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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– NEWBURYPORT – Marc Clopton was on a cruise on the Full Moon boat in the middle of the Boston harbor with 29 friends when the idea of doing a story slam bubbled to the surface. Story slams have proliferated in art houses and theaters around the country. Probably the most famous is the Moth Story Hour on National Public Radio. It is a competition and chance for people to tell a well-crafted story about themselves in five minutes to an audience that will judge the quality of the tale. On the Full Moon boat, “We got excited about doing a story slam,” said Clopton, who heads the Actors Studio in the Tannery. The first slam is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 11 at the Actors Studio, which will seat an audience of about 45, who will serve as judges for the competition. “It is a great venue for developing skills and learning to express one's self in front of others,” Clopton said. The theme of the first story slam, appropriate for January, is Resolutions that Have Gone Wrong. Ten slammers will be selected by random drawing from those who sign up and place their name in a hat. The rules are simple. The story has to be about yourself. It has to be true. And Continued on page 3
Historic Preservation Continues to Be Important REGIONAL – Historic Preservation in the coastal Colonial communities continues to be important in saving unique structures, but also in maintaining the appeal local communities have for the growing population of heritage tourists. The Essex National Heritage Commission, working with 14 the North Shore communities, manages a program, called the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, to promote communities from Lynn to Salisbury to tourists who want to view the historic treasures. The byway is a 90-mile roadway that features scenic views, period architecture, historic sites and recreational opportunities. It seeks to preserve the byway’s intrinsic qualities and spur investment in its infrastructure, attractions and amenities. Each year, almost 3 million visitors from 30 countries visit the area, many of whom are drawn to see almost 10,000 sites on the National Register of Historic Places, 26 national historic landmarks and 86 historical sites and museums. Among some of the most significant structures along the North Shore are the First Period homes Continued on page 3
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What's Hatching in the Children's Room at the Ipswich Public Library? The Ipswich Public Library Children's Room hatches a program for the library's youngest patrons The library's youngest patrons visit on the Ipswich Public Library Tuesday mornings. Peek in the library's Collins Room and you will see Little Chicks, hatchlings really, and their caregivers at an early literacy program focused on newborns to 2 -year-olds. It is very exciting to note that the Ipswich Public Library has been awarded a grant to establish a Mother Goose on the Loose program for babies and caregivers. Books, finger plays and music are shared with the group in a very prescriptive routine, built on the most recent findings in brain research. The project has been funded through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners with funds from the LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) a Federal source of library funding provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The grant money provides extra staff hours and books, music and other equipment such as musical instruments and colored scarves to implement the best programming possible for families with young children and especially to develop their familiarity with libraries, books, words and music. Most importantly it offers a great opportunity to create a feeling of community among these young families. Mother Goose on the Loose at the Ipswich Public Library will incorporate talents from the Ipswich Community. Ten Ipswich artists, including an Ipswich High School student, will create props as visual arts - soft sculptures, flannel boards or finger puppets from their favorite Mother Goose rhyme or story. Noted Ipswich author and illustrator, Ed Emberley, has authorized the library to create something in this medium from his endearing picture book depiction of Chicken Little. We will hold an event to exhibit all of the artists' creations in the March. With funding from the grant the Ipswich Library has invited the authors of "Help Me Get Ready to Read: The Practical Guide for Reading Aloud to Children During Their First Five Years." It provides critical information for parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers and will be valuable to teachers and other children's service administrators. This program is scheduled for March of 2014. Children's librarian, Laurie Collins, hosts the Little Chicks program. She plays the Irish hand drum, the bodhran, and the young audience really responds to it. They get to play it too - every week - sounding out the syllables of their names on the drum and marching to it as well. After attending a training workshop with Dr. Betsy Diament-Cohen, a creator of MGOL, the librarian was so enthusiastic about establishing a program here that she started a fledgling group. Staff members, Betsy Johnson and Michelle Guvendiren are also working towards building the program curriculum to meet the needs of young families. The Ipswich Library now meets the criteria for a certified Mother Goose on the Loose program. The Ipswich Library has all the pieces in place - the staff, the training, the instruments and books and music - oh yes, the babies and their caregivers on Tuesday mornings at 10 a.m. The staff is considering offering another Little Chicks program on Friday mornings at 10 a.m. and would appreciate feedback from patrons if that would be a convenient time. New participants are always welcome as they are at the library's Story Times held throughout the week.
