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March 16 - 22, 2016 Vol. 12, No. 20

Town Tries Again to Build Municipal Buildings

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– failed to win enough votes to allow the town to borrow the funds needed to replace an aging Town Hall and a Police Station that has so many serious problems it could be condemned at any time. Last fall, the Town Meeting approved the Photo by Stewart Lytle plans to build a new One of several town-leased trailers sits in front of the $11.5 million Town Police Department Hall and Police Station, NEWBURY — Here we go but the proposal to authorize the town to issue bonds to finance the again. This spring the town of Newbury construction failed by 39 votes at will try again to persuade a majority the ballot box. Police officers and several town of voters to approve constructing a new Town Hall and police station. department employees, including Several proposals to replace the the building inspector, operate now buildings have been presented to the out of a group of trailers that take up Continued on page 3 town over the last few years. All have

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REGIONAL – Going to church great concerts being held in some of may not have topped your list for the area’s churches. the Friday night after St. Patrick’s The Belleville Roots Music Day festivities, but you may want to Series at Newburyport’s Belleville reconsider when you hear about the Continued on page 3

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ROWLEY - Rowley Municipal Light Plant (RMLP) has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2015. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA)—a trade group in Washington, D.C., that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, communityowned electric utilities such as RMLP. “This honor recognizes utilities that are statistically thriving when it comes to reliability,” said APPA Senior Vice President, Engineering Services Michael Hyland. APPA took RMLP’s reliability data compiled through its eReliability Tracker Service and compared it to the top quartile of system outage duration from

national reliability data collected by the Energy Information Administration— an independent agency that collects, analyzes and disseminates national energy data. “We work hard to keep the lights on day in and day out,” said Daniel Folding, General Manager at RMLP. “It’s nice to see that hard work pay off with this kind of recognition.” It is only through the guidance and cooperation of the Municipal Light Board and the devotion to duty and good work of our employees that we are able to continue consistent reliability at RMLP. For more information on RMLP and its commitment to reliability, visit www. rowleylight.com.

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The Pettengill House, Inc. would like to invite all readers to a special Community Connections evening of live music, dancing, auction bidding and most importantly FUN… all in support of a Great Local Agency! Come celebrate the success of The Pettengill House and its Community Spotlight Partnerships while supporting Business our works and raising funds and awareness. The 5th Annual Pettengill House Blue Ocean Fundraiser will be held at the Blue Ocean Music Hall inEstate Salisbury, MA• For on Friday, March 18, Real Sale 2016, from 7 -11 p.m. The evening will feature live music and dancing spotlighting two great bands, Thomas Machine Works Band and Don’t Call Me Shirley!, alongSports with live and silent auctions and•a Sports light buffet. The • Sports brief program portion of the event will feature our local and state leaders. In advance of our event, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our generous Platinum Sponsors: Animals, Institution for Savings, Newburyport Pets, Plus Five Cents Savings Bank and Amesbury Industrial Supply Company, Inc.; Gold Sponsor: Leeward Industries, Inc.; Silver Sponsor: Stone Ridge Properties; andHealth Bronze sponsors: Anna Jaques Hospital, Align & Fitness Credit Union, and Amesbury Chevrolet, as well as our Honorary Chair and Pettengill House Volunteer of the Year, Cathy Toomey. A big thank you is also extended to Wayne Capolupo and the beautiful Blue Ocean Music Hall, Outdoor Media Properties for its assistance in advertising our event, as well as to all of our generous donors. Your support year after year allows us to do what we do best, provide critical support service to over 3,000 adults, children and families in the local communities of Amesbury, Byfield, Groveland, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, and West Newbury. March 18th at the beautiful Blue Ocean promises to be an incredible night! Please plan to continue your St. Patrick’s Day festivities with the Pettengill House, Inc. and its generous supporters! It’s not too late to purchase tickets or to make a donation, so please check out the Pettengill House website, www.pettengillhouse.org. Tickets are $50.00 in advance, $60.00 at the door. All proceeds support The Pettengill House Children and Family Services Program. We look forward to seeing you there. For Sale

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You'll "flip" over the digital edition at TheTownCommon.com TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

