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Embrace the Snow Banks
Anna Jaques Receives $100,000 Gift from Longtime Supporter Page 2 A Bad Year for Tomatoes Page 4 Flapjack Fling Page 5 Change your Mind... Change your Life Page 5 Crane Beach Parking Permits Page 6
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by stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– NEWBURYPORT – Ann Ormand turned to the spray paint can last week in her continuing fight to bring customers downtown to help retailers who are struggling with low sales this winter. “Yes, there are snow banks, but we have to embrace it,” said the president of the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce. So last week she and her team took to the snow-clogged streets and parking lots to paint hearts and signs on the evergrowing snow banks that line the sidewalks in front of shops and restaurants. The message: “Shop local. Dine local. We love Newburyport.” “It has been a tough month,” she said. She and her staff brainstormed earlier Photo by Stewart Lytle Continued on page 3 in the week to find
FREE Colby Elected Selectman by stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– NEWBURY – With only about 500 total votes in the special election, J.R. Colby was elected to fill a vacant seat on the town's Board of Selectman last week. Colby, a local farmer and the youngest candidate running at 34 years old, received 219 votes. Michael Doyle, a former selectman, received 153 votes. And George Morse received 150 votes. The special election was held to fill the unexpired term of David Mountain, who died in 2014 during the first year of his threeyear term. Colby’s term will run until the spring of 2017.
White Gold Plays Havoc With Local Budgets REGIONAL – Laura Soussan created a sign on her computer last week thanking the Amesbury Department of Public Works for “all your hard work,” taped it to a broom and stuck it in a snow pile outside her CommSat offices on Friend Street. “They work so hard, out in the cold, all night sometimes. I just wanted to let them know we appreciate them,” she said. Such sentiments are a small comfort to the snow plow crews in towns and cities on the North Shore as they deal with multiple snow storms that have dumped more than 60 inches of snow that they have to move somewhere. It is the time of year that almost anyone who has a plow attached to a pickup truck, a bobcat or bulldozer can earn what locals call
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“white gold” for moving snow and ice. Cities and towns, as well as homeowners, are forking over cash to pay crews to take away what Mother Nature has dropped.
Most North Shore cities and towns may not be facing as deep a hole as the city of Boston is for snow removal, but local directors of public works departments are all
looking at red ink. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said last week that his city has spent more than $35 million, against a budget of about half that. Pat Snow, director of the town of Rowley's DPW, said he has not had time to enter the latest round of bills into the computer and more are coming in. But he expects his budget is below zero. And that was before the latest round of storms. Amesbury's budget for the last two years has been $225,000. Last year Amesbury spent $441,000 on snow removal and is probably looking at least that much again this year. Salisbury, Public Works director Donald Levesque said last week he had $99,000 in his snow budget this year and as of last week had Continued on page 3
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass - Eleanor J. Woodman, life-long resident of the area and longtime supporter of Anna Jaques, will continue her family’s tradition of philanthropy and support with a $100,000 gift to the hospital. Over the years, generous gifts from Eleanor and her family have been recognized on plaques at the hospital in the Newburyport Five Unit and the hospital’s main hallway on the Legacy Wall. Delia O’Connor, recently retired President & CEO of Anna Jaques Hospital said “the Woodman family’s generosity lives on in Eleanor and will make a difference for the hospital and the patients we serve.� With the gift to the hospital, Eleanor will name two rooms on the Institution for Savings Inpatient Unit in memory of her late nephew, Randy Millen, and her late sister, Phyllis Woodman Bourbeau. Randy Millen was Eleanor’s beloved nephew whom she raised after the death of her sister Evelyn Woodman Millen. Randy was born in Newburyport and passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly, in March 2011 at the age of 51. Eleanor’s sister, Phyllis Woodman Bourbeau, passed away last June. She was also born in Newburyport and was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Woodman. Phyllis was a longtime volunteer in the Anna Jaques Gift Shop. Eleanor graduated from Newburyport High School and later took over the family farm in Georgetown. She remains active there as a farmer and continues to manage the family properties.
