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NEWBURY – The old African proverb, It takes a Village to Raise a Child, is alive here as a Newbury Elementary School parent-teacher association committee raises funds to build a new instructional and fun playground for the students and the entire community. Last week, the NES Grows organization reported it has raised about half of the money needed to replace what it describes as a “bare and un-inspirational” playground at the school with a creative play area for students and adults. Created in September 2014, the group of mostly dedicated mothers has raised $70,000 of the $150,000 needed. The funds have come from large and small donations. The Institution for Savings leads the way with a $25,000 donation. The Newburyport 5 Cent Savings Bank has promised to donate

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Emery Replaces Recalled Toomey on Rowley Water Board By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– ROWLEY — More than 1,300 registered voters signed a petition in November to force a recall election last week for then board member Tim Toomey. But on the election day Tuesday, only slightly more than half of those voters showed up at St. Mary’s Church to decide if Toomey would remain in office. Of the 721 voters who did cast their vote, 661 voted for the recall. Only 48 wanted Toomey to continue in office for the next 15 months, according to town clerk Susan Hazen. In the second half of the ballot, voters elected Mark Emery, a local firefighter and former employee of the water department, to fill out Toomey’s term. He garnered 675 votes, 14 more than voted for recall of Toomey, who drew 26 votes to be elected to finish out his term, Hazen said. “Hopefully we can calm things down. That is my whole goal,” Emery said just before he was sworn into office. The election brings to a close months of conflict over the former water

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the last $10,000. Children’s Health Care gave $5,000. A walk-a-thon raised $10,000. A school talent show brought in $3,100. Parents at a social gave $2,700. The students have worked the streets of downtown Newburyport, asking for donations, and brought home $375. Third grader Cooper Orpin asked his family to donate whatever they would spend for presents for him on his ninth birthday to help fund the playground. “It would be good for all of us,” said Cooper, who was playing with his friends on the existing playground last week. His sacrifice produced $125 toward the goal. “The biggest benefit is that the community has come together,” said Eileen Wallwork, who co-chairs the NES Grows effort with Krista Yablin. The NES play area would be one of only two playgrounds in the town. At the school the brightly colored green and blue play equipment is 18 years old and showing signs of wear and age. While still safe for children to play on, some pieces have broken and been removed. There is a crack at the bottom of the slide. “The metal frame is deteriorating, connections cracking and bolts rusting,” NES web site says. “In 2014, the NES PTA used a one-time

donation from an NES family to make several repairs to the structure to address urgent safety issues, but additional repairs are not far off.” A bigger issue is that the existing structure is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, making it hard for children with disabilities to use it. NES Grows, with the full support of principal Beth Yando, has a much larger vision for the land behind the school than merely replacing play equipment. “We believe the NES grounds can be a wonderful resource for the entire community,” Wallwork said. “Our vision is the creation of a multi-generational ADA compliant schoolyard that will bring local families together in new and creative ways,” the web site says. “Our hope is that town residents, as well as nearby community members, will gather here to utilize the many wonderful features of this improved space.” The plan for the schoolyard was developed by an architect from Play By Design, who spent a day interviewing the students and staff. It will include a Newbury-ship play structure with an obstacle course, an outdoor learning area with a weather station and game area, outdoor classrooms, shaded gathering areas, a performance stage, a musical alley, a paver labrynth and a rejuvenated woodland nature path with a bridge where students can walk through the

belly of a sea animal. “A playground can be more than just a space for physical activity. Properly planned it can engage the whole student, enhancing learning, creativity and individual growth,” Wallworks said. Raised vegetable gardens, a pet project of Michelle Walsh, will be moved to the front of the school to make room for the game and outdoor learning area. Around the ball fields will be a mile-long track with exercise stations where students and adults can work out. “Outside the cafeteria, envision a space comprised of pavers and grass, with cattail climbing willows, a checker board, a marble maze run, a 100s chart and a labrynth. Kids can create mathematical rules to challenge each other to climb to the ‘highest’ cattail, create fun games on the 100s chart or have fun designing a new marble run each day,” the web site says. “When school is not in session, residents are invited to meet here for a friendly game of chess. This space is designed to keep you moving, even when playing games that are typically sedentary,” it says. For more information, visit http:// nesgrows.com/playground-design. To volunteer, donate money or materials, email nesgrows@gmail. com or visit www.facebook.com/ NewburyElementarySchoolyard.

