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Plum Island Erosion Discussed
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
NEWBURYPORT – For
Dr. Christopher Hein,
Plum Island presents a
complex, but fun problem
to understand. He has
been studying the barrier
island at the mouth of the
Merrimack River since he
was a doctoral student at
Boston University.
Now an associate
professor at the Virginia
Institute of Marine Science,
the Graduate School of
Marine Science at William
and Mary College, Hein
is coming here to give a comprehensive
analysis, complete with old maps, to show
the causes of erosion along Reservation
Terrace on the northern tip of the island.
His presentation, sponsored by the
Storm Surge organization, will be held at
6:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 27, at the Senior/
Community Center, 331 High St.
“Take a break from the holidays and
join us for what will be a fascinating
discussion about the future of the island,
with an expert who has studied Plum
Island’s history of growth and erosion,
with an emphasis on the time period from
the installation of the jetties through to
the 2019 erosion on Reservation Terrace,”
stated the invitation from Storm Surge.
Between 2013 and 2017, Hein led a team
of scientists from across the East Coast in
a study of Plum Island’s history of growth
and erosion, funded by the National
Science Foundation. His study shows the
linkage between human intervention and
the formation of the island. One example
is the link between the jetty repair and the
erosion along Reservation Terrace.
“The study was very conclusive,” Hein
was quoted by Storm Surge. “Fixing
the jetty starved Reservation Terrace of
sand.”
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The mouth of the Merrimack
Dec 25 - Dec 31, 2019 Vol. 16, No. 9
Photo by Stewart Lytle
In an interview in advance of his return
to Newburyport, Hein told The Town
Common, “Plum Island is incredible.
Unlike most barrier islands, it almost
does not move. It really has not changed
in probably 3,000 to 4,000 years,”
In Virginia, barrier islands move about
15 feet per year toward the mainland.
The reason Plum Island does not move
is the large amount of sediment that is
brought down from the White Mountains
in New Hampshire by the powerful
Merrimack River, Hein said.
If a storm takes away sand from Plum
Island, the river quickly replenishes it.
The key word in Hein’s statement about
Plum Island’s stability is – almost.
According to his study of old maps of
the island, the northern section of the
island did not exist 150 years ago. Sand
on the northern part of the island was
constantly being deposited and removed
by the river and the ocean.
What changed was the U.S. Corps
of Engineers decades ago built the rock
jetties to make navigation through the
mouth of the river less treacherous. The
jetties also created a more stable northern
part of the island, he said.
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Mead Growing In Popularity
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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REGIONAL – When mead, the
alcoholic drink, is mentioned, the
image conjured up is probably from
the Middle Ages, some guy wearing fur
skins, drinking from a large goblet in
a hall surrounded by drunk Norsemen
or King Arthur’s men.
Given that mead is the oldest
alcoholic beverage on the planet,
that makes sense. But it is now being
swigged on a regular basis by people
who look like your neighbors.
Amid the popularity of craft beer and
wines, mead is making a return. Four
meaderies have established themselves
in Massachusetts, including two here
on the North Shore.
Photo by Stewart Lytle
In the Newburyport Business
Dan Clapp among his bottles of mead
Park, House Bear Brewing, at 3 Graf
Rd., and 1634 Meadery at 3 Short St. in
Ipswich are producing mead daily. They
are selling their meads in liquor stores,
a few restaurants and bars and farmers’
markets.
Six years ago there were 60 meaderies in
the U.S. Now there are 380, making mead
he fastest growing alcohol drink, faster
than wine and craft beer. But vineyards
and craft beer breweries needn’t worry.
“It is still a niche market,” said Dan
Clapp, who has been operating 1634
Meadery since 2015.
When Clapp opened his meadery in
Ipswich, 75 to 80 percent of customers
had never heard of mead before they tasted
one. Now that number is down to 25
percent. He has built a following of about
150 ardent mead-drinkers, which he calls
his clan. They get advance notice of new
meads.
Harry Potter books and movies.
Mead traces its history to northern
China 9,000 years ago. It became a
popular drink across Europe and is
mentioned in such epic historic poems as
Beowolf. The Norsemen built a culture
on mead, drinking the alcoholic beverage
on land and sea. And many monasteries
kept up the traditions of mead-making as
a byproduct of beekeeping.
