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Local COVID Update Local Boards of Health reported this week that Manchester has 270 residents who tested positive for COVID-19, with five categorized as “active.” In Essex, Health Administrator Erin Kirchner reports a similar picture of the town’s COVID numbers. They stand at 224 overall total, 136 so far year to date, and three currently active cases. Stay vigilant.

Last Call! Saturday’s A Big One In MBTS This Saturday, Sept. 25 will be chock full of events in Manchester. First up, at 10 a.m. in front of Town Hall at the new veterans memorial will be the Dedication of the Veteran’s Honor Roll. All are welcome. Then, at 2 p.m., it’s the 375th Anniversary Parade, with a route that follows the annual Fourth Of July Parade. After the parade, the Manchester Masons and the American Legion, Post 113 will host an outdoor cookout with a choice of lobster or steak ($35/person tickets), benefiting the Manchester Masonic Angel Fund, a fund that has been benefitting children and students in our community for 30 years.

We Heart Ginny Thompson Ginny Thompson, MBTS Principal Assessor is retiring next week after 26 years serving the town.

All are invited at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 for a ceremony.

Dee Burroughs, RIP Manchester’s oldest living resident, Dolores “Dee” Burroughs, 100, has died. Dee and her husband Bill left a lasting imprint on Manchester. inclduing the enduring tradition of the antique bicycle “float” in MBTS 4th of July parade. Here is Dee, entering Al’s Café on Central Street, in this amazing photo sent by daughter Toby. Dee’s obituary, Page 2.

Vicky and Steve Lauber were on grandparent duty last Saturday at the Manchester “Touch A Truck” event behind Town Hall, where children can come and get some hands on experience with police and fire vehicles, and learn about bike safety from the Bike & Pedestrian Committee and have fun with MBTS Public Library. Page 4

Two Big Issues Remain Front and Center

By Gregory T. Federspiel

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s a community we have been dealing with large issues that have generated a lot of interest and concern. Lots of opinions abound and the debates have turned contentious at times. Sharing different viewpoints and perspectives is healthy and ultimately can lead to better decisions if we all remember to keep the debate civil and avoid personal attacks.

I am a firm believer in local decision making, despite how challenging it can become. I also hold firm to the notion that people can have honest disagreements on the best course of action without being disagreeable/ accusatory toward each other.

Our continuing debate regarding the best way to provide public service dispatch is a good example of how differing perspectives leads to different conclusions.

This a not a battle between what is THE right approach.

Rather, the choices one fa-

vors depends on which outcomes you value the most.

A fundamental question at the heart of the dispatch debate is whether two dispatchers should be always available to have the capability of dedicating one dispatcher to a large incident from the very beginning of that incident. It is not surprising that our Fire Fighters/EMT’s place a high priority on this ca-

pability. While thankfully it does not happen very often, if a firefighter is rushing into a burning building, they want to know that the dispatcher is not having to juggle other calls, that their full attention is being given to the incident at hand. Police Officers typically do not face this same level of need and thus are generally more comfortable with having one dispatcher on with an

Town Hall Notebook

New MBTS Harbormaster Office Revisited, And Essex/MBTS Recovery Forum Planned

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n Manchester, the issue of building proper Harbormaster’s Office came up at both the Harbor Advisory Committee meeting last week and at the Downtown Improvement Committee meeting this week (Tuesday morning).

First, context. Since his arrival to his position in 2012, Manchester Harbormaster Bion Pike has operated out of a windowless, 12-by-14foot office in the basement of Town Hall. But the windowless part and its diminutive size are not the issue when it comes to the need for a new Harbormaster’s office.

It’s really about proximity to the water, and fast access to the Harbormaster’s boat at docks off Reed Park off Beach Street, especially in the event of an emergency call from offshore.

“You don’t ask this of any other public safety office,” said Pike on Tuesday. “It’s like asking the police department to respond to emergencies by running to Richdale’s where their cruisers are parked.”

So why is the Harbormaster’s office at Town Hall, when nearly every other coastal Massachusetts town has its Harbormaster’s office located proximate to a local dock? It’s likely tied to the simple fact that long before Pike’s arrival, the harbormaster role was part

of the police department.

Indeed, the Chief of Police in Manchester held the dual position of harbormaster and chief an extension of their enforcement role in the town (public safety).

The Harbormaster’s role goes beyond public safety of course. It includes planning, support of local commercial fishing infrastructure, coordination with state funding for key projects, management of dredging, coordination with the US Army Corps of Engineers activity in local waters, and the harbormaster also acts as the local regulatory representative for the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Three years ago, a steering committee was formed, and tasked with recommending a location for the new Harbormaster’s Office. In the end, Reed Park became the focus,

and state grant funding was ID’d to pick up 80 percent of the $400,000 cost estimated by the engineering firm working with the steering committee. Then, in 2019, the project came to a standstill after the Tuck’s Point access dock failured, and swept away all focus from discussion of a new Harbormaster office. Today, the project remains at a standstill, and Pike said once Tuck’s Point project is complete, then it will be time to reopen the Harbormaster office discussion, with public input and a reactivation of a subcommittee that would draw from the Planning Board and the Harbor Advisory Committee.

The new building would be located in the exact footprint of an existing line of Arborvitae hedges that line the rear parameter of the park, along the MBTA Commuter

Rail tracks. Under the plan, the Arborvitae would be removed and a new building put there in its place. Pike said his vision would be for a 16-by-26-foot, one story office, which would be the same footprint of the Arborvitae, and lower in height.

DIP members asked if a new Harbormaster’s Office downtown might also house needed permanent public bathrooms. Pike said they could, but it the central issue is public safety. At least right now.

Currently, it’s the Harbormaster’s boat is housed at the Reed Park recreational docks, built three years ago and managed as visitor slips.

(Morss Pier is reserved for commercial boats and the Manchester Boat Club). Revenue from visiting boaters has been growing part of the Harbor Usage Fund’s increasing success, said Pike. In the first year of charging visitors to tie up at Reed Park, revenue was $18K. So far this season, it’s jumped to $41K. And that doesn’t account for the money brought into local businesses from these visitors, who are estimated to spend $25 downtown for every $1 spent on docking.

“The visitors to our Reed Park docks contribute right now to the maintenance of our harbor,” said Pike. ...(Continued on page 3)

ability to bring in a second dispatcher a little later into a large incident.

The dispatch discussion will continue at the Selectmen’s meeting on October 4 where additional details regarding the financial and operational impacts of the two basic choices – staying in-house or moving to the regional center -- will be reviewed. If the conclusion is that we should have two

dispatchers on for large incidents we still need to decide if we want to provide this level of service by: 1. bringing in a second dispatcher after the incident is underway, 2. place two dispatchers on duty all the time inhouse, or 3. go with the dispatch service the regional center can provide.

If Selectmen decide to pursue the regional option, the next step is to formally request a feasibility study by the State. The results of the study would form the basis of a contract proposal from the State which becomes another decision point.

A second big issue that has taken up considerable time and attention and will continue to do so is the proposed 40B project at Shingle Hill by Strategic Land Ventures, SLV. After spending months seeing if the developer and the Town could come to terms on an acceptable project, the negotiations ended without agreement. ...(Continued on page 11)

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Gavel to Gavel This Week’s Town Meetings Manchester Town Hall is Open to the Public: Masks and social distancing are required. Public hours are 9 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.

The Board of Health is requiring employees and the public to wear masks in Town of Essex municipal facilities.

All board and committee meetings continue to be

conducted virtually. Details on thecricket.com Essex BOS Monday, September 27 6 p.m.

Essex FinComm Tuesday, September 28 7 p.m.

MBTS Housing Authority Joint Affordable Housing Trust Wednesday, September 29 6 p.m.

IN THIS ISSUE Briefs...........................................................................1 Obituaries...................................................................2 Town News..................................................................3 Library & Letters ......................................................4 Out & About ..............................................................5 Sports..........................................................................6 Essex Echo................................................................ 7) Real Estate..........................................................10, 12

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Obituaries

Following a long-standing tradition, The Cricket publishes obituaries as a public service for our readers. If an obituary cannot be published in time for a service, we will post the notice to our website and Facebook page (facebook.com/TheManchesterCricket).

Dolores (Fellner) Burroughs

Dolores (Fellner) Burroughs, age 100, passed away peacefully in the early morning of September 15, 2021.

