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Salemi Enjoys Entering the Waterfront Fray

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– The plan, developed by the NEWBURYPORT – Tom Salemi became a journalist architectural firm Union Studio, because he believed that writing is opposed by those who want to about cities, their issues and how keep the waterfront open.

As the business editor and they resolved those issues, was a reporter with the Newburyport public service.

He did not aspire himself Daily News, Salemi had written to being a community leader, articles about the future of the content just to write about what Merrimack River waterfront.

“It was an interest of mine,” he leaders do.

But now as chairman of the said.

So when the opportunity came Newburyport Redevelopment Authority, he is at the sharp end along to be appointed to the of a stick on one of the toughest NRA board, he accepted.

Years ago he stopped writing issues facing this community. He finds himself in the middle of a for daily and weekly newspapers. long-standing argument, some “No more fires or city council say battle, over what this city meetings” to cover, he writes on his popular blog. should do with its waterfront.

But the Revere native has The NRA, which owns 4.2 acres on the waterfront, is kept writing, mostly now for a considering a plan for developing magazine about venture capital its riverfront parking lots into investments. He had more time a park and two, three-story to spend with his two children buildings that will house 30 to enjoying the Newburyport 35 condominiums and first-floor parks, which he loves.

For years James Shanley, retail shops, restaurants, offices Continued on page 3 and public restrooms.

Amesbury Police Succession Plan Announced Page 9 A sign opposing the NRA's plans.

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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––

Photo by Stewart Lytle

Earl Cheney picks a message of kindness out of the wicker basket.

AMESBURY – Laurie Vigneault was one of the first to reach into the small wicker basket and draw out a slip of paper with a printed message for the day.

It read, “Laugh for five minutes today.”

The soon to be 90-year-old woman did just that. Known for her easy and frequent laugh, Vigneault threw back and her head and laughed. Everyone in the lobby of the new Senator Nicholas Costello transportation center, senior center and municipal building joined in.

And that was the purpose of the small slip of paper.

A part of a program implemented during May for Older Americans Month, the Senior Center here is nurturing random acts of kindness among its seniors. Everyday as the seniors and others enter the lobby of the building, they are asked to pick one of 27 different messages on the little slips of paper. It is part of

campaign to reinforce thoughtful and caring acts among seniors, called “Kindness Matters.”

“We have all heard stories about how random acts of kindness, big and small, can make a difference in someone's life,” said Annmary Connor, the Council on Aging director. “During May, we will encourage that spirit in our center, knowing that something as simple as paying a compliment can have impact and make someone smile.”

It is also a counterbalance to the growing problem of elder bullying and elder abuse, Connor said.

Doreen Brothers, the council's outreach coordinator, said she told the residents of the Heritage Towers last week about the Kindness Matters program and had them recite a pledge to be kind all month.

The pledge reads: “I pledge myself on this day to try to be kind in every way, to help each Continued on page 6

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Why I'm Supporting my Public Library

Dear Community,

Marc Maravalli, B.S., R.Ph. Publisher/Editor, The Town Common

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The Town Common encourages all citizens to submit letters concerning issues of interest and concern to the local community.

Letters selected for publication may be edited for length and clarity.

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May 15 - 21, 2013

Whenever I move, I immediately check out the closest Dunkin Donut and Starbucks location. The cup of coffee has great symbolism for me.

A close second is to check out the LOCAL LIBRARY- even before I visit the local church. If you've moved a lot, you know what I mean.

I can recall driving from Detroit MI to Vero Beach FL and feeling so alienated in the middle of the night that I actually moved my sleeping bag from a motel room in Georgia to the front seat of my Buick Sabre- the only space around with which I felt familiar.

Moving is stressful, second only to death and divorce. Seeking out the local library at the start of a move is as much emotional as it is academic and practical. A geographical move entails some degree of up-rooted-ness, separation, and loss.

For me, getting a library card is the symbolic ticket to rooted-ness, connection, and belonging- sometimes to the point of intimacy. Talk to anyone who has been homeless and that experience is intensified even more.

I'm supporting the Library Article at Salisbury Town Meeting on May 20. It has already received a 60% endorsement from those who voted in the April 30 Election.

