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Battle over trash
transfer station escalates
Stewart Lytle / The Town Common
The current Georgetown transfer station.
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
GEORGETOWN – With town hall still
closed, a citizens’ organization challenging
the proposed 500-ton transfer station on
Carleton Road is stepping up its opposition.
Last week, the group asked the state
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental
Affairs to review the proposed trash
transfer station, proposed by G. Mello
Corp. Residents have 20 days to comment
online on the proposed project.
To comment, visit https://eeaonline.eea.
state.ma.us/…/ENF%20G%20Mello%20
Dispo…
Mello, which operates a 50-ton trash
transfer station on Rte. 133 (East Main
Street) in Georgetown, has proposed to
the town that it be permitted to build and
operate a 500-ton station. The Planning
Board is reviewing the proposed project.
Organized as the Georgetown for 50 not
500 Tons Association, opponents are writing
letters, handing out fliers, posting views
on Facebook, holding meetings and printing
yard signs to raise awareness among residents
of Georgetown and nearby communities.
It has also asked the town’s Building
Inspector to designate this project as a “major
development,” which draws increased
scrutiny. And it has filed a complaint alleging
that the town has violated the state the
Open Meeting Law.
“The most important thing that Georgetown
residents need to
know about G. Mello
Corp.'s proposed new
transfer station is the size -
500 tons,” the group stated
in a public letter. “This is
the daily capacity of trash
and other refuse expected
to flow in and out of
the new plant. Trash from
Georgetown residents constitutes
only 38 percent of that capacity.”
The other 62 percent of the trash will
come from neighboring communities, the
letter said. “Georgetown's portion of the
new facility's proposed (500-ton) daily capacity
will be 4 percent.”
The letter states: “people will be hauling
nearly 960,000 pounds of trash into
Georgetown, which then has to be hauled
out again.”
Peter Kershaw, a founding member of
the group and a candidate for town Selectman
in the June election, said last week, the
proposed transfer station “does not seem to
be in harmony with the town’s character.
This enormous facility will be on a postage-stamp
size lot. It’s a disaster.”
He said he is not opposed to a transfer
station in Georgetown, just not one so
large. He urged the town leaders to look at
other alternatives for trash removal.
Most of the current selectmen support
the Mello proposed project.
Transfer station, page 2
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Vol. 16, No. 30
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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
AMESBURY – In normal times, customers
would drop in at the Northshore Barn Doors
studio at CI Works to touch the wood owner
Jeff Filipov uses to make the vintage doors.
Or he would drive to the customer’s home to
measure the doorway where
one of his custom-made
doors would hang.
Across the street, Barewolf
Brewery would be
canning beer to deliver to
liquor stores. Later in the
day, its clientele would drop
into the tasting room for a
beer and a chance to play
games with their friends.
Mary Boland at Anchor
Hitch Media would be shooting video to
edit for a new advertisement for a company.
And Jane Ciccone, owner of Onesto
Foods, would be meeting with Whole
Foods grocery store to expand the sales of
her healthy crackers and cookies.
But that was before Gov. Charlie Baker shut
down all but essential businesses and ordered
residents to stay home as much as possible.
“Challenging times require people to
step up to even unforeseen challenges,”
wrote Robert O’Brien and Mark Friery, the
co-founders of CI Works, which houses
and helps nurture these four companies and
about 100 others in its old mill buildings.
“COVID-19 is not like anything any of us
have encountered before. Our businesses
do not have the benefit of prior experience
in dealing with a similar situation...this one
is unprecedented.
“We are all writing our own survival
strategies, but in the cumulative, CI Works
businesses have addressed different chapters
and approaches that can represent different
tactics others can attempt.”
In a desperate effort to survive, these
businesses pivoted on a dime to sell their
products and services. Some have discovered
new ways, once normal times return,
to make their businesses more successful.
Jeff Filipov at Northshore Barn Doors
adopted a new strategy that he plans to
keep using even after the governor greenlights
the opening of businesses. “In some
ways, things have been better,” he said.
Three months ago, Filipov would visit customer’s
home to measure the doorway and
discuss the design of the door. Now with fewer
customers inviting people, who might be carriers
of the virus, into their homes, he uses technology
to design his custom-made doors. He
created an on-line template and instructs his
customers how to measure the doorway opening.
Customers send photos of the house, and
he sends pictures of door styles, types of wood,
rollers, tracks and other hardware.
