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IPSWICH –
Most trips to town
hall to pay a utility
bill, property
taxes or a parking
ticket could not
be described
as relaxing.
Now thanks to
a new class on
Wednesday nights,
you can learn ways
to reduce your
stress and anxiety
by attending a
Meditation Class.
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Offered by
Michael Lydon, a
certified trainer and new resident of
Ipswich, the hour-long Meditation
for Fundamental Well Being Class is
sponsored by the town’s Recreation
and Culture Department and is free,
although donations are accepted.
Don’t expect the class to be one
where you sit quietly and watch
the clouds go by, Lydon said. Body
focused meditation may be new for
some. It is finding the “still point in
a turning world,” he said.
The town began offering meditation
in January and will continue into
March. Last week was the third class
in the series, which is attracting 15
to 20 participants to Room C on the
second floor of town hall.
Upcoming classes focus on
improving relationships, deepening
into stillness, experiencing
fundamental consciousness,
improving empathy, releasing
physical pain and refining the
qualities of clarity, love and power.
Doing meditation at town hall
may seem unusual, but municipalsponsored
meditation classes are not
Meditate at Town Hall
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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Photo provided by Michael Lydon
Michael Lydon, (second from left), and the class members attending last week
that rare. The residents of Ottawa,
Canada, can attend a meditation
class on their lunch hour. Also
meditation classes are held at City
Hall in Hong Kong, China, New
Orleans, LA, and Watertown, NY.
Lydon, who coaches clients
mostly on-line, said he loves doing
meditation classes at Town Hall.
“It’s a beautiful building.”
This week’s class – entitled
Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
– should be very popular. “In this
class, you will learn body-focused
meditation techniques to work
through fear, anxiety, emotional
resistance and other factors that
block us from living to our full
potential,” the class description
states.
Lydon, a trained social worker,
moved to Ipswich last May looking
for a quaint, small New England
town to heal his own burn-out
from living in New York City for
years. He discovered body-focused
meditation during his 20s when he
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Onesto Crackers and Cookies Now in Whole Foods
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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Jan 29 - Feb 4, 2020 Vol. 16, No. 14
REGIONAL –
Five years ago, Jane
Ciccone created a new
cracker that met her
exacting standards. It
had an amazing taste,
was gluten-free, vegan
and was made with no
genetically modified
organisms, while
being produced as ecofriendly
as possible.
The challenge of
mass-producing that
cracker and selling it in
the highly competitive
arena of the grocery
store was a tall order.
Photo by Stewart Lytle
She started in her Jane Ciccone with the ‘best’ crackers for your cheese
own kitchen, then as
she grew, she assembled a small team
of bakers to work at the kitchen of her
for cheese.
Margaret Leahy and Madeline
church, the Central Congregational
Church in downtown Newburyport.
There they baked, packaged, marketed
and delivered crackers to a growing list
of 150 to 200 independent grocers in
New England.
Upson, editors at Culture, described
as the “ultimate publication for those
who love cheese,” wrote of Ciccone’s
crackers: “How do you make a
healthful, great-tasting cracker that
satisfies all manners of dietary needs?
From those beginnings, Onesto Simple, keep it honest. Gluten-free and
(Italian for honest) crackers began being
sold three years ago in Whole Foods
Markets. Baking, packaging, marketing
and delivering became “too much” for
her small team in Newburyport.
She found a co-packer in quaint
Bristol, VT that shared her vision of
producing crackers made of simple
ingredients. The crackers are now
sold in stores nationwide, including
Whole Foods Markets as far away as
California.
Last month, its three flavors of crackers
-- everything, rosemary, and sea salt –
were named by Culture Magazine as one
of only four products its editors picked
this year as the best accompaniments
vegan has never tasted (or crunched)
so good.”
“Receiving this recognition means
the world to us,” Ciccone said.
“Culture is my go-to source for all
things cheese related. To have them
honor our crackers is a dream come
true.”
But that is only part of the good
news, Ciccone, who runs her womanowned
company with no investors,
got during the holidays. In a meeting
with the Whole Foods buyer for
her crackers, she asked if she would
present Onesto’s new cookies to the
Whole Foods department that handles
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origins of New England’s beloved home team and the wild, humiliating,
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which can be paid at the first class.
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has worked for Planned Parenthood. We’ll be discussing how to fix our broken
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Onesto Crackers and Cookies Now in Whole Foods
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cookies.
She left not expecting to hear
anything more from Whole
Foods about her cookies. To
her surprise, the buyer called
her the next day, inviting her
to a meeting. Today, Onesto’s
new line of gluten-free, vegan
and non-GMO cookies are
available in Whole Foods’
markets in the North Atlantic
region – Connecticut to
Maine.
“I have been a huge fan of
Whole Foods for as long as I
can remember,” Ciccone said.
“Just walking in its doors has
always made me feel healthier
and inspired. Now that I have
my own food company, it is
truly amazing that our products
are on its shelves. It’s surreal.”
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was very stressed with his job
and a difficult relationship.
