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April 13 - 19, 2016 Vol. 12, No. 24
Seabrook Old-Time Radio Players take New Direction
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––
ROWLEY — It is probably an understatement, even in New England where people brag about the age of their properties, to say that the fire station here has outlived its usefulness. Built in the 1880s as a dance hall, the firehouse is so small firefighters literally trip over one another trying to dress in their gear to fight a fire. Just to get to the trucks, firefighters “follow a serpentine route,” going The Rowley Firehouse behind one engine, in front of a of the building had to be shored up second to reach the third, said Don to keep it from falling through the Duprey, a call fire fighter on a video floor. The clearances in getting the The Town Common Courtesy Photo produced by the Rowley Community engines out the door are so tight, it SEABROOK - On April 13 Television on the town’s web site. can not be done quickly, said Fire and 16, the Seabrook Old-time When a new fire engine was Chief James Broderick. Radio Players are presenting an purchased by the town, the floor In responding to an emergency, original 1 hour comedy at the Seabrook Library. This is the first time the group is presenting a By Stewart Lytle, Reporter newly written comedy. ––––––––––––––––– You Bet the Orphanage! is a light hearted story of a radio station intern who finds herself teaming up with two star struck nuns, a Groucho impersonator , and a large unlikely cast of coconspirators who devise a miraculous but unorthodox plan to save The Sisters of St Bartholomew Orphanage from closing its doors. . The new play was written by Don Bagley who is Photo by Stewart Lytle The contaminated land slated for new housing also directing. NEWBURYPORT — If and developer David Hall last week In addition to a new script when the Hillside Center for before the city’s planning board, but the audience will also find a new Sustainable Living is completed in “no place in the U.S. has taken it studio setting that is designed a few years, expect Newburyport this far.” to resemble the fictional 1947 Hillside proposes to convert a to gain worldwide recognition as radio studio WOTR in New York former brownfield of contaminated a model for building net zero, self City. The set will accommodate land into a dense environmentally sustaining housing. the new “show with in a show friendly housing project. It combines “There may be one or two places format” says Bagley. The director green building techniques, solar in Germany” that have comparable explained, “Starting with You panels and shared energy efficient housing developments, said Continued on page 2
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Case #16.03 Case #16.03 Bet the Orphanage, and in future shows, the OTR actors will find A Public Hearing will be held at PublictheHearing will be held at themselves in different back stage storylines as they perform theAold Town Hall Annex, 39 Central the ofTownStreet, Hall Annex, 39 Central radio comedies and dramas once heard on radio. We’ll become sort on Thursday, April 28th, Street, on Thursday, April a sitcom series live on stage. It’ll allow us to get back to our radio show 2016 at 7:15 p.m. to act28th, on an appli2016 at 7:15 p.m. to act onMarch an appliroots. At the same time we can creatively mix in some newly written cation received 23rd, 2016 cation received March 23rd, 2016 from Roger LeBlanc. Applicant is material as a frame work around the original scripts from the Golden from Roger LeBlanc. Applicant is from requesting a Special Permit Age of radio.” the Board of Appeals to reconstruct requesting a Special Permit from Since 1994, the Seabrook Library has been hosting The Seabrook family structure under Boarda ofsingle Appeals to reconstruct Old-Time Radio Players. The performances take place on stage inthethe section 5.4structure of the Rowley Zoning a single family Library’s ninety seat Conference Center. The players consist of both Bylaws. Property isunder located section of the Rowley Zoning at 9 professional and amateur actors working together to perform free to 5.4 Walnut Drive, Rowley,at MA. Bylaws. Property is located 9 The the public. propertyRowley, is in theMA. Outlying district Walnut Drive, The The production company has a tradition of performing each show and is shown on Assessors’ Map 17, property is in the Outlying district for one day only, always on a Wednesday. OTR Co-Founder Anne Block, Lot 39. At the public hearand is shown on Assessors’ Map 17, Ferreira explained that for the upcoming production they have added ing, members of the public may ask Block, Lot 39. At and the present public evidence hear- that questions a Saturday matinee at 2pm. Doors open 1/2hour before show times ing, members of the public may ask or deeither the approval This show is appropriate for all ages and all are welcome. Admission is supports questions andofpresent evidence that nial this petition. free. Refreshments available at intermission. Donations accepted.supports either the approval or de-
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In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town LEGAL NOTICE of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a publicCONSERVATION meeting will be held on ROWLEY Tuesday,COMMISSION April 19, 2016 at 7:45 pm at the Room 5 of the Town Hall Anat 39 Central consider Innex accordance withStreet the to Wetlands a Abbreviated Notice of Resource Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, SecArea Delineation application filed tion 40, as amended, and the Town by William H. Herrick Lucia/Herofrick Rowley Wetlands Protection ByRealty Trust for proposed delaw, a public be heldareas on lineation ofmeeting wetlandwill resource Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 7:45 pm including 2 Mill Road (Map 5, Paratcel/Lot the Room theDodge TownRoad Hall An105)5 atof40 (Map nex at 39 Central Street to 5, Parcel 104) in Rowley, consider MA.
