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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter

NEWBURYPORT – Crowds

of book lovers will not roam the

streets of this old seaport again

this spring looking for their favorite

or soon-to-be favorite authors

and poets at the Newburyport Literary

Festival.

But that does not mean that

the beloved and resilient festival

is not going to bring its collection

of writers, poets and storytellers to

town. Just not in person. They will

be streamed live, featuring authors

from New England to Oregon to

Merry Ole England.

The 16th annual festival will be

the largest ever with more than

100 authors and poets. It will feature

poetry, but will have a stellar

lineup of fiction and non-fiction

writers, local historians and writers

of young adult books.

“We’re extremely excited about

our line-up of authors, from Ann

Patchett, who will participate

from her home in Tennessee, and

Kim Johnson, who will ring in

from Oregon, to Ruth Ware, Elly

Griffiths and Dorothy Koomson,

who will all join from the United

Kingdom,” wrote the festival.

New England-based authors

participating include Alena Dillon,

Erik Hoel, who is Jabberwocky

Bookshop owner Sue Little’s

son, and Peter Guralnick.

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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter

GEORGETOWN – There is no question

that the proposed 500-ton transfer

station here is a big project. But is it big

enough to trigger a comprehensive town

Planning Board review that has never been

done before?

That is the question the Zoning Board

of Appeals (ZBA) grappled with last week

when several neighbors appealed a decision

by then-Building Inspector Les Gogen

on whether the proposal by J. Mello

Corp. should be subjected to a more rigorous

review by the Planning Board to determine

if the project would adversely affect

adjacent properties, the broader neighborhood,

the Town or the environment.

After two-hours of debate among the

members and arguments between opposing

attorneys, the ZBA “kicked the can

Local authors Holly Robinson

and Andre Dubus III will be moderating

panels.

As exciting as the festival is for

those who come to participate,

ever wonder what the authors

themselves think of the annual

event? The Town Common Newspaper

did, so we asked a few North

Shore writers.

"This festival is one of the most

magical of its kind, with book

people taking over the quaintest of

seaports to talk about all things literary.

Now, as we go virtual, those

same people will bring that same

magic to the cybersphere," wrote

Festival, page 3

Should Mello’s Transfer Station

Undergo Major Development Review

down the road,” as chairman Jeff Moore

described it, to its next meeting on May 4.

Members of the public, many of whom

sat remotely through last week’s meeting,

will then be allowed to voice their opinions

on the Mello project and whether it

should be subjected to a major development

review.

Plans for the controversial project,

which has drawn much opposition from

residents, are already being reviewed by

the Planning Board and the Conservation

Commission.

Mello is proposing to build an enclosed,

state-of-the-art transfer station that could

handle 500 tons of trash per day. Opponents

say 500 tons is much too large and

will create huge traffic problems on Carleton

Drive and Rte. 133 for a town that

Mello, page 2

Sign on the land

proposed for the

500-ton transfer

station.

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Should Mello’s

Transfer Station

Undergo Major

Development Review

Mello, from page 1

generates less than 50 tons per day.

It is assumed by opponents that

Mello will draw trash to the site

from other towns and construction

projects.

The town bylaw, which was criticized

for being “poorly written,” is

“to identify and attempt to mitigate

potential negative impacts to

the Town of Georgetown, such as

to Town services, traffic patterns,

the environment, abutting properties,

or the public health and safety,

caused directly or indirectly by

(the) major development.”

The Major Development Review

would require an impact

statement prepared by an independent

consultant, paid for by

Mello, to determine if the project

was in compliance with the Major

Development Review Rules and

Regulations.

A project would trigger such a

review if it met one of five criteria.

For the Mello project, only two

apply – the volume of traffic coming

in and leaving the site and the

size of the project footprint.

Tom Flannigan, an attorney for

neighbors of the Carleton Drive

project, claimed the traffic to

the site at 890 vehicle trips a day

would be more than the 500 trips

needed to trigger the major development

review.

Nancy McCann, Mello’s attorney,

said the trigger in this zoning

district requires 1,000 trips to require

the review. If you subtract

the number of vehicles using the

current transfer station on East

Main Street, the number of new

trips would be 184, she said.

This traffic count is based on a

study by Mello consultants and is

Licensed & Insured

being reviewed by the Planning

Board’s consulting engineer.

Flannigan also said the new

transfer station would be larger

than the 30,000 square feet allowed

without a major development

review. McCann said the

new 15,000-square-foot building

would have a total footprint, including

driveways and outbuildings,

of 23,228 square feet.

Mello has been operating on

what it considered a green light

from Les Gogen, who retired last

year as building inspector. But it

was unclear if Gogen ruled on the

project.

In a letter dated March 10,

2020, Gogen wrote: “At this time,

I am not prepared to make a determination…”

The new building inspector,

Angelo Salamore, attended the

meeting, but was cautioned by the

Town’s attorney, Johnathan Eichman,

not to get into the issue. He

said the building inspector cannot

rule on a proposed project, but

rather one that has submitted final

plans. Because Mello is undergoing

scrutiny by the planning board

and conservation commission, its

plans may change, Eichman said.

