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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
NEWBURY – Eric Sorensen is thinking
about painting a giant rock white at the far
edge of the driving range at the soon-toopen
Newbury Golf Center and Ice Cream
on Scotland Road.
The rock is 350 yards down range from
the 13,500 square feet of bent grass where
members of the center can drive an unlimited
number of balls off as many as 30 mats.
“No one’s hitting that rock,” Sorensen,
the owner and builder of the golf center,
said last week. Even Eric himself, a PGA
teaching professional, admits his best drive
would be about 50 yards short.
The driving range on the 27-acre golf practice
facility is so long and so wide that it is
surrounded only by trees and bushes. Unlike
most other driving ranges, nets are not required
at the Newbury Golf and Ice Cream.
Once a silver mine owned by the Cunningham
family, the acreage has been transformed
into a golfing paradise, where Sorensen is
building what he says will be the premier golf
practice center in New England.
Just off Interstate 95, the Newbury Golf
Center will be the largest practice facility
on the North Shore. It has a covered building
with 10 mats that can be heated in
winter for year-round play. There will be a
3-acre short game area, a 7,500-square foot
putting green, a 7,500-square foot chipping
green and two bunkers.
After three years of public hearings and
meetings with the town, Sorensen is putting
the final touches on the center. He
hopes to receive the certificate of occupancy
from the town shortly.
The center will be open to the public, but
will also sell memberships. The excitement
for the center has been so great, all memberships
are sold out for the moment.
“This center will be good for the community,”
Sorensen said.
He said he gets hundreds of calls and
messages every week on social media from
avid golfers, who are anxious to escape home
confinement and hit balls. He has also received
dozens of applications from young
people who want to work at the golf center.
Sorensen, who has been dreaming of
building this facility since he left college
more than two decades ago, is most excited
about the wedge range. Named after his
friend and top teaching professional, Mike
Bender, the wedge range is unique to any
golf center in New England.
Wedges, which are designed for special situations,
have the highest lofts, the shortest
shafts and the heaviest clubheads of the irons.
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They are used in short-distance lob shots to
get the ball onto the green or out of a hazard.
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Sorensen predicts the Bender Wedge Y
Range may be the center’s most popular
area, next to the Richard’s Ice Cream stand.
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Players can chip a ball trying to hit one
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Eric Sorensen putting finishing touches on the
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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
TRITON – A 50-person committee,
made up of teachers, staff, students and
parents, meets weekly to rethink and redesign
the Triton Regional schools for the upcoming
year as all state schools try to follow
new Covid-19 guidelines.
Each classroom and hallway are being
measured, and desks and tables are being
positioned to test how a safe distance
among students can be attained.
Re-opening school for in-person classrooms
this fall, which is the current preferred
plan for the state, “on paper seems
doable,” said Triton Superintendent Brian
Forget last week.
But that was last week. Things could
change by the time this newspaper is printed.
“Being able to pivot, to be flexible is the
name of the game,” Forget said. “We need
to be prepared to be more agile.”
The state frequently alters the guidelines,
even ones issued at the end of June. And
the so-called final guidelines, which include
how to transport students safely, are
not expected to be issued until late July.
“It’s been fun,” Forget said.
There appears to be three options for
school this fall – in-person attendance in
modified schools and classrooms, remote
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learning for all as schools dis in the last
weeks of the spring semester, and a hybrid
of those two options. In the hybrid option,
students might attend school part of the
day or the week and learn remotely when
not in the classroom.
The state’s goal is clear. The Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education
(DESE) wants as many students returning
to in-person classes as possible. And DESE
has told school districts that if it chooses not
to have students return to the classroom, the
state agency will send a team to find out why.
At the same time, DESE is also asking
the districts to plan for the number
of Covid-19 cases to rise and force a new
shutdown.
Commissioner Jeffrey Riley of elementary
and secondary education wrote last
month: “we want to start the school year
with as many of our students as possible returning
to in-person settings—safely. If the
current positive public health metrics hold,
we believe that when we follow critical
health requirements, we can safely return
to in-person school this fall with plans in
place to protect all members of our educational
community.”
This conclusion was based on weeks of
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“When a ball hits the concrete
target, it really ricochets. It’s a lot
of fun,” Sorensen said.
Bender, a friend, who agreed to
let Sorensen name the new wedge
range after him, was the National
Teacher of the Year and ranked by
Golf Digest Magazine as one of the
Top Five Best Teachers in America.
