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Burn Your Tree at the Oulde Newbury Bonfire
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REGIONAL – For the last four years the volunteer firefighters of Newbury's Protection Company #2 have lit the giant bonfire each winter, braving the cold, mud and rain to create a spectacular event and solve the annual problem of what to do with all those old Christmas trees. On January 10, the 30 Newbury firefighters plus others from fire departments and companies from towns up and down the North Shore will again light up the three-story bonfire, burning as many 2,000 trees, in the growing fields at 71 High Road, owned by Tender crop Farms. The rain date is Jan. 17. The Oulde Newbury Bonfire commemorates the founding of Newbury on Jan. 13, 1701. “We put a bunch of time and effort into collecting the trees,” said Lt. Keith Grant with the Newbury firefighters. Residents from Newbury and surrounding municipalities are invited to drop off their trees at the fire departments before Jan. 8. The fire departments are located in Newbury behind the Town Hall on Morgan Street and at the By field station, 44 Central Street. In addition, Mellon drops off trees, picked up in Newburyport for the bonfire. The fun family event is a benefit for the non-profit volunteer fire company and Historic New England, which owns the 1690 SpencerPeirce-Little House. The festivities will begin at 3 p.m. with tours of the historic home at 5 Little Lane, plus games, food and drink, raffles and music by John and Christine Ross with J&C Entertainment.
REGIONAL – With the new year comes new projects, some long awaited, but each large enough to change the landscape. Of course, Massachusetts has a new governor and lieutenant governor. Ne wbur ypor t, Salisbury and Amesbury have a new Republican state legislator in James Kelcourse. And the north shore will have a new congressman in Seth Moulton instead of 18year veteran John Tierney. Photo by Stewart Lytle In 2015, there The Future Home of the Old Ale House will be a new ban on plastic grocery store bags, a new bath house for boaters on the Merrimack, new restaurants and businesses and a new walking trail. Here are only a few of the upcoming new projects for the area. The Merrimack waterfront in Newburyport, long the focal point of controversy, will be a new hub of activity with the opening of a large new sports bar, the 442-seat Ale House, replacing the eye sore of a building on Merrimac Street that once housed the Davis Auto Parts. The Waterfront Trust is planning to repave and landscape the edges of its adjacent parking lot. Development along the riverfront lay dormant again in 2014 as opponents persisted in fighting plans to build housing and retail buildings on the waterfront. At the start of the new year, the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority appeared to have dropped its ambitious plans and is waiting to develop new ideas on how to raise $4 million to pave its parking lots and upgrade the park.
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On behalf of Deborah Smith, Executive Director, as well as staff, volunteers, Board of Directors, and most importantly clients, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the community for supporting our winter coat drive. Many people have warm winter coats thanks to the Pettengill House’s ninth annual Winter Coat Drive. The outpouring of donations from local schools, businesses, faith organizations and individuals enabled us to provide 500 coats to individuals and families in need, with more given out as needed. An additional 417 coats were provided to eight local agencies, ensuring those in need would have continued access this winter. This year brought a new collaboration with Coastal Connections to deliver the winter coat program. Thank you to Rick Bartley for generously lending space in Amesbury. The staff and clients at Coastal Connections transported coats, helped unload and organize, and directed phone calls. Once again Sandi and Dave Schaeffer of Salisbury Discount House loaned us racks and reusable shopping bags were donated by Gina Adamo. Staples donated twenty crates to display and store knitwear and gloves. A special thank you goes out to all the donors who dropped off coats from far and near, all who are too numerous to mention. Countless numbers of schools, groups, individuals and businesses delivered coats and created knitted winter accessories! This program is made possible each year through the planning and organizational efforts of volunteer and Advisory Board member Peg Brown. It’s success is due to her diligent efforts, along with this year’s volunteers who donated their time and energy: Monica Blondin, Pam Brown, Deb Casey, Paul Cooper, Jan Epps, Amy Estabrook, Karen French, Noreen and Wally Hager, Bob Jackson, Dave Mackie, Jean Mercer, Martha Muldoon, Stephanie Pellegrini, Donna Scott, Linda Young, Cindy Lee and the students and staff of Coastal Connections. Our gratitude to Paul’s Ski House for donating brand new hats, gloves and jackets; The Lions Club of Newburyport, Newburyport Mothers and Families Club, AHS and AMS for all doing collections on their own and spreading the word. Sincerely, Julie Havey, Coordinator of Programs and Volunteer Services