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board chairman’s decisions to hold secret executive sessions to make major operations decisions. A group of concerned residents, opposed to Toomey’s management of the water board, initiated the recall election. At packed water commission meetings, residents criticized the former chairman’s decisions to use executive sessions rather than public meetings to approve new policies, hire outside counsel and an investigator and place the water superintendent MaryBeth Wiser on leave during the investigation. Higher water rates, implemented by the board last year to help pay for the new water treatment plant, also contributed to the growing dissatisfaction among residents toward Toomey. The recall advocates secured more than 30 percent of registered voters’ signatures on a petition calling for the recall election. The election was held because Toomey declined to resign when the petition was filed. Emery, who attended his first board meeting last week, said he had planned to run in May for the water commission, but decided to run now if Toomey were recalled. He admitted he has a lot to learn about the new

job. Much has changed about the town’s water system since he worked for the department between 1993 and 1998, he said. The water commissioners are elected to three-year terms. The term of Stuart Dalzell, Sr., who has served on the commission since 2013 and often voted with Toomey, is up in May. The recall election cost the town $4,500 to print the 4,000 ballots required and hire staff to man the poll and set up the voting booths and machines. Hazen hired retired Salisbury town clerk Wilma McDonald, now a Salisbury selectman, to oversee the election and thus avoid any accusations that the election was biased. During his court challenges, Toomey’s attorney argued that the clerk had been biased and had given the recall petitioners help in filing their petition. That accusation was rejected by Superior Court Judge Richard Welch. Toomey, who has served on the water commission since 2008, was not on hand at St. Mary’s basement to hear the election results. He campaigned little, preferring to fight his recall in the courts. He argued in Superior Court in Newburyport and the Appellate Court in Boston that

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messages after hours, your registration is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation call from a refuge staff member. Please call (978) 465-5753; to register for this program. HISTORY LECTURE SERIES Newburyport Harbor Range Lights and the Emerging Industrial Waterfront Sunday, February 14 at 2:00 pm at the Newburyport Public Library. Join us for the first presentation in a four-part lecture series celebrating Newburyport’s history. The Newburyport harbor range lights, located in Newburyport’s Historic District and on the National Register of Historic Places, have been a prominent landmark on the waterfront for nearly 150 years. Local historians “Skip” and Marge Motes have published the first full story of their history drawing on primary sources and the rich photographic resources of the waterfront, with this compelling history of the range lights place in Newburyport’s maritime heritage and the emerging industrial waterfront. All are welcome to this free event! Upcoming Lectures: WaterPowered Mills in Early Salisbury and Newburyport Sunday, February 21. 2:00 pm; Plum Island; 4,000 Years on a Barrier Beach Sunday, February 28. 2:00 pm; Benedict Arnold and the Men of Newburyport: Following Their Footsteps Sunday, March 6. 2:00 pm MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15th ZEN MEDITATION Free, Zen meditation instruction is offered Monday nights at the First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport. The practice sessions meet in the lower meetinghouse from LEGAL NOTICEFor first time 6:30pm to 7:30pm.

