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Making a Difference Together By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––
ROWLEY – Stephanie Jenkins and Danielle (Holmes) Yagjian never knew each other. But the two women, who died of cancer two years apart, are forever linked by the continued fight their friends and family are waging against the disease and the support for a children's playground here. On September 14, 2009, popular hair salon owner Jenkins died of renal cancer at the age of 48. She left behind a family that included a husband of 26 years and three sons. Yagjian, in her 20s, died in 2011 of a rare stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma with the ELK gene, leaving behind her young son, Kids Kingdom at Eiras Park.
Cole, and husband, Jared. To keep their memories alive and to continue their work during their lives, separate foundations were created – Solace for Stephanie and the Danielle Yagjian Foundation. The most visible connection between the two women and their foundations is the Kid's Kingdom playground at Eiras Park behind the Rowley Police Station. Nineteen years ago, Jenkins and other Rowley mothers raised the initial funds to build the playground. Four years ago, after her death, funds were raised by Solace for Stephanie to Photo by Stewart Lytle
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REGIONAL – With the snow and ice beginning to melt away and crocus poking their heads up, it is time for Essex County restaurants, retailers and hotels to look forward not just to putting away boots and hats, but ringing up more sales. Like the birds flying north from warmer climates, tourists will begin soon to roll into the North Shore towns, coming to enjoy the beaches, paddle along the creeks and rivers and celebrate history. This year Rowley is celebrating its 275th birthday, Newburyport its 250th, perfect opportunities to fill the hotels, restaurants and shops. In the 500-mile region, there are almost 10,000 sites on the National Register of Historic Places and 26 National Historic Landmarks, all draws for the growing number of historic tourists. According to an independent evaluation, the tourism-related programs sponsored by the Essex National Heritage Commission generate $153.8 million a year in revenues for local businesses. They also help create 1,832 jobs. And they bring Photo by Stewart Lytle in $14.3 million in additional tax revenues to The Garrison Inn with the statute of William Lloyd local governments. Garrison in downtown Newburyport.
“Cultural tourism, trail development, scenic byways, historic preservation and place-based education are not just feel good and popular community programs,” said Anne Harris, Essex Heritage CEO. “They also have a substantial impact on the region's economy.” Essex Heritage, a non-profit organization, works in collaboration with the National Park Service to promote public/private partnerships and develop programs that enhance preserve and encourage regional awareness of Essex County's historic, cultural and natural resources. The study, conducted by a Pittsburgh, PAbased consulting firm, TrippUmbach, states the obvious – that the longer a tourist stays in Essex County, the more money he or she spends. And Essex Heritage with its public and private partnerships do a lot to keep tourists coming and staying longer. The organization has created a network of businesses that pool marketing resources for mutual benefit, Essex County said. “There are many remarkable effects being felt Continued on page 3
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History can’t be bought. And lost in the second hand is a myriad of things from innocence to opportunity. Such is life on any city street. In expansive urban areas there are microcosms of love and hate and change and creation. They add up to a whole that create a soul. In scaled down urban cities, like Newburyport, there are fewer microcosms, thus the variables can easily become opposed-often gridlocked. When one lives near water, mother’s flow becomes yet another variable. A variable landlocked cities can’t possibly comprehend. But thy pupils of the water know how we differ. It’s an undeniable energy we are both drawn to and take adoption of because we want her, forever. Sacred is her border. And this we share with not only one another today, but those of yesteryear. Thy troubles today about what to do next rest in our perspective. Those who wish to see our waterfront borders remain cavernous so that we may see upon the water differ from those who connect to our soul sisters and brothers long gone who would have looked from the water as they might have arrived home to find a friend. David Strand, President Newburyport Forward www.newburyportforward.com
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install new equipment at the park “We (Solace for Stephanie) started out to buy a swing. And it grew and grew and grew. It is amazing,” said Mo Levasseur, one of the organizers of the Solace for Stephanie. Over the last four years, Solace for Stephanie has raised $40,000 for the playground in Jenkins' honor. It should be no surprise that Yagjian, as a young mother, liked to bring Cole to play at Kid's Kingdom. She would never have dreamed that when she was diagnosed with cancer and facing extensive and expensive chemotherapy treatments that Stephanie's organization would give her $500 when she needed it. A large sign at the Kids' Kingdom now bears Yagjian's photo because her foundation is one of the largest supporters of the Solace for Stephanie work. In an effort to live up to Danielle's dream of making a difference in the community, the Yagjian Foundation funded the $8,000 construction of a climbing structure and paid for a bench so, like she had done, other parents can sit while their children play at the park. And that is only the beginning. The Yagjian Foundation has also agreed to contribute $1,500 toward a new play structure with a slide designed for toddlers. It is joining with Miss Brenda's Daycare Program whose parents raised another $1,500. On May 3, the new play equipment will be installed by community volunteers. More volunteers are needed for the install,
