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July 30 - August 5, 2014 Vol. 10, no. 39

Bider Antiques Ready for Challenge of the Digital Age By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––

ESSEX – As an antique dealer, auctioneer and appraiser, Michael Bider has been reinventing himself and his business, he says, “almost every other week” for almost 40 years. Selling old stuff other people don't want since 1975, Bider has adapted often to changing times. Now in the digital age, the world of antiques is evolving again. “People don't have time to collect” old treasures, the mainstay of his business. Particularly not young people, who are glued to their iPads and smart phones, he said. Recently he took a Photo by Stewart Lytle minute to look over Michael Bider surrounded by some of his favorite things.

the crowd of about 500 people who gathered for one of his antique auctions. Only a handful were “not grey headed or bald,” he said. Bider, who owns and operates one of the more than 30 antique stores in Essex, known as “America's Antique Capital,” said young people are not interested in history. “Most of them can't tell you who was President 12 years ago, or care,” he said. In the age of the I n t e r n e t , Photo by Stewart Lytle it is too easy to get information. Still often paid for the knowledge he has gained about antiques over four

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AMESBURY - The Amesbury Police Department and Amesbury Public Library will be hosting the annual National Night Out on Tuesday August 5th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Amesbury High School, 5 Highland Street. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the annual event to promote community and police partnerships in America. In Amesbury, this is the 19th National Night Out to celebrate Continued on page 2

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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– NEWBURY – The dumpster, paid for by the Plum Island Foundation, overflows most weekends with trash from beachgoers and local residents. Broken glass mars the entrance to the beach. People walk their dogs on the beach, despite the ban against it, leaving poop for beachgoers to dodge. More and more beachgoers are openly drinking alcohol. And too many small children are swimming in currents they may not be able to handle the currents. That was the picture painted by several Plum Island residents last week for the Newbury Board of Selectmen, who called the beach a “difficult situation.” The town's budget crunch has hit the beach. Lifeguards were pulled five years ago, saving the town $50,000 a summer. Gone also are the port-a-johns and garbage cans, which cost the town money to empty. Fences are down. The welcome sign at the entrance to the beach Photo by Stewart Lytle Continued on page 3 has a pole snapped off and roof tiles blown

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The Bartlett Museum is thankful to the FlatBread Pizza Co. in Market Square, Amesbury for hosting a fundraiser for us on Tuesday, July 16, 2014. We are grateful for the opportunity to raise funds for the upkeep of our museum building which is a financial struggling. Thank you so much to the staff and customers. The Bartlett Museum is a non-profit organization that relies totally on fundraising, donations and membership to continue being an asset to the community. The 1870 Italianate style "Ferry School" house features local history in the former carriage industry, old maps, and mementos, a collection of prehistoric and Native American artifacts, memorabilia from Colonial, Federal and Victorian periods, a Natural History Room featuring birds, shells and fossils, an original vintage schoolroom and a carriage shed containing several Amesbury built carriages Located on 270 Main Street in Amesbury, the museum is open for tours from Memorial Day through Labor Day: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Also special tours can be scheduled by calling 978-388-4528. Visit us on the web at www.bartlettmuseum. org or www.amesburytreasures.org and “Friend” us on Face Book under “the Bartlett Museum”. Donations are accepted at any time and can be mailed to: P.O. Box 692, Amesbury MA 01913 Thank you, Bartlett Museum Board of Directors

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Solace for Stephanie would like to thank you for your continued commitment. We raised an additional $4,000 last Monday! And, this past week, we have helped two more people with cancer. Thank you for giving $5, $25, $100 or more. Thank you for giving your time. The Town Common deadline is It goes a very long way when you can say to someone … yes, we 5pm Wednesday (except when a federal holiday necessitates an can purchase a $500 Hess gift card for your transportation for chemo earlier deadline). or radiation. Or, yes, we can purchase a $500 Market Basket card for you to buy groceries for your young children. The Town Common Whatever the denomination, YOU are making an investment and serves the communities of the it’s going a long way. Upper North Shore of Mass. & You probably won’t get many more notices from us this year as this Coastal New Hampshire and welcomes your participation. was our last fundraiser for the year. We raised $10,000 this year. Send your Organization or Group Notices, Birth or Engagement Announcements, Photos, Articles and Letters to the Editor, by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail to: 77 Wethersfield St., Rowley, MA 01969 Phone: 978-948-8696 Fax: 978-948-2564 E-mail: news@thetowncommon.com