She was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Henrietta and Howard Fellner, on December 11, 1920 (the year women received the right to vote). In pure Dee style, she would often ask young women, “What was so important about the year 1920?” If they didn’t know, they received a quick lecture.

Dee graduated from Purdue University in 1943 with a degree in chemistry/biology.

After graduation, she worked at Squibb Labs in New Jersey to develop synthetic penicillin and then with Bell Labs in New York City on the Manhattan Project. In 1970, due to a demand for pre-school teachers, Salem State offered a program for individuals with any previous degree to get a teaching degree, and Dee was one of 51 women selected. After completing her courses, Dee worked at Head Start, Notre Dame Children’s Classes, and Center School Kindergarten in Rowley, MA. Always seeking more knowledge, Dee earned her Master’s degree in early childhood education from Wheelock College. She loved teaching young children and was a natural at it. Later in her life, she was a familiar face behind the counter at the Manchester Stock Exchange.

In 1943 at Purdue University, Dee met the love of her life. One day walking to the library, she spotted a handsome young man working on a car. They exchanged greetings, and Dee went on to the library to study. As fate would have it, the young man was still puttering on his car when she walked back to her dorm. They struck up a conversation, and the lad asked Dee if she wanted to ride to the Purdue airport where he was taking flying lessons. Yes, on that fateful day, Dee Fellner met Bill Burroughs. Years later, he would propose in New York City with his high school ring (money was tight) for an engagement ring. Dee could have cared less about not getting something sparkling on her finger that day. They

wed on October 29, 1945 and were married until Bill’s death in 2003.

After WWII, Dee and Bill drove their large 1931 GrandPaige coupe (lovingly called, “Cement Mixer, Put-ti Putti,” after a song of the same name) from California to the East Coast. There they fell in love with the Massachusetts North Shore. They bought 21 School St., in Manchester for $5,000, which together they tirelessly restored. In 1963, Bill designed and built their Japanese house on Town Hill.

It was there they raised their three children, Kim, Chip, and Toby. It was not uncommon to see Dee with hammer or paintbrush in hand helping her husband raise their “Pavilion of Evening Brilliance.”

Dee loved her adopted town of Manchester. In the late 1950s, she was actively involved in the battle to get the town to build a new JrSr high school. She was on the board of the Manchester Historical Society and was passionately involved with others to restore the Powder House atop of Powder House Hill and save Sea Side No. 1 firehouse and the “Torrent,” a hand pumper fire engine.

She loved having fun in her hometown. One Halloween, Dee and two friends dressed as anti-alcohol activist, Carrie Nation, and stormed into Al’s Café. A photographer snapped a photo of the two, and it made front-page news in the Manchester Cricket.

That photo always made her laugh.

People, who knew Dee, knew that she was an avid antique collector with immense self-taught knowledge.

It wasn’t uncommon for her to pick up an unremarkable piece of pottery, flip it over and say, “This is priceless see that marking. I bought this for $1.00 at a yard sale.”

Her grandchildren fondly remember being asked to accompany Dee in her old Volkswagen Beetle to go “junking” (aka a yard sale). She would often volunteer at local fairs and help price items.

It wasn’t out of the ordinary for Dee to find that diamond in the rough that would raise more money for that church or school.

Dee loved to travel and often went solo or on group educational trips to learn more about early childhood education. She traveled to Europe, Egypt, Japan, China, and Russia, and her family laughingly asked if she wasn’t a spy. During one trip to Europe in 1974, she met her daughter, Toby, in Munich (who was riding her bike through Europe) and ended up sleeping in a tent with her in the rain. That was so Dee. Affectionately known to her grandchildren as “Super Grammy,” Dee lived up to that name. She was a kind, caring, warm and thoughtful person with an insatiable

thirst for knowledge and a deep love of her husband, children and grandchildren.

Her brain was a sponge, and she filled it with information as complex as how the COVID virus mutates, to as simple as how the quarterback football player got that name.

She was always asking what, when, why, and how.

A visit to Super Grammy’s house by her grandchildren was an adventure. They always left richer with some bit of knowledge and possibly a little something they had admired that had been sitting on a desk or table, but not before they learned everything from her about that object.

Surviving Dee are her son, William (Chip)Burroughs, and his wife, Kathy FiliasBurroughs, of Manchesterby-the-Sea, her daughter, Toby Burroughs, and her husband, Ken Knevel, of New Orleans, LA; Grandchildren, Collin Linehan and his wife, Ellie, Ryan Linehan and his wife, Stacy, William Burroughs and his partner, Lauren Mears, Kayla Lemke and her husband, Bill; greatgrandchildren, Aiden, Foster and Elizabeth, children of Collin and Ellie; Sawyer and Kestrel, children of Ryan and Stacy; and William Wallace VI, child of Will and Lauren. She was predeceased by her husband, William Burroughs, and her daughter, Kim Linehan. YoYo, her much-loved bird and loyal companion, is now living with a loving family.

As she approached her 100th birthday on December 11, 2020, she had hoped to “hang on” so that she could vote in the presidential election, celebrate her 100th birthday, and welcome her great-grandson, William Wallace Burroughs VI, into the family. She was able to check those things off and more.

When asked recently how she felt about her long life, she said, “I have had a great full life. It was a lot of fun. I have no regrets, and there are no what-ifs.”

A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. In Dee’s memory, please consider an act of kindness, a donation to the charity of one’s choice, or a donation to: Care Dimensions 75 Sylvan Street Danvers, Ma. 01923

Helen (Contompasis) Nahatis Helen (Contompasis) Nahatis, Age 92, of Manchester by the Sea, passed away on Thursday September 15, 2021. Born in Schenectady, NY, Helen was the daughter of the late Harry P. Contompasis and Eugenia (Lalooses) Contompasis. She was the beloved wife of the late Michael G. Nahatis with whom she shared 46 years of mar-

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Helen grew up in Roslindale and West Roxbury, MA. She graduated from Girls’ Latin School in Boston and attended junior college.

Helen spent her early years working at her father’s convenience store in Roslindale, MA. She taught Sunday school at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of New England in Boston and later at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Ipswich.

Helen had a lifelong passion for learning and used a computer well into her 80s.

She led her life with integrity and commitment and instilled these same qualities in her sons. Helen enjoyed trips to the Public Garden and museums in Boston with her young sons. Later, she brought her granddaughters into the city to ride the Swan Boats, have tea parties at the Ritz, and enjoy shows in the Theater District.

The funeral will be held on Friday September 24, 2021 at 10:30 am at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church 8 Lafayette Road, Ipswich, MA. Burial in Rosedale Cemetery, Manchester by the Sea. There are no visiting hours. Arrangements by the Campbell Funeral Home 525 Cabot Street Beverly. In lieu of flowers, donations in Helen’s memory may be made to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of Ipswich, P.O. Box 6, Ipswich, MA 01938.

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Congratulations to retiring Principal Assessor Ginny Thompson! After over 26 years of working for the Town of Manchester, Ginny’s last day is September 30. Stop by Town Hall to wish Ginny well.

Transfer Station Special Hours: The Transfer Station will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, September 25 due to the parade.

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ordan MacDougall being presented the Elder Brethren Cane for being the oldest brother in attendance at Saturday’s EB 144 event. As of this year the Boston Post Cane will be under the care of the Manchester Historical Museum and presented by the Selectmen to the oldest citizen of

Manchester-by-the-Sea. Elder Brethren Board Member Paul Clark, right, presents the Slade Eaton Trophy to outgoing President Mike Chapman at the Brethren’s 144th consecutive “Chowder Party.” This Slade Eaton Award is the 30th to be bestowed. The Slade Eaton was named after two long-time

officers of the Organization, Harry Slade and Ollie Eaton, and presented to Brothers who made significant contributions to the Town and to the Elder Brethren Organization. Mike Chapman has done both.

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75 YEARS AGO – 1946 The annual meeting of the Manchester Historical Society was held at the society hall, the meeting being called to order by the president, Mr. Harry E. Slade.

The Story High Green and White six took to the gridiron with 22 boys reporting to Coach Joe Hyland for the initial practice.

