finance the proposed $130
million project.
Included in the conditions is one to require open spaces through the buildings,
which would allow more ocean views for neighbors. The open spaces would likely
reduce the number of units.
Another condition would also require the developers to negotiate access to an
existing easement for the residents of Ocean Echo complex.
Opponents of the project have until mid-May to appeal the Planning Board’s
approval to Superior Court. Supporters want the board to approve the project without
some of the conditions.
The one thing that is clear is that if you live in Salisbury, “You
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family members of addicts and those who
provide resources to help the addicted.
Artist Anne Marie Zanfagna exhibited a
new book of art and poetry that featured
her Angels of Addiction portraits.
Two and a half years ago, the founders
of the Pelican Intervention Fund thought
they might help two or three addicts
become sober.
Kim and Steven Keene and McCarthy
were not experts on addiction. They only
knew that there were young people who
needed financial help to fight addiction.
The first year, the fund raised money
Photo by Stewart Lytle
Bruce Brown
POSTAL CUSTOMER
SEABROOK – On
Good Friday last
month Brown’s Lobster
Pound re-opened for
Easter Weekend after
a devastating fire shut
down the popular
seafood house for seven
months.
Brown’s opened again
the following weekend.
And then on Friday,
April 13, the familyowned
restaurant reopened
officially for the
season. A ribbon was cut,
and the restaurant served
350 lobster rolls. There
was a table-sized cake.
After its legions of fans had endured a long cold winter, Brown’s was back.
Since 1950 when Hollis Brown opened it as the Seabrook Lobster Pound, the
restaurant has been serving lobsters, lobster rolls, clams, oysters and other bounty from
the nearby Atlantic Ocean.
The restaurant traces its origins to 1947 when an
unemployed Hollis Brown and his friend Louis Violette
began hauling lobsters from Maine to sell in Merrimack
Valley markets. They first opened a restaurant in
Hampton. Then three years later, Brown bought out
his friend and opened the lobster pound at its current
location, 407 Rte. 286, “where the saltier water was
better for the lobsters,” the restaurant official history
says.
Just across the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border,
the lobster pound can serve more than 300 customers.
On a busy Saturday night, the kitchen may boil up
1,500 pounds of lobsters.
Brown’s kitchen caught fire Aug. 20 last year when
a kettle of drawn butter was accidently left burning all
night. One of about 20 foreign college students who
work there each summer forgot to turn the kettle off,
said Bruce Brown, the current owner and son of Hollis
Brown.
The student was returning to college the next day.
“We never told her. What would be the point?” asked
Brown, who took over running the restaurant when his
father retired in 1972. He had worked there since he
was 13.
Photo by Stewart Lytle
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Mary has lived in the area for 25 years and is a well-respected
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“In 67 years, we have never had
the fire department here before,”
he said.
Regrettably another student
who worked at the restaurant
told her later, he said.
The fire burned through the
kitchen, but not through the
roof, Brown said. The kitchen
had to be gutted, its expensive
equipment replaced. A new roof
over the kitchen was required.
Smoke damaged much of the
rest of the restaurant and forced
Brown to replace all the wood
ceiling tiles in the restaurant, he
said.
It took two months to design
Brown’s Lobster Pound Is Back
and secure town permits to
rebuild the kitchen. Two of his
three sons, Robert and Bruce II,
help manage the restaurant. They
and the manager supervised and
did much of the restoration, he
said.
Every inch had to be scrubbed
and repainted. Replacing the
wooden ceiling tiles in the dining
room took three weeks, he said.
Brown’s employs about 50
people in the summer with 25
to 28 on duty for busy summer
weekends. Some are students
come from countries as far away
as Russia, Czechoslovakia and
Jamaica. After the fire, a few of
the permanent employees went
Amesbury Indians celebrate a home run by Emma Catania in recent game with
Concord-Carlisle.
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Abby Aponas of Amesbury finishes a double play against Concord-Carlisle.
on unemployment insurance.
A couple found jobs across the
highway at Marley’s Lobster
Pound.
“Most have returned,” Brown
said.
He reopened this spring to find
prices for lobsters had hit a 10-
year price spike. Lobstermen are
selling him their catch for $11 to
$14 a pound.
The higher prices are the result
of a bad winter. Fearful of storms,
lobstermen were slower to put out
their traps this year, Brown said.
