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REGIONAL – If you found few live
Christmas trees last week to buy, you
can blame at least two culprits: the warm
Thanksgiving weekend weather, and of
course, the ultimate villain, Covid-19.
Local growers also blame the drought
five years ago that killed off hundreds of
young trees, which would have been ready
for cutting this year. And Thomas Tatro at
Stevens Farm in Salisbury blames Martha
Stewart for promoting the Concolor fir tree
with its delicious orange fragrance.
“I can’t grow them fast enough,” Tatro
said.
Glenn Cook at Cider Hill Farm in
Amesbury brought in 620 Balsam firs and
Fraser firs from Canada. After brisk sales
Thanksgiving weekend, the farm had 120
Balsam firs. The Fraser firs, known to hold
their needles longer, sold out on the first
weekend.
“The crowds were big. I have never had
a run like that,” said Cook, who has been
working the farm for 40 years. “To have a
warm weekend like that after Thanksgiving
is priceless.”
Given the challenges the farm faced this
year with Covid 19, having such successful
Christmas tree sales is “very timely,” he
said. Cider Hill had to cancel 30 scheduled
events this year, including its Tulip festival.
The farm had planted 5,000 tulip bulbs before
the virus shut the farm down.
Jeff Head, owner of the Chickadee Farm
in Rowley, said his 5-acre field of evergreens
was largely “wiped out after the first
weekend.” He still has trees four and five
feet high, but most customers are looking
for taller trees, he said.
Chickadee also has a lot of wreaths and
kissing balls to sell. Talking while he hung
out several decorated kissing balls at his
popular farm stand, he said they too are
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Dreaming of a larger
senior center
NEWBURY — Older residents in this
community are feeling left out.
They have watched other North Shore
communities build senior centers with
great rooms for events, commercial kitchens
to serve hot lunches, private offices
for consultations and work, computer and
craft rooms and lots of parking.
By contrast the Newbury Council on
Aging staff and seniors share a classroom at
the Newbury Elementary School.
In a letter to the Newbury Board of Selectmen
almost a year ago, Chaz Rubin,
then the COA chairman, wrote that the
“lack of adequate space severely limits activities,
classes, events and meetings.
A report on the needs of the town’s senior
residents put it simply, “Our hands are tied
by our limited space.”
Rubin’s letter told the Selectmen that the
recommended square footage for a center is 5
to 6 feet per senior. Newbury’s center provides
1.6 feet for each elderly resident, he wrote.
He calculated that statistic by dividing
the number of Newbury seniors, approximately
1,000, by the size of the NES classroom,
1,621 square feet.
The COA has appointed a committee
to begin studying what a Newbury Senior
Center of the future might look like. That
committee, made up of Evelyn Noyes, Sandra
Small and Joyce Machiros, plus the new
COA director Cindy Currier and town administrator
Tracy Blais met with Jeff Shaw
with Context Architecture last week to begin
designing a future senior center.
The F. Ryeburn Lynch Senior Center
used to be in “a very small section” of the
old Town Hall on High Road, according to
the report presented to the Selectmen. It
was moved several years ago to the elementary
school, “which was greatly appreciated
as it afforded us a much larger space.”
But now that the Police Department
is vacating Town Hall once the new $8.5
million police station is completed, seniors
have begun to dream of having a larger,
more useful and convenient senior center.
The thought is that a new center might
be included in the design of a remodeled
and possibly expanded municipal building.
“We are fully aware of the town budget
constraints,” the COA report stated. “At
this time, we are really simply looking for
bigger space, areas of privacy and additional
parking.”
The wish list outlined for Shaw was long.
Topping the list was parking. Currently,
the center has eight parking spaces at the
school, 130 feet from the front door. The
COA van takes one space. Two are restricted
to handicapped, leaving five spaces for
residents who want to visit the center.
The school doors are locked, which means
anyone coming to the center must knock and
wait for a staff member to open the door.
There are no private staff offices. The three
staff members work in one large, petitioned area
that is open, providing no privacy for seniors to
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Christmas Tree, from page 1
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Stevens Farm traces its heritage
to 1638, making it the nation’s
oldest working farm under the
same family name, Tatro said. He
and his wife Heidi Stevens Tatro
are the 12th generation to work
this 100-acre farm.
Many families come year after
year to buy their trees from Stevens
Farm. Two or three families
have been cutting their trees there
for the last 30 Christmases. A few
have been relying on the Stevens
farm for their trees for 40 years,
Tatro said.
This year, the farm, which was
a cow and pig farm before it was
a tree farm, had already sold 200
trees last week. In addition to the
Concolor firs, Stevens grows Blue
Spruce, Fraser fir and Scotch pines
for sale.
The brisk sales this year brought
back fond memories for Head of
his early days at the farm. “It’s like
old times.” No hot chocolate, no
Santa Claus to bring in customers.
“I just hand them a saw and tell
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them to go cut their tree.”
Covid has brought more people
out to buy or cut their own
trees early this year, the tree farm
owners said. “People want to
get outside,” Head said. He had
people offer to buy a tree just so
they could walk in his field. “Of
course, I told them they could
walk in the field without buying
a tree.”
The virus has also created new
challenges. State guidelines limit
the number of customers that
can be on a farm at one time,
which the farm owners must
enforce. Tatro modified an antique
door and turned a small
shed into the cashier’s booth.
He installed a plastic partition
using a pulley, so people could
pay for their trees while limiting
the exposure between customers
and staff.
“People have been wonderful
complying with the Covid protocols,”
Tatro said. Families have
stayed together and kept apart
from one another.
Head agreed. “It’s pretty easy to
social distance on five acres.”
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Senior Center, from page 1
discuss personal issues such as their
taxes, health and insurance and legal
questions. The Medicare contract requires
that the staff have a private office
for appointments, which means
the director must vacate her desk inside
a cubicle several times a week.
The seniors share a restroom
with the school staff about 50
steps down a hallway. The seniors
must wear a school badge to go to
the restroom. Some of the toilets
are too low for seniors.
If there is a security issue at
NES, the senior center is locked
Dreaming of
a larger senior center
down as well.
The kitchen can serve only
meals that are catered. Noyes,
now the COA chairman, said the
senior center should have its own
commercial kitchen, as opposed to
the small kitchen available at the
school. Then, the Newbury senior
center, like others, including the
Merrimack Senior Center, could
prepare lunch daily for the seniors
at an affordable price.
Lunch at the center would help
seniors get enough nutrition and
allow them to socialize at the center,
Noyes said.
Shaw stressed that no decision
has been made on where to locate
a senior center. It could be in a new
Town Hall or elsewhere. The first
step, he told the committee, is to
conceptualize what the COA would
like to have in a new senior center.
“This study does not say it has
to go in Town Hall or a specific location,”
Shaw said. “What it tells
the town is what kind of senior
center is needed. Then we can decide
where it could fit.”
Other items on the wish list include
a place to play ping pong and
exercise, a small stage for events, a
computer room and a reading area.
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD
Last week I talked about oral
care for mothers-to-be and babies.
Preventive care truly does start before
birth. This week we journey
past those early years of life.
In preventive-based dental practices
we go far beyond saying to patients,
“you need to brush and floss
more.” We truly believe that dental
disease, both dental caries (cavities)
and gum disease, is very preventable.