Whether you've moved a lot- or only occasionally- the Salisbury library is not only the geographical center of the town but also a critically social, academic, and community center of our rooted-ness, connection, and belonging. It speaks to who we truly are.

Thanks for listening.

(Rev. Dr.) Bob Gallagher

Tom Saab and Library Too!

Dear Community,

What is the old axiom? Vote and vote often? As per past candidate for Salisbury Beach Selectman's Tom Saab's directive whom in registered to vote in both New Hampshire and Massachusetts, I think I will go out and register in all 50 states. That way my federal vote will really count! Isn't there The Town Common deadline is not a federal felony involved here?

5pm Wednesday (except when a As I am a most ardent fan libraries I am crestfallen with the most federal holiday necessitates an critical issue presently before the Town of Salisbury “the proposed library earlier deadline). expansion.” Simply this, does the town need a six times increase in present size from 3,000 square feet to over 17,000 square feet as proposed increase The Town Common in size along with a $50 per tax bill increase for the next 20 years as per serves the communities of the Town Manager, Neil Harington, dialogue in supplication. I ask what has the Upper North Shore of Mass. & Coastal New Hampshire and computer done to the library business? welcomes your participation.

Do we not need much more critical public health and safety issues Send your Organization or Group addressed of a fire department substation down our most densely populated Notices, Birth or Engagement part of “the beach?” There is none now. Maybe a new police station? Which Announcements, Photos, Articles and is so very surely needed. Or beach erosion issues. Furthermore, what of the Letters to the Editor, by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail to: 77 Wethersfield St., already engineered sewer line extension up Route 1 to the Seabrook line of Rowley, MA 01969 public health issues? Let's not take the states ultimatum in regards to the 3.6 Phone: 978-948-8696 million dollars they have earmarked for library just because it is available.

Fax: 978-948-2564 Decline it! Show financial responsibilities. Then when we need 3.6 million E-mail: news@thetowncommon.com dollars we can go back to the State and ask for that 3.6 million dollars to possibly save lives with public safety or health. Let's just spend one million The Town Common of only town dollars on a major rehab on what is already there.

Your vote at Town meeting on May 20th at Salisbury Elementary School Marc Maravalli, Publisher / Editor editor@thetowncommon.com could be life saving.

Amesbury COA Appreciation

Dear Editor:

The Amesbury Council on Aging would like to thank everyone who participated in the Wine and Cheese Tasting on April 17th. This fundraiser was a great success and raised almost $1,000, which will benefit Amesbury Caregiver Essentials (ACE). ACE is a caregiver support program offered throughout the Northern Merrimack Valley. It was created in January 2012 through a grant from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and continues to operate thanks to this funder. The program provides case management, education, respite and social, emotional and practical support to individuals who are caring for a family member or friend.

Angels at Home Healthcare was the premiere sponsor for this event. Their generous donation and support helped make this event possible. Jewell Towne Vineyards of South Hampton, NH provided the wine tasting, Cabot Creamery the cheese, Port Family Home Care and Shaheen Brothers the appetizers and Lindt the chocolate treats. Thank you! We would also like to thank each of the local businesses that provide raffle prizes for the event: Flatbread Company, Amesbury Industrial, Sylvan Street Grille, Vermette’s Supermarket, Latitude Sports Club, Jewell Towne Vineyards, S. Maynard Photography, Sherwin Williams, Merrimack Valley Massage, Rosie Werner and Stop N Shop.

Many other individuals contributed to the night’s success. Thank you to Stacy of S. Maynard Photography for donating your time and talent, to Renee Keon of Merrimack Valley Massage for providing free chair massages to our guests and to Sandra Jutras and Albert Stuart for helping with those last minute details. Lastly, we would like to thank each and every one of the evening’s volunteers. We honestly could not have done it without you!

To learn more about this FREE program please contact Ashley Stuart-ACE Program Coordinator at 978-388-8138 or by email stuarta@amesburyma. gov.

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The engine behind the book sale was our Library Board of Trustees.

