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WEST NEWBURY – It has been an exceptionally
busy year at the New England
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In most years, beginning 13 years ago
when the horse and donkey rescue was
formed, president and founder Mary Martin
has cared for about a dozen horses and donkeys.
But this year, she has more than tripled
that number, caring for the large animals in
three locations along the North Shore, plus
others out for adoption or in foster care at
private barns.
NEER North currently houses 40 horses,
ponies and donkeys, which is straining the
capacity of the rescue operation.
And her phone continues to ring. She has
had 140 requests over the last year to take
in unwanted animals from owners throughout
New England who are unable to care for
their horses and donkeys.
She expects to take in one more horse this
week, whose elderly caregiver died leaving
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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter
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stewARt LYtLe / the town Common
ROWLEY –Bill Duggan remembers
helping a homeless man
he came across when he was a
Maynard police officer. A retired
Army sergeant, who served on
the front lines in Afghanistan,
Duggan helped the veteran find
an apartment and brought him
to the American Legion for other
support.
Since that day, Duggan has developed
a passion for helping veterans.
Answering the call to help
his brothers and sisters in need,
at Thanksgiving he and his friend
and partner Michael Scott handed
out 1,000 sandwiches at veteran
shelters in Boston.
Duggan has also volunteered
at veterans’ shelters in the greater
Boston area.
Now, Scott and Duggan are embarking
on their most ambitious
effort to help veterans. They have
signed a host agreement with the
town of Rowley to open an adult
recreational and medical marijuana
shop at 264 Newburyport
Turnpike that will provide discounts
and jobs for veterans and
allocate a portion of the shop’s
profits to support veteran needs.
Supply Line Marijuana Dispensary,
a tentative name awaiting
approval from the state Cannabis
Control Comm. (CCC), will be
the third marijuana dispensary
in Rowley. Nearby on Rte. 1 are
Cape Ann Cannabis and Fine Fettle
Dispensary.
The latest dispensary, which
plans to open by late spring or
early summer, will be at 264 Newburyport
Turnpike, the site of Allstate
Auto Sales. Supply Line plans
to renovate the old auto sales shop
to comply with CCC guidelines
and make it more attractive and
convenient for customers.
Supply Line will be open to
non-veterans, but will focus on using
cannabis to help veterans solve
a whole range of problems.
In its announcement of the
Rowley marijuana store, Cannapreneur
Partners estimates there
are about 2.7 million American
veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan
wars. At least 20 percent
of these veterans suffer from
post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) and/or issues with depression,
the release said.
Additionally, every day about
22 veterans commit suicide. That
is 19 percent of all suicides across
the country, yet veterans make up
less than 9 percent of the nation’s
population, it said.
Duggan, who retired after 20
years as a police officer, said, “We
believe cannabis can have a positive
impact on society and that
it saves lives, particularly within
the veterans’ community. Having
served on the front lines in Afghanistan,
I have not only seen
my fellow veterans commit suicide
and suffer from PTSD and other
mental and physical wounds, but
also both my mother with Multiple
Sclerosis and father with cancer
benefit greatly from cannabis.
“Through our (joint venture)
with Cannapreneur Partners, we
are committed to giving back to
the veterans’ community, who
have given me so much over the
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years. We look forward to being an
integral part of the vibrant business
community in Rowley.”
Cannapreneur Partners is designing
a new veterans-focused
mentorship program it hopes the
CCC will adopt that will broaden
veterans’ executive and professional
skills in the cannabis industry,
the fastest-growing job sector in
the U.S., it said.
Michael Scott, co-CEO of Cannapreneur
Partners, is providing
the financial backing for the new
venture. He was one of the youngest
top 1 percent ranked financial
advisors at Ameriprise Financial.
He is now the Founder/Owner of
BAM Partners, an entrepreneurial
holding company of seven businesses
and growing.
Duggan and Scott met while
training at their favorite recreation
— mixed martial arts. When Scott
heard Duggan speak about his
passion for helping veterans, he
invited him to join in the business.
Scott is also opening a veterans-focused
dispensary in Mendon.
“By hiring more veterans, providing
them with executive mentorship
and giving back a portion
of dispensary profits, we want to
demonstrate our commitment to
ensuring more veterans can play a
vital part in the cannabis ecosystem.
We look forward to driving
value for our portfolio companies
and our investors while broadening
access to consumers and
patients by creating a more representative
cannabis industry and
investing in more veteran-owned
businesses,” Scott said in a press
release.
Scott said he projects that
the Rowley shop will generate
$200,000 a year for veterans causes.
It also pays the town a host fee
of 3 percent.
Cannapreneur Partners chose
Rowley for its North Shore location
because the town “is cannabis
friendly” and centrally located
near major highways, Scott said.
Supply Line was not Duggan’s
first choice for a name for the
business in Rowley. He wanted a
military-themed name that would
pass CCC approval. His first
choice – Joint Operations, both
a military term and the name of
one of its major products — was
rejected.
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By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD
The more we learn about the
body through research and science,
the more aware we become
about the interconnectedness of all
the systems. For example, we now
know and continue to learn about
the relationship of sleep and its effects
on the rest of the body. Sleep
breathing disorders, namely sleep
apnea, is something that should
be routinely screened for by physicians
and dentists. While sleep apnea
is not necessarily an “oral disorder”,
it presents in ways that can
be easily screened by a dentist. The
key here is the practitioner thinking
“outside the box” and treating
each patient’s total-body health.