However, we recognize that
not every individual is equal when
it comes to susceptibility. Each person
presents with their own unique
genetic pool, good and bad habits,
number and position of teeth, and
willingness to truly make a change.
The one constant is that most of us
have room for improvement.
It goes without saying that preventive
care includes regular visits
to the dentist. Based on my experience,
even many of those who visit
the dentist on a regular basis have
significant room for improvement.
However, it is up to your caregivers,
hygienists and dentists, to have
that preventive frame of mind to
go beyond just telling you to brush
and floss more.
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Technique is vital when it comes
to home care. Although daily removal
of plaque (the thin, sticky
film of bacteria that creates cavities
and gum disease) can be accomplished
with a manual toothbrush,
the proper power toothbrush is
more appropriate and effective for
most people. We routinely ask patients
to bring their toothbrushes
with them to their appointments
to review technique. Think of
your dentist and/or hygienist as
your dental coach. Coaching, in
anything, increases an individual’s
potential for improvement.
The same approach goes for
kids. Although we do the same
thing with children, they need that
additional coaching from home.
The best way to guide your family
to good oral health is to lead by
example. Parents should supervise
toothbrushing by children younger
than age 8 to make sure they are
doing a thorough job. This also
goes for flossing. This is done until
the child is consistently getting
good homecare reports at dental
visits.
The challenge of good home
care increases with the addition
of braces. Children and adults
in braces need extra coaching on
technique and more time spent on
their daily routine. I am a firm believer
that preventive visits to the
dentist should increase during orthodontics.
There is too much at
risk during this time and the extra
professional care and coaching are
vital to escaping the pitfalls of poor
homecare while braces are on.
As life goes on, your genetic
make-up, the amount of professional
care and coaching you receive,
your effectiveness at home,
and your willingness and ability
to improve, will shape your oral
health. The fact of the matter is,
there are those who need more
professional care and more rigorous
homecare than others.
As I stated earlier, I believe that
most dental disease is preventable.
What it takes to prevent dental
disease in one person may very
well not be the same for another.
Between finding the right fit
with a dental office, utilizing the
coaching expertise of those individuals,
using the right homecare
products, and always striving to
improve, excellent oral health for
a lifetime is possible.
In the final segment of this series
next week I will discuss some simple
ideas to maintain good dental
health for your entire adult life. It
is simpler than you think.
Dr. St. Clair maintains a private
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dedicated to health-centered
family dentistry. If there are
certain topics you would like to see
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“Thin Woman”
Exhibit Explores
Eating Disorders
“The Thin Woman”, the
latest exhibit from The Linda
Hummel-Shea ArtSpace
at Northern Essex Community
College, draws attention
to eating disorders, illustrating,
through black and white
photos and poems, the personal
struggles of one woman.
The exhibit is offered online
only through December
15.
The poems were written by
Michelle Howard of Amesbury
and inspired by her sister
“Melissa” who has struggled
with an eating disorder
for 30-plus years.
After writing the poems,
Howard reached out to her
cousin Charlene Yelle, a
Newburyport photographer,
and asked her to create a
companion photograph for
each of the eight poems.
Gallery Director Marc
Mannheimer and Howard
began talking about the “The
Thin Woman” project two
years ago, well before the
pandemic was an issue. Since
the college is drastically limiting
visits to campus, a decision
was made over the last
few months to transition to
an online format.
Howard said the project
has already led to healing discussions
within her own family
and she is hoping that the
exhibit will reach a broader
audience.
“I’ve always felt helpless,”
she said. “I wanted to gain
insight, help her express to
other people what she is going
through.”
Here is the link to the exhibit
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Located in the Bentley Library
Building on NECC’s
Haverhill Campus, the Linda
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artists from around the region
and the world.
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During holiday seasons,
many people use plants to
decorate their homes or businesses.
Avoid using exotic,
invasive plants such as Oriental
bittersweet (Celastrus
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rose (Rosa multiflora) in
holiday decorations. Though
these plants are attractive,
using invasive plants in decorations
can impact native
species and habitat. Birds
eat and carry away the fruits
from wreaths and garlands
and the digested but still-viable
seeds sprout where deposited.
Exotic, invasive plants
create severe environmental
damage, invading open fields,
forests, wetlands, meadows,
and backyards, and crowding
out native plants. Bittersweet
can even kill mature trees
through strangling. Both
plants are extremely difficult
to control; when cut off, the
remaining plant segment in
the ground will re-sprout.
It is illegal to import or sell
bittersweet and Multiflora
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cuttings) in Massachusetts.
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identification characteristics,
habitats where the plant is
likely to be found, types of
threats the plant poses to native
species and habitats, and
its current distribution and
place of origin.
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Jingle Bell walk
December 12
The Ipswich Rotary club,
and the High School Interact
club are running the
Jingle Bell walk this year.
The event will take place at
Ipswich High School on December
12th at 3pm. Due
to COVID restrictions this
will be a drive through event.
Members of the High School
Interact Club will guide cars
along the parking lot exiting
through school street. Santa
will participate but pictures
are only allowed from a distance.
Children will still be
able to give Santa their letters.
There will also be a raffle
for gift cards and christmas
trees.
Additionally money will
be raised for the toys for tots
charity, and toy donations
will be accepted during the
event. Cookies and hot chocolate
will be available for
purchase and proceeds will
go to this charity.
Merrimack
River Watershed
Council is asking
for your help
The public needs to urge a
key Senate committee to pass
a bill that thousands of people
in the Merrimack Valley have
expressed support for.
House Bill 4921, titled An
Act promoting awareness
of sewage pollution in
public waters would require
Massachusetts sewage
treatment plants to alert the
public in a timely manner
whenever a Combined Sewer
Overflow (CSO) occurs. This
bill received a lot of public
attention and support when
it was first introduced almost
18 months ago. But now,
with just a few weeks left
in the Legislature's current
session, the bill is stuck in a
Senate committee and could
possibly die there.
Along the Merrimack
River, three municipal sewage
plants -Haverhill, Greater
Lawrence and Lowell - are
allowed to discharge raw
sewage and stormwater into
the Merrimack when heavy
rainfall overwhelms the
capacity of their sewer pipes.
This discharge, known as a
CSO, can be significant — for
example, one storm in 2018
resulted in 125 million gallons
of contaminated water being
discharged into the Merrimack
. But unlike many other
states, Massachusetts does not
require that the plants alert the
public when these discharges
occur. This bill would set a
statewide public alert and
data reporting standard that
all sewage treatment plants in
Massachusetts must adhere to.
Most of the time, it's
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provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they will
auction the following vehicles December 9, 2020 on the
website http://sta.ibidsmart.com. The auction will end at
1:00 pm and buyer registration is required. Those that do not
sell at auction will be sold on or after December 9, 2020 by
private or public sale to satisfy their garage keepers liens for
towing, storage, and notices of sale:
1995 Volkswagen Jetta III VIN 3VWWC81H0SM121032
2009 Ford F-150 VIN 1FTPW12V99FB47424
2000 Jeep Cherokee VIN 1J4FF48S2YL139461
2012 Nissan Maxima VIN 1N4AA5AP5CC824806
2008 Suzuki SX4 VIN JS2YB413385108467
2001 Kawasaki ZX600-J VIN JKAZX4J161A031194
Vehicles are being stored at Newburyport Towing Service
and may be viewed by appointment only.
