South Coast Prime Times - Spring 2011

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Prime timeS Spr i ng 2 011 • Volum e 7 • Num ber 1

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Rediscover local classics Spring back to health

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It’s great to be grand

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14 26 F e atures

16 Your Health:

Reform starts at home

By Dick Clark

30 Technology:

Get geared up

By Robin LaCroix and Dan Logan

Prime S e ason

Prime L iving

10 South Coast classics

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By Dick Clark

By Charles Pinning

It’s great to be grand

By Elizabeth Morse Read

By Elizabeth Morse Read

20 Planning a family trip 28 Get in shape

By Fred Zillian

12 Back to the future

By Anne Ferreira

By Elizabeth Morse Read

health

By Lynn Tondat Ruggeri

26 Water is cool

By Dick Clark

48 Happenings:

The stars are out again By the staff at Baker Books

34 Prime Wines:

G ood T imes

14 Quiet coastal beauty 18 Spring brings change 23 Chemicals affect

32 Book Picks:

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Things to do from April to June.

Combine cheese and wine

By Alton Long

On the cover Entrance to “Imagine” in Warren, RI. 2

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From The Publisher Spring 2011 n Vol. 7 n No. 1 Published by

Spring in the South Coast is a great time to get

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some new treats. This issue provides lots of ways to do both and much more.

Editors

Michael J. Vieira, Ph.D. Joe Murphy

Dick Clark shares his suggestions for those coastal

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classics that make this region special. Looking for a quiet beach? Charles Pinning suggests Third Beach in Middletown. And our advisers and Happenings section offer additional treats.

Now that the weather’s warming up, it’s a good time to get in shape both physically and mentally. Lynn Tondat Ruggeri tells how chemicals can affect your health, Anne Ferreira suggests we all exercise more, and Elizabeth Morse Read offers some ways to make big changes in your life.

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Plus there are some great articles on nostalgia and technology, wine and cheese tips by Al Long, and advice on how to plan a special family vacation by Fred Zillian. And don’t forget to check out the Book Picks, to sign up for weekly updates at www.coastalmags.com and to visit www.SouthCoastGo.com.

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Eliz abeth Morse Read

One of the curious consequences of the recent recession was the emergence of America’s grandparents as a major force in the national economy, as significant contributors to the lives of their adult children and grandchildren.

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he Norman Rockwell image of an ailing granny moving in with her adult children and baking cookies has been turned on its head in the last few years—and the business world and Washington are only now starting to recognize the Boomer generation as a major contributor to the economic and social health of the nation.

Much has changed Grandparents today (age 45 and up) are healthier, wealthier and more active than their grandparents were, and their ranks will continue to grow as the 79 million Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) head into “retirement” age. And households headed by 55-64 year olds have the highest net worth of any age group.

The Boomer generation is better educated and more financially stable than grandparents of the past, and they are becoming grandparents at an earlier age.

Many have paid off their mortgages, carry less consumer/credit debt than their adult children, and were far less impacted with layoffs and foreclosures when the economy soured at the end of 2007. As a

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result, they play a crucial role in the lives of their younger generations—and seem more than willing to do so.

Substantial power Today’s grandparents control the majority of financial assets in this economy, spending about $2 trillion annually on goods and services (a third of all consumer spending)—and a lot of that money is spent on the grandchildren (more than $50 billion—$3 billion on baby clothes alone). And grandparents are investing in their grandchildren’s education—preschool tuition, summer camp/activity fees, 529 college savings plans (around $5 billion annually). They spend lavishly, too, on toys, clothing, entertainment and travel.

Fully 30% of the country’s adult population is now a grandparent (more than 70 million people) and are the head of almost 40% of American households, a number which increasingly includes multi-generational living arrangements. By 2015, it is anticipated that 50 million households will be headed by a grandparent, and of those at least 10% will include a grandchild, with or without their parents.

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Real impacts The recession hit younger adults much harder than it did the grandparent generation. They are delaying marriage and child-rearing for economic reasons. And oftentimes, after incurring college debt, they enter a flat hiring scenario. Giving up their independence, more and more young adults (sometimes called “boomerangers”) are moving back with Mom and Dad until they are more financially stable.

As a result, the “old-style” multigenerational home is making a roaring comeback and the nuclear family in the suburbs-style is shrinking. In 2008, more than one family household in six was multigenerational, and that proportion grows every year.

We already know that about 15 million children in this country are being raised solely by a grandparent. But the startling development since the recession began has been the surge in that demographic trend in white families, so it is no longer just an urban/minority/poor reality, but one that has affected every socioeconomic group in America.

E xtended parenting Two-thirds of the primary-care grandparents are under 60 years old, still working, and not constrained by a fixed income of retirement years. But the Boomer grandparents are equally generous with their adult children, providing childcare, helping out with emergency expenses and picking up the tab for the grandchildren’s clothes,

braces, piano lessons and many other “extras.” And by opening their homes to the children and grandchildren, grandparents relieve economically-strapped working parents of enormous stress.

The first of America’s boomers started retiring this year—and that “silver tsunami” of 79 million adults will be exiting the workforce over the next twenty years.

But it’s a real win-win situation for today’s grandparents. Many say that one of the

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Grandparents are an unheralded economic force and, increasingly, a financial/ social safety net for children and grandchildren impacted by the recession. best things about getting older is being able to spend more time with family, especially grandchildren. And these grandparents are an unheralded economic force and, increasingly, a financial/social safety net for children and grandchildren impacted by the recession.

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A reverse mortgage is a way for homeowners 62 and over to turn their home equity into useable cash. This can help supplement Social Security and withdrawals from savings and retirement plans. You can receive the proceeds in a lump sum, monthly payments for life, a line of credit, or any combination of these choices. Regardless of how you chose to receive your money, you are not required to repay until you sell your home, move out permanently, or pass away. Also, unlike traditional home equity lines or mortgages, no monthly mortgage payments are required.

You are, of course, still responsible to pay your home owners insurance and real estate taxes. Additionally, these proceeds do not affect your Social Security benefits and are not considered income.

Historically, the fees and closing cost to secure a reverse mortgage were significant. A $300,000 home could see upfront costs and fees as much as $15,000 or even higher. Even though you are not paying these upfront costs ‘out of pocket’, they are still part of the cost of the reverse mortgage. HUD has recently addressed this issue, launching the HECM Saver program in October which has much lower fees and may be a more viable option for some. To help insure you fully understand the pros and cons of the program, HUD requires counseling. These counselors provide informational packages as well as individual counseling sessions, over the phone or face to face.

Remember, lenders are competing for your business. Although fee caps and guidelines are set by HUD, you’ll want to compare offerings from several lenders before making your decision.

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Newport’s Trinity Church overlooks the waterfront.

Coastal classics

South There are several routes to Newport, but the most picturesque will take you through Warren and Bristol, RI. Both towns have great places for breakfast or lunch and interesting shops along the main streets. In Bristol, you’ll be able to check out the picturesque waterfront and then stop at the gracious Linden Place, home of the DeWolf Family. It’s a great spot for photos among the various statues on the front lawn.

Further along you’ll come to Blithewold, an inviting mansion open for tours, tea and, in the spring, daffodils. Bristol is home to Roger Williams University, the Haffenreffer Museum, Colt Park and the Coggeshall Farm Museum. It is also home to the oldest, continuing celebration of the 4th of July with a mammoth parade.

The drive over the Mt. Hope Bridge offers a breathtaking panorama and leads to a choice of two attractive routes into Newport.

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DICK CLARK

After all the snow and frigid temperatures, it’s time to thaw out, put down the shovel, at least for awhile, and hit the open road to adventure. It’s an easy assignment, Dick Clark given the fact that you’re within two hours drive time of some of New England’s most fascinating seaports, strung like jewels along a meandering coastline necklace. One could call them the “Coastal Classics.”

Follow me, and you’ll see.

Once in the city, there are the shops along Thames Street and on Bowen’s Wharf, and the serenely beautiful Trinity Church overlooking the bustling waterfront. An Irish Fesitval and Chowder Fests are popular attractions in the summer.

On to Fort Adams and the Ocean Drive which will bring you to Bellevue Avene and a choice of elegant mansions, including Belcourt Castle and the Breakers, and the Newport Casino Raquet Club.

axe murder site. There is a rich variety of architectural styles in the city, visible from almost any vantage point, including the twin towers of St. Ann’s Church, City Hall, which sits atop Interstate 195, three differing Court Houses and the old, stone mill buildings that have taken on new life as residences and office complexes. The campus of Bristol Community College is on the east side of the city, just off President Avenue.

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Fall River’s waterfront includes Battleship Cove, the world’s largest Naval Ship exhibit, the Carousel, Fall River Heritage State Park, the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum and the Marine Museum.

The walking trail along the Taunton River leads to a larger-than-life replica of the flag raising on Iwo Jima in World War II. Have your camera ready. Not far away is the Lizzie Borden House, the famous

Traveling east on Route 6, you pull into New Bedford, most famous for many architectural reminders of its past as a whaling port, brick textile mills in various stages of transformation, as well as a bustling, working waterfront. Overlooking the fishing boats from high atop cobblestoned Johnny Cake Hill is the Whaling Museum. Inside is a large scale replica of the whaling ship Lagoda.

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most photogenic. Nearby is the former Tabitha Inn, a Tudor style Inn now a nursing home.

The Town Hall is an imposing Romanesque structure, just across the street from the Millicent Library which exudes Renaissance charm.

These architectural gems are all the gifts of Henry Huttleston Rogers.

details of Unitarian Church in Fairhaven

North again

DICK CLARK

Let’s head north to Boston. It’s a good idea to park at the Quincy T Station and take the Red Line into the city, all the way to the Park Street Station. Climb the stairs, and just look around you, literally…Park Street Church, the State House, the Boston Common, King’s Chapel.

It’s a short walk to the shops along Washington Street, then head for Quincy Market, take the tour of Paul Revere’s home, climb aboard Old Iron Sides or stroll along the waterfront in search of some savory marine refreshment. Take the Green Line to the Science Museum.

Hop the Red Line to Harvard Square.

Check out the famous Harvard Yard and have your picture taken with John Harvard himself. He’s always there. Enjoy the shops and eateries around the Square.

Heading further north on Route 93, take a right turn into Newburyport, once known for its rum and silverware and now popular for its holiday celebrations and fine dining. Driving along High Street, you’ll lose count of the lovely homes of those who prospered from the merchant trade in a bygone era.

Newburyport’s center is a red brick panorama of restaurants and shops in a quaint, renewed and bustling square that is only a few steps away from the swift flowing Merrimack River. The triangular plaza is the focal spot for the August Homecoming celebration, a Columbus Day weekend festival, replete with cornstalks and

A few blocks away is the Oceanarium, a unique, hands-on marine science museum that will interest all ages. The New Bedford Art Museum features an ever changing exhibit as do several smaller galleries all within walking distance. The UMass Dartmouth downtown campus features a changing art exhibit in the gallery. Lunch and dinner spots are in great abundance.

A drive eastward across the old swingbridge on Route 6 takes you to Fairhaven.

The working waterfront offers great photo ops that, depending on the season, could even include the Mayflower. Fort Phoenix stands watch over the harbor, replete with working cannons. Take the walk out onto the Hurricane Barrier and watch ships of all sizes pass through the huge gates.