Levasseur said. But more than building a playground for future generations, both non-profit organizations are dedicated to help others fight cancer. “We are keeping their memories alive by helping others,” Levasseur said. On the Solace for Stephanie web site, she wrote: “Stephanie was a wonderful, caring person who gave unconditionally. She loved the community, sports, and her family and friends. When Stephanie passed away, I felt our community needed to remember her. Rowley was where she grew up, attended school, married, raised her family, operated a business, and formed lasting friendships. By giving back to the community, she was part of making Rowley a better place to live.” The Solace for Stephanie gives cancer patients gas and parking money to help them on trips to their hospitals. For some they give grocery store gift cards. To date, 27 people have been helped. The Yagjian Foundation, honoring Danielle's wish to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients, makes donations every Christmas to help families who are at the Dana Farber Hospital. Both organizations contribute to scholarships. The Yagjian Foundation, which raises money through golf tournaments, walk-athons and cut-a-thons, has helped fund scholarships for students at North Shore Community College
Come in for a visit and compare! pursuing cancer cures. In honor of Jenkins, who owned -Since 1954 her own hair salon, Solace has supported nine scholarships for students in nursing and cosmetology •Private & Semi-Private Rooms programs. An extended Care Community with Baths and Beautiful Views On March 29th, Solace for • Medicare/ Medicaid certified Stephanie will hold its Fifth Annual Comedy Night. Comedians Paul • Social Services-Speech, Gilligan, Brad Mastrangelo and Physical, Occupational, & Graig Murphy will entertain up to Massage Therapies 200 patrons at the Ipswich Country The North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Club. • Full Activity Program Newspaper Matt Hooper from Georgetown, • and much more... who competed on the reality TV www.seaviewretreat.com show Biggest Loser, will be at the event to answer questions and sign MANSION DRIVE • ROWLEY, MA • JUST OFF ROUTE 1A autographs. There will also be an auction to raise additional funds. Tickets for the event that Home Decor support the charity are $40 per person. Tickets may be purchased Closing/ Retirement at the Rowley House of Pizza on Route 1 or by visiting the Solace The North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspaper for Stephanie web site. "Purchase Store Wide Clearance tickets in advance, as a limited number of tickets will be sold at the One Merrimac St, Suite 4, Newburyport door," Levasseur said. Organizers of the event meet at Dunkin' Donuts in Rowley on Fridays at 4 p.m. Anyone interested in getting involved in Solace for Stephanie, including volunteering for the park equipment install on Weddings . Parties/Anniversaries . May 3, are welcome to drop by. Websites . Facebook . Promotional Videos “We are not going away,” The North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspaper Levasseur said. www.noblesteedproductions.com For more information or to support the work of the Yagjian Foundation, contact Irene Winter, Danielle’s aunt, at 978-532-4554 or 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.c email her at iwinter105@hotmail. com.
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AMESBURY - Amesbury residents can now apply for a 2014 Compost Sticker allowing residents to use the Amesbury Compost Site at 60 South Hunt Road for the upcoming season. You may come into the DPW office, fill out the Community Connections application, bring a copy of your vehicle registration and pay the $15 fee (Seniors over 65 are free, when registering their own vehicle). You may also download the application from the City website at www.amesburyma.gov/DPW and mail it to 39 South Hunt Road, Amesbury, MA 01913 with a copy of your vehicle registration and a self-addressed stamped envelope and the sticker will be mailed to you. The 2014 Compost Season is from April 3 through December 7, 2014. Please see the website for more information or call the office at 978-388-8119. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Amesbury DPW has partnered with the Great American Rain Barrel Company in Hyde Park, MA Open 7 Days to offer recycled barrels to residents of Amesbury as part of a community wide•water conservation program. Suzanne Gebelein, Owner of the Great American Rain Barrel Company comments, “We have been selling barrels for 20 years and we are seeing a very positive trend. More and more neighborhoods and watershed areas nationwide, like Amesbury, are bringing large scale programs to their towns, encouraging • more residents to conserve• water but also helping their town mitigate pollution in the water supplies on a larger scale.” Homeowners can easily connect the barrels to their downspouts and significantly offset their watering needs. In this region there is typically 16” of rain from May 1st – September 30th. Amesbury is offering the Great American Rain Barrel in three colors; Forest Green, Earth Brown or Nantucket Gray at the low cost of $69 versus the retail price of $119. To take advantage of this community program discount please visit www.greatamericanrainbarrel.com, look for “community programs” in the left side bar and click on 948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com “Amesbury”, email info@tgarb.com or call (800)251-2352, or call (800)251-2352. Deadline for ordering is Friday, April 25th. Barrels will be available for pick up on Saturday, May 3rd between 9:00-11:00am at the DPW at 39 South Hunt St. in Amesbury. For information about The Great American Rain Barrel Company and their products please visit www. greatamericanrainbarrel.com. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The New England Lighthouse Storm and Yankee Gale - John Horrigan will be at the Amesbury Public Library on Saturday, May 10 at 2:00 p.m. to present his program on the New England Lighthouse Storm and Yankee Gale. On April 16th, 1851, a fierce nor'easter ripped into Cape Cod Bay and brought the highest waters ever seen in this region up to that the time, easily exceeding the legendary high tides of 1723. That evening, the newly-constructed Minot's Ledge Lighthouse was destroyed by this massive storm. The lighthouse keeper, John Bennett, had been away in Boston at the time of the storm. As he gazed out at the ledge at dawn the following day, he could only see the bent iron pilings where the lighthouse once stood. It was a tragic and heroic story as Bennett's two assistants, Joseph Wilson and Joseph Antoine, managed to keep the lighthouse lamp burning as late as 10:00 PM on the night of April 16th. The fog bell was heard to be ringing as late as 1:00 AM, before they were swept away in the breakers. Meanwhile, on the North Shore of Massachusetts, the brig Primose, laden with coal, was foundering off of Salisbury Beach and heading towards the reef of Plum Island, when two young men, a T. G. Dodge and one O. Rundlett, of Newburyport, discovered the wreck. The crew of the Primrose could plainly see them on the beach, and communicated with them by signals, as the brig gradually beat on to the sands. The mariners endeavored to throw a line on shore. In the meantime, Dodge and Rundlett were joined by two other men, who toiled for four hours in the raging seas to secure a rope and save 9 passengers, including the captain. From October 3rd through the 5th, in the same year of 1851, the Yankee Gale lambasted the Gulf of St. Lawrence and decimated much of the New England fishing fleets. Dozens of ships were lost (19 from Gloucester alone) and over 160 lives were lost in the worst maritime disaster in the history of Prince Edward's Island and the Canadian Atlantic Provinces. John Horrigan is an accomplished project manager, professional sports announcer, auctioneer, historical lecturer and an Emmy award winner for his TV show. For more information please contact Margie Walker at 978-388-8148 or mwalker@mvlc.org . Registration is required. You can register online at www.amesburylibrary.org -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Save the Date: 2nd Annual Wine & Cheese Fundraiser on Friday May 9th, 4:00 pm– 7:00 pm - Amesbury Senior Community Center. Tastings will be offered by Jewell Towne Vineyards and Newburyport Brewing Company. Featured products will also be available for purchase. For more info, please call Doreen or Annmary at 978-388-8138. Tickets are $25 and $15 for caregivers. Proceeds will benefit Amesbury Caregiver Essentials & The Greenleaf Supportive Day Program. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY — Bartlett Museum Annual Dinner at Union Congregational Church. The Annual Dinner of Amesbury's Bartlett Museum will be held on Thursday, April 24 at Union Congregational Church, 350 Main Street, Amesbury. Social time starts at 6:00 p.m. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. and includes chicken breast, rice pilaf with roasted vegetables and strawberry shortcake. A vegetarian choice is also available. This event is open to the public as well as museum members. To reserve a seat call Carol by April 17 at 978-388-6591. Tickets are $15 each. A portion of the cost of tickets will be donated to support the Union Congregational Church. A 50/50 raffle will be held to raise money to maintain the Bartlett Museum. A brief business meeting will be held to elect a slate of officers and board members for 2014-15 as follows: Officers: President- Anthony Knapp; Treasurer-Steve Klomps; Secretary- Open Seat; Membership secretaryCarol Finn; Public relations & Fundraising - Dianne Dostie Cole; and Board members: Selwin Mize, Gina Moscardini, Alexander Pooler, Lee-Ann Banville, Open Seat, Open Seat. The night will end with an historic presentation of interest that will be announced later. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Cemetery educators, The Gravestone Girls, whose mission is to “Keep Our Dead Alive”, will be presenting a virtual tour, called “Welcome to the Graveyard”, centered on Amesbury’s twelve local cemeteries at Amesbury Public Library, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 10am. The 90 minute presentation is built on photographs recently taken in these special and interesting burying places around Amesbury, which was founded in 1668, and charts the evolution of cemeteries and gravestones from the colonial era into the 21st century. This is a popular program that has been given around the New England area by The Gravestone Girls for almost fifteen years. The group regularly works with libraries, historical societies and genealogical groups, among others, to teach about “the art, symbolism and history of these living history museums located on everyone’s main streets and backyards” says Ms. Sullivan, one in the group of three cemetery enthusiasts. She further added “Almost everyone is interested in these peaceful and beautiful spaces, but may be hesitant to say so to others. Our presentation lets you know you’re not the only one. Come see what we do, we fill the room every time!” Registration is required. Please contact Margie Walker at 978-388-8148 or mwalker@mvlc.org You can register online at www.amesburylibrary.org The program will be held in the library at 149 Main Street, Amesbury, MA. This program is supported by a grant from the Amesbury Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the