60 YEARS AGO - 1961 The new Junior-Senior High School building will be named Manchester High School and the gymnasium in the building will be dedicated to the memory of John D. Kelleher, former principal of Story High School who

lost his life in World War II. 45 YEARS AGO – 1976 Before the Hornets football game against BristolPlymouth, a touching ceremony took place as the new press box donated to the school through the efforts of Geary Construction, Doucette Construction Co., Mr. Bruce Ocko, Filias Realty Trust and Wilson Electricians was dedicated to Mr. Joseph Hyland. Mr. Hyland will be retiring after 40 years of service to the Manchester schools as a coach, teacher, and athletic director.

Fall term classes have begun at Brookwood School.

Two hundred and twenty students representing all the North Shore communities registered for the twentieth academic year at the private non-sectarian elementary school.

30 YEARS AGO – 1991 Philip G. Magnuson, former prominent local businessman, died at the age of

76. He was president of Axel Magnuson, Inc. the company his late father started in 1907. In Pee Wee soccer news Ben Dodge was a real hustler on defense and Taylor Scott played a terrific game on offense for the Tigers. Merrill Stabler played inspired ball.

15 YEARS AGO – 2006 If you haven’t yet visited the exhibit at the Historical Society’s Trask House, there is still time to compare Manchester in the 1890’s to Manchester in 2006. The exhibit, which includes photo comparisons of over 40 local landmarks. Town Clerk Gretchen Wood reported that 1055 of Manchester’s registered voters exercised their voting rights by stepping into their respective booths at Memorial School and casting 934 votes for the Democrats and 121 for Republican candidates. The town’s 30% turnout was higher than the statewide prediction of 20%.

MANCHESTER POLICE NOTES Note: These logs contain information from both the MPD and the MFD. Any calls that are made to 911 or 1212 line are logged into the MPD’s records management system. ~Editor MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 8:16 a.m. Lincoln St., assisted with school traffic, completed.

1:21 p.m. Lincoln St., juvenile ran away from the Memorial School, located.

3:57 p.m. Desmond Ave., general illness, transported to hospital. 5:39 p.m. School St., dog barking all day long, negative findings.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 1:35 a.m. School St., defective equipment and inspection violation, verbal warning. 10:18 a.m. Arbella St., parking enforcement by high school, vehicles moved.

11:49 a.m. Ocean St., lost dog, reunited with owner.

3:00 p.m. Lincoln St., school zone enforcement, complete.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 10:30 a.m. Harbor, sail torn by fishing hook, logged.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 12:34 a.m. Raymond St., possible stroke, transported to hospital.

10:12 a.m. School St., speeding, written warning.

4:42 p.m. The Plains St., lost watch, information taken.

6:41 p.m. Pleasant St., defective equipment, taillight, verbal warning.

Board of Health Flu Clinic: Save the date! The Board of Health will host a flu vaccine on Wednesday, October 6 from 9 a.m. to noon for residents 18 and up at the American Legion Hall. Registration information can be found on the Board of Health webpage.

Join Local Government: The Town is seeking volunteers to join several boards such as the Sustainability Committee, Cultural Council and more. Volunteer application is located on the Town website or by contacting the Board of Selectmen office at nathans@manchester.ma.us.

DPW Flushing Update: Hydrant flushing will begin the week of October 4. Starting on Pine Street including side streets, then heading down Bridge and all side streets.

375 Celebration Parade: The 375th Celebration Parade will take place on Saturday, September 25 at 2 p.m. The traditional Fourth of July parade route will be followed

MECT Scavenger Hunt: During the month of September, explore various trails, follow clues to learn a bit of history about Manchester, and discover signs with spe-

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“It’s been a real win.”

DIP member Gordon Brewster, a project manager with a large engineering firm and a member of the Memorial School Building Committee, offered to meet with Pike and prepare visual plans to support a productive public discussion.

Carley Cook, another DIP member who served on the original subcommittee to explore a new Harbormaster’s Office, said drawings would be a big help, especially if they showed the proposed building would respect the open space at Reed Park, and show a building that “is not an eyesore.”

Next Up, the Local Rapid Recovery Plan Program, the technical grant (which provided access to professional consulting, not money) awarded to the towns of Essex and Manchester several months ago. Following a semi-final summary report from Dodson & Flinker, the grant consultants late last month, a public forum has been scheduled to discuss six specific projects prioritized FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 6:30 a.m. Pleasant Grove Cemetery, loose dog found and put into holding.

7:27 a.m. Beach St., disabled motor vehicle off to side of road, car parked legally.

12:12 p.m. Church St., motor vehicle hit fence pole, logged.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 1:39 a.m. Lincoln St., speeding violation, verbal warning.

8:03 p.m. Pinewood Rd., 70 y/o female unconscious, transported to hospital.

9:07 p.m. Pine St., stop sign violation, verbal warning.

11:45 p.m. Beach St., lost Iphone, logged.

12:14 p.m. School St., assist gas company, complete.

3:12 p.m. Pine St., bundle of netting in the roadway, removed. 3:45 p.m. Summer St., mental health well being check, transported to hospital. 4:25 p.m. Route 128NB ramp, 2 car motor vehicle accident, no personal injuries, motor vehicles towed, One operator cited.

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War Memorial Dedication: The new war memorial on the Town Common will be officially dedicated on Saturday, September 25 at 10 a.m..

Public is welcome to attend.

...(Continued from page 1) 90 YEARS AGO – 1931 Mrs. Clara Coolidge again heads the list of heavy taxpayers. Her tax this year is $6,713.30.

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Chane announce the marriage of their son Daniel Thurston Chane, Jr. to Miss Vivienne Bryson of St. Johnsbury, VT.

and is estimated to be just as long. Come out and celebrate 375 years of history in Manchester.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 12:52 a.m. Central St., marked lanes violation, expired inspection sticker, verbal warning.

7:02 a.m. Bridge St., commercial fire alarm activation, faulty system.

10:02 a.m. School St., possible popped achilles, transported to hospital.

11:59 a.m. Vine St., ongoing neighbor dispute, clear.

3:01 p.m. Central St., concern over dog issue at White Beach, logged.

Trash, recycling, and compost collection: Regular schedule. Please have curbside by 7 a.m. on day of collection.

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The forum will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 via Zoom to share details on a number of priority potential shared projects to support Essex and Manchester business districts, and how they might move forward. Six projects will be shared and, based on feedback in the forum, three will be selected for the final report by Dodson & Flinker, de Oct.8. Anyone interested may join.

It was Manchester Town Planner Sue Brown who led the charge on applying for the grant last Spring with then Essex Town Planner Matt Coogan (who left this summer to become Boxford Town Administrator). The program has been working away with regular meetings between businesses and members of key town boards and administration. For Essex, Town Administrator Brenhan Zubricki and new Town Planner Dana Menon have been regulars. So have Donna Roy and Jodi Harris of the Essex Merchants Group. For Manchester, retailers have been regular participants, as have

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“The final report will contain vetted ideas generated by businesses, residents and steering board members over four months and identify how Manchester and Essex might work together to support downtown businesses in overcoming lasting challenges of the pandemic,” Brown said. “This is an excellent opportunity to support the recovery.” This technical grant is unique, and it’s lead to some interesting work by the teams. Dodson & Flinker, which specializes in community planning fand has worked with hundreds of communities in the Commonwealth, served as moderators for discussions on pain points for each town’s downtown businesses—from tackling quiet seasonal periods of business during winter to permanent additions to downtown retail that provide an easy, shoppable experience for customers to “liaison-ing” between business and town halls.

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James Wheeler, future Fire Fighter? Thanks to all for a great Touch-a-Truck & Bike Rodeo Event Manchester’s “Touch-a-Truck” event was held on the rain date due to previous inclement weather and was a great success. Pictured are event organizer and Chair of the Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee Al Centner, John Carlson and the Children’s Librarian, Carol Bender.

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The Art Of Browsing

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By Mark Stolle

alking back to my store from the bank I thought, how am I going to conquer the world and become The Supreme Leader?

I figured it out, but then decided against it as it would take too long and cut into my reading time. If only the awful people in history had become interested in book culture. They wouldn't have bothered with their bad ways because the endless inner rewards of reading would have taken up all their time and interest. When anybody criticizes me for anything (too many snacks, need a haircut, haven't swept the store in five years) I think, ahh but I have a rich inner life.