Green Street leads from the Fort back towards the Center where you can experience a quick walk through Europe. The Gothic style of the Unitarian Memorial Church is

pumpkins, and the location for a huge Christmas tree in December when the area looks like something out of a Charles Dicken’s novel. Next to the Firehouse is a park that leads to the Riverwalk, along the Merrimack.

It’s possible to combine a trip to Newburyport with a visit to Portsmouth, N.H., just 20 miles further north. From all approaches, you’ll see the white spire of North Church towering over Market Square. There are shops aplenty around the Square and extending down Market Street to Bow Street at the Piscataqua River’s edge.

Snap a picture of the tug boats if they’re in port. From Bow Street you can see St. John’s Church, noted for its Brattle Organ and the “Vinegar Bible.” It’s a short walk to Strawberry Banke, an assembly of restored historic homes open for viewing.

It bears the name given to the original settlement when the shoreline was ripe with wild strawberries. Nearby Prescott Park offers an expansive view of the Piscataqua River and the Portsmouth Navy Yard on the far side. In the summer, there are concerts and plays in the park. Additional historic homes, located throughout the city, are open in the summer, including the John Paul Jones house just a few steps from the historic Rockingham Hotel.

Portsmouth is noted for its many restaurants and varied cuisines.

If time permits, you can return by way of New Castle with additional views of the Piscataqua, the Navy Yard and the Naval Prison. The route takes you by the Victorian style Wentworth-by-the-Sea. Meandering south along the coastline, you will pass Wallis Sands, Rye Beach, Boar’s Head and then on to Hampton Beach. You can continue on to Salisbury Beach and into Newburyport, or make a quick exit and connect with the N.H. Turnpike and be homeward bound.

These are just a few suggestions to get you going. Make a list of other great Coastal Classics like Hyannis, Provincetown, Marblehead, Salem, Gloucester and start planning…plug in the GPS and then start your engine!

Dick Clark formerly worked in the incentive travel industry and is a free-lance writer with an interest in psychology, spirituality and human potential.

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N ostalgia for the future Eliz abeth Morse Read

The other day, I asked the cashier at my supermarket for a book of first-class stamps. She handed me a double-sided strip of “forever” stamps.

How many of us, still, cling to the old words long after the item or technology has disappeared?

Rotary telephones may be long-gone, but people still say “dial such-and-such number.” A few years ago, when we were house-hunting, my teenaged son spotted an old rotary phone on a counter. He stuck his finger in a hole and said, “Now what do I do?” Sheesh.

Bakelite I grew up as a “Bell brat.” My father worked for the telephone company (and later for Bell Labs), so “technology,” such as it was in the 1950s and 1960s, was in evidence in our home. We had the first transistor radio on the block, the kind you had to attach to the radiator with an alligator clip in order to get an AM signal, and you had to turn carefully towards Providence in order to pick up Salty Brine on WPRO. That same teenaged son once had to write

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a term paper about the greatest technological advance of the last fifty years. Needless to say, he chose computers. I would have chosen transistor radios or ball-point pens.

When I received one of the first clockradios (with glow-in-the-dark numerals!) for Christmas one year, I thought I was the luckiest girl in the world (it finally died twenty years later when I was thirty years old).

And there were pay phones just about everywhere, with fat phone books hanging on a chain. We wore dimes in our loafers just in case we ever had to make an emergency call home.

Cellophane Fast forward—everyone over seven years old has a cell-phone now (except me), public telephones have all but disappeared, the White Page phonebooks are slated

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for extinction, and you get charged $1.50 when you call directory assistance.

Some of us cling to land line telephones, if only to use for fax machines (which have almost disappeared themselves already!).

And, unless you keep updated on everyone’s ever-shifting cell-phone numbers (which don’t appear in white page phone books) or keep up with social media websites like Facebook, you lose track of people very quickly.

My trusty address book near the telephone has more cross-outs than new entries. Who sends Christmas cards or snail-mail letters any more? The Pony Express long ago gave way to the Post Office, which was a great place to mingle with your neighbors, send a Christmas package to granny and buy a book of stamps (I vaguely remember small purple first-class stamps.).

Paper Letter writing (not texting) and thank-you notes (not e-mails) were de rigeur training for lady-like girls, and typing skills (I think it’s called keyboarding now) were less important than good penmanship.

Even time-telling has been transformed.

I have a beautiful old grandfather clock, which bongs on the hour and half-hour and needs adjusting every week. I have wall-mounted “analog” clocks, and I still know how to read Roman numerals. Now every appliance has a digital clock which flashes and needs to be reset when the electricity goes out. How do little kids learn how to tell time now that “big hand/ little hand” has disappeared? If you ask someone for the time these days, they don’t look at a wrist-watch—they flip open their ubiquitous cell-phones (which also take photos, have a keyboard and access to the Internet).

The first television in my childhood home had a screen smaller than a dinner plate, only worked during certain broadcast hours, and was attached to an antenna on the roof (or the dreaded rabbit-ears on top of the TV, which attracted more “snow” than signal unless you attached aluminum foil and fiddled with it constantly). TV repairmen would come to your home to replace a blown-out vacuum tube. Now, we’ve already advanced to HD plasma screens getting a gazillion channels through subscription cable or satellite dish service.

Magnetic tape Remember when the first VCRs came out? Movie-watching at home became a national mania and rental locations like Blockbuster did a land-office business— but in a very short time, they’ve already gone the way of books of stamps.

DVDs became the new format (requiring a DVD player) and now Blu-ray is the rage.

By the time you buy something, it’s on the way to becoming obsolete, it seems. Video games like Pong, and the Betamax are as functional now as eight-track tape players—and who now still has a Walkman?

And both the graven image and the printed word are heading for extinction.

The venerable Polaroid camera is an almost dead technology (and company). Somehow I can’t imagine Mathew Brady, Ansel Adams or Arthur Rothstein (with whom I once took a B&W 35mm photography class) relying on cell phones or PhotoShop.

Ektachrome Back in the day, we’d all get lined up in front of the parlor fireplace to be photographed in our Easter finery or First Communion dresses. My father would take our picture with his Brownie camera and a flash bulb (or later, a flashcube), and a few weeks later, the developed film would

show us as a line-up of red-eyed, overdressed tourists silhouetted by the blinding glare of the mirror behind us.

That same father (now 88) is a whiz with a digital camera and creates “albums” on a DVD. But I still use those disposable cameras and enjoy creating fat photo albums that serve as coffee-table books.

I still read at least three magazines and one printed book a week (which I then pass on to like-minded Gutenberg-era friends). I have no interest in blogs, owning a Kindle, or cancelling my subscription to the daily-delivered newspaper. I thoroughly enjoy the incredible research and shopping resources on the Internet, but I still enjoy cruising the local library or perusing the shelves of a good bookstore.

Triptik I do recognize that certain technological inventions/innovations have been a boon to mankind, from lasers and microwave ovens and Xerox machines (and for the geographically-challenged, GPS devices) to the myriad advancements in medical/ scientific achievement, like joint replacement, angioplasty, dialysis and solar panels, CD-ROM technology. Overnight, entire print libraries (the historic resource for education) could be compressed onto CDs, obviating the need in third-world countries for duplicating expensive print libraries. And now, with flash drives, we can carry enormous amounts of data on our keychain. Sheesh.

And, admittedly, I have met many “digital neighbors” online, both local and global.

But I still enjoy meeting a friend for lunch or sharing a cup of tea in my home, and knowing that my father in Florida anticipates my weekend land-line phone calls (curiously, he doesn’t own a cell phone, either.)

I don’t bemoan the loss of the old technologies. What bothers me most is the attendant loss of personal contact, whether at local venues like libraries and post offices or movie theatres, and the tremendous loss of cultural knowledge, outdated though it might be, like spelling/ punctuation skills or polite face-to-face communication.

LOL and emoticons or IMing can’t take the place of a long-distance phone call or a “thinking of you” letter. We seem to be headed to where we become slave-extensions of the new technologies, instead of being masters of it. O, brave new world!

We are in danger of becoming the Borg.

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Third Beach in Middletown, RI Photo by Kelsey Ponte

A safe harbor

and serene shoreline Charles Pinning

If you desire quiet beauty by a peaceful shore, or are a boater, happy to eschew the mad crush and high prices of Newport Harbor, or a swimmer not looking for rough surf or unpredictable piles of red seaweed, then you might want to try Third Beach in Middletown.

Situated down the hill from the Norman Bird Sanctuary, and just beyond popular Second Beach, Third Beach is a threequarter mile crescent of soft sand along the banks of the Sakonnet River, just before it opens into the Atlantic.

It is an ideal beach to keep an eye on smaller children while the water laps at their feet as they explore the shore, and a fine place to sit under the umbrella and read. Looking up, you gaze across the wide river to Little Compton. The water is also calm enough to engage in distance swimming, parallel to the shoreline. The 14

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expansive swimming area is off-limits to boaters and marked by buoys.

Being near the mouth of the Sakonnet the water is tidal and brackish. There are interesting little shells and stones but nothing that’s going to tear up your feet. Mostly, it’s just fine soft sand in every direction, bordered by dune grass toward the road, and beyond the road, salt marsh.

From the salt marsh, a warm creek flows across the beach into the river—a favorite bathtub in which to splash!

There are three lifeguards stands positioned to patrol the entire beach, and lifeguards are on duty all day.

Across the road from the mid-point of the beach is a dirt parking lot with room for about fifty cars. Middletown residents park for free. Others must pay ten dollars during the week, twenty on weekends, Memorial Day through Labor Day. After 4 PM, parking is free.

At the southern end of the beach, near the boat ramp, an asphalt parking lot can accommodate 75-100 vehicles. Parking fees for both lots are the same.

According to Third Beach Harbor Master, Steve Ponte, the harbor is a hidden gem; a real sailing hideaway and a perfect overnight

stopover for boats on the way to and from Cape Cod and the Islands. The harbor opens on Memorial Day and closes two weeks after Memorial Day. The harbor has 65 moorings, 58 of which are private, and 7 of which belong to the town of Middletown. These seven rent out for $20 per 24 hours, or $100 per week, with an unofficial one week limit to avoid having them monopolized. At the southernmost end of the harbor, sailors are welcome to drop anchor for free. No launch service is provided to moorings or anchorage.

Unlike many beaches in the Rhode Island/Massachusetts area, nobody comes around to chase you off at sunset—often the most beautiful time to be at the beach. For instance, nearby Second Beach prohibits parking after 8 PM. Toward the north end of the beach, (the boat ramp is at the southern end) there is a basic snack bar serving burgers and hot dogs, sodas and candy. Carmella’s Pizzeria in Middletown is happy to deliver to the boat ramp area. Also near the boat ramp there are six grills available for cooking.

The northern end of the beach, beyond where the warm water creek flows into the river, is owned by the Aquidneck Land Trust.

This area, and the white wooden classrooms just across the road, are leased to the Norman Bird Sanctuary for use as a coastal education center and can be rented for this purpose. All bathers are welcome to use the entire length of Third Beach.

