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Page 2 www.TheTownCommon.com Dec 25 - Dec 31, 2019How to SubmitLetters to the EditorMarc Maravalli, B.S., R.Ph.Publisher/Editor, The Town CommonLetters to the Editor providea useful way of communicatingconcerns, issues, or suggestions toall members of the community.The Town Common encouragesall citizens to submit lettersconcerning issues of interest andconcern to the local community.Letters selected for publicationmay be edited for length and clarity.Some letters may serve as a catalystfor other articles or coverage, andcommunity leaders and agencieswill be offered an opportunity torespond to letters concerning theirareas of responsibility.All letters must be signed andinclude a daytime telephonenumber.Letters may be submitted to:The Editorc/o The Town Common77 Wethersfield St.Rowley, MA 01969or preferably via e-mail to:editor@thetowncommon.com.The Town Common deadline is5pm Wednesday (except when afederal holiday necessitates anearlier deadline).The Town Commonserves the communities of theUpper North Shore of Mass. &Coastal New Hampshire andwelcomes your participation.Send your Organization or GroupNotices, Birth or EngagementAnnouncements, Photos, Articles andLetters to the Editor, by mail, phone,fax, or e-mail to: 77 Wethersfield St.,Rowley, MA 01969Phone: 978-948-8696Fax: 978-948-2564E-mail: news@thetowncommon.comThe Town CommonMarc Maravalli, Publisher / Editoreditor@thetowncommon.comGraphic Design Servicesgraphics@thetowncommon.comAdvertising Opportunitiesadvertise@thetowncommon.comEvent and Announcement Submissionsevents@thetowncommon.com77 Wethersfield StreetRowley, MA 01969-1713Phone: (978) 948-8696Fax: (978) 948-2564www.thetowncommon.comThe Town Common is not responsible for typographical errors oromissions, but reprint opportunities do exist for prompt notificationof such errors. Advertisers should notify The Town Common of anyerrors in ads on the first day of issuance.No credits &/or refunds are offered or implied.All material and content cannot be duplicated without writtenconsent of the publisher. The right is reserved to reject, omit, oredit any copy offered for publication.Copyright 2004-2019 The Town Common © - All Rights ReservedIn loving memory ofLiz Ichizawa, Reporter (1956 - 2005)Yes, Virginia There is a Santa ClausDear Readers of The Town Common,During the past sixteen years I have had the privilege to serve mycommunity by creating and operating The Town Common. We haveovercome many obstacles, shared in many wonderful stories, participatedin many local events, and have always enjoyed providing a valuablecommunity service.This season I wish everyone the happiest of holidays and thank all ourloyal readers, advertisers and friends for helping us become and stay awelcome part of the community. We look forward to serving you formany more years to come.A tradition for our newspaper has been to run the following columneach Christmas season. Enjoy.Sincerely,Marc Maravalli, Publisher/EditorThe Town CommonEight-year-old VirginiaO'Hanlon wrote a letter to theeditor of New York's Sun, andthe quick response was printedas an unsigned editorial Sept.21, 1897. The work of veterannewsman Francis PharcellusChurch has since becomehistory's most reprintednewspaper editorial, appearingin part or whole in dozens oflanguages in books, movies,and other editorials, and onposters and stamps.Dear Editor:I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is noSanta Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.' Please tellme the truth; is there a Santa Claus?Virginia O'Hanlon.115 West Ninety-Fifth StVirginia,Your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by theskepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] theysee. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensibleby their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men'sor children's, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mereinsect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless worldabout him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping thewhole of truth and knowledge.Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as loveand generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they aboundand give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary wouldbe the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as ifthere were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, nopoetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should haveno enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with whichchildhood 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 chimneyson Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did notsee Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody seesSanta Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. Themost real things in the world are those that neither children nor mencan 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 conceiveor imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in theworld.You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noiseinside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not thestrongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongestmen that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry,love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture thesupernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in allthis world there is nothing else real and abiding.No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever. Athousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand yearsfrom now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.St. John’s Prep Announces AcademicHonors for First Quarter 2019-2020Danvers, MA —St. John’sPrep recently announcedthe names of students whoearned academic honorsfor the first quarter of the2019–2020 school year.Students who qualified forthe Headmaster’s List earnedgrades of A- or above inall courses; students whoqualified for the Principal’sList earned grades of B+ orabove in all courses; andstudents who qualified for theHonor Roll earned grades ofB or above in all courses.The following studentswere named to the academichonors list for the FirstQuarter 2019–2020.AmebsuryHeadmaster’s ListJohn Conrad ‘23Adam Rutledge ‘20Andrew Scorzoni ‘25Principal’s ListPeyton McKee ‘22Honor RollKaie Bolger ‘22Michael Murphy ‘23BoxfordHeadmaster’s ListAnthony Bechalany ‘24Daniel Bisson ‘20Christopher Callahan ‘20Jackson Delaney ‘22Christopher DiBella ‘25Timothy Haarmann ‘22Joshua Haarmann ‘25Jake Leire ‘21Benjamin McGee ‘24Michael Miller ‘25Aidan Miller ‘24Connor Pool ‘22Rainor Stapleton ‘25John Valzania ‘22Jake Vana ‘24Andrew Vigneaux ‘24Michael Villani ‘21Richard Viveiros ‘22Principal’s ListSawyer Barnard ‘21Michael Bertinato ‘23Reed Blaeser ‘25Ryan Haas ‘20Nathan Hall ‘25Giovanni Moretti ‘24Henry Sorpol ‘22Junfu Zheng ‘22Chengru Zou ‘22Honor RollJohn Eckert ‘22James Ellard ‘23Samuel English ‘23David Estabrooks ‘20Matthew Vigneaux ‘22GeorgetownHeadmaster’s ListDeclan Kelley ‘22Ian Macdonald ‘25Christian Rooney ‘22Samuel Sheahan ‘22Matthew Stauss ‘23Shane Williams ‘22Eric Wing ‘21Principal’s ListSean Brown ‘22William Minor ‘23Noah Mooney ‘21Cole Steeves ‘20Luke Surette ‘21Honor RollConnor Miles ‘20James Trigilio ‘23IpswichHeadmaster’s ListJohn Bartholomew ‘20Grant Drinkwater ‘23Marcus Irwin ‘25Colt Sullivan ‘24Principal’s ListMichael Anthony ‘23Chase Drinkwater ‘20William Kennedy ‘20John Kiely ‘21Andrew Knox ‘22Charles Murphy ‘22Robert Schneiders ‘20Bryan Wolf ‘22Honor RollBrenton Babb ‘21Tej Bhatia ‘23John Calzini ‘22Michael Clifford ‘21Matthew Knox ‘25Jarred Nowak ‘20Cameron Smith ‘21Ryder Vigsnes ‘22MiddletonHeadmaster’s ListAlfred Farese ‘25Jackson Kamisky ‘25Alexander Lho ‘23Brady Pallotta ‘23Principal’s ListThomas Deller ‘23Aidan Rogers ‘25Griffin Tache ‘21Owen Williamson ‘25Honor RollAlexander Bologov ‘22Anthony