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Page 2 www.TheTownCommon.comMay 6, 2020How 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 2004-2020 The Town Common © - All Rights ReservedIn loving memory ofLiz Ichizawa, Reporter (1956 - 2005)Northern Essex Fuel Corp.Automatic Delivery24 Hour Burner Service(978)388-5240$1.79per gallon100 gallon minPrices subject to change.(978)374-1540TIDE CHARTVacation Homes on the WaterCustom Built at Affordable PricesFun & Relaxing • Spacious Floors PlansBring your imagination to the drawing board!Modern Amenities * Fully Powered • Convenient StorageFraming w/ Siding of Wood, Fiberglass, Aluminum, or VinylHulls of Fiberglass, Aluminum, Poly, or SteelWE BUILD HOUSEBOATSCall or E-mail Today!978.484.2437 SeaValleyInc@gmail.comWhat did you doduring the pandemic?PEM, from page 1to raise money for Covid-19 relief.There is a box to write in otherthings you have done. Or tosay that you have done none ofthese things while waiting for theCovid-19 vaccine.The survey also asks if you havebeen creative in some way, otherthan as part of school or work. Itwants to know if you have paintedor sculpted, cooked a new recipe,took photographs, danced, wrotecreatively, made a film or quilted.It wanted to know how you arefeeling: disconnected with otherpeople. Are you angry, sad, bored,lonely, confused? You can rate yourfeelings on a scale of one to five.Among several more questions,it also asked what you want to dofirst when allowed to rejoin society.Would you go to an arts museumfirst, a concert, church ortemple or out to eat with friends?It asks what would help youto return to museums, concerts,sports events and the like. Wouldit be the development of a virusvaccine or would you go again outinto the world if there were healthscreenings, people wearing masksor intensive cleaning?The results of the survey, afterbeing analyzed, will be publishedin June through Culture Track,which is a website that is freeand open. Culture Track, whichdescribes itself as a cultural innovationengine, is dedicated toaddressing the most pressing challengesfacing the worlds of cultureand creativity through research,education, dialogue, and action.If you take the survey, you willbe entered in a drawing to win oneof 25 $100 Visa gift cards.LEGAL NOTICEROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSIONIn accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass.G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of RowleyWetlands Protection Bylaw, a public hearing will be held onTuesday, May 12, 2020 at 7:45 pm via Remote Meeting per theGovernor's Covid-19 Emergency Declaration, to consider anAmended Order of Conditions application filed by ChristopherCronin 602-604 Wethersfield St Rowley Realty Trust forproposed amendment to construct an approx. 8' x 25' drainageswale possibly in the 100' Buffer Zone to Bordering VegetatedWetlands at 600 Wethersfield Street (Map 11, Parcel 6 Lot 10)in Rowley, MA.Daniel Shinnick, ChairmanRowley Conservation CommissionLEGAL NOTICEROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSIONIn accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L.131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley WetlandsProtection Bylaw, a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May12, 2020 at 8:00 pm via Remote Meeting per the Governor'sCovid-19 Emergency Declaration to consider an Amended Orderof Conditions application filed by Robert Nixon of Taylor LaneLLC for Demolition of existing structures (farmhouse and garage)and construction of additional 960 feet subdivision roadway, utilities,grading, and stormwater facilities possibly within 36,124square feet of 200' Riverfront Area and 173,630 square feet of 100'Buffer Zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetlands at 430 WethersfieldSt. (Map 12, Parcel/Lot 3 & 4) Moran & Simon, Taylor Ln. (Map12, Parcel/Lot 2) Seaside Realty Trust, and Daniels Rd. (Map 9,Parcel/Lot 23) Tompkins-Desjardins Trust of Rowley, MA.Daniel Shinnick, ChairmanRowley Conservation Commission
May 6, 2020 www.TheTownCommon.comPage 3Highway exits get a makeoverExits, from page 1make it easier for drivers and boredpassengers to calculate the distanceto their destination or how far theyhave driven. Mile numbers, thosesmall green and white signs everytenth of a mile start at the southernborder and move north or at thewestern border and move east.The new numbering system willmake reporting highway incidentsmore accurate for tow trucks andemergency response vehicles. Thecommonwealth will conform withmost other states. And it makes iteasier for MassDOT to add exitswithout having to renumber theexits in the future.The plan does not include somehighways, including the LowellConnector off I-495. The exits thereare less than a mile apart, so thenumbering would be confusing.In New Hampshire, Gov. ChrisSununu is strongly opposed to therenumbering plan. He has promisedto “fight it the whole way.”“I don’t know about you, but I lovethe fact that I grew up as an Exit 3kid in Salem,” Sununu wrote in a recenttweet. “Exit numbers are a pointof pride for some of us in NH — andwe shouldn’t let Washington bureaucratsthreaten to take that away!”