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the success of community policing and the summer reading program. It is estimated over 38 million people in more than 16,000 communities will join forces on August 5th to promote policecommunity partnerships; crime, drug and violence prevention; public safety; and neighborhood spirit. The National Night Out Car & Truck Show will feature a variety of emergency, public service, construction and antique vehicles. This is an opportunity for kids of all ages to check out the equipment and vehicles seen throughout the community each day. The Children’s Department at the Amesbury Public Library is also promoting the summer reading program at the National Night Out. The theme this summer is “Fizz, Boom, Read” to promote the science of family reading. The Children’s Department will be hosting a variety of games and activities. Providing refreshments this year is the Flatbread Pizza Company, located in the Millyard, Market Square, hot dogs from The Maplewood Care & Rehabilitation Center 6 Morrill Place, Vermettes Supermarket 6 Pond Street,

McDonalds of Amesbury Route 110 and the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England. A very special feature at this year’s event is the WBZ TV4 Accu-weather mobile van with Meteorologist Terry Fisher, who will be doing live weather broadcasts from Amesbury. We are also pleased to welcome back the Legends WNBP of Newburyport; the greatest community station in the nation! Now found on 106.1 FM, as well as 1450 AM, WNBP plays “the hits we grew up with” featuring great family music from the sixties and seventies. The activities are free and will be held in the parking lot and cafeteria at the Amesbury High School, 5 Highland Street from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, rain or shine. For more information, please contact Police Officer Tom Hanshaw at thomash@ amesburyma.gov or 978-3881217 or Clare Dombrowski at the Public Library, cdombrowski@ mvlc.org or 978-388-8148. The Amesbury Police Department and Amesbury Public Library would like to extend thanks to community members who help make our city a safer and better place.

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Rowley Historical Society is pleased to announce in honor of “ROWLEY 375” that the 1677 PlattsBradstreet House, 233 Main St., Rowley; will have OPEN HOUSE, the first 4 Saturdays in August. Each Saturday will feature an informative speaker with knowledge & ability in their particular field of expertise. Please, drop by for an illuminating visit. Historical House tours and light refreshments will be available throughout the OPEN HOUSE. AUGUST 2, 2014 – Local expert, Jack Grundstrum will be available at the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House to speak on the topic: THE SHELL FISH INDUSTRY in Rowley, from 1:00-4:00 Saturday AUGUST 9, 2014 – Carol Lebeaux, noted local Massachusetts Silhouette Artist; will be available at the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. creating professional silhouette portraits. Walk-ins are most welcome. There is a $33.00 fee for each sitting. For more information, please; check her website: www.silhouettes-bycarol.com AUGUST 16, 2014 – Mary Ellen Smiley, curator of the Salem Museum & expert on Spinning wheels will be available at the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House explaining the craft of spinning and use of a spinning wheel from 1:00-4:00 on Saturday afternoon. AUGUST 23, 2014 – Bob Merry, noted local Rowley Historian; will be available at the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House discussing the SHOE INDUSTRY in Rowley. Speakers will be available from 1:00 – 4:00 on Saturday afternoon.