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As 2014 draws to a close, we reflect on the many programs and services that we were able to offer through the Salisbury Council on Aging and we are struck by the sense of community and kindness that is bestowed upon us. The Council on aging is grateful for Salisbury Fire and Police Departments who continue to serve, as well as, host great social events and seminars for our seniors; our Department of Public Works who continuously maintain our building from clogged toilets, to snow shoveling to making minor repairs. The Salisbury Elementary after School Kids Club, who never miss a holiday to acknowledge and reach out to our seniors. Our thanks go to all of the special people of Town Hall; our town manager and selectmen for their continued support. With everyone’s help and assistance we are better able to expand our programs to serve the increasing needs of the community. We thank our Board of Directors for their support, insight and most importantly their participation. We thank our local businesses and individual donors for their continued involvement, and their appreciation of our senior citizens. Special thanks to our guest speakers, facilitators, local home health agencies and assisted living facilities; we are truly blessed for their time and support. Most importantly, we thank our volunteers: our meal providers, NEET drivers, friendly visitors, office workers, decorators & Bingo helpers. We are thankful to the Friends of the Council on Aging for their continued support and sharing our vision of improving our senior community. Here at the Council on Aging even the smallest gesture of caring is never taken for granted. Whatever role you play at the Hilton Center Council on Aging, your contribution is part of the wonderful fabric of our community. From the bottom of our hearts, our wish for each and every one of you is more happiness than words can express, not just for New Years but throughout the entire year and years to come. Elizabeth Pettis Director, Salisbury Council on Aging
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The firefighters will begin dosing the blaze about 9 p.m. The Oulde Newbury Bonfire will also feature a fun, highenergy auction with prizes that include a ride to school in a fire truck, cords of wood and original art. Two people will be selected by raffle to be the official lighters of the bonfire. The two organizations split the donations, which include $5 to park. The event is free to the public. The food and drink, provided by local restaurants, breweries and wineries, are not free. As of last week 15 vendors had signed up for the event. They include Ipswich Ale, Mill River Winery and Turkey Hill Distillery. Several restaurants and
a food truck from Rhode Island will serve pulled pork sandwiches. There will also be pizza, sausages, sub sandwiches, burgers and hot dogs, chili and corn chowder, fried dough, plus coffee, hot chocolate, beer and wine. At the Spencer-Peirce-Little House, there will be marshmallow roasts, skating and sledding, a treasure hunt and the popular Christmas tree toss. The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is a 230-acre site with a late seventeenth-century manor house that served as the country seat of wealthy Newburyport merchants and an attached farmhouse that was home to a Lithuanian farm family for most of the twentieth century. The farm cares for farm animals in partnership with the Massachusetts Society for the
Nearby New England Development may move forward in 2015 with a much anticipated 80-room boutique hotel on its riverfront properties. While Amesbury is planning to build a new hotel in its Golden Triangle off Rte. 110, Stephen Karp's company may clear out old buildings to make way for a new hotel. The city of Newburyport is working on a public-private partnership to build an intermodial garage and parking facility. A grant of $5 million for the garage and regional bus terminal is reportedly part of the MassDOT Capital Improvement Plan. That grant may qualify Newburyport for $2 million to $2.5 million in federal funding for the inter-modal facility. One old building that the fire department has ruled off limits has been removed. Down Route 1A Newbury faces tough decisions about how to pay for a new town hall and
police station. This spring the town will present the question of raising the millions needed for the new facility to its Spring Town Meeting. Estimates are a new 9,000 square-foot police station and a new 5,431 square-foot Town Hall at the current location would cost $8.4 million. The new design for the town hall would move all departments, including the health department and inspection services, out of the temporary trailers and back into the new Town Hall. At the same meeting, Newbury Town Meeting members must also face a tough decision on building a new athletic field, track, restrooms and stadium at Triton Regional High School for almost $4 million. It would replace a worn out track and condemned bleachers. That vote will have to be presented to the Town Meetings in not just Newbury, but Rowley and Salisbury too. If the final design and funding are approved this spring, construction on the
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AMESBURY - If you are recently retired or have some extra time on your hands and you looking for a great way to help out othersCommunity in your community please consider this program. Northern Essex Elder Connections Transport, Inc. is a non-profit volunteer program serving the elderly in fourteen communities of the Merrimack Valley. Volunteer drivers provide door-to-door transportation for the elderly to local and out of town medical appointments when other means are either unavailable or unaffordable. Our drivers A Full Line of Convenient Store Items Spotlight donate their time and use theirBusiness own automobiles. For elders who need transportation, all they have to do is call their local Council on Aging to schedule a ride. 