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ways to help persuade residents and visitors that downtown is open. They decided to use the snow banks as billboards, painting messages in red on the white and brown snow banks. For a video, Ormand had a film crew interview local merchants about the treasures that can be found in the stores buried behind the snow banks. Store owners from downtown to the Tannery to Salisbury joined in the fun on #iheartnbpt on vimeo. “Put on your galoshes and come on downtown,� Ormand said. “Downtown is open.� Across the river, the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce sponsored a “Spread the Love� event in the middle of the snow storm. It combined a new event, the Chocolate Frolic, with its annual peanut butter collection for Our Neighbors’ Table. Shoppers and diners were treated at 17 shops, easily identified by balloons floating above the snow banks, to a variety of sweet treats and discounts. Kassandra Gove, the chamber's director of events, said a lot of people came downtown for the combined event and the chamber met its goal of 300 jars of peanut butter for the food pantry.
In Newburyport, many downtown retailers said they were frustrated with the weather and the lack of customers. Dianne Sirard, owner of Soap Bath and Beauty on State Street in Newburyport, turned to social media to encourage more “foot traffic.� On her Facebook page, she wrote: “As you shovel out from yet another snow storm, I ask you to think about your local small businesses. We rely heavily on foot traffic to get by. So when the roads and sidewalks are full of snow, we lose business. And with the recent weather being so bad, many of us have been closed for days at a time. “So when you finally dig out, stop by your favorite shop or restaurant and show them your support. Help keep local businesses and industries strong and growing. Buy a cup of coffee, go out for dinner, pick out a gift for a friend - just remember, in the next few weeks - SHOP LOCAL! We appreciate your support.� Cathy Sweazey, who owns the Three Sisters store on Pleasant Street, said, “We have been closed a lot. Sales are way down this month.� Karen Wood, manager of Comina, said the weather had
forced the store to close several days during its annual floor model sale that usually attracts many regulars and customers who drive from other towns and cities in New England to take advantage of the store's once a year sale. “People are not coming out,� she said. “They brave the snow only for appointments they can't postpone. Lawyers, banks, retailers, restaurants are all hurting.� Several retailers lamented that the city of Newburyport crews had been slow removing the snow so customers could park. One said he had a customer who drove around for 30 minutes before he found a cleared spot. “If you can't park, you are not going to shop,� said one frustrated retailer. “The city could have done more,� said another. Jeremy Kirkpatrick, owner of the popular Grand Trunk gourmet wine and cheese shop, rolled his eyes when asked how business is. Customers are staying home, not venturing out to buy good wine, meats and cheeses. “The sun is out, that's a good sign,� he said. Hopefully that will bring out customers to replenish their dwindling supplies of fine meats, cheeses and wine.
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spent about $135,000. The town of Salisbury last year spent $145,000 in snow removal, Levesque said. “We are going to make the streets as safe as possible,� Levesque said. The budget is a secondary priority. Salisbury has four employees from the highway department and two from the waste water treatment plant, when they are not keeping the plant running, to plow snow. It also hires six private contractors at $62 an hour to help move the snow off the streets, intersections, school parking lots, sidewalks and catch basins. “They have done an excellent job,� Levesque said. Snow removal, because it is a public safety issue, is one of two budget line items that can run a deficit, under state law. The other line item is for veterans benefits. But even if the budgets are running a deficit, the bills from contractors and overtime pay for employees have to be paid. Andy Gould, Salisbury's Finance Director, said, “You have to get it from someplace.� A likely source will be so-called free cash that is left over monies from a city's or town's previous
budget year. But the money can also be transferred from other budget accounts, from the stabilization funds or recouped in next year's property tax assessments, Gould said. Amesbury Mayor Ken Gray said he expects the Amesbury City Council will likely take the money for snow removal from the city's free cash account. “That means we will have less (free cash) next summer for fixing streets,� he said. Any transfers of funds must be approved by the city council or the board of selectmen. Gray said he hopes Gov. Charlie Baker will send additional state money to help the cities through the snow and ice crisis. But with the state facing its own $750 million budget deficit, the mayor agreed that may be wishful thinking. “Occasionally we get money from (Federal Emergency Management Administration) FEMA or (Massachusetts Emergency Management Administration) MEMA,� Gould said. “But you can't count on it.� Levesque said although there has been record-setting amounts of snow, things could have been much worse. There have been no power