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Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY – Ever Want To Draw or Paint? The Amesbury Senior Recreation Center is offering an art class on Mondays from 10-11:30 am.at Amesbury Council on Aging. The class, Art with Cara, is taught by Cara Smoley with 20 years’ experience as an art teacher. You need no previous training. Cara will start with wherever you are and guide you through the process that you choose. The fee is $5 per session on a drop in basis. Please call the Center at 978-388-8138 to register. Any questions, please phone Cara at 978-430-6657 -----------------------------------------------------------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. -----------------------------------------------------------DANVERS - The Joy & Benefits of Raising Chickens! Danvers Agway and Ashley's Chickens are cosponsoring a FREE chicken seminar Saturday, April 26 at 11 am. This fun and informative seminar will give the budding enthusiast For HOME Buyers or Sellers knowledge of how to raise, feed, and care for baby poultry. The seminar will have a nutritionist from Nutrena to answer electing to go it alone: your questions on the various types of feed and benefits of each. Our chicken expert (Ashley) will be on hand to answer questions as to breed, egg production, and the joy and benefits of raising chickens. Perfect for all ages. Produce your own healthy eggs and have fun doing it! There will be door prizes, free food, beverages, gift raffles, and more. Meet new people Copyright © 2014 Law Offices of Donald J. Fournier & Associates. All rights reserved. and socialize as well. Agway, 9 Wenham St., Danvers (978) 774-1069 www.ashleyschickens.com. -----------------------------------------------------------Balance the scales in your favor. FOXWOOD BUS TRIP - The Kensington American Legion will be hosting a trip to Foxwood on Thursday April 24th. The cost is $35.00 per person. On arrival you will receive a ticket for a free buffet or $10.00 food ticket and $10.00 Protect Your Interests • Reduce Costs • Reduce Risk in Slot Play from Foxwoods. We play bingo on the way down and have a raffle of $25.00 worth of scratch tickets. On MLS listing • Negotiation of the Offer to Purchase • Negotiation and prepathe trip home we watch a movie and have a snack. The bus leaves from the Kensington American Legion parking lot at ration of the Purchase & Sale A greement • Conduct Title Search • Protection 6:45 a.m. We are located on Route 150. We arrive at Foxwoods about 9:00 a.m. We leave Foxwoods at 5:30 and arrive of your interests in the mortgage process • Preparation of the deed • Reprehome about 7:30p.m. For more information or to reserve a seat you may e-mail grammiedot@comcast.net Or call Dot sentation at closing • Resolve legal issues • Protect your interests and reduce at 778-0655. You could also see Dot or Kathie at Tuesday night Bingo at the Kensington Legion. If you send a check as costs without increasing risk. payment please make it out to the A.L.Aux.Unit 105. Please reserve seats early as they are limited Proceeds from the trip go to support Children and Youth. The trip is sponsored by the Kensington American Legion Aux.Unit 105. Law Offices The North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspaper -----------------------------------------------------------D o n a l d J. F o urnier & Associates GEORGETOWN - Pentucket Workshop Preschool is having a Trivia Night on Saturday, April 5th at Erie 4 Fire House 33 West Main Street | Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833 | Tel: 978.769.5383 | FAX: 978.769.5441 in Georgetown. Doors open at 6 and trivia starts at 7. Get a group of 8 – 10 people or join a table. Prizes awarded to www.westmainlaw.com each winning table. Bring your own appetizers and buy pizza. Cost of ticket $30 and tax deductible. Call 978-352-2398 or email pwpreschool@verizon.net -----------------------------------------------------------GEORGETOWN - This summer campers will Rock and Roll and March in a Parade with Workshop in the Woods summer program! It's an unplugged and noncompetitive curriculum of art, performance, nature, craft, and community that is designed to build self-confidence and a love for nature and neighbor in a safe environment. The program is for NLY O boys and girls, ages 6-14. The Camp Denison site in Georgetown, MA, has 15 acres of hiking trails, lake front activities, $99 a restored wood-beam lodge, outdoor performance area, and nature center. Campers rotate from one workshop to the next every day and integrate activities that include; fishing, kayaking, hiking, group games, scavenger hunts, visual arts, Special includes We will dragrelays, camp fire circles, and performing arts. Register on line now for an unforgettable summer! www.workshopartsinc. 3 yards of any dump the stone org One Session (Save $50) $550 Theme: Rock & Roll Two Sessions (Save $100) $1,000 Theme: I Love a Parade $15 Sibling Discount financial aid available size crushed on your driveway -----------------------------------------------------------stone delivered to leave you less HAMILTON - Teen Poetry Contest Open for Submissions Put on your poet's hat and gear up for the Library's 4th locally.