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Discover Portsmouth Gingerbread House Contest Winners Enjoy the Sweet Taste of Success
PORTSMOUTH-The 2013 Gingerbread House contest is over and Discover Portsmouth is pleased to announce the winners. The contest’s new location at Discover Portsmouth was a huge success. There were forty-eight entries this year and many tough decisions for the all-star team of judges. Joanne Francis, of Smuttynose Brewing Company, Carol McClard, NBT Bank, and Mary Jo Brown, Brown and Co. Design carefully surveyed each house looking for those that embodied innovation, style and execution. The contest featured four categories: Youth, Family, Adult and Business. This year also featured the first annual People’s Choice Award. Voters and spectators came in droves to Discover Portsmouth with a record crowd that reached 2,800. Museum Store Director, Laura Mayo stated, “What I loved most about the event was seeing how many new faces came into Discover Portsmouth. So many said they hadn't been in since it was a library or drove past but never came inside. It was nice to talk to people and tell them about what we do at Discover Portsmouth.” And many of them said they'd be back. The stakes were high this year as the contestants competed for a great assortment of prizes provided by Vida Cantina, Diversions Puzzles & Games and the Music Hall. Taking home the prizes were Rebecca and Payson Dunn for Best Family Category; Mary Dissette’s Enchanted Caravan for Best Adult; TMS Architects’ Gilley’s for Best Business; Emma Cross’ Stocking-End Hobbit Hole for Best Youth and the 1st Annual People’s Choice Award went to Michelle Maple and her Victorian Gingerbread House. This year’s event was made possible by NBT Bank, The Portsmouth Brewery, Smuttynose Brewing Co. and All Makes Sew & Vac Center.
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in Ipswich and surrounding communities. Out of 250 First Period homes left in the country, Ipswich has 59. First Period Homes were built mostly between 1625 and 1725. Newburyport Mayor Donna Holaday said recently that she is interested in finding ways to protect more of the historic mansions and structures on High Street. Efforts to create a large historic district failed in 2013, leaving the city with only a year's demolition delay and the federal historic district along Fruit Street. To recognize the best historic projects of the last four years the Massachusetts Historical Commission is accepting nominations for its 36th annual Preservation Awards Program. Administered by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Preservation Awards Program recognizes historic projects and the people who make them happen. Projects completed in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 are eligible for consideration. The MHC encourages local historical commissions and societies, preservation professionals and individuals to nominate outstanding preservation projects for this honor.
Nominations must be received at the MHC’s oďŹƒce in the State Archives Building by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb 14. “The MHC’s Preservation Awards Program highlights the important contributions of individuals and organizations to the preservation of historic resources in Massachusetts,â€? Secretary of State William Galvin said. “This is an excellent opportunity to recognize a significant historic preservation accomplishment in your community. I encourage everyone to nominate exemplary projects or outstanding individuals that have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to preservation.â€? The MHC accepts nominations in the following categories: • Adaptive Reuse • Archaeology • Education and Outreach • Individual Lifetime Achievement for a person with 20 or more years of exemplary service to historic preservation in Massachusetts • Landscape Preservation • Local Preservationist • Rehabilitation and Restoration and • Stewardship. Nomination forms and guidelines for the 36th annual Preservation Awards are available
on the Massachusetts Historical Commission’s website, sec.state. ma.us/mhc or by calling the MHC at 617-727-8470. The Massachusetts Historical Commission is the oďŹƒce of the State Historic Preservation OďŹƒcer and the State Archaeologist. It was established in 1963 to identify, evaluate, and protect important historical and archaeological assets of the commonwealth. In addition, Preservation Massachusetts held a free seminar on the tax credits available for historic projects in December. The Historic Tax Credit Webinar featured four members of the Preservation Massachusetts board of directors who have extensive knowledge and experience with historic tax credits. They were John Mackey, CPA of CohnReznick; Dan Kolodner, attorney with Klein Hornig; Jason Korb, principal of Capstone Communities, and Doug Kelleher, principal preservation consultant of Epsilon Associates. The discussion focused on qualifications for projects to quality for historic tax credits, the differences and similarities between federal and state historic tax credits, how the tax credits are monetized and the impact of recent court cases on historic tax credit transactions.