ZBA Chairman Jeff Moore disagreed,

saying he doubted plans

for the transfer station would

change significantly.

“It is important to make a determination,”

Moore said acknowledging

that there is a “lot more

work to do.”

Moore challenged his board to

disagree with his statement that,

“It is in everybody’s best interest to

know if this section applies.”

No member of the board disagreed,

but several said they did

not have enough information to

make a determination.

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Why Writers and Readers

Love the Newburyport

Literary Festival

Festival, from page 1

Alena Dillon, author of Mercy

House and The Happiest Girl in the

World.

Andre Dubus, author of The

Cage Keeper and Other Stories,

Bluesman, House of Sand and

Fog, The Garden of Last Days and

his memoir, Townie, wrote, "Leo

Tolstoy said that ‘Art is transferring

feeling from one heart to

another.’ We're living through

difficult times in many ways, and

I cannot think of a more essential

time to take part in the community-building,

soul-nourishing, and

eye and heart-opening enterprise

that is the Newburyport Literary

Festival and its celebration of readers,

writers, and books!"

Meg Mitchell Moore, author of

The Arrivals, So Far Away, The Admissions,

The Captain's Daughter

and The Islanders, wrote, “When

my debut novel came out in 2011,

I did my very first reading ever as

part of that year’s literary festival.

I was so scared my knees were

knocking together.

“The festival has been part of

my life ever since, both as an always

welcoming home for my

own work as well as a fabulous opportunity

to meet other authors in

so many different genres. Now, as

a member of the steering committee,

I can say I truly recognize the

work and dedication that goes into

putting this event on. I’m proud

to live in this vibrant community

that has been able to keep the festival

going and thriving through

the pandemic, and I can’t wait to

see where we go from here.”

Holly Robinson writes novels,

essays, and articles under her

own name and works “behind the

curtain” as a ghostwriter and developmental

editor, taking books

from the brainstorming stage to a

completed manuscript. Her novels

include Folly Cove, Chance Harbor,

Haven Lake, Beach Plum Island,

Wishing Hill, Sleeping Tigers and

Gerbil Farmer’s Daughter.

"It isn't often that writers and

book lovers have an opportunity

to gather and talk about authors,

books and the craft of writing

with the same excitement people

discuss, say, the latest episode of

a binge-worthy TV show, but the

Newburyport Literary Festival

gives us that chance every year,”

Robinson wrote.

"The Festival draws literary

heavyweights; sponsors panels

about publishing for aspiring writers;

and hosts poetry readings and

book launches for debut novelists.

In addition to attracting new

tourists to town, the Festival is a

clear statement of Newburyport's

enthusiastic support of writers and

artists," she wrote.

Bethany Groff Dorau, the author

of A Newburyport Marine in

World War I: The Life and Legacy

of Eben Bradbury, and a Brief

History of Old Newbury, wrote:

“The Newburyport Literary Festival

gives me contacts, networks,

mentors, support, inspiration, and

so much more. The community

that has formed around this event

means a great deal to me. I get to

be an author among authors for a

weekend, and I get to spend the

rest of the year planning the next

one with my friends.”

Dyke Hendrickson, the author

of Nautical Newburyport: A History

of Captains, Clipper Ships and the

Coast Guard, New England Coast

Guard Stories: Remarkable Mariners

and the just released Merrimack:

The Resilient River, has been active

at the festival as an author and as a

moderator.

“As an author, I liked talking

about the book I had just finished,

and I enjoyed meeting readers

who attended my presentations,”

Hendrickson wrote.

"As a moderator, I was thrilled

to be on stage at the Firehouse

several years ago to interview Sen.

George Mitchell. He was talking

about his new book, The Negotiator.

He provided many insights

about international negotiation.

Our daughter, Leslie, had been

a page for him in the U.S. Senate,

and it was good to connect

with him again. The Festival has

brought many fine writers and

historians to Newburyport," he

wrote.

Vicki Hendrickson, who with

Jennifer Entwistle leads the festival

each year, said she gets

letters from people across New

England, telling her how grateful

they are. “It makes them feel

connected even when it is not in

person,” she said.

The festival has found there is

an advantage to being remote.

The audience is worldwide on the

Internet, and several poets and authors

have not participated in past

festivals because they do not or

could not travel to New England.

Ann Paggett, who has published

eight novels and a children’s book,

will be a presenter this year from

Nashville, TN.

In non-Covid years, the festival

schedules events from Friday

night through Saturday breakfast

and then in 10 venues around the

city for authors and poets, ending

with a not-to-be-missed Saturday

night event.

This year’s festival kicks off at 6

p.m. Friday night with an event

honoring all poets, but especially

Deborah Warren and her poem

Glassblower. She will be interviewed

by fellow poet Ernest Hillbert.

The following morning, the

popular Breakfast with the Poets

begins at 8:30 with the Eight

Powow River Poets, Paulette Turco,

Michael Cantor, Anton Yakovlev,

Joan Kimball, Kyle Potvin, A

M Juster, Al Basile and Anne Mulvey,

reading their works.