The nine-member group spent countless hours sorting donated books, advertising the sale, setting up and breaking down, recruiting volunteers and raffle donations, even organizing a dog meet-and-greet.

We also greatly appreciate many additional adult and teen volunteers who helped transport books, set up, clean, and provide face-painting.

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on the city.� He notes that the But much can happen this the former Newburyport City city is struggling to pay for the summer and fall to impact those Council President, had chaired maintenance on its current parks. plans. the NRA. He had led the To create a new park, the city First, the NRA is preparing organization through much of will need revenue to build the to hire a contractor to bore into the initial design and planning waterfront park and maintain it. the soil of the parking lots to for developing the plan for the The NRA plan, he notes, does determine what is underground waterfront. that. The new development will and the quality of the soil. To Shanley had battled and been generate enough money to pay create the current waterfront, the the target of criticism from those for developing and maintaining shoreline had to filled in decades who wanted the acreage along a first-class waterfront park and ago with dirt and whatever. the waterfront left open. The probably generate enough tax The feasibility of the plan to advocates of an open waterfront, money to help maintain other build residential structures may now organized into a group parks. depend on whether it is practical called Citizens for an Open “People say we are not pro- to dig underground parking Waterfront, have advanced their park,� he said. “We actually are garages. Before any developer can own proposal that calls for no very pro-park.� decide if building the retail and new building, no selling off the Salemi and his family love to condo buildings are practical, land to pay for a park. go to the current parks on the they have to know what they Shortened in the media to its waterfront. He said the parks would be digging into for the initials of COW, which Salemi are never so crowded that they garage and the foundations. declines to say because it seems cannot find room to play or sit The NRA is waiting to see if the disrespectful, the organization on the grass or the berms. state agency, MassDevelopment, does like the NRA idea of “People don't want a passive will give it half of the almost expanding the waterfront park. park,� he said. They want a place $40,000 to pay for the borings.

But it argues that the new park they can live, shop and dine as The other wildcard in the could be paid for with other well as walk and sit and throw a NRA's plans might be the city funds rather than having to sell frisbee on the waterfront. elections. If Mayor Donna off some of the real estate for “Wouldn't it be great to have Holaday, who supports the buildings. five Not Your Average Joe's waterfront development plan, When Shanley, who owns a restaurants on the waterfront?� is reelected to a four-year term, greeting card business, decided he asked. developers would feel more to take time this summer to Salemi expects that by the comfortable moving forward. he North Independent Community travel, itShore’s created anLargest opportunity fall, the NRA will issueNewspaper a If a different person is elected to for the journalist to put down Request for Proposals from real be mayor, Salemi said, “it could his notepad and take the reins of estate developers to consider chill a developer's enthusiasm the embattled city agency. developing the new buildings. for the project.�

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Brothers joked with the seniors at the Heritage Towers that “They only have to do it for the month of May. In June, you can go back to being your old selves.”

Earl Cheney picked one of the 25 slips of paper in the wicker basket that urged him to have lunch with a new friend. Cheney, who comes to the Senior Center most days, is already known for his acts of kindness. He brings 24 donuts every Tuesday. It costs him $22, but he considers it a good investment in his friends.

Usually he eats lunch at the Senior Center with his friend, Louie, but last week after reading the message, he decided they should sit at another table with new friends.

Upstairs in the game room, Edmund Poulin was carrying a bookmark, printed as part of the program. On the bookmark was a quotation from Winnie the Pooh that read: “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.”

Asked what act of kindness he planned for the day, Poulin said he would let his friend, Gil

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Emery teased Poulin that losing at golf was no act of kindness because he beats him at golf every time they play anyway.

“There are a lot of people who are kind every day,” Brothers said.

People carry one another's lunch trays. They open the door for one another. They give compliments.

As part of this month's program, the recipient of an act of kindness has the chance to fill out a postcard that has space on the back to write a thank you and acknowledge the person's kindness.

The Kindness Matters program is sponsored by the Elder Justice Network of the Greater North Shore.

“Quite honestly, in the world we live in today, we all occasionally need to be reminded that random acts of kindness, expressed through simple words and deeds, can make a difference,” said Katie Galenius, co-chair of the Elder Justice Network. “Our hope is that this campaign will inspire people to be more thoughtful and caring, knowing that one act of kindness can lead to another and another and have a ripple effect in a close-knit community like a senior center or housing site.”

