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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– SALISBURY – Paula Moore is running for the Board of Selectmen here as the New Kid on the Block. She has summered in a beach house since 1999, but only lived in Salisbury full time for three years. And she is new to politics. Her brother and campaign manager, veteran Methuen Town Councilor Phil Lahey, says she is no politician. Politicians, she said, have “more finesse.” She said some politicians are also good at changing positions on the issues, so-called flip flopping. “That's not me,” she said. “I say what I mean.” Moore, who volunteers helping Continued on page 3
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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– NEWBURY – Fourteen-yearold Colby Buccheri is helping girls his own age in Honduras gain a better life. The Triton Middle School eighth grader has made hundreds of colorful para cord bracelets that he sells to raise money to buy things that his parents will not pay for. And he donates a portion of the profits to the She Dances organization in Honduras, which is fighting sex trafficking among young girls. Buccheri learned about She Dances and the Central American girls it is helping when he attended
NEWBURYPORT = Nominations of historic preservation projects in the city of Newburyport are sought for the Annual Preservation Awards. The Newburyport Preservation Trust is sponsoring the awards that will be presented on Sunday, May 12, 2013, at the conclusion of its annual Preservation Week celebration. The goal of the awards program is to recognize outstanding individuals and organizations for their contributions toward protecting and preserving Newburyport’s historic character and building heritage. “Since 2007, Newburyport Preservation Trust has celebrated preservation efforts throughout our city with these awards,” says Tom Kolterjahn, Preservation Trust Board Member and CoPresident. “They are one way to demonstrate appreciation for recipients’ meticulous and conscientious preservation efforts while showcasing and raising awareness of the unique character of our historic community.” Preservation Awards nominations
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features Newburyport Preservation Week 2013: Women and Preservation will be held Wednesday, May 8th, through Sunday, May 12th. Presented in partnership with Historic New England and the Custom House Maritime Museum, the 7-day celebration for all ages will include a walking tour celebrating historic Newburyport women, presentations and discussions on use of herbs in healing, women at sea and the role of women in creating and preserving wealth, culture and sophistication throughout Newburyport’s history. A complete schedule of events will be announced soon. For more information and updates, please visit www.nbptpreservationtrust. org or www.Facebook.com/ newburyport-preservation-week.
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The Rowley Board of Selectmen is seeking sealed bids for the Rowley Common Tree Landscape Restoration project. The Town Hall is located at 139 Main Street (Route 1A), in Rowley, MA. Starting on April 11, 2013 bid documents may be obtained in the Selectmen’s Office, Town Hall, 139 Main Street, Rowley, MA 01969 on Monday - Thursday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and Fridays between 9:00 a.m. and noon (excluding holidays) and on the Town of Rowley website: www.townofrowley.net until the deadline for submitting bids. It is the responsibility of the bidders obtaining bid documents from the Town’s website to notify the Town Administrator with their company information and to check the Town’s website for Addenda.
must be received by April 21, 2013, and may be submitted by mail to NPT, P.O. Box 184, Newburyport, MA 01950, or online at www. nbptpreservationtrust.org. Nominations should include the name of the person or project submitted; project address; description; photos (if available); Marc Maravalli, B.S., R.Ph. Sealed bids will be received in the Office of the Rowley Board of Selectand contact information of the Publisher/Editor, The Town Common men, 139 Main Street, Rowley until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, 2013, nominator (additional award criteria Letters to the Editor provide local time, at which time bides will be opened and publicly read by the Town can be found on the website or in a useful way of communicating Administrator. Three copies of the bid are to be in a sealed envelope clearly concerns, issues, or suggestions to the nomination form attached.) marked “Bid for Rowley Common Tree Landscape Restoration Project, Seven award categories include: all members of the community. Rowley Town Hall, Rowley, MA.” Bid award to be made by the Board of Stewardship – Projects that The Town Common encourages Selectmen to the lowest responsible and eligible bidder. Prevailing Wage Rates all citizens to submit letters maintain and preserve a historically as established by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development concerning issues of interest and significant building or landscape Department of Labor Standards apply. The Board of Selectmen reserves the concern to the local community. while retaining distinctive materials right to reject any and/or all bids if deemed in the best interest of the Town. Letters selected for publication and original features may be edited for length and clarity. Exterior Restoration – Robert Snow, Chairman Some letters may serve as a catalyst Restoration, rehabilitation and Board of Selectmen for other articles or coverage, and preservation of a historic structure Town of Rowley community leaders and agencies or building façade, including will be offered an opportunity to exterior architectural respond to letters concerning their original features areas of responsibility. Interior Restoration – Restoration, All letters must be signed and rehabilitation and preservation include a daytime telephone of historically signifi cant interior number. Concord NH. She will be servicing She fully retired from two family architectural features and finishes Letters may be submitted to: the Rowley and general North businesses in 2008, A. E. Goulet, Sensitive