The harbor is a hidden gem; a real sailing hideaway and a perfect overnight stopover for boats on the way to and from Cape Cod and the Islands.

There is one possibly important caveat: No alcohol whatsoever is allowed on beaches in Middletown. This regulation is strictly enforced. According to sources, Second Beach (the surf beach) is actually patrolled by plainclothes (plain partially-clothed?) officers. Not so Third, so far as is known. However, if an officer spots you on Third with alcohol—you will be arrested and fined.

Harbor Master Ponte saw this happen on a Sunday last summer to a man reading the paper and drinking a beer from a glass, while his children played in the water.

Heavy-handed? I think so, but you will have to judge for yourself.

Third Beach—a lovely place, a throwback to a simpler time, with a touch of 1920’s Prohibition. Unless you’re in your boat. Then, according to Ponte, you are on private property—as well as out of reach.

Any questions, call Timothy Shaw, Middletown Recreation Director, at 401-847-1993 or Steve Ponte, Third Beach Harbor Master, at 401-418-1096.

Charles Pinning is a writer and photographer based in Providence and Westport.

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Health

care reform

starts with you Once upon the late 60s, I was a pharmaceutical representative, calling on physicians and surgeons from Providence to the tip of the Cape. My job was to keep them updated on the special benefits of the company’s medications, providing samples and leaving behind the Dick obligatory file card outlining contraindications Clark and side effects. At that time, pharmaceutical companies could not advertise on television, so a sales force was important for profitability. The cost for doing so was pretty basic: salary, a leased car, expenses and an occasional educational seminar in New York or elsewhere.

In that era, a person went to the doctor, explained his or her problem and awaited the doctor’s diagnosis. After an exam, the doctor would usually write out a prescription which the person would then take to a pharmacy. The cost of that prescription was fairly reasonable for anyone…with or without insurance.

As we all know, times have changed, and maintaining one’s health and well being can be prohibitively expensive. What has happened?

For one thing, health care has experienced tremendous advances, with numerous life-saving procedures and treatments, all requiring significant investment in research and manufacture.

Also, the pharmaceutical rep is becoming an endangered species, having been largely replaced by mass marketing, thanks to the FDA’s approval of drug ads in 1997.

Mass marketing is mucho expensive, not to mention…intrusive…and even deceptive. It is estimated that pharmaceutical companies spent approximately $855 million on advertising between 1998 and 2006.

Who can you trust?

You know very well the impact of pharmaceutical advertising: you’re enjoying a favorite program on television with your family and are suddenly confronted with the problem of “erectile dysfunction.” You are duly instructed to “ask your doctor if Viagra is right for you.”

Ten minutes later, Sally Fields takes to the screen, urging you to “ask your doctor” about prescribing Boniva. At the next break, you’re learning about the benefits of Lunesta, guaranteed to put you to sleep and…once again, “Ask your doctor…”

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Most doctor visits are pretty brief affairs, so there’s not much opportunity to follow up on these assignments to “ask your doctor” about any one of these media-hyped medications. Actually, I’d prefer that my doctor made decisions based on personal knowledge, training and experience.

Scary fine print Of course, if you really pay attention to the long and frightening list of potential side effects at the end of these drug commercials, you would be quite hesitant to “ask your doctor” about any one of them, much less risk experiencing such deadly delights.

The expense of making commercials includes copywriters, actors and actresses, cinematographers, set designers, props and special effects, etc. Prime time spots are also very expensive, adding up to approximately $2.5 billion a year in pharmaceutical advertising, and that all leads to the high price of your 30-day prescription. Assuming you have insurance, your provider will probably shift you to a generic brand in order to save a few bucks.

Could things change for the better?

Of course! Will they? Not likely. During all of the hoopla over health care reform and the histrionics of Congress, what went largely undetected was the massive influence of the drug industry lobbyists and others intent on protecting the status quo.

The power and influence of all sorts of lobbyists have undermined the effectiveness and integrity of Congress. Even at the state level, things don’t get any better. Reform laws seeking to put some controls on the Pharmaceutical companies have failed to make it through the Massachusetts legislature on at least three attempts.

Health care reform, like many other critical issues that need attention, is just too important to be left up to Congress or the Massachusetts legislature. Effective reform would have to begin at the grassroots level with the formation of coalitions of both health care providers and consumers to develop strategies and solutions.

Perhaps what is really needed is to “ask your doctor” about his or her concerns or ideas of how we can revamp, restructure and realistically improve our system of health care, including the high cost of prescription medications.

Create reform More immediately, we can get serious about getting and staying healthy…our own health care reform. With personal resolve and confidence you can “ask your doctor” for suggestions. However, one place to start is with the shopping cart.

Read labels. The more ingredients, the less healthy the product.

Skip prepared foods. Cook meals yourself; just keep it simple. Go natural. There are many fruits, vegetables and herbs with distinct health benefits. Learn about them. Try them. Enjoy them. Do a little research. Ever heard of “Cat’s Claw?” I can vouch for it as a great supplement for bolstering the immune system.

Leave the car at home; walk…bike or run and strengthen your bones! Get more sunshine in your life…even a little moon light.

Experience the positive, proven effect of meditation. Shut off the TV an hour before you retire and see if that doesn’t help you get to sleep easier. As a matter of fact, give yourself a break from electronic overstimulation.

There’s a lot you don’t need to know or see. It’s OK… it’s perfectly normal…to be out of electronic touch once in a while. Silence is not just golden; its platinum. Get wealthy…and healthy!

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Spring renewal Our resolutions for this year may be fading into memory, but spring is the time to turn a new leaf, to renew our selves.

Will-power and support groups aren’t enough to help you change a particular behavior/habit (such as smoking, gaining Eliz abeth weight, spending too Morse Read much money), if you don’t already have a better behavior/habit to fill the vacuum.

You need to make slow, subtle changes in your life before you can effect a new mindset.

You need to turn over a new leaf in your life—and here are some easy and enjoyable ways you can practice to pave the way for those big changes you want and need to make.

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Look at the light side Find the positive or humorous aspect in everything. Even when times are tough and life circumstances are troubled, there are ways to find the lesson to be learned in everyday events and encounters. Smiling, like yawning, is contagious.

Check it out!

Rush, hurry, run around!! Stop! How often in your frantic days have you thought, “someday I’ll check out that shop or eat lunch at that little café” or “I wish I had time for that concert/exhibit/movie/walk in the park”?

So, make the time! And invite another super-busy person to join you. If you always find time for only the chores, projects, and other people’s needs, start carving out a

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portion of that time to read a book, try a new recipe, chat aimlessly on the phone.

Have a pleasurable “reward” activity planned for yourself every day. The chores can wait, believe me.

Grow more plants No matter where you live, surround yourself with greenery. In winter time, force bulbs (e.g., narcissus, amaryllis) to bloom on a windowsill. Scatter hard-to-kill houseplants (try philodendron—they thrive on neglect) throughout your home. You can sprout kitchen herbs on a windowsill in spring, then transplant them outdoors.

Not only do indoor plants add color and life to your surroundings, they also help purify the air you breathe. And whether you’ve got a big backyard or just an apartment balcony, you can grow tomatoes and

salad greens in containers or raised beds.

Learn something new Instead of automatically turning on the news or sports channel (or the DVD player), try out the History, Discovery channel or a cooking show. Buy a magazine you’ve never read before—and read it.

Go to a local ethnic restaurant instead of McDonald’s or the pizza parlor. Visit the local library. Sign up for an online or adult education class in a simple subject you’ve never tried before (e.g. basic home repairs, a foreign language, a new craft/hobby).

Let go of the past Free yourself of all the unused and unnecessary “things” you’ve been hoarding.

That out-of-style suit that you’ll never wear (or fit into) again?—give it to Goodwill.

Those old lamps? Long-neglected toys?

Offer them on freecycle.org. If you don’t need them, there are people out there who will be very thankful for them. By the same token, try to let go of old obsessive resentments, grudges, chipped shoulders. Those are what’s keeping you up at night and fueling your need for addictive behaviors. You can’t change other people—only yourself.

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Reach out and touch Everyone, every day. Forward a funny e-mail. Compliment a co-worker. Send a “thinking of you” (snail mail) card to an elderly relative. Hug your kids. Stop in traffic and let a stranger make a left turn. Share yourself with others. The rewards will far outweigh the effort.

Change what you eat Imagine never feeling hungry/deprived, and having more energy and general good health than ever before! Like most Americans, you probably consume too much take-out, processed food laden with toxic levels of sodium, fats, sugars, caffeine, chemical additives—all of which drag you down physically and mentally.

Start cooking more meals from scratch, switch to more healthful, organic local products (especially fish!), and learn more about what your body really needs for health and longevity. Your mental health will improve accordingly—and you won’t need that diet, after all!

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Planning outside the lines Fred Zillian

As we planned for our 40th wedding anniversary, the first idea that came to mind was the wonderful memory of our 25th anniversary cruise in the Caribbean: great activities and sites to see during the day; great entertainment in the evening; outrageous meals; steel drums and fruity rum cocktails in the afternoon.

How about another one, this time in the Mediterranean sailing the Aegean and Adriatic? In the end, my wife Geri and I decided to spend the money on a large family vacation in Maine—our first ever since our children have married.

My wife and I are organized people; however, we—biting our lips—decided to go easy on establishing “rules” for everyone to follow during the vacation. At one time when our children were young, I—a retired army officer—actually decided it was time

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to post some basic ground rules for our family on our refrigerator.

On this trip we both agreed to keep such rules to a minimum. My wife emailed our children her basic expectations, the most important of which was that we enjoy each other. I stated simply two: the first, be kind; the second, family first: an individual’s desires were to come second to the good of the family. Unstated of course was the idea that my wife and I would be the final authority on any issues that arose.

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The perfect place My wife found a rental house in Maine that miraculously seemed to have room for all sixteen of us and was still reasonably priced. On the shores of Sebago Lake in southern Maine, it featured five bedrooms, three bathrooms, and two kitchens, so it would accommodate all sixteen of us quite nicely.

The second floor featured a “great room” that spilled out onto a huge wraparound deck. Some of the younger children could revel in running laps on this deck, happily burning off steam while not hurting themselves. The master bedroom on the third floor offered my wife and me some privacy and a good night’s rest after all the sometimes high-chaos activities of the day.

The attic house fan nearby would muffle out all sounds from below, graciously allowing us a restful sleep. The first floor had the entertainment center with a huge flatscreen TV.

Outside the house was a good size yard for badminton, tents for those who wished to sleep outside, a fire pit for a marshmallow and Smores roasting, and general family shenanigans. A hundred feet from the house was a low-water pier with paddle boat and canoe. For the basics there was Jordan’s General Store just a short drive away in the town of Sebago. If one needed more substantial civilization, Windham and Portland were down the road 30 and 45 minutes respectively.

Preparations and expectations As the date drew, near my wife, daughter, and daughters-in-law faced the question of what to bring versus what to buy on location. My wife and I—and a loving cousin who always helps in such situations—prepared provisions: nutritious but tasty drinks for the children, emergency flashlights, healthy snacks, the largest box of Cheerios I have ever seen, and many, many paper products. We decided to buy the water, soda, beer, liquor, and most of the food, in Maine.

My own personal expectations were few.

