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A Sign of An Early Spring in New England
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REGIONAL – Despite the storm Monday, there are many signs that the warmest winter in more than a dozen years has led to an early spring. The crocus and even tulips, planted last fall, are pushing green shoots up out of the ground. Trees are budding early. Landscaping shops like Beach Plum in Salisbury are already doing a brisk business. For eastern Massachusetts only the winter of 2001-2002 was warmer than this one. But no sign of an early spring is clearer than the announcement
last week that the Newburyport Yard Waste Facility is opening this week, two weeks earlier than usual. Of course, the official first day of spring was Sunday, when a nor’easter came through. “We normally open the second week in April, but it has been such a warm winter. We are getting a lot of calls” to see if the yard waste facility is open, said Molly Ettenborough, the city’s recycling and energy manager. This year Newburyport’s Yard Continued on page 3
City Sells Kelley School For $750,000 Plus NEWBURYPORT – The developer that helped rescue Boston’s landmark Waterworks at Chestnut Hill and convert it into high-end residences is now turning his attention to restoring the 143-year-old Kelley School on High Street, one of the city’s most prominent buildings. Adjacent to the Bartlett Mall, the school is being sold to Boston developer Merill H. Diamond, principal of Diamond Sinacori LLC, and is proposed to be transformed into 10 residences, including two penthouses. Diamond Sinacori is paying $750,000 to the city. And if the project makes more than 20 percent profit on the sale of the residences, the city gets half of Diamond’s profit, said Andy Port, the city’s planning director. Port conceded that he is skeptical that the city will see much money above the $750,000 price tag, although he expects the new residences on the city’s premier street to command a high sales price. Current listings for condos on High Street range in price from $500,000 to $700,000. The large mansions start at about $1 million. The historic neighborhood school, built in
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– 1873, was closed in 2007 and turned over to the city after 134 years to save money for the school district. At the time of its closing Kelley was said to be second oldest operating elementary school in the country. The Cannelton Elementary School in Indiana was constructed in 1868. The city used the building until recently for its youth services program. Standing on a ridge at the top of Market Street, the Kelley School residences will have a prime view of St. Paul’s Church, downtown Newburyport, the Merrimack River waterfront and the mall. The historic brick exterior will be cleaned and refurbished, and will be largely unchanged in appearance. The developer has worked closely with the city’s historical commission, the planning and zoning boards to retain the school’s exterior. The condominiums will be on three floors. The lower two floors, built as a school, have high ceilings that will become four units on each floor. Inside each unit will be a lower floor and a mezzanine. The The Kelley School Continued on page 3
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% A map depicting the boundaries of the proposed amendment to theCommunity Announcements Zoning District Map of the Town of Rowley depicting the areas on the subject properties being transferred from the OD Zoning District to BLI LEFT: (L to R) To celebrate the Zoning District may be inspected at the Planning Board office at the 125th Anniversary of the founding of aforementioned address during regular business hours. Any person(s)Community Connections the Rowley Public Library in 1891, interested or wishing to be heard on the zoning proposals should appear Rowley Board of Selectmen members at the public hearing at the time and place designated. David Petersen and Clifford Pierce In Home Senior Care Personal Care & Companion/Homemaker Services enjoyed a round of mini-golf with Chris Thornton, Serving the Newburyport area Serving the New Hampshire Library Trustee Chair Janet Peabody & Merrimack Valley since 2004 Seacoast since 2005 Chairman 978-462-6162 603-583-4890 and Town Moderator Joan Petersen. 182 State Street Newburyport MA 01950 RIGHT: Ipswich Rotary Club www.visitingangels.com/newburyport Marc Maravalli, B.S., R.Ph. • members and guests enjoyed an Publisher/Editor, The Town Common afternoon of mini-golf at the Rowley Letters to the Editor provide Public Library’s inside course. The event kicked off the Library’s 125th Anniversary a useful way of communicating TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD celebration. • • concerns, issues, or suggestions to NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Dear Editor: all members of the community. The Town Common encourages In accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40A, the On March 4th, on a snowy Friday afternoon, the Rowley Public all citizens to submit letters concerning issues of interest and Rowley Protective Zoning Bylaw, and the Rowley Planning Board Rules Library was completely transformed into a 9-hole mini golf course and Regulations, the Rowley Planning Board will conduct a Public concern to the local