* labor! annual Themed Teen Poetry Contest. The Library's teen advisory board, the Teen Think Tank, chose "Technology" *Local zone 1 only. Additional fees apply for other delivery zones. as the theme for 2014. Two cash prize winning categories: grades 6-8, and grades 9-12. Honorable mentions will be awarded. Contest ends on April 30, 2014. Finalists will be notified by phone or email on or about May 8th. Please review the rules carefully before submitting: pop by the Library or view them online at http://informedteenshwlibrary.blogspot. 60 Turnpike Rd, Ipswich 104 Eastern Ave, Gloucester com/. 978-356-6342 978-281-4480 www.wolfhillhomeandgardencenter.com -----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - The Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich, will host a Spring Animal Treasure Hunt and Tea Party on Sunday, April 13 from noon to 4 pm in partnership with The Ipswich Humane Group. Participants will search the Great House for animal-themed treasures hidden within the paintings, wallpaper, and other decorative features of each room. Everyone will receive a small gift. The day’s celebrations will continue with face painting, a drawing table, and Stuffed Animal Tea seatings at 12 pm, 1 pm, and 2 pm. Tickets for the Treasure Hunt only are $8 for member adults, $5 for member children, $12 for nonmember adults, and $8 for nonmember children. Treasure Hunt and Tea Party tickets are $18 for member adults, $15 for member children, $22 for nonmember adults, and $18 for nonmember children. 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.c Space at tea seatings is limited and must be reserved in advance at www.thetrustees.org. Proceeds will equally benefit The Ipswich Humane Group and The Trustees of Reservations. For more information contact The Trustees at www. thetrustees.org or 978.356.4351 x4015. -----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich is looking for volunteer tour guides and greeters for its upcoming guided tour season of the Heard, Whipple, and Knight Houses. If you would like to become a volunteer, please come to the spring training sessions to learn about local history through the Museum’s collections and how to share that information with visitors from here and around the globe. Training dates will be posted later in the spring. Opening Day for tours is May 24 (Memorial Day weekend) and the tour season runs through Columbus Day. A Private School Students and Graduating Seniors minimum three-hour weekly time commitment through the season is needed. Call 978-356-2811 or email office@ ipswichmuseum.org for more information or to sign up. -----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - The Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District (NEMMC) has thirty-two subscribing municipalities, including Ipswich. Their mosquito control and surveillance program runs from Dates based on current school end the middle of the spring until the beginning of the fall, the time of the year most people are engaged in extensive outdoor activities. NEMMC creates a Vector Management Plan (VMP) for the Mosquito Control District and a Best Management Practice Plan (BMP) for each of the municipalities within its District annually. District control efforts focus primarily on adult mosquito surveillance, virus testing and preemptive virus intervention strategies. The Best Management Practice Plan for Ipswich is reviewed and approved by the Board of Health annually. This year the 2014 Best Management Practice Plan will be reviewed at the April 7, 2014 Board of Health meeting. The meeting will be held in Room C of Town Hall, 25 Green Street at 5:30pm. All are welcome to attend. Every year the control measures
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in Ipswich’s BMP include aerial salt marsh larviciding, catch basin treatment, inspections and adulticiding. The 2013 BMP for Ipswich can be viewed on the Board of Health page of the town’s website www.ipswichma.gov or in the Public Health Office. No changes to the BMP are currently being proposed for 2014. -----------------------------------------------------------KENSINGTON - The Carriage Barn Equine Assisted Therapy Programs is looking for volunteers to assist with Therapeutic Horseback Riding & Carriage Driving, Fundraising, Events, and Fun Activities. Volunteers are needed at Sun., April 20th various times throughout the week to work with horses and clients. Adults and retirees welcome (volunteers must be at Hop over to Willey’s for least 14 years old). Experience and horse knowledge is a plus, but is not required. Anyone interested in learning more can contact The Carriage Barn at 603-378-0140 or email carriage-barn@comcast.net, or check out our website at www. all your Easter Candies. carriage-barn.org. -----------------------------------------------------------KINGSTON, NH - New Creation Healing Center, a regional whole-person wellness center, 80 Route 125, Kingston, announces a Weight Loss Support Group to meet on Wednesdays, April 2, May 7 and June 4 at 7:00 p.m. This group is free of charge. For more information call (603) 642-6700. Home Made Candies -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - The Newbury Senior Center cordially invites you to join us on April 3, 2014 to see a presentation at Hours: 11am-6pm Sun. 12-6 Northern Essex Community College called Laugh Yourself Healthy - Presented by Richard Mullins. Find out such Closed Easter Sunday things as why adults only laugh an average of 17 times per day