Once the customer settles on a design
and sends in a 50 percent deposit, Filipov
begins work. One of his custom barn doors
may cost between $1,300 to $1, 600. When
the door is finished, he installs it while the
customer leaves the house or stays in another
room. Or he stores the finished door
at his 1,400-square-foot shop at CI Works
Business, page 3
Stewart Lytle / The Town Common
Jeff Filipov at Northshore Barn Doors.

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Battle over trash
transfer station escalates
Transfer station, from page 1
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BROWN’S
Seabrook
Lobster Pound
Mello, which has operated the
trash transfer station for 40 years,
is under orders from the state to
enclose the current 50-ton facility.
Jason Mello, owner of G. Mello,
maintained that the expense of enclosing
and upgrading the current
facility would be too high.
He proposes to move from the
land he leases from the town to
land now owned by the Mirra
family adjacent to Interstate 95.
The primary objection to the
transfer facility from residents who
have come to public hearings on
the project is that the large trucks
using it would clog up state Highway
133, a major artery serving
Georgetown, Rowley and surrounding
communities. It is also
expected that the trucks bringing
in trash and the large tractor trailers
removing it to incinerators will
block up the two-lane Carleton
Drive.
The traffic study, commissioned
by Mello, states: “There will be adequate
capacity to accommodate
the anticipated traffic volumes.
Queues are not anticipated to exceed
six vehicles.”
Of particular focus is the narrow
intersection of State Rte. 133
and Carleton Drive. Jon Samel,
who owns two businesses on Carleton
Drive, has argued before the
Planning Board that a large truck
cannot make that turn if there is
another car or truck exiting onto
the highway.
Estimates are that the transfer
station will need 280 tractor-trailer
truck trips per day.
At a planning board meeting in
April, Mello said the large tractor
trailers, which remove the trash to
the incinerators and landfills, will
only exit the station after 3 p.m.
when the station is closed to new
deliveries.
“Let that sink in a minute. 280
trucks,” the citizens group letter
states. “Trucks serving the transfer
facility will make traffic on
East Main St. - already slow in
non-pandemic rush hours - grind
to a halt.”
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Pivoting your business in a pandemic
Business, from page 1
until the customer is ready for it.
Working alone, Filipov is staying
busy making four to eight doors a
month. His monthly revenues that
used to range from $9,000 to $11,000
a month have been cut in half because
he mostly collects only the deposit for
now. He expects several big paydays
when he installs all the finished doors.
“I like to go to the shop. If I didn’t
I’d go crazy,” Filipov said.
The media, which includes making
commercials, is an essential business,
but when the governor shut down the
state, Mary Boland thought her Anchor
Hitch Media business would tank.
“My first reaction was, I am dead
in the water! How would I continue
to shoot videos? A large part of the
video production process takes place
in person,” she said.
Her corporate clients were also
adapting, making marketing a priority.
“I am a useful tool,” she said.
She still gets calls to shoot in person,
but she also turned to her library
of unused footage and began editing it
for the client into new videos. “Many
of my clients were happy to work with
what we had," she said.
“Smart business owners were focusing
inward, looking at marketing
opportunities and taking advantage of
the surge of online traffic,” she wrote.
Boland, who described herself as a
fighter, said she learned from the 2008
Great Recession about how to survive
in a crisis. Today, about 30 percent of
her business is shooting new footage,
while 70 percent is editing.
One client is creating an online
course to teach other restaurateurs
how to hire “rockstar” employees for
fast food restaurants. Typically, she
would film him for the course content,
but since they can’t get together,
he sends her footage he has recorded
and she creates the segment.
Making beer in Massachusetts
was deemed an essential business,
so Barewolf Brewing was allowed to
continue brewing. But the process of
canning beer and delivering it to liquor
stores is “very involved” and not
as profitable as selling it directly to
the thirsty beer drinkers.
So Paul and Stevie Bareford, father
and son owners, decided to sell the beer
directly to customers from their loading
dock at CI Works. The customers could
not come in the tasting room, but they
could buy beer and t-shirts.
Proficient social media marketers,
the Barefords talked to their customers
on-line and were surprised at how
many orders they were asked to fill.
Last week they made enough beer
to begin filling cans again.
“Our stores were so glad to have us
back,” Paul Bareford said.
The response from customers – retail
and wholesale – has been overwhelming,
he said. “That tells me we
are making a good product.”
Jane Ciccone, who started Onesto
Foods five years ago, has sold her
healthy, tasty crackers and cookies at
Whole Foods and at small shops. The
distributors who delivered the cookies
and crackers to the small shops
were struggling because the core of
their business was hauling to suddenly
closed restaurants.