outages. “Kudos to the utilities,� he said. The ocean tides were low during the first three storms. If the tides had been higher, he said his crews at the beach would have had to plow heavier slush instead of snow. There have also been minimal equipment breakdowns, Levesque said. “That is huge.� And the supplies of salt and sand have not run out. Pat Snow in Rowley thanked the residents of Rowley for being patient and understanding. “We are doing the best we can.�
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Community Announcements AMESBURY - For the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library, the beginning of each new year reminds us to think ahead to the planning of a successful and enjoyable Membership Month, that time of year when we Community Connections celebrate our members and create a new board. “This May, our board will have vacancies,â€? Friends president Best Subs In The Area! Jane Ward said. “We are turning to our members and library patrons now in the hope that several of you Open: M - F 11-7pm, Sat 11-4pm will be game for joining the board and leading the Friends into a prosperous future.â€? The board consists of a Business Spotlight Danvers Agway president, vice-president, membership secretary, recording secretary, correspondence secretary, and treasurer; a number of these positions will need to be filled in May. The city's budget for the library does not include any 9 Wenham St funding at all for programs. The only way the library can offer programs - the book clubs, the art and music (978) 774-1069 events, the genealogy lectures, the children's summer reading, free or reduced price museum passes and more • For Real Estate Sale - is if the Friends continue to meet monthly and raise funds through book shop sales and memberships. “We hope many of you will start to think of how much joy the library brings you,â€? Ward said, “and realize that this is the year to give back with your time and expertise. Please consider volunteering to fill any one of these • Sports • Sports Board roles and help the FriendsSports continue to make great programs available to all patrons.â€? Persons wishing to explore taking on a board role with the Friends this May, may email Ward at amesburylibraryfriends@gmail. exterior sign repair com. “I'm happy to answer any questions,â€? she said. Amesbury residents are invited to attend the Monday, March 2, meeting of the Friends of the AmesburyAnimals, Public Library, whose missionPlus is to support the library Pets, Truck Lettering and its staff, and to enhance the resources and services of the library. The funds raised from memberships, fundraisers, and the Book Shop pay for educational, cultural and technical programs for adults, teens and we make banners
children, including museum passes subscriptions, refreshments, prizes and supplies for programs and activities, & staff. Fitness /&95 %": 4&37*$& technology aids and any special Health requests made by the library Scheduled 2015 Friends meetings include SignsByDoug.com Mondays, March 2, April 6, May 4, June 1, Sept. 14, Oct. 5, Nov. 2, and Dec. 7, in the Amesbury History Room at the Amesbury Library from 7 to 8 p.m. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Amesbury Innovation Toastmasters club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Chestnut Innovation Center, 11 Chestnut Street, Amesbury, MA in the Innovation CafĂŠ, 2nd fl. Visitors are always welcome. For more information call Richard Mullen 978-769-5313 or rjmullen@gmail. com -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Amesbury Public Library is providing an all day workshop with Genealogy Blogger DearMYRTLE otherwise known as Pat Richley-Erickson. The program is from 10:00 to 4:00 on April 11, 2015. The doors will open at 9:30 and we will promptly start at 10:00. Lunch will be provided. The programs are Ancestry Trees can jumpstart your Research, Women are from Venus, 7 Habits of Highly Successful Genealogists and Where to Look Next. Detailed descriptions are on the event page at www.amesburylibrary. org DearMYRTLE is the author of the award-winning DearMYRTLE Genealogy Blog, consistently among 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com the top 5 family history blogs internationally, where her focus is on beginning genealogy topics. Registration is required as space is limited. Please register online at www.amesburylibrary.org or contact Margie Walker, Local History Librarian at 978-388-8148. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Teens: Are you a Steam or Steampunk fan? Either way, we have a program for you at the Amesbury Public Library! Teen Steampunk Adventure Wed. March 11th 3:00PM to celebrate Teen Tech Week. The Baroness is on the loose and it’s your job to catch her! It will take some clever minds & nimble hands to track her down and deliver her to the proper authorities. If you think you’ve got what it takes, come (Private School) to the library to join this STEAMpunk adventure, run by FutureFixers (futurefixers.com). You will get to invent stuff, build things, and solve puzzles, applying the skills that you and your fellow “punksâ€? have in all the realms of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). This program is open to 7th through 12th graders. All are welcome to bring or wear their favorite Steampunk paraphernalia, but all other materials will be provided. Space is limited, so register early. You can register online at www.amesburylibrary.org or contact Margie 978-388-8148 or email mwalker@mvlc.org - This program is funded through Amesbury Youth Funding. -----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) announced today that Crane Beach Parking Permits are for sale online. Purchasing a 2015–2016 Crane Beach Parking Permit sticker will allow Trustees’ members to park at Crane Beach for no additional charge, offering a significant savings for frequent beach visitors. The cost of the sticker for Trustees’ members is $75. Blair Steck, Director of Membership Acquisitions for The Trustees, encourages members to take advantage of the sticker program noting, “it’s the best beach deal to be found on the North Shore. For just $75, Trustees’ members can take enjoy the beach all day, all year – whether it’s taking long walks along the pristine shoreline in the offseasons, spending a sun-filled Fourth of July with family and friends, or plunging in the Atlantic for a refreshing dip mid-August.â€? The parking For the largest selection of American-made designer sticker program is available to Trustees’ members. Membership in The brands and fixtures crafted by regional artisans, turn to Trustees starts at just $37 for students and seniors, $47 for individuals, Newburyport Lighting. Our waterfront gallery features and $67 for families. As a Trustees’ member, not only do you enjoy significant savings at Crane Beach, but you’ll also enjoy discounts at more exclusive lines than any independently owned other Trustees properties and programs locally and across the state – from lighting retailer in the area. 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For Real Estate Sale more information, to become a member or renew your membership, and to purchase a beach sticker, visit www.thetrustees.org/cranebeach, email cranebeach@ttor.org, or call 978.921.1944 ext. 1885. For parking updates, beach information and more, follow The Trustees twitter @CraneBeachMass and Facebook www. • Sports Sports • on Sports facebook.com/craneestate. -----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Temporary Food Events are enjoyable community events for all. The Ipswich Health Department wants to help community organizations planning these events understand state food regulations, the permit Pets, Animals, Plus application process and safe food handling. Temporary food events present special challenges since they may operate either indoors or outdoors and often have limited physical and sanitary facilities available. Join use and *Sale ends 2/28/15 learn about your role in having a safe and successful temporary food event. Temporary Food Event trainings Health & Fitness will be held at the Ipswich Masonic Temple, 70 Topsfield Road, Ipswich on two dates; March 24: 6pm-8pm and April 18: 9am-11am. Call the Health Department at 978-356-6606 or email jbrown@ipswich-ma.gov to pre-register and reserve your space today. ----------------------------------------------------------- IPSWICH - Farmers Markets are beneficial to the farmers, the community and shoppers. The Ipswich Health Department wants to help Farmers Market organizers, managers and food vendors understand state food regulations, the permit application process and safe food handling. Most often, farmer’s markets are held in an open-air setting and often have limited physical and sanitary facilities available so they offer special challenges. Join use and learn about your role in having a safe and successful farmers market. The 978-948-8696 Farmers • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.co Market training will be held at Ipswich Town Hall, Meeting Room C, 25 Green Street, Ipswich, on March 30: 6pm-8pm. Call the Health Department at 978-356-6606 or email jbrown@ipswich-ma.gov to pre-register and reserve your space today. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - On Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00pm in the lower meetinghouse of The First Religious Society, a presentation of “Family Stabilization and Emergency Assistance Programâ€? at Pettingill House. What happens when a sudden financial crisis threatens to make a local family homeless? Think medical illness, car breakdown, job loss, family breakup, etc. The good news is that The Pettengill House has come up with  a "Family Stabilization and Emergency Assistance Program" partly funded by a grant from Pennies for Poverty, to help deal with this situation. On Wednesday March 4, at 7PM in the basement classroom of the First Religious Society Church, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, Tiffany Nigro, the Assistant Executive Director of Suzanne A. Carpentier, FIC Pettengill House of Salisbury and Amesbury will come and describe this new initiative to us. Local Poverty MA Lic #1930549 Matters is jointly sponsored by the Social Action Committee of FRS and by Pennies for Poverty, a local 33 West Main Street nonprofit dedicated to alleviating poverty in our area. The program is free and open to the public. Georgetown MA 01833 suzanne.a.carpentier@mwarep.org ----------------------------------------------------------- (978)500-2523 NEWBURYPORT - Sunday, March 8 at 12:30pm at The First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport in the lower meetinghouse. Local author, Martha McManamy will read from her book “The Big Trip: A Family Gap Year.â€? Martha McManamy is a multi-lingual Quaker activist with a serious travel bug and a desire to make a difference in this troubled world. She planned and carried out the Big Trip, bringing to life a long-held dream. Martha lives with her husband and children in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Taking a year off from the rat race is an idle dream for many, but the McManamy family, including their three teenagers, decided to make it happen. The Big Trip: A Family Gap Year tells how they put high school, college and work on hold while they learned Spanish in Spain and volunteered in Bolivia, Guatemala, and
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BOOK SIGNING - DIANNE BENSON DAVIS, EAGLE ONE Dianne Benson Davis raised eight bald eaglets in the wilderness as part of the Quabbin Reservoir bald eagle restoration project in 1985. In her inspiring book, Eagle One, not only does she chronicle her successes and the sometimes dangerous challenges of her daily tasks during the project, but she also reveals her coming-of-age as an expert naturalist and independent single mother. Sun, Feb 22, 2015; 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $4. No preregistration required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www. massaudubon.org/joppaflats. SPECIAL SUNDAY February 22: Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main St., will host its Special Sundays from 2-4 pm. Visit the winter exhibit “Intriguing Objects: Volunteer Picks from the Ipswich Museum's Collection.” Free to members. $7/non-members and $5/seniors. A BAD YEAR FOR TOMATOES Georgetown Theatre Workshop (GTW) presents A Bad Year For Tomatoes by John Patrick. A Bad Year for Tomatoes, directed by Renee Heusser and produced by Gael Nappa, will be performed at the Sparhawk School and Center for the Performing Arts on 196 Main St. Amesbury, MA on Feb. 19th, 20th, 21st at 8:00 p.m with a matinee on Feb. 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Characters: Myra Marlow – Nancy Fichera, Tom Lamont – John Flynn, Cora Gump – Victoria Roberts, Reba Harper –Terri LaPierre, Piney – Aaron Robbins, Willa Mae Wilcox – Sue Clohecy, Sheriff – Louis Dispenza. Fed up with the pressures and demands of her acting career, the famous Myra Marlowe leases a house in the tiny New England hamlet of Beaver Haven and settles down to write her autobiography. She is successful in turning aside the offers pressed on her by her long-time agent, but dealing with her nosy, omnipresent neighbors is a different matter. In an attempt to shoo them away, and gain some privacy, Myra invents a mad, homicidal sister—who is kept locked in an upstairs room, but who occasionally escapes long enough to scare off uninvited visitors. The ruse works well, at first, but complications result when the local handyman develops an affection for “Sister Sadie” (really Myra in a fright wig) and some of the more officious ladies decide it Continued on page 12
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Prints must be mailed to: Winter in Newburyport Photo Contest, P.O. Box 5, Newburyport, MA. 01950-9998. The contest is open from Jan. 1st to March 15th. No entries will be accepted postmarked after March 16th 2014. Please fill out the entry form Liquidating Our Entire Inventory of at the newburyportchamber.org, and attach it to each photo submitted. We are not responsible for photos that are not identified. Decorative Rugs from Iran, Pakistan, India ECYCLE HIS FineEWSPAPER -----------------------------------------------------------and also - Turn of the Century Antiques REGIONAL - Did you vow to lose weight, exercise more, reduce stress and spend more quality time with Services: Appraisal, Repair & Wash friends and family? You can do some or all of these things with Greenbelt, Essex County’s Land Trust. Let’s HARE THE IFT OF EADING Get Outside is Greenbelt’s year-long push to inspire people of all ages to discover better health and happiness in nature. 