Signed,
Walter L. Lowell,
President
11/25, 12/2, 12/9
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of bacteria that can sicken
anyone who comes in
contact. That includes
people who fish, swim, or
boat in the river, as well as
people (and pets) who swim
at beaches such as Plum
Island Point and Salisbury
Beach. You deserve to know
if the river water you are
coming into contact with
is contaminated with CSO
discharge, and House Bill
4921 will guarantee you that
right.
CSOs are also four times
more likely to be present in
economically-disadvantaged
communities with large
minority populations,
such as Lawrence. From an
environmental justice point
of view, it's important to
find ways to solve the issues
that impact public health,
and HB4921 is a step in that
direction.
The bill is currently stuck
in the Senate Ways and
Means Committee. If it
can be voted out of that
committee, it will move to
the Senate, where it is very
likely to pass.
The Council is asking you
to write a letter or email, or
make a phone call, to the
committee chair and Senate
leadership to let them know
that you support HB4921,
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Owners & dog lovers
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why you support it, and ask
that it be passed out of the
committee. Here's who to
contact:
Senate Ways and Means
Michael Rodriquez:
Email:
Michael.Rodrigues@
masenate.gov
Mail Address:
24 Beacon St., Room 212 ,
Boston, MA, 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1114
Senate President Karen
Spilka
Email: Karen.Spilka@
masenate.gov
Mail address: 24 Beacon
St., Room 332 , Boston,
MA, 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1500
New $1.5M
Coastal
Education
Center Planned
for Crane Beach
Center will bolster
The Trustees’
commitment to
coastal resiliency
IPSWICH — The Trustees
of Reservations (The Trustees)
announced its plans to
build a Coastal Education
Center at Crane Beach that
solidifies the organization’s
commitment to climate issues
by providing visitors an
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immersive educational experience
regarding our changing
coast.
Situated between the Atlantic
barrier beach and the
estuaries of the Great Marsh,
the Center will be a resource
that dovetails naturally for
field-based and other experiences
that promote the environment
and climate literacy.
Featuring a combination
of open-air classrooms, educational
space, and retail areas,
the Center will become
a regional hub for coastal exploration
and education that
serves as a model for sustainable
design.
“There’s no better way for
people to learn about our
coastal ecology than by witnessing
and interacting with
it in person,” said Trustees
Executive Vice President
Jocelyn Forbush. “We’re so
thankful to our generous
anonymous donor because
this center will tell the story
of our coastal communities
in completely experiential
ways by immersing visitors
in our dynamic landscape,
with the goal of spurring
people to take action on
crucial issues like climate
change, sea level rise, and
erosion.”
The $1.5 million to build
the center comes courtesy
of an anonymous donor.
Pending local approvals,
construction could begin
as soon as September 2021
with the center open and operational
by May 2022.
The new two-story building
proposed at Crane Beach
will be built on the site of the
current refreshment stand,
taking into account future
flood models and sand dune
migration. The upper level
will be an education space
with an adjacent open-air
classroom. The education
space will feature experiential
learning tools such as
touch tanks, while the lower
level will consist of food
and retail areas so beachgoers
still have access to snacks
and refreshments.
Access to the Center will
be included in the cost of
tickets to Crane Beach so
that the visitors to Crane
will learn more about coastal
resiliency and be inspired
to take action. While the
Center will operate on a
year-round basis, the bulk
of programming and events
will take place in the spring,
winter, and fall so there is no
expected increase in summer
traffic.
“This new education center
will play an important
role in helping young people
understand the future
climate and coastal problems
that will impact our
community,” says David
Scudder, former chairman
of The Trustees North Shore
Advisory Group and longtime
Argilla Road resident.
“This Center is such a valuable
resource because it will
educate and inspire the next
generation of problem-solvers
by planting the seed of
interest as early as middle
and elementary school.”
A final design for the
Center has not yet been developed
but sustainability
and resilience will be key
elements, making sure the
Center blends well with
landscape features and the
adjacent bathhouse structure.
Pet adoption
scams on the rise
By Paula Flemming
The COVID-19 pandemic
has dramatically increased
demand for pets as people
seek adding a pet to the family
to ease the loneliness and
tension of prolonged time
at home. Many feel that
they now have more time
to train a puppy. With this
rising demand has come a
spike in pet scams, in which
an online search ends with
a would-be pet owner paying
hundreds of dollars or
more to purchase a pet that
ultimately doesn’t exist.
The Better Business Bureau
(BBB) advises extreme caution
when shopping for a pet
online, especially in light of
scammers’ evolving tactics.
Soon after cities and states
began to impose tighter restrictions
to curb the spread
of COVID-19, BBB Scam
Tracker saw a spike in pet
fraud reports, with nearly
4,000 reports received
in 2020 from the U.S. and
Canada. Law enforcement
and consumer advocates
now say a person searching
online for a new pet is extremely
likely to encounter a
scam listing or website.
The pandemic has given
scammers a new tool in their
arsenal. Scam Tracker reports
show that many fraudsters
are telling would-be pet
owners they cannot meet
the animals before sending
money. Petscams.com,
which tracks and exposes
these scams, recommends
using another tool popularized
by COVID-19 — video
conferencing — to meet the
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animal and owner virtually
before buying as a way of
reducing scam vulnerability.
With the increase in scam
activity has come an evolution
in tactics. In addition,
pet scammers now commonly
use online advertising
tools such as sponsored links
to boost their fraudulent
listings in search results.
A BBB study noted that
most scammers are unable
to process credit cards. Although
that remains the case,
some pet scammers now use
fraudulent online forms to
collect credit card information.
Since the scammers
do not have legitimate arrangements
to process credit
cards, victims may receive
an error message stating that
the card was declined. Scammers
then direct the buyer
to send money a different
way. But now the scammers
have stolen the credit card
number, and use these stolen
cards to pay for domain
names of websites and otherwise
fund their scam activities.
Pet buyers using a
credit card need to monitor
their credit card statements
carefully.
In addition to telling buyers
they cannot meet a pet
before paying because of the
pandemic, fraudsters have
made COVID-19-related
money requests for items
such as special climate-controlled
crates, insurance and
a (non-existent) COVID-19
vaccine, according to Scam
Tracker reports. There also
were instances where purchasers
wanted to pick up the
pet but were told that wasn’t
possible due to COVID-19
restrictions.
While puppies remain the
most common bait in a pet
scam, 12% of pet scam complaints
to BBB were about
kittens or cats. Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) data
shows that scams involving
kittens have more than doubled
since 2017. The FTC
also received 185 reports of
parrots being ordered but
not delivered during the first
half of 2020. Fraudulent
listings for Yorkshire terriers
and French bulldogs are particularly
pervasive, according
to Scam Tracker reports.
BBB recommendations
for buying pets online:
• See the pet in person before
paying any money. In
light of the COVID-19 pandemic,
consider a video call
with the seller so you can see
the seller and the actual pet
for sale. Since scammers are
not likely to comply with
the request, this may help
avoid a scam.
• Do a reverse image
search of the photo of the
pet and search for a distinctive
phrase in the description.