You may have heard the phrase
“the mouth is the gateway to the
rest of the body.” The mouth is
connected to the rest of the body,
and the only healthcare providers
who spend time examining this
area are your dental team. The days
of the dentist being just the “tooth
fixer” are gone.
The average physician spends
seven minutes every two years with
a patient. There may be a 5 second
glance inside the mouth during
those visits. If you see a dentist on
a regular basis, we (dentists and
hygienists) spend an hour twice a
year concentrating on a very specific
region of the body. There is a
lot of information available within
that tiny little space.
For example, everyone has heard
of gum disease. While many see
periodontal (gum) disease as a
tooth or oral health problem, the
fact is, it is a bacterial disease, and
bacteria can travel throughout the
body. About a dozen of the nearly
7,000 types of oral bacteria can
wreak havoc on the body, not just
the oral cavity.
In a study that looked at blood
clots from acute heart attack and
stroke patients, researchers found
that oral bacteria in the clots were
16 times more concentrated than
in the surrounding blood. I think
it is safe to say that sometimes
there is more going on than what
we can see in the dental chair.
Some dentists recommend salivary
testing, as they believe that
it is a crucial part of diagnosing
and reversing oral bacteria and
inflammation. The salivary tests
can show whether patients have
abnormally high levels of the
specific bacteria associated with
heart disease, diabetes, and other
total-body conditions. Diagnosis
can then lead to treating the bacteria
with a combination of antibiotics,
antimicrobials and specific
homecare techniques. In a perfect
world, this information would be
shared with the rest of the patient’s
medical team to be able to provide
comprehensive total-body care.
This is the same reason many dentists
are now screening patients for
sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep
affects the functioning of the entire
body. For a dentist, there is more to
screening for sleep apnea than simply
asking patients about snoring.
Bruxing (grinding), clenching, gastric
reflux, and TMJ issues are also
signs of a possible sleep disorder.
Some believe that many patients
who grind or clench their teeth at
night do so to open their constricted
airway. In addition, experts feel
that many children diagnosed with
attention deficit disorders have airway
problems that are contributing
to, or causing the problem.
Nutrition is another area that
should have more emphasis from
dentists. While dentists often talk
to patient about how sugar affects
teeth, they should also be educating
patients on how other foods,
such as processed carbohydrates,
cause body-wide inflammation.
This just touches on some of
the systemic issues which can be
screened for and make a huge difference
in patient lives. There is a
link between your mouth and the
rest of your body.
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.
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Community
The Rowley
Public Library is
now open to
the public
with reduced
hours and
limited services.
Current hours are Monday
- Thursday 10am to
6pm also Friday & Saturday
10am to 2pm:
Please bring your library
card. Presenting your library
card will help save time and
shorten face-to-face contact
and will help streamline your
checkout. Self-checkout will
also be available.
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-
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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
• Office supplies (pens, paper
clips, hole punch, etc.)
• Donations cannot be accepted
at this time.
Masks are required to enter
the library. All staff will
wear masks to protect the
public and you are required
to 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, 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 go
into the library.
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.
There are times the library
might reach capacity limits.
To make space in the building
for other patrons, 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
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By Melinda Myers
Ringing in the New Year
is filled with resolutions that
usually involve dieting and
exercise. Gardening is a great
way to help accomplish those
two resolutions, while also
improving your mood, reducing
blood pressure, managing
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project that you all can share
and one that moves you closer
to your long-term gardening
and landscaping goals.
Start the year right by growing
some microgreens. They
are quick, easy and require no
special equipment. Plus, recent
research found that many
contain as much as 25 times
more nutrients as the leaves of
the full-grown plant.
Take some time to inventory
your current seed collection.
Decide what seeds you want to
keep and grow this season and
those you want to pass along
to gardening friends. You may
choose to make seed art with
older or improperly stored
seeds and invest in fresh seeds
that are sure to germinate.
Once you complete your inventory,
review new catalogs,
and make a list of seeds and
plants you want to include this
year. Order early for the greatest
selection and availability.
A recent increase in gardeners
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seed order to arrive, prepare
a space and organize supplies
for starting any seeds indoors
as needed. Clear a space,
check your grow lights, and
gather the needed seed starting
mix and clean containers.
Soak used containers in
a one-part bleach and 9-parts
water solution for ten minutes.
Then rinse with clear
water before reusing them
this year.
Once you know what you
want to grow, it is time to
create a seed starting calendar.
Check the catalogue,
University Extension recommendations,
and back of the
packet to determine when
you need to start the seeds
indoors or out. Include dates
for starting seeds indoors
and directly in the garden.
Note the recommended date
for moving transplants into
the garden. Add in time as
needed to harden off transplants.
Gradually introducing
plants to the garden environment
over a two-week
period reduces transplant
shock and increases your
success.
Mark your calendar for
peak harvest times in your
region. Make sure to allow
sufficient time for harvesting
and preserving. Supplement
your own harvest
with produce from farmer’s
markets and pick-your-own
farms. Most post expected
picking and produce availability
dates on their website,
so you can plan ahead.