“Unfortunately, digital coffee

and pastry are a poor substitute for

what Gina usually provides us,”

the festival lamented. But the poetry,

it said, will be of top quality.

At 7 p.m. Saturday, the festival

has scheduled the performance

of a melopoeia, a combination of

music and poetry that will feature

poets Rhina Espaillat and Alfred

Nicol, guitarist John Tavano and

cellist Roger Kimball.

For the first time, the festival

will also hold Sunday events, starting

at 9 a.m. and concluding at 5

p.m.

Sessions on both days will be

approximately 45 minutes to an

hour, including time for questions

and answers. The festival is free,

but participants must register for

each event by visiting: newburyportliteraryfestival.org.

The festival is widely supported

by companies, public agencies

and individuals, but the original

founders and supporters were the

Newburyport Bank and the Institution

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Community News

Amesbury Earth

Day Celebration

at Camp Kent

Nature Center

Join Amesbury Recreation for

an Earth Day cleanup at Camp

Kent Nature Center on April

24 from 10am - to 1pm. Small

groups will work to tidy up the

Eagle Trail, the butterfly garden,

the adventure course, and other

most commonly used places.

The Camp Kent staff hopes

to open up more space for fort

building, art installations, science

experiments, nature exploration,

wilderness survival and so much

more. Feel free to bring a lunch

for a picnic and Amesbury Recreation

will supply pre-packaged

snacks and drinks. You will have

time to explore Amesbury’s hidden

treasure called Camp Kent.

Volunteers are asked to wear

masks and meet at Battis Farm,

76 South Hampton Rd., near the

Amesbury Community Gardens.

Some rakes and work gloves will

be available, or feel free to bring

your own. Bring your family to

help welcome spring and prepare

for another great season at camp.

If you can make it, register

by visiting http://www.amesburyrec.com

so Amesbury Recreation

can plan accordingly (create

an account if you haven’t before).

Any questions, call Christine,

Camp Kent Director at 978-

518-6588 or email amorc@

amesburyma.gov. The Recreation

Department staff is available at

978-388-8137, or reach out via

email to: Kathy Crowley (Director)

kathleen@amesburyma.gov

or Jimmy Olsen (Assistant Director)

olsenj@amesburyma.gov

First

Congregational

Church of

Rowley Historical

Scavenger Hunt

First Congregational Church

of Rowley is holding an historical

scavenger hunt to raise money for

the Missions Team on Sunday, May

2 (Rain Date May 9). Clues will be

sent, via email, to registered participants

Sunday morning by 11a.m.

Visit more than 20 historical

sites across town and downtown.

Several downtown sites

can be reached on foot, plus

there are locations on Leslie

Road, Glen Street and Central

Street.

Join outside the church afterward

for ice cream sundaes.

$7.00 for individuals or

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during National

Volunteer Month

With no substitute for blood

and no way to manufacture it,

volunteer donors are essential

for hospital patients in need of

transfusions. During National

Volunteer Month this April,

the American Red Cross is celebrating

the blood, platelet and

plasma donors who help fulfill

its lifesaving mission and urging

healthy individuals to join them

in giving.

Nearly 2.6 million Red Cross

volunteer donors step up every

year to ensure blood is on the

shelves when patients need it.

The generosity of these heroes has

been especially impactful over

the past year as they helped the

Red Cross continue to meet patient

needs amid the COVID-19

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The Red Cross continues to

urge healthy individuals, especially

those with type O blood,

to give blood to ensure hospitals

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As a special thank-you, those

who give blood by April 30 will

automatically be entered for a

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Health insights for donors

The Red Cross is testing blood,

platelet and plasma donations

for COVID-19 antibodies. The

test may indicate if the donor’s

immune system has produced

antibodies to this coronavirus,

regardless of whether they developed

symptoms. Testing may

also identify the presence of antibodies

developed after receiving

a COVID-19 vaccine.

Plasma from routine blood

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Oral irrigators are essential for

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They are also great for those with

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The units come with an assortment

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The cordless models are very convenient

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the water compartment is very

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Here is the bottom line. If you

brush and floss impeccably and

your dentist or hygienist says

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The newest research I have

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with the effective use of the tools

you have. You can get healthier

and have good check-ups, but

you have to put the time in.

Dr. St. Clair maintains a private

dental practice in Rowley

and Newburyport dedicated to

health-centered family dentistry.

He has a special interest in treating

sleep apnea and TMJ problems. 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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tients. Convalescent plasma is a

type of blood product collected

from COVID-19 survivors who

have antibodies that may help

patients who are actively fighting

the virus.

The Red Cross is not testing

donors to diagnose illness, referred

to as a diagnostic test. To

protect the health and safety of

Red Cross staff and donors, it is

important that individuals who

do not feel well or believe they

may be ill with COVID-19 postpone

donation.

At a time when health information

has never been more

important, the Red Cross is

also screening all blood, platelet

and plasma donations from

self-identified African American

donors for the sickle cell trait.

This additional screening will

provide Black donors with an

additional health insight and

help the Red Cross identify

compatible blood types more

quickly to help patients with

sickle cell disease. Blood transfusion

is an essential treatment

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and blood donations from individuals

of the same race, ethnicity

and blood type have a unique

ability to help patients fighting

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Blood drive safety

Caring, Compassionate, Dignified

Service when you need it most.