• Do research to get a sense
of a fair price for the breed
you are considering. Think
twice if someone advertises a
purebred dog for free or at a
deeply discounted price … it
could be a fraudulent offer.
• Check out a local animal
shelter online for pets you
can meet before adopting.
• BBB urges more law enforcement
action against pet
scammers.
• The media and public
should help to educate
those looking for pets online
by sharing BBB’s tips and
study.
Who to contact if you are
the victim of a pet scam:
• Petscams.com - petscams.com/report-pet-scamwebsites
tracks complaints,
catalogues puppy scammers
and endeavors to get fraudulent
pet sales websites taken
down.
• Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) - reportfraud.ftc.
gov to file a complaint online
or call 877-FTC-Help.
• Better Business Bureau -
BBB Scam Tracker to report
a scam online.
• Canadian Antifraud
Centre - antifraudcentre-centreantifraude
or call
1-888-495-8501 for scams
involving Canada.
• Your credit card issuer - if
you provided your credit card
number, even if the transaction
was not completed.
Remembering
Topsfield’s
Nancy Begin
Nancy Begin, the first
woman appointed to the
Massachusetts Fisheries and
Wildlife Board, passed away
LEGAL NOTICE
GEORGETOWN MUNICIPAL
LIGHT DEPARTMENT
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Community Announcements,
page 8
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for procurement of 3 YEAR ANNUAL LINE
CLEARANCE BID will be received at the Georgetown Municipal Light Department, 94 Searle
Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833 until 12:00 Noon, MONDAY December 21, 2020
at which place and time said bids will be opened publicly via Zoom and read aloud. Bids must
be received in triplicate in a sealed envelope marked “BID FOR 3 YEAR ANNNUAL LINE
CLEARANCE.
The contract documents may be examined and obtained at the Georgetown Municipal Light
Department, 94 Searle Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833 during normal business hours
between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday - Thursday .
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond in like amount of a corporate surety licensed
to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The successful bidder must furnish
insurance certificates or copies of insurance policies, if required, within ten (10) calendar days of
the award.
If the successful bidder fails to enter into the contract and furnish the required forms within
ten (10) business days following delivery to the bidder of the Owners Notice of Award, the
bidder may forfeit the bid surety, at the option of the Town.
Bids shall be prepared, considered and the contract awarded in accordance with MGL
Chapter 164, Section 56D and all statutes governing such contracts. Every bid shall be on forms
furnished by the Georgetown Municipal Light Department. Bids submitted on other forms may
be rejected.
All bids must be made on the Bid Form provided in these specifications, unless additional
space is required for terms and conditions or technical deviations, in which case, a
supplementary sheet on bidders letterhead or quotation form may be used, and shall become
a part of the Bid Form. The Georgetown Municipal Light Department specifically reserves the
right to reject any bid not made on the form provided, to waive any irregularity or informality,
to reject any or all bids, or to accept any bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the
Georgetown Municipal Light Department and the Town of Georgetown, Massachusetts.
Signed,
David Schofield,
General Manager
12/9
on November 9 at the age
of 95. Nancy was a noted
wildlife artist, sportswoman,
and community leader
who spent her life advocating
for conservation. Born
and raised in Topsfield, she
inherited her family's traditions
of farming, hunting,
fishing, and wildlife conservation.
She was the first
woman appointed to the
Massachusetts Fisheries and
Wildlife Board, a position
she held for 27 years. During
her time on the Board, she
worked to establish Mass-
Wildlife’s Wildlands Stamp
Program that supports land
acquisition and was active
in promulgating endangered
species regulations. She was
also heavily involved with
the state waterfowl stamp
contest. Nancy spent 70
years as a volunteer, Executive
Board member, and
first woman President of the
Topsfield Fair.
She was also the first woman
voted Sportswoman of
the Year by the Essex County
Sportsman League and
the recipient of the Francis
W. Sargent Conservation
Award in recognition of her
significant contributions to
the conservation of natural
resources in the Commonwealth.
In 2011, in recognition
of her years of service
to MassWildlife, the Nancy
E. Begin Newbury Marsh
Overlook at the William
Forward Wildlife Manage-
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ment Area (Hay Street in
Newbury) was dedicated in
her honor.
Donations can be made in
Nancy's memory to the Massachusetts
Outdoor Heritage
Foundation, a Commonwealth-based
502©(3)
organization that supports
wildlife, inland fisheries, and
endangered species habitat
conservation by supporting
MassWildlife projects.
Donations can be mailed
to Mass Outdoor Heritage
Foundation, P.O. Box 47,
Westborough, MA 01581
or made online at massoutdoorheritage.org
Rowley Public
Library 4th
annual cookie
walk
Meet Mrs. Claus and a
baby goat dressed as Rudolph
during the 4th Annual
Cookie Walk 2020 Saturday
Dec. 19th,10:00AM- 1:00
PM at the Rowley Public Library,
100% of the proceeds
benefit programming at the
Rowley Library
Safety rules apply and will
be monitored carefully. Picture
taking is welcome.
This year the Friends of
the Rowley Library Cookie
If you cannot visit
someone special,
then send them beautiful
flowers or plants!
Walk is a bit different. To
keep everyone safe and to
help take a virtual trip in
lieu of a real one you may
have missed out on, we have
compiled in excess of 20
amazing cookie recipes from
around the world. Volunteer
bakers will bake and fill tins
you can purchase for yourself
or give as a gift to someone
you miss and love.
The day of the cookie walk,
go to the front entrance of
the library.
Tables will be set up outside.
Mrs. Claus and Rudolph
will welcome you,
tell you what is available
and hand over the tin(s) you
wish to purchase. You can
choose from two size decorative
tins
(8x3.5 inch tin for $20 or
10x4 inch tin for $30).
Bakers Instructions:
Go to the library starting
Dec. 4th to pick up
the number of tins you
want to fill. The President
of the Friends will fill 10
tins of her favorite Austrian
Christmas cookies. Pick
up a booklet of 20+ printed
out recipes from all over the
world compiled from the
“Colossal Cookie Book” if
you are looking for inspiration
and baking adventure.
Please bake a minimum of
3 kinds of cookies keeping
them rather small and fill
each tin with a minimum of
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3 different types of cookies.
Please label the tin(s)
with the types of cookies
you baked and your name.
Do note “contains nuts”
if applicable. Gluten and
dairy free options are very
welcome too. These cookies
can be baked the weekend
before since holiday cookies
like this should be tasty for
at least a week or two in the
airtight tins.
Drop Off: Drop off your
filled tins at the Rowley
Public Library Wednesday
through Friday Dec.
16th - 18th. Inside the library
entrance there will
be a box in which to place
your tins. If you prefer,
call Siegi at 978-412-6202
for a contactless pick-up
or questions. You can also
send questions by email to
friendsboard@rowleylibrary.org
Bakers pay half price for
purchasing a tin the day of
the sale.
The goal is to recruit
100 bakers and greet at
least 100 happy buyers
to raise $2,000 for new
office chairs for the library
staff to replace
the badly worn ones. To
sign up visit: https://
www.signupgenius.com/
go/8050d48a5ac2ea5ff2-20201
Come see the magic of our
greenhouse in Christmas time!
Candles, cards and gifts.
Local Good Earth soy candles.
