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2 IRA SUBARU OF DANVERS WEEKLYNEWS.NET - 978-532-5880 DECEMBER 6, 2018 Hard Times Fund seeks donations More than 30 years ago, the Peabody Municipal Light Plant (PMLP) and the North Shore Community Action Program (NSCAP) founded the “Hard Times Partnership Fund” to help the needy pay their heating bills. Contributions from Peabody and Lynnfield customers have assisted the elderly and disabled, the unemployed, the working poor, those with high medical bills, and families unable to meet their winter fuel costs. A bill insert and envelope are being delivered to all PMLP customers in December with their monthly electric bill. The partnership began with NSCAP based on the their concern for people in need, especially during the holiday season, the founders said. William Aylward, PMLP commissioner said they remain committed to the program, and all the commissioners hope people will seek help through NSCAP if they need it. Laura M. MacNeil, NSCAP's executive director, said she is grateful to the people of Peabody and Lynnfield who donated to the fund. With these funds, they are able to help keep the heat and utilities on for families in need, ensuring that they are were warm during the winter months. To contribute, mail your tax deductible donation to NSCAP, 119 Rear Foster Street, Bldg. 13, Peabody, MA 01960. Please specify “Hard Time Partnership Fund” on the memo line. Building bridges and making change Mike Garabedian General Sales Manager Join us for a unique family experience Begin a new, or continue your family tradition. 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Higgins Principal Todd Bucey said the teens were selected for their exemplary record of service and their demonstrated values of kindness, compassion, and humility, hallmarks of the project, they routinely demonstrate. “As mentors, members of the Student Advisory Board, and candidates for National Junior Honor Society, Michaela and Carson serve as role models for all students,” he said. “They have been instrumental in helping to establish initiatives to benefit the Higgins school community.” For their part, Alperen, 13, and Browne, 14, say they are excited to be part of something larger to help Greater Boston’s needy with food and clothing drives. “I like being involved with our school and all of the community service projects we do,” Alperen said. “I was happy and honored to be selected because it’s challenging to be chosen as ambassador because they have to find someone who is good leader and will step up. I will step up.” Browne may have insight into the responsibilities he’s about to endure. His brother, Colby, is a former ambassador. “My goal is to help out the younger kids, the generation below me,” said Carson Browne. “And I’d like them to take the same path as me.” The latest year-long initiative will get started at events in Faneuil Hall and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum next month. The project brings together like-minded youth leaders statewide to spend a day helping the homeless at the Pine Street Inn, the hungry at the Greater Boston Food Bank, and children for Cradles to Crayons, the Boston nonprofit which provides needy children with essential items they need to thrive at home, at school and at play. “It’s powerful,” said Bucey. “The food and clothing drives We Specialize in AFTER SCHOOL MARTIAL ARTS WE TRANSPORT supply these items for free for so many people by engaging and connecting communities that have needs.” Since its inception, more than 3,000 ambassadors have impacted more than 550,000 lives through service. With Project 351 enrichment, training, and mentorship, these envoys build unity, cultivate kindness, and transform lives through service, its founders say. As they serve, they develop the courage, compassion, and capabilities to lead awe-inspiring change. Carolyn Casey, founder of Project 351, said the initiative places a special premium on quiet leaders and unsung heroes. “We seek to strengthen this generation’s instinct to do good in ways that transform and strengthen their communities and our commonwealth,” she said. In a new world reality where polarization and division is the norm, the project’s mission and the idealism of its ambassadors, feels more urgent than ever she said, Casey added. Next spring will feature a celebration at Gillette Stadium, home of the five-time Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots. The Kraft Group gives one lucky ambassador a $10,000 school scholarship. In addition to Colby Browne, past Peabody ambassadors included Emma Bloom, Mark Patturelli, Sydney O’Donnell, Kassidy Butt, Colby Therrien, Michael Tansey, Jack Woods, Jacob Gustin, Ava Marotta, Matthew D’Amato, Katie Wallace, and Bella Ciulla. 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DECEMBER 6, 2018 Water-rate hike is in the pipeline WATER From page 1 “I’d rather spend money on sexier projects like a new school or a police station,” he said. “But to me, water is as important a service as we provide, and this is a key investment for the long term.” The mayor did not rule out future rate increases. “We have among the lowest water and sewer rates in the state right now, and haven’t increased the water and sewer rate in many years,” he said. “In the past, the cost of water has been covered by the tax rate. I want to shift that so the more that’s used, the more it costs; that’s fair.” Last summer, the mayor and the City Council reached a compromise on a water and sewer rate hike and rates rose 5 percent. That increase — the first in a decade, the mayor said at the time — would help the city complete some infrastructure projects. The increase raised the average homeowner bill about $38. The biggest ticket item is $20 million to refurbish the Winona Water Treatment Plant in the eastern part of the city. The facility provides water to 30 percent of the city. “It came down to whether to reinvest in Winona Water Treatment Plant by rebuilding it, or shutting it down and getting water from the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) at a very high cost,” Bettencourt said. “We decided that we need to use our natural resources and keep control over our water and sewer costs.” In addition to rebuilding the Winona Plant, the project will replace miles of pipe, and the final phase will be to pave the streets affected by the project. The result, the mayor said, will fix low pressure issues many neighborhoods have experienced. The $2.7 million first phase has been approved unanimously by the council. In addition, a 10-year, interest-free loan from MWRA will allow installation of new pipes on Route 1. “In that section of the city, crews found 6-inch pipes going into 12-inch pipes and then into 8-inch ones,” Bettencourt said. “Now, it will be one 12-inch pipe all along.” Also on tap are new water pipes from the Coolidge Water Treatment Plant that will snake through south and central Peabody to connect to Route 1. The Coolidge facility came back online earlier this year after fire damaged it last year. It provides 70 percent of the city’s water. That 16-month plant closing cost the city $2.2 million more than it budgeted for because it had to buy water from the MWRA for $250,000 per month. “Part of me thinks I should leave it to a future mayor to pay for,” Bettencourt said. “But at the end of this, we will have two state-of-the-art water treatment plants and a significantly improved infrastructure piping system. 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Bettencourt Jr. in a statement. “We have made a substantial investment in school safety in recent years and grants like this one from the state allow us to do even more.” The award is part of the “Governor’s Local Law Enforcement Equipment and Technology” grant opportunity from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program offered by the Executive Office of Public 2.50% APY* 15-Month CD Safety and Security, Office of Grants and Research. The Baker administration announced grant awards totaling more than $1.3 million in federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funds to 77 local police departments. 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