Mead is simple, created by fermenting
honey with water, which explains why
it is sometimes called honey wine. The
alcoholic content ranges from as low as 3
percent to more than 20 percent. Barrels
of mead take a month to ferment and five
months to age, so meaderies are already
producing and creating new meads for
next summer.
To clear up any confusion, mead is
neither wine nor beer. There is no foamy
Clapp attributes mead’s growing head like beer. Retailers, not sure what to
popularity and awareness to the television
series Game of Thornes, although most of
the characters drink wine. But mead was
drunk in the 2010 movie Robin Hood
with Russell Crowe and referenced in the
do with mead, are stocking it next to the
ciders. But it is not cider either.
It sells in the range of $20 to $25 a
bottle.
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Eight-year-old Virginia
O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the
editor of New York's Sun, and
the quick response was printed
as an unsigned editorial Sept.
21, 1897. The work of veteran
newsman Francis Pharcellus
Church has since become
history's most reprinted
newspaper editorial, appearing
in part or whole in dozens of
languages in books, movies,
and other editorials, and on
posters and stamps.
Dear Editor:
I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no
Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.' Please tell
me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?
Virginia O'Hanlon.
115 West Ninety-Fifth St
Virginia,
Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the
skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they
see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible
by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's
or children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere
insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world
about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the
whole of truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound
and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would
be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if
there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no
poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have
no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which
childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys
on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not
see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees
Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The
most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men
can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not,
but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive
or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the
world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise
inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the
strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest
men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,
love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the
supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all
this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever. A
thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years
from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
St. John’s Prep Announces Academic
Honors for First Quarter 2019-2020
Danvers, MA —St. John’s
Prep recently announced
the names of students who
earned academic honors
for the first quarter of the
2019–2020 school year.
Students who qualified for
the Headmaster’s List earned
grades of A- or above in
all courses; students who
qualified for the Principal’s
List earned grades of B+ or
above in all courses; and
students who qualified for the
Honor Roll earned grades of
B or above in all courses.
The following students
were named to the academic
honors list for the First
Quarter 2019–2020.
Amebsury
Headmaster’s List
John Conrad ‘23