On a visit to a bookstore,
he found Judith Blackwell’s
book, The Enlightment
Process. After reading the
book, he decided to visit
the New York-based clinical
psychotherapist, who
introduced him to Body
Focused Meditation.
He became certified, after
three years of training, and
for several years he worked
at suicide prevention hotlines
and hotlines for addicted
people. But by 2017, he and
his girlfriend were burned
out with New York City and
came north looking for a place
that was less of a “concrete
jungle.”
While living in Brookline,
he watched a movie, The
Covenant, which features
young men, who called
The three flavors of the
soft cookies – Chocolate
chip, double chocolate chip,
cinnamon and sugar – can
be found at the check-out
registers. Soon they will be sold
in Whole Foods’ Allegro Coffee
bars.
In just the first few months,
the cookies have sold double
what Whole Foods’ buyers
projected, Ciccone said. That
has led Whole Foods to suggest
she create a nine-cookie
package, three each of her
flavors.
Like the crackers, the
Onesto cookies, handcrafted
in Vermont, are “free of
preservatives, chemicals,
artificial ingredients, and junk
in general.”
Next steps for Onesto Foods,
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themselves the Sons of
Ipswich. Although the movie
was shot in Canada, he and
his girlfriend decided to visit
Ipswich.
They found Ipswich to be a
combination of an old New
England town and paradise.
“It’s a solid community where
residents worry about the
environment and protecting
the river,” he said. After living
in New York City, Ipswich
offered them a place to heal.
They were sold on Ipswich
when they discovered Crane
Beach. When they arrived,
birds hovered overhead. “It
was amazing, almost a religious
experience, a magic moment.
We were blown away by the
energy of Crane Beach,” he
said.
One day while he was passing
out fliers about his practice,
he came upon a photography
show at the Hall Haskell
which now offices at CI Works
in Amesbury? Continue
growing in 2020, when she
hopes to hit a 50 percent growth
rate, she said. And Ciccone
said she is working on creating
several sauces and dips to go
with her crackers, including
a caponatina, inspired by her
grandmother’s recipe.
In Culture magazine,
the crackers were selected
along with three other
“accompaniments.” The editors
also chose Trois Petits Cochons,
pâtés and charcuterie that loves
cheese, Phickles Pickles and the
white truffle and honey curry
mustards, created by Mustard
and Co.
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about Onesto, visit: www.
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257 Low St mortgage agent if it will adversely
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sounds, taking a better job within
the same company could have
negative consequences.
Don’t pay off old debt. Again, this
Credit Do’s and Don’ts
By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty
might not make a ton of sense, but
paying off debt may cause a drop in
your credit score by affecting your
ratio of debt to available credit.
Don’t raise red flags. Don’t
change your address, name (yes, this
happened with one of my buyers)
or co-sign a loan with someone
else. The fewer things that occur
while your loan is in process the
better.
Don’t transfer money. Don’t
change your financial picture by
opening or closing new investments,
moving money from one account
to another.
Don’t make any large deposits
without an explanation. If you are
being given money from a family
member to help you purchase a
home, make sure you can get a
letter from the person who gifted it
to you explaining the money. This
comes up quite often during the
underwriting process.
Don’t apply for any new credit
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Use
that Arian charm to help make a difficult
workplace transition easier for
everyone. News about a long-awaited
decision can be confusing. Don’t jump
to conclusions.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
Although you might well be tempted
to be more extravagant than you
should be at this time, I’m betting
you’ll let your sensible Bovine instinct
guide you toward moderation.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) An
opportunity for travel could come with
some problems regarding travel companions
and other matters. So be sure
you read all the fine print before you
start packing.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Make
an effort to complete your usual workplace
tasks before volunteering for
extra duty. Scrambling to catch up
later on could create some resentment
among your colleagues.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) A financial
matter could have you rethinking
your current spending plans. You
might want to recheck your budget to
see where you can cut back on expenses
until the situation improves.
VIRGO (August 23 to September
22) One way to make your case for
that promotion you’ve been hoping for
might be to put your planning skills to
work in helping to shape up a project
that got out of hand. Good luck.
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cards. Every day we get something
in the mail asking you to open up
a line of credit at a store. Don’t.
If you do, the store will pull your
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credit report which could adversely
affect your credit score.
Don’t max out credit cards. This
might sound obvious but we have
seen buyers use a cash advance for
an initial escrow payment when
making an offer. This is the fastest
way to bring your credit score
down.
The Do’s:
Do stay current on existing
accounts. One late payment can
lower your credit by more than 30
points. Make your car, credit card
and any other payment on time. If
you get within a week or 10 days
of your closing, check with your
REALTOR® or mortgage agent as
to what to do with a payment.
Do continue good habits.
Chances are good that if you
can get preapproved, you have
paid your bills on time and have
excellent spending habits. Don’t
change that now. If things change
in your spending habits (you decide
that since your new home is near
the water it would be a great time to
buy a boat) you will raise red flags.