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Greenbelt has also launched Nature this Month, an on-line nature blog and calendar by popular local naturalist Jim MacDougall that will help you learn about and discover the flora and fauna of Essex County. The blog postings offer a 159 Elliott St, monthly theme, like mammals or songbirds, and weekly suggestions of Greenbelt properties where you can Additional 10% Danvers, MA 01923 personally experience plant and animal activity outdoors. with this ad -----------------------------------------------------------978-774-1265 Mon - Sat 10 to 6 95S to 128N, exit 22E ROWLEY - Rowley Library Collecting for Rowley Food Pantry - Donate non-perishable food items, cleaning From Cape Ann: 128S to exit 22E, left Sun 12 to 6 supplies and paper goods, or personal hygiene products for the Rowley Food Pantry in the basket in the Library off ramp about 1/4 mile lobby. The Rowley Food Pantry is open on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to noon and Thursday evenings www.danversrug.webs.com from 6 - 7:30 in the parsonage of the Baptist Church at 153 Main St. All Rowley residents are welcome. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Greater Newburyport Mothers and Families Club (GNFC) will hold its biannual baby and kids consignment sale on Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 8am to 1pm. The sale will be held at the Salisbury Boys & Girls Club, 18 Maple Street, Salisbury, MA. The consignment sale is an organized, storelike environment where individuals sell and purchase gently used baby and kids clothing, toys, and baby gear. 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon Come and find great deals on: Children’s Shoes/Sandals, Children’s SPRING/SUMMER Clothing, Rain gear and Coats, Toys, Strollers, Baby gear, Maternity clothing, Books, Children’s Videos & DVD’s, Games & Layette. For more information on the Greater Newburyport Mothers and Families The Club North please visit www. Largest Independent Community Newspaper Shore’s greaternewburyportfamilies.org. -----------------------------------------------------------Architect, Real Estate Attorney, Bookkeeper, Background SALISBURY - The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society will be holding a rabies vaccination and microchipping clinic for cats and dogs Are you a condominium owner or trustee? from 9am to noon on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Hilton Senior Perhaps, a homeowner? Center, 43 Lafayette Road (Route 1 South), Salisbury, MA. The cost of the rabies vaccine will be $10 and the cost to microchip will be $15, Are you looking for a Property Manager but which includes registration. Please bring proof of any previous rabies vaccines if you wish to get a three-year rabies vaccination. All cats must without the monthly fees? be in carriers and all dogs must be on leashes. This event is open to anyone and is held in collaboration with Salisbury/Amesbury Animal Control. For more information call 978-462-0760, email info@mrfrs. Contact org or go to www.mrfrs.org The Home Team -----------------------------------------------------------WOLF HILL WINTER CLEARANCE SALE - Now through February 28th, our Ipswich location ( 60 Turnpike Rd. ) is making way for tons A group of licensed and insured of new spring inventory by offering discounts of 25-75% on our entire professionals who provide the service stock of home décor and indoor & outdoor furniture! To prepare for you need without the extra costs. new 2015 styles and vendors, we’re selling all Berlin poly furniture for 25% off and all Miami International teak and eucalyptus furniture for 50% off, plus additional indoor and outdoor furnishings for up to 75% For further information off. 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adhesion of bacteria to the gum, causing a release of initially trapped, more weakly adhering bacteria from the gum," they wrote. They reported that, assuming a volume of saliva of around 1 mL, their results indicate that chewing one piece of gum removes around 10% of the oral microbial load in saliva. They compared this to use of a new, clean toothbrush without any toothpaste and found that it removed about the same amount of bacteria as the gum chewing. The mechanical action of floss removes a comparable number of bacteria, as established in an unpublished pilot study. The authors emphasized that brushing and flossing remain more effective in reaching many areas in the mouth, and that sugarfree chewing gum should not be seen as a replacement but as an addition to both techniques. The study findings may promote the development of gum that selectively removes specific disease-related bacteria from the human oral cavity, for instance by using porous type calcium carbonate, the authors noted. Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at jpstclair@dentalhealthforlife. com. You can view all previously written columns at www. jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.
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