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September 2 - 8, 2015 Vol. 11, No. 44
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By Stewart Lytle, reporter –––––––––––––––––
NEWBURYPORT – The city of Newburyport will hold its first public meeting on a proposed new garage and intermodal facility at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9 in the second-floor auditorium at City Hall. Residents and business owners are invited to attend the public meeting and provide input to project manager Kleinfelder engineering and the design team, Desman/ Fennick-McCredie. The garage and intermodal facility is planned for the intersection of Titcomb and Merrimac streets, formerly the Fitness Factory building. The site is owned by New England Development. The meeting will focus only on the facility design. Additional meetings will be scheduled as financial, land acquisition, operations and construction plans are developed. Members of the City Council, Planning Board and Parking Advisory Committee will have an opportunity to ask questions and make comments as well as members of the public. Plans for a downtown garage, which has been discussed by city officials for more than a dozen years, moved closer to reality this summer when Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito delivered a $5 million check to help pay for it. The city is seeking additional funding for the garage and intermodal facility. Construction of a parking garage appears to be integral to New England Development’s plans to Continued on page 2
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By Stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– REGIONAL – Calling the commute to Boston from the North Shore “a disgrace,” Rowley Selectmen have joined 24 other communities along Rte. 1 in demanding that the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation put planned improvements to the congested 80-year-old highway back on the Long Range Transportation Plan. The focus is on a 2.4-mile stretch of Rte. 1 in Saugus and Revere, which often bottlenecks and snarls traffic for miles in both directions, making the commute for North Shore residents agonizing slow. To ease the congestion, state transportation officials proposed widening that section of the highway from two to three lanes in each direction and fixing several exits and entrances. The project, initially priced at nearly $137 million, has languished for years because of the recession, state budget cuts and declining federal highway monies. Photo by Stewart Lytle Now in the most recently updated Route 1 North toward Newburyport Continued on page 3
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To the Editor: As the 23rd consecutive season of music comes to a close at Maudslay Arts Center in the Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, it is time to recognize and thank the many volunteers, sponsors, and news media that make this amazing non-profit outdoor venue a reality each summer. First we salute the local bank that has supported the center and the arts for many years and allows us to continue to offer excellent musical programs for reasonable cost - The Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank, which sponsored the Saturday night series. This year attendance was up once again thanks to the fine entertainment offered at MAC and the continued publicity by so many media outlets - all the newspapers, magazines, radio stations, cable TV and online services that helped get our message out to the community to insure increasing attendance. I would like to personally thank Carol Feingold, publicist; Robert Schledwitz, our valiant gardener; Irene Johnson, our most talented graphic designer; Steve DeGuglielmo, accountant; Tia Costello, printing weekly programs, and MAC Board of Directors: Cynthia Costello, vice president; Nicholas J. Costello, president; Marie Messner, treasurer. A special thanks to this year’s volunteers, who worked tirelessly to make this series happen: Marjorie Anderson, volunteer coordinator; the Rev. Michael and Edna Shirley; Rena Roseman; Jean and John Lambert; Constance Collins; Nancy Brogden; Mary LaPlante; Regina Branco; Sue Tiernan; Deb LaChance; Sharyn Russell; Trudy Rand, and Jeanne Smith. We thank our patrons, many of whom signed on as financial supporters as Friends of MAC; the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation, particularly Ron Kovacs and staff at Maudslay State Park for their continued support of this most important regional resource, and the Friends of the Maudslay State Park. Special thanks goes to Newton Greenery of Newton, NH, and Colby Farms for in-kind donations; conductor Dirk Hillyer, and The Mystix. On behalf of all of us at Maudslay Arts Center, our deepest thanks and best wishes to all. We hope to see all of you again next summer for our 24th season and in the meantime check our website for future events at www. maudslayartscenter.org Warmest regards, Nicholas C. Costello Executive Director, Maudslay Arts Center
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Footloose in America