Bender helped Zack Johnson refine
his game, including his use of wedges,
in advance of Johnson winning
the 2007 Masters Championship.
Sorensen’s passion has always
been teaching and providing instruction
for all levels of players.
He will focus much of his attention
on junior players, including
giving the Triton golf team free
range time, starting in August.
Individual memberships, which
range from $800 to $1,200, include
unlimited golf balls off the
grass tee, unlimited access to the
short-game area, monthly member
clinics, discounts in the pro shop
and a chance to play at New England
golf courses with one or more
of the center’s PGA professionals.
When the center opens, it will
offer a limited number of additional
memberships, Sorensen said.
Non-members can buy a bucket
of 60 balls for $10. He expects the
center will soon be selling a lot of
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School, from page 1
discussion with members of the
state’s Return-to-School Working
Group, infectious disease physicians,
pediatricians and other public
health experts, plus a thorough
review of the medical literature and
evaluating what works best for our
students.
DESE and the Massachusetts
Academy of Pediatricians have
concluded that the risks of students
being isolated at home are
greater than the risk of becoming
infected by the Covid-19.
Forget said Triton and other districts
learned a lot when isolated
last spring about the importance
of school to the physical and mental
health of students.
When students return in the fall,
school will be different. “I don’t have
any confidence that next year will be
normal. It will ebb and flow.”
All students from second graders
to high school seniors must wear
masks. It is strongly suggested that
pre-kindergarten students through
first grade also wear masks. All
teachers and staff must don masks.
How are the schools going to enforce
mask wearing? Forget asked rhetorically
during the interview. “That’s
a good question. I don’t know.”
While their mouths and noses
are covered, students must still
stay at least 3 feet away from one
another. Walking down a 10-foot
wide hallway, students will have to
stay close to the walls to be 3-feet
apart. And each classroom is being
configured for desks and tables to
be at least 3 feet apart.
Triton is fortunate that its schools
are relatively new, including the
year-old Pine Grove Elementary.
Modern school design provided for
larger classrooms, Forget said.
Maybe the most troubling of the
unanswered questions about next
year is how schools are expected to
pay for keeping students and staff
safe. Added costs will include extra
cleaning for certain, but may also
require additional teachers.
One teacher will have to be in
the classroom, while another may
be teaching remotely, Forget said.
Estimates are that an average
district will incur an additional
$1.8 million in costs.
And that does not count the
extra transportation expenses.
Triton’s buses cost $1.5 million
a year. If the guidelines mandate
that each bus transport 25 percent
of its previous ridership, that
could cost the district four times
as much, or $6 million.
“It becomes completely unrealistic,”
Forget said.
Like every other school district,
Triton is waiting on the state to
disclose how much Chapter 70 tuition
money it will allocate this year.
Initially, projections were for up to
a 25 percent cut. For Triton, that
would mean a loss of $2.6 million.
The three towns served by Triton,
Newbury, Rowley and Salisbury, have
already agreed to their contributions
to the upcoming school year – which
“I am very grateful for,” he said.
Forget hopes that DESE will
fund schools this year at the same
level as last year, plus have some
additional pots of money from the
federal government. But he admits
that may be only wishful thinking.
The good news is that there are
eight more weeks before schools
open their doors to students. The
bad news is there is only eight more
weeks for schools to get ready for
the new world of teaching.
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Dental Materials 101 (2)
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD
There have been lots of changes over
time in the materials used to restore teeth.
Many of the materials I use today were
not in existence when I started to practice.
The most significant changes have been to
materials that are tooth-colored.
There are very few patients who ask
for gold or silver fillings any more. And,
while some of these newer materials are
tooth colored, there are factors which
need to be considered in determining
what material is appropriate for each
individual situation. The longest lasting
restorations I have ever seen are gold
done by dentists who really knew the art
of working with gold.
As I said last week - The best dentistry
is No dentistry. Prevention of decay and
other factors that require teeth to be restored
is the best defense to not needing
restorative dental work. Keeping up with
maintenance cleaning appointments and
listening to your dental team's recommendations
regarding diet, homecare
and other forms of prevention, such as
nightguard use, is key to avoiding many
dental problems.
One of my favorite quotes in dentistry
comes from a pioneer dentist who was
killed in a plane crash back in the 1970's
named Bob Barkley. Aside from being
the one who said "The best dentistry is
No dentistry", he also said, "The goal of
dentistry is to make the patient worse at
the slowest possible rate". I think about
this quote all the time when making
recommendations and treating patients.