Adam Rutledge ‘20
Andrew Scorzoni ‘25
Principal’s List
Peyton McKee ‘22
Honor Roll
Kaie Bolger ‘22
Michael Murphy ‘23
Boxford
Headmaster’s List
Anthony Bechalany ‘24
Daniel Bisson ‘20
Christopher Callahan ‘20
Jackson Delaney ‘22
Christopher DiBella ‘25
Timothy Haarmann ‘22
Joshua Haarmann ‘25
Jake Leire ‘21
Benjamin McGee ‘24
Michael Miller ‘25
Aidan Miller ‘24
Connor Pool ‘22
Rainor Stapleton ‘25
John Valzania ‘22
Jake Vana ‘24
Andrew Vigneaux ‘24
Michael Villani ‘21
Richard Viveiros ‘22
Principal’s List
Sawyer Barnard ‘21
Michael Bertinato ‘23
Reed Blaeser ‘25
Ryan Haas ‘20
Nathan Hall ‘25
Giovanni Moretti ‘24
Henry Sorpol ‘22
Junfu Zheng ‘22
Chengru Zou ‘22
Honor Roll
John Eckert ‘22
James Ellard ‘23
Samuel English ‘23
David Estabrooks ‘20
Matthew Vigneaux ‘22
Georgetown
Headmaster’s List
Declan Kelley ‘22
Ian Macdonald ‘25
Christian Rooney ‘22
Samuel Sheahan ‘22
Matthew Stauss ‘23
Shane Williams ‘22
Eric Wing ‘21
Principal’s List
Sean Brown ‘22
William Minor ‘23
Noah Mooney ‘21
Cole Steeves ‘20
Luke Surette ‘21
Honor Roll
Connor Miles ‘20
James Trigilio ‘23
Ipswich
Headmaster’s List
John Bartholomew ‘20
Grant Drinkwater ‘23
Marcus Irwin ‘25
Colt Sullivan ‘24
Principal’s List
Michael Anthony ‘23
Chase Drinkwater ‘20
William Kennedy ‘20
John Kiely ‘21
Andrew Knox ‘22
Charles Murphy ‘22
Robert Schneiders ‘20
Bryan Wolf ‘22
Honor Roll
Brenton Babb ‘21
Tej Bhatia ‘23
John Calzini ‘22
Michael Clifford ‘21
Matthew Knox ‘25
Jarred Nowak ‘20
Cameron Smith ‘21
Ryder Vigsnes ‘22
Middleton
Headmaster’s List
Alfred Farese ‘25
Jackson Kamisky ‘25
Alexander Lho ‘23
Brady Pallotta ‘23
Principal’s List
Thomas Deller ‘23
Aidan Rogers ‘25
Griffin Tache ‘21
Owen Williamson ‘25
Honor Roll
Alexander Bologov ‘22
Anthony Bonacorso ‘25
Jaret Farhat ‘21
Patrick Malloy ‘23
Zachary McKenelley ‘21
Marco Zirpolo ‘23
Newbury
Headmaster’s List
Carson Irving ‘25
Principal’s List
Callum Brown ‘23
Charles Meurer ‘21
Cooper Trout ‘22
Honor Roll
Christopher Brown ‘23
Evan Rosolowski ‘23
Caden Vogt ‘21
Newburyport
Headmaster’s List
Nathaniel Gasperoni ‘23
Liam Melvin ‘22
Becket Moore ‘25
Matthew Quinn ‘21
Parker Seymour ‘23
Steven Wheeler ‘25
Principal’s List
Merrick Barlow ‘25
Theodore Baumfeld ‘20
Matthew Finnegan ‘23
Augustus McGee ‘21
Peter Wiehe ‘21
Honor Roll
Evan Aldrich ‘22
Walker Boyd ‘25
Marcus Duren ‘23
Miles McGee ‘23
Michael Todd ‘25
James Wauchope ‘23
Rowley
Headmaster’s List
Peter DePasquale ‘23
Carter Gibbs ‘25
Collin Lorenzen ‘21
Logan Mysliwy ‘25
Deacon Robillard ‘25
Jack Savage ‘25
Principal’s List
Kyle Desrochers ‘22
Nicholas Randazza-
OBrien ‘22
Honor Roll
Owen Bell ‘23
Aidan Callahan ‘21
Cameron Cummings ‘21
Salisbury
Principal’s List
Sean Bellamy ‘20
Honor Roll
Django Keyes ‘22
Topsfield
Headmaster’s List
Thomas Archer ‘25
Matthew Bonasera ‘23
Ryan Cass ‘20
Theodore Hutt ‘20
Liam King ‘22
Lincoln Massaro ‘25
Gar Rudnyai ‘22
Connor Smith ‘25
Zhiren Wang ‘21
Charles Wilmot ‘22
Principal’s List
Christopher Esposito ‘23
Cameron Juliano ‘23
Samuel Lockhart ‘20
Matthew Long ‘23
Myles Lopes ‘21
Tyler Ulwick ‘24
Honor Roll
Patrick Atkins ‘21
Anthony Caputo ‘22
Eamonn Cunniff ‘24
Francesco DelGaizo ‘21
Dylan Frere ‘25
Aidan Holland ‘23
Ben Long ‘25
Benjamin Lopes ‘25
Colin Maloney ‘24
Calvin Massaro ‘23
Mason McSweeney ‘24
Evan Ypsilantis ‘20
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Mead, made with a variety of
honeys, can be thick and sweet,
but they can be thin and not so
sweet. At 1634 Meadery, Clapp
uses clover honey, orange blossom
honey and wild flower honey.
Adding locally grown fruits and
spices is where the fun is. It is also
where the creativity comes in,
along with naming the meads.
Two new meads at 1634
Meadery are Little Jack Horner,
a plum mead, using Cider Hill
Farm plums. This after-dinner
sipper has a high alcohol content,
Clapp said. There is also a new
Minuteman mead, created from
a recipe in the 1678 English
Book of Drink. It has raspberries,
grains of paradise, cloves and
cinnamon.
