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HOW ABOUT HOME THIS OLD HOUSE? MARION IS PRIMED FOR RESTORATION
THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ROLLS INTO NEIGHBORING NEWPORT PLYMOUTH: COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE OLDEST STREET IN AMERICA
NEW BEDFORD HIGHWAY MURDERS PART II CHASING TRUTH ACROSS TIME THE CASE REMAINS OPEN
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WESTPORT
725,000
$
Oceanfront! Enjoy your own white, sandy beach from this quintessential beach cottage. Summer perfection! Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200 NEW LISTING
NEW LISTING
PADANARAM
649,500
$
Stately Village Colonial, much-loved family home with four bedrooms, period details. Stroll to Village shops, restaurants. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
SOUTH DARTMOUTH
774,000
$
Custom Colonial on 3+ acres on scenic Smith Neck Road between Padanaram Village and Round Hill Town Beach. Contact Alice Petersen 508.965.9638
NEW LISTING
WESTPORT POINT
$
1,195,000
Distinguished, Circa 1853 Greek Revival in historic district, meticulously updated while preserving fine period details. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
SOUTH DARTMOUTH
895,000
$
Set on 4 acres, this rambling Cape offers sensational Slocum River views… Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
MISHAUM POINT
4,800,000
$
Shingle-style home with guest house on 4.63 waterfront acres. Association beach, dock, tennis. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
SOUTH DARTMOUTH
995,000
$
Nestled on 12 acres, this distinctive Colonial offers traditional yet comfortable country living. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
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NONQUITT
770,000
$
Unique summer cottage with five bedrooms, two baths and four-story tower with water view! Close to all Nonquitt amenities. Contact Betsy Lawrence 508.317.8669
NEW LISTING
HIDDEN BAY
439,000
$
Carefree seaside living is yours in this Hidden Bay condominium. Amenities include pool, tennis and sandy beach. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200 or Patty Peelen 508.951.3367
SOUTH DARTMOUTH
315,000
$
Totally remodeled 2/3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow on spacious .75 acre lot. Contact Nina Weeks 617.957.8769
UNDER AGREEMENT
SOUTH DARTMOUTH
1,295,000
$
Stunning arts and crafts style home situated on two private acres in Padanaram Village. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200 or Roberta Burke 508.498.3285
SOUTH DARTMOUTH
1,295,000
$
Distinguished Greek Revival, circa 1853, located in the heart of Padanaram Village. Meticulously restored and modernized while preserving period craftsmanship. Contact Jeanne McGlone 508.728.2370
PADANARAM
Charming Cape offers four bedrooms, two baths and two-car garage. Located on a dead end street with lots of privacy and close proximity to the Village of Padanaram! Contact Patty Peelen 508.951.3367
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SOUTH DARTMOUTH
1,995,000
$
This spectacular waterfront home with private dock is set on five acres in a riverfront enclave and sits high on a hill overlooking the Slocum River. Contact Collette Lester 508.287.2075.
ROUND HILL
995,000
$
Shingle-style home with 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms, including first floor master bedroom. Amenities: beach, golf, tennis, heated pool. Contact Nina Weeks 617.957.8769 or Maggie Tomkiewicz 508.525.6489.
MATTAPOISETT
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1,450,000
Bay Club! This shingle-style home features a bright custom kitchen, soaring ceilings and a magnificent wall of windows offering dramatic views of the backyard and the golf course beyond…Contact Collette Lester 508.287.2075
SALTERS POINT
995,000
$
Enjoy ocean views form nearly every room of this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath waterfront charmer! Community amenities include sandy beaches, tennis, dock and putting green. Contact Maggie Tomkiewicz 508.525.6489 or Nina Weeks 617.957.8769
469,000
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PADANARAM
475,000
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Charming, updated Village cape with 2/3 bedrooms on manicured corner lot with potting shed and attached garage. Collette Lester 508.287.2365
BAYVIEW
NEW PRICE
Set on a half acre, corner lot in the center of Bayview’s beach community, living room with fieldstone fireplace, three bedrooms, two full baths, association beach and dock. Contact Nina Weeks 617.957.8769 or Maggie Tomkiewicz 508.525.6489.
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PADANARAM
545,000
$
Village gem. Surprisingly light and bright Victorian with wonderful period detail. Detached garage, patio. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
PADANARAM
1,195,000
$
Mid-century modern masterpiece in the heart of the Village with tennis court, pool and Anthony’s Beach rights. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
WESTPORT WATERFRONT
3,750,000
$
Extraordinary Fisherville Lane estate on 12.5 acres overlooking the Westport River. Substantial, shingle-style home, lawns, gardens and brick terraces…tennis court, floating dock. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
PADANARAM
1,295,000
$
Spectacular Village home set on a half acre lot with swimming pool, 3+bay garage. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
WESTPORT
$
1,100,000
Desirable Westport Harbor area. 2.5 pastoral acres surrounded by stone walls and pristine meadows. Handsome, substantial Cape offers country living at its best! Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200.
NONQUITT
1,950,000
$
Spectacular five-bedroom, shingle style, year-round home on .92 acre in South Nonquitt. All Nonquitt amenities. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
UNDER AGREEMENT
WESTPORT POINT
1,200,000
$
Architecturally unique, classic mid-century shingled home set on 1.99 acres with guest house and tennis court. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200
DARTMOUTH
429,000
$
Contemporary Colonial with attached, two-car garage overlooking Allendale Country Club. Four bedrooms, two baths including first floor master suite. Contact Will Milbury 508.525.5200.
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What’s in your attic? Newport hosts the Antiques Roadshow
Impressions
14 It’s the season for a change and time to plan accordingly
Restore
18 Marion restoration project is available for someone with
an eye on history
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24 PBS rolls into Newport for the filming of the Antiques Roadshow
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28 The Boston Junior League is busy getting their 2017
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58 The summer may be ending but the ticks are here to stay—
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SEPTEMBER IS “MAKE-OVER” MONTH
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rom the White House to your house, this is the month when many get the itch to spruce up their surroundings or perhaps take on a project that has been on the to-do list much too long. While renovations or even simple decorative projects can be disruptive, there is great pleasure in watching these types of endeavors make their way from concept to completion. This month we have dubbed the September issue as the “House, Home, and Décor issue,” because we report on a multitude of important projects in various stages. Located in Marion, Mass., we present a stunning home renovation for someone who will answer the call: “How about this old house?” We are hopeful that this feature will appeal to someone who can see beyond the typical cosmetics flaws of an older home, and will focus on the importance of recreating this masterpiece. This old sea captain’s house is worth a look since there aren’t many of these homes left and they are the fabric which holds together the character and charm of our seaside villages. Over in Plymouth, we take a close look at an ambitious project which gathers praise from the public, in addition to the lender and government agencies. Everyone involved in this rehab venture stepped up to the plate and assisted the developer in finding the avenues to transform the town’s historic post office—a worn and tired building—to a luxurious property. Not the easiest of tasks to complete, this project shows that with team effort, anything is possible when people work for a common cause. To the north in Belmont, the Boston Junior League in association with the Belmont Woman’s Club are working together to redesign and update the Club’s 1853 William Flagg Homer House on Pleasant Street. The home, dating back to the uncle and aunt of American landscape painter Winslow Homer, has begun the process of having its original interior be re-dressed by famed interior designers from all parts of New England. The group is planning 14 SEPTEMBER 2017
on turning 20 of the rooms into fabulous show exhibits that will be open to the public beginning in October. In about two weeks, the well-known and revered Antiques Roadshow will parade down Belleview Avenue in historic Newport and set up their production crew at the Rosecliff Mansion. Watch for treasures that guests have hidden in their garages, attics, and cellars for centuries. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will have the eyes and ears of everyone far and wide, while anticipation grows for the broadcast planned for 2018. Also of importance this month is our focus on health. Many of us are aware that our warm weather extends well into September—even October—and that the problem of ticks doesn’t cease on any calendar date or time. In fact, these pesky parasites seem to become more fortified each year and remain troublesome into the late fall or early winter as it remains mild. Because of this serious problem, we are pleased to share a fall season alert from the health professionals at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Be sure to learn the ways of protecting yourself and your family and what to look for if your outdoor activities bring you into their habitat. We then turn to a story that began with researching the problems of authenticating the origins of virgin olive oil, only to turn into the exploration of other foods and their sourcing. Writer Rob Saint Laurent takes a close look at problems in our food supply in his special feature, “Food Fraud: How Deceptive Products Creep into Your Cart.” You won’t want to miss this insightful review of what’s in your basket. Last month in this column, we mentioned that we had a reader upset about our approach to a story on aviation when we left out the airport close to her home. From this complaint, we invited our readers to tell us about stories they feel should catch our attention. It just so happens that someone did alert us to a topic—one that we’re sure you’ll enjoy. This month we share an important piece
about a flight school that is reaching out to youngsters thinking about their future careers. Hidden in the corner of the same airport that caused all the ruckus in the first place, we learned about Taunton businessman, community leader, entrepreneur, and aviation enthusiast Louis Ricciardi. With charm and a talent for getting things accomplished, Ricciardi developed a rigorous program with the local Junior Achievement organization and put students on the tarmac. It’s an ingenious effort and one that should serve as a model for other communities. Having knowledge that we face a shortage of pilots in the next decade, Ricciardi has not just planted a seed but a large crop. As for the caller, she read our retort and realized that she might have reacted without knowing the difficulties we faced. Being an avid reader of our magazine, she confirmed she would remain loyal. On the other hand, we appreciate that she let us know that perhaps with better research on the subject, we may have found this gem of a story earlier on. If we all learned anything from this event, it would be that communication between the media and the public is best when conducted in open dialogue. With all the claims of fake news and bias (which for the most part is valid), we challenge all outlets to move to the center of the spectrum and do what we all do best: Use facts when reporting and keep opinions out of the story unless announced. This approach will instill a sense of authenticity and reliability so that readers will once again believe what we tell them and not fear the reporter or messenger. We can move on to fixing problems rather than placing blame or taking to character assassination day after day. It’s time to extricate political bias from the news and stick to facts; also, it wouldn’t hurt anyone to look to the future rather than hold on to the past, since we are all in this together. Enjoy this delightful month and all the best to the Virgos who are reading us. H
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An Interesting Old-House Restoration Project Historic 1771 Tavern and Sea Captain’s House Becomes Available BY STEVEN CHAN
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he terms renovation and restoration are sometimes confused and thought to be synonymous by those shopping in today’s real estate market. While those with experience and knowledge of construction easily understand the differences, it’s usually the novice who quickly learns that these two approaches are not one and the same, and each has its wealth of challenges and concerns. Unfortunately, it’s often during the discovery phase (when being handed a proposal and contract), that a homeowner becomes aware of the investment each will require and the result they will achieve; 20 SEPTEMBER 2017
too often, this enlightenment results in the homeowner bailing on the opportunity or starting from scratch. Conversely, there are those who possess a sentiment for history and acknowledge that the preservation of the past depends on the re-creation and use of elements—or bones— of a home to retain some level of authenticity. They choose to rebuild on what remains, rather than resort to doing a tear-down and attempt to duplicate a period or style. This combination of renovation, rehabilitation, and restoration could very well be the perfect marriage of effort for this particular property. This month, we review a home that could satisfy someone’s interest in preserving an important piece of history, renovate areas
that have had work begun, and then finish off the project by adding modern conveniences and new technology. Location, Location, Location Located on Front Street—steps from sailing, the prestigious Tabor Academy, and in a village that hasn’t changed much in decades, if not centuries—this Federal Style home is nestled on one of the most popular roads leading into town. It is surrounded by old-growth on a large lot, and offers the best of both worlds (seclusion and visibility) by its gardens and the placement of flora. And while there is overgrowth in some area, it offers an exciting palette from which to begin planning new gardens.