So without the distributors, she
turned to the Internet, building an online
store and promoting it through
social media, which she had avoided
before. She sent her cookies and crackers
to celebrities who promote vegan,
vegetarian and gluten-free eating, and
to her surprise several, including Eva
Longoria and Jenny McCarthy sent
out positive reviews, particularly of
her chocolate cookies.
As a result, her first quarter sales did
not plummet. They went up by 60
percent. When the crisis is over, she
expects to continue her on-line sales.
To learn more about each of these
companies, visit www.northshorebarndoors.com;
www.anchorehitchmedia.
com; www.barewolfbrewing.com; www.
onestofoods.com and www.ciworks.us.
Brighter smiles ...
Where’s the light in the Tunnel?
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD
As I write this, New Hampshire dental
offices have opened their doors for
routine dental care, while Massachusetts
still struggles to be any more than vague
on our plan for re-opening; good thing
the virus doesn't cross state lines. We
must still be vigilant in protecting the
most vulnerable at this time, but we also
need to be mindful that the economy is
suffering every hour we are shut down.
Hopefully there is a well laid out plan in
place to get this State going by the time
you read this.
You know that feeling you get when
you've missed one of your regular workouts,
or are used to getting your hair cut
or styled every 6 weeks? It's a great feeling
when you knock it off your list; both
mentally and physically. I've heard from
many of my patients who are overdue
for their dental hygiene appointments
by one, two, or three months, and can't
wait to get in to the office. Do you get
that feeling about your dental health?
If you don't, why not? Everyone
has their reasons for not doing things
that are good for them, and/or they
know that they SHOULD do. I would
bet that if you are not a regular dental
goer, your reason falls into one of
these 5 categories:
Money - Although you may think
that money would be the number one
reason people avoid ideal dental treatment,
it is not. I'm talking about "normal"
times, not pandemic times.
Each of us gets to choose what we do
with the money we have. Many people
will use lack of insurance as an excuse
for not visiting the dentist. What that
really means is that you just choose to
spend the money you have on something
other than your dental health.
Dental insurance is not insurance; never
has been. More on that another time.
If a dental office doesn't offer payment
plans through third party carriers,
or offer in-house payment options for
basic dental care, find another office. A
good dental office, and we have many in
this area, are very willing to work with
you so that you can get the care you
want.
Time - Time is just another excuse. We
all use time as an excuse for many of the
things in our lives we want to avoid. I use
lack of time as an excuse constantly for
not exercising. The reality is, however, if
we place something high enough in our
value system, there is always time for it.
Moving something higher up in your value
system has to come from your desire
to want it enough to make the time for it.
This is the most common reason people
don't get the care they need.
Lack of concern - It is easy to ignore
things for many reasons. Absence of
pain is one. Most people with dental
pain go to the dentist. Gum disease
and cavities, however, don’t hurt,
until it’s a BIG problem. That’s why
gum disease and other "silent" dental
problems are such a problem for so
many patients as years progress. Most
problems are avoidable.
Fear - Some people have fear of going
to the dentist....and for good reason, due
to bad past experiences or bad information.
However, dentistry today should
be a comfortable experience most of
the time. For those who are still fearful,
some dental offices provide treatment
under sedation.
Trust - The last barrier to ideal treatment,
and the least common for why
people don’t get ideal dental care, is
trust. A strong doctor-patient relationship
is essential. If there is a lack of trust,
that's an easy one to fix; it's time to
move on.
If it's been awhile, please consider
making your dental health a priority
after we get through this very difficult
time. It may become a habit you just
can't break.
Dr. St. Clair maintains a private
dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport
dedicated to health-centered 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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MassWildlife recognized Endangered Species Day on May
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of the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA).
Over the years, many rare species have benefited from the protection
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out some of the conservation work needed to protect and restore rare
wildlife, plants, and the habitats on which their survival depends.
A peregrine falcon webcam went live from Gillis Bridge
in Newburyport.
MassWildlife and MassDOT installed a falcon nest box on the
bridge last year and a camera was recently added before the nesting
season. Viewers will be delighted to see a chick has already hatched
in the nest! Peregrine falcons are a species of special concern in Massachusetts
and MassWildlife biologists have been helping with their
recovery through nest boxes, banding, and population monitoring.
Go to Mass.gov/falcon-cams for links to all Massachusetts
falcon cameras.
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Community Announcements
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18th Annual Greater Newburyport
Favorite Poem Project
For the past seventeen years, students at Newburyport High
School have curated a Favorite Poem Project that has been presented
at the Firehouse Center for the Arts on the last Sunday
in April. Given the unusual circumstances of this year, it was
almost canceled. However, due to popular demand, the event
will be going virtual!
