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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– REGIONAL – Kerry Reynolds never thinks her photographs are good enough to win a contest. But photographs taken by the 12year-old Georgetown Middle School student when she and her mother, Patricia Reynolds, go roaming on Sundays along the North Shore have won a blue ribbon at the Topsfield Fair and for the last three years a coveted prize in the Essex National Heritage Area Photo Contest. This year Reynolds was awarded second place in the youth photography Photo Courtesy of Essex National Heritage Photo Contest category for her photo of a hog lying 12-year-old, Georgetown resident, Kerry Reynolds won in mud at the Spencer-Peirce-Little 2nd place in the youth photography category for her photo Farm in Newbury. She entered it in the of a hog lying in mud at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in category for “Shiny Happy People,” to Newbury. which she added animals. What could be happier than a pig in mud on a fall afternoon? asked Patricia Reynolds. Essex National Heritage Commission (Essex Heritage), a non-profit organization that manages and provides numerous programs preserving and enhancing Essex County’s historic, natural and cultural resources, hosts an annual photography contest. It is designed to encourage photographers of all levels to “capture” the living landscapes, unique places and interesting people of Essex County. Reynolds, who “got the bug” for photography two years ago when one of her Christmas presents was a camera, joins 14 winners in this year's Essex Heritage contest. They included her aunt, Susan Plutsky of Beverly, who has won the contest before as well. Plutsky's photo of the Rocky Neck in Gloucester won second prize in the adult category of Downtown (Everything’s Waiting for You). Most of the adults are veteran photographers like Linda Dahlberg of Newburyport, who won second prize in the category of This Land is Your Land for her photo of the tide coming in on Plum Island. Continued on page 3 Dahlberg, who has won several other photography contests, called Plum Island
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REGIONAL – In the past, seniors who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender had to go to Salem or Boston to find social activities among their peers. North Shore communities were not as accepting of the LGBT community, said Tori Anna Manteo, a student at Salem State University who is an intern with the Amesbury Council on Aging. But that is changing. About 18 months ago, the Merrimack Council on Aging in partnership with Elder Services of Merrimack Valley began hosting a monthly dinner for seniors in the LGBT community. Facilitated by Ron Bourque, director of quality and systems for Elder Services, the free dinner attracts between 10 and 20 LGBT seniors each month, many of them driving from Andover and Georgetown to be at the dinner. It was the first social activity for the LGBT seniors in the area, come to network with one another and encourage those afraid to “come out of the closet,” Bourque said. “It is very exciting,” he said. Laura Dilligham-Mailman, director of the Merrimack Senior Center, said she wanted to start the dinners after watching the documentary Continued on page 3
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In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a public meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:45 PM at the Room 5 of the Town Hall Annex at 39 Central Street to consider a Notice of Intent Application filed by Daniel Cooke for proposed installation of a replacement subsurface sewage disposal system possibly within 200’ Riverfront Area of the Mill River and the 100’ Buffer Zone of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands at 27 Glen Street (Map 21, Parcel 20) in Rowley, MA. Doug Watson, Chair Rowley Conservation Commission
Dear Editor, The Amesbury Holiday Program would like to thank the many individuals and businesses who contributed so generously this past Holiday Season to our program. The Amesbury Holiday Program provides clothing and toys to low income families with children with in the Amesbury Community at Christmas. In 2014 we provided 252 children (127 families )with Christmas gifts. The program is run by volunteers who coordinate all gift requests you see at local banks, businesses and churches. The volunteers work to be sure every gift request is filled. We would like to especially thank Dan Healey for providing us with a location for the volunteers to work from. A special thanks to Dianne Hollaran and her staff at Community Action for providing the office space for the sign up sessions. To the members of the Holy Family Parish, Unity on the River, Main Street Congregational Church and The Rock Church for their continued generosity and tireless work in filling gift requests. To Bev Drew and Blankets for Kids for the donation of beautiful handmade fleece blankets, and to all those who donated hand knitted items we Thank You! To the “Sewing Elves” for providing Christmas Stockings for each child. The Friends of the Amesbury Public Library for providing each child with an age appropriate book. To the Amesbury Middle School and Amesbury High School Student Council for fulfilling almost 100 gift request this year. To Children’s Castle and Windmill Country Day School for their continued generosity. For the many caring people and businesses who adopted a child or sent a monetary donation we thank you! Without you, and the very generous organizations in Amesbury many children would not have awakened with smiles on their faces on Christmas morning. The Amesbury Community is truly blessed to have so many caring people. Raelene Kukene , President The Amesbury Holiday Program
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film, Gen Silent, by Stu Maddux. She said she realized how isolated many LGBT seniors are. “The younger generation is apt to be more open to talking about their sexuality. Seniors have gone through so much. There is a lot of fear,� she said. This week the Amesbury Council on Aging will begin offering a weekly forum for eight weeks on issues faced by the senior LGBT community. The group will meet for an hour, from 8:30 to 9:30, for coffee and discussion at the senior center, starting Jan. 13 through March 3. “This is a population that really needs a lot of assistance,� said Manteo, who is organizing the meetings. “In their older years, they tend to get closeted again.� Bourque said one senior man, who attends the dinner, was fearful of telling the staff and other residents of a nursing home where he lived that he was gay. In what experts say is all too common, the man thought that if others knew of his sexual preference he would not be safe. Because of the encouragement of other LGBT seniors at the dinner, he disclosed that he is gay and has since made new friends. “It all worked out. It is a good feeling,� Bourque said.
