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CI Works’ Building Purchase Benefits Manufacturers 

AMESBURY – After five years 

of leasing a 50,000-square-foot 

building from ARC Technologies 

(now Hexcel Corp.), CI Works is 

buying the 110-plus year old mill 

building with plans of turning it 

into a modern, energy efficient 

structure for the benefit of its 

tenants. 

Its goal is to turn the usual 

love-hate relationship between 

landlords and tenants into one 

that could better be described as 

a love-love connection. 

CI Works announced last week 

that with financing through 

Enterprise Bank it has purchased 

the brick mill building at 11 

Chestnut St., which for the last 

State Sen. Diana DiZoglio, D-Methuen 

five years it has been leasing out 

to a wide assortment of young 

manufacturing companies. 

It also has an option to purchase 

another 50,000 square feet, the 

remainder of its leased space. 

Owning the building allows CI 

Works to offer more flexibility in 

lease terms, the company said. 

And for its young manufacturers, 

flexibility is a key factor. 

The purchase allows CI Works 

to upgrade old lighting systems 

to modern quality and energy 

efficiencies and pass along the 

savings in reduced rent and 

improved work environments. 

“Now we can work solely on 

behalf of our tenants,” said CEO 

DiZoglio To Be A Strong Voice on Beacon Hill 

Photo by Stewart Lytle 

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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Robert O’Brien. “I know that 

sounds like apple pie, but it’s 

true. If our tenants succeed, we 

succeed. Our product line is our 

tenants’ success.” 

Most owners of commercial 

buildings are looking to sign a 

few large companies to long-term 

leases. They believe that reduces 

the building owners’ risk. 

Not O’Brien and Mark Friery, 

his partner at CI Works. They 

maintain it is less risky to have 

multiple tenants in businesses as 

diverse as woodworking and sports 

equipment to homebuilding and 

brewing beer. If one business fails 

or an industry goes into decline, 

Continued on page 2 

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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THE FIRST ESSEX 

SENATORIAL DISTRICT – 

It seemed like such a simple idea 

for a complicated problem. 

Fly red flags at various points 

along the Merrimack River 

to tell swimmers, kayakers, 

fishermen and even boaters that 

the river was heavily polluted 

with sewage. A yellow flag 

would tell people and their dogs 

to jump in with caution. And a 

green flag said the water is fine. 

But that idea began to fade 

when newly elected state Sen. 

Diana DiZoglio, D-Methuen, 

started meeting with public 

officials, municipal waste 

water operators, civic and 

environmental groups along 

the river to learn more about 

the challenges municipal waste 

water plants cause. 

Photo by Stewart Lytle 

From left, Bob O’Brien, Barewolf Brewing owner Steve Bareford and Mark Friery. 

DiZoglio found that it was 

not a simple task to define how 

much and what type of pollution 

is flowing in the wide, fastmoving 

river. The data collected 

from the many stakeholders 

along the river varies widely, she 

said. 

She blames miscommunication 

as a major stumbling block 

to finding a solution. “We are 

talking at one another, not with 

one another,” DiZoglio said. 

The Merrimack River cuts 

a long swath through her new 

senatorial district, which runs 

from Methuen to Salisbury. 

Most days, thanks to the federal 

Clean Water Act, the river is 

much cleaner than it was, but 

not in the days after a major 

rain storm hits the Merrimack 

Valley. 

Postal Customer 

In a meeting with state Rep. 

James Kelcourse, R-Amesbury, 

and Newburyport Mayor Donna 

Holaday earlier this month, 

the issue of combined sewer 

overflows (CSO) in the river 

dominated their discussion. 

CSOs occur during rain 

storms that dump too much 

water on the Merrimack River 

Valley for waste-water plants as 

far upriver as Manchester, NH, 

to handle. The operators at six 

overwhelmed plants have little 

choice but to open the flood 

gates and let raw sewage flow 

into the river. 

Last year, the legislature tried 

and failed to pass new laws 

requiring plant operators to 

notify municipalities downriver 

in a timely way that sewage was 

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Response to 

ROWLEY GOVERNMENT-“Going to Pot”! 

Community Announcements 

written by Tim Toomey, Community Rowley MA (January Connections 

16-22, 2019 printing) 

Tim Toomey’s letter to the editor (ROWLEY GOVERNMENT-“Going to Pot”!) brought 

up some interesting facts to investigate and for us as citizens to consider: 

1) Did the pot vote only Business pass by 4 votes Rowley’s Spotlight 

2016 election? Does this issue 

warrant a separate and new town vote? 