“It’s how we identify,” Sununuwrote to the Boston Globe.“They’ve been trying to get us todo this for years, with this threat.Good luck with that.”Sununu said car global positioningsystems defeat the major argumentfor changing the system. Healso told the Globe he worries thatthe renumbering will force businessesand towns to spend moneyto redo their marketing material.Despite the governor’s opposition,a panel led by the state’selected Executive Council, whichholds individual authority separatefrom the governor, has approved a10-year transportation plan that includesthe renumbering endeavor.Brighter smiles ...The Covid-19 ChroniclesBy J. Peter St. Clair, DMDThere are states in this country wheredental offices are returning to providingroutine dental care. That is not thecase here in Massachusetts. At the timeof this writing (Wednesday April 29th),the State of Massachusetts has extendedits stay-at-home advisory through May18, 2020. Dental offices will continue toremain closed for non-emergent care atleast until then.In Stewart Lytle’s column last weekentitled “Businesses hanging in”, hementioned that I had a list of 27 thingsthat I wanted to change in my office. It isgoing to be very important for any businessthat has been closed for 2 months tohave a plan in place for re-opening. Mylist of 27 things has changed many timesover the past weeks, and it will be refinedin the weeks to come.Stewart mentioned that I was “gettingrid of plants and stuff on the countersthat may catch viruses”. As I discussed acouple of weeks ago, the dental operatoryproduces aerosols from motorized handpieces.Plants in the dental operatorycannot be wiped down following a procedure.While I’m not concerned with theplants “catching a virus”, they will likelyfind a new home within the office. Aftera procedure, the room should be able tobe cleaned thoroughly. Keeping countersfree of anything not needed for a specificprocedure is common sense practice.Dental offices are required to take acourse in infection control every twoyears. Many offices also use a paid consultantto help structure and implementan infection control protocol in the office.Universal Precautions is how dentistsand staff have been trained in infectioncontrol since the 1980’s. This means totreat every person as if they are infectious.So, what is going to change in thedental office because of this pandemic?There will be some changes that areshort-term and other long-term changes.An example of a short-term changemight be spreading patient visits outmore. Another one might be to have patientswait in their car and to text themto come in when the office is ready tobring them directly to the treatmentroom.Some of my dental colleagues havealready decided to make expensive purchasesin response to this pandemic.Stewart mentioned in his column that Iwas considering negative pressure roomsto change the air in the room on a continualbasis. This is an expensive propositionand there is no indication that dentistswill be required to take action to that level.However, cleaning the air does seemlike something that we may hear aboutmore of as time goes on.Some dental offices will change verylittle and some will change many things.While we all must do what we are recommendedto do by organizations suchas the CDC, ADA and Mass Dental Society,what level it is taken to will varybetween offices.If you have concerns about returningto your dental office for routinecare, my suggestion would be to havea direct conversation with your dentistand/or dental hygienist. They will beable to give you information about thespecific steps they are taking and canaddress your individual concerns.I’m looking forward to writinga column on something other thanCOVID-19.Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dentalpractice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicatedto health-centered family dentistry.If there are certain topics you would liketo see written about or questions you haveplease email them to him at jpstclair@stclairdmd.com.You can view all previouslywritten columns at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.LEGAL NOTICEROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSIONIn accordance with the Town of Rowley Stormwater Management and Erosion Control Bylaw, as amended,a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8:15 pm via Remote Meeting per the Governor'sCovid-19 Emergency Declaration, to consider an Amended Stormwater Management Permit application filedby Taylor Lane, LLC for proposed construction of additional 960 feet OSRD subdivision roadway, stormwaterfacilities, utilities and associated grading. Total site disturbance is approximately 10.8 +/- acres at 430Wethersfield Street (Map 12, Parcel/Lot 3 and 4), owned by Cheryl J. Moran and Patricia A. Simon, at landoff Wethersfield Street and Taylor Lane (Map 12, Parcel/Lot 2), owned by Seaside Realty Trust and at DanielsRoad (Map 9, Parcel Lot 23), owned by Tompkins Desjardins Trust in Rowley, MA.Daniel Shinnick, ChairmanRowley Conservation Commission
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