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March 9 - 15, 2016 Vol. 12, No. 19 By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––

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REGIONAL – Modern Woodmen of America may sound like a bunch of loggers or outdoorsmen, but with more than $14 billion in assets, serving 770,000 members, it is one of the largest and most successful life insurance and annuities organizations in the country. Modern Woodmen, with offices in Georgetown and Rowley and headquarters in Rock Island, IL, is a non-profit corporation, a 501(c)8 fraternal benefits society. It has members, not customers or clients. The members of about 3,000 chapters nationwide gather regularly for meetings at ice cream parlors, restaurants, amusement parks or Boston Red Sox games. Its 800 youth service clubs nationwide provide young members, from toddlers to teen, opportunities to volunteer, learn and have fun. “We approach things differently,” said Joe Souci, who heads the Georgetown office.“We have a creed. Who has a creed today?” Souci asked. Written by Edwin Markham in 1929, the Modern Woodman creed reads: “There is a destiny that makes us brothers; None goes this way alone; All that we send into the lives of others comes Continued on page 3

Byfield Church To Become Townhouses

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– BYFIELD – It has been almost a year and a half since the Community United Methodist Church of Byfield held it last service. Like many others, this church saw its Sunday morning crowds dwindle to 10 or 12 people. It became too expensive for the small congregation to maintain. So the building, constructed in 1902 in the Byfield Town Village, was turned over to the New England Annual Conference, the governing board for Methodist churches, to be sold. Now, Chris Horan with Balmoran Development, who loves bringing old buildings back to life, is proposing to redevelop the church into four three-story townhouses. “It will be a commuter’s dream,” he said, noting that it is only about a mile off of Interstate 95. “Byfield is such a wonderful community. It is in the center of everything, closer to Boston than Newburyport.” Horan, who has applied for permits from both the Newbury Board of Selectmen and the town planning board, said converting the church into townhomes will bring more diverse housing stock to the community. “In spirit with the Town of Newbury Master Plan, the proposed plan for 11 Central Street will increase the diversity of housing types available in Byfield. In particular, it will provide a townhouse style community in an area that is predominantly occupied by single-family homes,” Horan wrote in his application for special permits. “The new development in conjunction with the renovation of the Yellow School next door, will continue to enhance and delineate the Byfield Village Center.” Horan should know. Two years ago he renovated the Yellow School, across Lunt Street from the church, into his own single-family residence. The reconstruction will divide the church into four quadrants of 2,500 to 2,600 square feet each with separate entrances. The dividing interior walls will actually form a cross, Horan said. And he will keep the short steeple. He said he is looking Chris Horan in the Community United Methodist Continued on page 3 for someone who can use the church windows. Church of Byfield

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Lettice and Lovage Comes to Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