For 

2) Have the selectmen actually approved 5 sites out of Essex county’s 16 sites to be 

Real Estate 

established in Rowley and will they running as “Pot Parlors”? 

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Sale 

For Sale 

3) Have Rowley residents actually taken the time to consider what the long term effects 

for inviting FIVE Pot Sports Parlors into our • community Sports may have • on Sports 

our children 

and our grandchildren? Other than “promised” and/or “anticipated” MONEY, 

what advantage does living in a pot hub of the north shore provide for us as a 

solid community? Other Pets, states are not Animals, seeing the expected financial Plus benefit from 

marijuana because of increasing “home grown” marijuana selling at half the cost 

and not having the police man power to track down and stop illegal operation. 

4) Why have Rowley citizens 

Health 

not been provided 

& Fitness 

with more information on this 

decision made by the selectman and the reality of the possible impact on and for 

our community? 

5) What is the stance of the Finance Committee on this proposed decision? 

6) and YES! HOW DID IT GET THIS FAR IN THE PROCESS before recognized? 

My interest in writing editorial letters is to call attention to Rowley residents and to make 

sure this is what YOU want for YOUR future and the future for YOUR children. 

WHAT DO PEOPLE WANT ROWLEY TO LOOK LIKE IN 20, 50 or 100 YEARS? 

People who grew up here and are now “aging out” experienced a truly caring community. Our 

fathers and forefathers fought many town committee battles such as these for the GOOD of 

ALL, not to prosper temporarily. Children and families were important to them, and a future 

for their community was of paramount importance. They were united around values despite 

the many differences of opinion. Is filling our community with Pot Parlors the legacy we want 

to leave our children to deal with? 

What benefit and good will 5 “Pot Parlors” create for the community, its roads, its police 

and fire fighters? for all those who are working to keep us safe? And, lastly, what IS the 

EXACT reality of Federal funding vs State funding for issues related to Marijuana as brought 

up in a previous meeting within a Counseling agency’s plea to NOT allow one of these 5 sites 

to be close to their established Rowley site because of EFFECTS of its presence on children 

who have been traumatized and the families with children who are dealing with deaths from 

drug overdoses and suicides. 

PLEASE PEOPLE THINK THIS THROUGH CAREFULLY BEFORE IT IS TOO 

LATE 

Joanne (Foster) Lind 

To Judge Jeanine Pirro, 

Hi Judge, I like your show and that you don't take any stuff from anyone. I’m 88 years 

old. Question; Why did they stop the pay of people that work and need it and why didn’t 

they stop the pay of the politicians? It seems to me that would help open the govt faster. 

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Jeannette (Walsh) (Maynard) Bradstreet, 88 

MIDDLETON- Jeannette (Walsh) 

(Maynard) Bradstreet, 88, passed away 

on January 14, 2019 at the Sea View 

Retreat in Rowley. She was the wife of 

the late Eldon Bradstreet and the late 

Frank Maynard, Sr. 

Born in Topsfield on August 30, 1930, 

she was the daughter of the late James 

and Marie “Mary” (Nadeau) Walsh. 

She had a career as a certified nurse’s 

assistant in many nursing homes in the 

local area. Jeannette was also a member 

of the Grange. She was an avid reader, a 

wonderful cook and loved to travel. She 

was truly a kind and giving woman. 

She is survived by her children, 

Frank Maynard and his wife, Lydia 

of Haverhill and Mary Maynard of 

CO, her siblings, Rosemarie Walsh of 

Topsfield, James Walsh of Merrimac, Richard Walsh of Georgetown, Edmund 

Walsh of Topsfield and Phillip Walsh of FL, her grandchildren, Eric, Melissa, 

Christopher, Scott, Deanna, Matthew, Kimberly and Benjamin, eleven great 

grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. 

She was predeceased by her children, Daniel and David Maynard, her 

granddaughter, Michelle and her siblings, Mary-Jane Perkins, Robert Walsh 

and David Walsh. 

Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10AM on Saturday, January 19, 2019 

in Saint Rose of Lima Church, Park St., Topsfield. Visitation will be held in 

the church from 9-10AM prior to the Mass on Saturday morning. Burial 

will follow in Oakdale Cemetery, Middleton. In lieu of flowers, donations 

may be made in Jeannette’s name to the Sea View Retreat Activities Fund, 50 

Mansion Dr., Rowley, MA, 01969. Online condolences and directions may 

be found at www.LyonsFuneral.com 

CI Works’ Building Purchase 

Benefits Manufacturers 

Continued from page 1 

OBITUARY 

their old mill building will still be 

humming. 