Sometimes it leads me to recommend
more extensive treatment, and other
times it leads me to not recommend any
treatment at all, even despite apparent
need. It really depends on many factors.
Dr. Barkley also coined the phrase
"co-diagnosis" which refers to the patient
taking an active role in their dental
health. It is the role of the dentist to not
only educate the patient on their specific
situation and different options for care,
but to also extract (pun intended) from
the patient their goals for their dental
health. It is so important to think beyond
the immediate fix sometimes. Taking
the time to talk to patients about
why things are happening, and about
their choices for prevention and treatment,
allows patients to become active
participants in their health.
There are barriers to this model. One
of the biggest issues facing both dentists
and patients today is the role of patient's
dental benefit companies. The trend is
less costly plans with fewer benefits and
restrictions on providers, because to get
the maximum (or sometimes any) benefit,
the patient must seek a participating
dentist provider. I would encourage
staying away from any dental plan that
forces you to see specific providers. You
should always have a choice.
My simple suggestion is to take a
more active role in your own dental
health. Think forward and ask your
dentist or dental hygienist about things
that can make your situation worse at
the slowest possible rate. You very well
may be doing fine, or just need a couple
of tweaks to your home care regimen.
Find a dental team that listens to your
concerns and takes the time necessary
to establish a plan that makes sense and
you are on board with.
I strayed from my original intention
of discussing more on CAD/CAM dentistry
that I introduced last week. However,
as you will see next week, CAD/
CAM dentistry often aligns perfectly
with making your situation worse at the
slowest possible rate.
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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Community Announcements
Oranges from Morgan makes a
donation to Sweet Paws Rescue
Essex — The founders of Oranges from Morgan
(https://www.orangesfrommorgan.org), a Boxford
non-profit, donated $5,000 to Sweet Paws Rescue,
(https://www.sweetpawsrescue.org) an animal rescue
that helps abandoned and displaced animals.
This donation was the result of the inaugural Marley
2020 dog calendar fundraiser, featuring posed and
festive photos of Marley, a rescued blue nose pit bull
that was parented by Morgan Mayo, a Boxford resident
(formerly of Wilmington), who lost her battle
with addiction.
Given Morgan’s love for animals, her family created
the calendar as a way to honor her as well as bring
awareness to both organizations. The funds received
will be dedicated to a litter of puppies that will soon
be ready for adoption through Sweet Paws Rescue.
Courtesy photo
The founders of Oranges from Morgan presented a check to Sweet
Paws Rescue to help assist with the necessary veterinary care for this
recently rescued litter of puppies and other litters being cared for in
their Mama’s and Puppies’ program.
Pictured left to right are: Derek Mayo with Marley; Joseph Mayo;
Tamra Mayo; Cynthia Sweet, Founder SPR; Melissa Hachmeister,
SPR team member; Lynne Hathaway, SPR team member
BJ's Wholesale Club Coming to
Route 1/I-95 in Seabrook, NH
SEABROOK — Waterstone Properties announced
that BJ’s Wholesale Club will be opening
its newest club on Route 1 (Lafayette Road) in
Seabrook, New Hampshire, in 2021. BJ’s will build
a 90,000 square-foot structure on the 20-acre site
located at the crossroads of Interstate 95 (Exit 1),
Route 107 and Route 1 in Seabrook.
“We searched long and hard to find the best use
of this location and BJ’s Wholesale Club fit all the
criteria. We expect BJ’s to be a popular asset and
retail destination for the entire community and region,”
said Josh Levy, co-founding principal of Waterstone.
“In addition to the everyday savings they
are known for, BJ’s is bringing dozens of stable and
secure jobs to the area. Their popularity will draw
more adjacent businesses, and even more jobs, in
the very near future.”
BJ’s Wholesale Club is a leading warehouse club
operator on the East Coast, operating 218 clubs.
The company has 5.5 million members and reports
$12.7 billion in annual sales. Founded in 1984 and
with headquarters in Westborough, Massachusetts,
BJ’s was the first retailer to introduce the warehouse
club concept to New England.
The BJ’s Wholesale Club in Seabrook will be
the seventh company location in the state of New
Hampshire joining clubs in Manchester, Nashua,
Portsmouth, Salem, Tilton and West Lebanon.
The company’s name was derived from the initials
of the daughter of the first president of the company;
Beverly Jean Weich,—daughter of Mervyn
Weich.
Ipswich Police responded to a
serious boating crash
IPSWICH — Ipswich Police responded to a serious
boating crash in which a 19-year-old Ipswich
man sustained serious, life-threatening injuries on
Saturday July 4.