The home’s water views have been an attraction since it was built close to the last quarter of the 18th century. When glancing over at the harbor from the second floor, it’s easy to pause and imagine what the area must have looked like pre-Revolutionary War— when the home was built. From the archives, we know that Captain James Luce live here during his lifetime but also that the property had once been a tavern and served as a place for travelers to rest and tilt a tankard or two. Preserving History From historical documents, we find that the colony tavern was quite different than those of today, and 310 Front Street may well have been the setting for many more events surrounding the daily routines, trials, and tribulations of the period. From research conducted and compiled by Steven Struzinski for his essay, “The Tavern in Colonial America,” (The Gettysburg Historical Journal, 2002), it’s evident that the typical tavern of the time was a place for the public to gather. And while they may have provided citizens and travelers food, drink, and a place to sleep, another of their functions was keeping order within the community. Struzinski writes the following: “Along with being popular locations of social congress, taverns were significant for their function in town culture and society. Taverns were utilized as meeting places for assemblies and courts, destinations for refreshment and entertainment, and, most importantly, democratic venues of debate and discussion… Taverns in Colonial America were undoubtedly a major force in societal culture. The roles they fulfilled as places of refreshment, hostels for travelers, means of direction, places of entertainment, and meeting places for the most influential people in a town were necessary for the well-being of a community. The tavern’s role in society was influential and, at times, deviant. However, rarely was it oppositional to authority.” Much has changed as to the role of currentday watering holes or inns. But if we put this into perspective, perhaps the significance of this property will ring relevant because of its contribution to building this community
during the formation of the country. If for no other reason, the resurrection of this property could be a valuable endeavor because it will serve as a reminder of who we are and what it took to create our democracy. The Good, the Bad, & the Challenge The property is comprised of 21,800 square feet of land which is adorned with perennial gardens and large shade trees which also protect the property from the elements. Some work has been completed on the house and includes a new deck, roof, customfit doors, shingles, and gutters. Toward the rear of the property is a spacious two-story, two-car garage (constructed in 2010), and is ready for a new owner to finish an office or studio to work on this project. Inside, the home has been updated with a $100,000-plus gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, soapstone counters and sinks, a Viking dual oven, double-door Subzero refrigerator/freezer, Wolf 6-burner built-in stove top, stainless wine cooler, automatic drawer microwave, and top-of-the-line dishwasher. Other amenities include pine wood floors with radiant heat, recessed lighting, a large oversized island, exposed beams, and a butler’s pantry allowing additional storage. Much of the Remaining House is Beautiful The structure is intact, and the layout is essentially the same as it has been for many
years. The dozens of windows, all with shutters, provide some of the best curb appeal in town. Accompanied by stately chimneys rising from the roof, there is no question about the importance of this home and its position among the other historic homes which line the street. Inside, all the essentials can be found. Moldings, wide plank floors, and beams are all available for repurposing. The layout is attractive, but this home is in need of being taken down to its primary structure in many areas so the blueprint can be reconfigured and each room/floor can be carefully planned to accommodate future use, modifications, and updates. It will take someone with vision, and probably mechanical skills, to see a project of this size completed. There is an engineering assessment being completed and will pass with the sale of the property. The recommendation will assist a new owner in determining the best approach for beginning this exciting project and assessing the extent of the work. Here is an opportunity for someone who has an open schedule, an unquenched thirst to preserve history, and the means to complete the project from beginning to end. If this is an adventure you would like to consider, then this is one home that is worth saving. For more information, a tour, or to discuss the possibilities, contact Fatima Simas at Anne Whiting Real Estate at 508-287-0003 or email her at fatima@annewhitingrealestate.com. H
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ANTIQUES ROADSHOW ROLLS INTO ROSECLIFF MANSION BY LEAH DEARBORN PHOTO BY MEREDITH NIERMAN FOR WGBH, 2017
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s a native New Englander, Marsha Bemko has been to Newport, Rhode Island countless times. September 19, however, will mark a particularly special visit for the executive producer of Antiques Roadshow. “As soon as the Rosecliff Mansion became available, we said yes,” says Bemko of the show’s first-ever outdoor production, to be held at the historic, Gilded Age property in Newport. “We were sold. It’s just gorgeous; a beautiful setting.” For the uninitiated, the Antiques Roadshow website describes the show as “part adventure, part history lesson, and part treasure hunt.” Each episode features appraisals of interesting antiques and collectibles from all over the country. This ostensibly simple formula draws 8.5 million viewers each week. Typically, when viewers tune in for Antiques Roadshow, what they’re seeing is the inside of 26 SEPTEMBER 2017
convention centers in different states, which provides a large, open space. But for the 22nd season, there was a desire to push the envelope and do something a little bit different. “For purely selfish reasons, I’m glad it’s outside,” says Bemko, who is also the author of Antiques Roadshow Behind the Scenes. She explains that when shows are set up at convention centers, work begins roughly at 6:30 a.m. and ends at 8:00 p.m. without allowing for many glimpses of the outdoors. “The world could end in that time and you wouldn’t know it.” Filming at the Rosecliff will be like summer camp, says Bemko, and hopefully result in two of the prettiest episodes made to date. Requests for tickets to attend the show, which is free and open to randomly selected members of the public, closed in July. Once Roadshow visits a city, an average of 5–10 years passes before they return. Besides providing a charming backdrop,
however, the Newport setting has proven itself to be very convenient for production purposes. For most episodes, everything has to be flown out to the location in advance. That’s a lot of travel over the course of 148 stops across the US and Toronto for the 2017 Summer Tour. Over 54,000 items will be appraised during the tour, which draws thousands of fans. “To have the ability for the first time to drive down as many times as we want has been invaluable,” says Bemko. She says that the show travels with a mobile unit and its very own 52-foot semi-trailer truck. Everything that you see on screen from the living room, they’ve brought along for the journey. Although Bemko says the outdoor show won’t require all the same necessities as an indoor episode, it will call for a few of its own challenges, which Bemko calls “buttoning up the details” of pre-production.