LEGAL NOTICE ROWLEY CONSERVATION LEGAL NOTICE COMMISSION ROWLEY CONSERVATION ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION COMMISSION In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, secInIn40, accordance with accordance with Wetlands tion as amended, andthetheWetlands Town Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, secProtection Act, Mass. G.L. secof Rowley Wetlands Protection131, Bytion amended, andthe theTown tion 40,40,asas amended, law, a Public Hearing willand be held onTown Rowley Wetlands Protection ByofofRowley Wetlands Protection Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 7:45Bylaw, a Public Hearing will held law, Public Hearing will bebe held onon PM atathe Town Hall Annex locatFebruary 2016 7:45 February 16,16, at at7:45 edTuesday, atTuesday, 39 Central Street, to2016 consider PMat atthe Townapplication HallAnnex Annex locatTown Hall locata PM Notice oftheIntent filed edat Dunn at3939Central Central Street, consider Street, to toconsider byedJM LLC, for proposed deNotice ofIntent Intentapplication application filed a aNotice filed molition ofofexisting structures and Dunn proposed bybyJMJMDunn forforproposed construction of LLC, a LLC, commercial build-de-demolition existing structures ingmolition with parking, utilitiesstructures and storm-andand ofofexisting construction ofa commercial a commercial buildwater facilities of possibly within 100’ construction buildwith parking, utilities stormBuffer Zone Bordering Vegetated ingingwith parking, utilities andand stormwaterfacilities facilities possibly within100’ 100’ Wetlands and thepossibly DEP Approved water within BufferZone Zone Bordering Vegetated Groundwater Protection Area Zone Buffer Bordering Vegetated DEP(Map Approved II Wetlands atWetlands 968 Haverhill Street 4, andandthethe DEP Approved Groundwater Protection AreaZone Zone Parcel 18) in Rowley, MA. Area Groundwater Protection II at 968 Haverhill Street (Map II at 968 Haverhill Street (Map 4, 4, Parcel18)18)inArthur inRowley, Rowley, MA. Page III, Chair Parcel MA. Rowley Conservation Commission ArthurPage PageIII,III,Chair Chair Arthur RowleyConservation ConservationCommission Commission Rowley

www.TheTownCommon.com participants, the 6pm orientation session is recommended. The instructor is Joyce Haydock, a member of the Kwan Um School of Zen for almost 25 years and a Dharma teacher for over 15 years. Zen is a way of living, a way to perceive one’s life with a clear mind and to better understand your true Self. Over time, with support, one works to attain a clear compassionate mind which, moment to moment, is able to help all beings. For more information, contact Joyce Haydock at 978-363-5457. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16th WRITER’S WORKSHOP FOR KIDS WITH AUTHOR, JEN MALONE! (3rd-6th graders) Tuesday, Feb. 16th From 1-2:30pm. Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield, Ma. Jelly Belly Challenge! In this workshop, we’ll write with all our senses when we pretend we’re famous food critics charged with reviewing the latest and greatest Jelly Belly flavors. After sampling our treats, we’ll write a rave review (or perhaps a scathing one if we’ve ended up with the baby wipes flavor!) describing just what was so great (or not!) about our sugary samples. Then we’ll pretend we’re Flavor Consultants to Jelly Belly, inventing our own zany flavors and writing an homage to them! Registration is required on our online calendar at: newburylibrary. org/youth. MOXIE THE LISTENING DOG (All ages) Tuesday, Feb. 16th From 3:30-4:30pm. Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield, MA. Moxie is a dog who loves stories and loves to have children of all ages read to her and improve their reading skills. She will be visiting our library during Do DropsLEGAL on Jan. 6,NOTICE Storytime on Jan. 8

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so she can meet some of the children who come to the library. THEN, Moxie plans to be here on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the hopes that some children will tell her a story or two. Please email Erin Tuomi, the Youth Services Librarian, to sign up for a 15 minute session with Moxie: etuomi@mvlc.org WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING ON CAPE ANN These very popular programs provide an excellent opportunity to explore one of the most productive birding areas in the country. To date, we have seen over 320 species of birds on these Wednesday field trips. This program is ideal for birders of all skill levels. Wed, Feb 17, 2016; 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet in Gloucester at the Friendly’s restaurant at the first traffic circle on Route 128. $17. No preregistration required. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon. org/joppaflats. LECTURE: NATURE POETRY READING Joppa Flats Education Center offers a monthly lecture series on natural history topics that is free to Mass Audubon members. Children ages 8 and up are welcome. Preregistration is not required. Wed, Feb 17, 2016; 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $4. No preregistration required. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www. massaudubon.org/joppaflats.

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