CI Works currently manages 68 

leases for companies that employ 

225 people. The building is 93 

percent leased, which has made CI 

Works look for additional space. It 

is also leasing 90,000 square feet of 

space in the IndusPAD building, 

formerly owned by Polartec, on 

the Methuen-Lawrence border. 

For many of its manufacturers, 

CI Works functions as a second 

stage incubator where each 

business is encouraged to innovate 

and collaborate with one another 

to overcome challenges faced by 

most young companies. 

When O’Brien and Friery 

began working together in 2010 

as the CleanTech Center in 

Newburyport’s Industrial Park, 

there were no models for them to 

learn from. “Where there was an 

environment with no models, we 

created one,” O’Brien said. 

The company moved to 

Amesbury in 2014 and created 

the Chestnut Innovation Center 

– now CI Works. Friery and 

O’Brien credited Mayor Kenneth 

Gray and City Councilor at Large 

Christian Scorzoni for providing 

a welcoming atmosphere for the 

company’s growth, including 

streamlining the permitting 

process. 

In addition to the lighting 

upgrades, CI Works plans to 

have Summit Solar install solar 

panels on the roof to produce 200 

kilowatts of power, enough to 

provide electricity to the building. 

It also plans to install two electric 

vehicle charging stations for 

employees to power up their cars 

for free, while at work. 

One tenant, Blackburn Energy’s 

CEO Peter Russo said, “We 

appreciate the flexibility and 

support CI Works provided this 

year. A startup has very few stable, 

reliable elements to its business. 

Blackburn appreciates the fact 

that CI Works provides some of 

those elements.” 

Blackburn, which manufactures 

a system that captures kinetic 

energy generated by trucks 

and stores the electricity in a 

battery pack, leases a working 

manufacturing shop, office, large 

group meeting space and parking 

of its test truck. 

CI Works celebrated its 

purchase of the building last 

week by hosting a party at one 

of its tenants, Barewolf Brewing, 

which recently expanded its lease 

to accommodate larger-thanexpected 

customers at its tap 

room. 

For more information, visit 

www.ciworksamesbury.us.

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DiZoglio To Be A Strong Voice on Beacon Hill 

Come in for a visit and compare! 

Continued from page 1 

former Sen. Kathleen O’Connor said. 

on its way. The current law only Ives, D-Newburyport, DiZoglio The Methuen native, who 

Sea View Retreat 

-Since 1954 (978)-948-2552 

requires periodic notification said she cannot wait to get has an Italian last name, but is 

long after the sewage has passed started working on solving mostly Greek in ethnicity, took 

down river and out to sea. 

•Private & Semi-Private Rooms 

CSO problem and other issues two years off after graduating 

Humans downriver have little affecting her district. from high school to work and An extended Care Community with Baths and Beautiful Views 

idea if and how much sewage The 35-year-old has been figure out what she wanted to 

• Medicare/ Medicaid certified 

has been released and if it is in the House, representing do with herself. 

• Social Services-Speech, 

harmful. 

portions of Haverhill, Lawrence, She enrolled in a community 

During her first week as a Methuen and North Andover college and worked to pay her 

Physical, Occupational, & 

senator, she proposed that the for six years. Now as a senator tuition. This time, her grades 

Massage Therapies 

Merrimack Valley Planning she expects to “continue to be a were so good, she was accepted 

• Full Activity Program 

Commission take on the strong voice in Boston and will for her last two years at hard-toget-into 

Wellesley College. 

• and much more... 

challenge of bringing together continue to effect change as I 

all the public and private have always tried to do in the DiZoglio found her mission www.seaviewretreat.com 

organizations that have a stake House of Representatives.” in life when she landed a job 

in the river. The working group When she was sworn in as a legislative aide on Beacon MANSION DRIVE • ROWLEY, MA • JUST OFF ROUTE 1A 

under the MVPC’s mantel as the new senator, she said, Hill. After a few years, she 

would coordinate data and “I’m so humbled to have the left her staff position because 

begin developing a solution. opportunity to continue serving of an “uncomfortable work 

She has pledged to work to get the residents of the Merrimack environment” and became 

the MVPC funding to speed up Valley. I can’t wait to get straight the chief of staff for the 

the research and facilitate better to work for the people in our Professional Firefighters Assn. 

communications so a solution community.” 

of Massachusetts. 

can 

he 

be determined in the near 

Town 

Other issues she is Although she said she enjoyed 

Common 

future. 

