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Riverfront May Be Coming to a Boil By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––

In the next few weeks, there is a chance that all factions may come together to forge a common idea on what the land could be, shaping the future of what most residents agree is Newburyport's best asset. “It is all on the table,” said Tom Salemi, the chairman of the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority that owns 4.2 prime acres on the waterfront in an interview. Last week at a public hearing before the city council's planning and development committee, Salemi predicted “We are coming close to a Photo by Stewart Lytle A packed house at the City Hall auditorium. consensus.” NEWBURYPORT – For more River be. That consensus would be between Today it is a series of dirt parking those who want to construct than three decades, Newburyport residents have been debating, at lots and green space used mostly commercial and residential buildings times fighting over, what should the during the summer for outdoor to bring more revenue and people to acres that borders the Merrimack concerts and festivals. Continued on page 3

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The Winnacunnet High School Engineering Team is hosting the second annual VEX Seacoast Winter Classic Robotics Competition on Saturday, February 8th. Sixty teams of students, representing sixteen high schools or organizations from NH, VT, MA, ME, and RI, will be competing in the VEX Robotics Toss Up game, and the public is invited to watch this fast-paced and fun competition. Students have spent months designing, building, programming, testing, competing, and tweaking their unique robots to accomplish the tasks required in the game. Toss Up features pairs of teams, called alliances, which compete in matches on a 12x12 foot playing field. Each Competition Match consists of a fifteen second autonomous By Stewart Lytle, Reporter period, where the robots have been ––––––––––––––––– programmed to perform certain tasks, REGIONAL – The Ipswich River Watershed followed by a one minute and forty-five Association last year used a $1,500 grant from the Essex second driver-controlled period. The National Heritage Commission to update a map of the object of the game is to score as many Ipswich River, one of the premier canoeing and kayaking points as possible by moving bucky destinations in the state, to serve as a guide to using the balls and large weighted beach balls to river. the goal zones. Teams earn points for The Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum scoring in different sections of the field, used its $1,500 grant to present free exhibits on four as well as for getting their robot to hang long-term programs and one-day events that showcased off a bar at the end of play. Each team Essex's history. plays multiple times throughout the In Rockport, the Thacher Island Association began day, though with a randomly assigned early stage stabilization of the endangered Straitsmouth alliance for each round. At the end of Island Light, built off the coast of Rockport in 1898. the Competition Matches, the highest And the Essex County Greenbelt Association used its scoring teams choose other teams to $1,500 grant to build informational kiosks at three form an alliance, and they then compete osprey viewing sites where the people can learn about the in the Elimination Matches, followed Photo by Stewart Lytle bird's history, habitat and behaviors. Essex National Heritage Commission covers much of Essex by an Awards Ceremony. Last year Essex Heritage, which works to preserve and County The VEX Robotics Competition, enhance the historic, cultural and natural resources of presented by the Robotics Education Essex County, awarded grants of $1,500 each to 11 non-profit organizations for specific projects that nurture, and Competition (REC) Foundation, educate and celebrate the region's cultural heritage. seeks to increase student interest and In its 16th year of the grants program, Essex Heritage is looking for organizations in Essex County to make similar involvement in science, technology,

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On behalf of Deborah Smith, Executive Director, as well as staff, volunteers, Board of Directors, and most importantly clients, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the community for the tremendous support we received during our winter programs. Many people have warm winter coats thanks to the Pettengill House’s eighth annual Winter Coat Drive. The outpouring of donations from local schools, businesses, faith organizations and individuals enabled us to provide 760 coats to individuals and families in need. An additional 303 coats were provided to local agencies, ensuring those in need would have continued access this winter. Our program room was transformed into a shopping center thanks to racks lent to us by Salisbury Discount House and reusable shopping bags donated by Gina Adamo. A special thank you goes out to all the donors who dropped off coats from far and near, all who are too numerous to mention. Countless numbers of schools, groups, individuals and businesses collected coats and delivered them. Many coats were bought brand new and several groups created knitted winter accessories! This program is made possible each year through the planning and organizational efforts of volunteer and Advisory Board member Peg Brown. It’s success is due to her diligent efforts, along with this year’s volunteers who donated their time and energy: Monica Blondin, Christine Bourassa, Carolyn Davis, Jan Epps, Amy Estabrook, Karen French, Noreen and Wally Hager, Bob Jackson, Dianne LeSage, Dave Mackie, Jean Mercer, Martha Muldoon, Stephanie Pellegrini, Donna Scott, Ralph and Taylor Turgeon, Laurie Wile, Linda Young, Marie Zappala-Stewart and the students and staff of Coastal Connections. In addition to the generous coat donations, we received dozens of hams and ham dinners from various schools, businesses and individuals, along with food drives and general donations. I was struck by all the efforts many groups, teachers and individuals took to collect and deliver food. The stories behind the donations varied but each one had selflessness and enthusiasm at its core. Each and every effort made was appreciated! The food pantry was well stocked for Christmas dinners and the hams were a tremendous hit! It was such a pleasure to see smiles and excitement. Our gratitude goes out to the countless number of people who purchased gift cards through the Amesbury Girl Scout Troop 62061 and Amesbury Middle School PAG. We were surprised with over $900 in gift cards that were donated to help families in need! Those were well used and much needed since we greatly depend on private donations to help people shop locally for essentials such as food, clothes and gas. In addition to our regular volunteers who worked tirelessly to help deliver services through our winter programs, there were additional volunteers who answered the last minute call to help that were not mentioned in the last letter to the editor. Thank you to Kate Culverhouse, Evelyn St. Hilaire, Mary Ellen Flanagan, Erin Budzyna and Jenny Cooper. Lastly, a personal thank you to my Pettengill co-workers who worked with great compassion and wore many hats to get the job done: Case Managers Megan Hoyt, Tara Clifford, Laurie Wile, Ann Champagne, Lisa Prendergast, Office Manager Heidi Fournier, Assistant Director Tiffany Nigro and Executive Director Deb Smith. It is truly hard to thank each and every person who contributed, and continues to contribute, to the mission of the Pettengill House. We thank you all for your ongoing support! Sincerely, Julie Havey, Coordinator of Programs and Volunteer Services