March 16 - 22, 2016 In accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 200A, Section 9A (city or town checks not cashed), I submit the following list of checks held by the Town of Rowley to be considered outstanding, and therefore abandoned as of this date, December 28, 2015. Any person or persons wishing to claim said checks should contact the Treasurer’s Office in writing by May 16, 2016. Signed: Karen H. Summit, Treasurer/Collector Town of Rowley, PO Box 347, Rowley, MA 01969 Check # Date Amount Payee 104153 3/18/14 $118.25 Priscilla Little 104262 4/01/14 $40.00 Essex District Attorney 104754 5/13/14 $11.04 SBC Internet Service 105106 6/26/14 $49.58 James C. Deveney TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD 105149 6/26/14 $27.85 John Kent & David Kent NOTICE OF PUBLICTheHEARING 106114 9/16/14 $67.25 Mass Labor 106644 11/20/14 $30.00 Edward Gallagher Pursuant to M.G.L., Ch. 40A, §5, the Rowley Planning Board will hold a 107066 12/24/14 Edward Gallagher public hearing on Wednesday,$30.00 March 30, 2016, at 8:00 P.M., in Meeting

Room #5 in the Town Hall Annex Building located at 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA in regards to amending the Zoning District Map of the Town TOWN OF ROWLEY LEGAL NOTICE of Rowley (“the Map”) to transfer the portions of the parcels hereinafter ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS described from Outlying District (OD) to the Business/Light Industry Notice ofthe Public Sale District (BLI) consisting of approximately 10.74 acres and incorporating Case #16.02 the following a Jim’s portion of 420 Newburyport Turnpike, Notice is herebyareas: given (1.) by Big Rowley MapStreet, 18, Lot 3 consisting Towing, Assessor’s Inc. 13 Creek BevA Publicapproximately Hearing will 2.0 be acres; held at (2.) portion of 428toNewburyport Rowley Assessor’s Map 18, erly,a MA, pursuant the provisionsTurnpike, the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Lot 3-1 consisting of approximately 6.5 acres; and, (3.) a portion of 344 Street, on Thursday, March 17th, of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that Wethersfield Rowleyvehicles Assessor’s 2016 Map at 18,7:15 Lotp.m. 5-21-1-A to act consisting on an applithey will sell Street, the following of approximately 2.3 acres. cation received February 17th, 2016 on or after March 24, 2016 by private from Daniel Destafano. Applicant sale to satisfy their garage keepers The subject properties are currentlyis owned by a 420 Newburyport requesting Special Permit from liens for towing, storage, and notices Turnpike, LLC. The proposed amendment to the of Zoning Map the Board Appeals to changing change the of sale: the zoning from OD to BLI would eliminate the current split-zoning existing non-conforming use on the property from an industrial machine condition of the subject parcels. 1. 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe shop to a Landscaping Contractor’s VIN# 1GNEK13Z36R117373 business underamendment section 5.2toofthe the A map depicting the boundaries of the proposed 2. 2014District Nissan Map Sentraof the Town of Rowley Rowleydepicting Zoning Bylaws. Zoning the areas Property on the VIN# 3N1AB7AP0EL607760 is the located at 804 Haverhill subject properties being transferred from OD Zoning District toStreet, BLI Rowley, MA. Board The property the 3. 2006District Honda Accord Zoning may be inspected at the Planning office is at inthe district Any and isperson(s) shown on VIN# 1HGCM56826A036319 aforementioned address during regularResidential business hours. Map 5, Block, 22. At 4. 2014 BMW 328XDSto be heard on theAssessors’ interested or wishing zoning proposals shouldLot appear the designated. public hearing, members of the WBA3K5C52EKT33689 at theVIN# public hearing at the time and place public may ask questions and present evidence that supports either the Chris Thornton, Signed, approval or denial of this petition. Chairman Thomas Zarella Owner 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 Donald W. Thurston – Chairman

TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to M.G.L., Ch. 40A, §5, the Rowley Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at 8:00 P.M., in Meeting Room #5 in the Town Hall Annex Building located at 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA in regards to amending the Zoning District Map of the Town of Rowley (“the Map”) to transfer the portions of the parcels hereinafter described from the Outlying District (OD) to the Business/Light Industry District (BLI) consisting of approximately 10.74 acres and incorporating the following areas: (1.) a portion of 420 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley Assessor’s Map 18, Lot 3 consisting approximately 2.0 acres; (2.) a portion of 428 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley Assessor’s Map 18, Lot 3-1 consisting of approximately 6.5 acres; and, (3.) a portion of 344 Wethersfield Street, Rowley Assessor’s Map 18, Lot 5-21-1-A consisting of approximately 2.3 acres.