It will get better in the summer
and fall, when the price of lobster
is at its lowest prices.
Brown’s is open year-round, but
Photo by Peter McClelland
only on weekends in the winter.
“Who wants to come to the beach
in a snowstorm?” he asked.
The lobster pound has never
served alcohol. Hollis and Viola
Brown, Bruce’s father and mother,
opposed it, and he has never seen
a reason to change, although
other restaurants in the area tell
him that there is a lot of money
in selling alcohol.
He allows patrons to bring
their own beer and wine “as long
as you don’t get carried away,” he
said.
He figures that if the customers
buy beer and wine elsewhere,
they have “More money to spend
on lobsters.”

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are either for it or against (this
project),” Planning Director Lisa
Pearson said.
Pearson, who is caught in
the vortex of this beachfront
storm, said she has no idea
what will happen next with this
project. She expects there will
be some negotiations between
the developers and the board
members, but it is unclear under
the state’s open meeting law how
that will happen.
The five-story complex of one-
, two- and three-bedroom units
in four large residential buildings
has drawn a large number of
opponents. Twenty showed up
last week only to learn that a
proposed revote on the project
was not going to happen.
Supporters of the project say
it is the best hope the town has
had in decades to erase the blight
on the beachfront of run-down
bars, pizza joints and amusement
shops. Few would miss Uncle
Eddie’s, the Carousel Lounge or
the Upper Deck bar.
“People say, ‘It’s got to be
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to pay for 12-step, long-term
residential treatment for five
financially challenged addicts.
The second year it raised money
to pay for the treatment of 16
addicts. And so far this year, it
is helping eight for a total of 29
people.
“It blows my mind,” Kim
Keene said. She admitted that
she launched the non-profit
organization with no vision of
being this successful.
The non-profit fund, working
through the Essex County
Community Foundation, has
raised $175,000 in just two and
a half years.
“The community has been
unbelievably generous,”
McCarthy said.
The Pelican Intervention
Fund serves adults who
live in Amesbury, Byfield,
Groveland, Merrimac, Newbury,
Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury
and West Newbury.
The Keenes and McCarthy,
all members of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic parish,
launched the Pelican Intervention
Fund after each had a personal
experience with a young person
who became addicted. For
McCarthy, a nurse, it was her
youngest daughter who has now
been sober for eight years.
The Keenes helped Corey, a
friend of their son, who was like
better than what’s there now,’”
Pearson said.
Capolupo urged the Board of
Selectmen to tell the planning
board members it appoints
to reconsider the conditions.
“Although well-intentioned,
(planning board members) have
set the revitalization of Salisbury
Beach back many decades,” he
wrote. “In fact, never again may
this opportunity present itself.”
The influential businessman,
who owns the Blue Ocean
complex and other businesses
on and near the beach, said, if
this project does not go forward,
the 3-acre site will probably
be developed “piecemeal over
the next 15 or 20 years as the
individual property owners
try to do something with their
parcels.”
No Selectmen came to the
planning board meeting.
After the planning board
meeting last week, Capolupo was
quoted as saying the developers
would have to regroup and
reconsider their options.
The planning board had asked
a member of their family, after
he became addicted to heroin.
They paid for the treatments,
which usually run into the
thousands of dollars, but realized
that many families could not
afford the expensive treatments.
The Keenes and McCarthy did
not know each other, although
they were neighbors and went
to the same church. They found
one another “through faith,”
McCarthy said.
They created the fund in 2015
and held the first Celebration
of Hope in a coffee house. They
expected about 40 people to
show up. Instead, about 100
people came to tell their stories
about addiction and recovery.
Donations began to roll in,
mostly small contributions from
individuals. The largest donation
came when the Newburyport
Five Cents Savings Charitable
Foundation gave it $15,000 last
January.
Janice Morse, the chairman
of the bank’s foundation, called
Pelican “a vital organization to
our community which supports
individuals and their families on
their journeys from addiction to
recovery.”
The fund, which has no official
religious affiliation, works closely
with local churches, social service
agencies, police departments and
the Essex County Correctional
Facility.
for more time to resolve several
issues. It faced a deadline last
month to vote for or against the
project. The developers declined
to grant the board an extension
because the Big Block group
of developers faced their own
deadline imposed by the current
property owners. A sales and
purchase agreement between
the developers and the property
owners required a large payment
within days of the last planning
board meeting.