Addition to a Historic Shore area as well as southern New Inc. and Equipment Plus., Inc. of The Editor Structure – A building addition Hampshire. Salem MA, where she was President c/o The Town Common that preserves the scale, features, Suzanne?s most recent career as and Treasurer. These two businesses 77 Wethersfield St. or overall integrity of an original a Certified Activity Professional operated in conjunction serving the Rowley, MA 01969 historic structure has allowed her to work closely wholesale trade with restaurant food or preferably via e-mail to: Historic Landscape Restoration with frail elders in many capacities service products and equipment. editor@thetowncommon.com. – Preservation, recreation, or including Activity Director, home Suzanne and her husband, Peter, The Town Common deadline is character restoration of a historic care companion, Hospice volunteer serve the community offering 5pm Wednesday (except when a garden or landscape and health care advocate. Although programs to local organizations Historic Sensitive Contractor/ federal holiday necessitates an she worked with all elders, her through North Shore Christian Builder – A contractor, builder or earlier deadline). specialty is in the area of dementia. Ministries, Inc. of which her craftsman whose work demonstrates As an Activity Professional she husband is Founder and Director. the principals of preservation The Town Common holds four venue qualifications Suzanne is Treasurer and Program serves the communities of the Sustainable Historic Structure – (Memory Care, Nursing Home, Development Director for this Upper North Shore of Mass. & A building renovation project that Coastal New Hampshire and Adult Day Health & Education) ministry. incorporates “green” and sustainable welcomes your participation. Suzanne Carpentier has recently and she is qualified as a Certified They have two adult children, construction, energy efficiency, and joined Modern Woodmen of Send your Organization or Group Dementia Practitioner as well as Casey of Nashua NH and David of Notices, Birth or EngagementThe North Shore’s while Largest Independent Community Newspaper waste reduction preserving America as a Financial Representative an Alzheimer?s Caregiver Support Rowley and five grandchildren ages Announcements, Photos, Articles and and restoring original historic with the Legere team located in Group Leader. one through eight. Letters to the Editor, by mail, phone,
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So, What's New? only one is open. The election will be held on April 30. Moore said she is also motivated to campaign because she thinks the fees the town charges for sewer service are unfair. It is a $90 per quarter fee for everyone regardless of how much a homeowner discharges into the sewer system. “I don't see the fairness in that,” she said. Some homeowners, like her neighbors at the beach, discharge little in the winter months, but pay the same $90 fee that full-time residents with large households discharge. She began attending Board of Selectmen meetings where she went to listen and learn. She asked town officials why the fees were not assessed on a usage basis like water bills are. She participated in a workshop of other residents and town officials to discuss changing the system. But so far nothing has changed, she said. “Whether I am elected to be a Selectman or not, I will keep pursuing this,” she said. Moore was born and raised in Methuen. After school, she had a choice of jobs, working for the telephone company or the Internal Revenue Service. Her mother told
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The bracelets are particularly popular with teenagers, who drop in the store during the summer. Best sellers are ones in the colors of the local professional sports teams, especially the New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox. Bracelets in the colors of the Boston Bruins and the Newburyport High School sell well too, he said. He has made so many Red Sox bracelets that “I have seen (their colors) too much,” he said. He donates 10 percent of his profits to She Dances. His parents match his donations. “We've probably donated $200,” the proud Mom, Beverly Buccheri said. The money goes to support a young non-profit organization founded by Californian Jeremy Springer, who saw the need for a house where abused girls could be rescued from a life of sex trafficking. “Our focus is to turn rejection into family, shame into self worth, abuse into healing and captivity into freedom,” the organization's web site, www.shedances.org, says. At the house the girls are given a complete detox process and the treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. They are taught healthy eating and sleeping patterns and
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visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/ joppaflats. APRIL VACATION WEEK FLYBYS AT JOPPA FLATS School and Youth Education Coordinator Lisa Hutchings offers a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities, keeping minds active and hands busy during school break. For ages 2 – 12. Adults must accompany children. Wednesday, April 17, Birds and Bugs, 10:00 am-3:00 pm; Thursday, April 18 ,Ponds & Pools, 10:00 am-3:00 pm; Friday, April 19, March in the Marsh! 10:00 am-3:00 pm. Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $7. Preregistration is not required. Call 978462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats. CRAFTERNOON WITH RANI Join us as we learn to make a fun seasonal craft with the craft-maven, Rani MacNeal. Supplies will be provided for this free class! All ages are welcome, and some caregiver participation and help will be required. Please register at 978-465-0539, as space will be limited. Wednesday April 17th at 1:30 PM Newbury Town Library, Lunt St, Byfield. Call 978-465-0539 for more information. WINE & CHEESE FUNDRAISER April 17th 4:00pm- 7:00pm at the Amesbury Senior Community Center. Located at the Nicholas J. Costello Transportation Center, 68 Elm Street Amesbury, MA. TPlease stop by and purchase your tickets for $10 at 68 Elm Street, Amesbury, MA 01913. Tickets will also be sold at the door. For more information please contact Annmary Connor, COA Director .