As the season begins, confirm
picking times and invite
family and friends for
a harvest and preservation
party.
Record all this information
on your calendar, garden
chart or a spreadsheet
to help keep your gardening
efforts on track. This
will also help you identify
the best time to embark on
larger landscaping projects
or hire a plant sitter when
you are away from the garden.
Make this the year you resolve
to accomplish your
gardening goals in a timely
manner. You’ll maximize your
harvest, enjoyment, and other
gardening benefits.
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of more than 20 gardening
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on Health and City
Health Department visit:
https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/
dphs/cdcs/covid19/documents/vaccination-planning-faq.pdf
PRECAUTIONS STILL
NEEDED:
• PORTSMOUTH MASK
ORDINANCE EXTENDED
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021.
• Maintain physical distancing.
Wash your hands
frequently. Avoid crowded,
closed-in spaces.
• For COVID-19 & Mask
Facts visit: https://www.
cityofportsmouth.com/city/
covid-19-mask-facts
• For Ventilation FAQs visit:
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/city/ventilation-faqs
For answers to other questions
about the City's response
to COVID-19, email: hotline@cityofportsmouth.com
St. John’s Community
Lunch: Wednesdays, Noon to
1 pm. Guests enjoy a brown
Community Announcements,
page 7
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bag lunch to go, thanks to
partnerships with local restaurants
and friends. At the Middle
Street Baptist Church (18
Court Street) parking lot (behind
the building, in an easy
drive-through loop). No reservations
needed. For questions
contact lunch@middle.st or
603-436-2337.
SALVATION ARMY
OFFERS HOT MEALS –
The Salvation Army at their
new location at 115 Heritage
Ave. offers free dinner and
breakfast service for anyone
who needs a hot meal. During
the pandemic, they are putting
packaged hot meals out front
for dinner M-F from 5-6 pm.
Some eat them there outside
or in their cars, but they can
also be taken home to warm
up again. Breakfast is from 7-8
am, 6 days a week.
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.
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE
• Help Paying Energy Bills –
Eversource offers a COVID-19
Payment Program that gives
customers up to 12 months to
pay past-due balances, without
down payments, fees or
interest. Once enrolled the account
is protected from service
disconnection for the duration
of the payment plan. For more
information call 1-800-662-
7764 or visit: https://www.
eversource.com/content/nh
• Help Paying for Heat -
Fuel assistance is available
from Rockingham County
Fuel Assistance program. For
information visit: https://
www.snhs.org/programs/
energy-programs/low-income-home-energy
PRELIMINARY DETAILS
ON THE NEW STIMULUS
BILL
With the signing of the
emergency coronavirus “stimulus
bill,” estimates suggest
NH will receive approximately
$2 billion, allocated in part as
follows:
• $685 million will go to
fund extended $300/week unemployment
benefits.
• $600 million in direct
payments to approximately
620,000 NH residents.
• $200 million for emergency
rental assistance to cover
past due rent, future rent payments,
and utility costs. The
bill also extends the CDC eviction
moratorium for nonpayment
of rent for one month:
through January 31, 2021.
• $183 million to cover
“testing, tracing and COVID
mitigation funding”
• $36 million for
COVID-19 vaccine distribution
and administration.
• $156 million to public
school districts and $91 million
for colleges/universities
APPLY TO JOIN CIT-
IZEN RESPONSE TASK
FORCE/MAYOR’S BLUE
RIBBON COMMITTEE
TO REOPEN PORTS-
MOUTH 2021 - The City
Council voted on Dec 14
to continue the duties of the
Citizen Response Task Force
(CRTF), reconfigured as a
Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee
to Reopen Portsmouth
2021. The members of the
CRTF who are health professionals
will also remain,
and also serve on an additional
Mayor's Blue Ribbon
Committee instead of as the
CRTF Health Subcommittee,
to assist the City Health Department.
There are 5 openings
on the main committee,
in: Health, Restaurants, Retail,
Arts/Nonprofit, and At-
Large. Portsmouth residents
who are interested in serving
on the Reopen Portsmouth
2021 Blue Ribbon Committee
should complete the application
by visiting: https://
www.cityofportsmouth.com/
sites/default/files/2020-12/
ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD
LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
BlueRibbonReopenPortsmouth%20APPLICATION.
pdf and submit it to the City
Clerk by email: klbarnaby@
cityofportsmouth.com
PAY YOUR CITY BILLS
ONLINE - With COVID-19
precautions still in place , the
City urges taxpayers to make
their tax bill payments online
by visiting https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/city/paymy-bill,
where you will receive
an instant confirmation and
receipt.
SIGN UP FOR WINTER
PARKING BAN ALERTS
– Snow plowing operations
Community Announcements,
page 8
Pursuant to G.L., c. 40A, §11, and to the Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw (ZBL), notice is
hereby given that the Rowley Planning Board will hold the following public hearings during
an online virtual public meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 starting at 7:00 p.m.