Bonacorso ‘25Jaret Farhat ‘21Patrick Malloy ‘23Zachary McKenelley ‘21Marco Zirpolo ‘23NewburyHeadmaster’s ListCarson Irving ‘25Principal’s ListCallum Brown ‘23Charles Meurer ‘21Cooper Trout ‘22Honor RollChristopher Brown ‘23Evan Rosolowski ‘23Caden Vogt ‘21NewburyportHeadmaster’s ListNathaniel Gasperoni ‘23Liam Melvin ‘22Becket Moore ‘25Matthew Quinn ‘21Parker Seymour ‘23Steven Wheeler ‘25Principal’s ListMerrick Barlow ‘25Theodore Baumfeld ‘20Matthew Finnegan ‘23Augustus McGee ‘21Peter Wiehe ‘21Honor RollEvan Aldrich ‘22Walker Boyd ‘25Marcus Duren ‘23Miles McGee ‘23Michael Todd ‘25James Wauchope ‘23RowleyHeadmaster’s ListPeter DePasquale ‘23Carter Gibbs ‘25Collin Lorenzen ‘21Logan Mysliwy ‘25Deacon Robillard ‘25Jack Savage ‘25Principal’s ListKyle Desrochers ‘22Nicholas Randazza-OBrien ‘22Honor RollOwen Bell ‘23Aidan Callahan ‘21Cameron Cummings ‘21SalisburyPrincipal’s ListSean Bellamy ‘20Honor RollDjango Keyes ‘22TopsfieldHeadmaster’s ListThomas Archer ‘25Matthew Bonasera ‘23Ryan Cass ‘20Theodore Hutt ‘20Liam King ‘22Lincoln Massaro ‘25Gar Rudnyai ‘22Connor Smith ‘25Zhiren Wang ‘21Charles Wilmot ‘22Principal’s ListChristopher Esposito ‘23Cameron Juliano ‘23Samuel Lockhart ‘20Matthew Long ‘23Myles Lopes ‘21Tyler Ulwick ‘24Honor RollPatrick Atkins ‘21Anthony Caputo ‘22Eamonn Cunniff ‘24Francesco DelGaizo ‘21Dylan Frere ‘25Aidan Holland ‘23Ben Long ‘25Benjamin Lopes ‘25Colin Maloney ‘24Calvin Massaro ‘23Mason McSweeney ‘24Evan Ypsilantis ‘20
Dec 25 - Dec 31, 2019 www.TheTownCommon.com Page 3Continued from page 1Mead, made with a variety ofhoneys, can be thick and sweet,but they can be thin and not sosweet. At 1634 Meadery, Clappuses clover honey, orange blossomhoney and wild flower honey.Adding locally grown fruits andspices is where the fun is. It is alsowhere the creativity comes in,along with naming the meads.Two new meads at 1634Meadery are Little Jack Horner,a plum mead, using Cider HillFarm plums. This after-dinnersipper has a high alcohol content,Clapp said. There is also a newMinuteman mead, created froma recipe in the 1678 EnglishBook of Drink. It has raspberries,grains of paradise, cloves andcinnamon.“That’s going to be a fun one,”Clapp said.Beth Borges and Carl Hirshfeldopened House Bear Brewing in2013 in Amesbury. Borges hadexperimented with mead makingduring her Babson College daysand decided to try producingmead when she found a career infinancial services a bit tedious.Continued from page 1“Humans were fooled intothinking the northern part of theisland is more stable than it reallyis,” Hein said. “They built housesthat are now valuable.”Hein said there is a multitudeof things impacting Plum Island.“No one thing is causing theerosion,” he said.According to Storm Surge,“Erosion problems are nothingnew to the island, where sixhomes were destroyed duringthree major storms in thewinter of 2012-2013. Variousinterventions have been made totry to mitigate erosion problems,Mead Growing In PopularityPlum Island Erosion Discussedrefreshstudio.comShe was winning awards for hermead even before the doors to themeadery even opened.Clapp opened 1634 Meaderyin a former motorcycle repairshop, across from a Dunkin’Donuts on Rte. 1A. He did notwant to name it Ipswich Meadto avoid confusion with the wellestablishedIpswich Ale. A friendsuggested using 1634, the dateIpswich was founded, to give themeadery the historic flavor hewas seeking.An ocean engineer, Clappdiscovered mead during a familygenealogy trip to Denmark withhis aunt. His wife, Deb, a schoolteacher, was not particularlyexcited by mead, but sheencouraged him to follow hispassion. He found mead “cool,different and exciting,” he said.From a torn-down barn inMaine he collected wood toredecorate the motorcycle repairshop in an old-world style. Hestarted researching old recipesand stories that might be used togive his meads a special cache. Hedesigned his bottles to look oldand nothing like a wine bottle.including the rebuilding of thesouth