According to Police Chief and Harbormaster Paul
A. Nikas, at approximately 2:57 p.m. Ipswich Police
responded to a report that a man had been seriously
injured in an incident involving a 19 foot, center
console boat in the area of the third creek mooring
field. Ipswich Police Lt. Jon Hubbard and Patrolman
Brian Murphy responded to the scene in the
department's police boat within two minutes of the
initial call.
A preliminary police investigation indicates that
all four occupants of the boat fell off the vessel when
it took a turn. After the occupants fell into the water,
the boat began circling, unmanned, during which
time the operator of the boat, a 19-year-old Ipswich
man, was run over by the boat. The man sustained
serious, life-threatening injuries.
No one else was injured by the incident.
The boat ultimately crashed into a nearby houseboat
owned by the victim's family, causing serious
damage.
A nearby boat stopped to help and pulled the
injured man from the water. The victim was transferred
to the Ipswich Police boat upon its arrival and
police began providing emergency medical care.
All four people involved in the incident were
brought to the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club on Quay
Road, where they were met by an ambulance.
A medical helicopter responded to the yacht club's
mooring fields and transported the victim to Lahey
Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington.
Additional members of the Ipswich Police Department,
members of the Ipswich Fire Department,
Newbury Harbormaster and Massachusetts
Environmental Police also responded to the scene
to provide mutual aid.
The crash remains under investigation by Ipswich
Police and the Massachusetts Environmental Police.
Portsmouth update
Strawbery Banke Museum reopened with an
“Emerging Renewed” tour welcoming visitors to the
10-acre campus and gardens with interpreters and
roleplayers in the open air. All visitors and staff are
required to wear masks, just as “Mrs. Holt” (Nancy
Wason) is doing in her 1943 Victory Garden.
BEHIND ON RENT OR MORTGAGE PAY-
MENTS DUE TO COVID-19? - The Governor’s
Office for Emergency Relief & Recovery has announced
the New Hampshire Housing Relief Program,
an initiative designed to keep people from
losing their housing and to secure or maintain
permanent housing in partnership with the Community
Action Partnership for NH (CAPNH). Applications
are now open. To contact CAPNH visit:
https://www.capnh.org or call 2-1-1 from any NH
phone.
SELF-EMPLOYED LIVELIHOOD FUND
(SELF) APPLICATIONS OPENED JULY 6 - The
Self-Employment Livelihood Fund will be capped
at $50,000 for qualifying business people. Applications
will be accepted from July 6 to July 17 from
those meeting the following criteria:
• self-employed businesses must be located in
New Hampshire,
• the owners must be the only employees, and it
must be a for-profit business,
• the business cannot be permanently closed - not
including temporary closure due to COVID-19;
• it cannot be in bankruptcy,
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• the business must have
had gross receipts in 2019 of
less than $1 million. For more
information visit: https://
www.goferr.nh.gov/covid-expenditures/new-hampshireself-employed-livelihoodfund-self
• Members of the Clipper
Strong Fund Committee, including
co-chairs Councilor
John Tabor and Councilor
Esther Kennedy (left) with
Mark Syracusa, City Manager
Karen Conard and Dan
Gray, Coastal Economic Development
Corp. – assembled
and delivered the first round
of Clipper Strong Care Packages.
Small businesses who
would like to receive a Care
Package (containing disposable
face masks, signage asking
customers to wear masks
and a touchless thermometer)
should send an email with the
name of the business, location,
phone and email contact
to hotline@cityofportsmouth.
com Donations are still welcome.
Visit https://www.
clipperstrong.org/donations/
rQKzE39J4A to make a donation
online.
• REOPENING PORTS-
MOUTH PROJECT LANE
ADJUSTMENT – Partial
street closures are now in effect
on Pleasant (between
Court and State), Market (opposite
Commercial Alley) and
the Worth Lot parking spaces
close to the Congress Streetside
buildings.
• HANOVER ST./TAN-
NER/PARKER ST. PAVING
- Pavement milling (removal
of top layer only) continues
on Tanner, Parker & Tanner
Court to get ready for paving
the entire area on Tuesday,
July 7, weather permitting.
Striping will follow a few days
after paving.
• PREPARING THE
PEIRCE ISLAND OUT-
DOOR POOL FOR OPEN-
ING ON JULY 6 – The
outdoor pool was set for reopening
on Monday, July
6 for Portsmouth residents
only. Bring your photo ID
when you come to prove
residency. Reservations are
required as only 50 people/
hour are allowed in the facility.