championing include the state’s working with the firefighters, 

DiZoglio and Kelcourse, public education funding she had her sights set on helping 

two friendly colleagues from formula, which has not been her community in Methuen by 

the House, have said the issue revised in 25 years; beach being a legislator. 

is very challenging and will erosion and drug addiction. “I really enjoy helping people,” 

require significant funding DiZoglio, the daughter of a she said. 

from federal and state coffers. single mother at age 17, readily Now one of nine women state 

That means local, state and admits that she was not a great senators, she said Merrimack 

federal officials have to work high school student. Because of Valley voters have a history 

together to develop a long-term challenges in her home life, she of sending strong women to 

solution. 

did not focus on her studies and Beacon Hill. “They should take 

Following in the footsteps of “almost did not graduate,” she pride in that,” she said. 

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Wednesday, January 23 Working for Oceans and and services are open to all no 

Newburyport - Join us at the 

Newburyport Public Library 

Conservation Law Foundation; matter what denomination or 

and Kaitlyn Shaw from Ipswich religion. We are an Open and 

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Georgetown – The Winthrop org for more information. Our 

Stamp Club will meet from 1-4 address is Union Congregational 

p.m. at the Georgetown Senior Church, 350 Main St., Point 

month to knit, crochet, get help Community Center. For Shore, Amesbury (across from 

with projects, and share tips 

with others. This program is free 

further information, please call Alliance Park). 

the COA at 978-352-5726. 

and no registration is required. 

Supplies not provided. 

Thursday, January 24 

Newbury - Join Greenbelt, 

Essex County’s Land Trust 

on Thursday, January 24 at 

the Byfield Community Arts 

Center, 7 Central Street, from 

6:30-8:30PM, for a Science 

Panel discussion that kicks 

off its 2019 Film & Lecture 

Series, “The Confluence of 

Land and Water.” Moderated 

by Greenbelt President Kate 

Bowditch, this panel discussion 

will explore how land and 

water conservation are 

interdependent, and what the 

latest science says we can do to 

preserve our ecological treasures 

in an era of climate change. No 

science background is needed – 

all are welcome to engage in this 

topic with us. Science panelists 

include Barbara Warren from 

Salem Sound Coast Watch; 

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Friday, January 25 

Salisbury - Join us on January 

25th at the Seabrook Church 

of Christ for a comedy show 

with Dave Russo and Carolyn 

Plummer! Doors open at 

7:00PM for this 8:30PM show. 

All proceeds go to Hailey Stone, 

a Triton High School Student, 

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SAturday, January 26 

Ipswich - The Ipswich River 

Watershed Association and 

Middleton Stream Team invite 

you to join them for a Winter 

Walk from noon to 3PM! Escape 

cabin fever and get outside 

with the Middleton Stream 

Team and Ipswich River. The 

woodland route in the wilds of 

Middleton will depend on snow 

and ice conditions so we plan to 

meet at Angelica’s rear parking 

lot, corner of Routes 114 and 

62, Middleton, at 12:00. From 

there we’ll direct participants 

to the hike starting point. 

Children are welcome. Check 

the Middleton Stream Team’s 

site the week before the hike for 

further information or call 978- 

774-1507 after 4 PM. Rain date 

is January 27 at the same time. 

Amesbury - Join us for an old 

fashioned Spaghetti Supper & 

Ice Cream Sundaes at the Union 

Church in Amesbury from 

4:30-6:30 p.m. We’ll be serving 

spaghetti with fresh homemade 

sauce, meatballs, garlic bread, 

and salad and ice cream sundaes 

with homemade brownies. It is 

$8 per individual, or $28 per 

family. Take-out is available for 

$9. Benefits go to the Union 

Congregational Church’s 

historic 1835 Meetinghouse 

overlooking the Merrimack 

River. It is also handicapped 

accessible. Please join us! There 

is plenty of parking. Our events 

SUNDAY, January 27 

Groveland - The Annual Winter 

Festival at Veasey Park, 201 

Washington Street, Goveland, 

MA will be held between 

1PM and 4PM. Our Winter 

Festivals will now be held by 

The Friends of Veasey Park. 

This year’s program will begin 

with the Bagnall School Chorus 

presenting their popular holiday 

repertoire between 1PM and 

2PM. A program on the Eastern 

Coyote will run between 2PM 

and 3PM. This will be followed 

by a question and answer 

session. Northeast District 

Wildlife Biologist, Chalis Bird, 

from Mass Wildlife will present 

this engaging and educational 

presentation. Learn how to 

prevent and resolve conflicts 

between humans and coyotes 

as we explore coyote biology, 

behavior, habitat, natural 

history, and folklore. As always, 

refreshments will be served and 

admission is free. Face painting 

and games will be offered. 

