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REGIONAL – Two commercial projects on opposite sides of the Merrimack River brought out angry residents in Salisbury and Newburyport last week. One proposal to allow a slots-only Category 2 casino on Rte. 110 in Salisbury was narrowly defeated. Some on the losing side swore to remove the Selectmen who voted against the casino. The 40-year-old battle over the proposed development of gravel parking lots and some grassy park area on the waterfront in Newburyport entered a new phase as the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority received a state grant and is preparing to conduct soil tests on the waterfront. -- Stewart Lytle, Reporter
Town Votes Down Casino, Tons of Cash
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– Category 2 casino on Route 110 here. The two publicly stated issues that sunk the slot machinesonly casino were increased traffic on Rte. 110 and the short time frame of 17 days allowed by state law for the town to negotiate the agreement with Cordish. Following the vote, where Selectmen Chairman Henry Richenberg, Don Beaulieu and Freeman Condon sent the casino packing, things got Photo by Stewart Lytle ugly. Cordish’s Jeffrey Snyder Bruce Arakelian SALISBURY — For a town in of Haverhill, who owns the land need of a new police station, better that the casino was proposed for, beach restroom facilities and possibly and local resident Gil Mederios a new fire truck, the prospect of were outraged at Beaulieu, Condon bringing in a new business that and Richenburg. Other residents would contribute millions of dollars pointed out that the town should to the town treasury would seem not complain about the lack of funds after it turned down an opportunity very appealing. But the Salisbury Board of like the casino. Mederios, a member of the town’s Selectmen voted three to two last week not to negotiate an agreement Liquor Licensing Commission, with a Maryland real estate developer yelled at the Selectmen several times to build a 190,000-square-foot Continued on page 3
Waterfront Revisions May Open Door for Compromise By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––
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From left, NRA Chairman Tom Salemi and city planning director Andrew Port answer questions about the waterfront.
NEWBURYPORT – The Citizens for an Open Waterfront (COW) declared “a partial victory” last week after the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority (NRA) presented a revised master plan for the central waterfront that would shrink the proposed residential and commercial buildings slightly and move them further apart to create more space for a bike path and grass. But the opponents of development of the 4.2 acres were in no mood last week to slow down their campaign against the NRA plans or soften their criticism of Mayor Donna Holaday, whom they consider has
flip-flopped on the waterfront development issue. In the apparent spirit of compromise, Union Studios' President Don Powers, working for the NRA, unveiled for a packed crowd on a Saturday morning at the Firehouse Theater a new plan that reduces the size of the proposed buildings from 72,000 to 70,000 square feet. The new design would cut the number of residential units by two. And the new plan would move three smaller buildings, instead of two large ones, further apart. The architect also suggested that the eastern building could give up Continued on page 3
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that turning down the casino was “disgusting.” “I’m going to put a petition together to recall you guys,” Mederios threatened. Arakelian, a Haverhill resident who stood to profit from selling or leasing his land to Cordish, told the three Selectmen their tenure on the board would soon be over. He told Beaulieu not even to run again. “Why don’t you just pack up your things and get the hell out,” Arakelian shouted. “You’re useless. I’m going to put up a digital sign on my property saying what you guys did.” If the Selectmen had negotiated the agreement with Cordish, as Selectmen Ed Hunt and Fred Knowles wanted to do, it would have opened the door for a referendum by the voters in October on the proposed casino. Hunt and Knowles seemed interested in the money that would flow to the town for public works projects. Knowles even told Cordish
that the casino's contributions would need to be higher than Cordish was proposing. But putting the issue to a referendum was what some residents, like Bob Carroll, feared most. At an afternoon workshop last week Carroll, who fought against a gambling proposal in Salisbury in 2000, said he was worried that if the Selectmen allowed the issue to go to a vote, Cordish would spend lots of campaign money, persuading voters that “Mother Teresa was coming to Salisbury.” Local resident Jim Dondero brought in several news articles, gleaned from the Internet, that outlined numerous complaints against Cordish for its business practices at developments and casinos it owns. “Cordish is not Mother Teresa,” he said. Cordish’s Director of Development Jeffrey Snyder tried to persuade the Selectmen that the slots-only casino would be Salisbury's answer to its need for revenues to meet a number
another three residential units if the developer wanted to build a rooftop restaurant and bar that would offer views of the Merrimack River. “We feel we have already gained,” said Lon Hackmeister, vice chairman of the COW group during his presentation last week to the Newburyport Golden Agers. A few days before at the meeting at the Firehouse, however, several members of the COW organization were very vocal in criticizing the NRA revised plan. When NRA chairman Tom Salemi invited the crowd outside where markers and a lift truck were set up to demonstrate the placement and size of the proposed buildings, COW members objected to leaving the theater. They demanded that they be allowed to question Powers instead. When Salemi agreed, the opponents launched into a series of speeches about how wrong the NRA plan is. Only one COW member asked a question about the relative size of the new proposed buildings. Last Wednesday while several dozen seniors munched on donuts and drank coffee at the Golder Agers meeting at the Elks Lodge, Hackmeister outlined the COW's alternative plan. He conceded that the revised NRA plan was an improvement, but made it clear that the COW group does not trust the NRA, the mayor or the planning and zoning boards to live up to its promises.