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away. The sign's faded and ripped notices, including a ribbon that reads 'please respect our beach', are among the first things visitors see at the beach. “It is hardly a good first impression, and certainly does not represent the manner in which we would like them to care for this beautiful place,” said Ellen Daly, who lives in Natick, but owns a home on Plum Island. “We cannot expect non locals to care (about the beach) if it looks like we don't.” The beach is getting increasingly crowded because the word is out that Plum Island is unmonitored, residents said. Unlike other North Shore beaches, there is no fee. And parking is cheap or free. One resident compared it to parents leaving a 15-year-old at home alone for the weekend. “It's party time,” she said. “The beach is getting more and more crowded, as all the North Shore towns around are charging to park, or go on their beaches and monitoring the activity with lifeguards and patrols,” Daly told the Selectmen. The dumpster is filled with household trash, which quickly fills up the one dumpster. Selectman Geoffrey Walker said

he sees a lot of coffee cans thrown in the dumpster. The dumpster is also filled with empty alcohol bottles, although drinking is prohibited. “People are drinking openly on the beach,” Daly said. Another resident said some of the drinking parties are getting potentially dangerous as intoxicated beachgoers go in the water to swim and are rude to other beachgoers. Also small children are swimming without the watchful eye of lifeguards in an ocean that is potentially dangerous. “We have been very lucky,” said one resident. Several incidents could have turned into tragedies. The Selectmen and Town Administrator Tracy Blais said the beach creates complicated issues. Some business owners and residents want the increased beachgoer traffic. And there is the problem of how to pay for lifeguards, more police enforcement and more trash pickup. Police Chief Michael Reilly said he has two officers assigned to patrol the beach, but they are spread too thin to monitor all the activities. He also called the beach “a difficult situation.” Blais told the Selectmen that

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decades, Bider said there are fewer deals today. Everyone knows what something should cost. “There is no sense of discovery,” he said. Antique hunting is a major hobby and entertainment for many, particularly the large number of Baby Boomers, who come here to shop and dine. On weekends, it is hard to find a parking space along Main Street, which is home to dozens of antique shops and restaurants. Bider said his shop still turns over its inventory every 45 days. But about 70 percent of the sales are to brokers, he said. Where once 100 people chased one item, now one person is looking at 100 items, he said. Born in Lawrence, Bider attended Merrimack College where he discovered one afternoon that he liked selling antiques and that it could be lucrative. To supplement his income as a waiter, he made and sold stained glass trinkets at flea markets. While he and his future wife were selling his trinkets at a flea market on campus, his brother cleaned out the attic in the family home and sold the old furniture and furnishings at

the same flea market. Bider made $35 selling his trinkets that day. His brother made $700. Bider was hooked. Once destined to be a teacher, he became an antique dealer. While still in college, he began cleaning out other people's attics and basements for them and soon needed to open a shop. He persuaded a reluctant landlord to rent him a vacant space next to a bar in Lawrence for $15 a week, just for the summer. When summer ended, he stayed on, paying $15 a week for the next five years, until the building burned down. Soon he opened two antique shops in Lawrence and competed with larger and more established dealers. Along the way, he added auctions and appraisals as he adapted to the changing nature of the business. In 2006, he had a heart attack, which set him on another path. While recovering, the business suffered and he decided to sell his house in 2008, not knowing where he and his wife would live. A friend and fellow antique dealer, Dana Guarnera, owner of Ro Dan Antiques, talked him

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families lived in Ipswich during the 17th century. Conversely, in the 1800 Heard House, see Dow paintings, Chinese export porcelain, decorative objects, documents and changing art and history exhibits related to Ipswich history. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10-4; last tour at 3:30. Fridays 124; last tour at 3:30. Saturdays 11-5; last tour at 4:30. Sundays 1-4; last tour at 3:30. Price: Members free; non-members $7 for one house; $10 for both. Call 978-356-2811 for more information or visit www. ipswichmuseum.org.