“A vagabond poet, a businesswoman and a mule walk into a bar together.” Sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? It’s actually one of the many true adventures that middle-aged newlyweds Bud and Patricia Kenny had with their mule Della on their two-and-a-half-year walk across America. In the spring of 2001 the trio left Hot Springs, Arkansas headed for the coast of Maine. The Town Common interviewed them on November 15, 2006 while they were camped along Highway 1A in Ipswich. Bud Kenny has written a book about their trek and is offering it to our readers for free. On September 9th and 10th , as well as October 9th and 10th , Kindle users will be able to download Footloose In America - Dixie to New England at no charge. The paperback edition is for sale at either Amazon.com or www.budkennybooks.com. Della, an 1,800 pound Belgan mule, pulled a pack cart that produced electricity from the rotation of its wheels and a solar panel on the top. This gave them power for lights and fans in their tent, as well as lights and a sound system for their shows. The back of the cart folded down as a stage. In the spirit of the old traveling medicine shows, they stopped and entertained folks along the way. But instead of pushing pills and potions, Bud performed and peddled his poetry. The cart also had a computer and printer on board, which they used to publish his poetry books as they traveled. Footloose In America is not a poetry book. It’s the story of their journey. Traveling mostly during the summer and fall each year, they’d stop and find a place to spend the winter. Their first winter was in Madison, Indiana, where Bud and Della got a job giving tours of the historic district with a Cinderella Carriage. Prior to this journey, Bud owned and operated “The Mule Line” in Hot Springs. For seven years he gave tours of the city and national park with twentypassenger trolleys pulled by teams of mules. So he had the experience to do the job in Indiana. The second winter found them living and working with Mexican immigrants on an apple farm at Albion, New York. It’s in the snow belt, halfway between Buffalo and Rochester. And that’s where Della became a sleigh-mule. Bud found a small cutter in a trash pile and restored it. “Della loved pulling it,” he said. “She’d throw a fit and paw the snow whenever Patricia and I took off on our cross country skis without her. Della always wanted to go.” Woven into the fabric of Footloose In America is a fascinating array of characters that they encountered along America’s byways. They range from the Amish in Ohio, to illegal immigrants in New York to a bigoted slum-lord in Indiana. Because they had no set agenda or schedule to keep, the Kennys could take the time to engage the interesting people they met. “Most folks who saw us figured we were walking for a cause like cancer, or Jesus or something like that,” Bud said. “Nope, I just wanted to slow down and take the time to explore a part of America that I hadn’t seen before.” According to Bud, the hardest part of writing Footloose In America was deciding which stories to put in the book and which to leave out. He said, “The book is 356 pages. It could easily have been well over a hundred pages longer.” This was not the first time Bud traveled across America on foot with an equine. In the mid-1970s– with a pack pony and dog–he walked from eastern Pennsylvania to the northern Oregon coast, down the west coast to San Francisco then east to Arkansas. It was an 8,000 mile journey that lasted three and a half years. “On that trip I spent my first winter living in a cave in Wisconsin,” he said. “That’s when I decided one day I would find a woman crazy enough to do something like this with me.” Twenty-five years later, he met Patricia. They married on New Year’s Eve 2000 in Hot Springs and hit the road the following June. Originally, they planned to travel America for a few years, then transport themselves, Della and the cart overseas to tour other parts of the world. After a couple of years living on the Maine coast, they hit the road again and wandered around New England for more than a year. That route took them into the hearts of Boston, the Bronx and Manhattan. They had hoped to make connections in New York for crossing over to the British Isles. However, circumstances arose that required them to return to their home in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 2008. But that didn’t mean Della was done being on the road. In the spring of 2009 she and Bud went to work for Hot Springs Carriage Company showing folks around the city and national park. Bud said, “Della soon got bored with that.” They retired this past spring. Bud is currently working on a memoir of his 1970s trek and a humorous novel. Information about those future books can be found at www.budkennybooks.com. More information and photos about the Kenny’s and Della’s trek from Arkansas to Maine and beyond can be found at www.usonfoot.com Kindle users, don’t forget you can download Footloose In America - Dixie To New England for free on September 9th and 10th and October 9th and 10th at Amazon. com.