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it has to fit in the theme. Clopton, who has been nurturing actors, directors, playwrights for more than two decades in Newburyport, has reservations about the competition side to the story slam, which he named Full Moon. But he said, “People love it.� The slammers will not be competing for very high stakes, he said. The winner is a t-shirt, designed by Sandy Farrier. The Full Moon story slam is being organized by three dynamic volunteers – Suzanne Dubus, the director of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center; Liz Desmarais, executive director for Medical Missions for Children, and Dr. Sara Quay, dean of education at Endicott College. The price of admission is $15. Clopton has spent most of more than two decades nurturing plays, playwrights, directors and actors in his Actors Studio, a long way from the Los Angeles, CA entertainment scene where he spent several years before migrating here to live close to his son. 2014 is shaping up to be an even busier year at the Actors Studio than others.
On the same day as the Story Slam, Clopton is staging the first North Shore Readers Theater Collaboration. Ten times a year (with a break in July and August), playwrights are invited to have their plays read before an audience by actors. These readings, which last from 10 to 25 minutes, are then critiqued by the audience. “This is a vital step in the development of a play,� said Clopton, who will be one of the four playwrights presenting in January. He will be joined by other playwrights Ron Pullins, Leslie Powell, Charles Bradley. The Actors Studio will also produce a full play as part of its Stage 3 program. And it will also feature one or two published plays during the year. All this, plus he and other actors, directors and writers teach classes in future actors in cold reading, musical theater, script analysis, improvisation and scene study with Charles Van Eman. For Clopton, the theater should be the central focus of any community. And he has happily lived and worked in Newburyport since the early 1990s because of
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Community Announcements AMESBURY - Troop 4 Boy Scout History Book is for sale at Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury. “Boy Scouts of America Troop 4, Amesbury MA of Market Street Baptist Church History 1957Community Connections 2009” is a 240 page book by Dianne Dostie Cole is a chronological history of Troop 4 compiled from church records, local newspaper articles as well as scout memorabilia ending with the 50th Anniversary celebration. Color photos as well as black & white are included in the book. It can be purchased at the Church Office for $30.00. Call 978-388-0937 or email msbcsec@verizon.net. Proceeds go 100% to Troop 4. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Bartlett Museum is asking the public for help with a new project. We’re working on a living exhibit of the Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project. One• of the aspects of the exhibit is to chronicle the history of the original Whittier Bridge through photographs and stories from anyone in the Amesbury community who may have worked on the project. Our hope is that we can reach out to the Amesbury community and see if anyone has any photos they would like to share with us or allow us to copy • worked on the bridge•in the 50's. You can reach and if there is any help to be had to interview anyone who Bartlett Museum board member Alexander Pooler at alexander.pooler@comcast.net or on his Facebook Page. Thank you very much for any help you can offer and we can’t wait to see you when your Bartlett Museum reopens Memorial Day weekend, 2014! -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Have you been diagnosed with Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma or some other condition that has prevented you from activities you enjoy? The Amesbury Council on Aging welcomes you to join a group of supportive people with similar challenges. If you have discovered recent or ongoing vision loss and would like to learn about the tools available to you, and have the opportunity to share your experience, this group is for you. Guest speakers from the Mass Commission for the Blind, Perkins Institute, Simply Footcare and others have shared valuable tips for daily living. The meetings alternate between educational and social support with bi-annual outings. This support group meets the 1st Thursday of each month from 1-3pm at the Amesbury Senior Center. Please contact Doreen Brothers or Jeanne Marie at 978-388-8138 to sign up. -----------------------------------------------------------BYFIELD - The food pantry at the Community United Methodist Church in Byfield is open to area residents every Friday from 1-3pm (please note time change) The pantry is located at the church, 11 Central Street, Byfield. 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The scouts will be collecting newspapers, books and magazines. The Boy Scouts will be collecting redeemable bottles and cans. The Boy, Cub and Girl Scouts of Rowley thank you very much for helping to keep Scouting active in Rowley. The paper drives are Across from Agawam Diner held the second Saturday of odd numbered months. If you have any questions please call George Pacenka at See us on at TD Bank Plaza (978) 948-7918. Non-perishable items…including diapers, paper towels, toilet paper will also be collected at this time for the Rowley Food Pantry. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Dresses For Princesses! Have an old dress hanging in your closest that you never wear? Have a dress that doesn't fit anymore? Donate it to dresses for princesses to support my girl scout gold award project! Your slightly used dresses will be collected and donated to girls in need of a dress for their special events, because every girl deserves to have a dress and look like a princess! If you would like your dresses picked up call Amanda Rotberg at 978-948-3374. You can drop off your dresses at: 3 Farnham Road, Rowley, Ma DEADLINE: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Questions? Call Amanda at 978-948-3374, or email at les-amy@ comcast.net -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Sand is available to Rowley seniors, for winter sanding, at the Town Highway Dept. on Independent St. Residents are allowed to bring up to a 5 gallon pail to obtain sand. Best time to come are between 2:30 to 3:30 weekday afternoons. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Library Collecting for Rowley Food Pantry - Donate non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies and paper goods, or personal hygiene products for the Rowley Food Pantry in the basket in the Library lobby. The Rowley Food Pantry is open on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to noon and Thursday evenings from 6 - 7:30 of the Baptist Church at 153 Main St. All Rowley residents are welcome. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Pine Grove student, Mary Ouellette, is collecting tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Helping is as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1. Pull your aluminum tabs off of soda, vegetable, tennis and pet food cans. 2. Save and Collect tabs. 3. Recycle tabs in the children’s room at the Rowley Public Library. (Pine Grove Students can return tabs to the school.) Tab pick-up is available by calling 978-358-8129. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Fellowship Thrift Shop located in lower hall of First Congregational Church of Rowley, 175 Main St. (Rte 1A), Rowley is open on Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and also Thursdays 3 - 7 p.m., weather permitting. We have clothing of all sizes, household goods and some special items - all at reasonable prices. We even have occasional sales! We are happy to accept donations of gently used clothing and household items, but only when the shop is open. NO electronics, books or household items, please. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 7:30 PM on Wednesday January 8th at the East Parish Methodist Church, Salisbury Square (route 1), Salisbury, MA. Bob Sullivan will speak on “William Cushing; Lincoln’s Commando.” Admission is free and anyone with an interest in America’s Civil War is invited to attend. For more information visit our web page www.cwrtm.org or call Tom at (978) 462-8518. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - Salisbury Lions Club King Lion David "Chuck" Colburn announced today the Salisbury Lions Club is again participating in the Anton Cleaners "Coats for Kids Project". The Lions will collect all sizes, good quality used winter coats and winter jackets from infants to adults may be left at the Salisbury Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road (U S Route 1); Wash & Wags, 8A Beach Road ( U S Route 1A); Tom's Discount Store, 175 Elm Street (SR 110) and Lena's Seafood Restaurant, 131 Rabbit Road. 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of designations, Amesbury and twelve other communities earned the Green Community distinction. 123 communities across Massachusetts have achieved Green Community status. The Green Community Designation and Grant Program is an initiative of the Green Communities Division, which works with municipalities toward qualification as a Green Community and provides funding to qualified municipalities for energy eďŹƒciency and renewable energy initiatives. The designation requires that each municipality meet the following five criteria: (1) provide asof-right siting in designated locations for renewable/alternate energy generation, research & development, or manufacturing facilities; (2) adopt an expedited application and permit process for as-of-right energy facilities; (3) Establish an energy use baseline and develop a plan to reduce energy use by twenty percent within five years; (4) adopt a fuel eďŹƒcient vehicle procurement policy; and (5) adopt the new Board of Building Regulations and Standards Stretch Code to minimize life-cycle energy costs for new construction. “Amesbury has earned recognition as an energy leader in Massachusetts through this
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dismiss the home before they even get inside. Keep in mind that all the upgrades inside the house are worthless if we can't get buyers inside. Giving the house a fresh coat of paint or fixing the gutters, front door or deck can both make a big difference. Think about keeping up the front porch. Your house number should be visible and something as simple as replacing a worn-out doormat can add an element of warmth to a home. Planters or decorative urns add a nice touch to the entrance as well. Any kind of potted plants are usually a good idea assuming they can survive a freeze. Adding bird feeders can be a nice touch as well. In New England, it's understandable that your yard isn't going to be green in the fall or onset of winter but things like evergreens or holly bushes shine through the cold and snow. You can address your landscaping by keeping a clean lawn with or without snow. Before the snow flies make sure you rake the leaves, trim hedges, pick up toys and tidy up the deck. On TV home shows like “sell this house”, “stage this home” or “sell my house or I will lose it” they harp on things like minimizing furniture and personal belongings. The reason for this is simple. When a buyer goes into your home he/she is visualizing where their furniture or personal belongings are going to go. If your home is cramped and cluttered, they won’t be able to do this. Along those lines,
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