AUTHORS EXPO Local author Margie Walker will Call Joe: be attending the 2014 New England Authors Expo. Walker is the author TOURS 603-235-3424 HOUSE The Ipswich Museum, 54 South of Legendary Locals of Amesbury, a Main Street, Ipswich, opens the story about the people that made Amesbury what it is today. She will be signing and selling their book to the public at the NEAE, the largest grassroots literary event in New England. In addition to Walker there will be over 130 other authors and illustrators attending including: Mary Ann Esposito, star of PBS’ Ciao Italia and author of many bestselling cook books; Mike Girard, lead singer of the legendary rock band The Fools and author of Psycho Chicken & Other Foolish The Amesbury Senior Community Center Tales; Michele McPhee, bestselling author, Emmy-nominated and Council on Aging would like to invite reporter, and award-winning the Amesbury and Northern Merrimack columnist; D. Allan Kerr, author Valley senior community to our first of Silent Strength and the “USS Thresher Memorial Project Group” annual health fair. will be there accepting donations. Also the American Authors & Publishers Guild, a non-profit alliance of authors and publishers, will be making their first public appearance. The NEAE will be held on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at  the Danversport Yacht Club, 161  Elliott Street (Rte. 62), Danvers, Massachusetts. The event is free to the public and doors will be  open from 4pm to 9pm. For more  information, please visit the New England Authors Expo Facebook page

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TIDE POOL DISCOVERIES Thursday, July 31st @9:00 am - For generations children have enjoyed exploring tide pools and discovering the fascinating plants and animals that live in this realm between the tides. A refuge ranger will guide this hands-on program. Appropriate for children age 5 – 10. Each session is limited to 15 children. Each session is approximately 2 hours long, allowing time for travel to and from the tide pool location. Meet the ranger at the visitor contact station at parking lot 1. Parent/guardian must remain with his/her child for the entire duration of this program. Preregistration is required for this program. Anyone having a question about a refuge program is asked to contact the refuge at (978) 4655753. VEHICLE NIGHT Thursday July 31st at the Pine Grove School Parking Lot at 6:30 P.M. (Please note: vehicles will arrive at 6:00 P.M. so no admittance before 6:30 P.M.) This event is for the Whole Family. Rain date is Thursday August 7th same time and place. All programs are free and open to the public and are sponsored by The Friends of The Rowley Public Library, the Rowley Public Library, The Massachusetts Cultural Council, The Collaborative Summer Library Program, The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, The Massachusetts Library System and The Boston Bruins. GRUPO FANTASIA BRINGS LATIN RHYTHMS TO CASTLE HILL JULY 31 Grupo Fantasia will perform a latin-themed Castle Hill Summer Picnic Concert at Castle Hill, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, on Thursday, July 31, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The gates for Grupo Fantasia’s show will open at 5 p.m. for picnicking. Admission is at the gate only-$30/car or $20/car for members of The Trustees of Reservations. Motorcycles and walk-ins are $10. Ipswich Ale Brewery and Mill River Winery will sell beer and wine at the Beer and Wine Garden. Patrons may not bring their own alcohol but are welcome to bring their own picnic suppers. Ice cream, pizza, salads, sodas, sweets, and other products will be available for purchase. Preordered picnic suppers are available through Castle Hill Café’s Ferreira Foods www.ferreirafoods.net.

July 30 - August 5, 2014 Weather cancellations (if necessary) will be announced by 3:00 p.m. concert-day. Visit www.thetrustees. org or call 978.356.4351 for more details. FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st KINGSTON DAYS Kingston Days is an annual event that celebrates the town of Kingston’s birthday. It is located on the “Kingston Plains” on Main St. The three-day event starts Friday August 1st with great food, music & hot air balloon rides, finished with a spectacular FIREWORKS show at dusk. Saturday is a full day of events to include but certainly not limited to a huge motorcycle show, Maximum Velocity (crazy bike show), The Taste of Rockingham (local restaurants showing off their best flavors), live music all day, kids events and the flea market. That’s just a partial list of what going on Saturday. Sunday comes back with the Taste of Rockingham, arts and crafts, the famous “All Vehicle Car Show” (incredible turn out for this show!), kids events, live music and great raffles. Join us for this family & wallet friendly weekend on the historical Kingston Plains. If you would like to volunteer, email us at lgainty@gmail.com. Check out our web site www. kingstondays.org. Our facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/ KingstonDaysCelebration