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Maichack’s first workshop was assigned to the arts and crafts room at the center, but was quickly moved to the great room. “We would hold this class more than once a year if we could. It is such a good time,” Brothers said. To register for this free workshop, call 978-338-8138. In the workshop, entitled “Scarlet Poppies: Pastel Paint Like Georgia O’Keeffe,” beginners and advanced students will focus on O’Keeffe’s famous poppy paintings and Maichack’s pastel versions. They will work in tandem with the artist utilizing techniques that O’Keeffe did in her paintings. O’Keeffe, a 20th century American painter, was best known for her flower canvases and southwestern landscapes. Born in Wisconsin in the late 1900s, she had her first gallery exhibit in 1916. Some of her popular works from her early period include Black Iris and Oriental Poppies. After her husband’s death, she moved in the mid-1940s to New Mexico where she was inspired by the rugged western landscapes and
was featured in her later paintings. She lived until the age of 99. Maichack, nominated twice for a Massachusetts Gold Star Program Award, will demonstrate the essentials of pastel painting. Participants will experiment with hundreds of the artist’s professional grade pastels, pastel pencils and pastel paper. Scumbling, feathering, blending, slurring, edges and layering will be taught in this direct tactile medium of pure and nuanced color. All participants will take home their original pastel painting. Maichack’s workshops have been so popular, libraries and senior centers across the state have booked and re-booked him, often twice a year. “What I heard through students’ comments reflects a teaching style that is rare: encouraging, positive and constructive, with information given in a style that students find approachable, accessible and clear,” wrote Melinda Georgeson, director of education for the Norman Rockwell Museum. Maichack, a portraitist and
painter working primarily in pastels, has won many awards, including the Award of Merit from the Bennington Center for the Arts: Impressions of New England Show 2003. He also was awarded the Savoir-faire Pastel Award from the Great Lakes Pastel Society. He was commissioned by Westfield State College to paint the pastel portrait of the past president of Westfield State College, Doctor Frederick Woodward. In addition to portraiture, his still lifes and landscapes are represented by galleries from Maine to California. Maichack is a faculty member at the Museum Studio School in the Fine Arts Museum Quadrangle in Springfield and also teaches at Greenfield and Holyoke community colleges in their adult continuing education departments. At his workshop in Amesbury, Maichack will accept requests to do portraits or commissions to do pastel paintings. To request a portrait, call him at 413-532-3667 or e-mail him at EmJay7@aol.com. Visit his new web site at www.GregoryMaichack.com.
list of Transportation Improvement Projects, the MPO did not list the Rte. 1 project as a priority. That means improvements to it will not be eligible for funding until 2018. And state transportation officials do not expect the Rte. 1 upgrades to be included on the priority list until at least 2031, unless there is a substantial increase in state transportation funds. Outraged North Shore communities along the congested stretch of Rte. 1 are making a renewed push to get the stalled roadway project back on track. The North Shore Alliance for Economic Development has taken a lead in organizing the lobbying effort. At a meeting this summer of Rowley Selectmen, town administrator Deborah Eagan said the traffic bottlenecks when the lanes are reduced from three to two. Rowley Selectman David Petersen said he cannot believe that the Rte. 1 project would be taken off the list. Petersen, who used to commute on Rte. 1 to work in Boston, called it “a disgrace” and said the bottleneck is constant. Selectman Robert Snow said commuters on Interstate 93 and the Massachusetts Turnpike have “straight shots into the city, but when you come in on Route 1, it goes from three lanes to two lanes to three lanes.” Selectmen Joseph Perry said his