Donations are welcomed. For 

more information call 978- 

521-9345 or e-mail Friends of 

Veasey Park @gmail.com. 

Monday, January 28 

Groveland - Monday, January 

28 at 6:30 p.m. Author Vin 

Donovan What happened 

when the ice broke?! That is 

the mystery that “Chasing 

Mayflies” author Vin Donovan 

has developed for his new 

psychological thriller “ A 

Difficult Crossing”. Based on 

local town “eccentrics” that 

roam the streets, Vin will share 

how he came up with his new 

release. Newburyport’s The 

Book Rack will be on hand 

to sell copies of Vin’s book. 

Registration is optional-but 

helps in contacting those 

interested in attending this 

program in case of a schedule 

change (due to weather). One 

can register online or just call 

our library.

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DOCS FOR SOCKS 

Anna Jaques Hospital Partners with 

Local Podiatrists to Collect Socks for the Homeless 

NEWBURYPORT, MA - Newburyport 

Podiatrists Dr. Angela Barnes and Dr. James J. 

DiResta once again partnered with Anna Jaques 

Hospital in the “Docs for Socks” program and 

collected 578 pairs of new socks for people 

impacted by homelessness in our community. The 

socks were delivered to Ellie Davis at the YWCA 

Greater Newburyport on January 11th who will 

distribute the socks to the greatest area of need 

throughout the community. 

Dr. Angela Barnes believes that, “one’s general 

health is intrinsically linked to our foot health and 

protecting feet all year long is vital to our overall 

health. Winter in New England produces many 

cold days that upon overexposure to the cold and 

damp can result in frostbite and loss of limb for 

those less fortunate. Providing socks from our 

drive is just one of many opportunities for all of 

us to help.” 

Why socks? The answer is simple: homeless men 

and women who live in shelters and on the streets 

spend much of their time outside and are often 

exposed to rain, snow, ice and cold temperatures; 

leaving many to wear soaking wet socks and shoes 

for days or weeks at a time. As you can imagine, 

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these circumstances can result in serious infections 

and ailments, such as immersion foot or frostbite. 

The best way to prevent these types of conditions 

is to keep feet clean, dry, and warm. 

Collection boxes were hosted at Anna Jaques 

Hospital and the Newburyport Podiatry practice of Dr. DiResta and Dr. Barnes at 37 ½ Forrester 

Street Professional Building in Newburyport. Hospital employees and patients of Drs. DiResta and 

Barnes rallied around this program in an incredible way. 

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Spaghetti 

Supper 

Saturday, January 26, 

4:30-6:30 p.m. 

Union Church, Amesbury 

Old fashioned Spaghetti 

Supper & Ice Cream 

Sundaes! 

Spaghetti with fresh homemade 

sauce, meatballs, 

garlic bread, and salad. Ice 

cream sundaes with homemade 

brownies. Individual $8. 

Family $28. Take-out available 

for $9. To benefit Union 

Congregational Church’s 

historic 1835 Meetinghouse 

overlooking the Merrimack 

River. Handicapped accessible. 

Please join us! Plenty 

of parking. 

Our events and services are 

open to all no matter what 

denomination or religion. We 

are an Open and Affirming 

congregation. All are welcome! 

Rev. Lucy Blood, 

Minister. 978-388-0631. 

www.amesburyunion.org 

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TOWN OF ROWLEY 

PLANNING BOARD 

ANNOUNCEMENT 

ANNOUNCEMENT - The Rowley Planning 

Board will be holding a Zoning Initiatives 

Informational Meeting to be held on 

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 7:30pm in the 

Rowley Public Library Meeting Room at 141 

Main Street. 

Information pertaining to the following 

proposed Zoning Bylaw/Map Amendments 

will be included on the agenda: 

1. Zoning Map change - Route 1/ 

NBPT rezoning from OD to BLI 

Zoning District. 

2. Zoning Map/Bylaw change 

- To create new Retail Village 

Overlay District (RVOD) - Rt 133 

(Haverhill Street)/I-95. 

3. Zoning Map change - “Rowley 

Station Transit Oriented 

Development Overlay District” 

(“RSTOD”) on properties 

abutting the MBTA station owned 

by/abutting to Didax at 395 Main 

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Community Announcements 

NEWBURYPORT - The Rev. Ross Varney of Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High St., Newburyport, leads 

worship at 10 a.m. each Sunday in the chapel. Children experience a mixture of worship with family and classroom time. 