Consistent with the Governor’s orders suspending certain provisions of the Open Meeting Law
and banning gatherings of more than 10 people, this meeting will be conducted by remote
participation to the greatest extent possible. The public may not physically attend this meeting,
but every effort will be made to allow the public to view the meeting in real time and, in
connection with any public hearings, to participate. Persons who wish to do so are invited to
watch the meeting on Rowley Community Media TV or to participate in the meeting from
their computer, tablet or smartphone by using the link:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/274351965
By phone United States: +1 (312) 757-3121
Access Code: 274-351-965
7:00 p.m. — Special Permit request submitted by Select Technologies, Inc. (applicant) of
56 Pulaski Street, Peabody, MA, on behalf of the property owner, Gateway II Trust of 1997,
pursuant to Section 4.7.3.(b) (sales establishments) and (f) (warehousing), and Section 7.8
(Special Permits), of the Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw for a Sales and Warehousing operation
to occupy 6,000 square feet of Building #2 Forest Ridge Drive Commercial Park on property
located at 26 Forest Ridge Drive, Assessor’s Map 7, Lot 9, consisting of 63.4 acres, and located
in the Business Light Industry (BLI) zoning district.
7:15 p.m. – Amend Planning Board Rules and Regulations Governing the Subdivision of
Land by modifying Section 4.1.6 (Dead-End Streets) to increase the maximum length of deadend
street for conventional subdivisions (currently 500 ft).
The application, plans, and relevant documents are on file with the Rowley Planning Board,
and are available for public inspection at the Rowley Planning Board Office, Town Hall Annex,
39 Central Street, during public office hours.
Signed,
Chris Thornton,
Chairman
Rowley Planning Board
12/30/20, 1/6/21

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Community
ROWLEY WATER DEPARTMENT
LEGAL NOTICE
The Town of Rowley Water Department (“Owner”) shall receive sealed bids at the Town of
Rowley Water Department Office, 401 Central Street, P.O. Box 29, Rowley, Massachusetts
for the 0.25 Million Gallon Prospect Hill Tank Demolition, Contract No. 8, until 10:00 am
prevailing time, Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at which time bids will be opened and publicly
read aloud. Bids submitted after this time will not be accepted.
The Work of this Contract generally consists of the demolition of the abandoned
250,000-gallon precast concrete water storage tank on Prospect Hill, including removal and
disposal of the tank and surface restoration. The work includes cutting and capping all internal
piping flush with the tank base slab, leaving the tank base slab in place, backfilling and grading
atop of and around the tank base slab, and erosion controls during the time period required to
re-stabilize the disturbed areas.
Contract Documents may be obtained electronically through Tata & Howard, Inc. by
contacting Eyleen Izaguirre at EIzaguirre@tataandhoward.com. Contract Documents may
also be downloaded from the Town of Rowley purchasing website. Bidders who download the
Contract Documents from the Town of Rowley purchasing website shall also contact Tata &
Howard, Inc. in order to be added to the planholders list.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount
and in the form described in the Instructions to Bidders. A Performance Bond and Labor and
Materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price, will be
required in the form described in the Instructions to Bidders.
Complete instructions for filing bids are included in the Instructions to Bidders. The bidding
and award of the Contract will be under the provisions of “Massachusetts General Law, Chapter
30, Section 39M (MGL C.30, S.39M).”
Minimum wage rates as determined by the Director of the Department of Labor Standards
under the provision of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 149, Sections 26 to 27H,
as amended, apply to this project. It is the responsibility of the bidder, before bid opening,
to request if necessary, any additional information on Minimum Wage Rates for those trades
people and additional classifications who may be employed for the proposed work under this
contract.
If the bidder views/obtains the Contract Documents from a source other than those noted
in this Advertisement for Bids, the accuracy and/or completeness of the Contract Documents
cannot be guaranteed and the bidder assumes the responsibility for obtaining any additional
information regarding the project, including addenda that may be required for bidding. Failure
to acknowledge addenda issued during bidding may render a bid as non-responsive.
Rowley Water Department
1/6/21
VISIT OUR SHOP
FOR FLOWERS AND GIFTS.
Community Announcements,
from page 7
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. Remember
that residents received reduced
parking rates ($3 at Foundry,
$5 at Hanover flat fees) during
on-street parking bans.
Parking bans for snow removal
are announced in several
different ways:
• CodeRED: anyone can
sign up to receive automatic
email and text alerts by visiting:
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 visit the
Click ‘n Fix system at: https://
www.cityofportsmouth.com/
publicworks/portsmouthclick-n-fix
MCINTYRE 101 - The
McIntyre Subcommittee with
the project developer Redgate
Kane and Portsmouth Listens
(with assistance from the
Boston-based urban design
firm The Principle Group)
are hosting a “McIntyre 101”
Study Circle effort in January.
The City wants input from
everyone, starting with visiting
this survey: https://principlegroup.typeform.com/to/
M3g1gkIG open now through
January 15, 2021 at midnight
(deadline extended).
• For a record visit: https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
VDIjyaC61_s&feature=youtu.be
• For the Principle Group
Dec 16 presentation visit:
https://issuu.com/principleplaces/docs/20201216_mcintyre_101_presentation_web
• For a dynamic tool that
shows comments received
during McIntyre 101 – including
the kickoff meeting
Zoom chat comments visit:
https://miro.com/app/board/
o9J_lahT4O8=/
• For further information
about the study circles, email
mcintyre@principle.us
• For all of the background
and documents on the McIntyre
Project visit: https://
www.cityofportsmouth.com/
mcintyre-project
SEACOAST CHAMBER
ALLIANCE
WEBSITE – Visit the:
VisitSeacoastNH.com website
for up-to-the-minute
resources for businesses and
visitors.