Each reservation allows a
one-hour visit between 11 am
and 7 pm, with 30 minutes
between each session to allow
for cleaning and sanitizing.
Reservations may be made up
to two days in advance up until
10:00am the day of. After
10am, please call the pool at
(603) 433-0039 for available
spots. Masks are required for
entering and exiting the facility
and when using the restroom.
You may take them
off if you wish while sitting
in your chair or in the pool.
There will be no tables set
up or snack bar available
this summer. You may bring
chairs/blankets/towels/etc.
to sit on and refreshments to
eat or drink. There will be no
showers or changing rooms
available this summer. Please
come ready to get into the
pool. Restrooms will still be
open.
CITIZEN RESPONSE
TASK FORCE
• Foundry Place Subcommittee
for Rooftop Popup –
The subcommittee is working
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF NEWBURY PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Residents of the Town of Newbury and other interested
persons please note that on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 7:15
p.m., the Newbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing
at the Newbury Municipal Offices, 12 Kent Way, Byfield, MA,
in the 2nd Floor Hearing Room, to be held virtually via Zoom,
to consider an Application submitted by DePiero LLC for an
Open Space Residential Development (OSRD) Special Permit
for a proposed OSRD at 105 High Road, Newbury, MA,
Assessors Map R48, Lot 49; Property Owner: Arthur & Sandra
Costonis. The Applicant requests approval of a proposed OSRD
plan for 11 lots, to include ten new single-family dwellings
and one existing dwelling, as shown on the “105 High Road,
Newbury, MA, OSRD Special Permit Plan” and accompanying
drawings, dated April 15, 2020, prepared for DePiero Properties
LLC by Design Consultants, Inc., and as described in the
OSRD Special Permit Application and supporting documents.
The Application is on file with the Town Clerk and in the
Planning Office, Suite 101, 12 Kent Way, Byfield, MA. A digital
or hard copy may be requested by emailing planningboard@
townofnewbury.org. The Plans and Project Narrative may also
be viewed on the Planning Board section of the Town’s website.
For more information contact the Planning Office at (978) 465-
0862, ext. 312. All persons interested or wishing to be heard
relative to the proposed development should appear at the designated
time and place. Interested persons may participate in the
meeting from their computer, tablet, or smartphone at https://
us02web.zoom.us/j/83271413056 or by telephone by calling
+1 929 205 6099 US and using meeting ID 832 7141 3056, or
may watch the meeting live on local access cable Channel 9 or
at www.tnctv.org.
Peter Paicos
Chair Newbury Planning Board
sound engineer Eric Reuter
and JSA, Inc. architect North
Sturtevant to create designs
that address neighborhood
and City permitting concerns.
The RooftopPopup.org
non-profit helping the subcommittee
incorporate arts
and cultural elements is now
accepting donations to match
the first $25,000 of that funding.
The subcommittee is
meeting with the neighborhoods
to answer questions
and hear ideas and is working
with City departments and
the
• Downtown Streets Public
Realm Spaces for Restaurants
–This subcommittee
continues to identify parking
spaces that can be separated
from through-traffic by
concrete barricades. Restaurants
interested in their use
of these “public realm” spaces
for outdoor dining on Worth
Lot, Congress Street, Market
Street, Penhallow and
a portion of Pleasant Street
are encouraged to file permit
requests through the City's
Viewpoint system.
• For more information,
visit https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/city/citizen-response-task-force.
The sitet
provides the materials and
resources the committee is using.
All meetings are conducted
publicly via zoom and are
posted in advance on the City
Community Announcements,
page 8
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF NEWBURY SELECT BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Residents of the Town of Newbury and other interested persons
please note that on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 7:15 p.m.
the Newbury Select Board will hold a public hearing at the Newbury
Municipal Offices, 12 Kent Way, Byfield, MA, in the 2nd
Floor Hearing Room, to be held virtually via Zoom, to consider
an application submitted by Erik Sorensen, President, Newbury
Golf Center, Inc., for Modification to the Special Permit for the
Newbury Golf Center, 131, 133, and 151 Scotland Road, Assessors
Map R43, Lots 2, 11, and 4B, granted by the Select Board on
November 15, 2017. The Applicant requests approval of a proposed
plan to restore areas of disturbance outside the approved
limit of work for the project, as shown on the drawings entitled
“131, 133- 151 Scotland Road, Disturbance Plan of Land,” Sheet
1 of 1, dated April 9, 2018, and “131, 133 & 151 Scotland Road,
Buffer Zone Mitigation Plan,” Sheets 1 and 2 of 2, dated April
30, 2018, and described in supporting documents, prepared by
Meridian Associates and LEC Environmental Consultants, Inc.