Community members can record a short video of themselves
or their quarantine-mates reading a poem they love and
offering a brief statement about why that particular poem has
personal meaning for them. What the project hopes to capture
is how each person’s experience of hearing a poem written by
someone else can touch a reader or listener across time, continents,
and experience.
Newburyport High School students will select videos to be
posted on the Firehouse Center for the Arts website and the
Newburyport Public Schools website.
To submit a poem for consideration, please limit your entire
video – reading and explanation – to three minutes and upload
your video to YouTube. Then, send a copy of your poem,
the gist of what you say on the video, and some identifying
information about yourself (or the reader if it’s not you) to:
dszabo@newburyport.k12.ma.us and be sure to include the
YouTube link in your email.
University of Vermont's Fraternity &
Sorority Life announces Claire Thibeault
as 2020 Fraternity & Sorority Scholar of
the Year Award Recipient
BURLINGTON, VT The University of Vermont Fraternity
& Sorority Life honors Claire Thibeault of Newburyport
for her contribution to the University of Vermont community
during the annual UVM Fraternity & Sorority Life awards.
Each year the University of Vermont Fraternity & Sorority
Life Awards celebrates and honors the accomplishments of individual
members of the fraternity and sorority communities
at UVM, as well as chapters that exemplified commitment to
the pillars of citizenship, friendship, leadership, lifelong learning,
and justice.
A member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, Claire has been presented
with the Fraternity & Sorority Scholar of the Year Award
which recognizes and honors outstanding fraternity and sorority
members for their academic achievement.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Inducts New Members
The following people recently were initiated into The Honor
Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective
collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Sydney Perkins of Amesbury (01913) at Salem State University
Mikayla Porcaro of Amesbury (01913) at Salem State University
Marc Calder of Bradford (01835) at Salem State University
Kenneth Grade III of Hampton (03842) at Emporia State
University
Norman Buchman of Ipswich (01938) at Salem State University
They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty,
professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa
Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires
nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top
10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for
membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the
number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify,
as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved
scholarly distinction.
News from The University of Vermont
The following local students helped raise a collective sum of
$140,813.89 for the University of Vermont Children's Hospital
through active participation in RALLYTHON - UVM's
annual year-long student-led fundraiser and 12-hour dance
marathon in support of Vermont's local Children's Miracle
Network Hospital.
• Emily Coulombe of Newburyport
• By the conclusion of this year's fundraising, Emily
raised enough money to earn the distinction of 'Miracle Maker'
- a title given to participants who have fundraised between
$250 - $499 over the course of the year.
• Nora Kelly of Boxford
• By the conclusion of this year's fundraising, Nora
raised enough money to earn the distinction of 'Hope Giver' -
a title given to participants who have fundraised between $750
- $999 over the course of the year.
• Claire Thibeault of Newburyport
• By the conclusion of this year's fundraising, Claire
raised enough money to join the '500 Club' - a distinction given
to participants who have fundraised between $500 - $749
over the course of the year.
• Madeline Wilson of Ipswich
• By the conclusion of this year's fundraising, Madeline
raised enough money to reach the 'Dancer Goal' - a distinction
given to participants who have fundraised between
$100 - $249 over the course of the year.
RALLYTHON is a student-led yearlong fundraiser which
culminates in a 12-hour dance marathon, signifying the average
length of a nurse's shift at Vermont's local Children's Miracle
Network Hospital. During RALLYTHON, which took
place on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020, students heard stories
from patient families treated at the UVM Children's Hospital
and engaged with champions - current and past patients
of the hospital, while fundraising, participating in games, and
dancing until the final reveal their annual fundraising total.
UVM's RALLYTHON is organized in collaboration between
UVM's Department of Student Life and the University
of Vermont Medical Center. Through its six years in existence,
participant students have raised over $500k for the UVM
Children's Hospital - 100% of which stay local to support local
kids. This Fundraised money is crucial to the support of
patients at the UVM Children's Hospital, and goes towards
the purchase of everything from life-saving equipment and
medicine to supplies meant to enhance the experience for patients
and their families during their treatment.
Ipswich student makes Deans List
Colby-Sawyer College
NEW LONDON, NH Colby-Sawyer College has named
Kelsey Cranston of Ipswich to the Dean's List for spring 2020.
Cranston majors in nursing and is a member of the class of
2023. To qualify for the Dean's List students must achieve a
grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while carrying
a minimum of 12 credit hours in graded courses.
Newbury Town Meeting Date &
Location Change
The Newbury Town Meeting date and location has
changed. The meeting will now be held at Triton High
School in the Auditorium on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at
7:00 pm.