and who smiles more, men or women. Come and learn 4 Broadway, Salisbury, MA how to incorporate “Laugh Yourself Healthy” into your daily routine. This was highly recommended by Charlene willeyscandy@comcast.net Boucher, LLL Coordinator of the programs. We will leave from the center at 1:00 p.m. and return around 5:00 p.m. Your cost is $7.00, which includes the van ride, admission, drinks and a treat. It will be a great time!! You must sign up. 978-465-5541 Call the senior center (978) 462-8114 to reserve your space (there is a maximum of 12 people and minimum of 6 people. Call early if you want to go). -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Graf Rink is now accepting registrations for spring Hockey 101 and spring Learn to Skate. Hockey 101 will take place on Fridays at 6pm while Learn to Skate will take place on Sundays at 4pm & 5pm as well as Thursday at 6pm. Hockey 101 is a great tool for hockey players entering a hockey program in the fall. Level Two is for players that are currently Mites or have participated in a Mite program. Hockey 101 will focus on proper hockey stance, puck control, crossovers, shooting and game positioning. Specialized Learn to Skate classes focus on the basic fundamentals that are important for shaping both hockey and figure skating skills. Skaters have the chance to earn skill-badges throughout the series. Student to coach ratio is kept low and classes are available for skaters age 3 through adult. Visit www.grafrink.com for more detailed information (as well as registration forms) on both Hockey 101 and Learn to Skate. The Merrimack Valley Skating Club will be hosting its annual Summer Recreational Figure Skating Clinic July 14th-17th from 11:30am-3pm. Please visit www.grafrink. com for more details and registration forms. The Graf Rink will be hosting several hockey clinics this summer. All hockey brochures are available in the rink lobby. Visit our website for daily Public Skating and Stick Time schedules. The Graf Rink also hosts birthday parties during the summer! Please contact the front office at 978-462-8112 to reserve a date! -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Auditions for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (music & lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman) will be held Sunday, April 13th, 3:00PM-5:00PM at P: 978-948-8696 Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport, MA. Callbacks, F: 978-948-2564 if necessary, will be held Monday, April 14th at 7PM. Performance Dates: June 19-22 & 26-29, 2014. Audition requirements: 4 women and 5 men are needed; advertise@thetowncommon.com this is an adult production, so only those 18 and older are eligible to audition. Please prepare 16 bars of a song to sing. There will be an accompanist, but you may sing a cappella if you prefer. The song should show off your range as well as your acting ability. You will be asked to read from the script. Please bring your resume and head shot. Additional details can be found at: www.firehouse.org -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Committee on an Open Waterfront (COW), whose goal is to preserve the open waterfront in Newburyport, improve and expand the park, and reduce and beautify the parking areas, is happy to announce that Not Your Average Joe's will be donating 15% of your food checks every Tuesday in March to COW. All you have to do is to eat there, at any time of the day, but first tell the hostess or your server that you want the donation to be made. COW has a generous supporter who will double that 15% on your check! Take-out qualifies. COW is delighted to have the support of Joe's. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Dreaming About Backyard Chickens? JoAnn Whitley of Salisbury will be the speaker for the April meeting of the Greater Newburyport Edible Garden Group. The program begins at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 8th at the Newburyport Public Library, 94 State Street, Newburyport. JoAnn and her husband Ray got their first three chicks last May after getting a special permit from the Town of Salisbury. They now have a flock of 9 and raise them for both meat and eggs. She will be speaking on what they have learned about raising backyard chickens. JoAnn will share stories and lessons learned about coop building, equipment and supplies needed, keeping chickens safe, chicken doctors and more. JoAnn has created a Facebook Page called The Chicken Keeper and is interested in connecting with others in the area who have, or are thinking about, raising chickens. 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Want to obtain the most nutrition out of your meals? Incorporate fresh ingredients and pay attention to how they are prepped. A variety of cooking techniques can make certain foods are more flavorful while maintaining high nutritional levels. "To boost the flavor and nutritional value in our meals, we are constantly on the lookout for the freshest foods. Our go-to ingredients are wholesome foods like fresh vegetables and lean proteins like Eggland's Best eggs, which are packed with more vitamins to help us feel great," says Registered Dietitians Lyssie Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos Shames of The Nutrition Twins. "We also prepare our meals in ways that capture the most nutrients from our fresh ingredients." Here are a few simple tips from Lyssie Lakatos and Tammy Lakatos Shames on ways to maximize the nutritional benefits for certain foods: * Keep the golden nugget: Yellow is the new black when it comes to the egg. The majority of vitamins and nutrients of an egg are found in the yolk. Keep in mind that some eggs contain more nutrients than others such as Eggland's Best eggs, which provide four times more vitamin D, double the omega-3s and 10 times the vitamin E when compared to ordinary eggs. When it comes to taste, there's nothing like the flavor of freshness. In fact, a recent study from The Journal of Applied Poultry Research confirmed that the hen feed and processing production of