Pearson said the town does
not know if the property owners
granted an extension, if the
developers made a payment or
if they have decided to drop the
project.
The Big Block Development
Group, which includes the
Capolupo, Nabhan and
Mulcahy families, proposed
the development be built at 8,
16 and 18 Broadway and 6-28
Oceanfront South.
There would also be a
commercial building with 6,500
square feet on the corner of
Broadway.
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Relapses are common,
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Most of those who have been
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SUN CATCHER WORKSHOP
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You may also visit us on Facebook for
current status and updates concerning
the Ipswich Public Library.
at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats.
DISNEY’S MARY POPPINS JR.
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JEWELS OF THE FOREST
This two-day workshop will introduce
you to the wonderful world of woodwarblers,
the jewels of North American
birdlife. With an evening lecture on Friday
and a field trip on Saturday, you’ll learn
about the more than 30 warbler species
that regularly occur in Massachusetts,
including their vocalizations, migration
patterns, nesting and foraging behaviors,
and some of the conservation issues that
impact these birds. We’ll visit several of
the state’s most productive migrant traps,
including the Parker River National
Wildlife Refuge, Bald Hill Reservation,
and others. Fri, May 04, 2018 7:00
pm - 9:00 pm; Sat, May 05, 2018 6:30
am - 1:00 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats
Education Center, One Plum Island
Turnpike, Newburyport. Cost: member,
$95; nonmember, $125. Preregistration
required. For more information, call
978-462-9998 for information about
additional programs and events, or visit
the website at www.massaudubon.org/
joppaflats.
SATURDAY, MAY 5th
SPRING RUMMAGE SALE
The Hampton United Methodist
Church, 525 Lafayette Road (Rt. 1),
Hampton, will hold its Annual Spring
Rummage Sale on Saturday, May 5th,
from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There will be
spring and summer clothing, toys, books,
games, furniture, shoes, small appliances,
and household items for sale at very
reasonable prices. Come get some great
bargains and help the church support its
mission projects in the community. For
more information, contact the church
office at 603-926-2702.
PAPER AND DOCUMENT
SHREDDING BENEFIT
Saturday May 5th, 9:00 am – 12:00
Noon at Union Congregational Church,
350 Main Street, Amesbury. (Across
from Alliance Park on the Merrimack
River) To benefit the restoration of Point
Shore’s iconic 1835 Union Church

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Meetinghouse. Suggested Donation $5
per standard banker’s box (approx 12”
x 16” x 10”). Shred all your outdated
documents safely and securely in our
Shred Source truck. View the shredding
in process. We will also be collecting food
donations for Our Neighbors Table at
that time.
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, May 05, 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/
joppaflats.
BOOK SALE
Historic St. Paul’s Church is holding its
annual Spring Book Sale on Saturday,
May 5, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. St. Paul’s is
located at 166 High Street, Newburyport,
MA. The sale includes thousands of books
for adults, teens and children as well as
CDs and DVDs. Donations will be gladly
accepted up to the day of the sale.
NORTHEAST SEA GLASS EXPO
We are very much looking forward to
the fourth Spring Northeast Sea Glass
Expo. Come see what over 50 Artists
have created from items found on local
beaches and beaches from all 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 or our website, www.
thenortheastseaglassexpo.com for all
up to date info and schedules. Looking
forward to seeing everyone at this fun
filled weekend. Admission is $5.00 and
children under 12 are free.
NATURALLY CURIOUS
Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife
Sanctuary in Topsfield is excited to
welcome Naturally Curious Author Mary
Holland to the sanctuary on Saturday,
May 5 from 10:00-11:30 a.m. Enjoy her
presentation that will take you through
the natural events that take place in New
England throughout the seasons. Advance
registration is required. FEE: $20 ($18/
Mass Audubon members). To register go
to massaudubon.org/ipswichriver or call
978-887-9264.
CRAFT AND GIFT FAIR
Join Wingate at Haverhill for its annual
salute to spring Craft and Gift Fair
on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Multiple vendors will be present
in addition to fun raffles and a free craft
project for children from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Parking is available in the employee
parking lot at the back of the building.
For more information, call 978-372-
7700. Wingate at Haverhill is located at
190 North Ave
DISNEY’S MARY POPPINS JR.