Each Red Cross blood drive

and donation center follows the

highest standards of safety and

infection control, and additional

precautions – including temperature

checks, social distancing and

face masks for donors and staff –

have been implemented to help

protect the health of all those in

attendance. Donors are asked to

schedule an appointment prior

to arriving at the drive and are required

to wear a face mask while

at the drive, in alignment with

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention public guidance.

Upcoming blood donation

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Andover

4/26/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,

La Quinta Inns & Suites Boston

-Andover, 131 River Rd

Beverly

4/16/2021: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.,

Franco American Club, 44 Park

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Danvers

4/16/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.,

Danvers Blood Donation Center,

99 Rosewood Drive

4/17/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/18/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/19/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/20/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/21/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/22/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/23/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/24/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/25/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/26/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/27/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/28/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/29/2021: 1 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

4/30/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.,


99 Rosewood Drive

Georgetown

4/22/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter

Day Saints, 9 Jewett Street

Gloucester

4/19/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,

Magnolia Library & Community

Center, 1 Lexington Ave

4/19/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.,



4/27/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,



Haverhill

4/28/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,

American Legion, 1314 Main

Street

4/28/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.,

American Legion, 1314 Main

Street

Lawrence

4/17/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish,

300 Haverhill St.

Methuen

4/21/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.,

The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints, 39 Hill Street

4/21/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,

Knights of Columbus, 462

Broadway

4/27/2021: 1:30 p.m. - 7

p.m., Knights of Columbus, 462

Broadway

Newburyport

4/29/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,

Elks Lodge, 25 Low Street

4/29/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.,

Elks Lodge, 25 Low Street

Salem

4/16/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.,

Mayor Jean A Levesque Community

Life Center, 401 Bridge

Street

Saugus

4/26/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,

Fox Hill Yacht Club, 114 Ballard

St

West Newbury

4/20/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.,

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Main Street

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and inspirational webinar will

help you learn how to access

records of your Salem ancestors

and what resources are available

to amateur and professional

genealogists by some of the

leading repositories in New England.

Join Essex Heritage with

the New England Historic Genealogical

Society, the Phillips

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if you don't know where to

look. In this educational and

inspirational webinar, learn how

to access records of your Salem

ancestors and what resources are

available to amateur and professional

genealogists by some of

the leading repositories in New

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for millennia and a port of

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the world, Salem, Massachusetts

has a diverse range of genealogical

records, many of which are

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of Deeds to get a "how-to" on

filling in the Salem branches on

your family tree. Following the

webinar will be a Q&A with the

panelists.

Preceding the event, Kate

Fox from Destination Salem

will provide an introduction

to Salem Ancestry Days and

highlight some of the events

and programs available to participants

this year and in the

future.

About the Presenters

Dan Lipcan is the Ann C.

Pingree Director of the Phillips

Library at the Peabody Essex

Museum. He oversees a talented

staff charged with stewarding

and sharing the library’s

extensive collection of books,

archives, ships’ journals, broadsides,

and ephemera. He joined

the PEM in 2019 after a 16-year

tenure at The Metropolitan Museum

of Art's Thomas J. Watson

Library. Outside of the library

he pursues candlepin bowling,

paddleboarding, record collecting,

and jaywalking.

Ginevra Morse is the Vice

President of Education and Programming

for American Ancestors

and New England Historic

Genealogical Society. She joined

the American Ancestors staff

in 2010 as Publications Coordinator,

transitioning to the

Education team as Online Education

Coordinator in 2013.

In that role, Ginevra developed

the American Ancestors Online

Learning Center: an online

portal to resources including

webinars, online courses, subject

guides, and more. In 2014

Ginevra became the Director

of Education and Online Programs.

Today she oversees all

programming for the organization,

including research tours

and programs, seminars, workshops,

online programs, conferences,

group visits, offsite

lectures, youth education, and

community events. Ginevra previously

worked in marketing for

an academic, foreign language

publisher, where she created webinars

and other online learning

initiatives for teachers. Ginevra

holds a B.A. in anthropology

from McGill University in

Montréal. She enjoys researching

her own family connections

to Essex County and is a current

resident of Salem.

Essex

Agricultural

Society and

the Charles E.

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Scholarship

deadline extended

to May 1st

The Essex Agricultural Society

DBA Northeast Harvest

and the Charles E. Larner Family

Foundation are accepting

applications from local students.

The Essex Agricultural Society

will award $1,000.00 scholarships,

paid directly to the school,

at the second semester of their

freshman year for well-rounded

students. The Society will also

administer scholarships for the

Essex County Farm Bureau and

the Essex County Fruit Growers

Association.

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What Makes

Community?

A presentation

by Nate

Robertson and

the Amesbury

Carriage Museum

Amesbury – The COVID Pandemic

has forced us to consider

how we live our lives and what

we value in our communities.