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And for kindergarten to third graders, “School’s Out Summer” is back, offering full week or 2-3 day participation that gets kids outside exploring the world and all summer has to offer. This year the program will take place primarily at the YWCA’s new Pond Street facility, just a hop, skip and jump away from the The Bartlett Mall and the YWCA Swimming Pool, and close to Cashman Park and downtown Newburyport.

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DRIVING OFFENSES -----------------------------------------------------------LARCENY NEWBURYPORT - The Sesquicentennial of the Civil War commemoration continues: Newburyport and the Civil War author, CLERK-MAGISTRATE HEARINGS William Hallett and with his wife Elizabeth, invite you to join them on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2013 at 2 p.m Footsteps Attorney Attorney Reilly’s Reilly’s clients clients PROBATION ISSUES will of Heroes: Civil War Walking Tour of Newburyport. (this is our FOURTH year doing these tours!) The 90 minutes walking tour will attest attest to to her her SEALING CRIMINAL RECORDS tenacity: features sites and stories of Newburyport’s Civil War history including Albert W. Bartlett and the first troops who left the Clipper tenacity: ALL OTHER CRIMINAL MATTERS “Nicole Reilly has become a trusted City; stories of the shipyard; a local politician (and dear friend of Jefferson Davis) who almost ran against Lincoln for president; “Attorney Reilly is an experimember of our family, I keep her PERSONAL INJURY: stories of Frederick Douglass’ visit; a Newburyporter who would become a Confederate General and more! The tour begins and enced, smart, fierce litigator. She business card in my wallet and her went above and beyond to ensure ends at 57 State St (Arthur Page Insurance Co). Please wear appropriate clothing and comfortable shoes. Tips are welcome and a number in my contacts just in that my son’s rights were proMOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS case.”

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AMESBURY - Mayor Thatcher W. Kezer III has announced the appointment of Lieutenant/Executive Officer Kevin Ouellet to serve as the city’s next Police Chief upon the retirement of Chief Mark Gagnon.

Chief Gagnon has announced that he will retire and that his last day on the job will be June 6th. Chief Gagnon is a 32 year police veteran and has served as chief since April 2010. Gagnon came to Amesbury in 1986 and has served in a variety of leadership positions including Sergeant, Detective Sergeant and Lieutenant.

Lt. Ouellet will serve as Acting Chief from June 6th until July 1st when he will be officially appointed Chief of Police.

Upon assuming their posts in April 2010, Gagnon and Ouellet have worked seamlessly to address management decisions within the department and engage in extensive community involvement. Both have been consistent fixtures at various community events as well as regional police chief meetings, bi-weekly AmesStat meetings, and the Mayor’s staff meetings. Lt. Ouellet is wellequipped to assume the duties of Chief due to his engagement on the day-today operations of the department.

Kevin Ouellet is a 3rd generation resident of Amesbury. He began his career with the Amesbury Police Department in 1980 when he joined the Amesbury Auxiliary Police. The department announced the need for

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Central Air Sexual Assault Unit, and in 1996 Lt. Ouellet also announced that became the unit commander of the Lieutenant/Detective Jeffery Worthen multi-jurisdictional SWAT team that will be appointed to succeed him Theas North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspape included the towns of Amesbury, Lieutenant/Executive Officer. Lt. Salisbury, Merrimac, Newburyport, Worthen has been a member of the West Newbury, and Groveland.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15th more members to serve on their Executive Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main Street, WEDNESDAY MORNING Board. Wednesday, May 15th at 6:00 PM. Ipswich will host its monthly Wednesday BIRDING Come see what the Friends are all about. No Evening Lecture on May 15 at 7:30 pm.