The Applicant also requests release of a stop work order in order
to implement the remediation plan and stabilize the overall site.
The Application is on file with the Town Clerk and in the Office
of the Select Board, 12 Kent Way, Byfield, MA. For more information
or to obtain a copy of the Application, contact the Select
Board Office at 978-465-0862, ext. 301, or by email at selectmen@townofnewbury.org.
All persons interested or wishing to
be heard relative to the proposed restoration plan should appear
at the time and place designated above. Interested persons may
participate in the Zoom meeting from their computer, tablet, or
smartphone at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83271413056 or by
telephone by calling +1 929 205 6099 US and using meeting ID
832 7141 3056, or may watch the meeting live on local access
cable Channel 9 or at www.tnctv.org.
J. R. Colby,
Chair Newbury Select Board

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Community AnnounCements
Community Announcements,
from page 7
website homepage. To contact
the Citizen Response Task
Force, email via hotline@cityofportsmouth.com
How Seniors Can
Protect Their
Health And
Finances During
The Pandemic
By Chris Orestis
Throughout the coronavirus
pandemic, health officials
have been clear and consistent
in their message to seniors:
While anyone can fall victim
to COVID-19, those who are
65 and older are in an especially
high-risk group.
That’s why older Americans
need to be especially careful and
– in the case of the very elderly
– family members may need
to step in to make sure they are
taking the right precautions,
says Chris Orestis, the president
of LifeCare Xchange and a national
senior care advocate.
He offers a few tips on
things seniors and their families
can do:
• Prioritize healthy practices.
Follow health guidelines.
Wash your hands, avoid
touching your face, and sanitize
surfaces. “Social distancing
and staying in place have
become important new additions
to our lifestyle because
avoiding contact with infected
people is the surest way to
prevent contracting the virus.
Grocery stores and retailers
have set up senior-only shopping
hours, and seniors should
take advantage of those. In
addition, food delivery services
can bring take-out meals
or groceries to your home.
• Trust nursing homes. Th e
nursing home industry has
been working around the clock
in every community to protect
their residents. Nursing homes
are always vigilant for influenza,
pneumonia, and other viral
outbreaks. “If you have a loved
one in a nursing home, do not
go visit,” Orestis says. “Stay
in touch remotely through a
cell phone, computer, or the
staff to help the nursing home
avoid contamination.”
• Know what financial resources
are available. We’ve
experienced a stock market
drop, but It is important at
times like this to not ‘panic
sell’ and lock in your losses.
Orestis points out there are
still safety nets and even financial
opportunities that can
help seniors. For example, the
passage of the CARES Act
will pump $2 trillion into
the economy. Social Security
income, Medicare, and Medicaid
payments remain unchanged.
Income from annuities
remains guaranteed.
For owners of permanent life
insurance policies, there are a
couple of options to get liquidity
from this asset. If the owner
wants to keep the policy in force,
they can take out a policy loan for
upwards of 90% of the cash surrender
value. If the policy owner
wants to stop paying premiums,
they could use a life settlement to
sell the policy under tax-favorable
conditions to receive a percentage
of their death benefit as a lumpsum
today.
• Beware of scams. Seniors
often are prime targets of
scams, and with their heightened
level of distress, could be
even more susceptible than
usual. Be on the lookout for
such things as emails from
imposters of the CDC asking
you to open a link or download
a list telling you where
positive cases are in your area.
• Vet your news sources. Th e
coronavirus is getting roundthe-clock
news coverage. But
mixed into the information
coming from reliable sources is
a flood of misinformation. Factcheck
information by reading
statistics from the websites of
reliable medical resources and
verified news organizations.
Community Announcements, page 9
“Don't fall for conflicting statistics
or attempts to minimize
the severity of the outbreak by
comparing it to car accidents,
the flu, or other outbreaks. The
danger is people can be lulled
into underestimating the danger
and let their guard down.”
No one is sure how long
this crisis will last or what
the outcome could be but the
most vulnerable members of
our population can protect
themselves by following smart
health practices, avoiding
unwise financial decisions,
taking advantage of financial
safety-nets, and being on the
lookout for scams and bad information.”
Groveland Police
to Summons Man
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in his Vehicle
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will seek a criminal summons
against a resident following an
investigation into his allegedly
following a woman in his vehicle
earlier this week according
to Chief Jeffrey T. Gillen.