The
Annunciation
Greek Orthodox
Church of
Newburyport
is holding a
food drive on
Monday, Dec 21.
St. Basil’s Ministries at the
Annunciation Greek Orthodox
Church on Harris St.
in Newburyport will hold a
food drive Monday December
21 from 11a until noon.
The outdoor food drive will
assist the first 30 people who
arrive in front of the church.
Each person will receive a
grocery bag filled with food
items.
The weekly soup kitchen
remains closed until further
notice however the church
hopes to continue the
monthly food drive until the
kitchen reopens.
The Postal
Service reminds
you to ship early
this holiday
season
To ensure timely delivery
of holiday gifts and wishes
by Dec. 25, the Postal
Service recommends that
customers mail early. December
18 is the last recommended
day for First
Class Mail, December 19
for Priority Mail and December
23 for Priority Express
Mail.
Priority Mail Flat Rate
Boxes are available at no cost
at Post Office locations and
can also be ordered via usps.
com. Postage, labels and
customs forms can also be
printed online anytime using
Click-N-Ship. All mailing
products can be found
by visiting: store.usps.com/
store/home.
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Jacob Emery and Bryan Castro, both
seniors of Haverhill.
Whittier Tech
Receives Truck
Donation For
Automotive
Technology
Program
HAVERHILL — Whittier
Tech has been gifted a 2019
Chevrolet Silverado for the
use and benefit of its automotive
technology program.
The donation, a 2019
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Duramax Diesel, is one of
six similar donations being
made by MassBay Community
College’s Automotive
Technology program in support
of local technical high
school programs. The trucks
being donated all have original
sticker prices of over
$45,000 each, low mileage,
and were part of the General
Motors Captured Test Fleet.
“We are grateful and would
like sincerely thank Mass-
Bay Community College
and their strategic partner
in General Motors ASEP,”
Superintendent Maureen
Lynch said, “Their donation
of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado
to our school’s Automotive
Technology program
will ensure that students get
hands on instruction with
the latest emissions systems
and advanced safety technologies."
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The 2019 GMC and
Chevrolet trucks were originally
donated to MassBay
Community College by the
General Motors Automotive
Service Educational Program
(ASEP)
The donation allows students
at Whittier Tech to
expand their skill set and
enhance their knowledge
around new diesel, electronic
and safety technology
while working with a recent
model.
"This donation came at the
most opportune time in this
school year. The Automotive
Repair and Service Technology
program is not taking in
any outside service projects,
so students will now be able
to work on the newest technology.
Whittier is forever
grateful for the new partnership
with MassBay CC and
GM ASEP." Vocational and
Technical Coordinator Paul
Moskevitz said.
The Actors
Studio of
Newburyport
Presents “The
Caregivers” by
Nancy Temple
On Saturday, December
12, at 10 a.m., the Actors
Studio of Newburyport will
present a Zoom performance
of The Caregivers, by Nancy
Temple. The performance
is part of the ongoing work
of the North Shore Readers
Theater Collaborative,
a group of actors and writers
who foster and support
the creative process of playwrights,
helping them to develop
new works from initial
draft to staged reading.
The Caregivers focuses on
the tangled relationships between
three women – Ruth,
the mother of Louise, and
Patti – who manipulate and
betray one another to serve
their own interests, and suffer
as a result. It is a play
about unacknowledged limitations,
meanness, compromise,
and incompetence; but
it is also about vulnerability
and the need for love.
The performance is directed
by Arlene Barnard, and the actors
include Leslie Aisner, Dina
Crawford, and Jennifer Wilson.
Playwright Nancy Temple
has been involved in the arts all
her life, as a tapestry weaver, design
teacher, and space planner.
Several of her short plays have
been performed at festivals.
For a link to view the performance,
visit The Actors Studio
of Newburyport website, newburyportacting.org.
Click on
“Register” for “The Caregivers”
under Upcoming Events.
A $10 donation is suggested.
Georgetown
Fire Department
Shares Tips for
Holiday Fire
Safety
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GEORGETOWN — As
residents prepare for the
holiday season, Chief Fred
Mitchell and the Georgetown
Fire Department wish
to remind the community
of important fire prevention
tips.
According to the National
Fire Protection Association
(NFPA), 44% of holiday
home fires start when decorations
are placed too close
to a heat source, like a candle.
“We want our residents to
have a happy, safe holiday
season, and are reminding
everyone to be careful about
any fire hazards various decorations
may present,” Chief
Mitchell said. “In particular,
be thoughtful about the
placement of candles and
flammable decorations, keep
all children away from lit
candles and please remember
to check your smoke
alarms.”
The Georgetown Fire Department
wishes to share the
following holiday fire safety
tips from the NFPA:
Christmas Tree Safety
• Choose a tree with fresh,
green needles. The needles
should not fall off when
touched.
• Cut two inches off of the
bottom of the trunk.
• Place the tree a minimum
of three feet away from
any heat source, including
fireplaces, radiators, candles,
heat vents and lights.
• Do not place the tree
in an area where it may be
blocking an exit.
• Add water to the tree
stand daily.
• Check whether your
string lights are intended
for indoor use and use lights
that have the label of a recognized
testing laboratory.
• Check your holiday
lights to make sure they
are not worn and do not
have broken cords or loose
bulb connections. Review
the manufacturer’s instructions
for the number of light
strands to connect.
• Never decorate a tree
with lit candles.
• Always turn off the lights
on your tree before going to
bed or leaving home.
• Dispose of your tree after
Christmas or when it becomes
dry. Dried out trees
are a fire hazard. Do not
keep a tree that has become
dried out in your home or
garage, or lean it up outside
against your home.
Candle Safety
• Keep children and pets
away from lit candles. Consider
using battery operated
candles around children.
• Place candles in a sturdy
candle holder and on a surface
that is also sturdy and
uncluttered.
• Place candles a minimum
of one foot away from
anything flammable.
• When lighting a candle,
take care to keep your hair
and loose clothing away
from the flame.
• Do not burn a candle all
the way down. Before it gets
too close to the holder or
container, put it out.
• Never use candles if a
member of your household
uses oxygen.
• Matches and lighters
should be stored in a locked
cabinet.
• An adult should supervise
any time candles are being
used.
• Do not pass handheld
candles from one person to
another.
• Do not place lit candles
in windows where a curtain
or blind could catch fire.
• Blow out candles before
you leave a room or go to
sleep.
• Avoid using candles in
areas where people may fall
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• Office supplies (pens, paper
clips, hole punch, etc.)
• Donations cannot be accepted
at this time.
Keeping Each Other Safe:
Masks are required to
enter the library. Staff will
wear masks to protect you
and you should do the same.
Per the Rowley Board of
Health, face coverings over
the mouth and nose are
required effective May 1,
2020. For everyone’s safety,
please bring and properly
wear a mask the entire time
you’re in the library, and
maintain 6 feet of distance
from other people when possible.
Curbside pickup will
continue to be available for
anyone who chooses not to
enter the building.
Stay home if you are sick.
If you have a temperature, a
cough, runny or stuffy nose,
shortness of breath, or sore
throat, or have been in close
contact with someone who
has tested positive or is under
review for COVID-19,
or if you have traveled outside
Massachusetts in the
past 14 days unless it was
to a lower-risk state, please
don’t come into the library.