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Northeast Region Cultural Resources Specialist for The Trustees of Reservations, Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver WEDNESDAY EVENINGS IN WILD for this weekly birding field trip during WEST NEWBURY Susan Hill Dolan, will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Art in the We'll be exploring the Pike's Bridge Landscape: Three Major Sculptors at Castle migration in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. Appropriate for all birding levels. Road area and other highly productive, â&#x20AC;˘Hill.â&#x20AC;? Architects of many of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great

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WEDNESDAY EVENING BIRDING churches and pension funds from fossil fuel information about additional programs Join Sanctuary Director Bill Gette to companies. A surprise visit is expected - via and events, or visit the Web site at www. look for springtime birds during the quiet video â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by a group that will teach everyone massaudubon.org/joppaflats. part of the day. Wednesday, May 15, attending the 350.org anthem. What does DAN BROWN IS BACK! Join The Live Stream Event At The 5:30-7:30 pm Meet at Mass Audubonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmental devastation actually look Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum like? Photographer Garth Lenz shares Rowley Public Library! Dan Brown at Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $12. shocking photos of the Alberta Tar Sands Lincoln Center. An Evening of Codes, Preregistration is not required.

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Thursday, May 16, 8:30-11:30 am Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $21.

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HONDURAS: COPAN AND PICO BONITO Bill Gette, Sanctuary Director of Mass Audubonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joppa Flats Education Center will show photographs of the exquisite flowers, brilliantly colored birds and rainforest mammals that he and his group encountered on their trip in March 2012 at the Newbury Town Library on Thursday, May 16th at 6:30 PM. They visited the world famous Maya archeological site of Copan, explored the tropical rainforests at Pico Bonito National Park and took a narrow gauge railway into Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge. No registration necessary for this free program.

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Please join historian Christopher Daley for a discussion on the different theories on the murders will be set forth and the question of "Who done it?" will be put to the audience for further discussion and conjecture.

Thursday, May 16 at 7 pm at the Topsfield Library Meeting Room FASHION SHOW The Amesbury Chamber of Commerce & Industrial Foundation is holding a Fashion Show on Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Amesbury Sports Park (12 South Hunt Road, Amesbury, MA 01913). They are hosting this for ticket proceeds to benefit “Best Foot Forward.” Best Foot Forward is a non-profit organization here in Amesbury that helps men and women in need get back to work by providing career clothing, hair and makeup. Tickets are selling quickly so please be sure to reserve yours today! $25 general admission; $35 - VIP - Front Row Seats; Swag bags for all and special treats for the VIP ticket holders. Please call or email the Amesbury Chamber at 978.388.3178 or chamber@amesburychamber.com for more details.

FRIDAY, MAY 17th FRIDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS: FOCUS ON WARBLERS Join columnist Steve Grinley of the Bird Watcher’s Supply and Gift for this early morning look around local birding hot spots. Friday, May 17, 8:00-11:00 am Meet at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $15. 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.

BLOOD DRIVE Community Blood Drive at the Hilton Senior Center, 43 Lafayette Road, Salisbury Friday, May 17, 2012, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. sponsored by the Salisbury Lions Club and the American Red Cross. Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and every pint donated could save up to three lives. The Red Cross is urging the public to make an appointment to donate blood by calling 1-800-RedCross (1-800733-2767) or visit www.redcrossblood. org. Snacks, fruit juices, and bottled water is provided to presenting donors by the American Red Cross. Free chowda will be provided to presenting donors courtesy of Lena’s Seafood Restaurant.

SATURDAY, MAY 18th GREAT MARSH GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE On May 18th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the side entrance Market Basket parking lot come to the Great Marsh Garden Club Plant Sale for wonderful perennials, annuals, vegetables and herbs.

ANNUAL PLANT SALE Sea Spray Garden Club will be holding its annual plant sale, Sat May 18th at the DPW location, Lafayette Rd, Salisbury. 8 a.m. to noon, early birds welcome! Wide variety of perennials at great prices! Also featuring the Herb Farmacy from Salisbury with their specialty heirloom plants. Rain or shine!

HELLCAT BIRDING FOR KIDS May is a very busy time of year for birds migrating through our area. Saturday, May 18th; & Sunday, May 26; 8:00 – 9:30 am Join a couple of refuge volunteers (who are avid birders) for a guided bird walk, during which the goal will be hear, see, and learn about some of these fascinating feathery migrants. This new program is specifically intended for and limited to children ages 9-

www.TheTownCommon.com 12. Preregistration is required. All refuge run programs are FREE but space may be limited and advanced registration is required for all programs, unless otherwise indicated.