A 65-YEAR-OLD MAN,
OF GROVELAND, will be
charged with Disorderly Conduct
and Disturbing the Peace.
On Monday, June 29, a Groveland
resident reported to police
that she had responded on
Monday afternoon to an ad on
a Groveland community Facebook
page where a resident was
giving away excess dog food.
The resident drove to the house,
located approximately one mile
from her own home, and picked
up the free dog food. As she
turned to head back home, she
reported to police that the Groveland
man in a vehicle turned
around multiple times in an obvious
effort to follow her.
Through their investigation,
which was led by Detective
Steven Petrone, Groveland
Police determined that the
man had disturbed neighbors
during the incident, and another
motorist reported having
to drive off the roadway
to avoid him while he was
allegedly engaged in a verbal
altercation with the woman
he followed.
Police subsequently identified
the man, interviewed him
and he will be summoned to
Haverhill District Court at a
later date for a Clerk Magistrate's
hearing.
Ipswich River
Watershed
Responds to
Governor’s Drought
Declaration
In 2016 the Ipswich River
was devastated by the most
severe drought in the river’s
history. Images of dry stream
beds and fish kills are still
vivid in residents’ memories,
and the damage inflicted on
the river’s ecosystem was long
lasting. After a relatively wet
2019, the Ipswich River finally
seemed to be coming back
from that damage, with signs
of a healthier waterway on the
rise.
But with the Governor’s recent
drought declaration, it
seems history is repeating itself.
This year, only four years
later, the river’s flow rate (a
measure of the amount of river
water) is even lower than it
was at the same time in 2016.
Up until the May watering
season, the biggest cause of low
flows is climate conditions.
“We had a dry winter with
little snowmelt to recharge
the watershed, followed by
below average spring rain levels,”
says Wayne Castonguay,
Executive Director of the Ipswich
River Watershed Association
(IRWA). “Now that
we’re in summer and seeing
hot and dry days ahead, the
actions we each take on how
we use water play a huge role
in how bleak things get.”
It’s not just wildlife and
paddling enthusiasts who suffer
from low flows. Low flows
directly impact the 350,000
people and business relying
on Ipswich River water every
day. Local businesses,
like True North and Ipswich
Ale Breweries in Ipswich and
Richardson’s Farm in Middleton,
need reliable, plentiful
water to stay in business.
“You can’t have beer without
abundant clean water!,”
says Jake Rogers, Founder of
True North Brewery. With so
many important things needing
water, why do we waste
so much of it on lawn watering?
While watering lawns is
a common practice, virtually
all of it is used by the
plant or evaporates and
doesn’t put water back into
the ground. Massachusetts
households that water their
lawns in the summer use up
to 1,900 gallons of water a
week. That’s like running
your shower for 12 hours!
In most communities, water
consumption nearly doubles
from winter to summer.
Add to that a boom
in development across the
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North Shore which is not
only increasing water demand,
but also the number
of water-thirsty grass lawns
being established.
Even outside of drought,
the Ipswich River is stressed,
with 13 communities drawing
their drinking water from
its watershed, including some
of our biggest towns on the
North Shore, all of whom
are exempt from local water
conservation requirements.
Some of these municipalities
could easily, at the turn of a
valve, make the switch to alternate
more plentiful sources
of water when the river is low.
The switch would both relieve
some of the strain on the Ipswich
River and would provide
a much more reliable source
of water for those communities.
Reliable water is increasingly
essential and under
threat as we continue to see
record setting temperatures
and dry spells year after
year. In partnership with the
Town of Ipswich, IRWA has
created a Net Zero (or Water
Neutral Growth) Toolkit
for towns and cities. The
toolkit (ipswichriver.org/
net-zero) advises towns on
existing and successful water
conservation measures
as well as proposing new actions
that could be taken to
protect water resources. Residents
who care about clean,
reliable water can also help
both by conserving at home
and encouraging others to
do so. "You can take action
right now to show you care
about clean, plentiful water
and encourage your neighbors
to do the same," says
IRWA’s Outreach Manager
Rachel Schneider, adding
“We’re launching the Water
for People campaign in
the next few weeks to make
drought-resistant yards and
less summer watering the
new norm.” For tips on
how to create a low-maintenance,
drought resistant,
and bird-friendly outdoor
space, visit greenscapes.org/
greenscapes-guide.