In what could be another contentious meeting, COW is scheduled to present its alternative proposal for the waterfront at a NRA meeting on July 17 at the Newburyport Library. The COW alternative plan would eliminate all proposed buildings. It would build a new visitors center on Merrimack Street, which was described as “a small building” about the size of the ticket kiosk there now. The plan would also provide for several additional kiosks near the entrance to the park that might sell coffee and snacks. There would also be year-round baths. “We want to get more out of the park,” Hackmeister said. According to the COW plan, the parking lots would be paved with cobblestones and divided by bushes along the several protected walkways to the river into “flexible” parking lots. The lots could be used for parking, for events like birthday parties and weddings or boat and car shows, according to the COW plan. Except for the two-and-a-halfstory residential and commercial buildings, which the COW group calls “humongous,” the COW plan and the revised NRA plan now appear to have much in common than they did. In both plans, the green space close to river and boardwalk would be expanded significantly, creating more room for pitching a Frisbee or having a picnic.
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PARENT/CHILD WALKABOUT: BACKYARD BUG SEARCH Come outside to explore the ecology, sights, and sounds of our coast as we look for caterpillars, butterflies, and moths. A fun, energetic format for families with children ages 3 to 6. Led by School and Youth Education Coordinator Lisa Hutchings. Friday, July 12, 10:00-11:30 am Meet at Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $8 for adults, $7 for children. Preregistration is required. ENTRAIN KICKS OF CASTLE HILL Call 978-462-9998 for information about SUMMER CONCERTS additional programs and events, or visit Rock funk jam band Entrain will kick the Web site at www.massaudubon.org/ off the Castle Hill Summer Picnic Concert joppaflats. series at Castle Hill, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich on Thursday, July 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. SALTBOX GALLERY ON PLUM The gates will open at 5 p.m. for picnicking. ISLAND Attendees are encouraged to arrive early. The Buzz is growing! For several Space is limited and the gates will close once years, fortunate mid-July visitors capacity is reached. Admission is at the gate to Plum Island havebeenenjoyingamuseum only--$30/car or $20/car for members of quality art show in the air-conditioned Plum Island Hall. Whether you are
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• • Sports Sports As I waited for the Sports bride and her Broker/REALTOR® Janet Hilton is a wedding party to proceed down the aisle toward me, I glanced to my left where the groom stood with his brothers and the flicker of a candle caught my eye. There on a simple table with a pure white cloth was a candle and the framed photograph of a handsome man whose resemblance in the faces of his sons as well as two adorable ring bearer grandsons was unmistakable. As the celebration continued and the music filled the dance floor, I watched the happiest Mother of the Groom I had ever seen. She never stopped smiling, dancing and although she does not speak English, her hugs are the undeniable demonstration of her enormous capacity to love. What she has endured is unimaginable to many but her strong spirit appears stronger than anything that can happen to it. That indomitable spirit is why freedom prevails inevitably wherever the longing exists. The Father whose hidden transistor radio broadcast a dream through the static at night would be very proud indeed to see the success his sons have achieved by their unrelenting hard work in America. When their contemporaries were buying new cars, they were making do with their used ones. When their friends flew off to vacations, they were working. When others were buying the biggest house on the block with crazy loans, they carefully invested their savings and financing in conservative real estate deals that have paid off. In doing so, they have made communities more beautiful than they found them and the communities love them for it. As I turned to the stunning Bride and said “Do you take this man…?” I thought to myself “What a silly question. Why on earth would you not?”
former practicing attorney and critical care RN who with her husband retired Lynn Fire Lieutenant George Hilton owns and operates Country Crossroads Realty Associates. For North Shore real estate, call Janet directly at 781-405-4867 or visit www.countrycrossroadsrealty.com.
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A few weeks ago I had the honor of officiating over the marriage ceremony of a young couple. The groom has been a client and a friend for over a decade and from the instant he laid eyes on his bride, he was in love. What makes this love story particularly endearing to me is that it is an American love story that did not begin in our country. The groom is one of several brothers who were born under the tyranny of a former Communist controlled country where their parents broke the rules by cautiously teaching them about America. Constantly watching over their shoulders, the parents whispered the words of freedom and human rights in quiet shadows to their boys who understood unquestionably that to breathe these concepts in school could result in imprisonment (or in the case of their beloved Grandfather), execution. Their Father listened to Radio Free Europe from a small transistor radio he kept under his pillow. It was from this tiny radio that the brothers first heard the music that an increasingly famous band of four boys from Liverpool were recording. Although their Father died before seeing his four sons achieve the dream of living in freedom, the young boys have grown into young men who have all been living that dream as Americans. They work constantly. They do not complain. They do not waste money. They keep their word. They vote their conscience. They do not live frivolously. They love and appreciate America.