Nate Robertson, a Community

and Economic Development

Planner for the Merrimack Valley

Planning Commission, has

been exploring this important

question. Using an innovative

initiative – the 2020 Cultural

Mapping Project - Nate has been

building a map of the everyday

resources that define our world –

the parks, social and commercial

places and more that are valued

by people of all types in our region.

What Makes Community is a

free online program which will

be held on Wednesday April 21

at 7 pm via Zoom. The free event


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is open to all – but reregistration

is required. To sign up for the

event visit: amesburycarriagemuseum.org/events.

Nate Robertson is a Community

and Economic Development

Planner for the Merrimack

Valley Planning Commission.

MVPC’s mission is to oversee

the orderly development of the

region and the general welfare

of its residents. As a community

planner, Nate works to help

identify ways to ensure local

communities have what they

need to grow and thrive. Nate

will introduce the topic of cultural

mapping and walk through

how MVPC uses this tool to understand

community assets of all

types.

What Makes a Community is

the fifth annual Bailey Family

lecture, a special program organized

by the Amesbury Carriage

Museum and named in tribute to

the Bailey Family who for generations

has been leaders and supporters

of the Amesbury cultural

community.

The Amesbury Carriage Museum

is a non-profit organization

with a mission to champion the

history of Amesbury’s industry

and work life. The museum is

developing a new history center

in the Amesbury millyard

– the Industrial History Center

– planned to open this summer.

For more information contact

John Mayer, Executive Director,

Amesbury Carriage Museum by

calling (978) 834-5058 or via

email at jmayer@amesburycarriagemuseum.com.

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Vaccinate Friends

and Neighbors

with Skill,

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AMESBURY — Some work

in schools, others in hospitals.

Some are retired, while others

are just starting out in their careers.

But the nurses of the Lower

Merrimack Valley Regional

Collaborative all have one thing

in common: they are passionate

about helping their friends and

neighbors through this ongoing

pandemic.

West Newbury Public Health

Nurse Diane Dardeno, who also

serves as a Nurse Manager for

the LMVRC, said the nurses are

as integral a part of the clinic as

anyone. Not only are they the

ones physically putting needles

into arms, but their medical expertise

proves invaluable when

patients have questions, share

concerns, or simply need a calming

presence while receiving their

vaccine.

A total of 79 nurses, nurse

practitioners and nurse anesthetists

have worked the clinic since

it began earlier this year, with

many choosing to come back

each and every weekend. They

come from a variety of workplace

settings (primary care, home

health, hospital, local school districts)

and live locally from towns

such as Merrimac, West Newbury,

Newbury, Byfield, Rowley,

Georgetown, Haverhill, Groveland,

Topsfield, Newburyport,

Salisbury and Amesbury.

"The biggest thing is that none

of these nurses treat this clinic

like it's a job or a responsibility.

They all want to be here. It's

a chance for them to help out

their community in a very special

and unique way, and there's

nothing else they'd rather be doing,"

Dardeno said. "For them to

know that they are vaccinating

their neighbors, the people who

live and work in their communities,

that makes it all the more

meaningful to them."

Dardeno said the clinic staff

are constantly reviewing each

clinic session to figure out what

they can improve on for the following

week. This past weekend,

April 10-11, was the first time

two separate sides were run at

the clinic, one for the multi-shot

Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and

one for the single-shot Janssen/

Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It

added an extra wrinkle to the operation,

but it went off without

a hitch.

"With so much going on,

and so many moving parts that

you need to take into account,

it would be very easy for things

to get out of control," Dardeno

said. "But everyone knows their

role and we're all in this together.

There is a real sense of community

and teamwork. And it shows

with each nurse who works here,

how they treat each patient as if

they were a member of their own

family."

The clinic has, to date, distributed

more than 15,000 doses of

Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech and

Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccines,

including more than 4,000


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this past weekend (2,057 on Saturday

and 2,033 on Sunday).

Maureen Swartzentruber, a

registered nurse who works at

Phillips Academy in Andover,

said she worked the overnight

shift at the school on Friday, but

still arrived at the clinic in time

for her 8:30 a.m. shift Saturday

morning.

"This is just a well-oiled machine.

There's no other way to

describe it," Swartzentruber said.

"None of us are here because we

have to be. We all have other

things we could be doing, but this

is where we want to be, helping

our community however we can.

It's a collaborative effort, from the

people directing traffic to the student

volunteers to the managers

running the show. I'm just proud

to be one of the nurses doing my

part to make it all work."

As more and more people have

become eligible to receive their

vaccine, the number of those getting

vaccinated at the clinic has

grown as well. One of the people

getting their first of two Pfizer-BioNTech

vaccines this past

Saturday was State Sen. Bruce

Tarr, who along with State Sen.

Diana DiZoglio, also toured the

clinic to see how things operate

both in the main vaccination

room and behind the scenes.

"The number of people they

are able to vaccinate is incredible,

but what's more impressive

is how smoothly and efficiently

it all runs," Sen. Tarr said. "This

really should be a model for how

such a clinic should operate."

Sens. Tarr and DiZoglio spoke

with many nurses and nurse managers

during the tour, as well as

volunteers and clinic managers.