Refreshments and fellowship follow Community after the service. All are welcome. The Connections 

thrift shop will be closed month of January 

to clean, reorganize and restock. Donations can be made Tues, Thurs & Fri 9 – 1pm. Adult choir rehearses Thursday 

evenings at 6:30pm, youth New choir Dining rehearses Room after Sunday morning worship. Bible Exploration, Thursdays at 1pm. 

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ROWLEY - Join the Rowley Library Book Club for a discussion of Bound Spotlight 

for Canaan: The Epic Story of the Underground 

Italian Deli & 

Railroad by Fergus Bordewich, a story of the divisive politics of the era, combined with thrilling personal narratives of 

the real people who risked everything Marketplace to take part. The Underground Railroad was the first racially integrated, religiously 

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Party Trays on our web site. The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main Street and is 

fully accessible. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850. 

978-465-2225 Sports 

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NEWBURYPORT - Join us on Saturday, February Sports 

2nd at 3 pm at the 

GiuseppesFineFood.com Newburyport Public Library for a Valentine’s Day card workshop. Artist Cheryl 

Annie Doucette will teach participants how to create the perfect Valentine’s card. 

257 Low St Participants do not need to have any crafting or art experience to participate. 

Pets, Animals, Plus 

Newburyport Supplies will be provided. Each person will have the opportunity to make up to 

8 cards. Registration is required and begins on Friday, January 18th. Sign up at 

the Reference Desk or by calling (978) 465-4428 x242. 

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BYFIELD - The Pine Grove players present Seussical Jr! Please join Pine Grove 

fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students for a magical, musical celebration of 

the world of Dr. Seuss! Shows are Friday, February 1st at 6PM and Saturday, 

February 2nd at 2PM and 6PM at Triton Regional High School, 112 High 

Road, Byfield. Ticket are available at the door. The price is $5 for students and 

seniors, and $10 general admission. 

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GEORGETOWN – The Georgetown school system is collecting Crosby’s 

receipts now through March 31st 2019. All the schools will be participating 

in the program. Every dollar spent is a point towards items that the schools 

can purchase through a catalog at the end of the school year. If you have any 

questions about the program you can contact Jackie Carter at relish7264@ 

gmail.com. 

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GEORGETOWN: A new Walking Club continues to meet Tuesdays and 

Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. at the Georgetown Senior Community Center. The 

Walking Club is funded with a competitive grant recently awarded to the 

Georgetown Council on Aging (COA) through a grant to the Massachusetts 

Associations of Councils on Aging by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. 

Led by a COA volunteer walking group leader, easy outdoor walking routes 

are planned starting from the Georgetown Senior Community Center. Indoor 

routes will be planned for inclement weather. An endurance exercise, walking 

can improve cardiovascular health and the circulatory system and delay or 

prevent many diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis. For 

more information and to register for the program, please call the COA at 

978-352-5726. 

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IPSWICH - Ever wanted to enhance your computing skills? Perhaps you wish to 

learn how to use technology to expand your business or improve your techniques 

with your favorite hobby. Then you may want to attend our lineup of technology 

classes in 2019: Google Drive/documents Saturday, February 23, 10:00 -11:30 

AM; Website & Social Media Basics for Small Business & Nonprofits Saturday, 

March 23, 10:00 - 11:30 AM; Apps 101 Tuesday, April 23, 6:00 - 7:30 PM; 

Taking Better Pictures with your Mobile Camera Saturday, May 18, 10:00 - 

11:30 AM; Downloadable/Streaming Media Tuesday, June 4, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. 

Free and open to the general public at the Ipswich Public Library, 25 North 

Main Street, Ipswich. Registration not required. Visit www.ipswichlibrary.org/ 

events for detailed class descriptions. All classes will be presented by consultant 

Jennifer Koerber. Jennifer is a trainer and speaker on emerging technologies and 

the social web, and co-author of Emerging Technologies: a Primer for Librarians 

(Rowman & Littlefield, May 2015). She is also currently affiliated with the 

Harvard University Library as their Alma Training Manager. To learn more 

about Jennifer’s expertise, visit her at www.jenniferkoerber.com. 