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engineering and mathematics (STEM). Each year, a different game offers a challenge to students to design and build robots to perform the tasks needed in the game. Students use their STEM skills, their imaginations and teamwork, learn engineering and life skills, and attend many local competitions selected from a long list of events held worldwide. This event is a qualifying event for the New England Regional Championship as well as the 2014 VEX Robotics World Championship. All teams advancing to the quarterfinals, and teams that win the Excellence, Design, Tournament Champion, and Tournament Finalist Awards will be invited to the New

England Regionals, and the Excellence Award winner can attend the World Championship, to be held in Anaheim, CA in April. More information about VEX Robotics can be found at www. robotevents.com The public is invited to watch these amazing students and their robots at the Winnacunnet High School Gymnasium, 1 Alumni Drive, Hampton, NH. This event is fun whether you stay all day or stop by for a little while. Raffles and concessions will be available. The Opening Ceremony begins Sat. Feb. 8th at 9:00 am and the Awards Ceremony is at 4:00, with exciting competitions and skills challenges throughout the day.

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the waterfront and those who want to keep the waterfront much as it is. On Wednesday night Mayor Donna Holaday, the city council and the NRA board will convene to review various proposals for the waterfront and as Salemi said, hopefully “get behind an idea.” There will be no public speakers at this meeting. Then on Feb. 12, a week later, the NRA will meet, and Salemi said he would like to use that meeting to see what his fellow board members are thinking about the future development. The NRA has proposed several options for the waterfront, including three, three-story, mixed use buildings to house residents in condominiums and create space for restaurants and shops that would expand downtown and create new revenue for the city to maintain the rest of the waterfront acreage as a park. The NRA proposals have been revised several times. Holaday changed her mind during her reelection campaign to oppose building condominiums on the waterfront. She believes that the loss in revenues from the sale of condominiums can be made up with grants from other sources. Funding sources should be a major topic at the two upcoming meetings.

The NRA has its doubts about where the estimated $4 million to redo the park and pave over the parking lots would come from. Salemi said the NRA is encouraged that the mayor, who beat two anti-waterfront development councilors for re-election, and most of the councilors who were elected last November support some development on the waterfront. “It is time to do something,” Salemi said. He concedes that although the NRA has the authority to move forward with development without the city's approval, it is difficult to keep politics out of this decision. Without the support of the city leaders, “it will be impossible to complete anything,” he said. “We all live in this city.” In what looked like a warm-up to the meeting this week, almost 50 residents last Tuesday spoke at the city council meeting to a near capacity crowd in the large City Hall auditorium. City Councilor Ed Cameron, who chairs the council's Planning and Development Committee, called the meeting to give councilors a chance to hear residents' views on development of the 4.2 riverfront acres. Ten of the 11 councilors attended, showing the importance of the issue. The speakers were split between

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• Education: Create or further develop educational opportunities for youth. • Interpretation: Increase awareness and understanding of the region’s heritage. • Preservation: Preserve or enhance historic structures, landscapes and cultural resources. Since the inception of the funding program, Essex Heritage has awarded 416 seed grants totaling more than $1.5 million to municipalities and non-profit organizations. Though the grant program, Essex Heritage has supported a diverse range of project types, including visitor centers, archives, educational, interpretation, historic preservation, and trails. Last year, grants were awarded for a wide variety of cultural activities. Other organizations and municipalities receiving grants included the Andover Historical Society, Danvers Alarm List Company, Rocks Village Memorial Association, Friends of Lawrence Heritage State Park, Lawrence History Center and Nahant Preservation Trust. In Andover, the grants help fund an exhibit, “Behind the Seams Exhibition: Stories of Clothing, 1790-1920”, that drew from the historical society's 3,400-piece costume collection.

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Great numbers of ducks and other sea birds can be found in bays and coastal ponds, since the mild coastal climate typically prevents freezing. We’ll spend a majority of our time in the Middletown, Newport, and Jamestown areas, including visits to Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge and the 300acre Norman Bird Sanctuary. Saturday, February 8–Sunday, February 9 Fee: $325 ($270/Mass Audubon members). The fee includes round-trip van transportation, lodging (double occupancy; single rooms available for an additional fee), and entrance fees. For an itinerary and to register, call the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary at 978-887-9264.

SUPPORT GROUP The Alzheimer's Caregiver's Support Group will meet Saturday, February 8 from 9:00a.m. to 10:30a.m. at Seaview Retreat, 50 Mansion Road, Rowley. The group is for caregivers caring for their loved ones with diagnosed Alzheimer's disease or other memory impairment diseases and meets twice a month, the 2nd Saturday from 9:00a.m. - 10:30a.m. and the 4th Wednesdays from 6:30p.m. - 8:00p. m. Co-facilitators are Suzanne Carpentier and Dawn Edwards, both trained by the Alzheimer's Association as support group facilitators and offer helpful resources, as well as time to tell your stories in a caring, confidential environment. Please contact Suzanne at 978-500-2523 or Dawn at 781720-9046 with any questions or for more information.

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