OBITUARY Aldene Eaton Gordon PRESQUE ISLE - Aldene Eaton Gordon, age 97, formerly of Rowley, Massachusetts, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in Presque Isle, Maine, where she lived since 2011. She was born January 18, 1919 in Peabody to Raymond and Ruth Porter Eaton of Danvers. Aldene graduated from Holten High School in 1936. She married Arthur Kendall Gordon in 1943 and they resided in Rowley. Arthur predeceased her in 2001. During the war Aldene was hired by United Shoe Machinery Corp, she claimed because they needed a cellist in their orchestra. Later she was a reporter for several Essex County newspapers including the Newburyport Daily News, the Lawrence Eagle, Ipswich Chronicle and the Salem News. As a member of the press she championed the development of the first Massachusetts Open Meeting Law. She also was employed as a legal secretary with various lawyers in the area and retired as executive secretary of New England Water Pollution Control Association. She served two separate terms as a selectwoman in Rowley, was elected to the Municipal Light Board, served on the Rowley Library Board of Trustees and as a trustee of the David E. Smith Trust, for benefit Rowley’s elderly, until it was dissolved in 2009. Aldene was an accomplished cellist who belonged to several symphony orchestras (United Shoe, Tritown, Essex), the McDowell group directed by Arthur Fiedler, and chamber groups including her own Starlight Trio and Kammermusik String Quartet. Her father, Raymond, was a baritone soloist with whom Aldene, accompanied by her daughter Kendra or niece Janet (Eaton) Brown performed at churches, public functions and nursing homes. She continued to play into her nineties, though legally blind by then, and enjoyed introducing her cello to children and adults alike, even entertaining the inmates at the Essex House of Corrections at Christmas. Aldene often emphasized to her children and grandchildren how playing the cello helped her grieve Arthur’s death. She was an active member of the Rowley Grange and held several offices there. Her other memberships included Chebacco Pomona, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the General Israel Putnam Chapter of the DAR. She took great pride in being one of the oldest members of Curves and was featured in their national publication in May 2010. Aldene regularly hosted five or six guests for Sunday dinners after church and was famous for her lemon meringue pie and baked goods she donated to the Grange raffle table. Nobody left her house without a bag of snickerdoodles, oatmeal chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies. For a time, Aldene weekly met the Friday 11:13 AM Boston bound train and exchanged with the engineer a full cookie tin for his empty one, the cookies to be enjoyed by the workers at the North Station “Bubble.” All who knew her appreciated her generous heart, her passion for politics, and her love of animals, especially her two cats. Aldene is survived by three daughters: Maralyn and John Doyle of Newbury, NH; Kendra and W. Bruce Cooper of Reading, MA; and Dale J. Gordon of Caribou, ME. In addition she leaves seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren, her sister Merle Eaton Dustin of Contoocook, NH, and brother Bruce Porter Eaton of Danvers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made either to the Salvation Army, 40 Water Street, Newburyport, MA 01950 or the Merrimack River Feline Rescue, 63 Elm Street, Salisbury, MA 01952. A memorial service will be held at the First Congregational Church of Rowley, MA, at a later date.

Tony-Nominated Play Staged Throughout the Great House will Create an Unforgettable Experience

WHAT: The play Lettice and Lovage, the story of a hilarious tour guide in a historic house, will be performed in the Great House of Castle Hill on the Crane Estate during the month of March. Originally written for beloved English actress of Downton Abbey fame, Maggie Smith, this unique theatrical presentation, features scene changes through the audience moving from room to room, rather than on a traditional stage. This is a rare opportunity to enjoy the Great House during the winter — part of The Trustees’ vision to make all their properties, statewide, more active and available to the public. WHO: The play’s director, Kristina Brendel, was a professional tour guide (in character and costume) at Castle Hill this past summer season and is a longtime volunteer with The Trustees. Brendel has

directed and produced community theatre shows since 1985. WHEN: Fridays and Saturday, March 11, 12, 18 & 19, 7:30PM. Sundays, March 13 & 20, 6:00PM WHERE: Castle Hill on the Crane Estate, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA WHY: Blurring the lines between theater and real life is fast becoming a new tradition at Castle Hill, after the success of this summer’s new immersive tour program, where guests are led by actors/interpreters in the full character and costume of 1929. Regular seasonal house and landscape tours will start up again in April, but until then area residents and visitors are encouraged to take advantage of this special winter program. TICKETS: $20 for Trustees members, $30 for Nonmembers. Advance registration at http://www. thetrustees.org/letticeandlovage is strongly recommended. For more information, please contact Crane Estate Engagement Manager, Pilar Garro at pgarro@ thetrustees.org or (978) 356 – 4351, ext. 4050.

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In the sanctuary, under a 20-foot high ceiling, Horan plans to add a second story. The first floor ceilings will be 11 feet high and the second story will be nine and a half feet, he said. For the four units, there will be eight parking spaces, including two, two-car garages. The grounds of the triangular shaped lot will be landscaped and fenced to provide more privacy and give the former church a residential look, he said. Horan said it is too early to predict what the townhouses will sell for, but he expects the price for these homes will be a third to a half of what the same townhouses would sell for in Newburyport.