Please call (978) 465-5753. Registration is not complete until you receive confirmation from a staff member. Please note that outdoor programs may be cancelled if there is inclement weather and also insufficient registration. Visit us on the web for more information: http://parkerriver.fws.gov or call Refuge Headquarters. The refuge visitor center is located at 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA. YARD SALE On Saturday, May 18 from 8.30 to 12 Noon the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex will be hosting a fund-raising Yard Sale consisting of household items such as glass, china, table ware, kitchen items, kitchen equipment, rugs, pictures, cushions, small pieces of furniture (no stuffed sofas or chairs), lamps and lampshades, ornaments, linen, books, jewelry, toys, garden implements and furniture, electrical appliances (no microwaves, televisions or humidifiers); and Shipyard equipment and tools, including marine machinery, a selection of tools, metal working, hand tools, power tools, shop equipment, heavy machinery, bicycles and most else.

All donations of items to sell will be very welcome. Drop off times at the Museum Admissions Center, 66 Main Street, Essex are Saturday, May 11 from 10.00 until 2.00 pm, Tuesday, May 14 from 7-8pm., Friday, May 17 from 5-7pm, and Saturday, May 18 from 7.30-8.30 am. For more information, call 978-768-7541 4TH ANNUAL PLANT SALE Our Lady of Hope Parish, One Pine Swamp Rd, Ipswich will hold its 4th Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 18th from 9:00a.m.—12:00 Noon. There will be a nice variety of annuals, perennials and baskets/hanging baskets. Plenty of free parking in the Linebrook Road parking lot across from the Hart House. Proceeds to benefit the Religious Education Program.

Please call the Rectory Office at 978-3563944 for more information.

YARD AND BAKED GOOD SALE The Friends of the Rowley COA present the 4th Annual Yard and Baked Good Sale on Saturday, May 18th, 2013 from 9am to 1pm at 39 Central St, Rowley. Rain date Sunday, May 19th. Public space rental is $15. Call COA at 978-948-7637 or 978948-2679 to reserve your space or to donate

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baked goods. All space rental proceeds go to the Friends of Rowley COA. Sale of all goods is yours to keep.

SPRING SALE Oak Ridge at 84 Main St in Byfield will hold its Annual Spring Baked Goods, Yard & Plant Sale on Saturday, May 18th from 9am to 2pm. Plants provided by Cressy’s in Rowley.

RECYCLE DAY AT THE BARTLETT MUSEUM Recycle Appliances & Electronics at the Bartlett Museum May 18. An Appliance & Electronics Recycle Day Fundraiser is set for Saturday, May 18, 2013 on the Bartlett Museum grounds at 270 Main Street from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. IFor more information call Dennis at 508-277-7513. The Museum is open for tours beginning Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend: Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays 1:00-4:00 pm. Call to make reservations for special tours at 978-388-4528. Visit us at www.

BartlettMuseum.org ANNUAL PLANT, BOOK & BAKE A DevelopmentAlly AppropriAte SALE The Whittier Home Museum at 86 progrAm preschoolers AnD toDDlers 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • for advertise@thetowncommon.com Friend Street, Amesbury, welcomes spring with its Annual Plant, Book and Bake Sale now Accepting students for on Saturday, May 18th from 9 a.m. to noon . summer camp and fall 2013 enrollment (rain date Sunday May 19). Call the home 388 Main Street Rowley at 978-388-1337 for information or visit us Nancy Garland-Wren, Director • Ages 2 yrs through 6 yrs at our website, www.whittierhome.org for a • Tues-Fri, 8:30am to 12:30pm virtual tour, gift shop and our calendar of 978-948-7929 “Lunch Buddies” 12:30pm-1:00pm events.