POSTERS – The Alliance
has developed a set of posters
that businesses and organizations
can download for free
and print/post to inform their
Community Announcements,
page 9
If you cannot visit
someone special,
then send them beautiful
flowers or plants!
Visit us at 24 Essex Road, Ipswich
www.gordonblooms.com
Come see the magic of
our greenhouse!
Candles, cards and gifts.
Local Good Earth soy candles.
Licensed & Insured
978.535.4888
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customers and clients by visiting:
https://www.visitseacoastnh.com/business-support/
NH STATE COUNCIL
ON THE ARTS CAM-
PAIGN FOR PERFORM-
ING ARTS ORGANIZA-
TIONS – The NHSCA has
worked with the Governor’s
reopening task force to develop
graphics for a public
information campaign that
performing arts organizations
across the state can
use to remind their audiences
that “We Will Be Back.”
For the free materials visit:
https://www.dropbox.
com/sh/sh6t90h3z0ybw3w/
AAAyF8_SNapEaW-ellW-
P3Qeza?dl=0
TESTING - The New
Hampshire Department of
Health and Human Services
provides a list as a service to the
community. The Department
does not endorse any particular
entity for COVID-19
testing services. Visit: https://
www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/
cdcs/covid19/documents/
covid-testing-options.pdf
For more information, visit
the COVID-19 information
page at: https://www.
cityofportsmouth.com/city/
covid-19-information
https://www.cityofportsmouth.com/city/covid-19-resources
The Rowley
All-Scout Paper
Drive
The Rowley All-Scout Paper
Drive will be held Saturday
January 9, from 9:00
A.M. to 12:00 P.M. behind
the First Congregational
Church of Rowley at 175
Main Street. The Scouts will
be collecting newspapers,
books, cardboard, and magazines.
The Boy Scouts will be
collecting redeemable bottles
and cans. The paper drives
are held the second Saturday
of odd numbered months.
Non-perishable items including
diapers, paper towels,
toilet paper will also be
collected at this time for the
Rowley Food Pantry.
Dates for the 2021 Paperdrives:
January 9
March 13
May 8
July 10
September 11
November 13
We are asking all people to
stay in their cars with masks on
while the Scouts unload. If you
do not feel well please do not
come to the drive. If you have
any questions call George Pacenka
at (978) 948-7918.
Stay safe and well.
SBA Extends
COVID-19
Economic Injury
Disaster Loan
Application
Deadline
through Dec. 31,
2021
The Small Business Administration
(SBA) announced
that the deadline to apply for
the Economic Injury Disaster
Loan (EIDL) program for the
COVID-19 Pandemic disaster
declaration is extended to
Dec. 31, 2021.
To date, the SBA has approved
$197 billion in low-interest
loans which provides
working capital funds to small
businesses, nonprofits and agricultural
businesses to make
it through this challenging
time. EIDL loan applications
will continue to be accepted
through December 2021,
pending the availability of
Community Announcements,
page 10
Route 1 Antiques & The Collector’s Eye
Owners & dog lovers
Greg & Lionel with Yuancy,
Maggie & Heidi
Over 100 Antique Dealers Under Two Roofs!!!
Jewelry Tableware, Glassware,
Home Accents, Artisan Gifts &
So Much More!
Route 1 Antiques
106 Lafayette Road
Hampton Falls, NH
603-601-2554
The Collector’s Eye
132 Portsmouth
Avenue, Stratham
603-772-6205
319 Newburyport Turnpike
Suite 100
Rowley, MA
978-948-8188
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funds. Loans are offered at
very affordable terms, with a
3.75% interest rate for small
businesses and 2.75% interest
rate for nonprofit organizations,
a 30-year maturity,
and an automatic deferment
of one year before monthly
payments begin. Every eligible
small business and nonprofit
are encouraged to apply to get
the resources they need. Visit:
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
Newburyport
Public Library
service update
Newburyport Library staff
assistance resumed Saturday,
January 2nd. Indoor services
are temporarily suspended until
further notice.
PHASED REOPENING
AVAILABLE
• Patio pick up – get all of
your holds at the patio
• Item returns – use book
drops ONLY. No indoor or
patio returns; items must be
quarantined!
• Online resources
• Virtual programs – Visit
event calendar; https://www.
newburyportpl.org/events/
• Phone/email/chat help
at (978) 465-4428 or email
info@newburyportpl.org
• Research & readers’ advisory
by phone
• Book bundle requests
• Library cards and account
help
• Item requests/renewals
• Research/recommendations
• Enjoy a selection of materials
for all ages with limited
KATHRYN OʼBRIEN, M.Ed.
RE/MAX Partners
978-465-1322
1st & 2nd floor browsing.
• Museum passes (some exceptions
– Please call ahead.
Pick up at the patio.)