“We’re figuring out how to make it perfect…I am really excited about being in a historic environment,” says Bemko, who sees the show as a way of enlivening the past for viewers through the stories antiques can tell. “I always like to imagine who’s used it. It makes the object come alive even though you don’t use those old carriage clocks anymore. There we are making our own history.” It’s not surprising that after nearly two decades of working on Antiques Roadshow, it’s next to impossible for Bemko to choose a favorite object that’s been featured on the show. Still, she says a few tend to stand out every season. “You never really have a favorite child, but sometimes one of them will do something you can boast about that day,” says Bemko, naming a simple peach can label with a letter on its back as an example from last season. The label was one of the pieces appraised at the Orlando stop. Although it wasn’t worth a tremendous amount of money, it came with a great story. It started off the episode, which Bemko says is an easy way to tell that she really likes an object. Dated to 1918, a World War I soldier wrote a letter to the peach company, describing how much he enjoyed the fruit from his position in the trenches. The soldier wrote, “Believe me, they were worth fighting for.” At a time
when decent rations could be hard to come by, the writer mentions that the trenches were littered with the remains of peaches. Had it been only a vintage label, it would have had little value, says Bemko. The letter and the personal story it tells are what give the object its value. If it had merely been a
label, it would have been appraised somewhere around $10. With the letter, it rose to $550–$600. “That’s part of the magic of this show,” she says. “Things that have stunning value . . . they open our eyes to what we appreciate. There’s something very special about those objects.” Bemko herself developed a casual interest in antiques back in college, when she would sometimes go shopping for old furniture. Television, however, was always her passion. It was 18 years ago that the then executive producer of Antiques Roadshow asked if she was interested in a job. At first, Bemko was uncertain if she should take it. Years later, she’s glad of the decision she made. “Am I glad I said yes. It’s become one of my great loves. We’re all learning as we watch Roadshow.” With thousands of unique antiques passing through appraisers’ hands over the years, there’s certainly a lot to learn. Every expert who speaks on the show has been carefully vetted before ever appearing on camera. Bemko says it’s one part of the job that she oversees, but there is also an “appraiser wrangler.” Most are tried and tested and have been on the show for years. When someone new is being considered, Bemko says they’re investigated very carefully by checking backgrounds and keeping an ear to the ground for gossip. By putting them on television, the audience can be assured that each appraiser is someone you can talk to. Lastly, Bemko has a few tips for anyone who plans to make their way to Newport for the outdoor show, or to any future episode of Roadshow. “If you’re lucky enough to have gotten a ticket, my sincere advice is don’t try to impress us with what you own. Take advantage of this special opportunity,” she says. “Understand what you own, then you can make an eyes-wide-open decision about what you own.” Stamps or coins, for instance, are easier to look up and find a value for. Bemko suggests that this is a good chance to get a family painting appraised, or a more mysterious object with less obvious value. Those who didn’t get tickets but still want to watch the spectacle can simply wait until 2018, when the two episodes of Antiques Roadshow filmed at the Rosecliff Mansion will air. H
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and architecture; and a willingness to help philanthropic ventures. This year’s Junior League of Boston Show House project has been organized with the Belmont Woman’s Club. The feature home is one they saved from destruction by purchasing it in 1923; it is known as the 1853 William Flagg Homer House in Belmont, Massachusetts. Currently, there are approximately 22 designers, various builders, and associated trades who have descended upon the property and in remarkably short order will transform the interior and exterior to grand elegance.
SOME HISTORY The house is currently owned and preserved by the Belmont Woman’s Club, and was previously owned by William Flagg Homer and his wife Adeline Wellington— uncle and aunt of American landscape painter Winslow Homer. The house, an architectural combination of both the Bracketed Italianate and French Mansard style, is set on a hill, with sweeping views of the Boston skyline, and more than twenty soon-to-be-renovated spaces. Winslow was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his continued on page 34
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marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively in watercolor, creating a fluid and prolific oeuvre, primarily chronicling his working vacations. Before moving to New York in 1859, Homer lived in Belmont, Mass. with his family. His uncle’s Belmont mansion, the 1853 Homer House, was the inspiration for a number of his early illustrations and paintings, including several of his 1860s croquet pictures. During summers, Homer would return to the family home in Belmont. In a biography of Homer, author Lloyd Goodrich wrote: “With late spring he would be on the move. His parents had gone from Cambridge further out to Belmont, then noted for its romantic beauty with the famous Waverly Oaks and the rocky glen and cascades of Beaver Brook. Here many of the Homer clan were already settled, and he visited his parents as he usually did part of the summer, and found a gay society of young cousins. From Belmont came the themes of many of his earlier pictures.” Opening day of the Designer Show House is planned for Saturday, October 7 and will open through Sunday, November 5. For more information regarding special events, time of operation, and to reserve tickets, please visit bit.do/JLBHouse. For more information about The Junior League of Boston visit jlboston.org.
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vibrant downtown is the heartbeat of all American communities and critical to its growth. But it’s the preservation of its historic integrity that is the true breath that brings these Main Streets back to life. In the downtown harbor district of one of the country’s birthplaces—Plymouth, Massachusetts—just a few blocks from the iconic Plymouth Rock, the decrepit but proud Post Office Square building went decades without care until it was purchased by a local development company with ambitious plans for its revival. Just before its 100th birthday, the Post Office Square building—which stands four stories, spans 18,000 square feet, and sits beneath a soaring clock tower—caught the eye of George Vasvatekis, one of the principals of 1620 Capital, LLC. “It’s quite the space here,” says Vasvatekis. “It’s a beautiful structure, and it’s individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, so it’s certainly a building of significance from a historical perspective. It was quite run down when we acquired it, and we put a lot of work into restoring it.”
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Located on Leyden Street, a road laid by the Pilgrims in 1620 and now regarded as the oldest street in New England, the property was originally the home site of William Brewster. Brewster was an elder statesman and one of the original members of the religious Separatist congregation in England who migrated to America aboard the Mayflower. The home was later torn down and the Post Office Square building was built sometime between 1912 and 1914. In the fall of 2013, 1620 Capital purchased the building at a price of $680,000. Mechanics Cooperative Bank assisted the company, which is also owned by Vasvatekis’s father and brother, with both the acquisition and construction financing. A secondary but crucial financial component of the project was
Today, the old Post Office Square building has become a high-end real estate development that stayed true to the restoration of its history, bringing new energy to an important piece of Plymouth’s Main Streets. state and federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits that Vasvatekis spent over a year applying for to help offset construction costs. At the time, the building was occupied by its original tenants, the US Postal Service, as well as three other businesses. Over the first year and a half, the Vasvatekises cleared out the other tenants, with the exception of the post office, and took time to get the proper permits and explore options for the renovation. This included correspondence between 1620 Capital and
Washington D.C. as well as hours of research to fully understand the building’s original esthetic and features. “The property was being underutilized and there was a high vacancy rate. This was due to the fact that the building was in such disrepair,” says Vasvatekis. From the heating and air conditioning to the plumbing and electrical, he adds, there was “some serious deferred maintenance that had probably gone on for about 20 years.” The building had been in private hands since the 1980s when the federal government sold the building to Grossman Companies. It switched hands again a few years later when Richard Melchin purchased the building from Grossman. The post office continued to operate out of the space, and Melchin ran his business out of the upper level office suite until he sold the building to 1620 Capital. Peeling Back the Layers
The building was originally constructed for a total cost of $80,000. “Today, the way building codes are and working with engineers and architects, you can’t even draw a building of this size for $80,000,” says Vasvatekis. Construction finally began in March 2015 and concluded two years later in the spring of 2017 for a total restoration cost of $3.5 million. Once his crew got inside the building and began to peel back the layers, Vasvatekis says, it was ripe with materials. “There were beautiful brick walls covered by sheetrock and nice [original] ceilings and beams covered by acoustical ceilings,” he explains. “We got rid of all those elements and stripped it down to its original brick and marble-accented features.” The goal was to recreate spaces and maintain the historical integrity of the building. That required not only a major stripping of the building’s modern influences, but also some massive maneuvering. In many cases, items—such as the original 1912 doors and moldings—had to be removed, catalogued, stored off site, and then reinstalled later once the renovations were completed. In the lower level of the building, the crew discovered “really beautiful Vermont marble affixed to the walls,” explains Vasvatekis. In some areas the marble was removed and cut
down to be introduced throughout the new building in the form of countertops, showers, baseboards, and door thresholds. Most of the original light fixtures were salvaged, rewired, and fitted with LED lighting and reinstalled. The crews worked with a local locksmith to get the original locks and hardware pieces working. Toward the end of the construction and renovation phase, many of the original materials were reintroduced as decorations and accents—door transoms became mirrors; old planks from the attic catwalk became TV stands and dining room tables; skylights in the lobby were returned with a light film to conceal the new sprinkler system. The old building was transformed into a 17-unit, mixed-use structure with four residential spaces on the upper floors and 13
commercial spaces on the street and lower level. Once rundown office space, the lower level—dubbed the “courtyard”— is now a 6,000-square-foot space with eight office suites and a common area with bathrooms, and a kitchen and wide hallways that are adorned with original pictures and blueprints of the building. The attic is now one of the residential units, a truly unique space complete with a 900-square-foot roof deck that looks out to the harbor. While all the residential units have their own roof decks, the old attic apartment is special, says Vasvatekis, in part because of the spiral staircase that leads up to the 125-foot-tall clock tower. The clock tower was a meaningful project in its own right. Located in the center of the building’s roof, it is a very prominent feature of the building and received an extensive rehab as part of the restoration, explains Vasvatekis. “We replaced all the rotten wood on the clock tower,” he says. “We sanded it down, we repainted it, and actually, there is a dome on top and we put real Italian gold leaf on the dome along with a restoration of the Mayflower weathervane that was on top.” In the front of the property sits a fountain which is a replica of the original Pilgrim’s water spring. “We partnered with the town of Plymouth to get it running again,” he says. Today, the old Post Office Square building has become a high-end real estate development that stayed true to the restoration of its history, bringing new energy to an important piece of Plymouth’s Main Streets. “The work George did was kind of astounding,” says Ed Petras of Mechanics Cooperative Bank. “The residential space is beautiful.” The project was the recipient of the 2017 Tsongas Preservation Award for “Best Downtown Development.” This award is one of the highest distinctions in the commonwealth of Massachusetts and a nice way to conclude the process, says Vasvatekis. With the building’s lobby slated to become an exhibit space to further establish its place in Plymouth history, he hopes it will become a destination for tourists—particularly with 2020, Plymouth’s 400-year anniversary celebration, fast approaching.H