The most important thing to
remember when going through the
home finance approval process is
that change is bad. You are about
to change your living arrangement
so make sure that goes through by
not changing your spending habits.
If you have any questions about
this article, real estate in general or
are looking to buy or sell a home
please contact me, John McCarthy at
Rowley Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley,
MA 01969, Phone: 978 948-2758,
Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at
john@rowleyrealestate.com
LIBRA (September 23 to October
22) Be careful about “experts” who
have no solid business background.
Instead, seek advice on enhancing
your business prospects from bona fide
sources with good success records.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November
21) Standing up to support a colleague’s
viewpoint — even if it’s
unpopular — can be difficult if you
feel outnumbered. But you’ll win
plaudits for your honesty and courage.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to
December 21) While progress continues
on resolving that recurring
problem, you might feel it’s taking too
long. But these things always need to
develop at their own pace. Be patient.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January
19) Someone close to you might
have a financial problem and seek your
advice. If you do decide to get involved,
insist on seeing everything that might
be relevant to this situation.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February
18) A personal matter takes an
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Health & Wellness
BY J. PETER ST. CLAIR, DMD
With more than 24 million
diabetics and 57 million prediabetics
in the United States,
nearly a quarter of the nation’s
population, the connections
between dental health and
diabetes have never been more
critical.
As an indication of our general
health, the rapidly rising rate of
diabetes should be ringing alarm
bells everywhere. The litany of
health implications from diabetes
is a long and grisly list. It is the
sixth leading cause of death in
the U.S. That is probably vastly
understated, because as many as
65% of deaths from diabetes are
attributed to heart attack and
stroke. People with diabetes have
about twice the overall risk of
death as those who don’t have the
disease.
Complications from diabetes
can cut years off productive
lives and interfere with the
quality of those lives through
a host of debilitating health
effects. Heart disease and stroke
rates are as much as four times
higher among diabetics. Nearly
three-quarters of diabetics have
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DIABETES & DENTISTRY
high blood pressure. Each year,
diabetes causes blindness in as
many as 24,000 Americans. It
is the leading cause of kidney
failure, nervous system disease,
amputations – the list goes on.
This isn’t meant to be a scare
tactic. These are simply the facts
and, yes, they are sobering. But
if you have diabetes or are prediabetic,
you may want to brace
yourself, because we are going
to talk straight about oral health
and diabetes, two diseases that
can twist each other into a tight
downward spiral of amplifying
negative health effects. Unless
they are halted by your physician
and your dentist working in
tandem as a health care team,
together with your commitment
to hold up your end of the
bargain, these effects can continue
to compound.
The facts about the connections
between oral health and diabetes
are even more alarming than
those about diabetes alone. Here
are just a few:
Diabetics are twice as likely
to develop gum disease. This is
especially true if your diabetes
is not under control. The gum
disease then worsens your
diabetes through an automatic
response that your body uses to
fight the infection.
People with gum disease are
270% more likely to suffer a heart
attack than those with healthy
gums.
People who have diabetes
and severe gum disease have a
premature death rate nearly eight
times higher than those who do
not have periodontal disease.
Those who have gum disease
and diabetes together are more
than three time likely to die
of combined heart and kidney
failure.
In people who have type 2
diabetes, gum disease is a predictor
of end-stage kidney disease.
In people who have prediabetes
– blood glucose levels
that are higher than normal but
not in the diabetic range – gum
disease makes it more likely that
they will become diabetic.
Once established in a person
who has diabetes, the chronic
infection that causes gum disease
makes it more difficult to control
diabetes, and increases damage
and complications in blood vessel
disease.
We will continue this
discussion next week and talk
about some things you can do to
help this problem.
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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Easy going, good natured man
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for someone who is honest,
kind and has some medical
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daily needs. Available hours
are Saturday/ Sunday mornings
and Monday afternoon (Three
to four-hour shifts, start time
are flexible). Planning a move
to Exeter this Fall. If you are
available for one or all of these
hours, please contact Ashley
at 603-568-4930 to apply!
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American BBQ is looking for
a full-time &/or part-time
counter help. Apply in person
at American BBQ, 5
Railroad Ave., Rowley, MA
HELP WANTED Seasonal
part-time help, mowing, weed
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per month, $ 15.00 per hour.
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beginning on January 14th, 2020. Electronic copies will be available
by written request to: dschofield@georgetownlight.com or paper
copies may be obtained in person at the offices of GMLD, 94 Searle
Street, Georgetown, MA 01833 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. RFQs will not be mailed.
RFQ responses will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on February 13,
2020 at the offices of the GMLD, at the above address. The selection
process is governed by GMLD’s designer selection procedures and
the provisions of M.G.L.c. 7C, § 54(a). The fee will be negotiated
after responses are evaluated and finalists are interviewed.
GMLD will hold a briefing session and site visit on Thursday,
February 6, 2020 at 10:00 am at the project site at 94 Searle Street,
Georgetown MA. This will be the only time to visit the site and no
other dates are available prior to submittal of the RFQ.
Georgetown Municipal Light Department
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