One of the ways to get into book culture is to go to a bookstore. And once you are in there the idea is to properly browse. When I go into The Brattle Book Shop, I don't think, “Oh there's this particular book I've been wanting, let me see if they have it.” I think, “What wonders will my brain discover to feast on?”

I was in there the other day and discovered a history of the Manchester Public Library from 1888. There is a great photo in the book of the library books and they seem to be behind a wall, no browsing! How interesting, I did not know that before. I think the idea was that the librarian browsed for you. And upon reading the book, which is really a bunch of meandering speeches that

An Ocean Of Books, illustration by William Strang

were given at the dedication, I stumbled upon the essay by the Rev. Daniel Marvin—he compares readers, whom he calls bookworms, to Napoleon! Always wanting more territory. And then he lists fascinating facts such as that The German Empire has the most books in the world at 14 million and that Egypt and Iceland are tied for the least amount of books in 1888. Who knew? But the speeches are all sweet and heartfelt and there are some nice poems as well.

I often browse my own store (like every second) and I find that how a book looks is surprisingly important. British books in particular from 1880 to 1930

are so good looking that I think, oh, they must be proud of that book and taken the time to make it pleasing to the eye.

Another clue I look for in the browse is the publisher. If my mind takes me to a subject I might be interested in and I see the book is by Cambridge University Press I tend to think it is going to be good as I don't think they publish bad books.

Or an art book by Taschen or a nature book by Storey. But the main things that clues me in is the mythology of the good book. In the recesses of my mind there is a list of books that I've heard of, or seen in a rare book catalog, that have become standard works. I must read as many as I can before I die. Now I'm going to browse in real time my fishing section and see what I find. What a section! What a bookstore! Three books leapt out at me (literally, luckily I had my net) In the Ring of the Rise by Vincent Marinaro, Death of a Riverkeeper

by Ernest Schwiebert and Return to the River by Roderick Haig-Brown. Fishing books tend to have a richness to them because the guys (in all the fishing books I've handled I don't think I've seen one by a woman!) tend to be nutjobs who are so obsessed with fishing they just have to write about it. The books all tend to start off a bit pedantic but then once they let loose there are such celebratory joys of nature and beauty.

But I've only got so much time, I must get back to reading and browsing.

Mark Stolle owns Manchester By The Book, a used bookstore in downtown Manchester and he offers biweekly recommendations for our readers on what to read right now.

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Tip O’Neil once said, “All politics is local.” It is difficult to change behaviors on a national level, but there is NO excuse for compromised standards of civility among neighbors on the North Shore. Perhaps this was a terrible joke in poor taste. I beg the individual who wrote this nasty postcard to apologize to Ms. Hill.

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Green Hacks, Swaps & Tips Monday, September 27 at 10 a.m. Unpacked Living of Beverly will be with us as Sabrina Auclair shares some of the ideas for zero waste.

Recycled Art Wednesday, September 29 from 3-4 p.m. on the library lawn, give Mother Nature and Weather their inspirational due as we create are for all ages.

F.E.E.D Sunday, September 26 at 1 p.m. join Families Exploring Equity and Diversity in Masconomo Park. Families and children ages 4-8 are invited.

Friends of the Library Apron and Chilly Bag Sale Saturday, September 25 at 1:30 p.m. during the 375th Anniversary Parade on the library’s front lawn. Both items cost $15 each and are payable by cash or check.

Hearthside Book Group Tuesday, October 5 at 4 p.m. join us to discuss The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson.

State of the Coast Wednesday, September 29 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Zoom join The Trustees of Reservations to hear from the lead author of the annual “State of the Coast” report. The inaugural State of the Coast report detail many of the coastal challenges being faced by 13 coastal zone communities on the North Shore, as well as potential adaptation methods for the future. Join the discussion to ask questions, and see the latest modeling and data forecasts for local communities in the coming years.

Harvard Art Museum The Harvard Art Museum joins several museums in Boston and the North Shore that are reopening to the public and offering timed ticket reservations for discounted library passes. Go to the library’s website to view the participating museums.

Diversity Matters Book Group Tuesday, October 12, from 5-6 p.m. we will discuss, Caste, by Isabel Wilkinson. Copies of the book are coming in.

Hand Weave a Mug Saturday, October 2 from 1-3 p.m. ages 12 and up, join Penny Boling on the library lawn where you can follow along with a wood hand loom and some yarn and learn how to create a colorful woven mug rug. If there is rain the program will be moved inside, where masks are required.

International Dot Day Read The Dot, by Peter Reynolds then celebrate your own creative impulse with community crafting opportunities and a Take and Make Craft.

Library Hours Starting Tuesday, September 7 regular library hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Starting Saturday, September 11 the library will open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shut up and Write Wednesdays 10:30 -11:30 a.m. for adults. Join writers and artists who just want to write.

Coffee Book Chat The first Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m., join us on Zoom to talk about our favorite reads. We will meet for 30 minutes to take this chance to have a coffee and chat about what we have been reading.

Adult Online Tai Chi Classes Join Susan Halpern for weekly online Zoom classes at 10:30 a.m. She will lead a free weekly series of one-hour Tai Chi classes for ages 18 and older. Please wear loose clothing, sneakers or any other low heeled, non-slip shoes, and practice in a space about 6-8 feet square.

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Teen Advisory Board Meeting The third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Open to all teens, grades 9-12. Call the library for details.

Teen Writers Workshop We’re back, this time Mia’s at the helm. If you are in grades 7-12 and want to write call or email the library, space is limited.

Music on the Library Lawn Monday, September 20 at 10:30 a.m. (rain date: Monday, September 27) Teresa Coelho returns with musical fun for birth through age 5 with caregivers.

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Stories and Songs on the Library Lawn Starting Wednesday, September 15 at 10:30 a.m. join Ms. Carol. For our youngest patrons and their caregivers. Share songs, rhymes and simple stories.

College Application Essays Join educator and writing coach Marci Darling for three free sessions on September 22, September 29 and October 6 on Zoom.

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BEAUTIFUL CHAOS

The Art and Mind of Thaddeus Beal

Out of art school Beal was accepted to gallery in Boston. Today his collections can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Massachusetts Convention and Exhibition Center, The Boston Stock Exchange, corporations and private collections throughout Boston.

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— I have no idea, with a shoulder shrug and eyebrow raise that together were an undeniable declaration of his love of making art; you could feel his curiosity and delight.

Early in his art career, Thaddeus was introduced to a book called Chaos by James Gleick about chaos theory and non-linear physics. This idea of patterns in randomness consistently shows up in Thaddeus’s work. He became fascinated by Boids, an artificial life program; a flocking algorithm and example of emergent behavior. On a computer it looks like a flock of shapes interacting in this sort of mesmerizing way. The complexity of Boids comes from the interaction of three simple rules: separation, alignment, and cohesion. From order comes — wonder.

In the spirit of wonder, Thaddeus works with a wide variety of mediums: paint, dye, bleach, tar, rust and more. He likes the uncertainty of the patterns they create when blended, a sort of controlled chaos. He also works on all manner of materials, paper, canvas, wood, metal, and various forms of plastic.

I have seen him rusting chains on huge boards outside, inviting the elements to participate in his work.

The work of Thaddeus Beal is a

By Kris McGinn

met Thaddeus Beal at a holiday party two years ago. It was the first holiday cocktail party for Kings Court, I had been told, and for a street in Essex with only seven houses, I must say the company was truly wonderful: A poet, an artist, a pop star, a former ballet dancer turned contractor and well, the rest of us.

Thaddeus looked as though he might prefer to be elsewhere. We chatted briefly during which time I discovered that he was an artist. He was sweet and quirky. I told him I would love to see his work. He left the party quite early.

The following day, a card was placed in my mailbox. It had an invigorating and intricate painting on the front. Inside was a note from Thaddeus Beal inviting me to visit his studio at the end of the street. On the back, I learned that the painting could be found at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

On my first visit to Thaddeus’s studio I was completely taken by the barn where he works. It is rustic yet modern, warm with clean lines.

I would come to learn that Thaddeus designed the barn himself, and built it as well, one summer along with a few helpers. The studio itself was my initial introduction to the beauty of chaos — Thaddeus’s floor with all of its spatters and drips was gorgeous. The space felt alive and exciting. I was amazed at how quickly he and I settled into a very genuine conversation. I noted that he had purchase two lovely muffins; I thought this was very sweet. We chatted about his career prior to being an artist, his first marriage to a poet (who lives next door to him), his children, and his current wife, a documentary film maker. Woven into these sort of life markers were references to math, history, science and all manner of marvelous things.