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first flight as a young boy. Many years later as a self-made success and founding his own business—Ricciardi Financial Group in Taunton, Mass.— Ricciardi would give back to his community in extraordinary ways. It was his generosity and personal dedication to his alma mater, Bridgewater State University, where he would be instrumental in developing and establishing the reputation of the college of business at BSU which bears his name, including an undergraduate program in aviation management and flight training which has been active for more than 30 years. As demand grows for experienced pilots and aviation managers, Ricciardi has been on the front line of development and also helped students overcome financial barriers, establishing a scholarship in his father’s name at BSU. He was just 30 years old in 1990 when he became chairman at Bridgewater, serving two 10-year terms on BSU’s board of trustees—1989 to 1999 and 2004 to 2014. Harking back to his favorite quote from his father, “Roll up your sleeves,” Ricciardi embodies the definition of not just “talking
the talk” but “walking the walk.” In his community in Taunton, he is involved in a variety of organizations (The Rotary Club chapter in Taunton, the Boys and Girls Club, and the Board of Higher Education) that all speak to his generosity of spirit, and in particular to his belief that the future resides with the youth, and aviation can be the spark that turns on a new generation to flight in all the various career directions, where “the sky’s the limit.” From the hard-earned entrepreneurial success of his business career, Ricciardi has poured the same energy into the development of Bridgewater State University’s business college and undergraduate programs in aviation management and flight training. After starting from scratch himself, working jobs to pay his way through BSU’s liberal arts education, Ricciardi would take this same initiative and drive his ambition to success. Employing a family-learned work ethic and applying self-taught business skills, he would exercise strict discipline toward the goal of starting his own company, Ricciardi Financial Group. The return for
BSU would be enormous. At a special event honoring Ricciardi at BSU in February of 2015, then-President Dr. Mohler-Faria and close personal friend stated, “He came just when he was needed most” and made an impact immediately. He was first to tackle the accreditation challenge, with a vision that Bridgewater could become a university. Mohler-Faria relates the conversation whereby Ricciardi wouldn’t be persuaded against tackling university accreditation, “I said to him, ‘I don’t think this is the right time.’ He [Ricciardi] said, ‘I think it is,’ and we agreed to make the effort.” With Ricciardi’s stewardship, Mohler-Faria re-emphasizes, “We put together a task force and involved other institutions, and you know the result. That’s the kind of leadership he has always provided.” But, from a human and community-caring perspective, Ricciardi’s drive for “the well-being of Bridgewater and the success of [its] students,” was always foremost in his mind. Taking initiative once again, and following his passion for aviation and the thrill and discipline of flight, Ricciardi proposed the concept for a new summer “Aviation Academy” at BSU’s training facilities at the New Bedford Airport. Ricciardi sought out long-time
friend, colleague, and professional resource, Jeff Pelletier, president of Junior Achievement of Southern Mass, “to bring expertise to the program.” Pelletier worked on partnering with the local business community to get their buy-in and involvement with Ricciardi’s Aviation Academy concept. Once again, taking a cue from his business background, Ricciardi believed that aviation is a “hugely growing field, and it’s wonderful to talk about all these opportunities, but you need to act.” As Pelletier pointed out emphatically, “[Ricciardi] sees the whole picture, the needs of the community, and the assets necessary to meet those needs.” And again, there it was—the personal drive and commitment by Ricciardi to make this idea come to fruition, and also all funded by his own generosity. The inaugural first week of the program this summer from July 10 to July 14 offered 15 SouthCoast students a unique and comprehensive exposure to aviation careers— including traffic control, airport management, airport aviation logistics, and training in singleand multi-engine simulators. The Aviation Academy itinerary provided an enriched curriculum and hands-on direction with on-site tours of the New Bedford Airport
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and air control tower, including professional guest speakers from the air tower control profession, instructor pilots, airport operations and evolving technology, as well as mentors and student focus groups. As I spoke with Ricciardi recently, I could hear the enthusiasm and excitement rise in his voice as he talked about the opportunity afforded to students “no matter where they are on the socioeconomic ladder”—a gift of his generosity in funding this weeklong aviation career exploration. Aside from the thrill of flying and the growing industry demand for pilots, Ricciardi also reflected on the personal lessons that aviation offers. During our recent conversation, he expressed a very thoughtful and wholeperson view of what aviation can offer. “It brings a sense of wonder and discovery of capabilities in yourself— a discipline toward learning and vital processes to be followed in every single step, and through that you find yourself capable of things you might not otherwise have thought possible.” As I spoke with Sydni Colson, a middle school student who had just attended the Aviation Academy’s week-long program in July, it was clear that she recognized the special opportunity and benefit of this experience, and with newfound confidence, stated, “We can do anything we want in life.” As I closed the conversation with Colson, she made sure to ask me to thank Ricciardi (in this article) for “giving me the opportunity.” I also had the opportunity to speak with Ethan Morgan, another student attending the Aviation Academy this summer, and it changed his life perspective by “showing all the new career opportunities available in aviation”— a core desire of Ricciardi’s and his motivation for offering the camp. Morgan expressed gratefulness to Ricciardi for spearheading this program (along with acknowledging the dedicated support from Jeff Pelletier). “It’s just amazing that he’s funded this [Aviation Academy] for the next generation; he did everything down to the logo shirts.” Ricciardi’s generosity and contribution— to BSU and its students, and to his Aviation Academy and other youth programs—continues to grow career opportunities for youth as he repeats his mantra, “Where is the best investment? It’s in the generation coming up.” H SEPTEMBER 2017 43
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or those who are still unaware, noted fashion designer Nicole Miller attended RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). It’s for this reason we wish not to hear that our fashion coverage isn’t connected to the neighborhood. You see, based on this tidbit, our ties are spot-on and so the idle chatter can finally be silenced. But I digress… Miller’s signature style has little to do with geography and everything to do with her use of black and boldlycolored fabrics—along with the cut of the clothes. Her main objective has always been proper proportions: curves and necklines. Miller’s designs are known to be sexy yet classic. She is a self-identified fabric junkie, credited with popularizing many futuristic fabrics. From body-conscious cocktail dresses to wedding attire—even lounge wear—she may be best known for her form-flattering dresses and garish men’s neckties. Miller draws inspiration from a wide range of influences including mid-20th-century cinema, contemporary art, mid-20th-century architecture, and exotic cultures. I can only surmise she was influenced by time spent on Thayer Street—back in the day, of course. But there is more to the woman; she also studied for a year at L’École de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, where she was trained to drape fabric and study the classical techniques of couture. In her own words, Miller describes her Parisian training as “intense,” but explains that it gave her training in fabric manipulation, which became a signature of her designs. Miller’s first shop opened in 1986 on Madison Avenue, and the brand has grown to 20 boutiques in major cities across the United States and is sold in a number of highend department stores. Relish the style. —Margo Roberts
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The Highway Killer Case Remains Open BY LEAH DEARBORN
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t’s been decades since nine women were found dead in connection with a series of gruesome crimes known as the “Highway Killings.” The bodies of two more women were never recovered. Time has yet to yield all the answers, and the case is active and ongoing, according to Gregg Miliote, spokesman for the Bristol County DA’s
office. In some instances time has even further obscured the truth, paving the way for misinformation and rumors in a complicated case that encompasses many moving pieces. “It’s almost like a child’s game of telephone,” says journalist Maureen Boyle. “That’s always been an issue in this case overall. ‘I heard this,’ ‘So-and-so said.’”
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Above: Elsa Johnson in the early 1980s
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Boyle has been reporting on the crimes since they were first committed in the late ‘80s, keeping in touch with witnesses and the family members of victims throughout the years. Her book about the killings, titled Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer, will be released on September 5. The intention of writing a book was always in the back of her mind, says Boyle, but she thought she would be able to wait until the culprit was found. But the years have passed, and a solid conclusion to the case remains elusive. New Bedford lawyer Kenneth Ponte, once indicted for one of the killings and released due to lack of evidence, passed away in 2010. Miliote was unable to share many details regarding the state of the ongoing investigation as it is today, but he did imply that police are exploring new avenues besides Ponte. Former chief investigator Robert St. Jean replied in the affirmative when asked if he thinks a killer may have walked free. “Unfortunately, I do,” he says. “[Ponte] was a strong suspect at the time. But I personally feel there was more than one involved.” It might make for a dramatic headline, but St. Jean shot down rumors that the crimes were connected to the snuff film industry in some way, saying that police thoroughly pursued that angle and never found anything substantial behind it. Another example of this game of rumors “telephone” may extend to the potential witness alluded to in Part 1 of this series. When the body of Elsa Johnson, 40, was found by police on South Water Street in New Bedford, there were no visible signs of external injuries or foul play. Her death was not thought to be connected with the unnamed serial killer who claimed the lives of the other women. Johnson was found on an August afternoon in 1991, several years after one source, who requested anonymity, graduated with her from UMass Dartmouth. “We met in a psychology class and found that by living in the same town, we had much in common; being very affable, she and I became friends,” says the source
in an email. “Her parents and brother were sailors; they lived in the nicest part of town—near Round Hill—on the ocean.” The source continues with the story, saying that as memory serves, somehow Johnson had knowledge that could help pin former suspect Ponte to at least some of the crimes. They had been told that Johnson was eventually put into a witness protection program and moved to Florida. According to this version of events, while in hiding, she supposedly ran into Ponte and fled back to Massachusetts. According to the source, who did not witness the event, but who spoke with someone who claims to be familiar with the incident, Johnson was found hysterical and screaming one night near her parents home, and that she said she feared for her life. However, at this time we cannot uncover facts to support these events or find someone who can confirm any of these claims that Johnson held any critical, unreleased information about Ponte or the case. St. Jean says Johnson’s name did come up during the earlier stages of the investigation, but Miliote was unfamiliar with it or any connection to inquiries being made in the present. Like the snuff film element, Boyle says this bit of hearsay is likely another rumor that became distorted in the retelling. She explains that Johnson was the girlfriend of one of Ponte’s friends and that she did rent property from Ponte in Florida, but was not hiding from anyone there. “People know each other,” says Boyle of the New Bedford community, emphasizing the way information can change as it spreads. “They’re all familiar with each other. A lot of people knew Ken Ponte. People have a wide range of connections.” Boyle says that she can only speculate without concrete proof, but over the years she’s had her theories about the killings. She says it’s her opinion that all the deaths seemed explicitly tied together somehow, whether there was one or multiple criminals acting. In at least one instance, the killer appeared to try to throw police off by leaving a victim’s clothing near another’s
body, according to a 1989 article in the Los Angeles Times. Several victims were strangled, and at least one was beaten to death. As noted in Part 1, some of the women, aged 19 to 36, also shared tumultuous pasts laden with drug addiction, domestic violence, and suspected prostitution. “You really only know all the details once the person responsible is caught,” says Boyle. For now, her narrative style of retelling the dark events of 1988 and 1989 is primarily based on interviews and recollections. The type of individual who preys on women may have operated under the belief that it would take a long time before the victims were missed. “Except, the people of New Bedford did miss them,” she says. New Bedford’s most famous resident, Herman Melville, once wrote that the city “is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England…all these
“These were women who were loved,” she says. “There are investigators who are still haunted... If the same case happened today, it would be solved. This person cannot get away with murder.”