years in Revere, was always stuck in that bottleneck traffic on the Revere Saugus line. Snow made a motion to send a strongly worded letter in support of the Alliance’s request. A total of 25 North Shore communities have sent letters and comments to the MPO opposing the dropping of the Rte. 1 improvements. Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo, Malden Mayor Gary Christenson and Saugus Town Manager Scott Crabtree have taken the lead in calling on the state to add the improvements to Rte. 1, along with a connector road from Rte. 1A in Revere to Rte. 16 west, to the agency’s long-term transportation plans. “This project has great significance for virtually every community from Chelsea to the New Hampshire border,” the officials wrote. They argued that traffic gridlock along Rte. 1 is not only a public safety and air-quality issue but an economic one, and fixing it should be a top priority. The Route 1/Route 60 junction at Copeland Circle has been ranked as the second-highest crash location in the state. “These horrific traffic jams extend for three hours each morning and again each afternoon and evening on every single day of the work week,” the officials wrote. “This is an incredible waste of time, fuel, and productivity for every commuter unfortunate to be stuck
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AMESBURY - September Adult Programs at Amesbury Public Library - Join us on Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 pm for “Jefferson’s Dream: the Ballad of the Declaration of Independence.â€? Presented by former Portsmouth Poet Laureate John Perrault, this program celebrates in story and song (guitar and vocals) the lives of eight great Americans trUcK & BOat LetteriNG who embody the values of the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Henry David Thoreau, Ida B. Wells, and Eleanor Roosevelt. An arts and We MaKe BaNNerS education event, this program will engage the audience with our founding values by means of ballads on each historical /&95 %": 4&37*$& figure. In addition to John’s guitar and vocals, the presentation will feature commentary and discussion on the lives SignsByDoug.com and times of these great Americans. This program will take place after hours, if you are attending please enter through the ramp door; doors will open at 6:45. This program is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library. On Monday, September 21 at 6:30 we will be hosting a Road Scholar Travel•Program. Discover educational travel and learning vacations with Road Scholar! Join ambassador Paula Wright as she shares information and answers questions about Road Scholar, America’s Listen to Kathryn’s real estate radio program every Friday at 8:05 am first and the world’s largest educational travel organization for adults. Road on WNBP 1450 AM / 106.1 FM. Scholar, the not-for-profi • t leader in educational • travel since 1975, offers 5,500 educational tours in all 50 states and 150 countries. Alongside local and renowned experts, experience in-depth and behind-the-scenes learning opportunities, from cultural tours and study cruises to walking, biking and more. If you love to travel, enjoy learning new things, and want to meet people who share an adventurous spirit, this informative and enthusiastic presentation is for you! Sign up for all of these programs at our website www. amesburylibrary.org or by calling 978-388-8148. -----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY/NEWBURYPORT – All are welcome to participate in COA sponsored trips; join us for some summer fun: September 13 - Fresians of Majesty, Townshend, VT - Visit Labrie’s Majestic Fresian Horse Farm, as recently featured on Chronicle; includes equestrian performance and tour of barns; lunch at New England House Restaurant, Brattleboro, VT; $92pp. September 22 - The Beach Boys Tribute Show @ Venus de Milo, Swansea, MA - Featuring the group “Still Surfinâ€? performing the Beach Boys greatest hits. Includes transportation, lunch and show; $85pp. All are welcome to join COA tours, for details contact Amesbury COA 978-388-8138 or Newburyport COA 978-462-8650; ask to receive our Newsletter. -----------------------------------------------------------Multi-family at 302 Main Street, Rowley AMESBURY - The Amesbury Innovation Toastmasters club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Chestnut Innovation Center, 11 Chestnut Street, Amesbury, MA in the Innovation CafĂŠ, 2nd fl. Visitors are always welcome. For more information call Richard Mullen 978-769-5313 We listed and sold 302 Main Street in Rowley in or rjmullen@gmail.com record time. Now we have ready to buy clients -----------------------------------------------------------looking for 2 or 3 family homes in beautiful BYFIELD/NEWBURY - The Third Annual Antiques Appraisal Day, a community fund raiser sponsored by the The Sons & Daughters of the First Rowley and Newbury. Settlers of Newbury, will be held on Saturday, September 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year the event will be held at the Newbury Town Library, 0 If you are looking to sell and want us to help Lunt Street, Byfield. The appraiser will be Jay Williamson of John McInnis you take advantage of the rising demand for Auctioneers from Amesbury. Up to three items may be appraised at the cost multi-family homes, please call today: of $10 per item or 3 items for $25. All proceeds will benefit the Newbury Town Library. Kathryn O’Brien: 978-465-1322 ------------------------------------------------------------
