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Page www.TheTownCommon.com November 21 - 27, 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 2004-2018 The Town Common © - All Rights Reserved In loving memory of Liz Ichizawa, Reporter (1956 - 2005) LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Public Sale Notice is hereby given by Newburyport Towing Service, Inc. 27 S. Hunt Road, Amesbury, MA, pursuant to the provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they will auction the following vehicles November 29, 2018 on the website http://sta. ibidsmart.com. The auction will end at 1:00 pm and buyer registration is required. Those that don’t sell at auction will be sold on or after November 29, 2018 by private or public sale to satisfy their garage keepers liens for towing, storage, and notices of sale: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2000 Ford Contour VIN 1FTNW20S0XED28985 2011 MotoFino MF150QT-2 VIN LFFMKT168B1000345 2001 Ford LGTCON F-150 VIN 2FTRF08W51CA64656 2003 Buick Century VIN 2G4WS52J331255088 1999 Ford F-250 VIN 1FTN- W20S0XED28985 Vehicles are being stored at Newburyport Towing Service and may be viewed by appointment only. Walter L. Lowell President 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 Anna Jaques Hospital Receives Two Prestigious Awards for Birth Center Efforts The Town Common Courtesy Photo Alison Sekelsky, MSN, RNC, Director of Maternal Child Health; Tasha Gunnarsson, RN, IBCLC; and Hannah Pawlendzio, RN, IBCLC, welcomed Baby Friendly-USA surveyors. NEWBURYPORT - Baby-Friendly USA, a credentialing program for hospitals that is part of an international initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), announced that Anna Jaques Hospital has received the prestigious international recognition as a Designated Baby- Friendly birth facility. The initiative recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for families. Based on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, this international award recognizes birth facilities that offer families the education, skills, and support needed to get off to the healthiest start and also to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies. Anna Jaques Hospital is one of only 14 hospitals in Massachusetts and the first on the North Shore who has successfully accomplished the honor of earning the Baby- Friendly designation. During the final assessment which was a rigorous two-day survey, there were no deficiencies cited under the Baby-Friendly model. Baby-Friendly surveyors shared that Anna Jaques, “promotes an extraordinary dedication to community health, wellness and passion to serve all mothers and infants. Staff exhibits a respectful and enthusiastic collaboration with community and state agencies to promote evidence-based prenatal and postpartum education and follow-up support for all mothers and infants.” In 2013, Anna Jaques began a rigorous evaluation of internal policies and procedures on the path to become a Baby Friendly-designated hospital. A multidisciplinary team of nurses, midwives, lactation consultants, obstetricians, pediatricians and community members implemented changes to foster compliance with the best practices for mothers and babies in the prenatal, delivery, and postpartum hospital stay. These include: • • • • Educating mothers prenatally on infant feeding and their hospital stay; Encouraging skin-to-skin time immediately following delivery through the first feeding for both vaginal and cesarean deliveries; Initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of birth; Encouraging rooming in (mother and baby staying together 24/7) by ensuring hospital procedures do not routinely separate mother and baby; • Discouraging pacifier use until the mother’s milk supply is well established except for medical indications; • Offering the option of human donor breast milk for babies requiring supplementation. Clinicians received updated training to fully ensure the multifaceted care plan is effectively followed throughout the entire pregnancy and hospital stay. This initiative was championed by Alison Sekelsky, MSN, RNC, Director of Maternal Child Health, and the Lactation Consultant team at Anna Jaques: Tasha Gunnarsson, RN, IBCLC; Hannah Pawlendzio, RN, IBCLC; and Judy Fayre, RN, IBCLC. Anna Jaques is also a recent recipient of the 2018 Breastfeeding Achievement Award from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Anna Jaques is one of 14 birth hospitals that were recognized for implementing “Quiet Hours” within maternity units to allow mothers and newborns to rest, bond, practice skin-toskin, and support feeding on demand, and breastfeeding. “These recognitions exemplify our focus on fostering the most supportive environment possible for each family, while providing them with exceptional care and a personalized experience that honors their individual needs,” shares Alison Sekelsky, MSN, RNC, Director of Maternal Child Health. To learn more about the Birth Center at Anna Jaques Hospital, visit www.ajh. org/birthcenter. CORRECTIONS In the November 7th article "Powerlifting to Defeat Addiction" The John Ashford Link House was spelled incorrectly. This is a long time organization with Houses in Newburyport Amesbury , Salisbury. Also in the recent Town Common article about trash collection in Newburyport, there is a statement that could cause confusion. It was stated that “residents currently pay a flat rate for trash collection as part of their water/ sewer bills” which is not accurate. It would be more accurately stated that Trash is paid through taxes which go to the general fund. Thank you for the overall communications that the City of Newburyport is addressing managing its future waste streams - from Solid Waste to Recycling to Composting Organic Waste - in a very thoughtful manner given the dramatic changes at a global and national level. Our apologies for these errors.