brave houses and f lowery gardens came from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. One and all, they were harpooned and dragged up hither from the bottom of the sea.” The imagery seems almost surreal in contrast with the details of the deaths that occurred over a century later, but such
a horrific series of crimes can happen anywhere, says St. Jean, a sentiment that Boyle repeated. And the fact that the investigation began without the advantage of modern forensics makes the challenge of solving it even greater. “It just takes one demented person. It was never resolved, and that leaves the families without a certain amount of closure,” says St. Jean. Boyle still believes there’s hope that there will be justice one day, however, and being able to put human faces to the crimes is an important facet of her work. As for the passage of time, Boyle thinks it has helped her to step back from the case and view it more clearly. “These were women who were loved,” she says. “There are investigators who are still haunted…If the same case happened today, it would be solved. This person cannot get away with murder.”H
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital Alert the Public to Health Concern this Fall Season
THE DANGER OF TICKS IN NEW ENGLAND ISN’T OVER YET
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icks that can transmit illnesses are now being found in geographical locations where they were not seen 20 years ago. When it comes to tick-borne infections, health officials are warning that this summer and fall might be among the most dangerous on record. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the tick population has grown exponentially and is found primarily in New England and the Northeast, but now found as far away as Pennsylvania, Illinois, California, Oregon, and Florida. This rise in the tick population is especially dangerous because ticks carry Lyme disease as well as a potentially deadly virus, the Powassan virus (POW). It is now more important than ever to know how to defend yourself against tick bites. Don’t be fooled by believing they only hitch a ride if you decide to go hiking, biking, or participate in any other outdoor activity in wooded areas, or on the many islands off the coast, which have become hotbeds of infestation. You can pick them up in grassy areas, by brushing against a planting, or your pet may bus them in from outdoors. We know what Lyme disease is but to what extent is it harmful to the population?
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Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness in the United States, and according to the CDC, more than 300,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. One major problem with detection of new cases is that they often go unnoticed or confused for other illnesses. “Lyme disease is a tick-borne diseased caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. It can cause symptoms and illness of the skin, heart, joints, or neurologic system, so it’s important for it to be detected early and treated with antibiotics,” says Nancy A. Shadick, MD, MPH, director of the Lyme Disease Prevention Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Get smart and recognize unusual signs and symptoms. The most recognized and acknowledged symptom includes a bull’s eye rash—which is distinctive enough to make a diagnosis, but unfortunately is absent in approximately 20 percent of those who are infected. Other symptoms include cardiac abnormalities such as rhythm difficulties in the heart, dizziness, heart palpitations, or a slow heartbeat, as well as neurological symptoms and swelling of the joints. The most definitive way to diagnose Lyme is the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test, which detects antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi. If the ELISA test is positive, a western blot test is usually conducted to confirm the diagnosis. “If you don’t develop a rash from Lyme disease, you can still develop meningitis or neuritis, such as Bell’s palsy, which is facial paralysis. You can also develop arthritis, which starts as migratory joint pain and then can evolve into a swelling of the larger joints of the body, particularly the lower extremity,” says Shadick. What other concerns should we have about disease-carrying ticks? Few lay people know about this other problem, but they should be made aware. Another illness borne from infected ticks is the Powassan virus. Although rare, POW, like Lyme disease, is spread through tick bites. The infection has serious complications, including brain swelling and other neurological symptoms. While patients with Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics if the infection is caught early, there is currently no medical treatment for POW. What are the symptoms and signs of the Powassan virus? Jennifer Lyons, MD, chief of the Division of Neurological Infections and Inflammatory Diseases at BWH, says that while
most infected people won’t show symptoms, some will have symptoms that feel similar to the flu. “You basically feel nonspecific flu-like stuff [such as] muscle aches and pains; maybe you have a little rash on your skin, but almost certainly, you’ll have a fever and the headache,” explains Lyons. “If the virus worsens, it will do so very quickly and within days of the first symptoms.” Symptoms of POW include difficulties maintaining consciousness and cognition, seizures, and the inability to breathe on your own. “The virus is very serious,” says Lyons. “About 15 percent of patients who are infected and have symptoms are not going to survive. Of the survivors, at least 50 percent will have long-term neurological damage that is not going to resolve.” Prevention beats treatment every time. The best way to avoid contracting Lyme and POW is to avoid being bitten by ticks. Thankfully, there are many ways to help prevent tick bites. Here are some measures which should be considered until the snow begins to fly. Avoid tick areas such as the brush, tall grasses, or forests with lots of leaf litter. If walking through the woods or tall grasses, wear long sleeves and long pants with your pants tucked into your socks. Use a bug repellent with 100 percent DEET or pretreat your shoes
Reported cases of Lyme disease in the United States in 2015. Each dot represents one case of Lyme disease and is placed randomly in the patient’s county of residence. The presence of a dot in a state does not necessarily mean that Lyme disease was acquired in that state. People traveling between states, and the place of residence is sometimes different from the place where the patient became infected. (Department of Health and Human Services and CDC)
and clothing with Permethrin, which kills ticks on contact but has no harmful effects on humans. Do a tick check with a friend, partner, or family member every evening if you’ve been outdoors. Make sure to check your hairline, ears, armpits, and legs, including behind the knees. Ticks are very small and almost impossible to detect, so awareness is key; even if you are unsure that you may have picked one up during daily activity, take steps to discover if one has found you. If you are experiencing symptoms of Lyme disease or POW, even if you have not found a tick bite, seek care from a medical professional right away. Putting off an examination by a qualified professional is only increasing your chances of future problems; and if you don’t believe it, ask someone you know who has contracted the disease— they know firsthand how debilitating the illness can become. Remember, the key to treating tick-borne illnesses is early detection and intervention. H SEPTEMBER 2017 59
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FOOD FRAUD HOW DECEPTIVE PRODUCTS CREEP INTO YOUR CART BY ROB SAINT LAURENT
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ust when consumers thought the great horsemeat scandal of 2013 was laid to rest, European news outlets say otherwise. The UK’s Independent reported on July 17 that, according to Europol, 66 were arrested in Spain and Belgium for trading horsemeat unfit for human consumption, with bank accounts, properties, and luxury cars seized. The perpetrators were slaughtering Spanish and Portuguese horses too old or unhealthy, falsifying papers and shipping the meat to a Belgian exporter.1 Europol (the EU’s police/intelligence agency) has leveled charges against the group, including animal abuse, forgery, crimes against public health, and money laundering. Indeed, readers will recall that in 2013, tests of European meat products showed as much as 100 percent horsemeat content. AGRI-CRIME
Despite public reaction to such organized crime, it turns out that horses played off as beef cattle are merely the entrance to a dark rabbit hole, only recently coming to light. Another area garnering particular attention is faux olive oil. Forbes’ Cecilia Rodriguez recently expounded on the burgeoning trend of dubious exports.2
Though olive oil has grabbed the media spotlight, Olmstead states that fish, beef, and coffee are the foods most likely to be counterfeited. He says it boils down to a bait and switch strategy, with good ingredients swapped for fake ones— or simply false advertising. According to trustworthy reports, an estimated 80 percent of all olive oil is impure or outright fraudulent—not extra virgin, virgin, or even olive oil at all, and often not from its stated country of origin. Similar to the unregulated bottled water industry, unless one is purchasing product directly from the source or a certified distributor, it’s unlikely to be real olive oil but rather an unworthy stand-in. The product is likely either not cold-pressed to maintain the oil’s “virgin” properties; diluted or substituted with lesser quality oil of unknown origin despite claims of “Made in Italy”; or something else altogether, such as vegetable oil made to look and smell like the real thing.