• Extended Days available PLANT SALE The Rowley Historical Society is having • Siblings attend at 20% discount its’ Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 18th • Yoga, Music, Sign Language, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. (Rain Field Trips & More... date: May 19th, Sunday) on the Margaret Call or Email for more info: Scott Green across from the 1677 PlattsTheRowleyChildrensCenter@yahoo.com Bradstreet House, 233 Main St., Route 1A, Rowley, Ma. After the long winter, a BAKe sAle, yArD sAle & “Plant Sale” is just the thing to brighten open house may 18th our gardens, our homes & our spirits.

There is always a wonderful selection of colorful annuals, hardy perennials, healthy vegetables & beautiful hanging baskets for sale. Everyone is welcome. All proceeds to benefit the Historical Society. We look forward to seeing you!!

THE DUCKS ARE COMING!!

The Amesbury Rotary Club proudly presents its 2nd Annual Powow River Duck Race on, May 18, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Ducks will be dumped in the Powow River at Pond St. The finish line will be at 37 A DevelopmentAlly AppropriAte Water St behind the Town Garage. A great progrAm for preschoolers AnD toDDlers event for the whole family! Adopt a duckling

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Walk & Festival Activities Strut for Strays is a three-mile walk for people and pets to support homeless cats and kittens at Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society.

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www.TheTownCommon.com 10:00 AM. The sale starts at 10:00. Come early for the best selections! Visit the Friends' website for more information: http://fontl. wordpress.com/ ART STROLL Coastal Trails Coalition and the Town of Salisbury will be holding our first annual Art Stroll on the Old Eastern Marsh Trail in Salisbury from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday May 18. It will coincide with the dedication of the new mural paintings to be installed under the Gillis Bridge. We are looking for artists, sculptors and crafts people to set up tables or tents to sell their creations along the trail as well as for plein air artists to paint along the trail that day. We will be doing publicity, there will be food and there is ample, convenient parking, so we expect a big turnout, in addition to the several hundred people who walk the trail on Spring weekend days. We are requesting a $25 contribution from each person who sets up a table or tent to sell their creations.

There is no charge or contribution for plein air artists. If you are interested in participating, you can find all the details and an application form at the Town of Salisbury web site: salisburyma.gov You will find a link right on the home page that will give you the information. If you have any other questions, please call Leah Hill in the Salisbury Planning Department. 978463-2266.

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for $5.00, or purchase a Quack pack (6) for $25.00, a ducky dozen (12) for $45.00 or a box of quackers (30) for $100.00. The proceeds from this year’s event will benefit the Amesbury Relay for Life and other programs of the Amesbury Rotary Club such as High School Scholarships, Educator of the Year, and Our Neighbor’s Table to name a few. First prize is $1,000.00 CASH! Second prize is 4 Red Sox tickets to see the Red Sox vs. Texas on June 5, 2013, and third prize is 4 tickets to the Boston Duck Tours.

We also have the Ugly Duckling prize of $50.00, for the duck that crosses the finish line closets to 30 minutes from the start.

Tickets may be purchased at The Amesbury Chamber of Commerce, Cutters Plus, Greenery Designs, Stone Ridge Properties, the Amesbury branches of The Provident Bank or online at AmesburyRotary.org.

Please visit AmesburyRotary.org to find your numbers and more information about the event.

ANNUAL PLANT SALE AND BAKE SALE FUNDRAISER The Friends of the Newbury Library are hosting a Plant and Bake Sale. All proceeds go directly to the Friends of the Newbury Town Library, a volunteer organization primarily interested in raising funds to support the Newbury Town Library.

Saturday, May 18th 10:00-2:00. Donations of plants and/or individually wrapped bake goods will be accepted between 9:00 and

leads a full day of species-counting activities throughout Essex County in support of Mass Audubon’s annual fundraiser, Birda-thon. Saturday, May 18, 8:00 am–6:00 pm Meet at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $60.

Preregistration is required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www. massaudubon.org/joppaflats.

STRUT FOR STRAYS WALK TO BENEFIT MRFRS The 18th Annual Strut for Strays Walk is our annual fundraiser proving us necessary funds to help families and their cats with spay/neuter programs, adoptions and financial assistance to those people who cannot afford medical services for their cats and kittens. The Newbury Upper Green on Sunday, May 19 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The event is for the whole family and your pets! It's a 3 mile walk with live entertainment, food and craft vendors plus entertainment for children all day long.