I was happy to be able to rent this house so that our children and grandchildren could enjoy it and each other for an entire week, something we had never before done. I wished to spend some quality time with each of my family members—from youngest to oldest—at some point throughout the week. I wanted to create the opportunity for each of them to have great memories of the week they would always cherish.

Lastly, I wanted to get lost in a good novel.

For this I chose Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth.

I had many things that I wished to accomplish during this first of what I hope to be many family vacations. It is not surprising that I did not accomplish everything.

To do all would have forced me to plan too much, dampening the chances for those serendipitous moments of unplanned joy.

Partial success At the outset, I had visions of gathering my flock of grandchildren in the afternoon for story-telling. I remembered to bring my Aesop’s Fables. After a fable or two I would ask them to draw and color a picture related to one of the fables. (I do this occasionally with them when we are home.)

On one afternoon I sat in the living room easy chair surrounded by my grandchildren; however, within a few minutes of beginning the tale of The Ducks and the Tortoise, most of the children became

distracted. I continued to read while they was more concerned with presenting the H and made by Wayne F uerst at all melted away except for the oldest, Mary right amount of color for a given object.

Sticks, Stone & Stars, Westport Jane (ten years old).

Little Vincent and I colored for about 45 Similarly, I tried to gather the adults after minutes, and I was quite delighted in the dinner one evening to tell stories about product and in lighting up parts of my each other and about our family. This, brain I rarely used. alas, also proved to be too ambitious—too Remembering to bring my iPod and many very young children at this point. small speakers, I had some quality time I also hoped to spend some quality time with son Tom sampling all the songs in my with each of my children and grandchilinventory. Surprisingly, Tom was very imdren. I achieved this with most, but not pressed over the depth and diversity of my all. Perhaps I should have been more collection. He responded in kind by using organized and determined with this goal, his iPhone’s Pandora App, simply punchsince in hindsight I do consider it very ing in the word “Lollipop,” the corny 1958 worthwhile. I might have discovered at hit by the Chordettes. In the mood for early least one unknown and unique feature of rock and roll, Pandora allowed us to hear each of them. In the end I probably spent similar songs such as “My Girl,” “Mister good time alone with about two-thirds of Sandman,” and “Sherry.” I had other music my family members. that served to delight my grandchildren. I played some of their favorites: “Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini,” “The Purple People Eater,” and “The Chipmunk Song.”

I wanted to create the opportunity for each of them to have great memories of the week they would always cherish.

Discoveries Among the many things I did accomplish during the vacation was the reawakening of the joys of color and creativity. When five-year old Vincent asked me to do “some arts and crafts” with him, I readily agreed, but it was more out of a sense of responsibility than eager anticipation. My activity was nothing extensive or profound, just the simple pleasure of coloring with five liquid crayons a pre-drawn picture of an eagle in a forest swooping down toward a lake.

At first I challenged myself to select carefully from the five colors available and with linear strokes to stay within the lines.

Finish with one color, select another, and stay within the lines.

Suddenly an insight flashed across my right brain: mix two colors, orange and green, to color the tree trunks a dark brown. Then another flash: for the shrubs and trees, do not use a straight stroke but circular strokes. And instead of fastidiously coloring the entire shrub or tree, I

Time together Toward the middle of the week, my wife and I traveled to Freeport, Maine, and snagged some good buys at such outlets as the Gap, Clark’s, and J Crew. Of course we stopped at the original L.L. Bean. Lunch was terrific at the Freeport Chowderhouse, a small eatery with great seafood lunch dishes.

A genuine highlight of the week was the two canoe trips I took, the first with my son-in-law and my twin grandson, the second with my first son and his daughter.

It was mid-morning as we launched.

Paddling gently, we glided through the calm water of the shallow inlet for about one hundred yards until we reached the more choppy, agitated waters of Sebago Lake. We passed some wonderfully serene scenes: lily pads with yellow flowers blooming and iridescent dragonflies dawdling in the sunlight. After a canoe ride of about five hundred yards, we landed at a beach where we swam and enjoyed a midsummer idyll for a few hours.

No, everything did not go as planned, and that is as it should be. The week’s joys flowed both from what we had arranged and from the simple family interactions.

My wife and I delighted in seeing our grandchildren bond and create lasting memories for us all.

Fred Zilian, Ph.D., is a free lance writer and an educator at Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI. He blogs at www.zilianblog. com.

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Chemicals and health Confronted with a health problem? Don’t fret. In addition to following the useful advice of your health care providers, there is plenty that you can do Lynn Tondat to help yourself.

Ruggeri Talking to others who have found their way through the health care maze and have succeeded in keeping a particular disease at bay can be very encouraging.

Another way to find health advice to fit your lifestyle is to peruse the many legitimate online medical and alternative health web resources, and even health blogs, for current discussion.

The most important thing is to not give up. Stay positive and determined to find out as much as you can about your condition and be confident that you will be able to develop a plan that will be right for you.

Becoming your own health care advocate is probably one of the most important and enduring measures you can take to achieve optimal health.

The chemical conundrum

Chemicals affect health

Ever take a long hard look at the ingredients list in some of the products that you use every day? Many of the chemicals listed on a bottle of shampoo, snack or bakery item are barely pronounceable and certainly can be intimidating. You may wonder what all the chemicals are doing in a product and perhaps more importantly what they might be doing to your health.

Well, there is reason for concern. Problem chemicals are commonly found in household and cleaning products, clothing, food, water, personal care products, plastics, as well as home furnishings. For many of these products there is no warning label or in the case of cleaning products and fragrances a list of ingredients is not even required. So consumers are left to wonder whether a product may or may not contain chemicals that could cause health problems.

So it’s useful to learn what the health effects might be, how chemicals get into the body, and how to find safer options.

Chemicals used in consumer products have been linked to hundreds of health issues such as cancer, hormone, immune, cardiac and lung problems, headaches, asthma, fatigue and lethargy, as well as a wide range of human behavior problems such as inattention, negative emotions (depression, irritability, and anxiety), memory deficits, and even our very ability to think straight!

How a problem chemical can affect a person is a function not only of a chemical’s toxic properties but also of the individual’s own genetic makeup, prior exposure, age of exposure, liver capacity to clear toxins, immune system status, as well as nutritional status.

How do we get exposed?

Chemicals enter the body through our skin/eyes/scalp, through food and liquids we consume, and via the air that we breath. It’s hard to fathom, but by the time most folks shower and get ready for their day they have already been exposed to

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Safer living tips From Safer for Your Baby: A Guide to Living Better with Fewer Chemicals by Lynn Tondat Ruggeri, Ph.D. and Laura Costa, Ph.D., www.saferforyourbaby.com Avoid air fresheners with synthetic fragrances and other artificially-scented products. These are made up of 100’s of “trade-secret” petrochemicals that have never been tested for their neurotoxic effects. They can cause immediate breathing problems, asthma, nausea, headache, flu-like symptoms and, in extreme cases, seizures.

Never microwave plastic. Avoid using plastic for food/beverage storage, baby bottles, sippy cups, teethers or toys that are labeled # 3, # 6, or # 7 plastic. These plastics can leach toxins that are then ingested. If there is no label on item assume it is # 7.

Take your shoes off before entering your home. This will greatly reduce the amount of lead and other heavy metals, pesticides, and other contaminants that get trapped indoors in carpeting and household dust.

Open the window to freshen indoor air: Indoor air quality is typically far worse than outdoor air.

A ir out new products before closed-room use. This includes plastic products (e.g., computers), furniture, carpeting and glued wood products. This is the process of “out-gassing” toxic chemicals that are apparent by their strong odor. These substances can cause immediate health problems such as asthma and headaches.

Buy organic foods whenever possible. Look for USDA Organic label on packaging; for organic produce sticker will have a PLU Code beginning with the number 9.

Take precautions to avoid breathing/inhalation and ingestion of dust since most dust contains traces of heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium as well as flame-retardant, pesticides and other environmental contaminants.

Wash all produce before eating, even organic. (See above tip for reason).

Use safer cleaners, such as baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice or safer cleaners like Bon Ami or Seventh Generation products rather than bleach or petrochemical-based and chemically fragranced cleaners.

Whenever possible, use non-toxic pest control products and solutions.

Safer for Your Baby has practical ways and resources for safer options for any pest control problem. Examples: pour undiluted vinegar onto weeds for spot weed control; use milky spore for lawn treatment of grubs and corn gluten for early season treatment of weeds.

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Continued from previous page hundreds of chemicals from personal care products alone.

Research has shown that even a typical newborn already has over 200 toxic chemicals in their blood at the time of birth. A term that medical researchers now use to describe an individual’s amount of chemical exposure is “chemical body burden.”

What can be done?

The good news that there is a lot that can be done to reduce our chemical body burden and improve our immune system and overall health. Because of increased awareness and consumer demand about chemicals and health, there are now many safer options for almost every type and kind of product that you use.

You might want to start with one area such as finding safer options for pest-control or cleaning products which probably represent the most dangerous products in the average home. Some safer solutions can be more effective as well as less expensive, such as good old baking soda which can be used successfully for a multitude of cleaning purposes.

Next, move on to safer personal care products and foods. However you start there are plenty of sources to help. One of these is the Environmental Working Group website (www.ewg.org) which has a useful search feature that actually rates (based on research) the toxicity/health risks of hundreds of ingredients in personal care products as well as rating actual products by name. Other useful websites are listed below.

Even just starting with a simple Google search will quickly reveal the good, the bad and the ugly about a chemical and its toxicity. Read many listings to get a range of information (pro and con) to form a conclusion and then determine for yourself what the risk might be for you. If you have a particular health issue such as cancer, diabetes, or asthma, include the issue in the search and see what you find.

Read over the credits/origins for the website; it would be preferable if a source is affiliated with a medical center or legitimate health organization and not a company that is trying to sell a product.

Lynn Tondat Ruggeri, Ph.D. interests are in nutrition, health and environmental toxins, ADHD, drug addiction, and immune system enhancement. She has publications on a variety of topics including chronic health symptoms in children with ADHD.

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Your Health

Here’s to

to be able to see into the future by looking into a crystal ball. In more practical terms, your future may be assured Dick by lifting a crystal clear Clark glass of water to your lips numerous times throughout the day.

Medical experts have recently squabbled over the number of glasses of water we should be drinking per day: 8 or even 12 eight-ounce glasses.

The fact is: it is unlikely that we can really drink too much. The body very efficiently stores or holds what it needs and then “downloads” the rest. The real problem is: we can drink too little water.

And we usually do!

Pure, cool, water has to compete with coffee, tea, soft drinks, smoothies and alcoholic beverages. None of these provide the crystal clear water that the body needs.

Caffeinated beverages actually cause a loss of water by increasing urine output. Four or more cups of coffee a day should be offset by eight cups of pure water.

The sugar content of the other beverages adds unnecessary calories, a problem for most of us. As for alcohol, I can still hear the words of a psychiatrist in a seminar many years ago: “Alcohol is nothing less than a toxin. Always remember that.” I have.