Moreover, labeling a product with “Protected Designation of Origin” doesn’t guarantee authenticity today, much to the chagrin of olive oil experts who lament laissez-faire government oversight. A significant amount of these exports end up in the US, often in major retailers and sometimes in popular brands. A 2015 study by the National Consumer League found more than half of olive oil products sampled from Whole Foods, Safeway, and Giant to be less than “extra virgin.” However, at 350,000 tons imported annually into America, proper screening is currently impossible. Where do most of the scandals originate? Southern Italy remains a haven for the olive oil underworld. Indeed, “agromafia” is the media’s moniker for mafia involvement in Italian agriculture. The online resource Olive Oil Times has covered this criminal activity extensively, as has CBS News’ 60 Minutes in a January 2016 segment. In that segment, Tom Mueller, author of Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil, gives a stark take on the issue, stating that “it’s very difficult to say in any case with olive oil exactly how many drops in a given bottle actually have mafia blood on them.”3 Sicilian olive oil farmer Nicola Clemenza knows this firsthand when he organized a SEPTEMBER 2017 61
grassroots, 200-farmer consortium to resist regional mafia control of the nation’s food supply. As soon as word got out of the uprising, he immediately found his car and home set ablaze. A FAKE FOOD INDUSTRY
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Journalist Larry Olmstead conducted a seminal investigation into the matter with his 2016 New York Times bestselling book, Real Food/Fake Food. Olmstead observed that during his research, a major shift in exposure on the topic took place where he no longer felt like a lone voice in the wilderness. To prove this, he offers a laundry list of recent scandals covered by large media outlets.4 Many are still unaware there’s a lot more to this rancid issue than fake horsemeat and olive oil. Italian mobsters are also dealing in bogus fine wine and cheeses, as syndicates elsewhere are counterfeiting virtually every other food type: seafood (fake lobster and haddock, for example), Kobe beef, vodka, honey, coffee, tea, orange and apple juice, pumpkin, spices, and using pet food for human consumption. Bloomberg and Inside Edition, for example, report wood pulp in 69 percent of 34 Parmesan cheese samples from major grocers and restaurant chains. While cellulose is a harmless additive used to prevent caking, consumers are being cheated. In samples from Pizza Hut and Domino’s, for instance, independently tested samples revealed more than twice the FDA guidelines of two percent filler. Regarding store brands, the worst offender was Colonna brand which was found to be hiding nearly 22 percent filler. Meanwhile, “honey laundering” is another crime in which imported store-bought honey is cut with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) despite label claims of 100 percent purity. As Lizzy Eisenberg of Popsugar.com reports, though the questionable product is made in China, it’s distributed through other countries so as to hide its origin and avoid high tariffs. And the list of reports goes on, ad nauseam. Though olive oil has grabbed the media spotlight, Olmstead states that fish, beef, and coffee are the foods most likely to be counterfeited. He says it boils down to a bait and switch strategy, with good ingredients swapped for fake ones—or simply false advertising. REPERCUSSIONS
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Bearing false witness not only has economic consequences on consumers and legitimate competitors, but can also affect the public health. Fake ingredients can “absolutely” present a health risk, says John Spink, Michigan State University’s Associate Director for the AntiCounterfeit and Product Protection Program.5 Adulterated honey from China, for example, is chemically processed using compounds not approved by the FDA, while likely being made in a facility not adhering to good manufacturing processes which can potentially expose consumers to contaminants. Moreover, HFCS is a proven risk factor in cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance/Type 2 diabetes, and obesity. At the same time, fake olive oil and fish can cheat consumers out of heart-healthy omega-3 and -9 essential fats. A fish species known as escolar is most commonly used to trick consumers (frequently replacing tuna or albacore in restaurant- and store-bought sushi), and with its oily texture can cause stomach distress. In fact, though it has
been banned in Japan for the past 40 years, escolar (known as the “ex-lax” of fish) persists in seafood. Of course, the public trust can be harmed when paying top dollar for products one isn’t getting. RETRIBUTION
While nowadays less than five percent of all tested beef products in the EU come back negative for horsemeat DNA, consumers of any nation shouldn’t rely on regulators for protection. Besides, stiffer regulations may actually stifle small businesses trying to compete, with already tight margins. It’s better to know which companies are legitimate, collectively forcing market changes through smarter buying decisions. That said, with consumers accustomed to the cheap prices of inferior products, finding quality can often be a challenge since there’s no incentive for supermarkets to buy superior items. To find legitimate olive oil, natural eating experts such as mamanatural.com advise the following: avoid “light” products, having nothing to do with fewer calories and being the lowest quality oil; buy from reputable brands/suppliers, seeking products certified by the International Olive Oil Council; olive oil from California is recommended, which will be far less adulterated than imports. To wit, in its 2015 study, the National Consumer League found the following five brands to meet acceptable standards: California Olive Ranch “Extra Virgin Olive Oil,” Colavita “Extra Virgin Olive Oil,” Lucini “Premium Select Extra Virgin Olive Oil,” Trader Joe’s “Extra Virgin California Estate Olive Oil,” and Trader
Joe’s “100% Italian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil.” On the other hand, the Environmental Working Group listed three olive oils with only 6- and 7-out-of-10 ratings (“1” being best): Annie’s brand; the same Lucini item as above, interestingly; and Newman’s Own brand. (EWG has yet to offer its rationale for the Lucini rating.) In general, experts say that only extra virgin olive oil is fit for consumption, while low price is often a sign of low quality. The adage “you get what you pay for” is fitting advice, which Olmstead says applies to other vulnerable foods. Likewise, Olmstead warns of hyperbolic marketing of pricier, potentially fake items: “grass-fed,” “wild-caught,” “natural,” “pure,” “real,” etc. Sticking with foods in their original form (e.g., seafood) will decrease odds of fakery, as will buying from local producers. Further, once you have a taste for pure EVOO or any other food, using mouthfeel is advised as a fail-safe. If you feel the food fails the test, return the culprit for a refund. H Rob Saint Laurent, MEd is a health writer and editor.
Bartunek, R.-J. (2017, July 17). Europol Says 66 Arrested in Horsemeat Scandal Investigation. Independent. . Rodriguez, C. (2016, February 10). The Olive Oil Scam: If 80% Is Fake, Why Do You Keep Buying It? Forbes. 3. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/mafia-olive-oil-on-60-minutes/50203 4. http://www.realfoodfakefood.com/real-food-fake-food-recent-scandals.html 5. Greenlaw, M. (2013, January 22). Fake Food Ingredients Cause for Public Health Concern. Inquisitr. 1.
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THE FIRST ELECTRONIC CURRENCY— OR A NOVELTY? BY TIM HAYES
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ne bitcoin today is worth roughly $4,300—which goes to show how out-of-whack this cycle’s pet rock, tulip craze, or dot-com stock (pick your financial bubble) has gotten. Proponents hail the bitcoin as the world’s first virtual currency, forgetting or unaware that 97 percent of today’s money is virtual.1 Transacted without the use of physical cash, it is instead processed with bank money consisting of computer digits. Adam Smith’s big mistake
One of capitalism’s founders, Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith, got much right. However, one of his great errors, still made today, was the theory that money replaced barter: “The greater part of his occasional wants are supplied in the same manner as those of other people, by treaty, by barter, and by purchase. With the money which one man gives him he purchases food. The old clothes which another bestows upon him he exchanges for other old clothes which suit him better, or for lodging, or for food, or for money, with which he can buy either food, clothes, or lodging, as he has occasion.”2 However, Dame Caroline Humphrey, Sigrid Rausing Professor of Collaborative Anthropology at Cambridge University, rebutted Smith in a 1985 paper: “No example of a barter economy, pure and simple, has ever been described, let alone the emergence from it of money. All available ethnography suggests that there has never been such a thing.”3 64 SEPTEMBER 2017
David Graber, in his landmark book Debt: The First 5000 Years, makes a similar argument of the lack of anthropological evidence of money replacing barter: “The problem is that history shows that without money, such vast barter systems do not occur. Even when economies ‘revert to barter,’ as Europe was said to do in the Middle Ages, they don’t actually abandon the use of money. They just abandon the use of cash. In the Middle Ages, for instance, everyone continued to assess the value of tools and livestock in the old Roman currency, even if the coins themselves had ceased to circulate.”4 A. Mitchell Innes, in The Banking Law Journal of May 1913, pointed out the complete lack of proof of money replacing barter: “A moment’s reflection shows that a staple commodity could not be used as money, because, ex hypothesi, the medium of exchange is equally receivable by all members of the community. Thus if the fishers paid for their supplies in cod, the traders would equally have to pay for their cod in cod, an obvious absurdity. In both these instances in which Adam Smith believes that he has discovered a tangible currency, he has, in fact, merely found—credit.”5 Yet the myth of barter remains central to capitalism. Where, then, did money come from?
Money evolved from debt, not barter. In fact, money is transferable debt. Moreover, it is capitalism’s ability to transfer debt,
together with the capacity of private banks to create almost unlimited amounts of money that helped give rise to money’s enormous power. Not all debt is money, though—only those debts that can be used to pay your tax bill. For example, if you borrow money from a friend and provide that friend with a written IOU, that document is not money. If, however, you take out a home equity loan for $25,000, you can pay your taxes with that debt. The free market myth
Economists cling to the myth of barter in part because, if money did not evolve from it, their other big theory that markets do best with little involvement from government becomes suspect. Furthermore, without the myth of barter a powerful state is required to fuel the growth in capitalistic economies, as a strong state is needed to guarantee the bank-produced money and enforce the debt contracts. Problems today from those myths
The euro comes to mind. If money simply replaced barter and made transactions that would have happened through barter happen faster, thus creating a currency, the euro not backed by a country might make sense. If, however, money evolved from debt, and if it needed the support of a sovereign state in order to function, then continued on page 66
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ur humanness is at the center of harmed. Each one of us has the option to strive to our struggles within love relationgrow beyond our highly conditional lives to love Realistic ships. We tend to love poorly and unconditionally. expectations inconsistently. We rarely succeed Many relationships begin with intense excitement include a readiness at purely loving and fully acceptand transcendent feelings of bliss. Time and again to complete the ing even ourselves. Also, we tend this is referred to as the “honeymoon phase.” Rarely to love our partners intermittently and rather badly. does the experience of joy last more than a year, but emotional tasks Unconditionally, the sun gives its light every day to usually less than six months. The good feeling is so required of us every person without exception, while never asking for profound that it becomes many partners’ definition in the work anything in return. Love relationships are highly comand expectation of love—hoped to continue unabated phase, which in plex; two imperfect people join. When coupled, their throughout the relationship. Celebrated for its the long run union possesses twice as many imperfections as each pinnacle of excitement, Hollywood and advertisers owns individually. The relationship is bound to be a test. use the blissful experience repeatedly for their allows for more Love is a natural connecting force; it joins and purposes while sustaining the illusion about real relationship bonds. When fully given, love nourishes while chasing relationships. We are trained to unrealistically expect “vacations”. away all separateness. Love embraces and accepts while relationship perfection and perpetual honeymoon including us in belonging. When we are fully loved, we bliss, which ultimately undermines a relationship feel valued and important. If we cooperate with love, it from being good enough—just as it is unhealthy to encourages us to let go of all selfishness. One definition eat candy all the time. of love within a relationship is supporting the partner’s nourishment, Hugely less glorious, but far more widespread, is what may well-being, and growth while also protecting him or her from being continued on page 67 SEPTEMBER 2017 65
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Because they believe it just replaced barter, most economists think money is not that important. Thus, regulating its production makes little sense to them. Over the past 30 years, this theory gave the banks the space they needed to go on a massive moneyproducing binge through their loan-making processes. All that debt, though, now weighs on the world’s economies, leading to the low-interest rates and low-growth rates.
