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Eat Something Good By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––
The result is Soulicious Foods, a company based out of the Sheehans' Amesbury home kitchen that produces a line of healthy granolas. “Soulicious Foods was born out of one Mom's passion to provide her family with the highest quality foods without sacrificing the flavors that would keep them coming back Photo by Stewart Lytle for more,” Sheehan wrote on the back Julie Sheehan in front of the Soulicious display at Wolf Meadow Farm. of her new packaged Soulicious granolas, REGIONAL – Julie Sheehan, which sell in several Northshore a former yoga instructor, had speciality grocery stores. Her five-year-old son, Luke, who always lived a healthy lifestyle. As she exercised, she found she was came up a tag line for Mom – Eat naturally attracted to healthier, Something Good, has never eaten anything but high quality foods. whole grain foods. But when she started raising Luke turned down even Ben & children, her perspective changed. Jerry's Ice Cream that his father, She decided “food was medicine,” Chris Sheehan, once brought in and she would feed her family to soothe his sore throat. As someone who cares about only healthy foods. “How could I give these the Earth, she was determined children foods that have been to keep her family and the Earth sprayed (with chemicals)?” she “healthy through what I choose to feed them.” So she phased out asked. The answer to that question led processed foods, adopted a clean, her on a long journey of research whole foods diet and sourced her and experimentation, followed ingredients locally. Her teenage daughter, Rose, has by 14 months of getting state and local permits and approvals joined her mother's campaign, for her home kitchen. There she starting an environmental club at began developing foods that are Amesbury High School. Soulicious Foods currently not genetically modified, contain no soy or conola oils and no has two products on the shelf, a refined sugars. Continued on page 3
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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– REGIONAL – When Donnie Jarvis graduated from Triton Regional High School a decade ago, he did not know what he would do with his life. After two years, he followed in the family tradition and joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard, which in this time of multiple wars earned him a trip to the Middle East where he and his unit detonated unexploded roadside bombs. His team blew up bombs, protecting U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, until one day in February last year a bomb exploded under his truck, flipping it on its side. In the hospital in Germany, the doctors found he had sustained a brain injury that caused problems Photo by Stewart Lytle with light sensitivity and
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The Rowley Water Department periodically flushes the fire hydrants throughout the Town. The hydrant-flushing program is very important to the maintenance of the Town’s water distribution system. During this process, it is not uncommon for a yellow, brown or reddish tint to appear in the water. Harmless mineral deposits settle in the water mains, and flushing the system stirs the deposits causing the discoloration. Flushing removes the sediments from the mains and also serves the following purposes: • Improves water quality in the distribution system. • Verifies the proper operation of fire hydrants and valves • Helps find weaknesses in the water system • Checks for closed valves and weak flows in the water mains • Verifies adequate fire flows for fire fighting Typically the Town advertises the program two weeks prior to starting. You can check out the following for notification of when flushing will occur: Rowley Community Media, www.rowleywater. com, www.townofrowley.net, The Town Common newspaper, Reverse 911 pre recorded message What should I do when the Town is flushing in my neighborhood? If you see the Water department crew flushing a hydrant on your street, avoid running tap water and using the washing machine or the dishwasher until the flushing is completed. Please drive carefully, if you see the flushing crew working in the area. What Could I expect before and after flushing? • If tap water is used during flushing, it could come out discolored and contain sediment. If you encounter discolored water, shut the water off and wait several minutes. After waiting, check the clarity by running cold water for a few minutes allowing new water to work its way into your pipes. If the water is clear it’s OK to use. If not, wait a few more minutes and check again. In some cases, there may be slight discoloration for a few hours. This discoloration only affects the appearance of the water; it does not affect the taste or water quality. • The water may also have a milky appearance. This is due to tiny air bubbles and will dissipate out and is not harmful. • Avoid washing laundry during scheduled flushing times. Wait until the water runs clear at the tap, then wash a load of dark clothes first. Hot water tanks can hold discolored water for some time after the cold water runs clear. • If pressure or volume seems low, check your faucet screens for trapped particles. There may be a temporary drop in water pressure. • Flush your hot water tanks, by running the hot water tap for a few minutes after the cold water clears. • You may notice a more pronounced chlorine taste or odor in the water during springtime flushing. This is because free chlorine has a more noticeable chlorine taste and odor. This will dissipate when water is left in an open container in the refrigerator. Letting water in a glass sit for a moment will also take care of air bubbles that are stirred up during flushing and cause the milky appearance. For additional information about the flushing program contact MaryBeth Wiser @ 978-948-2640. For the full flushing schedule of your area please visit www.rowleywater.com or www.townofrowley.net