Dehydration dangers We all know how it feels to be thirsty, but by the time that symptom appears, our bodies are already experiencing dehydration. If we’re exercising at the time, we may experience cramping, mental confusion and even loss of consciousness. I observed the latter on an extremely hot day in Honolulu, necessitating a rapid ride to the hospital emergency room. Even if we’re not exercising, dehydration can lead to feeling groggy, overheating, restlessness, and confusion.

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Our bodies are 75% water which helps to regulate our temperature, protect our vital organs and circulate all of the nutrients we need. Any significant water loss spells trouble!

Peter Ragnar, a health and longevity pioneer, makes this observation: “Almost all the people you see and meet on a daily basis are dehydrated. How many folks complain of a lack of energy? It’s the number one complaint in America. Insufficient energy is the first sign that the blood, tissues and organs are not getting enough water, and your liver and brain are the least tolerant of a lack of water.”

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Concern for the long-term Ragnar notes that there is a suspicion among some medical researchers that Alzheimer’s disease may be the result of longterm dehydration. At this stage, it’s only a theory. An example of how this might be true is found in the fact that a person, lost and without water in a dry climate such as a desert, will eat sand believing it to be water.

“A mere two percent drop in hydration will make your short-term memory so fuzzy that you’ll be unable to remember your friends’ names, have trouble doing basic math, and forget where you put your keys.”

Not only does dehydration affect brain function, your muscles lose tone, your kidneys become handicapped causing toxins and other waste products to be stranded in your body. Constipation can be a problem as your metabolism becomes sluggish.

Your skin itches due to excessive dryness.

You experience aches and pains in your muscles and joints. Who needs this?

We need pure water Depending upon where you live, the public water supply may not be all that palatable due to being heavily chlorinated and/or flouridated. If that is the case, then the obvious solution is bottled water. But it’s important that you read the label, for

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not all bottled water is “spring water.”

Some bottled water comes from a municipal water supply that is processed to taste “pure.” I happen to prefer Poland Spring water which generally retails for about a dollar a gallon.

Some find water just plain boring! If that’s how you feel, then perk it up…naturally! Slice up a lemon and add it to the container. You’ll get a zippy taste without unnecessary calories.

On a recent trip to California I discovered the delights of slicing up two or three strawberries and adding them to a gallon of water. The strawberries add a subtle sweetness to the water. You can be creative and add the natural flavors of your choice.

I like to keep my water in the refrigerator because I prefer really cold water, and I find that it seems to somewhat numb the taste buds so that taste—or lack thereof—is no problem. Of course, you can always add ice cubes which, when they clink, seem to add a note of elite sophistication.

Make the healthy habit of drinking water a little extra special by using an elegant glass, such as crystal. Each time you raise it to your lips, you’ll “see” your future, crystal clear and healthy!

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Let’s exercise

A nne Ferreira

“Getting more exercise” was at the top of many New Year’s resolution lists. After all, we’re constantly bombarded by information that extols the benefits of regular activity in controlling a host of health conditions. But often we think of “exercise” as just another project to fit into an otherwise busy life.

It turns out, exercise is good for more than just obvious reasons. Yes, it’s helpful in maintaining weight, or helping to shed unwanted pounds. And yes, it does provide a feeling of emotional and physical satisfaction when an hour at the gym is (blessedly) done.

But keep drilling down and you’ll find out that there are huge advantages at the smallest level: in your cells. These advantages include not only controlling weight or building muscle—but also preventing or stemming certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or cancer.

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No matter what your age or stage in life, there are good reasons to incorporate activity—in even seemingly small steps— into your life.

Goal 1

I will prevent or

control diabetes The American Diabetes Associates reports that more than 1.6 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes each year. With 90 to 95 percent of those diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, a good deal of attention is paid to the lifestyle that often leads it.

Often, Type 2 diabetes is the result of a

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variation on “I-love-to-eat-and-hate-to-exercise.” The problem is, after a decade or so, your body begins to rebel at the most basic level. Ordinarily, after each tasty (often carbohydrate-heavy) meal, your pancreas release insulin. Insulin allows carbohydrates (as blood glucose) and protein to enter muscle cells where they are stored or used for energy. In Type 2 diabetes, though, insulin is not used properly by the cells, leading to a buildup of glucose. As a result, blood glucose rises abnormally, resulting in a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes… and if left unchecked, can lead to heart disease, circulatory problems, kidney failure, blindness, and nerve disorders.

Exercise helps by decreasing your body’s resistance to using insulin properly. In essence, it helps to open insulin receptors that are like little doors in the cells. Once your body gets used to regular exercise, the cells can better respond to insulin and use glucose the way it was intended: as energy.

Rose Marie Couto, a certified diabetes educator with the Caritas Diabetes Center at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, notes that a little activity, combined with a sound

nutrition plan that pays careful attention to carbohydrate and fat intake, can pay off big in diabetes prevention or control.

“The good news for patients with diabetes who make activity part of their lives is that they can make great strides toward successfully managing their diabetes,” she says. “And people who are diagnosed with prediabetes (blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes) can actually reverse this through regular activity and improved diet.”

Couto notes that the American Diabetes Association Normal defines a healthy fasting blood glucose as below 100 mg/dl.

A fasting blood glucose level between 100 and 125 mg/dl indicates prediabetes, while 126 mg/dl or above indicates diabetes.

How much exercise is enough? “Thirty to sixty minutes a day is a good goal,” says Couto. “Start comfortably— even five to ten minutes a day—and try to increase it slowly.”

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I will preserve or manage

my cardiovascular health Is there anyone who does not want a healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels? How about more energy, improved digestion and fat metabolism, increased muscular strength, better bone strength, balance and coordination?

Or, if you need even more concrete reasons you can see, wouldn’t you like to deal better with stress, get a more satisfying night’s sleep, or sharpen your mental alertness?

Exercise physiologist Derek Paiva is fitness and personal training coordinator for the Old Colony YMCA in Stoughton. He also works with patients in Saint Anne’s Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program in Fall River and explains why and how exercise is so beneficial.

“Exercise lowers your resting heart rate and blood pressure by dilating the arteries,” says Paiva, “so your heart doesn’t need to work as hard. At the same time, it increases your HDL (‘healthy’) cholesterol to carry harmful (LDL) cholesterol away from the blood vessels. It also decreases triglycerides, which are linked to coronary artery disease. And consistent exercise allows the blood vessels to work more efficiently.”

If you’ve already had a heart attack, heart surgery or other cardiac event, supervised exercise in a cardiac rehabilitation

program can be one of the most effective prescriptions.

Cardiologist Mark Gabry, of Internal Medicine and Cardiology Associates in Fall River, prescribes cardiac rehab to many of his patients who have had a heart attack, experience angina, or have undergone heart surgery or other procedures. He notes that the benefits of a customized exercise program, combined with personalized counseling about lifestyle and nutrition, in a rehab program are multifold.

“Exercise makes the heart work more efficiently, so patients can regain strength and prevent their condition from worsening,” explains Dr. Gabry. “Furthermore, patients who enroll and complete a full Cardiac Rehabilitation program are less likely to have further cardiac events and coplications.”

Exercise, along with a healthy diet, is an invaluable tool to help people continue living a healthy lifestyle.

Goal 3

I will help prevent recurrence

of cancer If you or a member of your family has had breast, colon or prostate cancer, you’ll be interested in what Dr. Jennifer Ligibel, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, reported at a recent cancer symposium held

by Saint Anne’s in North Dartmouth.

Dr. Ligibel, who is a medical oncologist at Dana-Farber and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, explains that numerous studies, with more than 10,000 women participating, show that cancer survivors who exercise tend to do better and live longer.

While the jury is still out as to why this might be (do these same patients eat better? Are they more compliant in taking their medications? Is it because exercise reduces fat mass and changes metabolism?), there is a “consistent pattern” that

points to the “magic” 30 minutes a day, or 150 minutes per week, as having notable benefits.

The Journal of the American Medical Association in 2005 found that women with breast cancer who participated in physical activity equal to walking one or more hours per week had better survival odds than those who exercised less than that or not at all.

One study even suggests that breast cancer survivors who exercise have up to 50% less chance of their cancer recurring.

“One of the things I hear most often as patients finish their treatment is ‘What can I do to protect myself now?’” says Dr. Ligibel. “Once they’ve checked with their doctors as to what they can tolerate, they can not only take physical control of their bodies, but also psychological control.

During treatment, they may have less nausea and fewer side effects, and beyond, they have a better quality of life and are less tired.”

Locally, Karyl Benoit, a certified fitness and yoga instructor at Swansea Total Fitness, helps cancer patients practice what Dr. Ligibel preaches. Also a certified cancer exercise specialist, Benoit has taught classes specifically for cancer patients at Saint Anne’s Hospital for more than 15 years to encourage patients’ fitness, flexibility and toning. It’s also a good source of mutual support.

“It is so exciting that medical research is now confirming what many fitness professionals have observed for a long time: A regular dose of moderate exercise can be so important to someone with a cancer diagnosis,” says Benoit. “During treatment, staying active helps to reduce nausea and fatigue, increase energy level, improve quality of sleep, and is an overall mood enhancer. Exercising in a group also helps eliminate feelings of isolation. And later, after treatment is completed, exercise, along with a healthy diet, is an invaluable tool to help people continue living a healthy lifestyle.”

A nne Ferreira is a coordinator of public relations and marketing for Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River. She earned her B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and resides with her family in Assonet.

A writer with an interest in health topics, she has worked in hospital public relations, marketing and institutional development in southeastern Massachusetts since the mid1980s.

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Chasing electronic gear If you’re looking for a new tool for delivering entertainment, getting more work done, or unleashing your creativity, here are four models worth considering.

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Samsung G alaxy Tab

The tablet computer has always been conceived as a thin, flat—uh, tablet—that you work with a finger or stylus. Less clumsy than a laptop. Trouble was, early tablets were too cumbersome, slow and lacking in features. After more than 20 years of attempts by a host of manufacturers to popularize the tablet computer, Apple and the iPad got the public’s attention in a huge way.

The recently updated iPad 2 is roughly 8x10 inches, .34 inches thick, weighs 1.33 pounds and has a 9.7-inch color screen.

This second generation iPad includes two built-in cameras for taking digital photos, movies and video calling, a faster processor and improved graphics for HD video output.

There has been an explosion of free and for-fee applications (“apps”) created for the device, plus it can use many iPhone apps. iPad 2 models start at $499 and run on up to $829. The less expensive models connect to the Internet using a WiFi connection. The more expensive models also have 3G cellular phone connectivity, so you can connect anywhere there’s AT&T or Verizon cell phone service. You pay extra for the AT&T or Verizon 3G connectivity, to the tune of $15-25 per month.

Apple’s competitors can’t afford to let Apple establish a new consumer electronic device category and then own the category, but they’re only just beginning to offer alternatives. One of the most promising is the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Tab uses a different form factor than the iPad, being smaller and lighter. The Tab has a seven-inch color screen. It uses Google’s rapidly improving Android software, for which hundreds of freewheeling apps are already available.

It can play Flash video for greater Web capability, which gives it a leg up on the iPad. It also has two cameras, so you can shoot pictures or videoconference. And it multitasks.

To boost its potential customer base, the Tab’s 3G cellular service is available from AT&T, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless.

Pricing for the Tab ranges from $250 with a two-year mobile contract to$560 without a contract.