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a Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation application Arthur Page III,filed Chair by Rowley WilliamConservation H. Herrick Lucia/HerCommission rick Realty Trust for proposed delineation of wetland resource areas including 2 Mill Road (Map 5, Parcel/Lot 105) at 40 Dodge Road (Map 5, Parcel 104) in Rowley, MA.
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application filed by Fair Dermody Consulting Engineers, on behalf of Arthur Page III, Chair Rowley Conservation Commission Keolis Commuter Services, for application of herbicides along the MBTA’s Right of Way as per the Vegetation Management Plan possibly within regulated wetland resource areas in Rowley, MA. Arthur Page III, Chair Rowley Conservation Commission
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the residents to approve building an $11.7 million Public Safety complex on the site of the current police headquarters at 477 Haverhill St., Route 133. It will include a renovated police headquarters and a new fire station. The annual Town Meeting on May 2 will be asked to authorize the construction of the public safety complex. The voters at the annual town election on May 10 will be asked to approve a debt override provision that allows the town to borrow the funds. The town of Newbury is also trying to get a new police headquarters and town hall approved at its annual meeting and at the town election. Meanwhile, crews building the new Salisbury police department topped out the new building last week. “Our backs are against the wall on these projects,” said Rowley Selectman David Petersen last week. Noting the age of the firehouse, he said, “We have certainly gotten our money’s worth out of that building.” “Our station is busting at the seams,” Broderick said. “Every truck is shoehorned in, we have no storage, no training area, no cleaning facilities to ensure our equipment is properly maintained. There are no amenities of a modern station.” The police headquarters is not in
as bad a condition as the firehouse, but built in 1986, it “has not kept up with the growth of the town or the growth of the police department,” said Lt. Stephen May, the executive officer and a 28-year police veteran. Like the firehouse, the police headquarters is crowded. When built as a temporary solution to moving the officers out of town hall, Rowley had nine officers. Today, it has 20 officers and eight civilians working in the 1,950-square-foot building, plus a leased trailer. Last December, the building failed an inspection by the state Department of Public Health, which cited problems with its hot water system and rust in the toilets. Neither the firehouse nor the police headquarters have shower facilities for its crews, which creates a serious issue if the firefighters or police officers have to be decontaminated if they need to wash off toxic materials. “We owe it to the firefighters and the police officers to fix up these buildings,” Petersen said. May, who conducted a video tour of the headquarters on the town’s web site, worried most about the lack of safety in the building. The lobby is small, having given up some space to create a dispatch room. People cannot be separated in a dispute. There is also no secure area to transport prisoners at the back of the
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April 13 - 19. 2016 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) 462-8518. THURSDAY, APRIL 14th FREE BREAKFAST The Haverhill YMCA’s invites everyone to their “Annual Campaign Kick-Off Breakfast”. This event is being held at the Haverhill YMCA on April 14th from 7:30am-9am. 81 Winter St. Come enjoy FREE breakfast (who can say no to free breakfast?) and join in about experiencing what the Haverhill YMCA has to offer individuals, children, teens and families first hand. We will also be celebrating the Haverhill YMCA’s mission and positive impact on the Haverhill Community. We would love your help and input in supporting an organization that does so much for our community. Please RSVP to Sarah Coletti at scoletti@unos.com (or) Tracy Fuller, Executive Director of the Haverhill YMCA, at fullert@ northshoreymca.org. WINTER HOMESCHOOL FIELD TRIPS: RETURN TO SPRING AT AMESBURY TOWN FOREST Grab your muck boots as we visit the forest in its winter thaw. With microscopes and collecting jars in hand, we will uncover the life that is awakening in the leaf litter, under rotting logs, and in the vernal pools. Bursting buds, emerging insects, and interesting fungi are the focus of our quest! Thu, Apr 14, 2016 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $17. 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. ROWLEY READS TIME TRAVEL MOVIE SERIES AT ROWLEY LIBRARY The Rowley Reads Time Travel Movie Series will wrap on Thursday, April 14. Join us at 6 pm when we watch 1980s teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) be transported back in time to 1955 where he accidentally changes the course of history through a series of comic misadventures and finds he must return things to the way they were, back to the future. Rated PG. Refreshments will be provided. The