See Page 6
NEWBURYPORT CHORAL
SOCIETY
The Newburyport Choral Society will
be performing a majestic program of
Baroque and Classical period music
on Saturday, May 5th at 8:00 p.m. and
Sunday, May 6th at 4:00 p.m. The
performance will include 150 singers,
4 professional vocal soloists, a 17-piece
orchestra, and Belleville’s historic Stevens
pipe organ. Tickets are $22 for adults and
$20 for seniors/students ($25 at door).
Visit www.newburyportchoralsociety.org
for information and to purchase tickets.
WOODCOCK WALK
Each spring American woodcocks engage
in one of nature’s most fascinating
courtship displays. Here’s your chance to
witness this “sky dance” up close and inperson
at Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge Saturday, May 5th @ 7:30 p.m!
This program is appropriate for ages 8
and older. Meet the ranger on the deck
of the visitor contact station at parking
lot 1. Bring binoculars and a flashlight.
Program is limited to 15 participants.
Please plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to
the program start time. Preregistration
required. Please call (978) 465-5753; to
register for this program.
SUNDAY, MAY 6th
CHORAL FESTIVAL
Among the many wonderful events
planned for the year-long celebration of
the 350th anniversary of the founding of
Amesbury is a Choral Festival, which will
be held at All Saints Anglican Church, 67
Friend Street in Amesbury, at 4PM on
May 6, 2018. Six of Amesbury’s churches
are participating in this event. They are:
All Saints Anglican Church, Main Street
Congregational Church, Seventh Day
Adventist, St. James Episcopal Church,
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Holy Family
Parish, and Union Congregational
Church. The Choral Festival is free, and
will be followed by refreshments in the
lower church.
DISNEY’S MARY POPPINS JR.
See Page 6
NEWBURYPORT CHORAL
SOCIETY
See May 5th.
TUESDAY, MAY 8th
POCKET BIRDING FOR SPRING
MIGRANTS
Mass Audubon’s Marblehead Neck and
Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuaries are
two small gems along the Essex County
coast. As undeveloped oases in largely
suburban neighborhoods, they are
magnets for migrating songbirds. Let’s
explore these two pocket paradises and
see what we can find. Tue, May 08, 2018
6:00 am - 11:00 am, Meet at Joppa Flats
Education Center, One Plum Island
Turnpike, Newburyport. Cost: member,
$33; nonmember, $41. Preregistration
required. For more information, call
978-462-9998 for information about
additional programs and events, or visit
the website at www.massaudubon.org/
joppaflats.
LONG LASTING GARDENERS: AN
ERGONOMIC APPROACH
Tuesday, May 8th @ 6:30 p.m. Susan
Guest is an avid gardener, movement
educator and fitness coach. With
some simple landscape modifications,
ergonomic tools and easy exercise
techniques, you can retain strength and
stability, improve fitness, and avoid
injuries while gardening. This program
will take place in the refuge visitor center
auditorium. NO preregistration for this
program. Sponsored by the Newburyport
Horticultural Society. Please call (978)
465-5753; to register for this program.
HIDDEN GEMS OF NEW
ENGLAND
Join author and adventurer Alison
O’Leary for a virtual trip over mountains
and through the back roads of New
England. This program, based on the new
book “Inns and Adventures” by O’Leary
and co-author Michael J. Tougias, is great
inspiration for trip planning! Tuesday,
May 8th at 7pm: Newburyport Public
Library, 94 State St, Newburyport, (978)
465-4428 http://www.newburyportpl.
org/
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Letters To The Editor
Page 6 www.TheTownCommon.com May 2 - 8, 2018
Caring, Compassionate, Dignified
Service when you need it most.
Community Announcements
AMESBURY - The Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury is hosting a giant indoor Yard Sale on
Saturday, May 19 from 8:00 am – 12:00 noon. Donated items fill our Gym at the back of the building. Nothing is pricedpay
what you can afford. Yard Sale proceeds will go to funding the traveling expenses of our church’s 10th mission trips to
Community Connections
We Offer:
both Canada and South Africa this summer. Volunteers from our church visit with Pastor Ian MacFarlane at the Living
• Personalized and Traditional Funerals Hope Community Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada for a week to help with children’s programs like Vacation
• Cremations • Graveside Services Bible School and Bible Sports Camp. Volunteers going to South Africa for three weeks will continue to help build the new
Business Spotlight
• Memorial Services
church and school buildings as well as teach and train pastors, visit aids orphanages and hospitals through the leadership of
Pastor Jacob Moses of Bethany Mission Church in Tongaat.