The event opens at 10 AM. The walk commences at 12:00. For more information go to www.mrfrs.org.

WHIP-POOR-WILL WALK Have you even heard a strange bird singing in the background of a movie and wondered what it was? You may have been hearing the song of the Whip-poor-will. Saturday, May 18th beginning at 7:00 pm Join Nancy

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As of this writing, two very sacred and solemn anniversaries are upon us. Celebrated this year on May 27th, Memorial Day is an opportunity to reflect on how vitally important it has always been to teach our children what it took and takes to live in freedom. If we do not make sure that each generation understands and values the freedom they have to make choices, to speak against tyranny, to pursue happiness and attain their own financial goals, we run the danger of becoming the kind of country that needed to be rescued by America in the past.

On June 6, 1944, 160,000 allied troops landed along 50 miles of Normandy France coastline to fight the Nazis. By the end of the day, over 5000 allied ships and 13,000 airplanes had taken back the territory at a cost of 9000 soldiers killed or wounded.

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During the recent years when Americans have been working harder for less, we have experienced the loss of housing, jobs and many have lost hope.

There has never been a time in America, no matter what the economic or political challenge faced, when we have failed to focus our collective energy, intelligence and spirit to eradicate any threat to our precious way of life.

While the interest rates and home prices remain low, no matter what your individual challenges may be, there is no doubt that recovery is around every corner in America. Whether we are sitting on Easy St, or traveling the Road of Hard Knocks, we owe everything we have to those who gave everything they had.

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Please call (978) 465-5753. Registration is not complete until you receive confirmation from a staff member. Please note that outdoor programs may be cancelled if there is inclement weather and also insufficient registration. Visit us on the web for more information: http://parkerriver.fws.gov or call Refuge Headquarters. The refuge visitor center is located at 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA. CHERYL WHEELER Belleville Roots Music presents Cheryl Wheeler in concert at the Belleville Concert Hall, 300 High Street, Newburyport,MA on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8:00PM. Tickets are $25 in advance/$30 day of show/$10 children 12 and under.

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No one wants to get colon cancer. I recently heard an ad on the radio with an actor talking about colon cancer screening. He describes that having a colonoscopy after age 50 is huge in finding and treating early changes that lead to colon cancer. Most people don’t want to have a colonoscopy but also don’t want to get colon cancer, so there is a dilemma.

These actions, or inactions, have now become inconsistent with the desired outcome, much like the patient I just described. He doesn’t want to have a complete exam and map out a precise treatment plan that will ensure a more predictable result, but he wants to save his teeth.

We have come to a fork in the road. If you don’t want to get colon cancer you get screened and treat any early signs of problems to help avoid the cancer. If you want to risk getting colon cancer, you don’t get screened. If this dental patient doesn’t want to lose his teeth, he should get a complete exam and address the issues in a more logical and predictable manner. If he wants to risk losing teeth, he can keep putting band-aids on the teeth, but they may not hold as he has already witnessed.

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things done quickly at a reasonable price. We also make compromises all the time. “Well, I know you said that the synthetic oil is better for my car but it’s expensive. I’ll take the regular oil.” Many times the compromises we make don’t show up to haunt us for a long time and other times they work out and never haunt us. If we knew the compromises we make would always work out, what would be the motivation to do anything but the bare minimum? We must also have reasonable expectations.

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TUESDAY, MAY 21st INTRODUCTION TO THE BIRDS AT COGSWELL’S GRANT Explore Historic New England’s beautiful Cogswell’s Grant for a treasure trove of birds followed by refreshments in the historic house. Led by Mass Audubon Sanctuary Director Bill Gette.Tuesday, May 21, 5:00-7:00 pm Meet at Cogswell’s Grant on Spring Street in Essex. $14.

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aged 3-5 years. Parents are encouraged to drop off for the 45 minute class. This is a great introduction to dance and movement.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You know how to balance life's practical aspects with the poetic. This gives you a special edge this week in both your professional endeavors and your personal life.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Focus on keeping a balance between your home-related activities and your workplace responsibilities. Be mindful of both without obsessing over one or the other.

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