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memory loss. Jarvis, who now wears sunglasses even in dimlylighted rooms, also suffered from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To his surprise a year and a half later, that bomb gave Jarvis' life purpose. Since getting out of the hospital, the former E-4 Specialist combat engineer has bounced from to job to job, currently working in the kitchen of a Veterans Administration hospital and living with his siblings in a log cabin in Newbury that they renovated. But he has steadfastly devoted every free moment to helping other injured and homeless veterans. Jarvis is constantly organizing fundraising events from comedy and art shows to pizza nights and his latest venture, a celebrity basketball game back at Triton's gym, to raise money for the New England Center for Homeless Veterans, a shelter for homeless veterans on Congress Street in Boston. “I never dreamed I would be living this life,” Jarvis said. “Helping others, helps me. Putting a smile on someone's face, that's beyond priceless.” On March 21, he and Caleb
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Noble, also of Newbury, are organizing a baseball game as part of their new organization, Operation Warming Hearts, that will feature former Harlem Globetrotters playing against a team of local celebrities, students and maybe even Triton School District officials. They hope to sell out the 1,000 seats in the Triton gym in a fun-filled event. Tickets will be $10 for students, $15 for adults and $25 for VIP tickets that include a meet-andgreet with the Globetrotters before the game and front-row seats where they are likely to get involved in the action on the court. There will also be a clinic before the game for one of the former Globetrotters to teach basketball skills to young players. The cost of the clinic will be $20. In another event, he is raising $1,200 to pay for a reduced-price suite at a Boston Celtics game on Jan. 5th, so he can take 18 homeless veterans to participate in the military appreciation night at the Boston Garden. He has raised half of the money needed from an event hosted by Flatbread Pizza in Amesbury. Last week, Jarvis was delivering baskets to the Newbury Public Library and Newbury Town Hall
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Maple Delight and Caramelized Bliss granola. Coming soon is a Cacao Dream, which allows chocolate lovers to endulge their cravings at breakfast while still eating healthy. “Our cereal is perfectly sweetened, mouth watering delicious and packed with flavor. How could we not share?” Sheehan wrote on the package. Every ingredient has nutritional value, a claim some other granolas may not be able to make. The Maple Delight granola contains maple syrup, which is packed with anti-oxidants. The Caramelized Bliss granola has blackstrap molasses, whose ingredients include calcium, potassium and protein. They are sweetened with raw, not refined sugars. The Cacao Dreams proves Sheehan's claim that “You can have chocolate for breakfast, and it is good for you.” Cacao beans contain natural chemicals called flavonoids, a type of antioxidant compound that promotes general health and may lower the risk of several diseases. Soulicious granolas, which come in 14-ounce packages and
a snack pack at 2.75 ounces, can be found at Heron Pond Farm in South Hampton, NH, Tendercrop Farm on High Road in Newbury, Wolf Meadow Farm on High Road and Glow on Main Street in Amesbury. Soulicious Foods can also be ordered on line at www. souliciousfoods.com. The larger packages sell for $7.25 to $8.99. The smaller packs sell for $3. She said she is taking a smaller margin on the granola while she expands her small, home-based production. “I feed it to my children. I want others to feed it to their children,” she said. Luca Migrogna, who owns Wolf Meadow Farm, called Sheehan's granola the “kiss for the belly in the morning.” He said he stocks her granolas on a shelf at the front of the store because he wants Wolf Meadow Farms to sell and promote locally made, healthy products. Sheehan's passion is to produce and sell foods that are not genetically modified. She believes that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are dangerous to human health and contribute to an increase in allergies and
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For all your real estate in consumer confidence, those often during the colder months that needs on the North Shore, you may homeowners who have been wary the buyers who are out there are very reach Janet directly at 781-405-4867 Main St., P.O. Box 101, Rowley,orMAvisit 01969 165 Main St., P.O. Box 101, Rowley, MA 01969 serious buyers indeed. “Tire kickers” www.countrycrossroadsrealty. enough of the economy that they 165 www.rowleyrealestate.com Phone 978-948-2758 • Fax 978-948-2454 Phone 978-948-2758 • Fax 978-948-2454 www.rowleyrealestate.com and “window shoppers” do not trudge com. have been holding off putting their through the snow as a rule. If you are properties on the market may begin to add to the relatively low inventory not on the market, the serious buyers trudge past your property. (Nadine of real estate. Once the number of properties herself bought her property in the that come to the market increases middle of winter.). Ideally, the homeowner maximizes sufficiently, the supply and demand 21 Maple St, Salisbury 7 room, 4 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 28 $225,000 $225,000 $225,000 factor that governs pricing causes a the opportunity to realize the highest sale price when the market is very 8 Tremont Ave, Amesbury 