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A mazon Kindle

GoPro HD Hero 960

Like tablet computers, several generations of electronic book readers (e-readers) crashed soon after launch. Potential users thumbed their noses not only at the available devices, but at the concept of reading entire books on a screen. But like tablet computers, the e-reader’s time has come, as millions of book readers have decided it really is convenient to have dozens, hundreds or thousands of books available in one small device. E-book sales are starting to soar.

Amazon’s Kindle is the most popular ereader, and Amazon is now selling its third generation of the Kindle.

While the iPad can perform many tasks including serving as an e-reader, the Kindle is largely a one-trick pony, designed to enable the user to read electronic books comfortably. The Kindle weighs 8.5 ounces or roughly a third what the iPad weighs.

It has a six-inch reading area, more like a paperback than a computer monitor.

The screen is high-contrast, black on white, bright enough to read in sunlight.

Books are downloaded via the unit’s builtin WiFi, and the unit will operate for as long as a month on a single charge.

The latest model holds up to 3500 e-books, periodicals, and documents.

Hundreds of thousands of free and for-fee books and other publications can be read on the Kindle.

The WiFi version of the Kindle goes for $139, the 3G/WiFi version for $189. The top-end model, the DX, has a 9.7-inch screen and sells for $379. The cost of the 3G service is built into the prices.

If you’re a serious book reader, you may be willing to sacrifice the iPad’s bells and whistles for the readability of the Kindle.

If you like the idea of shooting your own Hollywood-style action movies but don’t have the eight-figure budget, you might want a GoPro HD Hero 960 ($179) to help you kickstart your directorial career.

GoPro has been offering strap-on cams for several years. The 960 is a small, tough HD camera that can be attached to such places as helmets, bicycle frames, surfboards and motorcycles for a participant’s eye view of the action.

The 960 records in 960p, 720p at 30 frames a second and at 480p at 60 fps.

GoPro’s HD Helmet Hero is a more expensive ($299) and more capable version of the 960, with higher HD resolution and higher frame rates, plus other features, but the 960 is a good way to get into adventure video at a modest price.

With the HD Hero 960 you can practice your extreme moviemaking, then transfer your videos to your computer-—or your iPad or Galaxy Tab—and send it off to YouTube. If your main objective is to publish your videos to the Internet you won’t need the higher resolutions of the HD Hero.

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Let’s take refreshing look back to the stars of yesterday who still shine in the wonderful worlds of film, music and cuisine. Who doesn’t love to lose themselves in a favorite movie starring classic actors like Bogie and Joan Crawford? We’ll start off with the woman who was mentor to the world’s most famous chef, Julia Child. Tuck in your napkin and enjoy these great books!

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Julia Child’s mentor and coauthor of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Simone “Simca” Beck, combines menus and recipes with the extraordinary story of her life,beginning with her childhood in pre-World War I Normandy to madcap escapades in 1920’s Paris to tragedy and triumph. Illustrated with vintage photos and drawings and features an introduction by Julia Child. Her other books include Simca’s Cuisine and More Recipes from Simca’s Cuisine.

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Celebrated journalist R. W. (“Johnny”) Apple was a veteran political reporter, a New York Times bureau chief and an incisive and prolific writer. But the role he was most passionate about was food anthropologist. Known both for his restless wide open mind and an appetite to match, Apple was also a culinary scholar: witty, wide-ranging and intensely knowledgeable about his subjects. Far Flung and Well Fed is the best of Apple’s food writing from America, England, Europe, Asia and Australia. Each of the more than fifty essays recount extraordinary meals and little-known facts, covering everything from the origin of an ingredient in a dish, to its history, and the vivid personalities who cook, serve and eat those dishes. Far Flung and Well Fed is a classic collection of food writing that is lively, warm and rich with a sense of place and taste.

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Though Humphrey Bogart died at the young age of fifty-seven more than half a century ago, his influence among actors and filmmakers, and his enduring appeal for film lovers, remain as strong as ever.

What is it about Bogart, with his unconventional looks and noticeable speech impediment, that has captured our collective imagination for so long? In this definitive biography, Stefan Kanfer answers that question, along the way illuminating the private man Bogart was and shining the spotlight on some of the greatest performances ever captured on celluloid.

Born into a life of wealth and privilege, Bogart was a troublemaker throughout his youth, getting kicked out of prep school and running away to join the navy at the age of nineteen. He drifted aimlessly from one ill-fitting career to another, until, through a childhood friend, he got his first theater job. After the Crash of ’29, Bogart headed west to try his luck in Hollywood where he slogged through more than thirty B-movie roles before his drinking buddy John Huston wrote him into High Sierra.

Kanfer appraises each of his films, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, The Big Sleep, The African Queen…with an unfailing critical eye, weaving in lively accounts of behind-the-scenes fun and friendships, including the great love story of Bogart and Bacall. What emerges in these pages is the portrait of a great Hollywood life.

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April Possessed: Life of Joan Crawford

Frank: the Voice

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Joan Crawford was one of the most incandescent film stars of all time, yet one of the most misunderstood. In this intimate biography, bestselling author Donald Spoto goes beyond the popular caricature—the abusive, unstable mother portrayed in her adopted daughter Christina Crawford’s memoir, Mommie Dearest—to give us a three-dimensional portrait of a very human woman, her dazzling career, and her extraordinarily dramatic life.

Based on new archival information and exclusive interviews, and written with Spoto’s keen eye for detail, Possessed offers a fascinating portrait of a courageous, highly sexed, and ambitious woman whose strength and drive made her a forerunner in the fledgling film business.

From her hardscrabble childhood in Texas to her early days as a dancer in post–World War I New York to her rise to stardom, Spoto traces Crawford’s fifty years of memorable performances in classics like Rain, The Women, Mildred Pierce, and Sudden Fear, which are as startling and vivid today as when they were filmed.

Spoto goes behind the myths to examine the rise and fall of the studio system; Crawford’s four marriages; her passionate thirty year, on-and-off-again affair with Clark Gable; her friendships and rivalries with other stars; her powerful desire to become a mother; the truth behind the scathing stories in her daughter Christina’s memoir; and her final years as a widow battling cancer.

Possessed is the definitive biography of this remarkable woman and true legend of film.

Frank Sinatra was the best-known entertainer of the twentieth century. He was infinitely charismatic, lionized and notorious in equal measure. But despite his mammoth fame, Sinatra the man has remained an enigma. As Bob Spitz did with the Beatles, Tina Brown for Diana, and Peter Guralnick for Elvis, James Kaplan goes behind the legend and hype to bring alive a force that changed popular culture in fundamental ways.

Sinatra endowed the songs he sang with the explosive conflict of his own personality. He also made the very act of listening to pop music a more personal experience than it had ever been. In Frank: The Voice, Kaplan reveals how he did it, bringing deeper insight than ever before to the complex psyche and turbulent life behind that incomparable vocal instrument.

We relive the years 1915 to 1954 in glistening detail, experiencing as if for the first time Sinatra’s journey from the streets of Hoboken, his fall from the apex of celebrity, and his Oscar-winning return in From Here to Eternity. Here at last is the biographer who makes the reader feel what it was really like to be Frank Sinatra: as man, as musician, as tortured genius.

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Wine and cheese classic pairings For as long as wine has been around there seems to have been a cheese to pair with it.

In the days when neither cheeses, wine or people moved around much, it is not surprising that the folks who lived in a specific wine area such as Burgundy, were some how able to make wine and cheese that went together. The same goes for the wines and cheeses of the Rhine and Mosel, or those from the Piedmont of Italy. It is senseless to argue which came first, as the natural pairing probable occurred over periods of hundreds of years.

It is interesting that both products are made from “spoiling,” or fermentation.

The sugar in the grape jiuice ferments into alcohol (or vineger if not properly coaxed) and milk ferments to provide the basis for making cheese.

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and the terroir (the soil and climate) and viticultural care where the vines are grown.

The characteristics of cheese depend highly on the beast from which the milk is harvested, cow, goat, sheep, buffalo, and the forage from which the beast acquires it sustenance. The characteristics of cheeses may also change with time, as the grasses and vegetation change over the seasons.

In the days before refrigeration, cheese lovers were pretty much limited to what was made locally. Propinquity determined the match.

We in the 21st century are able to find excellent varieties of both many different wines and cheeses that seem to be consistent not only over the seasons but over the years. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take advantage of the special times when

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certain local seasonal cheeses become available.

Matchmaking guidelines But to find some guidelines for pairing, let’s stick to the typical and classical wines and cheeses you can easily procure.

The basics of wine and cheese pairing seem simple at first; light wines go with light cheeses and more complex wines go with more complex cheeses.

But again, it’s not that simple, as we realize that the flavors of some type of cheese can conflict with that of a particular wine. Heaven forbid we end up with a bad pairing that either spoils a great wine or makes some special cheese taste “funny.” Essentially, most aficionados of fine dining use the known traditional pairings with the fine dining, and do their experimentation with new combinations with leftovers.

Classic pairs So it come to this; there are many classical pairings of cheese and wine and

one can make some deviations in those pairings without much risk. So lets look at some of these so called classic pairing.

A nice light wine, like a German or New York Riesling, pairs well with almost any cheese. However if the cheese is particularly strong it may over power the delicate flavors of the Riesling. So we should use a light cheese with these light wines.

Suggested pairings with these styles of medium to light wines, are Swiss cheese, Muenster, Havarti and Jarlsburg.

On the other hand, a big monster red like a late harvest Zinfandel, or mature Bordeaux, begs for a rich complex cheese like an aged Provolone or smoked Gouda.

For the rich cream cheeses, like Brie and Camembert, some folks would prefer a more sophisticated and softer wine like a complex Pinot Noir or nice red Burgundy. Good Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Zinfandel wines are also quite suitable with both of these types of cheeses. Needless to say, some of the great Italian cheeses, like Provolone and Asiago are perfect matches for Barbara, Barolo and Chianti wines.

The full flavored goat and sheep cheeses can be tricky but the light reds such a Gamay, Pinot Noir and Merlot are fine.

Some folks prefer a white wine such as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc with these rather unique cheeses. A soft and chalky feta can be a joy with a big rich California Chardonnay and white Burgundies as well as the interesting Greek white wines.

It has been said that Sauvignon Blanc goes with any cheese, and to some extant this is true. It especially goes well with cheeses that have herbs in them, such as the popular Havarti with dill or the English cheddar with chives. Many cheese lovers make their on “cheese ball” spreads mixing the cheese with their favorite herb and topping it with chopped pecans or walnuts.

been developed and marketed over the centuries, some adventurous cheese mongers have developed cheeses enhanced with interesting condiments. One classic is the German mushroom cheese that is like Brie with small slices of mushrooms, marketed under the label of “Champignon Mushroom Brie.”

And there are Stilton cheeses that have been embedded with dried apricots and many cheese have been enhance with nuts, especially pinon nuts. The English seem to enjoy the mixed cheeses, such as their Huntsman Cheese, which is made with alternating layers of Stilton and Double Gloucester cheeses. The Stilton is a version of the so called “blue cheeses” which also include Asiago, Gorgonzola, Roquefort and Saga to name a few.

Heaven forbid

we end up with a bad pairing that either spoils a great wine or makes some special cheese taste “funny.”