Please bring your library
card. Presenting your library
card will help save time and
shorten face-to-face contact.
Self-checkout will also be
available.
All seating has been removed,
and tables are being
used as displays to spread
out materials and allow more
space for browsing. Hand
sanitizer will be available at
all service desks, self-check
computers, copiers, printers,
and other areas. Please use
these as you touch materials
in the building, and follow
all signage and directional
arrows.
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asleep, such as bedrooms.
• Residents are reminded
to test their smoke alarms
monthly.
General Holiday Decorating
Safety Tips
• Seek out holiday decorations
that are flame resistant.
• Be careful about the
placement of decorations,
and be sure to keep them
away from lit candles and
other heat sources.
• When using string lights
outside, make sure they are
designed to be used outdoors.
Some string lights are
designed for indoor use only.
• Hang lights using clips,
not nails, so that the cords
do not get damaged.
• Do not place decorations
in the way of windows and
doors.
• Stay in the kitchen anytime
you are cooking on the
stovetop.
• Before going to sleep or
leaving your home, turn off
all light strings and decorations.
For any other questions on
cold weather safety please
visit NFPA.org or contact
the Georgetown Fire Department
at 978-352-5757
or fireprevention@georgetownma.gov.
Newbury
Transfer Station
Closed Until
Further Notice
The Newbury Transfer Station
is closed until further
notice. All trash and recyclables
from Newbury residents
will be accepted at the
G. Mello Disposal facility in
Georgetown.
The G. Mello Transfer Station
is located at 203 East
Main Street (rt. 133) in
Georgetown. The station offers
residents, non-residents
and commercial customers
a safe, clean and environmentally
friendly location to
dispose of all solid waste and
recyclables.
The facility accepts all
PRATT COIN & HOBBY
• U.S. Coins
• silver
• gold
• foreign world money
• old pocket watches
• wrist watches
• costume jewelry
• post cards
• wheat pennies, Pre-1958 - 2 1/2 cents each.
WANTED TO BUY
• Gold Scrap, Gold Coins,
• Antique Post Cards,
• Sterling Silver by the Troy oz.,
• Silver Coins pre-1965,
• .999 Silver Bars by the oz.,
• US Silver Dollars,
• Wartime Nickels 1942-1945,
• US Clad Half Dollars 1965-1969.
solid waste, aside from hazardous
materials, and offers
separate recycling areas
for newspapers, glass, tin,
aluminum and plastics #1
through #7. Customers may
dispose of waste based on a
per bag or barrel cost or by
a per ton rate, prorated with
no minimum charge, with a
state-of-the-art vehicle scale.
Hours of operation:
Monday – Thursday
7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
For more information on
the Transfer Station email
lisa@mellodisposal.com
Rowley Library
Reopening
information.
The library is now open
to the public with reduced
hours and limited services.
Current hours, services
available, and safety requirements
are listed below.
Hours:
Monday-Thursday
FREE APPRAISAL
Call Peter Pratt
1-800-870-4086 or
978-352-2234
HOURS VARY, PLEASE CALL FIRST
HOBBY SUPPLIES
• Remote Controlled Vehicles
• ESTES Rockets & Supplies
• Plastic & Wood Models / Supplies
• Autos,
• Trucks,
• Planes & Ships
• X-Acto Sets,
• Paints & Much More
20 E. Main Street,
Georgetown, MA
Mon-Fri 8:30AM - 6PM,
Sat 10AM - 5PM
Phone 978-352-2234
10am – 6pm
Friday & Saturday
10am – 2pm
Services available:
• Browsing in Adult and
Teen collections
• Browsing in Children’s
Room by appointment only
• Computers – by appointment
only, limit of 45
minutes
• Printing, Copying, and
Faxing: Self-serve only – Exact
change needed. Staff will
not be able to make change.
Printing is 10¢/page for
black & white, 50¢/page for
color. Copying is 10¢/page
(black & white only.) Faxing
is $1/page.
• Newspapers – 1 week
of the Newburyport Daily
News and Boston Globe are
held behind the desk. Make
an appointment to read a
newspaper.
• Curbside Pickup is still
available upon request.
• Self-checkout
• Book Bundle Activity
Kits for preschool through
1st grade
• Museum passes
• Reference and Reader’s
Advisory
• Technology assistance by
phone
• Library cards (call ahead-
978.948.2850)
To make an appointment
visit: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.
php?owner=20397023
What’s not available:
• In-library seating
• Meeting and study rooms
• Walk-in computer use
• In-person technology
help (this includes printing,
copying, & faxing assistance)
• Headphones
• Toys, puppets, coloring,
puzzles, or computers in the
Children’s Room
• In-person programs
• Inside book drop –
please continue to use outdoor
book drop
Community Announcements,
page 11
December 9, 2020
www.TheTownCommon.com Page 11
Community
Community Announcements,
from page 10
ing might reach capacity
limits. To make space in the
building for other patrons,
the staff asks everyone to
limit their time in the library
and be mindful of other patrons
as you browse, both to
maintain physical distance
and to move on when you’re
finished to allow other patrons
access to library materials.
Georgetown
Water
Department
Reminds
Residents to
Winterize
Outdoor Hose
Bibs and Faucets
GEORGETOWN - Utility
director Marlene Ladderbushreminds
residents to
winterize all outdoor faucets
and hoses during the winter
months to protect their
pipes and homes.
“Winterizing all outdoor
faucets will help to prevent
pipes from freezing or even
bursting as we start to enter
into the colder months,”
Ladderbush said. “We
hope these tips will help as
you prepare for the winter
months and please do not
hesitate to reach out if you
have any questions.”
The water department wishes
share the following tips to
help residents winterize hose
bibs and outdoor faucets:
• Shut off the valve inside
of the house so that no water
is actively flowing to the
hose bib or faucet.
• Remove the hose from the
spigot and leave the spigot on
once the water has been shut
off. Store all garden hoses indoors
to help protect them
from being damaged during
the freezing weather.
• Purchase a frost-proof
hose bib, which can be
placed over the spigot to
protect it.
If you have further questions
contact the Georgetown
Water Department at
978-352-5750.
Portsmouth
City Manager's
Advisory
The Governor has ordered
flags flown at half-mast today
in observance of National
Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day.
STATEWIDE MASK OR-
DINANCE NOW IN EF-
FECT.
For answers to Portsmouth
Mask Ordinance Frequently
Asked Questions visit:
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/sites/default/
files/2020-10/MaskOrdinanceFAQ%202020.10.05.
pdf.
For Testing FAQs visit:
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/city/testing-faqs
For Daily Life During
the Pandemic FAQs, visit:
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/city-manager/
daily-life-during-covid-19-
frequently-asked-questions
For Resources and Assistance
with housing, food,
heat, etc. visit: https://www.
cityofportsmouth.com/city/
covid-19-resources
FOR UPDATED INFOR-
MATION FROM NH DE-
PARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES,
visit: https://www.dhhs.
nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/
documents/self-quarantine-covid.pdf.
Practice the "3 W's" —
wear a mask, watch your distance,
wash your hands.
Avoid the "3 C's" —
closed-in spaces, close contact
with people outside
your household, crowds.