Ipswich Police Announces Changes to
Town Wharf Reconstruction Plan
IPSWICH Police Chief and Harbormaster Paul A. Nikas
announces that the boat ramp and ramp walls at the Town
Wharf will be completely removed and replaced after further
study of the structure.
During the initial reconstruction work scheduled for the
wharf this spring, engineers found additional structural deficiencies
and conducted an additional study to determine the
best course of action for the repairs. Based on these findings,
the ramp walls and structure will need to be fully replaced
instead of being repaired and capped.
Work to cap the sea wall will proceed as originally planned.
The Town Wharf was closed to the public in mid-April and
will remain closed while work is completed. Residents will not
be able to use the boat launch until the work is completed.
Work on the wharf is expected to last until at least mid-
June. However, construction crews are working diligently to
complete the work as soon as possible. Residents are asked to
avoid the area while the work is being done.
"We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused, however
the completed project will be safer and will serve the town
and state for a long time," Chief Nikas said. “We thank everyone
for their patience and ask that they avoid the area for the
time being.”
The project is being funded and overseen by the Fishing and Boat Access
Office of the Massachusetts State Department of Fish and Game.
Portsmouth City Manager's Advisory
Governor Sununu’s “Stay At Home 2.0” order and guidelines
remain in effect through May 31, 2020.
The Governor’s Stay at Home 2.0 Business Re-opening Plan
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offers a phased reopening, by industry, including campgrounds,
state parks, manufacturing, hospitals, barbers & hair salons,
drive-in theaters, golf, retail and restaurants.
Following the Unsung Heroes theme introduced by the City
Manager in her State of the City presentation and the Chamber
Chat Live, both recognizing what the Chamber called the
"Shining Stars of Positivity, the city is going to applaud Portsmouth
's "Unsung Heroes" each Saturday to let healthcare
workers and First Responders know that their commitment
and sacrifices are deeply appreciated by the community. Others
are also highlighted on the frontlines in Portsmouth, who
are less visible but are quietly doing the jobs that protect the
city. This week Brian Goetz, Deputy Director of the DPW
leads the applause for the City’s Regional Water System staff
who continue to operate, monitor and maintain the Portsmouth
and Pease Tradeport Water Treatment systems during
the Covid-19 virus. Staff scheduling has been adjusted and appropriate
PPE has been sourced and distributed to protect the
water system operators as much as possible while providing
ample system coverage. Source waters are chlorinated for adequate
disinfection, monitored continuously for chlorine residuals
and sampled throughout the water system to assure proper
treatment continues, that water supply is adequately meeting
demand and that there are no issues with water quality. Portsmouth
Water Division staff perform water quality sampling
and analysis as directed by the Federal Safe Drinking Water
Act and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental
Services. Because it is still unknown how much COVID-19 virus
wastewater might carry, staff at the Portsmouth wastewater
treatment plants are outfitted in Tyvek suits, gloves and N95
masks to keep them protected.
Newburyport Mayor Seeks
Short-Term Budget Amid
Evolving COVID-19 Crisis
NEWBURYPORT - As communities statewide await details
on the reopening plan from Gov. Charlie Baker, municipal leaders
budgeting for the coming fiscal year have been given a hefty task:
funding an unpredictable future.
What the coming months and year will look like amid the ongoing
COVID-19 public health crisis is uncertain, and still being
determined at the state and federal level.
Tasked with submitting a budget for fiscal year 2021, which
begins July 1, Mayor Donna Holaday, like some municipal leaders
in the state, is instead requesting a short-term budget from the
City Council. The $24.7 million continuing appropriation request
would allow the City of Newburyport to continue to operate for
the next three months while the realities of living with COVID-19
are solidified in Massachusetts and the rest of the country.
“Avoiding layoffs and continuing to meet all contractual obligations
of the city is my utmost priority,” Mayor Holaday said.
“Adopting a three month budget will give us the ability to track
the state budget process and better understand the impacts on city
revenue. I am confident that taking the additional time to develop
a balanced fiscal 2021 budget will yield the best long-term results
for the residents and taxpayers of Newburyport.”
The City Council must approve the continuing appropriation
request by June 30 for it to take effect, and will discuss the
request at their June 8 meeting. All City Council meetings are
currently being held remotely using Zoom due to COVID-19,
and login information for the public will be posted when available
on the public meeting calendar on the City website. The
City Council may also discuss the budget at its June 29 meeting.
According to a March report by the Center for State Policy
Analysis at Tufts University, the state of Massachusetts may
lose between $1.8 and $3 million in tax revenue over a 15
month time period that began in March due to COVID-19.