3/9/16 In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, the Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw, and the Rowley Planning Board Rules 3/16/16 and Regulations, the Rowley Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 8:45 p.m. in the Conference Room at the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA., relative to an application for a Site Plan Review for the construction of an “Construction/Landscaping Office and Storage” building to be located at 968 Haverhill Street, property owned by J.M. Dunn, LLC (TRS JDJ Realty Trust) of 133 Bare Hill Road, Boxford, MA 01921. The subject property is also identified as Rowley Tax Assessor’s parcel Map 4, Lot 18 consisting of 1 acre and zoned Business Light-Industry (BLI).

The subject properties are currently owned by 420 Newburyport Turnpike, LLC. The proposed amendment to the Zoning Map changing the zoning from OD to BLI would eliminate the current split-zoning condition of the subject parcels.

The proposed Site Plan Review application proposes to construct a 2,400 square foot (40’ x 60’) contractors building that will contain a small office space and a garage/storage area, and, a paved parking area is also proposed.

A map depicting the boundaries of the proposed amendment to the Zoning District Map of the Town of Rowley depicting the areas on the subject properties being transferred from the OD Zoning District to BLI Zoning District may be inspected at the Planning Board office at the aforementioned address during regular business hours. Any person(s) interested or wishing to be heard on the zoning proposals should appear at the public hearing at the time and place designated.

Approval of a Site Plan Review application is required for “Construction/ Landscaping Office and Storage” on properties located within the BLI Zoning District. The applications, plans, and relevant documents pertaining the site plan review application for the proposed building and associated layout are on file with the Rowley Planning Board, and are available for public inspection at the Rowley Planning Board Office, Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, during public office hours.

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Congregational Church will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day a day late with Dervish, a County Sligo Irish band that has been exciting audiences worldwide with its Celtic music for more than 25 years. Down Rte. 1A, Newbury’s First Parish Church is also hosting a concert that night with New Hampshire band, the Soggy Po’ Boys, a New Orleans flavored octet, which describes its music as “a lively blend of fun and insanity.” Churches have been used for a variety of uses other than holding religious services. Some have closed and been turned into businesses, particularly restaurants, but also bookstores, wineries and entertainment facilities. Others like the Methodist Church in Byfield have been sold and have been or will be converted into residences. One at the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY has been transformed into a fraternity house. In an era of declining church membership and Sunday worship service attendance in New England, church leadership seems increasingly interested in using the church buildings on other days than Sundays to generate revenue to maintain the church buildings and grounds. New England, which has been described as “the least churched region in America,” has a lot of architecturally distinctive church buildings that are

struggling to survive. Bucking the trend is the Next Level Church, which opened its fourth venue offering two services on Sunday mornings in Salisbury’s Cinemagic movie theater. Some churches like the First Church in Cambridge advertises on its web site that it offers several large spaces, including the sanctuary, for lease. “Thank you for your interest in using space at First Church in Cambridge. FCC offers beautiful spaces for your concert, performance or rehearsal,” its web site states. Others are creating their own events to bring in people and revenue. The Belleville Roots Music Series, sponsored by Newburyport 5 Cents Savings Bank, Institution for Savings and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, has been doing that successfully since December of 2010. One of the stated missions of popular music series is to raise funds to restore and maintain the historic 1867 Belleville Meetinghouse and adjacent Fiske Chapel complex at 300 High Street in Newburyport. “We hope that the Meetinghouse and the adjacent complex will continue to serve as gathering places for years to come,” the organization’s web site states. Concert goers this week are in for a treat. Dervish, playing in Newburyport,

is an Irish traditional music group that the BBC Radio 3 described as “an icon of Irish music”.The band is at the top of its genre and has been awarded almost every important industry award in Irish folk music both at home in Ireland and abroad. Joining Dervish as a special guest on this U.S. tour is the legendary Irish fiddle player Kevin Burke, recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship, whose music is also rooted in the Sligo tradition. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Tickets for Dervish at $30 for adults and $11.50 for students. For tickets or more information, visit http://www.bellevillechurch. org/roots.php. At the First Parish church the Soggy Po’ Boys Concert will offer up a lively evening filled with a repertoire that includes New Orleans standards, spirituals, contemporary music and swing tunes. The Soggy Po’ Boys, as you would expect, were born on Mardi Gras in 2012. Residing in Dover, NH, the Po’ Boys have been honing their craft every Tuesday night, first at the late Barley Pub, and now at Sonny’s Tavern in Dover. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Advance tickets for Soggy Po’ Boys concert are $19, and can be purchased at: http://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/2226702. Tickets are $20 at the door.