“That’s going to be a fun one,”
Clapp said.
Beth Borges and Carl Hirshfeld
opened House Bear Brewing in
2013 in Amesbury. Borges had
experimented with mead making
during her Babson College days
and decided to try producing
mead when she found a career in
financial services a bit tedious.
Continued from page 1
“Humans were fooled into
thinking the northern part of the
island is more stable than it really
is,” Hein said. “They built houses
that are now valuable.”
Hein said there is a multitude
of things impacting Plum Island.
“No one thing is causing the
erosion,” he said.
According to Storm Surge,
“Erosion problems are nothing
new to the island, where six
homes were destroyed during
three major storms in the
winter of 2012-2013. Various
interventions have been made to
try to mitigate erosion problems,
Mead Growing In Popularity
Plum Island Erosion Discussed
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She was winning awards for her
mead even before the doors to the
meadery even opened.
Clapp opened 1634 Meadery
in a former motorcycle repair
shop, across from a Dunkin’
Donuts on Rte. 1A. He did not
want to name it Ipswich Mead
to avoid confusion with the wellestablished
Ipswich Ale. A friend
suggested using 1634, the date
Ipswich was founded, to give the
meadery the historic flavor he
was seeking.
An ocean engineer, Clapp
discovered mead during a family
genealogy trip to Denmark with
his aunt. His wife, Deb, a school
teacher, was not particularly
excited by mead, but she
encouraged him to follow his
passion. He found mead “cool,
different and exciting,” he said.
From a torn-down barn in
Maine he collected wood to
redecorate the motorcycle repair
shop in an old-world style. He
started researching old recipes
and stories that might be used to
give his meads a special cache. He
designed his bottles to look old
and nothing like a wine bottle.
including the rebuilding of the
south jetty in May 2013 by the
Army Corps of Engineers, the
construction of dunes along
Reservation Terrace by DCR (the
state Department of Conservation
Resources) in 2016 and the
creation of a man-made berm of
compressed sand, financed by the
City of Newburyport and Plum
Island residents in 2018. In spite
of these measures, what often
helps some residents salvage their
homes often threatens others.”
Hein credited Storm Surge’s
Mike Morris with figuring out
that there is a “see saw effect” with
the sand. The sand that is not
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Stop at the meaderies for a taste
and listen to the stories behind
their products. At 1634 Meadery,
Clapp has meads that bear such
names as Puritan Pride, a mead
that pairs well, he said, with
seafood and lobster.
He named one mead Wicked
Wench, a semi-sweet traditional
mead made with Northshore
wildflower honey. And he
named at least two for relatives.
His Beewitched Mead is named
for Elizabeth Howe, his ninth
generation aunt, who was tried
for witchcraft. The Choate Bridge
Cyser honors an uncle who
helped built the iconic bridge
over the Ipswich River.
And then there is the
Mooncusser, named for Harry
Maine, the legendary landbound
pirate who lured ships to
their destruction on Plum Island
beaches on dark nights. He was
convicted of plundering the ships
leaking through the southern jetty
onto the beach along Reservation
Terrace is being deposited on the
ocean side of the island.
Hein said he expects the topic
to be controversial. He does not
plan to offer any specific solutions
to the erosion problem, but will
leave time for questions and
discussion about his findings.
Storm Surge provides the
Greater Newburyport area with
information on the impacts
of extreme weather and longterm
climate change. For more
information about Storm
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Discovering the Ultimate Hidden, Scenic Dining
Spot at the Newburyport Lighthouse
Why this special occasions destination is beacons above a typical dining experience
Article by Eric Hurwitz, @newenglandinfo. Story created on 11/12/2019.
Imagine climbing 55 winding stairs and
a six-foot ladder through a narrow hatch, en
route to an eight-foot in diameter room at the
top of a lighthouse to experience an unforgettable
romantic meal with a view.