This loss may also be exacerbated by emergency state spending
due to the virus, the report indicates.
State aid comprises approximately 6.5% of the City of Newburyport's
annual revenue, including the schools.
Preliminary revenue estimates suggest the City of Newburyport
could see an 8% decrease in local receipts and a 12%
decrease in state aid due to COVID-19.
If approved, Mayor Holaday's continuing appropriation request
would allow the City to develop a budget for the remainder
of the year that will be tailored to the needs of the community
moving forward as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
and the anticipated loss of revenue statewide.

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Why Hire Us?
By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty
I was asked this very question
the other day. Why should we
hire you? Why should I list my
house with you? What can you
do for me? I get these questions
quite a bit. The National Association
of REALTORS☺ ran ads a
few years ago showing someone
with a scalpel in his hands on the
phone with a real doctor who
was giving him surgical instructions.
Funny and a little over the
top but the point was made. I
think in any field it is important
to have the expertise of a trained
and experienced professional.
While you might be able to sell
your home on your own a good
REALTOR® provides a you with
a unique skill set.
Selling a home by-owner is
easy, right? A yard sign, post a
few pics online and just wait
for the offers. Unfortunately for
the for sale by owner, more than
2/3 end up listing with a REAL-
TOR®. Those that are “successful,”
on average, will net slightly
less in sale proceeds than if they
would have listed with an agent.
Put simply what you don’t
know can cost you well more than
the commission you believe you
are saving; it can cost you valuable
time in the market. Here are
10 reasons why you shin terms of
both time and money. Here are
some reasons why it’s essential to
work with a REALTOR®.
Preparation:
While our job is to get you the
best possible terms and price a
good REALTOR® will prepare a
buyer or seller as to what to expect.
We sit down with you at the
beginning of this process to educate
you on what you will expect
and to prevent any surprises. For
example, every seller is prepared
to pay a REALTOR® a commission
but are you aware that
Massachusetts taxes every seller
at the closing? This tax can be
thousands of dollars, and more
than one seller has been shocked
to see this on a settlement statement
at closing (none of my sellers
though!). If you are buying
are you pre-approved by a lender?
Have you sat down with your
REALTOR® to figure out what
you get for your money? Are you
familiar with each step in the
buying process? We will focus on
setting realistic expectations and
guiding you through the process
so buying or selling doesn’t seem
so overwhelming.
Marketing:
People are visual by nature.
Most buyers will make a judgment
on your home right away.
If your yard or walkway is a mess
or if the house hasn’t been painted
in 20 years than they will assume
the interior of your home
has issues. Most buyers can’t
walk into a very cluttered home
and see the potential. Your RE-
ALTOR® should be honest with
you and tell you what you need
to do to get ready for sale. We
can call a stager or photographer
that I know and trust. They will
make suggestions and help present
your home in the best possible
light,
Your home has appeal and it
is our job to push that appeal
through all the most popular
web sites and social media outlets.
Conveying that to others
isn’t easy and making sure that
we hit all these outlets can mean
you connect to buyers that you
may not reach selling on your
own. Expanding your audience
is important. A good REAL-
TOR® will present your home
to anyone and everyone that is
looking.
Pricing:
Home pricing is based on recent
comparable home sales and
on competing homes on the market.
Many do it yourself sellers
haven’t been inside these homes
and, therefore, are missing critical
information for differentiating
among homes and setting an asking
price. Pictures only tell part of
the story, seeing a home on a web
site and deciding that yours is similar
isn’t the best course of action.
Knowledge of Local Market:
A REALTOR® will know
where to advertise to buyers and
where buyers are coming from
to see your home. What are the
market conditions in your town
or even neighborhood? Maybe
your neighborhood isn’t as fantastic
as you think due to the
fact that the local dump is down
the street. Is it a seller’s market?
If so, tell me why and show me
what has sold in the area. How
long are homes in town staying
on the market? What is the sale
price v. the listing price? What is
going to be the biggest challenge
in selling my house?
We are able to give you an
honest assessment of your home,
not only on the price but what
you will face in objections from
a would-be buyer. Most importantly
we can avoid potential mistakes
you could make. I recently
had a seller who after 6 months
of selling on his own called me
to his home. The home needed
paint inside and out. BADLY.
Their reason for not painting was
that “the new buyer’s may want
to choose their own colors”. We
spoke about how this could be
holding them back as buyers look
at the house on the outside and
assume it as run down on the inside
as well. My seller painted and
fixed some other cosmetic items
and soon enough we had a buyer
and closing.