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Bitcoin is novelty. Its value comes from a misplaced view of where money comes from, together with its scarcity. (Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, limited the number of bitcoins to be mined.) If demand for bitcoins remains high, and with a fixed supply, the bitcoin’s price could stay high. But if demand shrinks as investors move on to the next novelty, the bitcoin’s value could suffer a fate similar to that of many Internet stocks after the dot-com bubble. H These are the opinions of Tim Hayes and not necessarily those of Cambridge Investment Research. They are for informational purposes only, and should not be construed or acted upon as individualized investment advice. Securities offered through Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., a broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a Federally registered investment advisor, 39 Braddock Park #5, Boston, MA 02116 | | 126 Horseneck Road, S. Dartmouth, MA 02748. Notes: 1 McLeay, Michael, Amar Radia, and Ryland Thomas of the Bank’s Monetary Analysis Directorate. “Money Creation in the Modern Economy.” Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2014, Q1. http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/publications/Documents/quarterlybulletin/2014/qb14q101.pdf 2 Smith, Adam. “Of the Principle which Gives Occasion to the Division of Labour,” in An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776. http://geolib.com/smith.adam/won1 02.html Humphrey, Caroline. “Barter and Economic Disintegration.” Man, New Series, Vol. 20, No. 1 (March 1985), pp. 48-72. http://www.jstor.org/ stable/2802221?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents 4 Graeber, David. “Primordial Debts,” in Debt: The First 5000 Years. Brooklyn and London: Melville House Publishing, 2014. 5 Innes, A. Mitchell. “What is Money?” The Banking Law Journal, May 1913. https://www.community-exchange. org/docs/what%20is%20money.htm 3
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appropriately be called the “work phase” of a relationship—the long duration following the honeymoon period in which partners do the hard growing work of love. And it truly is hard, sometimes ugly, work. Hard work usually feels uncomfortable. Enduring change is painful. Growing in response to change is more difficult still. Most partners are not prepared for the magnitude and long duration of the challenge of the work phase. It is as if in our culture, all the attention and excitement has been devoted to the honeymoon phase; but the work stage, representing the majority of the relationship, has been denied. Because of unrealistic expectations, romantic partners resist growth and change, refusing to cooperate with love’s process, while not having anticipated that growth is a necessary and normal part of successful relating. As a result, many romantic partners are deeply disappointed and disillusioned once firmly in the throes of the “unromantic” and painful work phase. Expressions of “I did not sign up for this,” signal nearness to another broken union. The reality of the work phase is dismissed by the phrase “unlucky in love.” When it comes to love, it is not luck. The “work” in the work phase is about improving and increasing the capacity to love ourselves, our romantic partners, family members, and life itself. Because each one of us grows up inheriting our family’s patterns and limits, and because while growing up we sustain emotional bumps and bruises, healing and growing are required to be more capable of complete love. Growing is hard. Striving to unconditionally remain open while accepting of all life’s experiences—even painful ones— is essential to realize love’s essence. Few get to live a life of continuous stressfree vacation, with all needs fulfilled and enjoying chronic pleasure. For most of us, vacations occasionally occur—only small islands in a large sea of daily work. Love relationships are similar. The honeymoon phase is a special time that does not last. Truly, there is no love without pain. Realistic expectations include a readiness to complete the emotional tasks required of us in the work phase, which in the long run allows for more relationship “vacations.” H Andrew Aaron, LICSW is a sex and relationship therapist who practices in the New Bedford Seaport.
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NAUTICAL 33rd Annual Gloucester Schooner Festival Sept. 1–3, 2017 | Labor Day Weekend Harriet Webster Pier Gloucester, MA gloucesterschoonerfestival.net Morning parade, lighted boat parade, sailing trips, tours, lobster bake, fireworks, and more. 16th Annual Great Provincetown Schooner Regatta Sept. 4–7, 2017 Provincetown, MA provincetownschoonerrace.com Newport Boat Show Sept. 14–17, 2017 Newport Harbor Newport, RI newportboatshow.com Trawlerfest – Bay Bridge Sept. 28–30, 2017 Bay Bridge Marina 357 Pier One Road Stevensville, MD passagemaker.com Annapolis Sailboat Show Oct. 5–9, 2017 City Dock Annapolis, MD annapolisboatshows.com
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show Nov. 1–5, 2017 Bahia Mar/Las Olas Marina Fort Lauderdale, FL showmanagement.com
EQUESTRIAN 2017 Hampton Classic Aug. 27–Sept. 3, 2017 240 Snake Hollow Rd. Bridgehampton, NY hamptonclassic.com Myopia Polo Sept. 3, 2017 | Captain’s Cup Sept. 10, 2017 | Cohiba Cup Sept. 17, 2017 | Harvard Invitational Sept. 24, 2017 | Last Chukker Cup 435 Bay Rd. South Hamilton, MA myopiapolo.org Green Mountain Horse Association Sept. 9, 2017 | Fall Hunter Jumper Show Sept. 16, 2017 | September Horse Trials Sept. 22, 2017 | Fall Driving Classic Oct. 7, 2017 | Fall Dressage Show 5491 South Road South Woodstock, VT gmhainc.org; Spectator-Friendly Norfolk Hunt Club Sept. 9, 2017 | Norfolk Hunt Autumn Hunting Begins
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Adams Farm, Walpole MA Sept. 10, 2017 | Polo in the Country Nofolk Hunt Steeplechase Course Medfield, MA Sept. 30, 2017 | Norfolk Hunt Opening Meet Charlescote Farm Sherborn, MA Oct. 15, 2017 | Westport Hunter Pace Location TBA, Westport, MA norfolkhunt.com NEDA Fall Symposium Oct. 14–15, 2017 Pineland Farms New Gloucester, ME neda.org Featuring Olympic gold and silver medalist Carl Hester
GARDENS/PARKS Chihuly Through Oct. 29, 2017 New York Botanical Garden 2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY; nybg.org Garden Thyme – The Autumn Queen: Dahlias Sept. 16, 2017 Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd. Sturbridge, MA; osv.org Dahlia culture, staking, planting, and tuber care. The Art of Japanese Floral Arrangement Sept. 28, 2017
Highfield Hall and Gardens 56 Highfield Dr. Falmouth, MA highfieldhallandgardens.org With Gretchen Ward Warren. Registration closes Sept. 7.
DANCE DanceWorks Boston Jan. 11–13, 2017 Tsai Performance Center Boston University Boston, MA danceworksboston.com Get your tickets early!
THEATRE Poison, Pens, & Poets Sept. 2, 2017 Newport Art Museum 76 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI newportartmusem.ort Help solve the crime! Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre Sept.–Oct., 2017 | The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde Nov.–Dec., 2017 | Incognito by Nick Payne Jan.–Feb., 2018 | Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov March 2018 | A Human Being Died
OUR LUNCH IS THE BEST VALUE IN TOWN! That Night by Nicholas Wright. Based on the book by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela. April–May 2018 | As You Like It by William Shakespeare 172 Exchange St. Pawtucket, RI; gammtheatre.org
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Lizz Wright Sept. 17, 2017 The Shalin Liu Performance Center 37 Main St. Rockport, MA; rockportmusic.org Pianist Anastasia Seifetdinova Sept. 24, 2017 Highfield Hall 56 Highfield Dr. Falmouth, MA highfieldhallandgardens.org The Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival Sept. 30, 2017 Columbus Ave. west of Massachusetts Ave., for six blocks to Burke St. Boston, MA; berklee.edu Concerts at the Point Oct. 10, 2017 | Dover String Quartet Nov. 12, 2017 | Walden Chamber Players Dec. 10, 2017 | Ieva Jokubaviciute, Solo Piano Westport Point United Methodist 1912 Main Rd. Westport, MA; concertsatthepoint.org
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ART An Inner World: SeventeenthCentury Dutch Genre Painting Through Sept. 17, 2017 Clark Art Institute 225 South St. Williamstown, MA; clarkart.edu Art & Alzheimer’s Programs The Artist Within | 3rd Fri. monthly Art & Conversation | 4th Fri. monthly Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Ln. Dennis, MA; ccmoa.org For those with memory loss and their caregivers. Free/reservations.