14 Independent St., Rowley, MA • Advance Planning Options
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BYFIELD - TTS
Real Estate • For Sale
For
978-948-7763
Players proudly presents Disney’s Mary Poppins Jr. with a running time of 1hour and 10 minutes at the
Owner, Licensed Funeral Director (Type 3)
Sale
Byfield Community Arts Center 7 Central St. Byfield. Performance dates are Evenings April 27, May 4, 5 at 7pm and
Matinees April 28, April 29 and May 6 at 2pm. The show is directed by Michael Fay. Please make your plans to join us
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF ROWLEY
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
as we visit the struggling family of George & Winifred Banks who are about to get a visit from the world’s most famous
Notice of Public Sale
nanny Mary Poppins! Come and enjoy this timeless classic
Sports • and iconic music which features
Sports • unforgettable songs like
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Spoonful of Sugar, Feed The Birds and Chim Chim Cher-ee Sports
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and many more! Please go
Notice is hereby given by Rigano’s
Towing Service 1081 Fells-
A Public Hearing will be held at
out of your way to invite family and friends to enjoy this beautiful and fun story about the power of a good example tap
your feet as the chimney sweeps show off their rooftop dancing skills! To reserve your tickets please email Kathy ttsplayers@
way, Malden, MA, pursuant to the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central
gmail.com or leave a message at the box office at (978) 463-3335. Calls will not be returned but tickets can be reserved
and paid for at pick up window on Pets, show days. Please like Animals, our Facebook page tts players. For Plus more information about
the provisions of Mass General Street, on Thursday, May 17th, 2018
upcoming auditions visit our web site at www.tts-players.com.
Laws, Chapter 255, Section 39A, at 7:15 p.m. to act on an application
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that they will sell the following received April 19th, 2018 from
NEWBURYPORT - Homeless shelters can be life savers for people who don’t have a place to stay overnight. But for people
David Jaquith. Applicant(s) is
vehicles on or after May 17, 2018
in Greater Newburyport, the nearest Health shelter, except for some very & cold Fitness
nights, is at Emmaus House in Haverhill. And it
seeking a Special Permit from the
beginning at 10:00 am by public
is always full. What is it like to stay in a shelter? Why do some people stay and others don’t? What services are provided?
requirements of RPZB section 5.4.2,
or private sale to satisfy their garage
keepers lien for towing, stor-
And how do shelters provide a stepping stone to housing security? What does it take to set up and run a shelter? What
6.1.3.1, 6.1.1.1, 6.1.2.1 & 6.1.3.2.4B
happens when it is very cold in town; what challenges does temporary sheltering engender? Hear perspectives on these
to reconstruct a single family
and other questions on Wednesday, May 23rd, at 7 pm at Central Congregational Church in Newburyport. Major Todd
age, and notices
77
of sale.
Wethersfield
Vehicles residence on an existing foundation
St.
Hughes from The Salvation Army will describe his experience during the extreme cold this winter when he opened an
are being stored at Rigano’s Towing
Service.
right side and rear with a possible
and expand the residence to the
emergency shelter for people who had nowhere to go. Leslie Lawrence, Associate Director at Emmaus House, will provide
Rowley, MA insight into day-to-day life in a shelter, what’s involved in running one, and the ways in which towns like ours can best
variance 01969 for the additions due to
1. 2012 Toyota Corolla VIN#
serve the people who don’t have a place to stay. This is the fifth in a series of community meetings examining homelessness
the lot topography. The property
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in Greater Newburyport presented by HOPE in Action in conjunction with Pennies for Poverty. Other meetings have
Telephone: 978-948-8696
he
2. 2008 Chevrolet
Town
is located at 77 Railroad
Malibu
Common
Avenue in
explored the YWCA’s annual homeless count, a program in Peabody for housing families, the realities of a day shelter
the Coastal Conservation district
in Gloucester, and the challenges educators face in supporting homeless students. The mission of HOPE in Action is to
VIN# 1G1ZG57B68F274750 Fax: 978-948-2564
and Flood Plain/Watershed Overlay
educate our communities about housing-insecurity in our area and to initiate a call for action. All are welcome. There is
3. 1998 Jeep Wrangler VIN# district and is shown on Assessors’
no admission charge. Bring your questions. Wednesday, May 23, at 7 pm, Central Congregational Church, 14 Titcomb
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1J4FY19S1WP705333 Map 27, Lot 103. At the public
St, Newburyport.
hearing, members of the public may
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ask questions and present evidence
Signed
ROWLEY - Friends of the Rowley Senior Center are now accepting applications for space at this years’ 10th Annual Yard,
that supports either the approval or
Basil Rigano
Craft & Bake Sale on May 19, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rowley Town Hall Annex, newly paved outdoor area.
denial of this petition.