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will be discussed, It will also serve as a thank you to past volunteers with wine and snacks provided. For more information, email admin@newburyportfilmfestival,com or call Joanne at 978.465.0583 -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge are displaying Randy Radke's Black & White Photographs for sale. The photography uniquely expresses the artist’s vision, deepest inner passion and natural feelings for the marine environment. Randy Radke's Black and White Photographs were inspired by the North Shore's Great Salt Marsh taken around Plum Island. www.saltmarshart.com/_/Welcome.html The photographs are on tables in the classroom at the Refuge Headquarters and are priced at $10 - $45. Personalized lessons in your home. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Pine Grove student, Mary Ouellette, is still collecting tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. Helping is as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1. Pull your aluminum tabs off of soda, vegetable, tennis and pet food cans. 2. Save and Collect tabs. 3. Recycle tabs in the children’s room at the Rowley Public Library. (Pine Grove Students can return tabs to the school.) Tab pick-up is available by calling 978-358-8129. After the collection is complete tabs will be brought to the Ronald McDonald House. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The following are our weekly activities at the Salisbury Hilton Senior Center. Surfside 5 Septemberfest – Fall Fun(d) Raiser: The Salisbury Hilton Senior Center together with the Friends of the Council on Aging will be hosting a Fall Fun(d) raiser on Friday, the 13th of September at Surf Side 5. Tickets are available at the Senior Center for $10. We will have a cash bar, entertainment, appetizers, raffles and silent auctions. Cash or checks accepted. The Salisbury Senior Center is dedicated to serving the needs of elders. But we need you to help us to continue to provide quality service in a friendly, safe environment for our seniors “Home away from Home”. We need your support - a donation of an item, a basket, a gift card or service for our raffle or auction. Tickets will be available starting July 1st. All proceeds to benefit programs and improvements to the Hilton Center. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. For more information, tickets or contributions, please call the Center at 978-462-2412 -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - As part of the state budget plan, additional money will be collected annually for the Salisbury Preservation Trust Fund, State Representative Michael A. Costello announced. Legislative language included in the budget approved yesterday by the House and the Senate increases the fee for camping and parking at Salisbury Beach State Reservation from $2 to $3. Based on receipts from recent years, the fee increase will bring between $75,000 and $90,000 into the Trust Fund. “This money is critical to maintain and enhance Salisbury Beach for future generations,” said Representative Costello. “With Senator Steven Baddour, I was a co-sponsor of the legislation to create the Preservation Trust Fund, and I am pleased that www.SeabrookChiro.com additional resources will be devoted for this purpose.
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Patients will sometimes balk at treatment not covered by their dental insurance. Dentists will often hear, “Just do what my insurance covers. I don’t want anything extra.” In fact, a recent ADA poll showed that a lack of dental insurance was the No. 1 reason most patients gave for not visiting a dentist. So, here are some frequent questions patients often ask about dental insurance. Why doesn’t my insurance cover all of the costs for my dental treatment? Dental insurance isn’t really insurance (defined as a payment to cover the cost of a loss) at all. It is a monetary benefit, typically provided by an employer, to help their employees pay for routine dental treatment. “Dental Insurance” is only designed to cover a portion of the total cost. But my plan says that my exams and other procedures are covered at 100%. That 100 percent is usually what the insurance carrier allows as payment towards a procedure, not what your dentist may actually charge. Dentist’s fees are usually a
reflection of the level and quality of care in a particular office. Some cost more, some cost less, depending on the costs of running their office, how much they pay their staff, the materials they use, etc. An employer usually selects a plan with a list of payments that corresponds to its desired premium cost per month. Therefore, there usually will be a portion not covered by your benefit plan. If I always have to pay out-of-pocket, what good is my insurance? Even a benefit that does not cover a large portion of the cost of what you need pay something. Any amount that reduces your out-of-pocket expense helps. Why is there an annual maximum on what my plan will pay? Although most maximum amounts have not changed in 30 years, a maximum limit is your insurance carrier’s way of controlling payments. Dental plans are different from medical plans, in that dentistry is needed frequently. Medical emergencies are rare. It is you dentist’s responsibility to recommend what you need. If my insurance won’t pay for this treatment, why should I have it done? It is a mistake to let your benefits be your sole consideration when you make decisions about dental treatment. People who have lost their teeth often say that they would pay any amount of money to get them back. Your smile, facial attractiveness, ability to chew and enjoy
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