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Please contact Kathy Fairchild at NEET 978-388-7474 Formally Cathy’s Kitchen Sun 7a-10p -----------------------------------------------------------(978) 432-1427 AMESBURY - The AmesburyPets, Council on AgingAnimals, is in search of volunteers to Plus assist in several different areas. If you are interested please stop by and pick up a volunteer packet. For More information please 2x3 feel free to call and speak with Jean Marie, Volunteer Coordinator 978 388 8138. Areas of need: 1. n.com Friendly Visitors - visit seniors weekly in their home 2. Penny Mill - price and sell merchandise for the Health Fitness friends of the COA 3. Receptionist - Work 8-12 or & 12-4 on our reception desk answering the phone and directing the calls. Scheduling Van rides to appointments, etc., signing up those wanting to attend a program or class. We use a specific computer program for the Council on Aging so learning that program is what is required. NO FEE UNLESS SUCCESSFUL -----------------------------------------------------------Auto Accidents . Social Security Claims HAMPTON - The Hampton Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the First Congregational Church, Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, NH, unless otherwise noted. Membership Workers Compensation is $20 per year and includes informational topics, community projects and field trips throughout the year. For membership information call Roseanne Tuholski at 603-926-2705. . . Wills Trusts Powers of Attorney -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - All parents who will have a child attending Kindergarten in September at the Newbury Jack Perrone Elementary School are invited to attend Kindergarten Information Night on Thursday, January 8, 2015 Serving MA & NH at 6:15 PM in the Newbury Elementary School library. Children must be five years old before August 31, 2015 in order to be eligible for kindergarten. The kindergarten classrooms will be open for viewing starting at 6:00PM. At the meeting, information will be presented on both the half-day and the tuitionbased full-day options, as well as, the screening and registration processes. Kindergarten staff will describe the program and curriculum. Staff will be available to answer questions. Screening will be held by appointment on Thursday, May 7 and Friday, May 8, 2015. For further information, contact Kathleen Murphy, Early Childhood Coordinator, at kmurphy@trsd.net or 978-465-2397 ext. 5330. -----------------------------------------------------------Bathrooms NEWBURYPORT - During the month of January, Christmas trees will be picked up on your regular Kitchens trash day. Any trees picked up before January 10 will be brought to the Tendercrop growing fields in water heaters Newbury for a community wide bonfire sponsored by the Newbury Fire Department. This event will held from 3-9 pm and is an open event for all to attend. The museum and visitor’s center at Spencer Licensed and Fully insured be Pierce Little Farm will be open along with many vendors and activities taking place. All proceeds will go towards the purchasing of new fire equipment for the Newbury Fire Department. For additional no eXtRa CHaRge nigHts and weekends information or if you need their help with your tree, please call the Newbury Fire Department or visit 8-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • Done advertise@thetowncommon.com all calls, estimates & work By owner www.newburyfirerescue.com. Newburyport trees will continue to be picked up after the 10th but those will be brought to the Wheelebrator disposal site in North Andover. The Crow Lane Recycle Center will Lowest Rates! CaLL & CompaRe • seRviCe be open for our monthly Recycle Event on Saturday, January 4 from 8 am till noon. Electronics, white • RepaiRs goods, metals, oil, oil based paint, cooking oil, anti-freeze, Styrofoam, bicycles and tires will be accepted. 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For further information about applying to the Refuge Naturalist Training Program, please visit the refuge homepage: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/ or contact Ranger Matt Poole at (978) 465-5753, ext. 210. Application deadline is Friday, January 9, 2015. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Thoughtful Life Studies of Merrimack Valley will host Doug Veenhof in a twopart series of talks on Karma: a fresh look at explanations of why this particular experience arises at this particular moment. Talks will be on Wednesdays, January 7 & 21, 2015, 7:00 - 9:00PM, at Belleville Church, Chapel Street Entrance, 300 High Street, in Newburyport. All of our programs are supported by donation. For more Information: www.thoughtfullifestudies.org or contact: tlsnewburyport@gmail. com -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Merrimack Valley Skating Club, in cooperation with the Graf Rink, is now accepting registrations for the January Learn to Skate and Tiny Tots programs. Learn to Skate will take place on Sundays at 4pm & 5pm as well as Thursday at 6pm. Tiny Tots will take on Mondays at 1pm and Wednesdays at 2pm. There are also limited Tiny Tots spaces available during the evening Learn
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The North Shore’s Largest Independent Tues-Thurs 10-6, Community Fri 10-7, Sat 10-6Newspape -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Looking for something to do on a Wednesday, afternoon? Come join the Golden A tasteful collection of women’s designer clothing: Agers at the Elks Hall at l:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. The only requirement is that you be 55 years old or older. One of these meeting s is a short business meeting with coffee and Genetics Jeans, Miss Me, Ella Moss, French Connection, Black doughnuts served and the other meeting we serve a lunch and have entertainment. Last month we had Orchard Jeans, Joie, Splendid, Moon and Lola, and More an excellent Elvis Presley imitator. Come and possibly meet some old friends and make some new ones. For more information call Jeanne Thomas, 978-465-8647. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Join the Rowley Library Book Club to discuss The Good Lord Bird by James McBride, FURNITURE • LINENS • CHINA • DECORATOR ITEMS winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction. The story is told through the eyes of an escaped slave known as Little Onion, a 12-year-old boy disguised as a girl traveling the country with John Brown and his abolitionist band to their meeting with destiny at Harpers Ferry. Come to the Rowley Library on Mon-Fri 10:00-5:00 pm Thursday, January 8 at 6:30 p.m. to share what you think. Pick up your copy today! The Rowley Public 78 State Street, Library is located at 141 Main Street. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850. Newburyport, MA 01950 Saturday 11:00-6:00 pm -----------------------------------------------------------Sunday 12:00-5:00 pm ROWLEY - The All-Scout Paper Drive will be held on Saturday, January 10th from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 BRING IN THIS AD FOR A SPECIAL DISCOUNT P.M. behind the First Congregational Church of Rowley on Main Street. The scouts will be collecting 978.463.5911 newspapers, books and magazines. The Boy Scouts will be collecting redeemable bottles and cans. The Boy, Cub and Girl Scouts of Rowley thank you very much for helping to keep Scouting active in Rowley. The paper drives are held the second Saturday of odd numbered months. If you have any questions please call George Pacenka at (978) 948-7918. Non-perishable items…including diapers, paper towels, 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com toilet paper will also be collected at this time for the Rowley Food Pantry. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Our Times, the Rowley Senior's Newsletter is printed each month and sent to all the seniors in Rowley. If you know a senior in Rowley who is not receiving our letter, please ask them to call us at 948-7637 and submit their name and address. You can also view the newsletter online at: www. townofrowley.net -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Library Collecting for Rowley Food Pantry - Donate non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies and paper goods, or personal hygiene products for the Rowley Food Pantry in the basket in the Library lobby. The Rowley Food Pantry is open on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to noon • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon and Thursday evenings from 6 - 7:30 in the parsonage of the Baptist Church at 153 Main St.978-948-8696 All Rowley residents are welcome. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Fellowship Thrift Shop located in lower hall of First Congregational Church of Rowley, 175 Main 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 permitting. We have clothing of all sizes, household goods and some special items - all at reasonable prices. We even have occasional sales! We are happy to accept donations of gently used clothing and household items, but only when the shop is open. NO electronics, books or household items, please. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, January 14th at the East Parish Methodist Church, Salisbury Square (route 1), Salisbury, MA. “President Bob Sullivan will speak on “Charles Read, Confederate Naval Raider.” Admission is free and anyone with an interest in America’s Civil War is invited to attend. For more information visit our web page www. cwrtm.org or call Tom at (978) 462-8518. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - Friendly Visitors through the Salisbury Senior Center - If you are homebound or know
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roofs, windows, etc. Special assessments can run into the tens of thousands of dollars, not the kind of surprise you need after you buy. Please note that if you are buying a home in a subdivision there may be small yearly fees for common maintenance areas as well as restrictions on usage, no boats or RVs in the driveway are common ones. Sellers Overpriced homes: This is the most common mistake. Don’t believe your friend or neighbor who is always “looking on the internet” or even the most recent appraisal as it may not take into account other factors. Realistic pricing based on SOLD comparable properties in the last 6-12 months shows you where to price your home. Comparable properties are NOT ones that are for sale as anyone can ask anything for their home. These for sale properties may be your competition but shouldn’t be the deciding factor in where to position your home from a pricing standpoint. Waiting: Spring is the busiest real estate time of year, but that doesn’t mean that people don’t buy houses in the winter months. Who knows, if you wait you may lose a potential buyer that could have bought your home. Marketing or Lack Thereof: Is your home on all the web sites? Is the information correct? What else can you do to get your home out there for everyone to see? Many homes simply aren’t marketed strongly enough. You want to capture the most eyes on your prize. The homes that are simply put into the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) are not exposed to nearly as many potential buyers as ones that are advertised in many of the most popular web sites and in print. Stop showings after contract: Although many buyers will be unwilling to see a home that is under agreement, don’t refuse any party that wants to see your home. You never know when a buyer may get “cold feet”. State stamps: Sellers often are unaware or forget that when figuring out the equity they will gain from a sale that Massachusetts has a property transfer tax (our state doesn’t call it a tax they call it “State Stamps”). EVERY home, with no exceptions, has to pay $4.56 in tax per $1,000 sold. For example, a home that sells for $500,000 will
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