much of the parking on the Town Hall property. What is not clear is which of two proposals, recommended by the Municipal Building Committee, will be presented to the town leaders and the voters. One would be for a scaled-back, two-story building that includes the Town Hall departments and the Police Station. The other would be for a renovated Town Hall and a separate Police Station. On March 22, a joint meeting is scheduled of most of the town leadership, including the Board of Selectmen, the Finance Committee, the Capital Planning Committee, the Planning Board and the Municipal Building Committee, to hear and give guidance to the building committee on what proposal will be presented to the Town Meeting on April 26 and to the voters on May 10. Last week, the Board of Selectmen agreed unanimously to place a flier in the tax bills to all property owners explaining the need for a new Town Hall and Police Station. Municipal Building Committee chair Eric Svahn said he hopes that the new proposal for a 9,000 square foot police station and renovations to Town Hall will come in at a cost

of about $8 million, instead of the $11.5 million that was narrowly defeated. Svahn noted that a 9,000 square foot police station would be half the size of the new station Salisbury police department is building on Beach Road. Last week he had not received the projected costs from the architects and cost estimators. “We seem to be stuck in a little bit of mud,” he said. “We are running out of time to put together all of this information.” Svahn, who has chaired the Municipal Building Committee for three years, said the charge the Selectmen gave his committee was to solve the problems of Town Hall and the Police Station as economically as possible, but to make the solution is a long-term one. Short-term fixes or delaying construction of new buildings, he said, will only cost the town more in the future. Town Hall, which once was a Grange Hall building, received a facelift a few years ago when the town called on Essex County prisoners for labor to save money. What would have been about a $200,000 refurbishment cost more like $50,000, Svahn said.

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THE WORDS OF RACHEL CORRIE TheAmesburyFriendsPeaceCenter and the Main Street Congregational UCC are co-sponsoring “The Words of Rachel Corrie” to be held at 7:30 pm on Saturday, March 19 at the Main Street Church , 145 Main St., Amesbury. An informal reception and discussion will follow. For more information contact: BEAN SUPPER St. James Episcopal Church will purposeoftheater@gmail.com or the hold a Bean Supper on March 19th, Main Street Church at office@mainfrom 4 - 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall, street-church.org or 978-388-0982 119 Washington Street. The meal SUNDAY, MARCH 20th will include baked beans, hot dogs, potato salad, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and homemade desserts SUSTAINING THE SEA FREEAdults - $8, Children under 12 - $4. FOR-ALL We know how important it is to More information is available by be “green,” but how do we apply calling 978-372-5531. that to the way we live on the New England coast? Come to Joppa Flats SELF DEFENSE The Market Street Baptist Church and find out! A full day of activities is hosting a Self Defense Class on and exhibits will demonstrate where Saturday, March 19 from 6:00-8:00 our seafood comes from, how it pm in the church gym at 37 Market is caught, and what communityStreet, Amesbury MA. Sifu Scott supported fisheries are. Children Tarbell is an experienced Martial Arts can participate in art activities and Instructor and a member of Market ocean-themed games. Adults, watch Street Baptist who will donated his the kids outwit you in our ocean time to help raise money towards conservation game show! Learn how our building fund loan. A suggested we can all take responsibility for donation fee of $10 will be collected. sustaining the natural beauty and No sign up is needed. Please arrive resources of our coastline. This is a a few minutes early and wear comfy rain-or-shine event. Children must clothing. Parking is available behind be accompanied by an adult. Sun, the church or in the Provident Bank Mar 20, 2016 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Joppa Flats Education Center, One parking lot. Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. FREE. No preregistration required. ALBA’S EDGE Join groundbreaking celtic/jazz For more information, call 978group Alba’s Edge (www.albasedge. 462-9998 for information about com) at 7:30pm on Saturday, March additional programs and events, 19th at The Community House in or visit the website at www. Hamilton, MA for an evening of massaudubon.org/joppaflats. captivating music like you’ve never heard before. Located north of SALISBURY HISTORICAL Boston in Hamilton, Massachusetts- SEMINAR The Friends of the Salisbury Public - at 284 Bay Road (Rte 1A), across from the Hamilton Police and Fire Library introduces the first in a series Stations, and only a block north of Continued on page 9

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