SIGN UP FOR WINTER
PARKING BAN ALERTS
– Snow plowing operations
during each storm typically
begin when snow levels exceed
two inches, at which
time a citywide parking ban
may go into effect in order
to facilitate snow removal.
Parking bans for snow removal
are announced in several
different ways:
• CodeRED: anyone can
sign up to receive automatic
email and text alerts, visit:
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/publicworks/
parkportsmouth/snowrelatedimpacts
• Snow Phone: call 766-
7669 (SNO-SNOW) to hear
recorded messages.
• Channel 22: snow parking
bans are posted as bulletins
• CityofPortsmouth.com:
a yellow (planned) or red
(in effect) banner appears at
the top of City website pages
when snow parking ban
events occur.
• Twitter: follow @PortsmouthDPW
• Public Works Department:
call 427-1530 or report
a snow clearing issue use
the Click ‘n Fix system. Visit:
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/publicworks/
portsmouth-click-n-fix
CITYWIDE NEIGH-
BORHOOD HOLIDAY
LIGHTS CONTEST
At the November 16 City
Council meeting, Mayor
Rick Becksted announced
the return of the Neighborhood
Holiday Lights
Contest for 2020, to give
residents a way to celebrate
together this holiday season.
Now the Portsmouth Citywide
Neighborhood Committee
is announcing the
details.
Residents are invited to
register to participate in the
2020 Neighborhood Holiday
Lights Contest by completing
the form by visiting: https://
www.cityofportsmouth.com/
city/press-releases/city-announces-neighborhood-holiday-lights-contest-details.
The
deadline to enter is December
10, 2020. (For a printable pdf
of the entry form, click here.
Community Announcements,
page 12
Page 12 www.TheTownCommon.com
December 9, 2020
Community
Community Announcements,
from page 11
Print out the form, scan it and
email it to hotline@cityofportsmouth.com
or mail c/o City
Manager’s Office, City Hall,
One Junkins Avenue, Portsmouth
NH 03801.
The contest is open to every
Portsmouth resident.
Participants can choose one
of two categories for judging
of their outdoor light displays:
• Classic Light Display
• Creative Light Display
Contest entries will be
judged by school-aged children,
who will be driven
through their assigned
neighborhoods (not their
own) to make their choices
of the best holiday lights
displays. Judging will take
place between December 12
and 20. The Committee will
create a map of the Holiday
Lights Contest entries so
that residents can tour the
lighted locations route by
car.
The winners of the following
awards will be announced
by Mayor Becksted
at the December 21 City
Council meeting;
• Best Classic/Traditional
Display – $500 Ricci Lumber
Gift Certificate
• Most Creative Display
– $500 Home Depot Gift
Certificate
• Best Overall Display —
$500 Lowe’s Gift Certificate
• Honorable Mentions –
$25 Gift Certificates
In addition, to the prize
donors, Seacoast Media
Group is an in-kind sponsor,
providing publicity and advertising
space for the contest.
HOPE FOR THE HOL-
IDAYS - The Chamber Collaborative
is not holding a
holiday gathering this year.
Instead, the Chamber is
gathering resources for local
nonprofits who have provided
a list of what would help
them out this holiday (and
year-round). Requests range
from $10 to bring a student
on a field trip with Great
Bay Stewards to $1,500 to
sponsor one year of therapy
at the Richie McFarland
Children’s Center. Visit
http://portsmouthchamber.chambermaster.com/
store/hope-for-the-holidays?viewmode=list&pagesize=12&orderby=10
to
provide “Hope for the Holidays”
by granting a local
nonprofit’s wish. Made possible
in part by Service Credit
Union, Sheehan Phinney
and you. For more information,
contact: Jennifer@
PortsmouthCollaborative.
org
WELFARE DEPART-
MENT COLLECTING
GIFT CARD DONA-
TIONS – The City’s Welfare
Office is collecting gift cards
for families who have older
kids who are not typically
served by other Christmas
programs in town. Local
agencies who provide holiday
assistance do a wonderful
job here in Portsmouth,
but teenagers can be a difficult
population to serve.
To help close that gap, the
Welfare Department is again
collecting gift cards in small
denominations for things
like movie tickets, coffee
houses, stores such as Old
Navy, Gamestop and Kohl's.
As with the donation of gift
cards for school supplies in
September, the gift cards can
be mailed (Ellen Tully, Welfare
Department, City Hall,
1 Junkins Ave. Portsmouth
NH 03801), left in the gray
drop box in front of City
Hall or, dropped off with
the receptionist. Please contact
Ellen Tully, 610-7267,
etully@cityofportsmouth.
comwith any questions or
concerns.
Gather – Food Pantry:
Food distribution, online
grocery shopping for people
who don’t want to enter
the shop, Meal delivery for
Seniors, Meals 4 Kids, Community
Fridays 9am-1pm
open at
Community Campus
(open to anyone). Call for
info 603-436-0641.
Operation Blessing: Drive
up Food Pantry Wed-Fri
10am-4pm. Call for more
info 603-430-8561.
WANT TO VOLUN-
TEER TO HELP WHEN
THE VACCINE AR-
RIVES? Governor Sununu
has announced that the
first batches of COVID-19
vaccine may arrive in New
Hampshire before Christmas;
and the state Department
of Health and Human
Services said in a draft
policy that "the first phase
to get the vaccine will include
older adults living
in residential care settings
like nursing homes and assisted
living facilities, first
responders and high-risk
workers in health-care facilities."
A corps of qualified
vaccinators and non-vaccinators
for coordinating
the process will be needed
as the vaccination effort
ramps up. The City Health
Department asks residents
who are interested in volunteering
to visit: https://
nhresponds.org and fill
out the online registration
form. Volunteers should
make sure they check the
"Seacoast COVID Team"
box in the "COVID-19
Teams" drop-down list in
the Organization section of
the form to volunteer for
Greater Portsmouth efforts.
ACCESS TO SENIOR
CENTER AND LIBRARY
RESTRICTED:
SENIOR ACTIVITY
CENTER: The Senior Activity
Center has paused programming
until 2021 due
to widespread community
transmission of COVID-19.
The Center staff remain
available to help the senior
community connect to resources.
Meals on Wheels
will continue to provide the
Mon-Fri home delivered
meals and will still offer a
holiday “grab & go meal” on
December 17. RSVP by Fri,
Dec 11 at 9 am to 603-610-
4433.
PORTSMOUTH PUB-
LIC LIBRARY OFFERS
TO CURBSIDE AND
ONLINE SERVICES —
Until further notice, the
Library is not able to offer
browsing, computer use,
or any other services inside
the building. You can
still check out materials by
placing a hold for Curbside
Pickup – which are now offered
on demand. You can
also continue to return library
materials, get recommendations,
attend online
events, and access all online
services. For more information,
Visit: https://www.
cityofportsmouth.com/library/currentservices
Bradford Tavern
in Rowley is
Closing
A statement from
the owners
To All Our Customers and
Bradford Tavern Community,
It is with great sadness
that we regretfully announce
that Bradford Tavern will be
closing permanently at 9pm
on Saturday December 19,
2020.
Unfortunately, the events
of the last 8 months, with
the extended closure and
continued loss of business
since reopening due to
COVID- 19, it is impossible
for us to remain open.