www.TheTownCommon.com Rowley Public Library is located at Flats. Fri, Apr 15, 2016 8:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats 141 Main St. Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $35. ESSEX COUNTY AND THE Preregistration required. For more CHINA TRADE On Thursday, April 14, renowned information, call 978-462-9998 Ipswich writer Doug Stewart will for information about additional present “Essex County and the programs and events, or visit the China Trade” at the Museum of website at www.massaudubon.org/ Old Newbury. Stewart’s talk will joppaflats. explore how and why North Shore ports rivaled shipping centers like IMPROVE LIVES OF LOCAL Boston during the 19th century. SENIORS On Friday, April 15th the Stewart’s talk will begin at 7:00pm in the museum’s Benjamin Lecture local affiliate of Mass Senior Hall and will be preceded by a Action Council will meet at the reception at 6:30pm. For a brief Newburyport Senior Center on period between the American High St. at 10:00 am. The North Revolution and the War of 1812, Seacoast Senior Action Council Essex County was the richest little meetings are open to all adults corner of the nation. Sailing ships in the Seacoast area who have an returned to Newburyport from the interest in improving the lives of Far East brimming with luxury local seniors by helping to affect goods like tea, silk, spices, and public policy through their voices porcelain. This “China Trade” and strength of numbers. You do encompassed not only China, but not need be a member to attend. At also India and Southeast Asia. A each meeting there is time for coffee high demand for Asian goods and socializing, a short business made the China Trade a lucrative meeting, information important industry, and Newburyporters to all seniors, and a guest speaker. built, captained, and invested in its Meetings last about 90 or so ships with great success. The North minutes. Please come check us out Shore’s China Trade merchants were and bring a friend along. among America’s first millionaires, and towns like Newburyport grew IPSWICH COMMUNITY rapidly and enjoyed the prosperity CONTRA DANCE SERIES 7pm at the Town Hall Gym, of their wealthy inhabitants. From captains to clipper ship tycoons, 25 Green Street, Ipswich On the Newburyporters were instrumental Third Friday of the Month, January in the success of the China Trade, through May! April 15th, May 20th. and Stewart’s talk will focus on their Live Fiddle Music by Egrets Only. involvement in this booming 19th Dances called by Ana Laguarda. century industry. Ipswich resident FREE! FUN! Sponsored in part Doug Stewart is a freelance magazine by the Ipswich Cultural Council. writer whose stories have appeared Contra Dance is a traditional, folk, in Smithsonian, Time, National line dance (as opposed to a square.) Wildlife, and American Heritage. By the end of the night, you will He is the author of The Boy Who have danced with everyone in the Would Be Shakespeare: A Tale of hall! Crazy Fun! Open to beginners Forgery and Folly. This program and experienced dancers alike. All is generously sponsored by a grant ages welcome! Egrets Only is led by from the Institution for Savings and fiddler Pierce Woodward. Before is offered to the community free of moving to Ipswich, Pierce toured charge. Space is limited; reserve with renowned folk rockers The your seat by contacting 978-462- Mammals, a band that featured the 2681 or info@newburyhistory.org. scions of folk royalty Pete Seeger and Jay Ungar. As he toured around the country, he learned firsthand how FRIDAY, APRIL 15th music and dance create community. Other members of the band will INTRODUCTION TO include Dimitri Eleftherakis on VOLUNTEERING: SALT upright bass and Jason Wertz on MARSH AND MARITIME guitar. Contra Dance Caller Ana FOREST ECOLOGY Join us to see what the tides have Laguarda has a wild and irreverent brought in on the beach, get a feel style. Before each dance Anna for walking a salt marsh, and learn will walk us through the sequence, the operations of our bird banding breaking down the Contra Dance station. Through the use of science fundamentals... Ready or not we experiments, field equipment, and throw ourselves into it full SWING! live flora and fauna, our naturalists and learn along the way... Super will share their knowledge and Fun! passion with you. Joppa Flats presents nature education to schools, WOODCOCK WALK AT groups, and families throughout GREAT BAY NATIONAL the school year on the Parker River WILDLIFE REFUGE Each spring American woodcocks National Wildlife Refuge and in the Great Marsh. Taking these programs engage in one of nature’s most is the first step in becoming an fascinating courtship displays. education volunteer for Joppa Continued on page 8