• Staff help for more information
regarding this temporary
change in service or to
reserve materials online; call
(978) 465-4428 or send an
email to info@newburyportpl.
org
UNAVAILABLE
• Indoor building access including:
• Public computers, photocopier,
printing, faxing, microfilm
• Browsing
• Study rooms, meeting
rooms, program space, study
carrels, reading areas/seating
• Archival Center (call for
phone/email research assistance)
• Children’s Room
• Print newspapers
• In-person programs
It is with great gratitude and loving regards that I wish to thank all of my
past, current and future Real Estate Buyers and Sellers for their loyalty and
determination to make the very best of a challenging year. As we continue into
the aftermath of 2020, let’s do our best to make all families safe and cared for
in their homes in 2021. I will continue to faithfully help families make the best
decisions with compassion when they decide it is time for them to move on.
Providing honesty, integrity, experience, and caring for over 35 years to Buyer
and Sellers
— Kathryn O’Brien, M.Ed.
• Walk-up patio pick-up
service will continue 9:30 am-
6:30 pm Monday-Thursday,
9:30 am-4:30 pm Friday-Saturday.
Remote services will also
continue including:
• Virtual programs
• Research assistance
• Library account needs
• Item requests
• Book Bundles
• Streaming & downloadable
resources
Returns are accepted. Book
return boxes are located at the
Library's front entrance on
State Street, and next to Market
Basket on Storey Avenue.
Please, no donations at this
time. Items are quarantined
four days prior to check in.
Newburyport Public Library
94 State Street Newburyport.
Phone 978-465-4428 email:
info@newburyportpl.org
Lowel’s Boat
Shop offers a
thank you for
community
support
Thank you for making 2020
not nearly as bad as it could
have been. In a year when
many people, businesses, and
nonprofits have struggled to
stay afloat we are doing well
thanks to our dedicated staff,
volunteers, board of directors,
members, and supporters.
When you start to add up the
people who fall into the above
categories you quickly reach
numbers approaching 1000.
We are grateful to be in this
position and we have you to
thank.
In the nonprofit world, success
can be a difficult thing
to quantify. In some cases it
depends upon your mission,
how many visitors you see,
how deep the coffers are etc.
In our case, our mission is to
preserve and perpetuate the
art and craft of wooden boatbuilding
and preserve Lowell's
Boat Shop. Over the past few
years we have done a lot of
work to preserve the physical
shop (again thanks to your
support) which we would
deem a successful fulfillment
of our mission.
While I could quickly describe
a dozen instances of short
term success, it can be difficult
to paint the picture of long
term success. Two days ago the
image of our long term success
was put before me when I arrived
later than my usual hour
for work to find two former
apprentices (who are on payroll
while home from college working
on boat building projects)
working away independently
on different tasks while a current
apprentice was busy fitting
seats into his own boat. Soon
after I arrived, another former
apprentice showed up to
work on a gift for his mother.
Three former apprentices stood
around the woodstove sharing
their experiences since leaving
Community Announcements,
page 11
Would you like this real estate agent to SELL your home?
KATHRYN OʼBRIEN
RE/MAX Partners
103 High Road, Newbury, MA (Home office)
978-465-1322 | kathrynobrien@comcast.net
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while an up-and-coming apprentice
listened in...my presence
at the meeting was all but
superfluous. One is at maritime
school, the other studying to be
an electrical engineer while the
third will be building helicopters
with Sikorski. This to me is
the ultimate fulfillment of our
mission and what long term
success looks like.
Thank you for making that
possible.
Graham McKay
Executive Director
Firehouse
Theater
executive
Director John
Moynihan
thanks
community for
support
This year has had its challenges
but we end the year feeling
positive about the future. Even
in a pandemic, we created 5 fully-produced
musicals (4 of them
drive-in style); created new partnerships
with Historic New England
and Spencer-Peirce-Little
Farm; welcomed over 1500
patrons take in our Firehouse
on the Farm series; pivoted to
virtual programming with our
Firehouse Quarbaret, Honegger
Prize Winning Shorts, and
Firehouse Fright Night Festival;
and finished the year caroling
through the streets of our beloved
Newburyport. While we
won’t be sad to see 2020 go, we
are very much looking forward
to a brighter 2021. Happy New
Year one and all!
Family Promise
North Shore
Boston Receives
$25,000 Grant
From Eastern
Bank Charitable
Foundation For
COVID-19 Relief
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.
Grant will support families
experiencing and at risk of
homelessness in Essex County.
Beverly - Family Promise
North Shore Boston, a homeless
services agency that provides
shelter, referrals, and
financial resources to families
facing homelessness, announced
that it has received
a $25,000 grant from Eastern
Bank Charitable Foundation
(EBCF). The grant is part of a
commitment from the Eastern
Bank Charitable Foundation
to provide financial support to
local organizations focused on
COVID-19 relief.
The grant will allow Family
Promise North Shore Boston
to continue addressing the
increasing situation of homelessness
in Essex County and
Massachusetts. In early 2021,
Family Promise North Shore
Boston will be expanding its
programming to include both
Homelessness Prevention and
Shelter Diversion.
“We have been incredibly
blessed this year to have the
support of so many individuals
and organizations,” says
Rachel Hand, executive director
of Family Promise,
FREE APPRAISAL
1-800-870-4086 or
978-352-2234
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
HOURS VARY, PLEASE CALL FIRST
“This grant from Eastern Bank
Charitable Foundation is the
largest we have received. It will
allow us to go into 2021 ready
to expand and serve even more
low-income families who continue
to be disproportionately
affected by this pandemic.”