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itinerary EXHIBITIONS Notorious Shipwrecks off Westport Through Sept. 3, 2017 Horseneck Point Lifesaving Station Visitor Center 241 East Beach Rd. Westport, MA westportriver.org Wed., Sat. & Sun. 12–4 p.m. Interwoven: Art Meets Nature Through Sept. 6, 2017 Highfield Hall & Gardens 56 Highfield Dr. Falmouth, MA highfieldhallandgardens.org The Whale Guitar Project – Saving Whales through Song Sept. 9, 2017 Newport Art Museum 76 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI newportartmuseum.org The Whale Guitar was created by Jen Long, musician and activist. Inspired by Herman Melville’s book, The Whale (Moby Dick).
Sept. 16, 2017 The Dane Estate Pine Manor College 400 Health St. Chestnut Hill, MA; join.ctf.org The Winiker Band, food, cocktails, live and silent auction. Benefits the Children’s Tumor Foundation. 10th Annual Old Sturbridge Village Gala Sept. 16, 2017 Oliver Wight Tavern Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, MA; osv.org Master of Ceremonies, Susan Wornick, former WCVB anchor. Wine & Rosecliff Gala Sept 22, 2017 Rosecliff 5498 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI; newportmansions.org Live music, dancing, fine wines, and award-winning chefs.
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Boys Town Spirit of Youth Gala Sept. 29, 2017 Providence Biltmore Hotel 11 Dorrance St. Providence, RI; boystown.org Saving Children – Healing Families 21st Anniversary Boston International Fine Art Show Oct. 19–22, 2017 The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts 539 Tremont St. Boston, MA; fineartboston.com Gala Preview: Early viewing, exquisite cuisine, fine wine, and music. 10th Annual Martha’s Vineyard Food & Wine Festival Oct. 19–22, 2017 Oct. 19, 2017 | Fresh Off the Farm – Signature Event Oct. 21, 2017 | Grand Tasting – Signature Event mvfoodandwine.com
“Boys of Summer: A Season with the Newport Gulls” On View: Through Sept. 10, 2017 Surf Photograph Workshop: Sept. 10, 2017 76 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI; newportartmuseum.org Photographs by Jason Evans At Home in the Woods Family Workshop: Sept. 16, 2017 Exhibition: Sept. 1 Art Complex Museum 189 Alden St. Duxbury, MA; artcomplex.org Magical Fairy House fall exhibition. Thomas Schütte: Crystal Through Oct. 9, 2017 The Clark Art Institute 225 South St. Williamstown, MA; clarkart.edu Contemporary (German, b. 1954) artist best known for public, large-scale sculptures. Circular Abstractions: Bulls-Eye Quilts Through Oct. 22, 2017 Fuller Craft Museum 455 Oak St. Brockton, MA; fullercraft.org
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eginning in early October, Andrew Aaron, LICSW, founder and director of the Aaron Institute, will be conducting a series of workshops for couples who are seeking to strengthen and protect their relationships. The first in a program of scheduled events is entitled Relationship Renewal. The series is designed to walk participants through the process of fortifying their existing partnerships and build upon the strengths they possess. It is skillfully crafted in a manner which will allow couples to examine their commitments, goals, and passion for sharing; they will be able to participate in a safe and non-judgmental environment.
“At a time when society faces an epidemic of divorce and breakups between couples, many find they benefit from the support and techniques offered in this setting,” says Aaron. For more than two decades Aaron has provided couples both marriage counseling and sex therapy, in an effort to meet and overcome the rigors and challenges of long-term relationships and marriage. His work encompasses private in-office therapy, groups, and phone consultations from a distance when necessary. The first event is scheduled for Saturday, October 7 at the Hampton Inn, located at 1 Hampton Way, Fairhaven, Mass.—just off Alden Road—minutes from interstate 195. Other workshops are scheduled in Providence on Saturday, October 21 at the downtown Hilton, and on the South Shore in Plymouth on Saturday, November 4 at the Hampton located at the resort destination. Each workshop is a daylong event offering couples specific and effective strategies for achieving satisfying and resilient loving relationships: • Learn why some feelings have been lost • Why couples build walls; and how to tear them down • Getting the passion back The program isn’t marriage counseling or therapy, and no personal information needs to be disclosed. Space is limited, and reservations are being accepted by calling the office of Andrew Aaron LICSW at 508-997-6091, or register at helpforpassion.com/renewal.
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MUSEUMS New Hampshire Farm Museum Sept. 2, 2017 | Fiberfest! Sept. 16, 2017 | Apple Harvest Day Sept. 24, 2017 | Annual Great NH Pie Festival™ Oct. 21, 2017 | Pumpkin Party Rt. 125, Plummer’s Ridge Milton, NH; farmmuseum.og Tea & Talks at Ventfort Hall Sept. 5, 2017 | Ulysses Grant Dietz: “Elegance and Aspiration: Money, Taste and Jewelry in America’s Gilded Age” Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum 104 Walker St. Lenox, MA; gildedage.org Reusable Universes: Shih Chieh Huang Through Nov. 12, 2017 Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St. Worcester, MA; worcesterart.org
“Old Ironsides” Afloat Again! USS Constitution Museum Charlestown Navy Yard, Bldg. 22 Charlestown, MA ussconstitutionmuseum.org
ANTIQUES Skinner, Inc. Sept. 7—14, 2017 | *Discovery Interiors online Sept. 15, 2017 | Asian Works of Art Sept. 19, 2017 | Fine Jewelry Sept. 12—20, 2017 | Fine Jewelry online Sept. 27, 2017 | American & European Works of Art 63 Park Plaza Boston, MA *274 Cedar Hill St., Marlborough, MA; skinnerinc.com The ADA Historic Deerfield Antiques Show Oct. 7 & 8, 2017 | Columbus Day Weekend Mullins Center UMass @ Amherst, MA adadealers.com
BOOKS/LECTURES/FILM Newport Mansions Lecture: Gilded Suffragists | Sept. 6, 2017 Lecture: Lost Providence | Sept. 28, 2017 Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI; newportmansions.org Register in advance.
Read / Eat / Chat Sept. 21, 2017 Newport Art Museum 76 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI; newportartmuseum. org Grant Wood: A Life by R. Tripp Evans. Bring a lunch. Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame Sept. 21, 2017 | “The Halifax Explosion” presented by Greg Banner. 1 Burnside St. Bristol, RI; herreshoff.org
DELICIOUS 34th Annual WFA Clambake Sept. 17, 2017 Game Club John Dyer Rd. Little Compton, RI; westportriver. org Clam chowder, assorted vegetables, meats and fish, homemade brown bread, stuffing, and watermelon. Lobster optional. Cash bar serving beer, wine, soda, and water. Raffle. Order tickets by Sept. 10. 12th Annual Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival Sept. 21–24, 2017 Rosecliff, The Elms & Marble House Newport, RI; newportmansions.org Tasting, celebrity chef appearances, and demonstrations; Gala and dinner events. Jazz brunch and afterdark party. Register in advance.
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Fall Nantucket Restaurant Week Sept. 25–Oct. 1, 2017 Nantucket, MA nantucketrestaurantweek.com Octoberfest at Harpoon Brewery Sept. 29–30, 2017 Harpoon Brewery 306 Northern Ave. Boston, MA; harpoonbrewery.com
SPECIAL EVENTS Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts Sept. 8, 2017 | “Summer’s Last Blast” Nonqitt Dartmouth, MA; cfsema.org Enjoy fine food and beverages in a spectacular waterfront setting. Benefits the Community Foundation. All Around the Commons Day Sept. 10, 2017 Yarmouthport, MA edwardgoreyhouse.org Explore four historic properties: Edward Gorey House, the New Church, the Captain Bangs Hallet House, and the Winslow Crocker House. Free. 9th Annual Foster Parrots’ Fall Fundraiser Extravaganza Sept. 16, 2017 Hope Valley, RI; fosterparrots.com Live music by The Adam Ezra Group. Sanctuary tours. Provides critical funding for the care of birds and animals. Visit website for details. 11th Annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride Oct. 1, 2017 Sakonnet Point, RI to Woods Hole Falmouth MA; savebuzzardsbay.org Bike for clean water. With 100, 75, and 35 mile options. 2017 Designer House Show Open to the public: Oct.7–Nov. 5, 1853 William Flagg Homer House at the Belmont Woman’s Club 661 Pleasant St., Belmont, MA Home of the aunt and uncle of landscape painter Winslow Homer. jlboston.org Special events schedule may be viewed online at The Junior League of Boston, Inc.
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The Big E – Largest Fair in the Northeast Sept. 15–Oct. 1, 2017 West Springfield, MA; thebige.com Visit site for scheduled events. Open Farm Days Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, & Dec. 16, 2017; 92 Allens Neck Rd. South Dartmouth, MA roundthebendfarm.org Non-GMO and grass-fed meat, seasonal veggies, honey, maple syrup, and herbal teas are available to purchase. Family-friendly tours 11 a.m. The Working Waterfront Festival Sept. 23, 2017 New Bedford Heritage Center New Bedford, MA workingwaterfrontfestival.org The Topsfield Fair Sept. 29–Oct. 9, 2017 Topsfield, MA topsfieldfieldfair.org Established in 1818. Giant pumpkin weigh-off, horse and dog shows, great food, and more.
GREAT OUTDOORS Onset Beach Kite Festival Sept. 2, 2017 Onset Beach 184 Onset Ave., East Wareham, MA; onsetbay.org Cuttyhunk Ferry Company State Pier, South Bulkhead Foot of Union St., New Bedford cuttyhunkferryco.com Autumn is a great time to visit NASCAR New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH; nhms.com 42nd NH Highland Games & Festival Sept. 15–17, 2017 Loon Mountain Resort Lincoln, NH; nhscot.org Music, food, vendors, athletics, competitions, and more.
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