WEDNESDAY EVENING LECTURE: A DECADE OF MAY MIGRATION HIGHLIGHTS Birder’s Certificate Program graduate Ann Gurka talks about trends in migration over the past ten years. Wednesday, April 17, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $4. Preregistration is not required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/ joppaflats. SONGS OF THE CIVIL WAR CONCERT The Ipswich Public Library will present Roger Tincknell performing Civil War era songs on Wednesday, April 17th, at 7:00PM in the Collins Meeting Room. Families are encouraged to attend. "CAPITALISM IN CRISIS" MOVE AND DISCUSSION On Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00pm at the First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport there will be a showing of the movie “Capitalism in Crisis” with Amy Goodman in conversation with Richard Wolff, Economist at New School University (N.Y.). Discussion will follow this 40 minute film. Free and open to the public WEDNESDAY EVENING LECTURE Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, Ipswich will host its monthly Wednesday Evening Lecture on April 17 at 7:30 pm. Local nautical history researcher, Paul Valcour, will present “Boatbuilding in Ipswich: A History from World War II to Present.” First Ipswich Bank generously sponsors the Wednesday Evening Lecture Series. Refreshments served. Price: $10 for non-members; free to members and audience participants.
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TOWN OF ROWLEY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Case #13.01 A Public Hearing will be held at the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, on Thursday, 4/18/2013 at 7:45 p.m. to act on an application recieved from Neway Construction Corp, 244 Haverhill St, Rowley, MA. Applicant is requesting a variance, under section 4.1 from the Board of Appeals to continue use of the land and structures as an office building, service garage and retail store located at 244 Haverhill St, Rowley, MA. The property is in the Residential district and is show on Assessor’s Map 014, Lot 005. At the public hearing, members of the public may ask questions and present evidence that supports either the approval or denial of this petition. Donald W. Thurston – Chairman
Weekly trip with experienced leaders in a search for avian activity in the Newburyport/ Plum Island area. For beginners and birders of all skill levels. Saturday, April 20, 9:00–11:30 am. Location: Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Adults $10; Children ages 8 and up $7. Preregistration is not required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/ joppaflats. MSBC CAREGIVERS LUNCH The Market Street Baptist Church at 37 Market Street in Amesbury is inviting the public to attend a Caregivers Lunch on Saturday, April 20th from 12:00- 2:00 pm. This event is for those who have been called to care for ailing loved ones to connect with other caregivers and to hear from the experiences of others. Ruth John (mother to the Pastor) will share her experiences and wisdom as a caregiver for nearly 20 years. Cost is $5 to cover the lunch. Please register in advance by calling the church office at 978-388-0930 or by email: msbcsec@verizon.net. NEWBURYPORT ARTWALK The group of 13 galleries who cooperate to organize this popular art-focused event open their doors for the first ArtWalk Weekend of 2013 on April 20 and 21. , Saturday 3 – 7 PM, Sunday 1 – 5 PM. Newburyport, a vibrant small New England city, is a magnet for arts activities on the North Shore with an abundance of art galleries and artists’ studios. The 2013 ArtWalk Gallery Guide directs walkers along main streets and narrow lanes surrounded by historic architecture and views of the Merrimac River and the ocean.