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more information about this program GARDENING IS MURDER "Gardening is Murder" with Neal way. The tour will provide an “insider’s” and other local history programs Sanders presented by the Great Marsh please go to our website at www. perspective of the refuge through the Garden Club, April 1, 2014. Get ready amesburylibrary.org multiple lenses of the cultural history for gardening as Neal Sanders starts us of Plum Island and the Great Marsh, off with a humorous horticulture talk, ZEN MEDITATION native wildlife and their habitats, and "Gardening is Murder." The unique Free, Zen meditation instruction the role of refuge management in the focus of this program is on gardening is off ered Monday nights at the First conservation of these precious natural from a husband's perspective, so this is resources. This guided two hour Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, something that both men and women program is most appropriate for older Newburyport. The practice sessions will really enjoy. Please join us for this teens and adults. Binoculars and/or meet in the lower meetinghouse from fun and informative talk on Tuesday, a camera are recommended, but not 6:30pm to 7:30pm. For first time required. Meet the ranger in the lobby participants, the 6pm orientation April 1, 2014 at 6:30 pm at the of the Refuge visitor center 15 minutes session is recommended. The Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St. prior to the program start time. Each instructor is Joyce Haydock, a member Rowley. The event is free and open to session is limited to 10 participants; of the Kwan Um School of Zen for the public. no more than 4 individuals per sign- almost 25 years and a Dharma teacher up. Again, this is a vehicle–based tour, for over 15 years. 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Please call (978) 465-5753; TO THE ICE: PHOTOGRAPHIC His book will be available for sale and to register for this program. Held on EXPEDITIONS TO ANTARCTICA signing. All are welcome to this free the following day: Sunday, March Well-known local photographer event. 30th @1:00 pm Mim Frost will conduct a slide WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2nd presentation on Antarctica at the SPECIAL SUNDAY WINTER Ipswich Pubic Library on Monday, EXHIBIT March 31, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the WEDNESDAY MORNING Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Collins Meeting Room. Ms. Frost BIRDING Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Street, Ipswich opened its Special has journeyed twice to the Antarctica, Sundays winter exhibit, “Focusing on visiting areas made famous by Sir Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David the Child.” The exhibit will be open Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans- Weaver for this weekly birding field now to April 27 (except Easter on April Antarctic Expedition one hundred trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island 20) from 2-4 pm. This exhibit explores years ago. A small exhibit of artifacts area. Appropriate for all birding levels. the lives of children in Ipswich through from Ms. Frost’s Antarctic trips is on Dates: Wednesdays, April 2, 9, 16,23, a variety of paintings, photographs, display at the Ipswich Public Library. and 30, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet at and objects. Family-friendly activities This free program is part of Ipswich the Joppa Flats Education Center, One will complement the exhibit each Reads… One Book! 2014 marks the Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Sunday and regular first floor Museum 10th year of this community-wide Fee: $17. Preregistration is not required. rooms will be open for viewing. Call reading program sponsored by the Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and 978-356-2811 for information or visit Ipswich Public Library. For more events, or visit the Web site at www. www.ipswichmuseum.org. Free for information about related programs massaudubon.org/joppaflats. Museum members and children, $7/ see the library’s Readers webpage at non-members and $5/seniors. www.ipswichlibrary.org. Copies of AFTERSCHOOL AT JOPPA: STAY Alfred Lansing’s stirring account of the WITH THE GROUP! 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Give the sellers time to move if they want it. Your current lease may run out in 45 days but the seller doesn’t want to move until 90 days out. I know you don’t want to move twice or spend a month or two in a rental but that will be long forgotten if you get your “dream” house, right? . Qualifiy it. There are plenty of times I have received multiple offers with one or more lacking a preapproval letter. The buyer or buyer’s agent will say something like “we are qualified, just haven’t been in touch with our lender, we will get you a letter in a few days”. Sorry, that isn’t going to work. Have all your ducks in a row; get a preapproval letter once you start seriously looking for a home. One other thing, a prequalification letter is nowhere near as good as a preapproval letter. Being preapproved makes you a stronger buyer in the seller's eyes. Contingencies. It is always smart to get a home inspection, but shorten the time period to get it done from say 10 to 5 days. If you feel your loan