November 21 - 27, 2018 www.TheTownCommon.com Page 3 Continued from page 1 Standing alone against the great marsh, the unoccupied house has captured the imagination of generations of residents and visitors. A STPH Facebook post about the repairs last week was shared close to 300 times! For an icon with so many fans, its future, however, is at present uncertain. Joseph and the Steering Committee have worked closely with the refuge since 2015, looking for a longterm solution for the Pink House. Newbury town officials, state Sens. Kathleen O’Connor Ives, D-Newburyport, Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, and both U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey’s offices have responded to requests from the ever-widening community, joining with STPH to find an appropriate owner so the house can be fully revitalized. The challenge is that the refuge is part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which in turn is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Fish & Wildlife Service normally does Continued from page 1 “The seniors are very interested,” he said. But to the staff’s surprise, a number of their customers has been parents of teenagers looking for a non-addictive product to reduce anxieties. These products are a positive alternative to many of the drugs being prescribed, Kalker said. “You could say we are the antidrug shop,” he said. The Ipswich shop has also attracted doctors, who come looking for answers for their patients. “We reach out to local doctors,” Kalker said. “But they have also reached in to us.” The staff, led by Kalker’s brother Kurt, a 25-year licensed pediatric nurse, consults with customers’ physicians to make sure the hemp-derived products do not react with prescriptions. Kurt regularly attends and is often invited as an expert speaker at conferences, including one at Harvard University Medical Center and two weeks ago at an international conference in California. The Newburyport shop, Spencer said, will look much like the Ipswich shop, which The Pink House Getting Some Love not preserve houses. Yet they have kept the Pink House standing to allow the time to explore solutions. They have complied with STPH’s requests to protect the house against the elements and animals, but do not have any reason to invest in further refurbishment. And the Interior Department is facing its own reduced budget, which adds to the situation. Because the house is owned by the federal government, local volunteers cannot repaint it, Joseph said. What STPH is working toward is a new owner, who can make a total external makeover with new (pink) siding, she said. Several times a year, STPH asks the refuge for repairs to keep the house secure through winter months and particularly during the Nor’Easters that hit Plum Island hard. Joseph wrote, “As part of her (the Pink House) pre-winter upkeep we asked that the skirt running around the front threequarters of the house (most of which is actually an external, but enclosed porch) be replaced Cape Ann Botanicals Bringing Hemp Products to Newburyport resembles a high-end beauty spa, where customers can explore the products and ask questions of the staff. Customers do not have need a $250 medical marijuana card, and there is no age restriction. Questions are free, but if more consultation is needed, Kurt offers a 20-minute information session for $29.99, an hour for $99 and a three-month therapy course for $299. Spencer, who describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur,” is also building two medical marijuana dispensaries, one in Ipswich and another in Rowley. Besides seeing a business opportunity, Spencer and Kurt have personal reasons for wanting to offer people hemp products. They lost their mother and oldest brother to cancer, and Spencer watched three friends suffer and die from cancer and diabetesrelated illnesses. Spencer himself injured a nerve in his right arm, which causes numbness. And Kurt had two motorcycle accidents and 13 orthopedic surgeries, which left him in pain that synthetic pain killers do not relieve. Hemp-derived products help reduce both brothers’ pain, and they believe hemp could have helped their brother, mother and or repaired and painted.” The group asked and the refugee agreed that the front porch needed maintenance. “We hope this will spruce her up a little - and that big vine that in 2017 we requested be cut at the base (to die rather than rip it off her clapboard) is dry enough to come off without doing damage,” Joseph wrote. Each year Barrett and Peterson walk through from the house from the cupola to the basement. The surveys have shown that the Sea View Retreat -Since 1954 An extended Care Community Come in for a visit and compare! (978)-948-2552 •Private & Semi-Private Rooms with Baths and Beautiful Views • Medicare/ Medicaid certified • Social Services-Speech, The Town Comm Physical, Occupational, & Massage Therapies • Full Activity Program • and much more... Pink House remains strong. There are no leaks from the roof, no cracks in the foundation, all windows are even and the walls are balanced. Even during the three Nor’Easters last spring that flooded the Plum Island Turnpike, only about an inch water line showed on the walls of the basement. “Apparently, they knew how to build ‘em in the 1920s!” Joseph wrote. To stay up to date on the Pink House, join the Support the Pink House or Save the Pink House Discussion Group Facebook pages. friends. “The thing that frustrates me is that so many people have suffered all these years,” Spencer said last summer. Cannabis has been around for at least 5,000 years. It fell out of favor in the U.S. because hemp competed with paper made from trees. Since 1937, until recently, such products were illegal. Hemp ropes also competed with a new synthetic product, polyester. When the federal government began to tax and ban hemp products, doctors complained that it helped patients with pain. But then aspirin was invented, Spencer said. Today, it competes with some pharmaceuticals, particularly opioids. While the Kalker brothers readily concede that much more research needs to be done on hemp, Kurt said, “What I don’t see is why any doctor would prescribe opioids, which are killing people, instead of cannabis, which has never killed anyone.” Spencer said, “This product is a miracle worker.” For more information, stop in the shop or visit www. capeannbotanicals.com. www.seaviewretreat.com MANSION DRIVE • ROWLEY, MA • JUST OFF ROUTE 1A Holiday Fair at Trinity Episcopal Church Saturday, December 1 st from 9 AM - 2 PM! Christmas shopping, crafts, greens, baked goods, ‘White Elephant’ and much more. Come try our delicious Turkey Gobbler Sandwich & Trinity Corn Chowder! (for small donation) Kids can take a picture with Santa, make a Christmas gift for a loved one, decorate cookies or get their faces painted. 124 River Road, Topsfield Call 978-887-5570 for more information. What’s in your medicine cabinet? Make room for CBD! Why? Because it works! CBD can help reduce pain, inflammation, stop cold sores and pimples, decreases stress, enhance sleep, relieve itching and lift your mood. Learn more, stop in today. Greg Der Bogosian We’re excited to announce our second store opening in is your Advertising Consultant Newburyport this December! 77 Wethersfield St. Rowley, MA 01969 Telephone: 8 Central 978-948-8696 Street • Ipswich • MA 01938 978.356.3493 • capeannbotanicals.com Fax: 978-948-2564 advertise@thetowncommon.com
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