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AMESBURY - The Market Street Baptist Church is hosting a Vacation Bible School for children ages 5-9 years begins Monday - Friday, August 4-8 from 9:00 am - 12 noon at the Church on 37 Market Street, Amesbury. Community “Mission: God, Solving the Mystery of the Gospel” is the title of thisConnections detective themed program that includes games in the gym, crafts, bible study and songs to learn. A snack of fruit & water will be provided each day. A IMMEDIATE PAYMENT suggested donation fee of $10 per child is requested. However, we do not wish to keep any child away for financial Furniture, Gold, Sterling Silver, Costume Jewelry, Watches, Anything Old, reasons, so we will gladly accept whatever you can afford, even if it's nothing at this time.To register in advance contact the church office at 978-388-0930 or email: msbcsec@verizon.net. Registration on Monday, August 4th Entire Estates, Prints, Paintings, Swords, Military Items, Coins, Oriental Rugs will begin at 8:30 am. 67 MAIN ST, ESSEX 508-633-4858 -----------------------------------------------------------bider@comcast.net . www.bidersantiques.com AMESBURY - The Amesbury Council on Aging is in search of volunteers•to assist in several different areas. If you are interested please stop by and pick up a volunteer packet. For More information please feel free to call and speak with Jean Marie, Volunteer Coordinator 978 388 8138. Areas of need: 1. Friendly Visitors: The COA Site Work is searching for adult volunteers to join us in helping caregivers and people who are • • frail. Friendly visitors are paired with homebound adults who are older or frail and have scheduled visit with them 1-3 times per week/1h-3 excavation contractorS hours. This is to help with socialization, meeting the individual’s social needs, helping caregivers, and on occasion Septic tankS & running local errands to pick up items such as groceries (no transporting of people in your vehicle). For More SyStem contractorS information please feel free to call and speak with Lee Ford Friendly Visitor Coordinator 978 388 8138 (office container Service hours are Friday mornings) or email fordl@amesburyma.gov. 2. COA Board Members- must be an Amesbury resident, wanting to be involved in making the senior Community Center the best it can be. If you have a skill that you feel may be helpful please call us and/or stop by we may be able to utilize your talent. Thank you for your support. 78-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - As we know fresh fruits and vegetables are the healthiest foods for us, they also can be pricey when you are on fixed income. The Amesbury Council on Aging is embarking on cultivating a new program. Simply a Farmers Table. A table is now located in the lobby of the COA at 68 Elm Street, Amesbury. We ask people who are growing fresh fruits and veggies and have an abundance to drop them off to the farmers table. The table will be open to all who come to the center to take home your well-loved fruits and veggies. When an abundance of produce is brought in these fresh items will be served with the daily meals served at the COA. We hope you can Residential & Commercial Security Fire & Access Systems to Video Surveillance bring in your extra fresh produce for our seniors to enjoy. We hope your crop is bountiful so our seniors can enjoy Big enough to serve you - Small enough to know you the fruits of your labor. For more information regarding this new initiative please contact Annmary Connor, LICSW, Amesbury COA Director at 978-388-8138. 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were involved in Newburyport’s maritime and mercantile activities. In addition, the period rooms illustrate the stories of all aspects of Newburyport’s history from its agrarian roots in the 1600s, its golden age of sail, and the vibrant industrial community producing silver, furniture, tortoise shell combs, and shoes. The rooms in the house are galleries, providing a backdrop or a stage set, for wonderful human interest stories and a treasure trove of local history, says Susan C.S. Edwards, Executive Director. Guests will hear about George Washington’s visit to our community; Timothy Dexter, one of Newburyport’s famous eccentrics; the Rev. John “Damnation” Murray, the patriot minister who stirred men to re-enlist for the cause of their country’s independence; and the crew of 12 NEWBURYPORT - Downtown men who perished when the Brig Pocahontas sunk off Plum Island in 1839. Come and learn about your local Newburyport will host classic history. Relax in the shade of the restored garden, visit the early 19th century carriage barn, and marvel at the cars, classic 60's music, and gracious lifestyle preserved within the Cushing House. All are welcome. Tours are offered weekdays from 10 am a special guest