is solid and only contingent on an inspection waive that contingency. This is a huge risk as you put your escrow money in the hands of the seller if you can’t get a loan so check with your bank. If you aren’t willing to do that see if you can make your approval time shorter. Sell Your Exiting Home First. If you're a first-time home buyer, you might already have the advantage over a buyer who needs to sell before buying. If you have something to sell first, it is highly unlikely that a seller will gravitate to your offer over a competing one without a sale contingency. Play Nice. Don't ask the seller to give you personal items. Where we are competing with multiple other parties, don’t ask for the washer and dryer if the seller has already indicated that it isn’t for sale. Can’t tell you how many times I have heard a buyer say “well if I am paying x for this house than I want the washer and dryer”. My response is usually “you aren’t going to be paying anything for this house because the seller is going to be
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Drop off your books at the Seabrook Library and let us add them to our already burgeoning sale. Library hours are: Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday, 10-8, Tuesday & Friday, 10-6; Saturday, 9-1. See you at the library! -----------------------------------------------------------ST. MARY’S - People Helping People of St. Mary's Parish is now collecting donations for the Easter deliveries to residents in need of Rowley, Georgetown, Byfield, and Boxford. Donations of non-perishable goods, as well as paper, cleaning and personal hygiene products are needed. Monetary donations, as well as grocery store gift cards, may also be made. Donations can be brought to the rectory at 94 Andover Street, Georgetown, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., or left in designated bins at the Georgetown and Rowley churches before or after Mass. Other drop off arrangements may be made by calling 978-352-6326. 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The major theme is prevention Dr. Anderson has been of water pollution by taking care not to let pollutants be washed into our water improving her patients bodies by stormwater. This will be explained by demonstrations and exhibits, and there will be opportunities for related fun activities for the young attendees. hearing since 1987. She This event is in partial compliance with a US Environmental Protection Agency has successfully dispensed 158 Bridge Rd, Salisbury, MA mandate. -----------------------------------------------------------hearing devices to adults TRITON Th e deadline for applying to full day kindergarten at Newbury and children in the North Elementary School, Pine Grove School, or Salisbury Elementary School is Shore and the Merrimac Tuesday, April 1. Any applications received after the deadline will be placed on a waiting list. 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Last year I wrote a column about a study I saw in an article from over a decade ago. It was about the poor odds people have about making changes in their life actually happen. The article was an outpouring of concern from healthcare experts and doctors, all looking for a way to change the behavior of people who love their lifestyle so much that they were willing to literally die from it. In the Johns Hopkins study, 9 of 10 heart surgery patients chose to return to their unhealthy lifestyle, rather than make the changes needed to live longer. Very few were convinced by their doctors to make radical daily changes. Based on my own experiences trying to move individuals to change habits that are having negative effects on their oral health, I knew it was difficult, but was shocked by the 90% statistic, especially relating to a do or die scenario. Two studies from 2013
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BARN / STALLS FOR RENT: J. GILES PAVING AND 45 Mansion Drive, #C, 1 Bath. SEALCOATING - Driveways, Lots, Walkways, Prime equestrian business/ Parking 1. 2001 Ford Mustang VIN# Patchwork. Good Prices, Free school opportunity set atop Remote Controlled Vehicles 1FAFP40431F112313 acres on a hidden scenic Estimates. Call Josh 603-9972. 2006 Honda CBR100 Motorcycle EstEs Rockets & Supplies, 15 hill overlooking Plum Island 9608 jgilespaving@gmail.com VIN# JH2SC57046M205249 Plastic & Wood Models / Supplies Sound, etc. Includes 3 barns, WANTED Autos, trucks, Planes, Ships & more 22 stalls, hay storage, office, RARE COINS BOUGHT AND Signed, William Dambrosio rooms, feed room, 1/2BA, PineCars & derby Supplies tack 3/12, 3/19, 3/26 SOLD . Highest prices paid. hydrant, observation rm w/ X-Acto Sets, Paints & More indoor (120x60) & outdoor Pre-1934 Only. Complimentary (100x300) rings raked 2-3 appraisals. Serving Collectors, MEtAL times a week; judges' observa- dealers and investors for 40 dEtECtoRS tion deck 7 shack for event- years/ See: www.linkedin.com/ Must be reliable, 20 E Main St, Georgetown, MA ing, lighting, PA & iPod, cord- in/richardbagg. Available to visit home, office or bank. Call The North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspaper dependable and caring. Mon-Fri 8:30a-6p, Sat 10a-5p less mic media system. 15-17 150x150 paddocks Everything anytime. 978-255-1127 Phone 978-352-2234 Responsibilities include
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2012 Nissan Sentra VIN# 3N1AB6AP6CL631844 3. 2007 Hyundai Sonata VIN# 5NPET46CX7H245181 4. 1999 Mitsubishi Galant VIN# 4A3AA46G3XE157240 5. 1998 Acura 23CL VIN# 19UYA3246WL004113 6. 2004 Toyota Sienna VIN# 5TDBA23C94S080603 Signed Thomas Curran Owner 3/19, 3/26, 4/2
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