During the early days and
weeks of the pandemic, Eastern
Bank Charitable Foundation
began to lend its support
as quickly as possible,
and it has steadily increased
throughout 2020 the amount
of unsolicited grants to nonprofit
organizations. In total,
$11 million in COVID-19
relief grants has been provided
to hundreds of local and regional
organizations in Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and
Rhode Island in 2020.
The most recent funding
supports organizations focused
on housing stability,
homelessness, food security,
and essential services and utilities
for low- and moderate-income
individuals and families.
Family Promise North Shore
Boston is receiving a grant for
its work in addressing housing
insecurities compounded by
the virus outbreak.
“Housing, homelessness
and food insecurity have long
been challenges in our local
communities that are being
made worse by the double impact
of the pandemic and approaching
winter season,” said
Nancy Huntington Stager,
President and CEO of Eastern
Bank Charitable Foundation.
“Thank you to the organizations
and people bravely working
on the front lines to support
our neighbors in need providing
vital assistance during these
times. The need for corporate
philanthropic support of our
nonprofit partners is as great
Happy New Year!
Now pouring
Community Announcements,
page 12
VALENTINE’S DAY Candles
Buy a local hand poured pure soy candle by
Good Earth Candle! No chemicals. No Dyes.
Valentine’s scents
Rose, Lillac, Lavender
Lilly of the Valley, dayspa,
love spell, red hot cinnamon
and many more.
www.goodearthcandle.com
Hours
Saturday 12 noon to 4 PM
6 Ashley Road Rowley
Free local delivery
To order by email:
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Items Needed By The Food Pantries
• Peanut Butter
• Ready to Serve Soup
• Canned Vegetables, fruits, soups & beans
• Pasta & Rice
• Baby Formula, diapers, & wipes
• Non-perishable Foods
• Hygiene Products
• Allergy Friendly
Non-Perishables
• Dog & Cat Food—Wet & Dry
Scan or visit our website at
now as it was at the beginning
of the pandemic, and we invite
those who can to join us in giving
their support.”
Family Promise, a homeless
service agency located
in Beverly, serves all of Essex
County. The agency provides
emergency shelter for families
experiencing homelessness.
In addition to shelter,
Family Promise offers case
management, resources, and
referrals, for families and individuals
at risk of experiencing
homelessness. Visit www.
familypromisensb.org for
more information.
A message and
thank you from
Ben Eramo,
President
of Byfield
Community
Arts Center
As we move into 2021, we
wanted to share some changes
that will be taking place at our
beloved space.
First and foremost, after
many years of tireless work
and deep commitment, it
has been decided that Heidi
Fram will be stepping down
from President. While she
will still be heavily involved
with the BCAC, Ben Eramo
will be filling her shoes
in the coming years. We are
all excited for this transition
for many reasons, but we're
all confident that only great
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things lay ahead.
We're also welcoming
Dave Hill as VP, and Sean
Godbout as Secretary. Linda
Allen will remain on the
board as treasurer. Moving
into 2021 and beyond, we
plan to continue our Cat
In The Cradle and Random
Music series shows, as
well as introduce new bands
from all over to our venue.
We're looking forward to
our continued relationships
with TTS Players and several
others that we've come to
love over these years.
In addition to moving
forward with each other,
we are also moving forward
with technology. In early
2019 we began revamping
our live sound system, and
have received several compliments
on it. Continuing
into 2021, we will continue
to add onto our system,
as well as phase out our old
lighting rig with all new
state of the art technology
and lighting. This will also
include us to have the ability
to professionally record
each show.
Now more than ever we
can't say thank you enough
to all of our sponsors, supporters,
friends, family, volunteers,
and customers who
have brought us to where we
are today! We hope to see
each and every one of you
packing the house as soon
as we are able to resume live
events.
A community
thank you
from Cape Ann
Cannabis
• Cape Ann Botanicals operated
through the shutdown
• Cannabis and hemp providers
became Essential Workers
• Nurse Kurt saw patients
via video
• We delivered CBD to
your door
• We Zoomed with cannabis
experts
• Cape Ann Cannabis
opened in June
• Cannabis Combos became
a thing!
• We partied with Sesh
• New Cannabinoids became
available
• Our community sampled
over 100 different strains of
cannabis
• We formed Community
Partnerships
• In our busy year we connected
with lots of new people
and have fallen even more in
love with our growing cannabis
community.
We Gave Back
This year we started
our Charity of the Month
program. So far we have
contributed to front-line
workers with Anna Jaques
Hospital in Newburyport,
and to the homeless with
Action Inc. in Gloucester.
We are currently supporting
the Last Prisoners Project to
aid the release of nonviolent
cannabis-related offenders.
We were lucky to work with
filmmaker, veteran, and cannabis
activist, Steve Ellmore to
raise awareness for the healing
powers of cannabis and veterans
with PTSD, with a digital
showing of his film Unprescribed.