More complex cheeses As good as the cheese are, that have

An old experiment

Speaking of the great stinky blue cheeses such as Roquefort and Stilton, they go incredibly well with sweet wines, especially old Sauterne and Port. There is a great tradition among stinky cheese lovers of buying well-made Stilton and enjoying a bit right away with a little Port. Then they wrap the cheese well in cheesecloth and place it in a tin (like a fruit cake tin) and hide in some safe place outside.

After a month or so they try it again.

Then do it again in another month, and so on until the cheese becomes hard and crumbly. Each time it seems to get better.

If it hasn’t been consumed after 4 or 5 months, it will have become a truly great cheese.

Now, one has a truly great cheese and wine marriage, especially if you can get a great old vintage port. This is a marriage that seems to have been made in heaven.

One could go on and on. So many cheeses and so many wines. The combinations are endless as are the joys.

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Things to do April 1-17 – Curtains. The Musical Comedy Whodunit. The Community Players 90th Anniversary Season RI Premier. Jenks Auditorium, Division Street, Pawtucket. 401-726-6860. www.thecommunityplayers.org April 2 – Mavis Staples and Billy Bragg. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford. 8pm. 508-994-2900. www.zeiterion.org April 2 – Steve Forbert in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org April 2 – Doug and Telisha Williams. Husband and wife singer/song writers with a twang. Common Fence Point, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth.

401-683-5085. www.commonfencemusic.org April 2 – Historical Hauntings: the Naughty and the Notorious. A Dinner Theatre Event premier fundraiser presented by the New Bedford Preservation Society. Wamsutta Club, 427 County Street, New Bedford. 6pm. 508-997-6425. www.nbpreservationsociety.org April 2, 9, 16, 23 – Intro to Atelier Interactive Acrylic Paints with Jacklyn William. Portsmouth Arts Guild, Center for the Arts, 2679 East Main Road, Portsmouth. 10:30am-1:00pm. 401-4331482. www.portsmouthartsguild.org April 3 – The Music at St. Anthony’s Concert Series presents Gail Archer, guest organist. St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 3pm. 508-993-1691. www.MUSICATSAINTANTHONYS.ORG April 3 – Atwater-Donnely Folk Duo. Community Concert Series. First Congregational Church, 34 Center Street, Fairhaven. 2-5pm. 508-993-3368. http://sites.google.com/site/fhvnccs/ April 5 – Spiritual Explorers. Unitarian Memorial Church Parish House, 102 Green Street, Fairhaven.

7pm. 508-992-7081. RevAnnFox@aol.com April 6-May 1 – New Works. Gallery X Exhibit, 169 Williams Street, New Bedford. Opening Reception Saturday April 9, 7-10pm. Gallery Hours Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-3pm. 508-9922675. www.galleryx.org April 6 – Gretchen Parlato in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River.

8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org April 6 – Trees and Other Things. Amateur naturalist/botanist and former teacher Mike (Martha) Schroeder will be visiting to teach how to explore the world of twigs, trees and other woody growth.

Marion Natural History Museum, 8 Spring Street, Marion. 3:30-4:30pm. 508-748-2098. www. marionmuseum.org

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Street, Newport. 401-683-5085. www.commonfencemusic.org April 8 – Janis Ian in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508324-1926. www.ncfta.org April 8 – Harlem Ambassadors vs Tri-Town Trotters. Old Rochester Regional High School Gym, 135 Marion Road, Mattapoisett. 7pm. 508-4505475. www.mattapoisettlionsclub.org April 8-9 – The One: A Musical Review About God. Taunton Little Theatre Group Production.

The Lafayette, 18 Lakeview Avenue, Taunton. 508822-2515.

April 9 – Music Night. Coggeshall Farm, 1 Colt Drive, Bristol. 6-9pm. 401-253-9062. www.coggeshallfarm.org

April 14 – Friends of Morphine and Jeremy Lyons. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta. org

April 9 – SkillsUSA 4th Annual Cake Show Fundraiser. Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River. 10am-3pm. 508-678-2811. gloria.cabral@bristolcc.edu

April 15 – Andrea Belanger in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River.

8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org

April 9 – New Bedford Symphony Orchestra: Classical V. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford. 8pm. 508-9942900. www.zeiterion.org April 9 – Allison Callery at the Church Street Coffee House. Special guests include Kim Lamothe Tree-Oh, Orion Rigel Dommisse and Alec K Redfearn. First United Methodist Church, 25 Church Street, Warren. 8-10:30pm. 401-489-0059. http://churchstreetcoffeehouse.com/ April 9 – Great International Spring Beer Festival. Rhode Island Convention Center, One Sabin Street, Providence. 401-485-6000. www. beerfestamerica.com April 9 – Moonalice in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org April 9 – Global Gala 2011. Benefit for the GLCPS College Scholarship Fund. New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. 508-997-0046. www.glcps.org April 10 – Drumfish Drumming Circle. Unitarian Memorial Church Parish House, 102 Green Street, Fairhaven. 7pm. 508-992-7081. http:// drumfish.weebly.com/

April 7 – Dala. Folk duo from Canada. Common Fence Point at Channing Church, 135 Pelham

April 14 – Larry Yerdon, President of Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

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April 14-April 17 – The Rover. Brown University/ Trinity Rep Production. Citizens Bank Theater, Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence. 401-351-4242. www. trinityrep.com

April 7 – Dave Mason in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

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April 9 – Spindle City Ballet’s 4th Annual Spring Fling and Performance and Silent Auction. 6:308:30pm. The Eagle, 35 North Main Street, Fall River. 508-536-6073. www.spindleballet.org

April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24 – Marine Painting in Oils and Acrylics with Glenn James Secrest. Portsmouth Arts Guild, Center for the Arts, 2679 East Main Road, Portsmouth. 9:30am12:00pm. 401-433-1482. www.portsmouthartsguild.org

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April 15-May 15 – Steel Magnolias at Trinity Rep. 201 Washington Street, Providence. 401-351-4242. www.trinityrep.com April 16 – Geoff Muldaur and Jim Kweskin. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org April 16 – Mustard’s Retreat. Folk and old time duo. Common Fence Point, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth. 401-683-5085. www.commonfencemusic.org April 16 – Pirates of Penzance. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford.

8pm. 508-994-2900. www.zeiterion.org April 16 – Bristol Chapter of Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Meeting. Somerset Public Library, 1464 County Street, Somerset. 1pm. 508674-9609. www.massog.org April 16 – Bristol 4th of July 50’s Dance. Up on the Roof, 400 Metacom Avenue, Bristol. 6pm. 401573-9453. www.july4bristolri.com April 18 – Right Whale Celebration Day.New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. 508-997-0046. www.whalingmuseum.org April 18-22 – Buttonwood Park Zoo Spring Fling Week. Music and crafts all week. 425 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford. 508-991-4556. www. bpzoo.org April 19 – Spiritual Explorers. Unitarian Memorial Church Parish House, 102 Green Street, Fairhaven. 7pm. 508-992-7081. RevAnnFox@aol.com

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April 20 – Portrait Drawing Workshop with Carol Lynn Hall. Portsmouth Arts Guild, Center for the Arts, 2679 East Main Road, Portsmouth.

12-3pm. 401-433-1482. www.portsmouthartsguild.org April 20 – April School Vacation Day. Start with Breakfast in the Barnyard and spend the day with the animals. Coggeshall Farm, 1 Colt Drive, Bristol. 10am-4pm. 401-253-9062. www. coggeshallfarm.org April 20 – Man and Whales with Richard Ellis.

Cook Memorial Theater, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford.

6:30-9pm. 508-997-0046. www.whalingmuseum. org April 21 – Book Discussion at the Millicent Library. The book And Then There Was Light by Jacques Ussera will be the topic of discussion.

Public invited. 45 Center Street, Fairhaven. 508992-5342. http://millicentlibrary.org April 22 – Kris Delmhorst and Session Americana. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta. org April 22 – Kids Day at the Academy with the Fairhaven Village Militia. Fairhaven Academy, 12 Huttleston Avenue, Fairhaven. 10am-2pm. 508996-0823. http://fairhavenevents.blogspot.com/ April 23 – The Easter Bunny visits Buttonwood Park Zoo. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny 9am.

Milk and Cookies with the Easter Bunny 11:30am, 1:30pm and 3:30pm. 425 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford. 508-991-4556. www.bpzoo.org April 23 – North Fairhaven Improvement Association Easter Egg Hunt. Livesey Park, Glenhaven Avenue, Fairhaven. 9am. 508-979-4025. http:// fairhavenevents.blogspot.com/ April 23 – Carbon Leaf in concert.Alternate Routes opening. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org April 23 – Mass. Memories Road Show. Preserve and restore old photos. National Park Service, Corson Building, 33 William Street, New Bedford.

9am. 508-997-0046. www.whalingmuseum.org April 26 – Ready About: The Business and Pleasure of Yachting on Buzzards Bay with Llewellyn Howland III. 21st Annual Sailors Lecture Series.

Cook Memorial Theater, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford.

7:30pm. 508-997-0046. www.whalingmuseum. org April 28 – John Popper and the Duskray Troubadours. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta. org April 28 – Voices of the Poets. The RJD welcomes middle school students to read at the museum.

Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, 396 County Street, New Bedford. 7pm. 508-9971401. www.rjdmuseum.org April 29 – Spring Awakening. Broadways most talked about new musical. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford.

8pm. 508-994-2900. www.zeiterion.org

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April 29 – Entrain in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org April 29-30 – A Little Paint, Lot of Color with Kathleen Weber. Portsmouth Arts Guild, Center for the Arts, 2679 East Main Road, Portsmouth.

Sat 9am-4pm, Sun 9am-1pm. 401-433-1482. www. portsmouthartsguild.org April 30 – The Gnomes. World Folk Music.

Stone Church Coffee House, First Congregational Church, 280 High Street, Bristol. 7:30pm. 401-2534813. http://stonechurchcoffeehouse.weebly.com April 30 – Benefit Concert for Front Line Ministry for Freedom at the Church Street Coffee House. Special guests include Matt Borrello, Mark Greenbaum, Chuck Williams, and Ross Robinson.

First United Methodist Church, 25 Church Street, Warren. 8-10:30pm. 401-489-0059. http://churchstreetcoffeehouse.com/ May 1 – St. Anthony of Padua Church presents a Concert with Tea. Featuring the Spirit of Saint Anthony Choir. St. Anthony of Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 3pm. 508-9931691. www.MUSICATSAINTANTHONYS.ORG May 3 – Kris Kristofferson, Live in Concert.

Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford. 8pm. 508-994-2900. www. zeiterion.org May 4-May 29 – Word-Up! Gallery X Exhibit.

169 Williams Street, New Bedford. Opening Reception Saturday May 7, 7-10pm. Gallery Hours Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-3pm. 508-9922675. www.galleryx.org May 5 – Music Night. Coggeshall Farm, 1 Colt Drive, Bristol. 6-9pm. 401-253-9062. www.coggeshallfarm.org May 6 – Roomful of Blues. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-3241926. www.ncfta.org May 6 – Wine in the Wild. Rotary Club of New Bedford 17th Annual Wine Tasting. Buttonwood Park Zoo, 425 Hawthorn Street, New Bedford.