They saw several areas of the clinic,

including the vaccine prep room,

observation lounge, wheelchair accessibility

entrance and more.

"It's remarkable to see so many

people all working together for

the good of their community,"

Sen. DiZoglio said. "Everyone

who is a part of this clinic should

be incredibly proud of the work

they are doing. Our public health

officials, first responders, student

volunteers and more have all

shown what locally-run vaccinations

clinics are capable of, and I

am proud to represent such dedicated

communities."

Nurses and staff who have

worked at the clinic thus far include

the following:

Cynthia Alrich, Carolyn Amato,

Judy Anderson , Kim Arsenault,

Cara Bailey, Kathy Becker,

Eileen Bernau, Jean Bernhardt,

Peg Bleier, Susan Boudreau, Ann

Brady-Lozier, Kimberley Brien,

Dawn Burke, Hannah Cartagena,

Cathleen Chadwick, Keri Ciofolo

, Kelly Combs, Sarah Comora, Susan

Cross-Skinner, Diane Dardeno,

Ashley Davis, Careyanne

Davis, Holly Dellea, Mary Beth

Doherty, Amanda Durand, Cynthia

Fiore, Karen Foley, Deborrah

Gallegos-Petersen, Frances Gerroir,

Carol Greene, Matilda Halloran

, Beverly Heinze-Lacey, Vivien

Hesselton , Kathleen Hostetter,

Debra Johnson, Skylar Jones, Kristin

Jovilet, Heidi Kelleher, David

Kelleher, Amy Knowlton, Tina

LaCourse, Jenifer Lader, Monique

Landry, Ira Lanik, Nancy Lauricella,

Marianne Lucey, Courtney

Lucey, Kristen Lynch, Nadine

Marcheterre, Ann McKay, Terri

Meekins, Christina Mikolop, Patty

Moynihan, Gene Muise, Carly

Murphy, Charelle Nightingale, Alberta

Nutile, Rita O’Neill, Emily

Olmstead, Jeana Ortega, Lauren

Petty, Jamie Pinkham, Jennifer

Pollard, Pam Polombo, Kimberly

Putney, Josette Renda , Kim Richards,

Anne Rundle, Terri Russell,

Linda Samler, Alison Sekelsky, Liz

Shorter, Heather Shupenko, Claudia

Small, Diane Stowe-Cohn,

Maureen Swartzentruber, Krysten

Todd, Shanyn Toulouse, Ashley

Waddell, Evelyn Weiss, June

Witham-Clark, Carolina Zaneski.

The Lower Merrimack Valley

Regional Collaborative comprises

Amesbury, Georgetown,

Groveland, Merrimac, Newbury,

Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury

and West Newbury.

New Hampshire

Public Radio and

The Music Hall

present Writers on a

New England Stage

PORTSMOUTH, NH – New


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ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION

In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, section 40, as amended, and the

Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a remote Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, April

20, 2021 at 7:45 PM, to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Michael

McNiff of MPM Companies, LLC owned by Pine Tree Realty Trust for proposed soil evaluations

possibly within the 100’ Buffer Zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetlands and an intermittent stream

(un-named) at 35 Prospect St. (Map 15, Parcel/Lot 77) in Rowley, MA.

Daniel R. Shinnick, Chair

Rowley Conservation Commission

4/14

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20, 2021 at 8:00 PM, to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability filed by Benjamin

Meade of Northeast Chapter of Trout Unlimited owned by Barry Cahill and Cheryl Forster-Cahill for

proposed temporary seasonal installation of a fish counting board in the Mill River possibly within

the river and over land under waterways at 676 Newburyport Turnpike (Map 21, Parcel/Lot 21) in

Rowley, MA.



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Hampshire Public Radio and The

Music Hall announced the latest

line-up for their award-winning

series, Writers on a New England

Stage, now being presented in

an intimate and virtual format.

Featured authors include Erin

Brockovich, the celebrated environmental

activist whose work

was dramatized in an Oscar-winning

film of the same name; and

Kevin Kwan, the iconic author

of the bestselling novel and film

phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians.

As spring has sprung, Writers

on a New England Stage offers

enlightening and uplifting discussions

from two renowned authors

to send us into the summer

months.

Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m.,

environmental activist, consumer

advocate, and renowned crusader,

Erin Brockovich presents

her new book Superman’s Not

Coming.

Just one week after Earth Day,

a timely conversation from Erin

Brockovich shows us what’s at

stake with the condition of water

on our planet. Superman’s

Not Coming is a stirring call to

protect our precious element, to

make our voices heard, to ensure

our water is safe, and to finally

bring about change.

Thursday, May 27 at 7 p.m.,

#1 New York Times bestselling

author, Kevin Kwan presents his

new book Sex and Vanity.

The iconic author of the bestselling

phenomenon Crazy Rich

Asians returns with the glittering

tale of a young woman who

finds herself torn between two

men and two very different cultures:

the WASPY fiancé of her

family’s dreams and George Zao,

the man she is desperately trying

to avoid falling in love with. Beyond

memorable characters and

popular appeal, Kwan’s books

touch on serious themes of race,

identity, and class structure. Recent

attacks on Asian Americans

in our country have brought attention

to these issues and fostered

national self-reflection.