community. Hearing on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 8:45 p.m. in the Conference to kick off the 125th anniversary of the library’s founding. More Letters selected for •publication 978-948-8696 www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com than 140 attendees of all ages played through the “fun raiser,â€? taking may be edited for length and clarity. Room at the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA., relative advantage of looping course that snaked between cavernous book to an application for a Site Plan Review for the construction of an Some letters may serve as a catalyst stacks, Reference Area fairways and Children’s Room sand traps. In “Construction/Landscaping Office and Storageâ€? building to be located for other articles or coverage, and lieu of greens fees, participants were requested to bring a donation to at 968 Haverhill Street, property owned by J.M. Dunn, LLC (TRS JDJ community leaders and agencies benefit the Rowley Food Pantry. will be offered an opportunity to Realty Trust) of 133 Bare Hill Road, Boxford, MA 01921. The subject The Friends of the Rowley Library thank each of our “holeâ€? respond to letters concerning their property is also identified as Rowley Tax Assessor’s parcel Map 4, Lot 18 consisting of 1 acre and zoned Business Light-Industry (BLI). areas of responsibility. sponsors, the Bradford Tavern, Choice Graphics, DF Clark Rest All letters must be signed and Stop, First Ipswich Bank, the Institution for Savings, Rowley Family include a daytime telephone The proposed Site Plan Review application proposes to construct a 2,400 Dental Center and Rowley Realty. Their generous contributions will square foot (40’ x 60’) contractors building that will contain a small number. help support upcoming library programs. The tournament would not Letters may be submitted to: office space and a garage/storage area, and, a paved parking area is also have been nearly as successful without the efforts of our enthusiastic proposed. volunteers, who included Friends members, library staff, Trustees The Editor c/o The Town Common Approval of a Site Plan Review application is required for “Construction/ and the Ipswich Interact Club. We are also grateful to Joe Buckley 77 Wethersfield St. Landscaping Office and Storageâ€? on properties located within the BLI of Mobile Mini Golf for inspiring the event, and to Jim Wilson for Rowley, MA 01969 Zoning District. The applications, plans, and relevant documents memorializing it through photography. or preferably via e-mail to: pertaining the site plan review application for the proposed building and On behalf of the Friends, library staff and Trustees, we invite editor@thetowncommon.com. associated layout are on file with the Rowley Planning Board, and are residents of Rowley and surrounding communities to join the available for public inspection at the Rowley Planning Board Office, library’s 125th Anniversary Celebration! Check out rowleylibrary. The Town Common deadline is Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, during public office hours. org for upcoming Anniversary events and more details about Rowley 5pm Wednesday (except when a Reads 2016— focused in this year on looking forward and back in federal holiday necessitates an Chris Thornton, time through books, movies and science fiction discussions. earlier deadline). Chairman
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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. 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. 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. Chris Thornton, Chairman
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Waste Facility on Crow Lane will open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22. “Please drop off material only when the facility is open,” the city’s announcement states. The city of Amesbury is not planning on opening its yard waste facility early. It will open the facility on April 1, the city said. Other municipalities never close their yard waste recycling centers. The town of Salisbury opens its facility off Beach Road on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. year round. During the fall, its busiest season, when there was a lot of demand from residents, the Department of Public Works opened the yard on Wednesdays, according to the town’s Department of Public Works. In Newburyport, the Yard Waste Facility operates through December, open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 2:30 PM.
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several parking spaces. A traffic study concluded that the 10 new residences will generate minimal additional traffic on High Street. Most of the units will have one and a half parking spaces. There is additional parking on High and Auburn streets. There was debate among planning board members on whether Diamond Sinacori should be required to install brick sidewalks or less expensive concrete. City ordinance requires new sidewalks to be constructed out of either brick or concrete. Mead asked the board to allow the builder to determine if it will brick the sidewalks after it determines the total construction costs of the project. Planning Board Chairman Jim McCarthy said he hopes the new residents of the Kelley School will “adopt” the underutilized Bartlett Mall across Auburn Street.