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AMESBURY - The Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury is hosting an indoor yard sale on Saturday, May 4 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm. Items fill the gym at the back of the building. Nothing is priced. We accept donations of whatever you can give. The Community Connections proceeds from this sale go directly to a fund that will pay the expenses for several church volunteers to go to Canada the week of August 3-10. This will be the fifth summer connecting with Pastor Ian MacFarlane and the members of the Living Hope Community Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Each year volunteers spend the week at this church helping with children's programs like Vacation Bible School and Bible Basketball. The Canadian church's volunteers have also come to Amesbury twice to help with similar programs. Both Cars churches have made a supportive bond with each other from these trips and keep in touch all year by phone and internet. 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Everyone expects to have a healthy baby and when that changes in anyway it's a hard thing to accept. There are so many things that can happen with this condition, we could sit and worry about it or get active about finding better treatments. We have found we just have to focus on today and not worry about tomorrow. That’s hard to do because we all have dreams for our children and our dream now is to find a cure.” The most common form of NF strikes 1 in every 3,500 births worldwide, 50% of cases being spontaneous, as in Molly's case, meaning her genes mutated. NF can cause blindness, deafness, loss of limbs, facial disfigurement, skeletal defects, learning disabilities, chronic pain, impaired ependent Community Newspaper NOW ENROLLING APRIL VACATION WEEK balance and mobility, cardiovascular problems, malignancy, and even death. CTF are the largest non-government source for NF research and have won the top charity rating for the last three years. 100% of all funds will go to The Children's Tumor Foundation to find better Accelerated 5 Day Class Monday-Friday, April 15th-19th, 9am-4pm treatments and research towards a cure for NF. All donations are tax deductible. To find out how you can help, please visit Molly's website at: mollybit.com. Reserve your seat... www.BrightsDrivingSchool.com Sign up NOW... go online -----------------------------------------------------------GEORGETOWN - April 27th, a Night on the Town! Firehouse Spring Dinner & Library Wine/Jazz - Erie Fire Association No. 4 Inc. / Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library - Erie 4’s Spring Dinner will be held Thursday, April 27th. Roast Beef! And this year, in collaboration with the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library, a discount coupon will be given to each adult who attends the Spring Dinner. The coupon can be used for a $5.00 refund at the door of the library’s Wine Tasting and Jazz Event! Here are the details: Erie Spring Dinner: 474 North Street, Georgetown Begins at 5pm, and ends at 7 or earlier if the food runs out! Tickets at the door: $10.00 � adults* and $7.00 Seniors* / children. Adults and seniors will receive a $5.00 discount coupon which can be used later the same evening � at Georgetown Peabody Library’s Wine Tasting and Jazz event: Begins at 6:30 and closes at 9:00 pm. Tickets may be pre-ordered at the � -948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com library or via PayPal at this link: http://friendsofgeorgetownpeabodylibrary.webs.com (see lower right hand corner for the PayPal event � link) � ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 and Whipple Houses. If you would like to become a volunteer, please come to three 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 sessions: May 1 from 5:30-7 pm, May 8 from 5:30-7 pm, and May 18 from 10-11:30 am. Opening Day is May 25 and the tour season runs through Columbus Day. A three-hour weekly time commitment through the season is needed. Call 978-356-2811 for more information or to sign up. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Newburyport Public Library will host a local author panel on May 11 from 2:00 – 4:00pm in the Program Room. James Phoenix, Muriel Angelil, Julia Newman, Sylvia Reilly Collins and James Redfern will lead the discussion. James Phoenix, called “the next Robert Parker,” recently Up”, theLargest first in a series of Fenway Burke mystery novels. 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ROWLEY - Rowley Historical Society has a “Spring Work Party” planned at the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House, 233 Main St., in Rowley; on April 27th with a raindate of May 4th from 9:00 a.m. till Noon. All are welcome to come & participate in the clean-up of this Historical property. Wear & bring work gear such as rakes & work gloves. Thank you, we appreciate your time & your help! RHS Board Ad # 1 of Directors. For Client / Newspaper use only – this does not print: -----------------------------------------------------------This PDF – dated 06/10/11 – replaces all previous PDFs of this ad. Please destroy all previous PDFs of this ad. eter arswell ntiques SALISBURY COUNCIL ON AGING - Watercolor Painting: Thursday, April 25th Noon to 3pm. Paint a different scene each month Questions? Call Acorn Advertising, 781-643-2928. with watercolor and bring home your finished painting. Everything you need to paint your picture will be supplied. 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