Owner
Bathroom facility & street parking available. There is a minimal donation of $20.00 to benefit the Friends of the Rowley
5/2, 5/9, 5/16
Seniors Center. We welcome all who would like to set up a table and spend time on a fun filled community event. Please,
Chairman Donald Thurston
leave your name & phone number at the Rowley Senior Center, 978-948-7637 or call Diane @ 978-948-5054.
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SEABROOK - Seabrook Library will present a program given by Professor
Charles A. Kennedy, Ph.D. on Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 pm entitled, A Short
Course on Islam for Non-Muslims. Prof. Kennedy will discuss the interactions
between the three monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and
the interaction of their belief systems, as well as a discussion of how Islam if
practiced in the United States. This program is free and open to the public. Light
refreshments will be served.
May 19th, 20th, June 2nd, 3rd, 9th & 10th
June 11th - 15th
OR
June 23rd & 24th
June 25th* - 29th
*If you are still in school,
check online for dates
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day. Perhaps, as author Don Nelson
proposes, there is an alternative theory
that would answer all of these questions.
His account pulls back the cloak of the
cover-up in his recently published book
Chappaquiddick Tragedy: Kennedy’s
Second Passenger Revealed. Join us on
Tuesday, May 8 at 7pm to discover new
insights into this mystery. Bring your
questions! The Rowley Public Library
is located at 141 Main Street and is fully
accessible. For more information, call
the library at 978-948-2850.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9th
DAWN PATROL ON PLUM
ISLAND
If you want to take spring birding
seriously, you have to be out when the
birds wake up. This program will put us
in the best spots at the best times to see the
most bird activity. Join us for this special
opportunity to see and hear migrants and
resident birds in the quiet and clarity of
the new day -- and still get back in time
for Wednesday Morning Birding! Wed,
May 09, 2018 6:00 am - 9:00 am. Meet
at Joppa Flats Education Center, One
Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
Cost: member, $25; nonmember, $30.
Preregistration required. For more
information, call 978-462-9998 for
information about additional programs
and events, or visit the website at www.
massaudubon.org/joppaflats.
ROUNDTABLE
The Civil War Roundtable of the
Merrimack will meet at 7:30 PM
on Wednesday, May 9th at our new
location, the Hilton Senior Center, 42
Lafayette Rd. (Rt. 1), Salisbury, (Next to
the Salisbury Fire Station). Dr. Michael
Schroeder, PhD, of Berwick, ME,
Historian and President of the CWRT
of New Hampshire will speak on “Union
Combined Operations: Freeing the
Upper Mississippi 1862.” Admission
is free and anyone with an interest in
America’s Civil War is invited to attend.
For more information visit our web page
www.cwrtmerrimack.org or call Tom at
(978) 462-8518.

Community Connections
May 2 - 8, 2018 www.TheTownCommon.com Page
For
Sale
If you have read any of my
articles over the last 15+ years, you
invariably saw one or more on what
to do to buy a home. The article
told you to go get preapproved, talk
with an experienced REALTOR®
(preferably me) and make sure
everything is in writing among
other tips. I don’t think that I have
ever written about what NOT to
do when buying a home. Going
to flip the script here a little and
outline some things to avoid doing
if you want to buy a home:
Don’t Buy: Don’t make any big
purchases. No new furniture, no
ride on lawn mowers. Nothing.
A few years ago I was at a home
inspection on a Saturday and asked
my buyers what they were doing
after the inspection. They said
they were going car shopping as
they needed a new car. I’m glad I
asked as a large purchase like this
can shift your debt to credit ratio
and make buying a home more
difficult or impossible.
Stay: Although a new job may
come with better pay and/or
benefits it could delay your pursuit
Ask your
mortgage agent if changing jobs
will put your purchase in jeopardy.
Don’t Apply or Close: If you
apply for a new credit card it could
of buying the home.
he Town Common
look poorly on your credit rating.