Already gone is the church organ, which was bought by a man in Maine for his son to play. One of the two remaining pews has found a new home, he said. And a carving of the Bible, open to John 3:16, on the east face of the church is being given to an Ipswich man, whose grandfather carved it. Horan is impressed with the quality of the construction of the old building. When he commented on the giant wooden beams under the flooring, longtime parishioner and church leader Heidi Fram, responded, “What do you expect. It was built by Methodists.” The church was started in 1827 by the Rev. William French of Sandown, NH. As he prayed, asking God for direction, he heard the command

“Go.” He obeyed, mounted his horse and trusted God to determine what direction the horse should take. It brought him to Byfield, where he asked a woman if she would like to talk about religion. The woman said yes, and their conversation spawned the Methodist Church in Byfield. French died a few years later, but the residents banded together to build a humble chapel near the Great Rock. During services, the women sat on stones that were brought in from the roadside, while the men listened at the door and windows. In 1832, the parish became officially The First Parish of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the towns of West Newbury and Newbury. Twenty years later, the chapel was removed to its current location.

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MAPLE SUGARING TOURS Celebrate the coming of spring as sugaring season gets underway at Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield. Sugaring tours will run on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 & 13 at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. On a one-hour naturalist-guided tour, learn how to identify a sugar maple tree, observe tapping and sap collection methods, discover how sap becomes syrup in the sugarhouse, and get a sweet taste of the final product. Rain or shine. Tour fee: $10/adults, $8/children (Mass Audubon members: $9/adults, $7/children). Children under 3 are free and should be in a backpack. Advance registration is required. Call 978-887-9264 or register online at CAT IN THE CRADLE massaudubon.org/ipswichriver. COFFEEHOUSE The Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse TRACKS AND TELLTALES FOR welcomes back Howie Newman on KIDS March 12. Howie has teamed with March 12 | 1-3PM - Join us at the Jackie Damsky to form a lively acoustic

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TOWN OF ROWLEY COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Rowley Community Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing regarding requests for funding in accordance with the requirements of the Community Act, M.G.L. Chapter 44B, Section 5 (b) (1). The purpose of the public hearing is to discuss, with the community, the needs, possibilities and resources of the Town regarding the use of the Town’s Community Preservation Fund. The Committee seeks community input in the areas of open space, recreation, affordable housing and historic preservation. The Public Hearing will be held on March 17, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the Rowley Town Library at which time all requests will be given due consideration. Agenda items will include: a review of our current financial resources and existing project updates; the proposed purchase of Conservation Restriction/ CR on land off Newbury Road; the Pingree Farm Conservation Area Bridge or Boardwalk (contingency); completion of the final verson of the most recent five year update of the Town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan and payment requirements; consider reserving the Bradstreet property sales proceeds for final bond payments. Frank P. Todd Chairman

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Contingency Clauses • Sports • Sports Sports By John McCarthy, Rowley Realty Over the past few weeks I have had a few buyers make offers that are contingent on the sale of their current home. This contingency clause defines a condition or action that must be met in order for a real estate contract to become binding. A contingency becomes part of a real estate sales contract when both parties (i.e., the seller and the buyer) agree to the terms and sign the contract. All contingencies are a very important part of the process and both buyers and sellers need to understand what you’re getting into if a contingency clause is included in your real estate contract. I will try to explain some of the most commonly used contingencies in real estate contracts and how they can benefit a buyer and/or seller. The Real Estate Contract - When a buyer wants to be a buyer he or she presents an “offer to purchase” contract to a seller. The seller can accept or reject the offer. Most often the seller will present a counter offer and sometimes both sides will go back and forth until an agreement is met (or not). Sometimes a “contingency” clause is included in the real estate contract. Essentially, a contingency gives the parties the right to back out of the contract when certain circumstances are not met. Contingencies can include details such as the timeframe (e.g. “The buyer has 10 days to inspect the property”) and specific terms (e.g. “The buyer has until X date to get approved for a loan). Any contingency should be clearly stated in writing so that all parties understand the terms. If the conditions of the contingency clause are not met, the contract becomes null and void, and one party (most often the buyer) can back out and receive all escrow deposits back. Here are the most commonly used contingencies: Home Inspection Contingency - A home inspection contingency gives the buyer the right to have the home inspected within a specified time period, usually 10 days from when the contract to purchase is signed by both parties. It protects the buyer, who can cancel the contract based on the findings of an inspection. Once the inspection is done a buyer can also ask the seller to have issues fixed or a credit given from seller to buyer at closing. Home Sale Contingency - With most home sales the buyer has sold their home or is renting, therefore a home sale contingency isn’t needed. However, if you are selling your home and NEED the money from that sale to purchase a new home a house sale contingency gives a buyer a specified amount of time to sell in order to finance the new one. This contingency has different levels of attractiveness to a seller though. The best one for a seller is if your home is under agreement with another buyer.