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enclosed area for entertaining. Selling
for $19,500. Located at Rusnik campground
Salisbury MA call Pat 978 257-
3876. Great corner location with quiet
surrounding. Four miles from three
large beaches.
WANTED: Young cat that loves to hunt
rodents and needs a place to live. Contact:
Gordon E. Nelson, 978-948-7784, genelson3@verizon.net
FOR SALE
New poker table still in the unopened box.
$250.00 Dollars must pick up. Comes
with a free pinball table. Located in Lynn,
MA 01902. Call Vincent at 781-595-2063.
978-465-5831
16 Plum Island Blvd Newbury, MA : Plum Island Detached 2 1 312 $270,000 $252,500
65 North End Blvd Salisbury, MA Detached 1 2 14 $279,900 $238,000
56 Congress Amesbury, MA Detached 3 1 19 $299,900 $314,000
234 W Main St Georgetown, MA Detached 4 2 17 $339,900 $350,250
11 65Th St Newburyport, MA : Plum Island Detached 2 1 21 $389,000 $425,000
3 Downfall Rd Newbury, MA : Byfield Detached 4 1 4 $389,000 $375,000
62 Elm Street Georgetown, MA Detached 2 3 47 $399,000 $380,000
8 Lakemans Ln Ipswich, MA Detached 2 1 47 $399,500 $300,000
98 So. Hampton Amesbury, MA Detached 3 2 18 $414,900 $427,000
114 Lakeshore Dr Georgetown, MA Detached 3 2 36 $425,000 $423,500
8 Pine St Merrimac, MA Detached 4 2 17 $444,900 $440,000
10 Gloria Road Georgetown, MA Detached 3 1 18 $449,900 $450,000
24 Taylor St Georgetown, MA Detached 3 2 22 $449,900 $457,000
6 Pillsbury Ln. Georgetown, MA Detached 3 2 17 $489,900 $490,000
51 Oyster Point Road Rowley, MA Detached 2 1 209 $499,900 $486,300
3 Gunnison Drive Merrimac, MA Detached 3 2 15 $524,000 $525,000
2 Timber Lane Amesbury, MA Detached 3 3 37 $530,000 $520,000
7 Glenwood St Amesbury, MA Detached 4 4 44 $535,000 $535,000
27 Brush Hill Road Merrimac, MA Detached 3 3 41 $569,900 $580,000
51 Central Newbury, MA : Byfield Detached 3 3 27 $580,000 $580,000
43 Orchard St Merrimac, MA Detached 4 3 99 $595,000 $590,000
63 Highland Rd Merrimac, MA Detached 3 3 19 $599,000 $628,000
223 merrimac Newburyport, MA Detached 2 2 16 $625,000 $625,000
24 Plum Sound Ipswich, MA Detached 3 2 21 $649,000 $649,000
3 Corinthian Way Georgetown, MA Detached 4 3 17 $649,000 $659,000
42 Heartbreak Road Ipswich, MA Detached 4 3 60 $675,000 $635,000
518 Wethersfield Street Rowley, MA Detached 3 3 60 $679,900 $665,000
47 Moulton St West Newbury, MA Detached 3 3 19 $679,900 $680,000
18 14th St Newbury, MA Detached 4 2 41 $725,000 $718,000
70 Central St Newbury, MA : Byfield Detached 3 3 32 $749,900 $728,000
18 Long Hill Road Georgetown, MA Detached 4 4 16 $779,000 $787,865
205 Ipswich Rd Boxford, MA Detached 4 3 8 $789,000 $850,000
9 Millbrook Ln Topsfield, MA Detached 3 3 34 $790,000 $750,000
Support Local Business
If you would like to participate, contact Brenda
at 978-810-5078 or email Brenda@thetowncommon.com

STOP
THE 11 HOUSE SUBDIVISION
ACROSS FROM TENDERCROP
FARM AT 105 High Road,
Newbury, MA
The projected 11 houses will be an OSRD built on
about 6 acres of land.
This is NOT a 40B project which gives the builder
lots of latitude.
Special permits and variances will be needed
to build this ill-conceived subdivision. Tell the
Planning Board not to grant these special permits
and variances.
JOIN the ZOOM public meeting July 15, 2020 at
7:00 P.M. Or write a letter in protest to the Planning
Board and ask them to read your letter into the record.
Let’s take back the decision-making abilities in our town
The Planning Board works for us.
Let your voices be heard this time.
Kathryn O’Brien
103 High Road, Newbury, MA 01951
kathrynobrien@comcast.net
978-465-1322
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