Negotiation:
You may negotiate deals at
your current job but are you
sure you know how to negotiate
a real estate deal? There are a
ton of moving parts. What is the
buyer’s situation? Are they looking
at a number of other homes?
Just one other home? What do
you know about that home? Is it
more appealing than yours? What
if the buyer presents an offer you
want to counter, or one that is
way too low for you to even consider?
Do you counter that one?
What would you do if the seller
wouldn’t fix something or come
down on a too-high price?
By using our experience,
knowing the local real estate
market we can put deals together.
Also, by having your REAL-
TOR® as a buffer you ensure that
emotions out of such an important
financial decision.
We Stay Calm:
Buying or selling a home can
be very stressful. It is probably
the biggest financial decision
you will make. You have accepted
an offer, booked the mover,
met with your attorney and
you’re ready to move onto your
new home. Whoops, your new
buyer is on the phone asking for
$10,000 off for new gutters and
$25,000 off because the appraisal
came in too low. The easiest
thing in the world is to yell and
say forget it. REALTORS® know
how to deal with even the most
stressful situations all without
losing their cool. Whether you
want to prevent a buyer from
backing out of the deal or you
need help telling a seller about
repairs that need addressed, your
REALTOR® will be there and
will know just what to say without
alienating the other side.
Always Available:
We don’t have set office hours.
I am often asked “are you working
on Saturday or Sunday?” The
answer is a resounding YES! To
the chagrin of our significant
others, we answer calls at 10pm,
we meet clients at 8am on Sunday,
and we do this because this
is what is needed to help our
clients put a sale in place. We
work on your hours and we are
always available. If you are selling
your own home are you able
to show your home to a buyer in
the middle of the day with only
a few hours notice?
False Info:
There are tons of real estate
web sites out there that will tell
you in seconds what the valuation
of your property is. How
accurate are these really?
Many are simply not accurate
because they do not consider,
and aren’t able to consider all
factors. For example, what is
the criteria each site is using?
Are they taking into account the
neighborhood? If your property
has 4 acres but only half an acre
is usable is it really much more
valuable than a similar home
with a flat one-acre lot? Does the
web site take into consideration
the finished basement or attic?
Does it account for the new
granite and stainless kitchen?
By doing it on your own you
are putting yourself out there in
a constantly changing market
without the understanding and
reliable source of information
a REALTOR® can bring. With
a top local, experienced REAL-
TOR® on your side, you can let
go of (most of) the stress and
trust that good things that are
about to come.
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

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ESTATE SALE
ESTATE SALE: Lamps, Beds,
Chairs, Tables, Desks, Dressers,
Dishes, Kitchenware, Hutches,
Baskets, Trunks, Odds & Ends.
Ipswich - Call: 978-312-6729 for
more details.
FOR SALE
BEAUTIFUL SCALLOPED
EDGED DINING ROOM
TABLE w/ iron frame, 4 cushioned
rock roll swivel matching chairs.
$350. Call 978-239-0078
OCEAN FRONT CONDO for
sale 1,000sqft, 2 bdr, 1 bath, Off
Street Parking - 2 MV, Private
decks, Private Picnic Area, Private
Dune Crossing, Quiet Safe Area,
So. End of Salisbury. Call Sandra:
978-465-2283
SERVICES
AMERICAN HOME
IMPROVEMENT CARPENTRY
- Repairs & Additions. Interior/
Exterior Painting. Fully Insured.
30 years experience. Free Estimates.
Excellent Referrals. 978-465-2283
Gary’s Just Stuff MECHANICAL
ITEMS BOUGHT / SOLD &
Repaired! Generators, Outboards,
Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Tune
ups, etc., pick-up and delivery available,
Call Gary at (978) 376-4214
PAINTING INTERIOR,
EXTERIOR, smoke and water
damage ceilings stain killed,
repaired, or replaced, carpentry
interior-exterior repairs, windows
repaired and replaced, gutters
cleaned, repaired or replaced,
clean outs and clean ups of all
kinds. General masonry, all brick
work, chimney work, walkways,
etc. (cell) 978-376-4214, (home)
978-374-6187
HELP WANTED: Essential business
seeking active & handy person/retiree
for PT year-round
position to maintain small engine
equipment, show customers how
to operate them, as well as, many
other duties. Must be able to lift
50lbs+. Variety is the spice of life
here - come join our family business.