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At the end of our walk we’ll (SBC) along with the Town’s Project Septic tankS & warm ourselves with hot cider around Representative and Design Team SyStem contractorS GRANGE SUPPER a bonfire. March 23 | 6-8PM Please for our third forum to learn about container Service Rowley Grange #204 will be note: We will be hiking up and the progress of our community’s starting its 2016 public suppers on down dunes, through soft sand, for elementary school building project and March 23rd. The supper will feature approximately 2 ½-3 miles. Dress for to add your voice to the conversation turkey pie, with all the fixings. This the weather to maximize comfort and about educational and facility supper is a favorite amongst those who minimize misery! Water is always good priorities. This will be the final forum regularly attend the Grange suppers. to have along. 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AMESBURY - “Gathering of Verses” Poetry Contest - The Whittier Home Association is proud to announce the sponsorship of our first ever Poetry Contest. The WHA has collaborated with the Amesbury Cultural Council and Amesbury’s first Poet Laureate, Lainie Senechal to come up with a name for Community the contest, and design an entry form. AndConnections we are all sure that Mr. Whittier would be wellpleased, and probably wonders why it has taken so long for us to do this! The contest, entitled “A Gathering of Verses” is open to all students presently enrolled in High School. There is no entry fee required. Contest entry forms have been sent out to fourteen schools in the area, but may also be downloaded from the Whittier Home website www.whittierhome.org . The deadline for entries is March 25th. The Whittier Home plans to make this an annual event and hopes to have a high participation from all area schools. There will be an Awards Ceremony on April 28th at 6:00pm at the Friends Meetinghouse in Amesbury where students will be asked to read their Home cooked ready meals available! winning entries. John Greenleaf Whittier, a devout Quaker himself, attended this Meetinghouse while he lived in Amesbury, lending a special historical significance to the event. • GiuseppesFineFood.com 257 Low St . Newburyport -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY- The Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury will be holding Easter services that are open to all. Elevator to sanctuary is available. No Sunday school classes. Communion Service 7:00• us in the Chapel on first floor 8:00 pm on Thursday,•March 24. All are invited to join Listen to Kathryn’s real estate radio program every Friday at 8:05 am for a service of worship and communion as we commemorate the Last Supper together. on WNBP 1450 AM / 106.1 FM. Prayer & Meditation 12:00 noon - 3:00 pm on Friday, March 25. The Sanctuary will be open for those who wish to pray and meditate on the Passion of Christ. Please feel free to come and go as you during this time. Scriptures will be read every half hour. Elevator to sanctuary is available. Easter Worship 10:00 am on Sunday, March 27: A special service Kathryn O’Brien, M.Ed. to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Childcare for ages 4 Newbury home office years and under. Coffee hour to follow. Elevator to sanctuary is available. No Sunday school classes. 978-465-1322 direct -----------------------------------------------------------kathrynobrien@remax.net KINGSTON, NH - Holy Week at Trinity Church, 80 Route 125, Kingston, NN: Trinity Church is a orthodox, sacramental congregation in the Anglican tradition. Monday, RE/MAX Partners ♦ Andover, MA March 21, 7:00 p.m. Candlelight service of Tenebrae, beautiful music, readers from ten 978-475-2100 office area churches. Maundy Thursday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. Holy Communion followed by 948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com prayer vigil at The Garden of Repose. Good Friday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. Service begins at the outdoor cross. Saturday, March 26, 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil service. Easter Sunday, March 27, 10:00 a.m. Glorious and festive Easter worship. For more information call (603) 642-3002. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - On Wednesday, April 6, the Local Poverty Matters Discussion Group welcomes Jeanne Robertson, a licensed drug and alcohol counselor in Massachusetts. Turning Point provides and how that support enables their clients to participate as contributing members of our community. Their work fosters respect and dignity and acknowledges each individual’s roles as a person, friend, neighbor and worker. Jeanne will be joined by a former Turning Point client who will share her personal story. The Local Poverty Matters Discussion Group will be held on Wednesday, April 6 from 7-8 PM at the First Religious Society Church, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport. These monthly sessions are sponsored by Pennies for Poverty and by the Social Action Committee of the So many questions. First Religious Society. They are free and open to the public. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Holy Week at Hope - This Easter season at Hope includes worship Should you spend money to: services and special prayer/devotional materials. Good Friday service (March 25) will be at 7pm to reflect on Jesus “At the Cross”. Easter services (March 27) will be at 8am, 9:30am and 11am to celebrate Jesus’s resurrection. Children’s programs (infant – Gr5) Redo the kitchen? How about the bath? are available for all Sunday services, and care for infants – PreK will be available on Good Should the rugs be replaced? Repaint the Friday. A special devotional, A New Life, is available for Holy Week (which begins on Palm Sunday, March 20.) Join us! Hope Community Church is located at 11 Hale Street interior? Is there mold? Water in the in Newburyport. More info at www.hopenewburyport.com. -------------------------basement? NEWBURYPORT - Join Newburyport’s Candlelight Chorale for its spring concert. The Chorale, hosted by the First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, is open to all. Rehearsals will be held on Fridays at 7:30pm, beginning April 15, 2016. The program, Kathryn O’Brien answers questions like “Venice, Valencia, & Vienna,” will include music by Giovanni Gabrieli, Joaquín Rodrigo this every day for Sellers. Kathryn will and Johannes Brahms (the complete Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes). Dress rehearsal: Saturday, May 21, 3-5p.m. The concert is Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m., with a 2:30 p.m. call. Contact come over, go through your home with Leonardo Ciampa, Interim Music Director, at 978-465-0602 Ext. 410. you and tell you exactly what you need -------------------------PLUM ISLAND - Parker River National to do to sell your home for top dollar – Wildlife Refuge, located on Plum Island, MA, is looking for Volunteer Plover Wardens for without spending a lot of your profit. the 2016 Plover Season. Beginning in April of each year, the entire Refuge beach is closed to all public entry to provide undisturbed nesting habitat for the federally threatened piping plover. The Volunteer Plover Warden Program significantly contributes to the breeding success of these birds. Plover Wardens are stationed at both the north and south ends of the Refuge’s 6 ½ mile beach. 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Health & Wellness Brighter Smiles... Treatment for Snoring & OSA