We left the studio to visit a small outbuilding where he keeps his finished work — paintings of all kinds, sizes and feelings. A history of his mind. Enviable to have it documented in such a way. I loved many of his pieces, but one in particular.

It was gray, with lovely strong geometric shapes. It felt at once expansive, but also soft like suede. Later, when I headed home I was stunned to find that Thaddeus was sending me off with my uneaten muffin and — the painting.

Thaddeus’s professional life began as a lawyer. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale and his law degree from Stanford. He became a criminal prosecutor for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston and then joined Peabody & Brown (now Peabody & Nixon) law firm in Boston where he eventually became a senior partner. But while he enjoyed the complexity of the cases, he struggled with the meaning of it all.

Then, his father died. At the age of 64. He fell off of his bike and died. It would seem that this set into motion a sort of unfettering of Thaddeus.

Shortly thereafter, he began taking art classes and flirting with the idea of leaving the firm. Eventually, he did; a major leap out of a world of safety and prestige and into the unknown. He enrolled full-time in the MFA School of Fine Arts where he would spend the next five years studying and

working. He explains that he was terrible at drawing and pretty much all else (which I am not entirely sure I believe) but that his time there did teach him about attitude — a comfort with not knowing.

Out of art school he was lucky (his word - mine would be “enormously talented”) and was accepted to gallery in Boston. He created pieces for shows which kept him working

steadily. He was also invited to participate in two shows at a gallery in Chelsea on the west side of Manhattan; he had established himself as a known artist. This led to a consistent and fruitful career of 21 years, so far. Today his collections can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, The Massachusetts Convention and Exhibition Center, The Boston Stock Exchange, Beth Israel

Hospital, Simmons College, Pfizer and in law firms, corporations and private collections throughout Boston.

On my second visit, I found Thaddeus outside standing over huge paintings laying on the ground.

They were soon to be completely covered in snow. He was pondering them. When I asked what he was expecting to happen he said brightly

glimpse inside a beautiful and complex mind. A mind intrigued by randomness and chaos. And while he may be trying to capture it in some way, he is not at all trying to make sense of it. His work feels like a language of distillation — taking the geometry, physics, Boids and whatever else he is considering and giving them a novel translation. A wonder of their own. A beautiful chaos.

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www.thecricket.com ME Hornet Beren Schmidt drives the ball by his Newburyport opponent during Monday’s match at Hyland Field. The Clippers proved worthy rivals as they held the Hornets to one goal, delivered by Naderson Curtis, but found the back of the net 6 times for the win. The boys played on Wednesday at home against Rockport.

Photo: Paul Clark.

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In The Hornets Nest Cross Country Manchester Essex Cross Country opened their season with two wins against Georgetown. The Boys won 19 to 44 with Sophomore Team Co-Captain Finn O’Hara winning the race in 18:00. Also scoring for the Hornets were Sophomore Charlie Lations 3rd, Senior Colin Harrison 4th, Senior Co-Captain Max Kirk 5th and Freshmen Brian Rosen 6th. Nate Gardner and Logan Cooper contributed to the margin of victory by coming in 7th and 8th.

The Girls won by forfeit as Georgetown was able to only run three girls. The top five scores for the Hornets were Senior Co-Captain Jane Whitten 1st, Freshman Lassen Ando 2nd, Freshman Sabine Cooper 3rd, Sophomore Lily Pilaud 4th and Mary Annabel Chrzanowski 6th. It was a great start for two very young squads.

The Hornets take on Hamilton Wenham Generals next Wednesday at Patton Park.

Field Hockey Field hockey went 1-1 last week, defeating Amesbury 3-1 and losing to Pentucket 2-1.

Grace Gerhardt, Caelie Patrick, and Caroline MacKin-

non scored goals in the Amesbury game. While Freshman Elsa Wood had her first varsity goal, assisted by Caelie Patrick during the Pentucket game. Major contributions made by defenders Helaina Davis and Phileine Dewidt, as well as goalie Paige Garlitz with a total of 14 saves between both games.

We continue to work on improving our outcomes on corners and capitalizing on free hits. The team will face Danvers on Saturday, 9/18, for an out-of-league game, and we had our first home game Tuesday against Newburyport.

Girls Soccer The Hornets (1-5) welcomed rivals Amesbury to Hyland Field on Monday September 13th. Despite playing extremely well all 80 minutes, two late goals by Amesbury resulted in a 2-0 loss for the Hornets. Freshman Goal Keeper, Madi Cook, had 11 saves and Amelia DonnellanValade was named Player of the Game. On Wednesday September 15th the Hornets and Pentucket played a very spirited match, but two early goals by Pentucket put the Hornets in a hole that was difficult to get out of with the final score 3-0. Parker

Upcoming Varsity Games

Brooks, Player of the Game, had an outstanding game on defense. The girls finished up the tough week against an out-of-conference Division 2 Billerica (4-0-1) team on Saturday, September 18th in Billerica. After giving up 3 goals in the first half, but the Hornets settled down and outplayed Billerica in the 2nd half, keeping them scoreless till the final whistle. Despite the final 3-0 score, the Hornets played very well against a very skilled Billerica team.

Madi Cook had 7 saves and Amelia Donnellan-Valade was named Player of the Game, her third on the early season.

* Home Games 09/24/21 – 09/30/21 FRI 4:00 F Hockey HWRHS SAT 2:00 Football Manning Field

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TBA G XCountry Goddard State Park MON 3:45 G Soccer Georgetown HS

*7:00 B Soccer MERHS TUE 3:30 Golf Myopia Hunt Club

*4:00 F Hockey MERHS WED 3:30 B XCountry Woodsum Farm

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PLANNING BOARD Town of Manchester 10 Central Street Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944 Public Hearing Notice In accordance with MGL Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Manchester-bythe-Sea Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing on October 25, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom https:// us06web.zoom.us/j/81700199182 ?pwd=T1h2TGh4VVhjV29hU20ya mZSNWtuQT09 Meeting ID: 817 0019 9182 Passcode: 575482 to consider Citizens’ Petitions for the following proposed amendments to the Manchester-by-the-Sea Zoning By-law: ARTICLE __. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article [sic] 6.11.4 (Development Scheduling -- Rate of Development) of the Zoning By-laws by rewording, as follows: The Building Inspector shall issue building permits for construction of new residential structures only if in any consecutive twelve (12) month period such permit issuance will not result in either a) a total of more than 50 new dwelling units, or b) authorizing connection to the municipal sewage treatment facility of a total of more than 50 dwelling units.

This By-Law shall become effective as of the date of its enactment and remain in effect

until repealed by a future Town Meeting.

ARTICLE __. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article [sic] 6.13.5 (Residential Conservation Cluster – Standards and Dimensional Requirements) of the Zoning By-laws by adding a new Sub-Section 6.13.5 (subsection 5), as follows: Safe Access: Notwithstanding any other provision, any housing development with an access road greater than 500 feet in length and which is greater than fifty (50) dwelling units: a) must pave such access road, and b) must provide a paved secondary access road.

Each of these access roads shall be of adequate width, grade and construction for vehicular traffic, and shall be open and properly maintained at all times for ingress and egress.

Text of the proposed By-law amendment is available for inspection and review during normal business hours at the office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall.

Ron Mastrogiacomo, Chairman Posted to MNPA website: http://masspublicnotices.org.

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Boys Soccer The boys soccer team brought its record to 2 – 2 on the young season with an impressive win over CAL Large perennial power Pentucket.

This was the Hornets’ fourth consecutive away match on natural grass to open up the season, and after losing 2-1 to Amesbury earlier in the week the boys were looking for a better start in the match.

The scoring opened early for the Hornets who opened the match asserting their physicality and their quick possession style passing attack.

This produced the first goal in the opening minutes of the

match when senior captain Naderson Curtis drove along the endline, drew the defense to him and slid a pass to fellow senior Jackson Cawley for a tap in. Throughout the match, the team defending was excellent and took away the Pentucket direct long ball attack thanks to the back four and center midfield play captained by the work rate of Beren Schmidt. The scoring continued off of more Hornet possession which gave Curtis a directional touch from well beyond the eighteen yard box. Curtis took a touch forward and crushed a knuckling shot over the Pentucket keeper who helplessly

didn’t even move or react.