Those who are Covid-19
concerned, most tasks are outdoors
and we are adhering to the
social distancing recommendations
of the Governor. Inquire by
email: ktr1998@hotmail.com
FOR SALE
1984 FORMULA SPORTFISH.
Detroit Diesels low hours, Radar
chartplotter fishfinder, Two radios
& stereo system, Outriggers
E-pirb liferaft, Second station
on tower, Pulpit with windlass,
Head with shower and sink,
AC-fridge-stove-sink-microwave,
Many upgrades done needs
minor finishing touches. $15k
or best offer. Call for an appointment.
603-545-7007
ABANDONED VESSEL-25', 2004 Well
Craft Tide Water 252 ( WELCTA 14A404)
The owner of the vessel must contact
New England Boat & Auto Storage
978-380-2005 for immediate pick up.
You must have Identification and proof
of ownership to obtain the vessel.
19 S Hunt Rd Amesbury, MA Detached 3 2 162 $329,900 $308,000
4 Currier Ave Merrimac, MA Detached 3 2 16 $349,900 $375,000
25 Chester St Amesbury, MA Detached 3 2 34 $369,000 $400,000
153 High Rd Newbury, MA : Old Town Detached 2 1 67 $399,000 $375,000
27 Seven Star Rd Groveland, MA Detached 3 2 19 $429,900 $440,000
20 Governors Groveland, MA Detached 4 3 24 $479,000 $450,000
17 Intervale Cir Rowley, MA Detached 3 2 27 $499,900 $479,900
10 Cutting Dr Newburyport, MA Detached 3 2 14 $525,000 $530,000
11 Merrill St West Newbury, MA Detached 4 2 31 $539,900 $525,000
30 Fox Run Road Topsfield, MA Detached 4 2 30 $569,000 $565,000
40 Hansom Dr Merrimac, MA Detached 3 3 13 $579,000 $582,500
153 Kimball Rd Amesbury, MA Detached 3 4 15 $584,000 $584,000
28 Goldsmith Dr Newburyport, MA Detached 3 3 17 $645,000 $650,000
25 Pearl Rd Boxford, MA : West Boxford Detached 3 4 23 $715,000 $707,500
7 Stonebridge Rd Groveland, MA Detached 4 3 40 $733,900 $734,000
80 Church St West Newbury, MA Detached 3 3 189 $999,900 $965,000
41 Arrowhead Farm Rd Boxford, MA : East Boxford Detached 4 4 44 $1,000,000 $957,500

KATHRYN OʼBRIEN, M.Ed.
RE/MAX Partners
978-465-1322
35 Oakland Street, Newburyport, MA 01950
APRIL 1, 2020
SOLD — full price
$675,000
Here is what the sellers have to say about Kathryn O’Brien:
“Who is feisty, diligent, resourceful, focused, determined,
creative, insightful, dependable, and invaluable ...... a feisty
little Irish woman by the name of Kathryn O’Brien. The drive
to close real estate deals are firmly in the grasp of this spitfire.
If and when there are speed bumps in a real estate transaction
and there always are ...... it is she, who without fail, will find
a positive and effective way to move a deal forward and those
nagging details are never lost with her.
Needless to say, but I insist on saying it ...... it is Kathryn you
need to have in your trench when consummating your deal.
And don’t let me go on and on about her integrity ...... ever so
thankful for our renewed friendship”
Would you like this real estate agent to SELL your home?
KATHRYN OʼBRIEN
RE/MAX Partners
103 High Road, Newbury, MA (Home office)
978-465-1322 | kathrynobrien@comcast.net
— Dave and Deb Rocco
Kathryn has sold over 1300 homes on the North Shore during her 35 years in real estate
NEW CONSTRUCTION!!!
ROWLEY: New construction! OVER
3,000 sq. ft!!! Twin Hills Farm is a
beautiful new development on over
10 acres and abutting conservation
land. NOT your typical condo as you
enjoy exclusive rights to your own land
and low condo fees without losing
all the benefits of condo living. This
end unit townhouse welcomes you
with a gorgeous Pergola into the open
concept downstairs with kitchen, dining
and living rooms. A two car attached
garage, Jeld-Wen windows, granite
counter tops, and a gorgeous kitchen
with 4 seat island. The living room has
a beautiful gas fireplace that leads to
your own very private patio. Hardwood flooring throughout the whole unit
including a finished third floor with full bath. Enjoy the walking trails, open
space and quiet nights on your patio. Just minutes from highways and
beaches. $649,000.
Call John McCarthy at Rowley Realty at 978 948-2758
or on cell 978 835-2573, or email at
john@rowleyrealestate.com for more information.
ROWLEY REALTY
165 Main St., P.O. Box 101, Rowley, MA 01969
Phone 978-948-2758 • Fax 978-948-2454
www.rowleyrealestate.com