Both events will start at 7 p.m.

LEGAL NOTICE


and include a literary conversation

with Peter Biello, host of

New Hampshire Public Radio’s

broadcast of All Things Considered

as well as The Weekly New

Hampshire News Roundup. The

event will be hosted virtually

through The Music Hall.

“Though speaking about very

different subjects—a national

water crisis, racism and class tensions—both

authors are writing

about major concerns we have

about our ability to survive and

thrive in the communities and

relationships we care about. I’m

hoping our audiences will be engaged

and curious as we dig deep,

and as always, I’m as interested in

these guests as I am about the insightful

questions that members

of our audience have for them.”

Erin Brockovich is the president

of Brockovich Research &

Consulting and the founder of the

Erin Brockovich Foundation, a

nonprofit organization created to

educate and empower communities

in their fight for clean water.

She hosts her own show on PodcastOne

and lives in Southern California.

Kevin Kwan is the author of

the international bestsellers Crazy

Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend,

and Rich People Problems.

Crazy Rich Asians was a #1 New

York Times bestseller and major

motion picture; the novel has

been translated into more than

30 languages. In 2018, Kevin

was named by Time Magazine as

one of the 100 Most Influential

People in the World.

The ticket packages vary by

event and can be purchased online

by visiting: TheMusicHall.org

or through the B2W Box Office

over the phone at 603.436.2400.

Books are sold through The Music

Hall’s Box Office and are available

for pick-up or shipment.

For further information, or

to request an author interview,

please contact: Brittany Wason,

Literary Producer, at bwason@

themusichall.org.

About Writers on a New England

Stage

This award-winning author series,

launched in 2005, has presented

such celebrated writers

as Margaret Atwood, Stephen

King, United States Supreme

Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor,

Dan Brown, David McCullough,

Judy Blume, Tom Brokaw, and

Jodi Picoult all on stage at The

Music Hall’s Historic Theater

in downtown Portsmouth, NH.

Each literary evening features

an author presentation followed

by an onstage interview with a

New Hampshire Public Radio


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lasts. What?!?!

mall, it’s a huge investment. Here are a few tips to help navigate this market. First, make a budget and stick to it. When the

needs. Lastly, get comfortable with rejection. There really are 30 buyers for every home (sometimes more). Try not to let the sting

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host. Live music is performed by

the award-winning house band

Dreadnaught. Portions of these

literary conversations are rebroadcast

on New Hampshire Public

Radio.

The Writers on a New England

Stage series is a partnership between

The Music Hall and New

Hampshire Public Radio.

Northeast Harvest

is seeking a new

full-time Program

Coordinator and

Grant Writer

Northeast Harvest is a Buy

Local program representing Essex

and Middlesex counties supported

by the Essex Agricultural

Society. Northeast Harvest works

to help sustain the farmers and

agricultural producers of both

counties in Massachusetts. We

work in collaboration with many

other organizations as well as

individual growers and agricultural

producers to highlight the

number and variety of farms and

food products that are available

in northeastern Massachusetts.

Job Description: The Program

Coordinator works

with the Executive Director

to plan and coordinate workshops

and events for several

grant-funded projects, as well

as support special projects. In

addition, the Program Coordinator

is responsible for writing

and applying for numerous

grants throughout the year.

This person is responsible for

then organizing and following

through with all aspects

of those grants. This is a fulltime,

grant-funded position.

Full time hours are defined as

35 hours a week.

Responsibilities:

• Manage grant writing and

programming tied to those

grants.

• Organize educational workshops

and events to meet grant

objectives.

• Assist with major conference

and fundraising events.

• Visiting local farms and

farmers markets to build further

relationships.

• Coordinate outreach to

farmers about educational offerings

and support organizational

outreach through email, phone,

and mailings.

• Managing Northeast Harvest

Website updating

• Maintain and develop strategic

partnerships with other business

assistance providers.

• Perform other duties as requested.

• Access to a car and some

weekends and evenings availability

is required.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and commitment

to the nonprofit sector,

especially local food and sustainable

farming.

• Knowledge and experience of

grant writing.

• Knowledge of local agriculture,

farms, and farmers markets.

• Demonstrated experience

in organizing events and workshops.

• Team player, flexible, willing

to learn new things

• Ability to support and improve

two way communication between

local farm employees and owners,

including across cultural differences

and/or language barriers.

• Organization skills, strong

verbal and written skills, energetic,

the ability to proactively

manage time, use discretion, and

maintain a high level of confidentiality.

• Comfortable (and persistent

in) reaching out to people on the

phone and over email for deadline

driven work.

• Must have excellent organizational,

interpersonal, and com-


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REFLECTIONS FROM A REALTOR

What House Hunting and The Bachelor Have in Common

WRITTEN BY MELISSA SILVA

“Nice to meet you. . .let’s get married!”

Few people would commit to a partner like that, but when it comes to buying a home, it’s another story. House hunting in this

market is like an episode of The Bachelor, with a desirable single-family home taking the place of the ‘hot guy’. Instead of 30

women vying for the final rose, there are 30 people fawning over the same property. Each buyer is trying to seduce the seller

with offers wildly over asking, heart wrenching letters, inspection waivers, appraisal waivers and promises of a speedy closing.