The third goal of the first half came off a corner kick where Schmidt passed it short to Curtis and he ran at the defender who tripped him in the box. Curtis converted the penalty to go up 3 – 0.

The second half Pentucket took their physicality up to the next level and after high pressing was able to turn the tide a bit and slot home two goals. The Hornets stayed focused and held on for the 3-2 win. This week the boys play Newburyport and Rockport in their first home matches of the season.

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Amend the Zoning Bylaw by DELETING SECTIONS 1 TO 4.4.7 and INSTERTING NEW SECTION 1: “PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY”, SECTION 2: “DISTRICTS”, SECTION 3: “USE REGULATIONS”, AND SECTION 4: DIMENTIONAL REGULATIONS” and INSERTING A NEW ZONING MAP. AND To see if the Town will vote to Amend the Zoning Bylaw by ADDING A NEW TABLE OF CONTENCTS AND RENUMBERING AND REORDERING OF ALL SECTIONS ACCORDINGLY. AND To see if the Town will Amend the Zoning Bylaw by DELETING SECTION 7 AND ADDING “SECTION 12: ADMINISTRATION”.

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Library open regular hours Story Hours Wee Ones Wednesday, 9-9:30 a.m.

Preschool 10-10:30 a.m.

These will be outside on the lawn, in the event of inclement weather, check our Facebook page for Story Hour via Facebook.

Community Book Group Tuesday, September 28 at 10 a.m. We will discuss “A Woman is No Man” by Etaf Rum in the library, masks required.

Genealogy for Beginners Mondays, starting October 18 from 7-8:30 p.m. a 6-week program via Zoom. Ready to start researching your family history, register now for this six-week course.

Dungeons & Dragons Club Monday, October 18 from 5-7 p.m. tens, grades 6,7 & 8 join Dungeon Master Lucas Rodi for a 6 week intro that will meet in person at the Library. Face masks required. Spaces are very limited so sign up early.

Susan B. Anthony: “Failure is Impossible” Tuesday, October 19 from 7-8 p.m. in-person on the Library’s 3rd floor. Join actress Sheryl Faye as she portrays Susan B. Anthony who was a women’s rights activist and played a prominent role in the women’s suffrage movement.

Musical Storytime with Ruthanne Starting Tuesday, October 19 at 10:30 a.m.

Yoga on the lawn Tuesdays from 10-10:30 a.m. ages 2-6 with Ms. Christine.

At the new Annie Gosbee Field on Martin Street, Selectwoman Ruth Pereen with Essex Chief of Police Paul Francis.

Town Administrator’s Report This report was presented

by Essex Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki at this week’s Board of Selectmen meeting on September 13, and it covers topics of interest for town business from August 21 to September 10.

Review of Preliminary Draft of Fall Town Meeting Warrant Mr. Zubricki has developed a preliminary draft of the Fall Town Meeting warrant in accordance with the Board’s guidance from past meetings. The Board will be considering signing a final version of the warrant at its meeting of October 18, 2021.

Renewal of Parking and Pedestrian Licenses at Village Restaurant Every two years, the Town and the owner of the Village Restaurant consider the renewal of licenses that allow the public to transit across the Village Restaurant property to and from the municipal parking lot and the Village Restaurant to allow patrons to park on a small section of its parking lot that happens to be on Town property. These licenses are now up for renewal and the owner of the Village Restaurant has signed them.

Engagement of Subject Matter Experts, Local Rapid Recovery Grant As the Board may recall, the Local Rapid Recovery Grant Program (LRRP) is presently assisting both Essex and Manchester to review the regulatory and planning/promotional environments in each community versus the needs of local businesses. A group consisting of business leaders and personnel and officials from both towns has arrived at a series of focus areas for additional work to occur in.

The planning firm of Dodson & Flinker has developed a draft “project sheet” for each focus area and has worked through the grant program to line up a “subject matter expert” for each area. Thus far, the new Town Planner Dana Me-

PreK Hooray on the lawn Mondays from 10-10:30 a.m. ages 3-5 join Ms.Paige for a playbased group.

Vax and Snax Thursdays 10:30-11:30 a.m. ages 12 and up can get the Pfizer vaccine.

ESSEX POLICE NOTES MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 12:45 p.m. Story St., male sick, transported to hospital.

1:47 p.m. John Wise Ave., motor vehicle complaint, erratic operation, gone on arrival. 2:20 p.m. Belcher St., motor vehicle stop, verbal warning. 5:27 p.m. Centennial Grove Rd., animal complaint, report to follow.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 12:56 a.m. Conomo Point Rd., directed patrol, secured/ checked. 2:11 a.m. Manning Ave., be on the lookout for, other. 7:48 a.m. Western Ave., property damage, vandalism, other. 8:30 p.m. Western Ave., animal complaint, notification made.

non and the TA, along with Manchester personnel and business leaders from both towns have participated in discussions with subject matter experts in the following categories: 9/1, 2-3 p.m.: Shared Marketing/Branding (Laurie Zapalac, Zapalac Advisors). 9/2, 11 a.m.-noon: Cultivating Desired Businesses ( Jeff Levine, Levine Planning Strategies). 9/2, 2-3 p.m.: Lighting (Laurie Zapalac, Zapalac Advisors).

9/7, 11 a.m.-noon: Shared Economic Development Position (Heather Gould, BSC).

9/8, 11 a.m-noon: Winter Events & Placemaking ( Jonathan Berk, Bench/ Patronicity). 9/8, 2-3 p.m: Wayfinding (Amelia Casey & Jason Schriber, Stantec). 9/9, 11a.m-noon: Debrief from subject matter expert sessions and plan next steps.

The various discussions were very helpful and will be used by each subject matter expert to update the project sheet for each focus area.

Dodson & Flinker has coordinated a second, remote public forum for the evening of September 29, 2021, at which all of this work will be presented to the public for input and discussion.

Press Coverage of Conomo Point Seawall Replacement Project

A reporter for the Boston Globe reviewed the recent announcement by Governor Baker of projects that were funded as part of the fiscal year 2021 Dam & Seawall Replacement or Removal grant program.

The reporter decided to highlight the Conomo Point Seawall Replacement Project in Essex and sent a photographer to capture the area after interviewing Selectman Phippen and the TA about the project.

Chairman Pereen and Mr. Zubricki were present for the photos. The Town is presently under contract with GZA Geoenvironmental to kick off the construction bidding process in the near future, with the hope of commencing work in early November. The Globe story was set to run on September 12, 2021.

Massachusetts IT Grant Application At the last meeting, the Board agreed that the Town should seek an award under the Massachusetts IT grant program for the installation of equipment in the Town Hall auditorium that will allow for cable TV coverage, interactive coverage, and improved local audio for public meetings held there.

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nel from 1623 Studios with respect to applying to the IT grant program for this installation. The application window opens on September 15, 2021 and closes on October 15, 2021. 1623 Studios plans to fully develop the application and provide it to the TA for submission early during that time period.

FEMA Grants Webinars Mr. Zubricki participated in a FEMA grant overview webinar on August 31, 2021, which highlighted a number of Federal grant programs that will soon become available for the new grant cycle.

Of particular interest are the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

Both of those programs are possible funding sources for the elevation of the Apple Street roadbed at the Southern Avenue end of Apple Street (which floods during extreme storm tides). The TA also participated in a BRIC webinar on September 8, 2021.

This presentation provided more specific information with respect to BRIC, including important milestones and prerequisites. Also see the FEMA Statement of Interest (SOI) in item L6, below.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 12:13 a.m. Main St., male fall, patient refusal.

6:05 a.m. Story St., directed patrol, secured/checked.

2:05 p.m. Apple St., male with allergic reaction, transported to hospital. 6:09 p.m. Main St., motor vehicle stop, verbal warning.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 8:56 a.m. Laurel Lane, animal complaint, notification made.

5:22 p.m. Choate St., male, unknown medical problem, assisted as needed. 7:53 p.m. Conomo Point Rd., directed patrol, secured/checked. 10:08 p.m. John Wise Ave., citizen assist, vehicle towed.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 10:03 a.m. Forest Ave., citizen assist, assisted as needed.