This has been a very
difficult decision for us,
we consider our customers
and employees here at
Bradford Tavern an extension
of our family. We
sincerely thank you all for
your continued patronage
over the past 10 years,
and we hope to see all your
smiling faces over the next
two weeks before we say
our final goodbyes.
Anyone who has purchased
gift certificates, or who have
any unused Loyalty Points or
Bonus Dollars, please know
that these will continue to
be accepted at both Sylvan
Street Grille locations.
It has been an amazing 10
years here at BT, and we will
miss each and every one of
you!
Sincerely,
Louanne and Ernie Tremblay
Is Buying A
Second Home
On Your 2021
To-Do List?
What To
Consider
Owning a second home
can provide retirees – or
even younger families – a
mountain retreat or a house
at the beach for those family
vacations or quick weekend
getaways.
But if buying a second
home is on your list of New
Year’s resolutions for 2021,
be sure to consider all the
upsides and downsides before
committing, says Patrick
Rush , CEO of Triad
Financial Advisors and the
ForbesBooks author of Gain
Big and Give Back: Financial
Planning with Intention.
Community Announcements,
page 13
December 9, 2020
www.TheTownCommon.com Page 13
Community
Community Announcements,
from page 12
“Many retirees end up
regretting it,” Rush says.
“They feel they are forced
to go to that second home
every weekend just because
they spent so much on it. A
vacation property or second
home can certainly provide a
lot of joy, but it rarely works
out financially.”
That doesn’t stop people
from buying them,
though.
The National Association
of Home Builders estimates
that Americans own about
7.4 million second homes,
which is about 5.6 percent
of the total housing stock.
“People tend to purchase
a second home either as a
rental property or a vacation
home, which they might also
rent for part of the year,”
Rush says. “But unless you’re
in a hot real estate market,
the return on investment
usually isn’t worth the hassle.
There are better ways of
growing your money.”
Rush says a few things to
know about investing in a
second home include:
• Real estate doesn’t automatically
mean easy
money. People mistakenly
believe real estate provides
a guaranteed return, but
that’s not always true. Rush
recalls one client who, over
Rush’s vehement objections,
withdrew all of his retirement
money to build an expensive
second home. The
client was certain the house
would pay off, but he eventually
was forced to sell it
for half his investment.
• Consider the overall
impact on your life. Most
people don’t have endless
streams of money, even if
they have done well for
themselves financially. So,
a splurge in one area often
requires a sacrifice in another.
“If you want the second
home, then perhaps an
Alaskan cruise won’t be in
the budget,” Rush says. “It
comes down to what your
priorities are.”
• Upkeep can become
overwhelming. People tend
to overlook the ancillary
costs that make owning a
second home expensive,
Rush says. Take those into
consideration as you make
your decision. “Property
taxes, homeowners association
dues, insurance, and
maintenance start to add
up,” he says. “Renting the
house out when you aren’t
using it does provide an income
stream, but managing
the property and dealing
with tenants is a hassle. You
can hire a property manager,
but that has its own disadvantages.”
• Renting can work just
as well. While it might feel
exhilarating to own a mountain
home in North Carolina
or a Pacific Ocean beach
house, Rush says another
option is simply to rent a
place for a week or a weekend
whenever you’re in need
of a getaway.
None of this means a second
home is always a mistake,
Rush says.
One client whose parents
died and left her a generous
inheritance wanted to invest
the money in a beach
home. Rush warned her of
the potential pitfalls.
She teared up. She agreed
it might not be the best financial
decision, but when
she and her sister were growing
up, their parents took
them every summer to Sunset
Beach on the North Carolina
coast. She wanted to
continue that tradition for
her children, her sister, and
her sister’s children.
“It was a reminder that it’s
not always about the numbers,”
Rush says. “You have
to weigh the return on investment
against the emotional
benefit. Financially,
it wasn’t the best choice, but
to her, it meant so much
more. It was about keeping
her parents’ memories alive.
Some things truly matter
more than money.”
Liquidation Sale
20-50% OFF
New Hours:
Wed - Fri 9:30-4:30
Sat - Sun 10:00-5:00
34 th
Anniversary
Come Shop with Imagination!
6,000 sq. ft. of antiques and unique gift-giving treasures
Location:
“One Scenic Rte. 1A”
224 Main st.
Rowley, MA
(978) 948 -7139
www.saltmarshantiques.com
34 th
Anniversary
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you! Now is the time to pursue
your desires and dreams relentlessly,
full of determination, bravery, and
excitement. Give no thought to Readings by Amelia
any push-back or opposition you
may receive - it will prove to be To book a private Tarot or
inconsequential.
Mediumship reading,
One of your most loyal advocates
please visit:
www.readingsbyamelia.com
will provide the support and
or call 978-595-2468
encouragement that you need.
PUZZLE
ANSWERS
December 9, 2020
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email: ktr1998@hotmail.com
FOR SALE
Household goods, beds, chairs,
tables, dressers, desks, lamps,
baskets, mirrors, trunks, porcelain,
bookcases, dish ware, decorative
wall shelving, medical
equipment: walkers, wheelchairs,
ramp. Call Tim at 978-312-6729
for details.
FOR SALE:
Two Aluma poles. Pump staging.
6’Aluma joint extension extendable.
Work bench brackets. 20
X 20 alum plank. Call 978-465-
2283.
FOR SALE:
Pellet Stove drolet 45. Salisbury,
Ma. $200. 603-760-8764
FOR SALE:
2004 Dodge Durango. 2K/BO
4 year old Jasper Hemi motor.
Needs body work. Heated leather
seats. Interior in good condition.
Frame good. Sandra Monroe,
978-465-2283. Roadking-103@
comcast.net
FOR SALE:
S 1D Hill horned mack saddle, bridle,
halter, etc. Custom made, $400 or BO.
978-465-2283, roadking-103@comcast.net
FREE PET FOR ADOPTION
Free to good home, 2 Yorkie puppies
re-homing, akc reg, contact
me via email for more details on
billdd0001@gmail.com.
CAREGIVER/HOUSE
KEEPER
URGENTLY NEEDED
This is a live-out position work,
from Tuesday to Friday. $750 weekly
Childcare and Light housekeeping.
Must be able to interact with children
Speak English, and non smoker.
MUST HAVE REFERENCES
AND BE RESPONSIBLE. If
interested you can reach Keith at
Candshop606@gmail.com.
978-465-5831
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NEW LISTING!!!
NEW CONSTRUCTION!!! 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
& low condo fees without losing all
the benefits of condo living. Open
concept living at its finest. High end
kitchen w/ stainless appliances, gorgeous granite counter tops
& island seating. Dining area into the living room which features
a beautiful gas fireplace that leads to your own private patio.
Master suite and HUGE 2nd bedroom that runs width of home.
Hardwood flooring throughout whole unit including finished third
floor room. Detached 2 car garage goes with this unit & has a 10’
door w/ staircase to second floor storage or possible finished
space. Enjoy the walking trails, open space & quiet nights on
your patio. Just minutes from highways and beaches. $649,000
Call, email john@rowleyrealestate.com or
text John McCarthy at 978-835-2573, for more information.
ROWLEY REALTY
165 Main St., P.O. Box 101, Rowley, MA 01969
Phone 978-948-2758 • Fax 978-948-2454
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