jetty in May 2013 by theArmy Corps of Engineers, theconstruction of dunes alongReservation Terrace by DCR (thestate Department of ConservationResources) in 2016 and thecreation of a man-made berm ofcompressed sand, financed by theCity of Newburyport and PlumIsland residents in 2018. In spiteof these measures, what oftenhelps some residents salvage theirhomes often threatens others.”Hein credited Storm Surge’sMike Morris with figuring outthat there is a “see saw effect” withthe sand. The sand that is nothello@refreshstudio.comStop at the meaderies for a tasteand listen to the stories behindtheir products. At 1634 Meadery,Clapp has meads that bear suchnames as Puritan Pride, a meadthat pairs well, he said, withseafood and lobster.He named one mead WickedWench, a semi-sweet traditionalmead made with Northshorewildflower honey. And henamed at least two for relatives.His Beewitched Mead is namedfor Elizabeth Howe, his ninthgeneration aunt, who was triedfor witchcraft. The Choate BridgeCyser honors an uncle whohelped built the iconic bridgeover the Ipswich River.And then there is theMooncusser, named for HarryMaine, the legendary landboundpirate who lured ships totheir destruction on Plum Islandbeaches on dark nights. He wasconvicted of plundering the shipsleaking through the southern jettyonto the beach along ReservationTerrace is being deposited on theocean side of the island.Hein said he expects the topicto be controversial. He does notplan to offer any specific solutionsto the erosion problem, but willleave time for questions anddiscussion about his findings.Storm Surge provides theGreater Newburyport area withinformation on the impactsof extreme weather and longtermclimate change. For moreinformation about StormSurge-sponsored events, emailstormsurge9@gmail.com.IncreaseRevenueToday!Bringyour webpresenceup to codewith freshdesigns, ads,and more.Web Development • Web HostingSocial Media Marketing • Web DesignSEM / Pay Per Click MarketingSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Logo Design • Print Design-Since 1954Sea View RetreatAn extended Care Communitywww.seaviewretreat.comCome in for a visit and compare!(978)-948-2552•Private & Semi-Private Roomswith Baths and Beautiful Views• Medicare/ Medicaid certified• Social Services-Speech,Physical, Occupational, &Massage Therapies• Full Activity Program• and much more...MANSION DRIVE • ROWLEY, MA • JUST OFF ROUTE 1A2020 New Year’s WeekendAUCTIONTWO DAY AMERICANA EVENTJANUARY 3 & 4 at 11 am76 MAIN ST - AMESBURY, MASSAmerican Formal and Country Furnishings, Silver,Textiles, Folk Art, Clocks, Baskets, Primitives, Over 100The Town Commonpcs of Famille Rose Medallion Porcelain, ArmorialExport, Woodenware, Paint Decorated Folk Art,and sentenced Largest to being staked DIstrIBUtION onStoneware aCrOss the and Collection NOrthof shOre Pewter Of ma & COathe beach to drown in the hightide.Over 800 Lots to be SoldIf you would like to tastemead, a tasting and tour at 1634Prev: New Year’s Day, Jan 1 & Jan 2-12-5pmMeadery costs $10.9am auction day, open during all live auction eventsBid thru Live Auctioneers and InvaluableOn line catalog & terms: mcinnisauctions.com800-822-1417 - Ma Lic#770In the event of a severe winter storm visit our websitewith any date cancellations and reschedules.Newburyport, Hamilton, Amesbury, North ReadingDr. Gasiorowski, Dr. Rzepka, Dr. Ramkumar, Dr. Wiederoderwww.AppletonEyeAssociates.comWe'll keep you warm this season!Septemberis STILLe y e a s s o c i a t e sat Wolf Hill!Fully seasoned firewood in stock now!Kiln dried firewood selling out fast!Call today to schedule a delivery.Contact your Advertising Consultant today!Don Walter104 Eastern Ave. 60 Turnpike Rd. 88 Elm StreetGloucester, Ma 01930 Ipswich, Ma 01938 Salisbury, Ma 01952(978) 281-4480 C: 978-578-3997(978) 356-6342 (978) 465-3542P: 978-948-8696 www.wolfhillgardencenter.com• F: 978-948-2564donald@thetowncommon.com
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