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NEWBURY - Celebrating 15 years of serving families in the greater Newburyport 

area, the Greater Newburyport Families Club (GNFC) is expanding our 

successful Baby and Kids’ Consignment Sale series to host our first-ever “GNFC 

Purge & Purchase” for women and men’s clothing, shoes and accessories on 

February 8th and 9th at Pita Hall Plum Island in Newbury. The focus is on gentlyused 

brand-name and on-trend items; no jewelry. This event is open to both 

members and non-members, and it is at no cost to participants. We are looking 

for buyers and sellers. Our online system is up: www.myconsignmentmanager. 

com/newburyport/. As we celebrate our 15th year as an organization, we are 

updating our name from “Greater Newburyport Mothers and Families Club” to 

“Greater Newburyport Families Club.” We will still use the acronym: GNFC. 

This change is years in the making marking a reflection of our membership and 

noting the changing face of families; with increasing engagement of fathers and 

older caregivers.

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Real Estate • For Sale 

Do You Really Want a Pool? 

Sports • Sports • Sports 

By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty 

When trying to come up with or energy to take care of a pool? Value 

something to write every other Pets, Fortunately, there Animals, are plenty of If you Plus live in a warm climate 

week, I typically think back to my pool service companies available like Florida for example, house 

last article for inspiration. There to help maintain your pool. hunters will often require their 

is usually a tricky sale, interesting Health Simply having a & pool company Fitness 

next home have a pool. However, 

client or showing that can lead to come and service the pool doesn’t as I mentioned above, if you live in 

an article. Today I saw the Rowley relieve you of all maintenance. New England, you may be better 

Assessor to ask a question about More Money 

off skipping the pool. House 

the assessment on a home and I If you’re thinking of buying a 

casually mentioned that the town home with a pool or installing a 

is still assessing us for our recently pool in your yard, be prepared 

removed pool. Eureka an article! for an increase in utility bills. 

If you are thinking of buying a Your electric and water bills will 

house with a swimming pool or definitely go up. How much 

installing one in your current depends on the pool size and 

home, you should consider all pump. 

aspects of pool ownership before Insurance 

taking the plunge (sorry). While Those buying a house with a 

owning a home with a pool can pool will likely see their insurance 

be terrific on hot summer days it premium higher than a home 

can also come with quite a few without one. Some companies 

negative consequences. From 

the price of pool maintenance, 

the higher cost of insurance, the 

safety of your children and the 

impact on your property value, 

there’s plenty to think about when 

buying a house with a pool. 

It’s Really Cool 

There is no doubt having a pool 

on a hot summer day is great. 

Taking a dip after a long day in 

the sun is fantastic. Owning a 

pool gives you access to enjoy that 

dip anytime you want, no getting 

in a car to go to a friend’s house or 

to the YMCA or even the beach. 

Your home will be the envy of 

the neighborhood kids, and who 

doesn’t like having a pool party 

every now and then. 

New England 

We all know what the new 

England weather can be like. As 

I write this, the forecast calls for 

a foot of snow. We endure long 

winters and while we have 4 

seasons here, some of those seasons 

are shortened. How many days 

out of the year will you really need 

a pool? While it’s great when the 

temps are over 80 degrees, how 

many of those days do we see each 

year in this part of the country? 

Maintenance and Cleaning 

Unfortunately, pools do require 

regular maintenance. Chemicals, 

cleaning and upkeep takes time 

and money. Don’t have the time 

won’t insure you at all or at 

exorbitant rates if you have a 

diving board due to increased 

injury risk. 

Safety First 

It’s critical that you and take 

the necessary precautions when 

buying a house with a pool. While 

you may have all the preventative 

and protective measures installed, 

including a safety fence, locks 

on doors leading to the pool and 

teaching your kids the rules, you 

can’t always control what the 

neighborhood kids or your guests 

are up to. 

Protect 

Most towns require that 

homeowners install some sort of 

fence around the perimeter of 

their pool for safety purposes. 

The idea is to prevent people 

from jumping in your pool. Not 

every town has the same zoning 

regulations, so be sure to check 

before installing a pool in your 

home. 

Space is Needed 

Do you have enough yard? I 

have been to some homes that 

the only thing in their backyard 

is the pool. Not ideal. You may 

have enough room for a pool but 

do you have room for a patio or 

deck? Where is the septic system? 

Is any part of it in the backyard? 

If so, you may not even have the 

option of putting a pool in. 

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Having a pool can be a lot of 

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much more likely to stay home 

and have their friends over the 

house. Taking a swim after or 

before work can be refreshing and 

a good source of exercise. In my 

16+ years as a REALTOR® I am 

often asked if having a pool is a 

plus? My answer would be while 

many buyers don’t want a pool 

there are some that require a pool 

or space to put one. A nice in 

ground pool in a pretty setting can 

certainly increase the value of your 

home even here in New England. 