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In announcing the weekly forum the Amesbury COA said the new group will examine and discuss the challenges faced by LGBT members inseeking services and the types of services available. “We will examine the wide spectrum of emotional responses we experience (depression, anxiety, anger, joy, etc.) from dealing with discrimination and ignorance, all the way to acceptance and working with those who are well informed.� The group will also discuss what it means to be an LGBT senior in a smaller suburban community like Amesbury and how it differs from a larger urban community like Boston. And the group will focus on ways to improve the community to make it a better place for LGBT persons, the announcement said. According to an estimate by UCLA’s Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and the Law, there are at least 1.5 million LGBT Americans over the age of 60. According to various service providers to LGBT elders, this population deals with significant economic and health disparities as compared with heterosexual seniors. According to a 2011 national health study, co-authored by the Center for American Progress and Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders
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Choice Winner,� which was chosen by 1,993 public votes on Essex Heritage’s Facebook page, was won by Alison Colby-Campbell of Haverhill for her photo of Winnekenni Castle in Haverhill. Colby-Campbell also won first prize in the Downtown category for her shot of Basiliere Bridge in Haverhill. Other winners included Stanley Slysz of Salem his shot Shore’s of Winter TheforNorth Island and Regina R. Flynn of Salem for her shot of Gloucester Harbor. In the Shiny Happy People category, Laura Ganz of Danvers won first prize for her photo of Endicott Park. Walter Kosmowski of Beverly won second prize in that category for his photo of Wingaersheek Flats in Gloucester. And Jennifer Maguire of Hamilton won third prize for her shot of Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester. In the youth category, along with Reynolds, Kimberly Guevara of Lawrence won first prize for a photo of Riverfront State Park and Will Emerling of Salem was named the third place winner for his shot of Salem Harbor. The winning photos will be on exhibit at a reception at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in the gallery at Hunt's Photo & Video, 100 Main Street in Melrose. At the free reception, photographers will be presented with their awards.
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In addition to his work at the Wednesday, Jan. 21st @ 9:30 am; Raider.” Admission is free and high school, Michael also serves the Saturday, Jan. 24th @ 9:30 am; anyone with an interest in America’s community on a number of boards Sunday, Jan. 25th @ 1:00 pm; Civil War is invited to attend. For including the Board of Directors Saturday, Jan. 31st @ 9:30 am Join a more information visit our web page for Community Action, Inc., the refuge ranger for a behind the scenes www.cwrtm.org or call Tom at (978) Advisory Board for the Newburyport tour of Parker River National Wildlife 462-8518. Learning Enrichment Center and Refuge. Tour will be conducted via the Beacon Coalition. If you are refuge van, with several brief “drive Additional 10% 159 Elliott St, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16th interested in purchasing tickets to by” stops along the way. 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AMESBURY -The Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury is hosting an 8-week Junior Church Basketball Program for both girls & boys ages 5-8 in the church gym. This program is Community Connections a noncompetitive, instructional league designed to teach fundamental basketball skills and basic Bible knowledge in a fun and engaging manner beginning Friday, January 30 through Friday, March 20 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. A suggested donation of $10 per child is requested to help defray expenses. Please make A Full Line of Convenient Store Items check payable to: MSBC/Bball.Business Space is limited. To register in Spotlight advance: contact the church office at 978388-0930 or msbcsec@verizon.net. Open to the public. Registration is 6:00-630 pm on Friday, January as well as a Great Selection of Micro 30. 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The winner in each of these categories will receive a $50.00 Gift of Newburyport Gift Certificate. In addition, the winning photo will be matted and framed by Newburyport Framers, 3 Graf Rd. Newburyport, and then proudly displayed in the Newburyport Post Office lobby for One Year. All photos must be taken in Newbury, Newburyport or Salisbury, and will need to include the Bathrooms location of the photo. Photographers may submit up to 3 photos, and the preferred size is 8 x 10. Prints Kitchens must be mailed to: Winter in Newburyport Photo Contest, P.O. Box 5, Newburyport, MA. 01950-9998. water heaters The contest is open from Jan. 1st to March 15th. No entries will be accepted postmarked after March 2014. Please fill out the entry form at the newburyportchamber.org, and attach it to each photo Licensed and Fully insured 16th submitted. 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Of those providers who did offer appointments, the median wait time was two weeks, but onefourth had appointment times more than a month away. Ten percent only offered appointments more than two months away. (Most of states have requirements that patients be able to get care within one month.) But it gets worse: Some providers who were accepting new patients wouldnÕt give an appointment date without first having more information about the patient. Some wouldnÕt make an appointment without seeing the patientÕs records. Others wouldnÕt accept patients with certain medical conditions. One wouldnÕt see patients who were overweight. When it came to primary-care versus specialists, primary care providers were less likely to give an appointment. However, to get in to see a specialist took twice as long. Some took the winter off; some only worked a few days a week. As of last year, 69 million people depended on Medicaid, and theyÕre depending on inaccurate lists of providers when theyÕre seeking care.
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