12:26 p.m. Main St., motor vehicle stop, verbal warning.

1:28 p.m. Pond St., animal complaint, notification made.

7:02 p.m. Conomo Point Rd., directed patrol, secured/ checked.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 12:31 a.m. Route 128NB, directed patrol, secured/checked.

6:11 p.m. John Wise Ave., property lost, found, held, returned, assisted as needed. 9:03 p.m. Main St., directed patrol, secured/checked.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 6:57 a.m. Eastern Ave., motor vehicle stop, criminal application. 7:44 a.m. Martin St., motor vehicle stop, verbal warning. 2:23 p.m. Main St., male seizure, transported to hospital.

8:56 p.m. Main St., motor vehicle accident, no personal injury, report to follow.

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35 Artists Selected For Plein Air Competition

Competing artists in the 2019 Cape Ann Plein Air Festival, the last time the competition was held in person. This year, the competition is back, “IRL.”

New Jersey-based artist Neal Hughes paints at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum.

Rockport artist John Caggiano at a 2019 demonstration at Mussel Point in Gloucester.

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ape Ann Plein Air is back this year, IRL (“in real life,”) as the youths like to say.

It’s been a long break for one of the country’s biggest plein air competitions, and a seasonal hallmark on the Cape Ann calendar that makes the region a draw for art-driven visitors who are fans of watching painters head out and about across Essex, Rockport, Gloucester and Manchester competing in the weeklong event Sunday, Oct. 3 to Oct. 11. What comes out of the competition? A slate of incredible freshly painted land and seascapes, depicting everyday life as well as

inspiring sights.

“Plein air” painting is an outdoor style of fine art painting where artists get out of the studio and into nature to paint what they see and how they feel, in the moment. Cape Ann’s natural light is famous in the art world, and it is the main reason American plein air painting is said to have been invented here.

The light is perfect for the area’s natural beauty, rich with painting subjects from fishing, granite quarries and islands to lighthouses and miles of sandy beaches.

The official kick off always comes in the

form of an opening ceremony. In 2019, it was at the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester. This year, it’s Monday, Oct. 4 at the Amaral Bailey American Legion in Manchester, and organizers scheduled their first plein air demonstration the very same day with Michele O’Neil painting somewhere in the downtown Manchester area. Later that day, at the public Legion event, the 35 competing artists from across the US would be formally welcomed to the 2021 Cape Ann Plein Air Painting Competition and Festival.

Cape Ann Plein Air was started six years ago by a local group that partnered with the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce.

Among those there at the beginning were Mike Storella, a Manchester resident who had a gallery on Central Street (CAPA board president), and current executive director Susan Coviello, a resident of Essex and also this year’s president of the Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce. At the beginning, the

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group was getting its sea legs. But the competition has grown every year—even using COVID to expand its programming online—and is today one of the top five plein air competitions in the United States, drawing artists hoping to capture local beauty, not to mention the $20,000 prize money. And today, the Cape Ann Plein Air Festival has officially become the regional event that has pulled the tourist season on Cape Ann beyond Labor Day, and well into October.

This year, there is lots of programming (18 events in all!) that has been built into the schedule, including regular demonstrations (including noon on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at Sharksmouth in Manchester with artist Charles Shurcliff ); a dine and live paint evening on Oct. 7 with participating restaurants in Rockport; and, of course, the anticipated “Quickdraw” competition Monday, Oct. 11 at Harbor Loop in Gloucester.

“Happy Place” Oil On Birch Panel, by Alison Daley

On Saturday the 24th from 5-7:30 PM and Saturday the 25th from 12-2:00 PM, local artist Alison Daley will be holding an Art Open House featuring her Ocean in Motion Series at the Manchester Community Center with paintings for sale.

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Ken Davis Named MBTS Small Business Person Of The Year

tomer hasn’t come into the bank when they typically do (and will check up on them), and he regularly will advocate for a particular loan application because the applicant, he says, is “more than what’s on paper.”

Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken wouldn’t typically find herself at the Manchester Chamber function, but she made the trek down and showed up to support Ken Davis. She wanted to publicly congratulate her friend, and opened with a little ribbing.

“Why is it called Manchester

Davis is the walking epitome of a community banking, measuring success in human terms, not just numbers, said Cape Ann Savings Bank President Maryanne Smith.

Vice President and Manager of the Manchester Cape Ann Savings Bank Ken Davis, named this year’s Manchester Small Business Person Of The Year (center) poses with (from left) Greater Cape Ann Chamber CEO Ken Reihl, 2021 Chamber president Susan Coviello, Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, Chamber Events Manager Kerry McKenna, and Christine Armstrong from Armstrong Brand Consulting. photo: Erika Brown

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n Monday at the Amaral Bailey American Legion Hall, a veritable crowd assembled to support Ken Davis as he was honored as Small Business Person Of The Year for Manchester by the Greater Cape Ann Chamber Of Commerce.

There were stacks of folks from Davis’s long list of family (including wife Lisa) and friends, standing with well-wishers from the community, the Manchester Club, and of course, a big contingent from the Cape Ann Savings Bank, including CASB President Maryanne Smith, former bank president Robert J. Gillis, Jr, and his predecessor Harold J. ‘Bucky’ Rogers.

Davis has worked at the Cape Ann Savings Bank for 41 years, and worked his way up to vice president, head of residential lending and manager of the bank’s Manchester branch. Maryanne Smith, another veteran of the bank who was named president in July, introduced Ken Davis to the crowd. She said working at the Cape Ann Savings Bank can feel like a family, and it was clear from her remarks that Ken Davis is a big part of that. She said Davis is the walking epitome of community banking, who measures success in human terms, not just numbers. She said Davis knows who may need a little extra attention, he’ll know if an elderly cus-

What a line up! We were able to corral four past winners of Small Business Person of Manchester in past years, including, from left, Jay Sibulkin (Allen’s Pharmacy), Chris Shea (The Landing Restaurant), Scott Milne (Milne Plumbing), and Mike Storella.

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Reunion News: Bring On 1971

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he biggest hits that year were Marvin Gaye’s Mercy Mercy Me, The Who’s Won’t Get Fooled Again, Carole King’s It’s Too Late (Baby Now), and let’s not forget, Tom Jones’ She’s A Lady.

The folks in this photo from last month at Tuck’s Point in Manchester know the year of all these great songs was 1971. It was also their graduation from Manchester High School.

The 50th Class Reunion was combined with the folks from Class Of 1970, who came along for the ride after its reunion was scuttled by

by the Sea,” she asked. “I’m from Gloucester. Should I say ‘by the sea’?”

She quickly got down to business, heralding Ken Davis for all he’s accomplished at the bank, his extensive work with local charities and, more than anything, his talent for becoming a true part of his community, in Manchester as he is already in Gloucester.

“Ken Davis is my friend,” said Mayor Sefatia. “He’s makes things better, and he deserves all the recognition in the world.”

Those who know Ken Davis (like Mayor Sefatia) know that he was the nephew of Eugene Loring Alves, former pastor of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church in Gloucester, the staple of the Portuguese community on Cape Ann. Ken and his cousins would work alongside his uncle, pastor there for 42 years until he died earlier in 2019. In fact, Ken Davis, as one of the very few non-Manchester residents who is a member of the Manchester Club, cooks a version of the church’s coveted “Portuguese Pot Roast Dinner” for the Manchester Club once a year. It’s a huge hit. (Spoiler alert: it’s the menu for next month’s Manchester Club dinner.)

The Greater Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce will be recognizing all five recipients during Cape Ann Small Business Weeks, which goes through October 1. Next, Jimmy Roumeliotis of Cape Ann Pizza will be celebrated in Essex at Woodman’s on Thursday, September 23.

And at the October 1 awards and recognition luncheon at the Castle Manor Inn’s Sea Glass Restaurant several area high school graduates will also be saluted as 2021 Cape Ann Chamber scholarship winners.

Every year since 1981 the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce has celebrated Cape Ann Small Business Weeks, to honor the achievements of our region’s small business entrepreneurs and their employees and to thank them for their contributions to the economic vitality and community life of Cape Ann.

the pandemic last year. This year brought the “all clear” for fun, and, as they say, a good time was had by all.