appearance - 5 pm with a last tour at 4 pm and on weekends from noon - 5 pm with a last tour at 4 pm. Closed July 4th. from a classic movie at the The Historical Society of Old Newbury preserves and interprets the history of “Old Newbury” which includes 3rd Annual "Cruisin' the 50's" Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury from pre-Columbian times to the present. The Society carries out festival on Thursday, August 14 its mission through the preservation and administration of the Cushing House Museum, the Perkins Engraving Newburyport goes Back to the Future to host from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This free Plant, and other historic structures on its High Street campus. The Society furthers its purpose through lectures, community event, sponsored by this famous DeLorean and other classic cars exhibitions, educational programs, publications, and research. For more information, contact the HIST at 462at the Cruisin' the 50's event Aug. 14, 2014. "The Legends" WNBP Radio, 2681 or visit the website at newburyhist.org St. Jean's Credit Union, and -----------------------------------------------------------the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, draws huge, enthusiastic NEWBURYPORT - Looking for something to do on a Wednesday, afternoon? Come join the Golden Agers crowds each year to this historic seaport. State, Pleasant and Inn Streets will be closed for pedestrians only, and this year, the Newburyport City Council at the Elks Hall at l:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. The only requirement is that you approved additional spaces to park even more classic cars at the Harris be 55 years old or older. One of these meeting s is a short business meeting with coffee and doughnuts served Street Parking Lot and the Patrick Tracy Square. Visitors can get up close to and the other meeting we serve a lunch and have entertainment. Last month we had an excellent Elvis Presley view 200 specially selected classic cars from across New England. The rain imitator. Come and possibly meet some old friends and make some new ones. For more information call Jeanne date is Aug. 21, 2014. Thomas, 978-465-8647. "These cars - the pinnacle of design, function and style - are the main draw -----------------------------------------------------------of "Cruisin' the 50's," explains Carl Strube, general manager and co-owner of NEWBURYPORT - Registration Is Now Open for The Firehouse Center for the Arts' popular 2014 Summer WNBP. "But each year, we strive to outdo last year's event. Along with a live Vacation Program - Firehouse Glee Club! Enrollment is limited, so act now! The 2014 summer session runs Monon-air broadcast by WNBP, we will have dancing and a free outdoor concert Fri, August 18-22 and culminates with a public performance on Fri, August 22 at 7PM, in which all participants on Market Square by The Transistors. In addition, local retailers, restaurants, in program are required to participate. Glee Club is a week-long program of voice instruction and choreographed businesses, and the Post Office are rallying with some great promotions and pop vocal tunes for students in grades 2-12. Students will learn about: the basics of good breath support, posture a fundraiser." and vocal production, and performance techniques - all while having fun singing the songs they love! For details Some of the related events include: and to download Info|Form Packet:www.firehouse.org/L3-shows-theater-GleeSummer2014.html or contact The DeLorean car made famous in "Back to the Future" will time travel Janice at 978-499-9931 or janice@firehouse.org to the parking lot at the Institution for Savings. Movie fans can get their -----------------------------------------------------------pictures with the vehicle to raise money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for ROWLEY - Attention Baseball Fans! Once again the Friends of the Rowley Public Library have stepped up Parkinson's Research. to the plate to offer free coupons for discount tickets to every Lowell Spinners home game this season! Each MK Benatti Jewelers, located at 1 State Street, will feature a rare "mystery" classic car on display courtesy of a private collector. This special vehicle will coupon is good for 50% off up to six tickets per game starting at $3.50 each and may be redeemed at the box help celebrate the recent relocation of this fine jewelry store. office in advance. Don’t miss the fun! Call now to reserve yours! And don’t forget our other passes: the Museum The Newburyport Post Office will have a brief ceremony to unveil a new Hot of Science, the Peabody-Essex Museum, Zoo New England, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Boston Children’s Rod stamp. Museum, the Wenham Museum, and the Massachusetts State Park pass. Stop by the Rowley Public Library, 141 