While closing on an unused credit
card may seem like a good idea it also
may affect your credit. Choosing
to wait is a much better option.
Asking your mortgage agent before
doing anything with your credit
cards is the best option.
Stay Current: Don’t get behind
on any of your payments. I guess
this is obvious but stay on top of
it. If you occasionally are late on
rent or a car payment, don’t be.
Your finances will be looked over
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thoroughly. This isn’t the time to
Pets, let something lapse. Animals, estate market:. Plus
Don’t Spend: You made a “The U.S. housing market
commitment to put x% down on narrowed
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by 9 percent over the
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touch, past 12 months, with the majority
of available inventory out of reach
for all but the highest earners,
but have you planned for closing
costs? Have you planned for the
unexpected? Your closing costs are
an estimate and if you are closing
at the end of the month you will
need less money into escrow. If
the closing gets pushed into the
beginning of the next month you
may need more cash to close. This
also doesn’t take into account the
fact that stuff happens after you
move in. Save your money.
While some of these seem obvious
like don’t make any large purchases,
some seem a little ridiculous like not
closing out a credit card. The best
piece of advice I got when buying
my home was don’t do the thing
that makes common sense without
talking with your REALTOR® or
mortgage agent. It might make
perfect sense to consolidate your
credit cards, but just because it
sounds like the right thing to do,
you shouldn’t necessarily do it.
The fact is it most likely is not
the thing to do. The time to try
to correct a problem is well before
you are in contract to buy a home,
not while you are under agreement
and trying to get financing. The
mistake may be staring you in the
face, right there on your computer
screen, and all you have to do is
point it out to a credit company
or whomever made the mistake.
Don’t do it. Disputing an error
can set off alarms or ding your
credit report which could result in
your losing the home because you
couldn’t get financing and put you
back in home search mode.
Lastly, I thought it would be
interesting to share a statement
from Zillow on the national real
according to a new Zillow report.
With inventory in continuous
decline since 2015, home hunting
this summer is expected to be
among the most competitive
seasons on record, with only about
22 percent of the available stock
of 1,224,336 homes priced for
first-time homebuyers, according
to Zillow’s March Market Report.
Home values nationwide have
risen 8 percent year-over-year
since March 2017, to a median
of $213,146, with more than 51
percent of all available homes now
priced on the high end, according
to Zillow, which defines that
category as home prices hovering
around $375,000.”
As we know the real estate market
locally is very active and outside of
our area it seems to be just as active.
If you have any questions about these
real estate terms, or are looking to buy
or sell a home or real estate in general,
please contact me, John McCarthy at
Rowley Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley,
MA 01969. Phone: 978 948-2758,
Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at
john@rowleyrealestate.com.
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Health & Wellness
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD
Last year I wrote a column
about a study I saw in an article
from over a decade ago. It was
about the poor odds people have
making changes in their life
actually happen. The article was
an outpouring of concern from
healthcare experts and doctors,
all looking for a way to change
the behavior of people who love
their lifestyle so much that they
were willing to literally die from
it.
In the Johns Hopkins study,
9 of 10 heart surgery patients
chose to return to their unhealthy
lifestyle, rather than make the
changes needed to live longer.
Very few were convinced by their
doctors to make radical daily
changes.
Based on my own experiences
trying to move individuals to
change habits that are having
negative effects on their oral
health, I knew it was difficult,
but was shocked by the 90%
statistic, especially relating to a
do or die scenario. There are two
Step One around here, the
minute the snow starts to melt, is
to grab the latest newsletter from
the senior center and see what
trips are planned. They’re always
low in cost, to a great location and
someone else drives the bus. Some
trips include a tour guide at the
other end, with lunch planned at
a wonderful place with a view out
the windows. If your senior center
has trips like this, be sure to sign
up early. Spaces will go fast.
Here are some more ideas to stay
busy this summer:
* Talk to friends and neighbors
Brighter Smiles...
studies that I have seen relating
specifically to dentistry which
confirm that changing behavior
is not easy.
The first study looked at whether
dental hygienists were as effective
as they thought they were with
oral hygiene instructions. The
role of the dental hygienist is to
instill the need, desire and ability
for patients to achieve optimum
oral health. The purpose of
this study was to determine if
patients correctly understood
oral hygiene instructions
provided by the hygienist and to
see if the hygienists felt they were
giving patients individualized
instructions.