From left, first row: Elaine (Coughlin) Bean, John Donoghue, Gayle Masiero, Diane Campbell, Peggy (Nickless) Troyli, Bob Atwater, Homer Shannon. Second row: Bob Borgioli, Bonnie (Bailey) Singleton, Abby (Morgan) Moreau, Mary Kirby. Third row: Nancy (Henry) Krause, Chris (Mains) Vey, Rick Marshall, Alfred (Red) Doane, Don Kimball. Fourth row: Toby Burroughs, Barry Ramos, Betsy (Kelly) Coughlin, Stephen Schlaikjer, Deborah Mitchell, Jim Hannah.

(Photo courtesy of Gail Masiero, who apologizes to anyone at the reunion who didn’t make it into the photograph)

Manchester Club Holds First Dinner Meeting in 19 Months

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n Thursday, September 16, The Manchester Club held its first dinner meeting in 19 months.

Todd Crane and his kitchen crew served up the always anticipated “Mort Mayo Baked Haddock Dinner” along with a fresh garden salad, mashed potatoes and green beans to the delight of all in attendance. During the business part of the meeting, Club President Steve Stasiak led the Pledge of Allegiance and held a moment of silence in honor of the members who have passed away since the last dinner meeting in February of 2020. The Club also welcomed new members who were in attendance and presented them with their Manchester Club pins. At the conclusion of business, President Stasiak introduced the evenings guest, Mr. Peppi Bolognese of Accurate Graphics in Lynn, MA. For the past 30 years, Mr. Bolognese and his team have installed and

bers celebrating their 25th and 50th anniversaries will be recognized. The guest speaker will be Tyler Kneisel of The Wanderlust Group, an online reservation platform for marinas and campgrounds. Members are asked to watch their emails for the invitation around the first week of October.

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Lions, Tigers, and Bears…

OH MY Dorothy, we aren’t in Kansas anymore.

Solution to puzzles on page 10

We are in Crazy Town, and it’s going to the dogs.

By Joanne MacInnis RN CDP, President - CEO of Aberdeen Home Care, Inc.

We are the guardians of our spirits.

Our inner storage units, where we catalog all the outside world’s horror, are filling up. We cannot change, fix, or help what is happening, and it feels like a crowbar to the head. It’s all too much. For those of us who need our daily news dose (me), I need a personal alarm that says, “turn it off, it’s too much for you right now.” Maybe I’ll be better the day after tomorrow and able to process it, and maybe not.

It is OK for us to take a break.

It is OK for us to say, “I can’t change this, and it’s taking a personal toll on me…so, bye for now.” We set up a boundary around ourselves that allows us to engage as much as is healthy for us, and then we can reinforce that boundary and unplug, disengage, and then… re-engage.

Often, we think of deleting something and putting nothing

in its place. That doesn’t work. If we turn off the news, what do we add in? I vote for Jeopardy, but what might you do? Carving out 30 minutes to…visit gratitude?

Breathe. Walk. Talk to a friend.

Go back to your “human being” state rather than the “human doing” that we are all so caught up in.

Maybe it just takes getting permission to say, “I am overwhelmed with the world right now.”

You would have a lot of company at this camp. You will bump into me for sure, and I can introduce you around. It’s a nice group of people. Many of us are helpers. Nurses, therapists, physicians, teachers, those in public service, and social workers.

Many of us have had to turn our worlds upside down during the new era of COVID. Everything looks different.

What is our best medicine?

Pets, children, nature? Kindness, generosity, self-care? The old adage that the oxygen mask

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Life has a way of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen at once. ~ Paulo Coelho -

SLV submitted their application to the State to proceed as a conventional 40B project. Just the other day MassHousing issued a letter of eligibility for the project, allowing the applicant to proceed with applying for a comprehensive permit before our Zoning Board of Adjustment, the ZBA. The letter from MassHousing acknowledged the many concerns that the Town and others have about the project and encouraged the developer to address these concerns during the comprehensive permit process.

In essence, MassHousing declined to get into the substance of the concerns punting to the ZBA for its review and, assuming an appeal of the ZBA decision is made by one party or another, to the State’s Housing Appeals Commission, HAC. Assuming that the application is made

must go on yourself first, is difficult for some. What if I could help one more person before I take care of myself? Well…you can answer that.

You know the “both / and” that I often refer to if you’ve read my columns. If there is any time that captures this truth, now is the hour. Too much negative feedback into our durable selves can have a sneaky snowball effect. It gets very big, very fast.

True, we need to remain vigilant and protect ourselves and those we love (and ideally everyone) from COVID exposure. It is also true that we need the vulnerable to get back to “normal” life. For children, elders, and those with extra burdens and challenges, routine is powerful. Being able to anticipate and have confidence in the now and what’s next is grounding and stabilizing. How do we make sense of life without so much of that?

I love the term “come to your senses.”

Connecting to our environment, especially the natural world, is scientifically proven to have anti-anxiety properties. It settles. No real surprise that the two colors that evoke the highest relaxation response with all the associated changes in body and brain chemistry are blue and green. Like any personal practice, it may not have the instant effect we have come to expect. It may take development. Adding in even small changes, intentionally, daily is worth a try. Maybe no radio or news during your commute? Instead, perhaps you open the window, listen to what’s around you and feel the air moving. What do you see?

Hear? Smell? Feel?

None of us like feeling out of control. Yet, this is where many of us find ourselves now. The platitudes of “this will get better” ring empty. The natural world, the political landscape, international angst, and let’s not forget COVID-19, continue to throw punches that hurt.

If the broken glass under your

to the ZBA, the Board will begin a series of public hearings on the details of the project, what waivers are being sought from our regulations in affect at the time of application and assessing the appropriateness of the proposal. This likely will be a lengthy process involving many hours of hearings with presentations by various experts hired by the proponent as well as opponents of the project.

At the end of its process, the ZBA will issue a decision either denying the project or approving it with various conditions. In either case there is the strong likelihood the decision will be appealed to the State’s HAC and beyond. It could take years for this process to unfold.

There is no lack of issues that the Town must tackle. There will always be differing opinions on how best to address these issues but regardless of these differences we can treat each other respectfully and trust that in the end we all have the best interest of the Town in mind.

feet hurts, maybe walk somewhere else or put shoes on.

For the purposes of feeling better soon… let’s focus on the here and now. Self-awareness is being tuned in to what your triggers are and what soothes. The interventions we choose to employ can be small. Think of what a sprinkle of salt or sugar does to whatever needs it. It can be a game-changer.

We can recapture some control, even right now. We can go inward a bit, think about how much outside information we can safely handle, and know when to retreat. Honest authors, beautiful music, fresh air, doggie love, sand under my feet, and unplugging help me. Explore what you might need during these SOS times. Only you know for sure, but it’s nice to ask around. What works for you?

Our nervous systems are beat up. The world is taking a toll on us and us on it.

Take a break. Breathe. Come back to your senses. See you there.

Religious Notes Cornerstone Church

We gather for worship each Sunday at 10 a.m. and welcome you to join us for a time of studying the scriptures and praising the Lord. Other ministry updates and details can be found on our website, www.CornerstoneNorthShore.org. If you have any special needs or concerns, please let us know! We’re here to serve!

Emmanuel Church (Episcopal)

EMMANUEL CHURCH IS CLOSED UNTIL NEXT SEASON Located on Masconomo Street between Singing Beach and Lobster Cove, Emmanuel Church has been a place where Christians have worshipped on Sunday mornings during the summer months since 1882. Services are in the style of the Episcopal Church according to the Book of Common Prayer. Many individuals and families consider themselves members and friends of Emmanuel Church while they may also be members

of another parish community either in the Manchester area or in some other part of the country.

Our priest is the Reverend Luther Zeigler, who may be reached at luther.zeigler@ gmail.com.

First Parish Church

September 26 Worship date, 10 a.m.

In person, 10 Central St. and online facebook.com/ FirstParishChurchManchesterMa/live/ Rev. Dr. Mark Boyea, Dr. Herman Weiss, Rebecca Shrimpton and Paul Knox Last Monday of the month, Monday, Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m.

Book Group “The Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah Spiritual Studies Shepherd, Soldier, Sinner, Sovereign: The Life of David Thursday, Sept. 23, 4 p.m.

Via Zoom Bible Study To join us for the Zoom programs, or Book Group email office.fpchurch@gmail. com or call 978-526-7661

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