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Community Announcements AMESBURY - On Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pm the Amesbury Public Library will be hosting author Peter Zheutlin who wrote “Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dogs, and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway.” This Community Connections is the extraordinary story of one man who has driven more than one million miles to rescue thousands of dogs from hunger, abuse and neglect and give them a second chance at life and love. Journalist Peter Zheutlin traveled with rescuer Greg Mahle from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips to bring hard-luck dogs from the Deep South to loving forever families up north looking to adopt a pet, with the help of many selfless volunteers along the way. Peter Zheutlin is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and AARP The Magazine. He lives in Needham, Massachusetts. Books will be available to purchase after the talk. Space is limited, sign up required. • Call 978-388-8148 or go to www. amesburylibrary.org to sign up. This program is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Amesbury Genealogy Club meets the last Monday of the month at 5:30. We have some guest speakers coming for•April, May and June. James•Cunningham will be talking about silver mining in Newbury with mention of Amesbury mines on April 25. Wendy Renda will be presenting on the Daughters of the American Revolution on May 23, and Kelly Turner of the Massachusetts State Archives will discuss preserving your scrapbooks and photographs on June 27. For more information, please contact Margie Walker, Local History Librarian at mwalker@mvlc.org or 978-388-8148. Please register at www.amesburylibrary. org -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - An Arts + Crafts Fair & Bake Sale will take place at the Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury on Saturday, April 30 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. This is a fundraiser to help pay off our building renovations loan. Crafter and Artisans can reserve a 6-foot table for $20 by contacting the church at 978-388-0930 or msbcsec@verizon.net -----------------------------------------------------------BYFIELD - The Byfield Music and Arts Festival is seeking crafters and artists to be a part of the third annual Festival being held on June 25, 2016. This familyfriendly festival will feature 20 live bands performing throughout the day, crafters and artists, and food and beverage vendors. There are many interactive activities for children. The Festival will be held at Manter Field, Central Street Byfield, MA. This beautiful array of athletic fields is easily located moments away from route 95. For more information and to check out some of the photos from last year’s event please go to our website at www.byfieldmusicfest. com. Volunteers are also needed to help out at this event. Proceeds from the Byfield Music and Arts Festival benefit the Byfield Community Arts Center, 7 Central Street, Byfield, MA. -----------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON - SEAGLASS EXPO! During the weekend of April 30 & May 1, 2016, The 2nd Northeast Sea Glass Expo will take place at The Ashworth by the Sea in Hampton, NH. Over 50 artists from all over the East Coast will showcase their creations from sea glass, beach stones, driftwood and shells. You will not believe the beautiful jewelry and home items that these creative people make from items found along the beach. Wonderful chance to meet new people and enjoy a walk on the beach and see the sights on the adjacent Hampton Beach while supporting a wonderful cause! Admission is $5. All the artists generously donate an item for the hourly raffles. All money raised benefits The Molly Rowlee Fund together with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute / Children’s Hospital-Boston utilizing the Pediatric Resource Program provides concrete assistance to on-treatment patients and their families, especially those in need. The Molly Rowlee Fund will be used to assist families with expenses that directly affect their well-being and would make an immediate and positive impact on the lives of pediatric patients and their families. 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Here’s your chance to witness this “sky dance� up close and in-person! This program is appropriate for ages 8 and older. Meet the ranger in front of the Great Bay office, just opposite the parking lot, 15 minutes prior to start time. Bring binoculars and a flashlight. Friday, April 15th @ 7:15 pm. Program is limited to 15 participants. Preregistration required. (Directions: http://www. fws.gov/refuge/Great_Bay/visit/ plan_your_visit.html) Anyone having a question about a refuge program is asked to contact the refuge at (978) 465-5753.