No big surprise, the findings
showed a disconnect between
what the hygienists believed they
were conveying to their patients,
and what the patients actually
hear. So, part of the problem with
getting people to change starts
with actually confirming that
the person understands the call
to action and the implications of
not acting.
The second study was to
determine if a simple follow-up
contact with the patient would
impact behavioral change. In
this study, patients had a routine
dental hygiene appointment and
were given specific oral hygiene
recommendations based on their
What Does It Take?
Senior Scene
What Will You Do This Summer?
about daily walking, either early
in the morning or after supper.
Look for indoor walking spots if
your area doesn’t have sidewalks.
Make plans to go on a picnic or
head to the ice-cream store after
your walks.
* Does your local gym or YMCA
offer Silver Sneakers classes? Those
workouts are geared to seniors,
and your Medicare Advantage
plan may pay for it. Go to www.
SilverSneakers.com and look up
plans offered for your state.
* Search online for weekly
farmers’ markets nearby. Chances
are they’ll accept EBT/SNAP
benefits, if you have those.
* Once summer is really here,
you’ll need some indoor activities.
Ask around about book clubs, art
classes, senior swimming, weekly
matinees followed by lunch,
indoor flea markets, painting
individual needs. Contact was
then made with patients one
week after their appointment.
The patients were asked
if they tried the specifically
recommended products they
had been instructed to use, if
they liked using them, and why
or why not. Only 50 percent of
the patients replied to the callout
from their hygienist. Of
those who did respond, most
said they tried the specifically
recommended product, but only
33 percent of them felt they
would continue to use it. The
conclusion of the study was that
follow-up contact alone is not
an effective method to change
behavior and does not increase
compliance with oral health
recommendations.
So, what does it take to get
people to change their habits? I
think it is safe to say that some
will and some won’t, no matter
the consequences.
Dr. St. Clair maintains a private
dental practice in Rowley and
Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered
family dentistry. If there
are certain topics you would like to
see written about or questions you
have please email them to him at
jpstclair@stclairdmd.com. You can
view all previously written columns
at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com/
blog.
scenery for the theater, a yoga
class, learning bridge or canasta, a
ballroom dance class ... there are so
many indoor options.
* Go online to www.redhatsociety.
com and see if there is a chapter in
your area. Their goal -- having fun!
While wearing red and purple!
Summer gear is starting to
appear on store shelves. Stock up
on sunscreen and hats, and grab a
new water bottle while you’re there.
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TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, the Rowley
Protective Zoning Bylaw, and the Rowley Planning Board Rules and
Regulations, the Rowley Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing
on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 8:20 p.m. in the Conference Room at
the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA., relative to an application
for Special Permit/Site Plan Review pertaining to development
the currently undeveloped site for the business operations for the repurposing
and storage of reclaimed granite for retail display and sales at
124 Newburyport Turnpike which is also designated as Assessor’s Map
14, Lot 29. The property consists of 11.26 acres and is multi-zoned with
the front portion of the lot along Newburyport Turnpike (approximately
the first 200 feet from the front property line) consisting of Retail (RE)
Zoning District, the next 1,000 feet consisting of Business Light Industry
(BLI) Zoning, and the rear portion of the parcel Outlying Zoning District.
Retail sale and display is proposed to be in the RE Zoned portion
whereas the repurposing and storage of reclaimed granite is proposed in
the BLI Zoned portion.
The application has been submitted by Nancy McCann, Esq. of 89 Newbury
Street, Danvers, MA 01923 on behalf of the applicant, W. Wesley
Reed (Reed Corporation/Olde New England Granite), and Dimosthenis
Kotsiopoulos, property owner. represented by Meridian Associates, 500
Cummings Center, Suite 5950, Beverly, MA. A Special Permit and Site
Plan Review is required pursuant to Zoning Bylaw Section 4.6.3.(d) and
(e) for wholesale trade or sales establishments, and assembly or light
manufacturing enterprises in the RE zoning district, and, pursuant to
Zoning Bylaw Section 4.7.3.(b) and (c) for wholesale trade or sales establishments,
and assembly or light manufacturing enterprises in the BLI
zoning district.
The applications, plans, and relative documents are on file with the Rowley
Planning Board, and are available for public inspection at the Rowley
Planning Board Office, Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, during
public office hours.
Chris Thornton,
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