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 37 $289,900 $289,900 $289,900 shift in the fair market value of the low on inventory. Nadine’s window real estate. As of this week before our 335 Main St, Amesbury 7 room, 2 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 86 $299,900 $295,000 $299,900 2014 Thanksgiving, consumers have is closing as the inventory increases, 61 Haverhill Rd, Amesbury 6 room, 2 bed, 2f 2h bath Cape 284 $299,999 $304,499 $339,900 a lot for which to be thankful. When consumer confidence returns and 181 North End Blvd, Salisbury 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Cottage 172 $324,900 $310,000 $359,900 something doesn’t “feel right” in our spring listing expectations approach. Whatever the factors that impact country, we have the freedom and the 15 Briggs Ave, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 15 $375,000 $375,000 $375,000 collective power to make ourselves a homeowner’s decision as to when 32 Knowlton St, Hamilton 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 20 $359,000 $350,000 $379,000 “feel better”. We vote. When we (or if ) to list a property, it is a fact 33 Pine Hill Rd, Newburyport 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 41 $400,000 $375,000 $400,000 feel better, we spend money and that homes sell every single day of the year for the right price and at the 130 Blueberry Ln, Essex 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 37 $425,000 $435,250 $425,000 participate in various markets with right time. our assets. 19 Hansom Dr, Merrimac 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 171 $439,000 $428,500 $450,000 This Thanksgiving someone will The question many homeowners 236 Main St, West Newbury 9 room, 3 bed, 3f 0h bath Antique 40 $450,000 $444,000 $450,000 who wish to sell their properties ask light a fire in his first home for 27 Home St, Hamilton 5 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 81 $429,900 $421,000 $459,000 is “Should I put it on now or wait till which he paid full price in the low spring?” The answer for individual inventory market. He will turn on 104 Elm St, Newbury/Byfield 6 room, 3 bed, 3f 0h bath Cape 59 $484,000 $472,000 $489,000 homeowners will vary according to the news and listen to consumer 14 Fazio Farm Rd, Georgetown 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 145 $489,900 $489,000 $489,900 specific sets of circumstances, but reports, politicians, economic gurus, 5 65th St, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 118 $500,000 $490,000 $500,000 there is some food for thought when and experts on just about everything staking their reputations on positions 4 Fairway, Amesbury 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 2h bath Colonial 87 $499,999 $480,000 $510,000 faced with such a decision. Nadine purchased a beautiful that are diametrically opposed. 8 Chapman Rd, Boxford 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Ranch 57 $499,999 $487,000 $514,900 The new homeowner will put new home less than a year ago. Her 15 Brookside Rd, Topsfield 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 45 $559,900 $559,000 $559,900 company also made a purchase and another log on the fire as the news 30 Dove St, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 39 $575,000 $575,000 $575,000 now she must relocate across the continues reporting on the latest country. Her question is “Shall I wait debates in the Senate and the House, 4 Hickory Ln, Ipswich 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 37 $639,900 $615,000 $639,900 till spring or put it on the market the different ideologies that shape our 266 Northern Blvd, Newburyport 6 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Contemporary 85 $699,900 $630,000 $699,900 now with the Holidays and winter Nation, more experts…..and more 38 Munroe St, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 118 $700,000 $673,500 $719,000 coming?” Nadine’s goal is to net as opinions…..and more predictions. 5 Plant St, Newburyport 11 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 288 $784,900 $760,000 $784,900 high a price as possible. She also does Just as he wonders what it’s all about, not want to be “sitting on the market a face painted in camouflage comes 7 Whites Crt, Newburyport 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 15 $845,000 $890,000 $845,000 and growing cold with the increasing on the 60 inch flat screen. 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and skill in HUD and DHCD housing subsidy programs, as well as HUD and DHCD administrative programs (HAFIS, CIP/CIM, SEMAP, REAC, etc.) Applicant must be proficient in current MS Office products and be able to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing. This position requires significant respect and a public service patience for people of differing cultures, income-levels, education-levels, and logic. Computer skills and the ability to learn new software are required. Also required is the ability to manage time between routine tasks, reporting, and counter-service to walk-in clients. Applicant must be willing to assist SHA colleagues in their duties when needed. Applicant should have 5 years’ experience in public housing service. Supervisory experience and multi-lingual skills are preferred. Some travel will be required for training and meetings. For copy of full job description please email dan@salisburyhousing. org SHA a small housing authority with heavy dependence on staff reliability, so benefits are as generous as possible. Salary is based upon DHCD rates ($42,000 to $48,000). Anticipated start date is January 2015. Letter of interest and resume must be received by December 12th Send to: Dan Ouellette, Salisbury Housing Authority, 23 Beach Road, Salisbury, MA 01952
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