The Rear Range Lighthouse -- also
known as Newburyport Lighthouse -- in
Newburyport, Mass. offers exactly that with
its dining room affording spectacular 360
degree panoramic views of the ocean, quaint
downtown Newburyport and the Merrimack
River Valley. Initially started in 1999 as a fundraiser
to support The Lighthouse Preservation
Society, the dining room at the Newburyport
Lighthouse is so popular that it is often booked
for months in advance. It’s also the only lighthouse
in the United States and possibly the
world that offers a dining out experience at the
top, according to Jay Hyland, president of The
Lighthouse Preservation Society.
As lighthouses historically stand out as
beacons of strength, security and solitude, so
does the dining experience at the Rear Range
Lighthouse. It’s just you and your significant
other snugly situated in this tiny private glassenclosed
room most popular for proposals,
anniversaries and birthday celebrations (there
have also been some very small weddings
here). Unless claustrophobic or acrophobic,
the sweat equity built by arriving at the top
of the lighthouse surely reveals one of the best
milestone event destination investments in all
of New England.
“It’s like a walk-in closet but with million
dollar views,” said Hyland. “It is very relaxing
up here. People are satisfied and have that
Cheshire Cat grin.”
Diners make a $350 donation to support
The Lighthouse Preservation Society and
access the dining room for up to five-and-ahalf
hours. Customers get to choose a romantic
meal at the top of the lighthouse from one of
several local restaurants. This can be done by
making a reservation ahead of time. Angie’s
Food provides breakfast and brunch. Loretta
(regional American fare), Brown Sugar by
the Sea (traditional Thai Cuisine) and the
Starboard Galley (fresh local seafood) offer
lunch and dinner. The Mission Oak Grill
(high-end steakhouse, seafood specialties), and
Glenn’s Food & Libations (eclectic cuisine,
tapas) focus primarily on serving dinner. The
cost of the meals are extra from the donation
but at standard restaurant menu prices.
The five stories to the top have revealed
countless chapters of memories amongst those
experiencing dining at the lighthouse. So many
stories, in fact, that customers have written
about their unforgettable experiences in several
logs (next to the stereo and music selections)
perched above the dining room table...
Music and memories.
“One guy hired an airplane with a sign
‘Will you marry me?’” said Hyland. “He also
hired a limo and brought two dozen roses. She
wasn’t going to say no.”
There’s even a balcony for more unobstructed
views and once in a while some magical
colors in the skies...
“Another guy in his mid-20s was concerned
about the weather,” said Hyland. “I said to
him that in the summer you get to see short
(weather) systems go through and not to be
concerned. Plus, the weather patterns can
look very interesting from the top of the lighthouse.
I convinced him to go through with it.
Wouldn’t you know, there was a full rainbow
from end to end!”
The experience starts out with a greeting
by wait staff at the base of the narrow lighthouse
and then a brief pre-meal workout up
the stairs.
Starting the climb to the top of the lighthouse.
Steep, narrow staircase, but ultimately certainly
worth the effort...
A few significant others have the common
nervous anxiety before proposing but also with
no build-up to popping the big question. The
dining room and views are so nice, why wait?
“Lots of guys are nervous, getting ready
to propose,” said Hyland. “One such person
proposed the very moment he got up here. He
couldn’t wait!”
The beauty of the area in one of New
England’s most impressive seaport cities can be
seen at the top of the lighthouse whether water
views... or a scene of downtown Newburyport
that looks like a toy village...
Charming Newburyport.
Yankee Magazine calls dining at the
Newburyport Lighthouse as “One of the
top 35 destinations to make the ‘ultimate
to-do list for New England Travelers.’” The
Phantom Gourmet billed it “Most Romantic
and Exclusive Dining.” Fox 25 Boston said
of the dining there, “The most private and
exclusive dining space in New England.” And
Northshore Magazine stated in its review, “
Most romantic dining.” Chronicle on WCVB-
TV Channel 5 featured a wonderful segment
on the lighthouse dining experience in
Newburyport.
“We have a lot of locals come here but also
from around the world -- Japan, South Africa,
India, England,” said Hyland. “People find us
through word-of-mouth, through the Internet
or media.”