We just need to figure out a way 

to shorten winters around here! 

If you have any questions about 

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Health & Wellness 

BY J. PETER ST. CLAIR, DMD 

The word is out – taking care of 

your oral health is better for your 

whole body, including your mind. 

However, statistics still indicate 

only about half of the population 

goes on a regular basis. For those 

that do go, most patients usually 

stay with a dentist unless there is 

some kind of personality conflict 

or philosophical discrepancy in 

the perceived need for treatment. 

How do you know if another 

opinion is right for you? 

When it comes to larger 

purchases, such as a car, a house 

or even home improvements, it’s 

not uncommon to get a second or 

third opinion/quote. We use the 

information we gather to make 

a more informed decision about 

where and what we are going to 

spend our money on. 

When it comes to our health, 

it usually depends on the nature 

of the issue. More complex issues 

in medicine, such as a diagnosis 

of cancer, an unknown diagnosis, 

or other major medical issues in 

which we have to make decisions 

about significant treatment, tend 

to stimulate people to get more 

than one opinion. 

Routine dental care is generally 

not that complicated. However, 

there are many different ways to 

After being told for years that doing 

daily crossword puzzles or other types 

of brain stretchers would help maintain 

our cognitive abilities, researchers now 

say it isn’t so. 

Specifically, researchers at the 

University of Aberdeen in Scotland 

wanted to look at whether “intellectual 

engagement” can help to offset agerelated 

cognitive decline. 

Their conclusion was that late-life 

ability was based on early life ability 

Brighter Smiles... 

do the simplest things in dentistry. 

The method is a function of the 

dentist’s beliefs and training. It is 

relatively uncommon for a patient 

to get a second opinion for this 

type of maintenance dental 

care. Although there is some 

subjectivity as to what different 

dentists might deem as “needing” 

to be done, patients usually base 

their decision on their perceived 

need. Often times, this perception 

of need comes from the dentist’s 

ability to communicate the 

reasons for treatment. 

The patient’s trust in their 

provider is a big factor. If a patient 

trusts and genuinely likes their 

dentist, they may not necessarily 

do or want to do what the dentist 

wants them to, but they are 

comfortable enough with the 

relationship to make the decision 

without the need for another 

opinion. It is when there is a lack 

of trust, a personality conflict, 

or the inability of the dentist to 

properly communicate with the 

patient effectively, that often 

stimulates the desire for another 

opinion. 

Another important factor, which 

falls in the communication area, is 

that the patient is given choices. 

Patients always have the right to 

choose what treatment they feel 

is right for themselves. If choices 

are given and the treatment is 

effectively communicated to the 

patient, they have a better ability to 

decide on the direction to proceed 

that is right for them. If a dentist 

presents treatment options and 

and engagement along the way. In 

other words, the more intellectual 

ability we start with, the more likely 

we are to engage in mental activities 

throughout our lives, so we have a 

higher “starting point.” However, 

intellectual engagement doesn’t help 

maintain cognitive ability later in life, 

it just lets mental decline start later. 

Assuming they’re wrong in their 

conclusions (after all, there were only 

some 500 study participants), there are 

any number of ways to maintain our 

cognitive abilities. Here are two ideas: 

-- Take a daily newspaper. While the 

cost of a paper has gone up over the 

years, you can often get an electronic 

version for only one-third the price. 

With a tablet or iPad, you can sign on 

Two-Way Street 

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the patient decides to do nothing, 

that is the patient’s choice. It is 

when treatment presented aligns 

with the patient’s perception of 

need or desire, that the patient 

moves forward with treatment. 

Fees tend to be a less common 

reason for patients to seek another 

opinion. Fees for treatment can 

definitely vary between dental 

offices. The problem with seeking 

treatment based on fees is that the 

same treatment in two different 

offices with different fees can also 

vary in the level of expertise and 

precision in which it is done. As 

a consumer, you have very little 

control in your ability to evaluate 

this. 

You do have the ability to know 

whether you feel comfortable 

to make an informed decision. 

Regardless of the situation, if you 

need more information to make 

the best decision for yourself, 

get more information. If you feel 

pressured to make a decision, 

don’t make it until you feel 

comfortable. 

The doctor-patient relationship 

should be an open two-way 

conversation. 

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. 

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“puzzle calendar 2019” in the search 

box. Click on each one for a sample. 

Choose from brain games, crossword, 

Sudoku, Wheel of Fortune and more. 

If you have a bookstore near you, it 

will likely have these too. 

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researchers wrong. 

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