7-10pm. 508-971-8533. www.bpzoo.org May 6-June 5 – The Completely Fictional, Utterly True, Final Strange Tale of Edgar Allen Poe at Trinity Rep. 201 Washington Street, Providence.

401-351-4242. www.trinityrep.com May 7 – Friends of the Middleboro Library Breakfast. Middleboro Council on Aging, 558 Plymouth Street, Middleboro. 8-11am. 774-213-1066. http:// middleboroughfriends.com/wordpress/ May 7 – Sheep Day/Earth Day. Soule Homestead Education Center, 46 Soule Street, Middleborough. 10am-3pm. 508-947-6744. www.soulehomestead.org May 7 – Ramblin Jack Elliot. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508324-1926. www.ncfta.org May 7 – Cheryl Wheeler. Singer, songwriter, comedian. Common Fence Point, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth. 401-683-5085. www.commonfencemusic.org May 7 – Pearly Baker 2nd Annual Bash. Benefit for the United Way GNB Hunger Commission.

Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford. 8pm. 508-994-2900. www. zeiterion.org

May 9 – Bristol 4th of July Card Party. St. Mary’s Church Auditorium, 330 Wood Street, Bristol.

7pm. 401-573-9453. www.july4bristolri.com May 12 – Newport Gallery Night. Various Venues.

Free admission. Free parking @ Newport Visitors Information Center, 23 America’s Cup Avenue, Newport or Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. 401- 848-8200. www.newportgalleries.org May 12 – Joe Thomas, award-winning author and publisher of Spinner Publications in New Bedford.

RJD AHA! History of New England Port Cities Lecture Series. Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, 396 County Street, New Bedford.

508-997-1401.

May 12 – AHA! Night:Arts in Bloom. The Sundial Building, 63 Union Street, 2nd Floor, New Bedford. 5-9pm. 508-996-8253. www.ahanewbedford. org May 12 – Judy Collins in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org May 12-May 22 – The Threepenny Opera.

Brown University/ Trinity Rep Production.

Citizens Bank Theater, Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire Street, Providence. 401-3514242. www.trinityrep.com May 14 – Art Tebbitts and Ray Cooke. Folk and Roots Music. Stone Church Coffee House, First Congregational Church, 280 High Street, Bristol.

7:30pm. 401-253-4813. http://stonechurchcoffeehouse.weebly.com/ May 14 – Mother’s Day Workshop for Children.

Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, 396 County Street, New Bedford. Teas and goodies will be served. 9:00-10:30am. 508-997-1401. www.rjdmuseum.org May 14 – Susan Souza at the Church Street Coffee House. First United Methodist Church, 25 Church Street, Warren. 8-10:30pm. 401-489-0059. http:// churchstreetcoffeehouse.com/ May 14 – Neil Innes in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org May 16 – Richard Hill Organ Concert. Community Concert Series. First Congregational Church, 34 Center Street, Fairhaven. 2pm. 508-993-3368. http://sites.google.com/site/fhvnccs/ May 19 – Benoit Bourque On Stage at the Z Folk Cafe. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford. 7:30pm. 508-9942900. www.zeiterion.org May 19 – John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org May 20 – Chris Smither in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org May 21 – Cherry Blossom Festival. Start the day with the Cherry Tree Running Festival, Pawtucket City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket. 401724-2200. www.richerryblossomfestival.com May 21 – 5th Annual Rhode Island Wool and Fiber Festival. Coggeshall Farm, 1 Colt Drive, Bristol. 9am-4pm. 401-253-9062. www.coggeshallfarm.org

May 21 – Jesse Winchester in concert. Paul Currei opening. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta. org

June 11 – 8th Annual Women of RISA Show.

First United Methodist Church, 25 Church Street, Warren. 8-10:30pm. 401-489-0059. http://churchstreetcoffeehouse.com/

May 21 – Susan Werner. Singer, songwriter, comedian. Common Fence Point, 933 Anthony Road, Portsmouth. 401-683-5085. www.commonfencemusic.org

June 14 – Bristol 4th of July Flag Day Ceremony.

Bristol Town Common, Bristol. 5:30pm. 401-5739453. www.july4bristolri.com

May 21 – Bristol Chapter of Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Meeting. Somerset Public Library, 1464 County Street, Somerset. 1pm. 508-6749609. www.massog.org May 21 – Taste of Southcoast. Custom House Square, William Street, New Bedford. 12-4pm.

508-990-2777. www.downtownnb.org May 24 – History of the Cape Verdean/Brava Packet Trade with Laura Pires-Hester, PhD and Michael K.H. Platzer, J.D. 21st Annual Sailors Lecture Series. Cook Memorial Theater, New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. 7:30pm. 508-997-0046. www.whalingmuseum.org May 27-29 – Yound Adults Reunion. The Met Cafe, Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket. 9am. 401-729-1005. www.themetri.com May 28 – Swansea Public Library Annual Plant Sale. Friends of the Swansea Public Library, 69 Main Street, Swansea. 508-674-9609. www. swansealibrary.org June 2 – Music Night. Coggeshall Farm, 1 Colt Drive, Bristol. 6-9pm. 401-253-9062. www.coggeshallfarm.org June 2-June 30 – The Family: A Musical about the Mob at Trinity Rep. 201 Washington Street, Providence. 401-351-4242. www.trinityrep.com June 3 – Michelle Shocked in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River.

8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org June 4 – Knorr Great Chowder Cook-off. 12-6pm.

Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf, Newport. 401-846-2610. www.newportyachtingcenter.com June 4 – 7th Annual Family Day. Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport. 11am4pm. 401-841-0707. www.fortadams.org June 8-July 3 – Beg, Borrow or Steal. Gallery X Exhibit. 169 Williams Street, New Bedford. Opening Reception Saturday June 11, 7-10pm. Gallery Hours Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-3pm.

508-992-2675. www.galleryx.org June 8-September 11 –New Bedford Through the Lens, Time Has Left its Mark, Photographs.

Our Point of View. New Bedford Art Museum Exhibits. 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford. 508961-3072. www.newbedfordartmuseum.org June 9 – AHA! Night: Walking Tours. The Sundial Building, 63 Union Street, 2nd Floor, New Bedford. 5-9pm. 508-996-8253. www.ahanewbedford. org June 10 – Flame in concert. A benefit for the Maher Center and CranstonArc. Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport. 4-8pm. 401841-0707. www.fortadams.org June 10-12 – Day of Portugal Festival. Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. Raising of the Flag June 9, 6pm. 508-322-7025. www.nb-dayofportugal.com/

June 15 – Ian McLagan in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org June 17 – Leo Kottke in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org June 17 – A Salute to the Summer Solstice. A benefit for the Fort Adams Trust. Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport. 7-10:30pm.

401-841-0707. www.fortadams.org June 18 – Bristol Chapter of Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Meeting. Somerset Public Library, 1464 County Street, Somerset. 1pm. 508674-9609. www.massog.org June 18 – Bill Frisell’s Beautiful Dreamers featuring Eyvind Kang and Rudy Royston. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River.

8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org June 18 – Bristol 4th of July Old Fashioned Days, 9am. Vintage Baseball Game, 12-5pm. Bristol Town Common, Bristol. 401-573-9453. www. july4bristolri.com June 21 – Canine Cadet Adventure. A social gathering for dogs and their owners. Fort Adams State Park, 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport. 6-8pm.

401-841-0707. www.fortadams.org June 22 – Joe Purdy in concert. Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm.

508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org June 24-26 – Newport Flower Show. Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport. 401-847-1000. www.newportflowershow.org June 24-25 – Swansea Public Library Book Sale.

Friends of the Swansea Public Library, 69 Main Street, Swansea. 508-674-9609. www.swansealibrary.org June 25 – Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers.

Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 8pm. 508-324-1926. www.ncfta.org June 27 – American Guitar Masters Concert.

Somerset Public Library, 1464 County Street, Somerset. 7pm. 508-646-2829. www.somersetpubliclibrary.org July 6-31 – The Art of the Tattoo. Gallery X Exhibit. 169 Williams Street, New Bedford. Opening Reception Saturday July 9, 7-10pm. Gallery Hours Wed-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-3pm. 508-9922675. www.galleryx.org

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Renowned Orthopedic Doctors offer appointments available this week, maybe even today.

9 Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeons are devoted to uncompromising treatment in 5 convenient locations.

FALL RIVER, MA – Nagging pain?

Arthritis? Sports injury? In some medical practices you will wait up to 4 weeks to see a specialist and get a diagnosis of your ailment. Wait no more! Coastal Orthopaedics, a leading orthopedic care center located at 235 Hanover Street in Fall River, MA offers their patients guaranteed appointments within the week and often can get their patients same day or next day appointments.

Coastal Orthopaedics has 9 Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeons in 5 convenient locations in southeast Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island. This extraordinary bandwidth and Coastal Orthopaedics commitment to patient convenience allow Coastal Orthopaedics to offer appointments and follow up appointments within tight timeframes, something no single-doctor Orthopedic care practice can equal.

“Coastal Orthopaedics is very happy to offer our patients same week or same day appointments. We get our patients started on their path to wellness faster, and that is important to us and to our patients,” commented Bill Custer, Administrator at Coastal Orthopaedics, “Our commitment to patient convenience and the excellence of our orthopedic care is what separates Coastal Orthopaedics from other care providers.”

That is not everything that separates Coastal Orthopaedics from other orthopedic care providers. The practice offers expertise in general, specialty and pediatric orthopedics making them an ideal choice for orthopedic care regardless of your injury or age. Whether treating bones, joints, ligaments, muscles or arthritis each Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner and staff member are committed to providing the best orthopedic care available anywhere. And, patients are provided piece

“Our commitment to patient convenience and the excellence of our orthopedic care is what separates Coastal Orthopaedics from other care providers.” of mind knowing their doctor is a leader in their field and up-to-date with the latest care, physical therapy and surgical technologies.

Coastal Orthopaedics has five locations, in Fall River and New Bedford in Massachusetts and Warren, Bristol and Tiverton in Rhode Island. “Our five locations is just one example of our commitment to patient convenience,”

states Custer, “by shortening our patients commute to their orthopedic appointments we make it all the more convenient for them, that’s a great thing and something we are very proud of.

Coastal Orthopaedics and our patients truly have the same goal, moving our patients towards wellness as quickly and conveniently as possible.”

An extension of Coastal Orthopaedics commitment to patient convenience is having Physical Therapy facilities onsite. Their patients have the convenience of their orthopedic appointments and their recovery based physical therapy at the same location.

Appointments at Coastal Orthopaedics can be made by calling 877-859-2663 or through a referral by your primary care physician. More information regarding Coastal Orthopaedics can be found at www.coastal-orthopaedics.com.

HAND SURGERY • SHOULDER SURGERY • SPORTS MEDICINE • JOINT REPLACEMENT

We guarantee you an appointment this week… maybe even TODAY! The Board Certified Surgeons of Coastal Orthopaedics provide state-ofthe-art, comprehensive surgical and medical care treating bones, joints, ligaments and muscles as well as arthritis. Our Doctors have the specialized knowledge and expertise to provide exceptional care.

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