How the Dining Room at Rear Range
Lighthouse Started
Built in 1873, the Newburyport Harbor
Rear Range Lighthouse worked in tandem
with the Front Range Lighthouse 50 yards
away to helps ships and boats navigate correctly
into the area. Moving forward to 1961,
both lighthouses were decommissioned and
the Rear Range Light was sold to a private
party. Hyland remembers that many years
later local developer David Hall, whose father
owned the lighthouse, enthused about “having
lunch at the top.” The lighthouse bulb went
on over Hyland’s head and he asked Hall if he
could run the lighthouse as a dining out spot.
Hall agreed, and a new light in the form of a
dining out spot suddenly shone well above sea
level in Newburyport. The lighthouse has also
been repaired and repainted through the years
to keep things in excellent condition.
Hyland’s family supported his decision to
open the dining spot.
“When telling my wife, she said that anything
that brought in money was a good idea
as we didn’t have much,” said Hyland, with a
laugh. “Everything worked out well. Dining
here got more popular, I’d say about 15 years
ago. The rise of the Internet and social media
definitely helped.”
The Newburyport Lighthouse dining out
concept reflects well upon Hyland’s overall
passion for lighthouses. Hyland’s mission with
The Lighthouse Preservation Society is to
make lighthouse preservation and its heritage
a national issue. in the process, the Toledo,
Ohio, native has played an important role in
lighthouse history.
He has spearheaded a national effort to save
America’s lighthouses, aiding in the creation
of the National Lighthouse Preservatioon Act.
Hyland successfully lobbied for a congressional
hearing in the 1980s, leading to a
Coast Guard policy review. A recipient of
the Presidential Achievement Award from the
Federal Government to preserve lighthouse
heritage, The Lighthouse Preservation Society
has been involved in more Congressional hearings
as well as conferences, the sponsorship of
National Lighthouse Day and its celebrations,
the nomination of 30 U.S. lighthouse stamps,
and the raising of nearly $6 million for more
than 160 lighthouse projects.
Hyland holds a Bachelors Degree in communications
from Purdue University in West
Lafayette, Ind., and a Masters of Divinity
degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary College in Hamilton, Mass. He
is currently enrolled in a doctorate program
at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in
church history. Now living in Dover, N.H,
Hyland looks at his involvement with lighthouses
-- including the dining room destination
at Rear Range Lighthouse -- as a blessing.
“God gave us a passion for things,” said
Hyland. “The scriptures say to commit your
way to the Lord and trust in him... This is
what I love doing.”
Conclusion
The perfect place for a special occasion.
Photo, courtesy of The Lighthouse
Preservation Society.
Big-time enjoyment surely comes from
what could be the smallest restaurant in New
England. While the padded benches, dining
table, music and a climate control system lend
comfort, it’s ultimately the incredible views,
outstanding food and one-of-a-kind destination
presence that make dining at the Rear
Range Lighthouse a must-try when visiting, or
living in New England. Plus, the Rear Range
Lighthouse is located just a few minute’s walk
from the heart of downtown Newburyport
with its beautiful Federalist-style architecture,
shops and restaurants. Newburyport,
the smallest city in Massachusetts, is definitely
one of New England travel gems. Just make
sure that the restaurant part of that visit
to Newburyport leads to the Newburyport
Lighthouse!
At 68-years-old, Hyland has no plans to
retire -- great news for those coming back to
dine at the Rear Range Lighthouse or firsttimers.
“You can’t retire when running a nonprofit,”
said Hyland with a smile. “And I continue
to enjoy doing this!”
Rear Range Light is located at 61-1/2
Water St., Newburyport, MA. Tel. 1-800-
727-2326.
The Lighthouse Preservation Society Web
site: http://www.lighthousepreservation.org
The Lighthouse Preservation Society
Dinner at the Lighthouse page: http://www.
lighthousepreservation.org/dining.php
Facebook fan page: https://www.facebook.
com/RearRangeLight/
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Health & Wellness
BY J. PETER ST. CLAIR, DMD
Last week I discussed the
importance of communication in any
relationship, specifically the healthcare
provider/patient relationship. Trust
is mutually built as this relationship
develops over time.
“There’s not enough time in the
day.” Have you ever used this excuse? I
said this yesterday to someone. We all
tend to waste a lot of time, or at least
don’t use the time we have as effectively
as we could. You would think that in
our technology-filled world, time
management would be easier. Some
of this technology actually gets in the
way by adding even more of a time
commitment to things that reduce
interpersonal communication.