By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD
I promise this will be the last column on sleep related problems for a while. My recent stream of continuing education has opened my eyes to the severity of these grossly underdiagnosed and undertreated sleep issues and I wanted to share some of what I have learned. One thing is certain, sleep impacts every aspect of your life and daily life. Sleeping well helps you look, feel, and perform your best. Sleep problems can be harmful to your health and well-being. Two of the most common sleep problems I have discussed over the last few weeks are snoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A doctor must determine if your snoring is a sign that you have sleep apnea. A doctor who is a sleep specialist can provide a complete sleep evaluation either with an overnight sleep study or a home sleep apnea test. The sleep doctor will interpret the data from your sleep study to make a diagnosis. Your sleep doctor will discuss treatment options with you. The
options include positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, oral appliance therapy and surgery. PAP therapy involves wearing a mask or cannula connected to a machine that pushes air into your airway. Oral appliance therapy uses a mouth guard-like device worn during sleep to maintain an open, unobstructed airway. Surgical options include a variety of procedures. All have varying side effects and rates of success. Research shows that oral appliance therapy is an effective treatment option for snoring and OSA. Oral appliances support your jaw in a forward position to help maintain an open upper airway. Many patients consider an oral appliance to be more comfortable to wear than a PAP mask. Oral appliances are also quiet, portable and easy to care for. There are potential side effects with this treatment as well. If you and your doctor decide that oral appliance therapy is the best treatment option for you, then your doctor will write a prescription for you to receive a custom-made oral appliance. You will also receive a referral to a qualified dentist who can provide oral appliance therapy. More than 100 oral appliances have received FDA clearance. Your dentist will recommend the device that is best for you. Oral appliance
hour shifts (this amount is flexible) from April-August. Because they are field positions, volunteers must be prepared for the sometimes unpredictable beach weather. The work is rewarding. The volunteer provides a valuable service to the Refuge visitor by informing them of Refuge policies and programs. They also help the Refuge wildlife by protecting valuable habitat, thus helping assure the plovers’ survival. The public is welcome to attend this meeting with no obligation to volunteer. Anyone interested in this opportunity or other types of volunteer positions for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Parker River, is encouraged to call the Refuge at 978-465-5754 ext 208 for more information. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - The Rowley Book Club is currently reading Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. A dedicated troop of actors travels among the small settlements left 20 years after a devastating pandemic sweeps the world. When they encounter a terrifying prophet, the strange twists of fate that led them all here become revealed. We have copies available at the library, so pick one up today, then join us for a discussion on Thursday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. May’s title will be The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main Street and is fully accessible. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 7:30 PM on Wednesday April 13th at the East Parish Methodist Church, Salisbury Square (route 1), Salisbury, MA. Pat Falci, the actor who portrayed A.P. Hill in the movie “Gettysburg,” will speak on “Lee’s Forgotten General: A.P. Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg.” Admission is free and anyone with an interest in America’s Civil War is invited to attend. For more information visit our web page www.cwrtmerrimack.org or call Tom at (978) 4628518. -----------------------------------------------------------WEST NEWBURY - Story Hours start April 5th - Sign up online for our next 8 week session Story Time for Ages 3 to 6 - Tuesdays at 1:15 Toddler Time for Ages 2 to 3 Wednesdays at 10:30 Babies and Books for Infants to 2 years - Thursdays at 10:00 Story Time for Ages 3 to 6 - Fridays at 10:15 Go to www.westnewburylibrary.org Calendar of Events and scroll down to the first day of the session you would like to attend to register and become a part of the community then please contact Jackie Carter at 978-352-2986 or email me at midnight721@comcast.net.
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A 15 Green St, Amesbury 8 room, 5 bed, 1f 1h bath Victorian 9 $259,900 $251,900 $259,900 fee, typically in the neighborhood 4 Colgan Rd, Merrimac 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 96 $285,000 $260,000 $310,000 of $75 is charged to the seller of 186 Echo Cove, Hamilton 1 room, 1 bed, 1f 0h bath Cottage 50 $289,000 $270,000 $349,000 a condo. 132 Topsfield Rd, Wenham 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 16 $369,000 $372,000 $369,000 Condo Fee Adjustment: If 425 Main St, Groveland 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 19 $369,700 $387,500 $369,700 you are selling a condo you can 66 Center St, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 3f 0h bath Ranch 66 $499,000 $400,000 $539,000 be reimbursed for condo fees. 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