The buyer has found a buyer and is cruising into the closing. There is certainly a risk there but that leve l of contingency is much more attractive than if the buyer’s home isn’t on the market yet. House sale contingencies can be difficult on the seller, who may be forced to pass up another offer while waiting for the outcome of the contingency. Typically if a seller does accept this contingency they will insist on language to reserve the right to cancel the contract if the buyer’s home is not sold within the specified number of days. This brings us to our next contingency… Kick-Out Contingency - This is really a sub category of the one above. The kick-out contingency, or clause is a added by sellers to provide a measure of protection against a home sale contingency. While the seller agrees to a home sale contingency, he or she can add a kick-out clause stating that the seller can continue to market the property. If another buyer makes an offer NOT contingent on the sale of their home, the seller gives the current buyer a specified amount of time (usually 48 hours) to remove the home sale contingency and keep the contract alive or the seller can back out of the contract with this buyer and sell to the new buyer. Financing - A financing contingency (also called a “mortgage contingency”) gives the buyer time to apply for and obtain financing for the property. If the buyer is unable to get financing from a bank or mortgage company he/she can terminate the contract and receive all of their escrow monies back. In typical contract documents only IF the buyer notifies the seller (in writing) that they are unable to obtain financing are escrow monies returned. If a buyer does not notify the seller that they were unable to obtain financing it is assumed they were, therefore the responsibility to notify is on the buyer. This is an important contingency and has an important date attached to it. Buyers must be aware of this date and if financing isn’t secure with a commitment letter from a bank or mortgage company an extension of time is probably needed. Part of the financing commitment is a favorable appraisal which brings us to the next contingency… Appraisal - An appraisal contingency protects the buyer. It is used to ensure that the property in question is valued at or above the agreed upon sale price. If the property does not appraise for at least this amount, the contract can be terminated and the escrow money is refunded to the buyer. The Bottom Line - A real estate contract is a legally enforceable agreement. If you are unsure about any part of it consult with your attorney. All of these contingencies can be and are enforced. It is important that you know what they mean to you as

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Dancers at 3:00pm on Thursday, March 17. All are welcome … no charge … come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in our new library. Don’t forget to wear green! -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Friends of the Salisbury Public Library introduces the first in a series of historical seminars. “Water-Powered Mills in Early Salisbury & Newburyport” will be held on Sunday, March 20 at 3:00pm. Ron Klodenski, local industrial history enthusiast, will talk about how he discovered, with help from others, the remains of a mill on Ring’s Island in Salisbury that harnessed power of the tides to grind grain into flour. He will explain the technology that harnessed tidal power in those days and show photos of what remains of the mill. He will also talk briefly about Curzon’s Mill, another tide-powered grain mill, on the banks of the Artichoke River in Newburyport. Paul Turner, Salisbury Historical Society President, will present images of the remains of two other water-powered mill sites in Salisbury. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The “First Ever” MA/NH Seacoast Area Christian Film Festival will be held at Visionmax Cinema 201 Elm St (Rt 110) Salisbury. The film fest will run for 5 consecutive days and nights, Wednesday March 23 thru Easter Sunday March 27. 4 major Christian motion pictures will be featured including Woodlawn, Do You Believe?, Faith Of Our Fathers And Beyond The Darkness. Admission for all ages at all times is only $5.00. For the complete movie schedule please go to Christianfilmproductions.org or visionmaxcinema.com

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