Newburyport.com has live webcams in Market Square so people can view Main Street, to reserve one of these passes for free, or call us at 978-948-2850. the activities by going to www.newburyport.com if they cannot attend the -----------------------------------------------------------event in person. ROWLEY - Our Times, the Rowley Senior's Newsletter is printed each month and sent to all the seniors in Ann Ormond, President of the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, noted Rowley. If you know a senior in Rowley who is not receiving our letter, please ask them to call us at 948-7637 and that locals and tourists alike turn out for this magical evening of family fun. submit their name and address. You can also view the newsletter online at: www.townofrowley.net "Since this year is the City's 250th Anniversary, we think the 'Back to the -----------------------------------------------------------Future' theme is particularly appropriate. One of the things that makes our ROWLEY Rowley Library Collecting for Rowley Food Pantry - Donate non-perishable food items, cleaning hometown so special is its mix of the historic architecture, culture, and charm supplies and paper goods, or personal hygiene products for the Rowley Food Pantry in the basket in the Library with a progressive eye to the future," she said. lobby. The Rowley Food Pantry is open on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to noon and Thursday evenings from "Whether you appreciate the smooth lines of a Jaguar, the sheer power of 6 - 7:30 in the parsonage of the Baptist Church at 153 Main St. All Rowley residents are welcome. a Thunderbird engine or just want to reminisce with friends about long ago -----------------------------------------------------------road trips in a '56 Chevy convertible, you'll find something to enjoy," said Wes ROWLEY - Fellowship Thrift Shop located in lower hall of First Congregational Church of Rowley, 175 Main Pettengill, who serves as curator of Cruisin' the 50's as well as host of WNBP St. (Rte 1A), Rowley is open on Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and also Thursdays 3 - 7 p.m., weather Radio's "Calling All Cars" program. "We hand-select only the finest quality cars from throughout New England and beyond to represent the best of the permitting. We have clothing of all sizes, household goods and some special items - all at reasonable prices. We 1940's through 1960's American and European vehicles," he said. even have occasional sales! We are happy to accept donations of gently used clothing and household items, but For more information about Cruisin' the 50s, please visit www.wnbp.com only when the shop is open. NO electronics, books or household items, please. and www.newburyportchamber.org. -----------------------------------------------------------Please note: Classic car participation is by invitation and pre-registration SALISBURY - The Catmobile, which offers low cost spay/neuter for cats only is coming to Tom's Discount only. For participant information, contact car coordinator Wes Pettengill at Store in Salisbury on 8/9 & 8/23. It is operated by the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society and staffed by a 978-465-3140. licensed veterinarian and two veterinary technicians. 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ORCHESTRA BRINGS BIG BAND SOUND TO CASTLE HILL AUGUST 7 Beantown Swing Orchestra featuring American Idol finalist John Stevens and New York City jazz vocalist Laura Brunner will perform big band and swing era favorites at the Castle Hill Summer Picnic Concert series at Castle Hill, 290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, on Thursday, August 7, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Professional dance instructors will provide a group swing dance lesson beginning at 6 p.m. The gates will open at 5 p.m. for picnicking. Admission is at the gate only--$30/car or $20/ car for members of The Trustees of Reservations. Motorcycles and walk-ins are $10. Ipswich Ale Brewery and Mill River Winery will sell beer and wine at the Beer and Wine Garden. Patrons may not bring their own alcohol but are welcome to bring their own picnic suppers. Ice cream, pizza, salads, sodas, sweets, and other products will be available for purchase. Preordered picnic suppers are available through Castle Hill Café’s Ferreira Foods www.ferreirafoods.net. Weather cancellations (if necessary) will be announced by 3:00 p.m. concert-day. Visit www.thetrustees. org or call 978.356.4351 for more details. AN EVENING OF SONG WITH ROSS VARNEY Show tunes, Sing-a-longs, Original songs & Guest musicians – Refreshments - 7:30 pm, Thursday, August 7th doors open at 7pm Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport. Freewill offering to benefit Belleville Church

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