Here’s an example. It’s time to buy
a new car. There are many different
car brands and within those brands
are many models. No matter what
dealership you go to, they will gather
a minute amount of information
about you, or maybe none at all, but
guaranteed, they have a car on their
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the right car for you. They will spend
a countless amount of time talking
about the many new features that their
brand has, and the options between
different models. If the salesman
worked for a different brand, or if you
went to a different dealership, you
would hear the same reasons why that
brand is right for you. Their goal is to
sell you a car.
If you went into a dental office and
the dentist spent all their time talking
about their array of technological
gadgets and how they were right for
you, how would you feel? If you went
to a different office and that dentist
had a different set of gadgets, they
have a bias as to why theirs are right
for you. You would feel like you were
trying to be “sold” something.
Branding draws us in. You may
have a preconceived notion that a
particular make of car is what you
“need”, or see a dental advertisement
that attracts your attention.
It doesn’t take much to realize that
there are many different brands of
anything that would satisfy our needs.
Whether it is a car or teeth, there
are often gaps between the “seller” and
the “buyer”. There is a gap between
what we really need and what we
think we need. There is another gap
between what the dentist or salesman
thinks we need and what we think we
need. And, more specifically, there is
often a serious gap between the value
some dentists have, and the value they
feel they can discuss with patients.
Sometimes we feel we don’t have the
time to discuss these things, and other
times we are afraid we will scare you
away.
Dentistry offers people so much
that they want and need. Why don’t
people get it? What would permit
someone to have this resource
available, and fail to use it? What
would cause them to misunderstand it
so thoroughly that they fear it more
than they fear the consequences of not
collaborating with a dentist?
Dentists need to communicate
facts and truths. They need to
convey expertise and enthusiasm.
This goes back to the idea of time I
have mentioned so often in the past.
Dentists need to spend time with
patients, not hard-sell with little
information, and let the patient
decide what the best line of treatment
is for them.
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
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Rowley Realty is proud to be your local Realtor® for
more than 40 years. In the North Shore communities
we serve, we had over $21 MILLION in sales in 2019,
which is over a 50% increase from last year!
Following are the 37 properties we sold this year:
509 Wethersfield Street, Rowley
29 Pleasant Street, Rowley
489 Haverhill Street, Rowley
30 Perley Avenue, Rowley
646 Haverhill Street, Rowley
15 Homestead Lane, Rowley
41 Wethersfield Street, Rowley
25 School Street, Rowley
23 Farnham Road, Rowley
45 Leslie Road, Rowley
129 Newbury Road, Rowley
377 Wethersfield Street, Rowley
128 Leslie Road, Rowley
67 Cross Street, Rowley
367 Wethersfield Street, Rowley
40 Kathleen Circle, Rowley
22 West Ox Pasture Lane, Rowley
18 Mehaffey Lane, Rowley
83 Weldon Farm Road, Rowley
8 Longmeadow Drive, #31, Rowley
19 Morphew Lane, #4, Rowley
19 Morphew Lane, #8 Rowley
5 Vito Court #5, Rowley
5 Church Street, #1, Rowley
7 Church Street, #2, Rowley
4 Rowley Country Club Road, Rowley
5 Twin Hills Farm Rd #4, Rowley
226 Boxford Road, Rowley
518 Wethersfield Street, Rowley
7 Hammond Street, Rowley
6 Colchester Avenue, Amesbury
62 Hadley Road, Merrimac
208 Linebrook Road, Ipswich
108 Stewart Street, West Newbury
18 Postgate Road, Hamilton
2 Agawam Avenue, #1, Ipswich
14 Spring Avenue, Wakefield
John McCarthy and Pauline White appreciate the opportunity to serve you,
and invite you to call us at our office at (978) 948-2758 if you are thinking of selling or buying in
Rowley or the surrounding communities, or visit our website at www.rowleyrealestate.com
We look forward to continuing to provide outstanding service in 2020.
Warm wishes to you and yours for a happy, healthy and peaceful
Holiday Season from all of us at Rowley Realty!