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Town Hall, Room C, 25 Green Street on Wednesday, April 20th from 9am- 5pm providing free dental screenings, cleanings, sealants and fluoride for children by appointment only. Adults can also receive screenings and cleanings for $49. For questions and to schedule an appointment call/text Ellen Gould at 508-237-5378 or email gould.ellen@gmail.com. The Ipswich Public Health Department, in conjunction with the Ipswich Public Schools, brings this program
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April 13 - 19. 2016 to you to provide our community with preventative dental care. To learn more about this program please visit www.polishedteeth.com GREAT BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR! Held on the following days: Monday, April 18th, Wednesday, April 20th and Thursday, April 28th –all programs are held from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, located in Newington, NH. Participants will have an opportunity to visit areas of the refuge that are not normally open to the public. See a diversity of wildlife habitats while learning how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is managing this very special landscape for conservation. Consider bringing along binoculars and a camera. The tour is limited to 14 participants; no more than 4 individuals per sign-up. This is a vehicle-based tour, with limited stops on the refuge. This guided program is most appropriate for older teens. and adults. Meet the ranger in the lobby of the Parker River NWR visitor center in Newburyport no later than 9:00 am OR in the Great Bay NWR parking lot in Newington, NH no later than 9:45 am. (Indicate location you prefer at time of registration.) Preregistration is required for this program, as enrollment is limited. Be advised that individual tours may be subject to cancellation. *Please note: Those who call and leave 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. Preregistration required. For directions to the refuge, click on this link: http://www.fws.gov/ refuge/Great_Bay/visit/plan_your_ visit.html WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING 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. Wed, Apr 20, 2016; 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $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. MRS. THRIFT’S PORTABLE HERB GARDEN Nothing makes home cooking taste better then fresh herbs! Betsy Williams, Mrs. Thrift’s close friend, demonstrates how to plant a portable herb garden in a 14” container. With a little water and a little feeding, a pot of herbs will thrive on a sunny porch, deck or doorstep! Not enough sun? A potted herb garden can be moved from place to place to take full advantage of available sunlight. Classic culinary herbs will be discussed, as will growing from plants or seeds, how and when to water and feed and how to harvest and use. Wednesday, April 20th at 7:00 pm at the Newburyport Public Library. All are welcome to this free event!
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At Paint Nite, a master artist will give us step-by-step instructions to create a work of beach themed art – while we socialize and sip cocktails. The cost is $45.00 per ticket and Paint Nite will donate $15.00 of each ticket sale to the Friends. Help us put the “fun” in fundraising – Only 35 spots are left so RSVP and register now at http://paintnite.com/pages/events/view/boston/1064375 -----------------------------------------------------------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, “Venice, Valencia, & Vienna,” will include music by Giovanni Gabrieli, Joaquín Rodrigo 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 Leonardo Ciampa, Interim Music Director, at 978-465-0602 Ext. 410. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Belleville Roots Music presents Cheryl Wheeler in concert at the Belleville Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport, MA on Saturday, May 14th at 8:00PM. Tickets are $30 in advance/ $35 day of show/$10 children 18 and under. For more information, please email: bellevilleroots@gmail.com or visit: www.bellevilleroots.org. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Our featured artist this month is Anika Savage, whose work reflects her interest in natural beauty, coastal life and vibrant color. She loves to experiment with a wide variety of media including watercolor, pastel, ceramics, stained glass, textiles and computer graphics, but her current focus is on oil painting and mixed media. She’s a member of the Newburyport Art Association, the Rockport Art Association, and the Naples Art Association. Her work will be displayed through April at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main Street in Rowley. For more information, call 978-948-2850. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - This month in our display case, our local Grange chapter will be putting up their annual historical display. Come learn some local history and find out what the Grange is all about! If you have a hobby or interest you’d like to share with the community, please give us a call at 978-948-2850. The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main Street in Rowley. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - The Friends of the Rowley Senior Center has more tablespace available for their Annual Yard, Craft & Bake Sale, Saturday, May 14,2016, Rowley Town Common; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sign up today call 978-948-7637 -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY COA - 45 Card Game – Mondays @ 1:00pm: 45’s is a “trick taking” card game that originated in Ireland and is very popular in the Merrimack Valley. Please come join the fun at the Salisbury Senior Center and meet new people while playing this fun game. Mah Jongg – Tuesdays @ 11:30am: Some experience needed. All welcome! Practice games can take you step-by-step through the opening moves, middle strategies, combinations and the end game. Join this fun and active group. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The 2016 Salisbury Art Stroll is currently accepting applications for this year’s event. It is a family oriented, non-profit community event which takes places outdoors, along the beautiful Old Eastern Marsh Rail Trail in Salisbury. For more information go to www.facebook.com/pages/SalisburyArt-Stroll/223815874425028?fref=ts -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - Are you a business owner who is frustrated or compelled by Facebook? Join us as we review how to best utilize Facebook to promote your business. Get ready to feel motivated and empowered by learning the right processes to marketing your business on Facebook! On Wednesday, May 4, 11:30 - 1:30 pm at Hideaway Pub, 183 North End Boulevard Salisbury. All are welcome; members & non-members; Salisbury & non-Salisbury businesses! Cost for participation is: $15 members / $25 non-members. A light lunch is included; catered by Nancy’s Marshview Cafe. Please let us know if you have any special needs (vegetarian, gluten free, etc.) To confirm your spot, please email: info@salisburychamber.com
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You would think that with all the advances in medicine and technology today, dental decay would be a less common problem. However, dental decay is a complicated multifactorial disease of epidemic levels affecting both children and adults. A healthy mouth requires more than brushing, flossing, and “fillings�. With current scientific evidence and new technologies, patients and practitioners need to begin to look at these problems not just from a drilling and filling approach but also from a medical (preventive/ therapeutic) approach. There are over 19,000 different bacteria that have been found in mouths and every person has about 1,000 different types. Not all of them cause decay and many of them have also been found to grow on artery walls. The medical/dental systemic connection is real and we must pay more attention to it. Why the increase in decay? Most of it has to do with dietary trends and certain medical conditions. We snack more, eat more sugar/carbs, drink more soda, have more gastric
reflux, take more mouth-drying medications, etc. Dental caries (decay) is a pH specific disease. The right bacteria, plus sugar, create acid which breaks down the enamel of the teeth. Add an already acidic environment and it is even worse. In most cases it is a preventable disease. Changing patient behavior and the way dental professionals look at this disease are essential. It is time for the dental professional to take a different approach when treating this disease. More focus needs to be shifted to prevention of decay rather just treating it. Filling teeth is treating the result of the disease but does nothing to prevent it. The dentist needs to take a more active role in assessing individual’s risk factors. One system used to evaluate a patient’s risk factors for decay is called CAMBRA, which stands for Caries Management By Risk Assessment. Based on assessing an individual’s risk factors such as quality of home care, quality of salivary flow, medication issues, and dietary issues, a caries-preventive strategy can be established. There are many new products on the horizon to help combat and virtually eliminate this disease. However, dentists must take some responsibility and be open to a different management of this disease. They must also be able to motivate people to change
habits, which can be challenging. The bottom line is that if you want to be decay-free, you can be. For those at higher risk, there are some great products currently available and others to come. Everything from new toothpastes and gels with ions in them to rebuild tooth structure, sprays to neutralize pH, and probiotics are on their way. Right now you can use things like the sweetener replacement Xylitol, which by itself is cavity-fighting, but also works synergistically with fluoride. Prescription level toothpastes are also available and there is strong research for the topical application of fluoride varnish, the same stuff the kids get, for adults. The evidence is very clear – this is a preventable disease. Next time you go to the dentist and find out you have a new cavity, stop blaming the dentist or yourself, and ask to get a specific protocol for prevention of this disease based on your specific risk factors. Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at jpstclair@ stclairdmd.com. You can view all previously written columns at www. jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.
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While the map developers planned to use it to identify areas where there are problems (below-average health because of lack of access to health care, for example), the tool is also a good way for us to compare our own health to those around us and around the country. To use the map, go online to www.cms.gov and put Mapping Medicare Disparities Tool in the search box. Then click Get Started. Using the dropdown list, put in your parameters. Select year, state or county, condition, sex, age, race and more. At that point you have a choice: You can either click Download or mouse over the various states or counties, depending on which you selected. (If you chose the county level, you
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