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October 3 - 9, 20<strong>18</strong> www.TheTownCommon.com Page <br />
Pony Express Fields May Be Named<br />
Candlewood Fields<br />
Continued from page 1<br />
Being located on Candlewood<br />
Road and behind the<br />
Candlewood Golf Center, the<br />
name Candlewood Fields would<br />
make it easier to find on maps<br />
and GPS, especially for someone<br />
not familiar with Ipswich, she<br />
said.<br />
O’Connor said the name<br />
Candlewood would also avoid<br />
confusion with the neighboring<br />
properties. The Greenbelt is<br />
calling its tract the Castle Neck<br />
River Reservation. The state<br />
Fish and Wildlife Department is<br />
calling its land the Castle Neck<br />
River Wildlife Management<br />
Area.<br />
The large open space became<br />
available after legendary polo<br />
player Bob Daniels died in<br />
March of 2016 after falling from<br />
a horse in a polo match. The<br />
Pony Express Farm, including<br />
his polo fields, was put up for<br />
sale.<br />
The Town Meeting a year<br />
later approved the purchase of<br />
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the schools. Sixty-four camera,<br />
not including the ones being<br />
installed at the new Pine Grove<br />
School, scan high-traffic areas<br />
such as cafeterias, main hallways<br />
and entrance and exit doors.<br />
“Cameras haven’t really been<br />
needed yet, but they are in<br />
place which does add a sense of<br />
security,” Forget said.<br />
The cameras, which cost<br />
$50,000, are not actively<br />
monitored, although they<br />
can be viewed at any time by<br />
office staff. The video from the<br />
cameras, recorded onto a DVR,<br />
is held for 30 days. They run<br />
from an hour before to an hour<br />
after school and are activated<br />
by motion during non-school<br />
hours.<br />
“The reality is that 99.9<br />
percent of that footage will<br />
never be viewed, but it’s there<br />
if we need it!” Forget wrote. “As<br />
we look to continually improve<br />
the safety and security of our<br />
schools, I am confident these<br />
cameras will improve our ability<br />
to monitor any activity that<br />
would provide a disruption to<br />
learning, or a threat to the safety<br />
of our students and staff.”<br />
The Raptor system verifies<br />
the visitor’s identity each time<br />
they enter school. It maintains a<br />
web-based log of who is in the<br />
building. All visitors are instantly<br />
checked to see if they are on the<br />
sex offender registry.<br />
30 acres of the farm, mostly<br />
the polo fields themselves, for<br />
use as much-needed athletic<br />
fields. The town bought the<br />
acreage for $2.15 million. The<br />
Town Meeting also approved<br />
another $227,000 for restoring<br />
the fields, adding irrigation lines<br />
and expanding the parking lot.<br />
Essex County Greenbelt<br />
bought 42 acres of the <strong>12</strong>8-acre<br />
farm for $1.4 million and will<br />
maintain it as open space for<br />
passive recreation.<br />
The state Department of Fish<br />
and Wildlife bought a milelong<br />
strip, in two parcels of 33<br />
acres and 22 acres, along the<br />
Castle Neck River at the back<br />
of the property for $500,000 for<br />
conservation lands.<br />
The stables, after auctioning off<br />
saddles and other horse-riding<br />
equipment, were demolished in<br />
August. The task force initially<br />
thought the town might rent out<br />
the stables to generate revenue,<br />
but the building, constructed in<br />
1985, needed too many repairs.<br />
School Safety Measures Added<br />
Triton is also working with<br />
local police departments to<br />
implement emergency situation<br />
training. Called ALICE for<br />
Alert, Lockdown, Inform,<br />
Counter and Evacuate, it is<br />
designed to thwart an active<br />
shooter situation. The system<br />
is a step up from the unified<br />
protocol that the school district<br />
implemented last year.<br />
The ALICE training, which<br />
involves role playing by teachers<br />
and staff, is the respected<br />
industry standard for school<br />
safety.<br />
The district is certifying its<br />
own ALICE Certified Trainers<br />
along with members of each<br />
of the Newbury, Rowley, and<br />
Salisbury police departments.<br />
When the faculty and staff are<br />
trained, the schools will begin<br />
conducting drills on various<br />
scenarios.<br />
Forget wrote that the training<br />
will be implemented cautiously<br />
and slowly to prepare students<br />
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On its 30 acres, the town is<br />
building four athletic fields,<br />
suitable for soccer, lacrosse and<br />
other field sports. If needed, two<br />
more fields could be built later.<br />
Primary users will be the<br />
Ipswich youth athletic programs,<br />
but adult leagues from Frisbee<br />
to soccer may also use the fields,<br />
O’Connor said.<br />
Scheduling will be handled<br />
by the Parks and Cemeteries<br />
Department.<br />
Residents of Ipswich “have<br />
been very patient,” O’Connor<br />
said. The fields look like “you<br />
could just put out the nets and<br />
start playing.”<br />
It took time for the town to<br />
secure the permits from town<br />
boards and work with wetland<br />
specialists, she said.<br />
The wait will be worth it,<br />
O’Connor believes. “It will<br />
be something the town will be<br />
proud of.”<br />
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