A quick Google search showed that the average couple dates for 4.9 years before getting married and the average marriage in

the U.S. lasts 8.2 years. In contrast, homeowners will also spend about 8 years in their homes but if they bought in 2020 or 2021,

they will be lucky to get 15 minutes inside a property they will live in for roughly the same amount of time the average marriage

The speed at which you must act will make it feel like impulse buying. Don’t lose sight of the fact that this is not a trip to the

bidding gets crazy, a realistic budget will keep you from making a costly financial misstep. Next, figure out what you want. It

sounds obvious but when you only have a few minutes to walk through a property, preparation is key. After you determine what

you want, think about what you need and make sure you understand the difference between the two. Confusing the definition

of want and need is a common problem for buyers. Next comes the waiting game. The lack of inventory will test your patience.

Be strong and remember that if you wouldn’t commit to a partner with only some of the qualities you are looking for, you

shouldn’t jump to make an offer on a house just because it’s the first property in a month that even comes close to meeting your

of rejection cause you to make desperate offers without regard for your budget or your needs. It may take some time, but your

patience and planning will eventually pay off.

When it does, there won’t be a rose ceremony, but feel free to plant a rose garden

in your new yard.

Melissa lives in Rowley with her husband, 2 children and her dog. She is a Realtor with RE/MAX Platinum licensed in MA & NH.

For help buying or selling, she can be reached by email at melissa@silvastandard.com or call/text 617.803.5334

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munication skills.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office

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• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

experience.

Submit cover letter, resume,

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Rowley Public

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Program - The

History of the

Merrimack River &

how to clean it up

Join the Rowley Public Library

virtually on Wed., April

21 at 7pm (Registration required).

Local author and

journalist Dyke Hendrickson,

the outreach historian for the

Merrimack River Watershed

Council, will discuss his new

book, Merrimack: The Resilient

River, An Illustrated Narrative of

the Most Historic River in New

England, in this Zoom webinar.

Visit the library calendar at

www.rowleylibrary.org/calendar

to register.

This well-researched book

highlights the dramatic life of

the Merrimack River. The 117-

mile river runs from central

New Hampshire to Newburyport,

Massachusetts, where it

meets the Atlantic. Here the

Coast Guard was born. The

Industrial Revolution was

launched in the riverside mills

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and the first successful labor

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Thousands of immigrants

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“Design a sunny perennial

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7:00pm. Host Jana Milbocker

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Gardens, a lecturer and garden

writer. She published The

Garden Tourist: 120 Destination

Gardens and Nurseries

in the Northeast in 2018, and

her second book, The Garden

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She has a passion for landscape

design and horticulture,

and has been gardening on her

2-acre property in Holliston’s

historic district for over 25

years.

The Music Hall’s

Innovation +

Leadership series

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Bill Bufordwith

his new book

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On Wednesday, April 28

at 7pm (livestream), bestselling

author and winner of the

James Beard Award, Bill Buford

comes to The Music Hall’s virtual

stage as part of the Innovation

+ Leadership series, now

being presented in an intimate,

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The event includes an author

presentation and interview with

Portsmouth’s Evan Mallett,

owner and award-winning chef

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an audience Q&A virtually on

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books are available for purchase

through The Music Hall Box

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Bill Buford is the author of

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a James Beard Award,

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reportage. He joined

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where he has been the fiction

editor, a staff writer, and a regular

contributor. Evan Mallett

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Black Trumpet in Portsmouth,

NH, a restaurant dedicated to

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New murals

proposed for

Gloucester

North Shore Community Development

Coalition and Action

Inc. have partnered together to

bring new art into downtown

Gloucester through The Punto

Urban Art Museum (PUAM).

This program was founded by

North Shore CDC in Salem’s

Point neighborhood to break

down the invisible socio-economic

barriers.

Visit the Request for Proposals

at http://puntourbanartmuseum.org/gloucesterrfp/.

Artists

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Harbor Village is a new mixeduse

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call is to provide opportunities for

local and regional artists to bring

life and color into downtown

Gloucester. Selected artists/teams

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the 400th anniversary of Gloucester.

Artists' work will be voted on

and selected by members of the

Gloucester community and stakeholders

of the project.

If you have any questions,

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Tarot Card for Week of April 14, 2021

The Death card features a skeleton

in armor astride a white horse with red

eyes. He rides through a field where

a king lays deceased, while a priest,

woman, and child pray over his body.

In the distance, the sun sets between two

towers and a ship sails out to sea.

Fear not! The Death card is never a

bad omen. Rather, it is a symbol of

change, and an ending that comes

about in an organic way (unlike the

Tower card which symbolizes sudden

and unexpected changes). This week, a

situation comes to an end and while you

may mourn the change, you also know

that it is something that needs to happen

in order to move forward. If you need

it, have a moment of grief, process your

feelings and thoughts, then prepare for a

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Saturday 10:30-5

Sunday 12-5

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