If you are involved with a
local non-profit that could use
our support, let us know
Before we turn a new page
and start 2021—THANK
YOU! Everyone at Cape
Ann Cannabis and Cape
Ann Botanicals are in awe
as you shared your patience,
resilience, and courage with
us in our stores, on Zoom,
and even on your front
porch when we made deliveries.

January 6, 2021
the beloved horse to a daughter,
who has cancer.
“It is a very tough situation,”
Martin said.
Since April 2008, NEER North
has been helping horses and owners
in crisis, primarily in Massachusetts
and New Hampshire.
Operating under the mission of
“rescue, rehabilitate and rehome,”
NEER North is a haven where
animals are being cared for, given
medical treatment and trained or
retrained in hopes of finding them
a good home.
NEER North also works with
horse owners to prevent crisis situations
by networking with other
rescues and educating whoever
will listen about equine abuse and
rescue.
The increase in rescues this
year can be attributed in part to
Covid-19, but most result from
caregivers’ deaths, divorces and
relocations. Some unscrupulous
dealers overpromise families
about the animal they are buying.
And some rescue operations have
stopped taking in local horses and
donkeys, Martin said.
Martin, who lives on the 13-
acre farm so she can be on call day
and night, said she could not care
for the animals without the help
of a team of volunteers, trainers
and dedicated board members,
including Dr. Derek Cavatorta,
a large animal veterinarian and
owner of Black Brook Veterinary
Services in Hamilton.
“I wish more people would help
local horses,” Martin said.
On a gray, muddy afternoon
last week, Martin walked the
farm, pointing out animal after
animal, reciting their stories and
their prospects for adoption.
There was a five-year-old racehorse
just off the track that will
be retrained as a riding horse and
Martin believes is an ideal candidate
for adoption.
Some animals come to NEER
North ill, like one horse that is
partially blind. It is fierce kicker,
she said, because it is often frightened
by people it cannot see approaching.
A donkey came to the rescue
center having been “killed with
kindness,” grossly overfed and suffering
from maladies of her feet.
Three horses were dropped off
recently by an elderly veteran who
could no longer afford the feed
and care of the horses. Martin said
it was heartbreaking to watch the
man walk away from his horses in
tears.
While some horses are older,
many are young and in good
health, she said, pointing to their
photos on a wall, awaiting adoption.
Some horses, which have
been abused or are not right for a
family, just need a few months of
care and training, she said.
NEER North has more than
its share of thrilled adopters. A
wheelchair-bound veteran wrote
“this horse has given me back my
legs.”
Rachel wrote that “I cannot
thank you enough for bringing
Pete into my life. He is the best
pony I’ve ever had, even with
his occasional attitude. He is the
barn favorite, and everyone has to
snuggle with him when they come
out. I cannot wait to spend our
first holiday together. I can promise
he’s being spoiled rotten.”
Most of the horses and donkeys
in NEER North’s care are up for
adoption. Twelve horses and seven
donkeys live on the West Newbury
farm. There are six at a satellite facility
in New Hampshire, which
has seven NEER North stalls and
an indoor arena. Four more are
being cared for in Ipswich, four
others are in foster care at private
facilities and 3 are on trial for their
perfect home.
Martin has been around horses
most of her life, getting her first
horse when she was eight. Her
grandfather bought and sold horses,
and she got to have a horse if
she took care of two others.
“It made me who I am,” she
said.
After serving as a board member
of a Rhode Island-based rescue,
she started her own Massachusetts
rescue in 2008. A licensed riding
instructor and member of multiple
horse-related organizations,
Martin works with other equine
rescues locally and nationally to
advocate for equine welfare and
raise public awareness of and support
for rescue activities.
A self-described “penny pincher,”
Martin has learned to buy portions
of shavings by the truckload
to save $2 a bag. She also operates
a feed fund, which collects tags off
purchased feed bags, like schools
collect cereal box tops, to generate
revenue to help feed local horses
in crisis and keep them in their
homes.
NEER North runs a large thrift
shop in one wing of the main
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barn, where it sells riding clothes,
saddles and tack and almost anything
that is donated and cannot
be used by the rescue. Funds from
the shop, pay for hay and grain
and other operational costs.
“The shop saves us,” she said.
NEER North purchased the
farm several years ago when the
barn where it was operating went
up for sale. Two philanthropists
donated $400,000 and $175,000
as a down payment. To buy the
farm, NEER North took out a
mortgage, which it is still paying
on.
There was much to do to make
the farm what it is. The barn
needed a new roof and still needs
to shore up a corner of its foundation.
Electrical wires were strung
throughout to keep water buckets
from freezing overnight. They
bought several sheds, but need
more, she said.
Standing in mud from the recent
rains and snow, Martin said
the biggest item on her wish list is
a sand arena, which would allow
the horses to have better footing
on wet days and help the veterinarian
determine if a horse has a
leg ailment or is just slipping in
the mud. A sand arena will cost up
to $50,000, but donations from
generous supporters and sponsors
have already started to close the
gap, she said.
The non-profit NEER North
has several ways to help the effort.
Supporters can make a tax-deductible
donation, contribute to
the Feed Fund or sponsor a horse,
stall or corral. To learn more, visit
neernorth.org.
Photos / The Town Common
Photos top to bottom, Mary Martin with a rescue horse. A rescue horse in the field. A rescue sheep and friend.

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