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GEORGETOWN - The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library are holding their annual book sale on September 18th - 20th at the Georgetown Peabody Library. Hours are as follows: Friday 5:00 - 7:00 pm; Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, and Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 pm. There will be a wide variety of hardcover and paperback books available; prices range from 25 cents to $2. There will be a bag sale on Monday afternoon. Books will be sold for $3.00 a bag. Proceeds from the book sale benefit library programs, such as children’s events and museum passes. For more information, email the Friends at georgetownfol@gmail.com -----------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON - The Hampton Garden Club meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the First Congregational Church, Winnacunnet Road, Hampton, NH, unless otherwise noted. Membership is $20 per year and includes informational topics, community projects and field trips throughout the year. For membership • information call Roseanne Tuholski at 603-926-2705. -----------------------------------------------------------MERRIMAC - The Merrimac Senior Center will be celebrating National Senior Center Month with a Senior Health Fair on Tuesday, September • • 29th from 9-2. Over 30 vendors are expected to participate and there will be free massages, free lunch, many gifts, raffles and great information. Transportation is available for Merrimac residents. All seniors and their families are invited to attend. For more information, call the Merrimac Senior Center at 978-346-9549. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - Join the Cast of Theater Workshop Fall 2015! Registration is now open for youth actors in all communities. Informational Open House – September 10 at Newbury Elementary School Auditorium. Program begins September 14. Register online: workshopartsinc.org -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT – The City of Newburyport and Town of West Newbury in conjunction with the Newburyport DPS will be holding its Annual Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, September 12, from 8:00 am -12:00 PM at the Newburyport Department of Public Services at 16A Perry Way. Please note that the shortest waiting lines are mid-morning. The event, which will be held rain or shine, provides residents of the area with the
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22 Evans Rd., Peabody - Quaint Bungalow in Desirable Gardner Park. Lovely Home that Offers Flexible Floor Plan & Bedroom Options. Huge Finished Basement with 3/4 Bath! Flat, Fenced in Backyard, 2 car Garage, Attic Storage. Offered at $319,900. For additional information contact Kelli Cassidy @ 978-979-2823
1608 Ferncroft Tower, Middleton A Decorator's Delight!! 3 BD, 2.5 BA, 2134 s.f. upper level CORNER condo offers magnificent sunsets, panoramic views Walls of Windows and 46 ft. private, tiled balcony. The 20x13 s.f. Master boasts huge custom walk-in closet and master bath with double-sink granite vanity. The eat-in kitchen is a chef's dream! -- custom natural maple cabinetry, granite counters, GE Profile appliances, crown molding, recessed lighting, HW floors, TWO-CAR garage parking, extra storage space, 24-hr. security, The ALL INCLUSIVE condo fee includes Cable TV. Offered at $499,000. For additional Information contact the McGuiggin Team @ 978-777-3030. 277 South Main St, Unit 12, Bradford Commuter's Dream! Close to Train Station, Rte 495 & walking distance to Bradford Center.... Townhouse Style condo has 961 s.f. of living area with 1.5 Baths, 2 Bedrooms with plenty of closet space. Basement has a 1 car garage, storage and washer/dryer. PUT YOUR FINISHING TOUCHES ON THIS CONDO AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN! Offered at $159,900 For additional Information contact the Nancy GulloMcDermott @ 978-799-2384 or Meg Steele @ 978-228-0137.
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