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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– AMESBURY – When Arcadia Walker enjoyed writing her first book.“It Publishing asked Margie Walker last year was great,” she said. A shy person, she was for recommendations on who might write less excited about speaking to groups. She a new book on Amesbury for its Images prefers book signings. of America series, the veteran librarian For Acadia, her new book, called and local author started making a list of Amesbury, focuses on the last 50 years. It potential authors. will be available Dec. 7. But as she wrote names on her list, she Amesbury covers many aspects of the city realized who she wanted to put at the top in colorful photographs and information – herself. about local businesses, the individuals and She knew she was well qualified. For the organizations that make a difference, parks, last 21 years, Walker has been the librarian churches and schools. There are also chapters for local history, reference works and teen on celebrations and other interesting events literature. in Carriagetown. Also two years ago she wrote her first book Photographs for the new book come from on Amesbury. Called Legendary Locals of private collections, the Bi-Centennial, the Amesbury, another book for Arcadia, she city’s 300th Anniversary and the Amesbury focused on her adopted hometown from Public Library. its origins. It sold well at Barnes & Noble Walker had an advantage over other stores and on Amazon’s on-line site, she possible authors because of her knowledge Photo by Stewart Lytle said. Continued on page 3 Margie Walker with the first copy of Amesbury
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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– REGIONAL – Veterans Day became Monday, director Liz Pettis said, because Veterans Week this year as celebrations there are so many activities for veterans honoring those who served their country on Veterans Day that she felt it would be started with a free breakfast on Monday better to hold it early. in Salisbury and continued through a Attending the breakfast were regional rainy several days that canceled parades Veterans Services director Kevin Hunt and culminated with star-studded events and state Rep. James Kelcourse. Hunt, Wednesday and Thursday nights at TD who serves veterans in Newburyport and arena in Boston for homeless veterans, Amesbury, said, “We have had a litany of organized by a wounded Newbury veteran. wars in this country. Not one of those wars About 25 senior veterans were treated was started by a veteran, but each one of Monday morning to a special Rico’s Cafe them was finished by veterans. That is why breakfast at the Hilton Senior Center that we thank the veterans for their service. included pumpkin pancakes. Because they don’t start the wars, they end “I always try to help people,” said them.” Rico’s Cafe owner Maria Melo. She said On Wednesday, when the rains canceled she dedicated the breakfast to her late the Veterans Day parade and other outdoor husband Rico, who was a veteran, not of activities, the festivities were moved the United States, but of his native country, inside Newburyport City Hall. Hunt and Mozambique. Kelcourse continued their celebration of The veterans breakfast was held on veterans sacrifice. They were joined by Continued on page 3
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Mayor Donna Holaday and City Council members, the Newburyport Fire, Police officers, the Essex County sheriff and U.S. Coast Guard color guards, the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies. The Newburyport High School Marching Band saluted the U.S. Armed Forces. Holaday said there are about 200 veterans from World War II still living in the area. “We continue to honor their service and have a whole series of events that are organized by our regional veterans’ service office,� she said. The mayor read the names and brief descriptions of the Newburyport veterans who have passed away since Memorial Day. For each Hunt chimed a bell. Across the Merrimack River at the Amesbury Middle School Mayor Ken Gray gave a brief history of the holiday. “Today marks the 96th anniversary of the first iteration of what we now call Veterans Day,� Gray said. “Originally called Armistice Day, this day was set aside to honor all of those who served in what was then called ‘The Great War.’ The war to end all wars, World War I. This particular day was chosen because hostilities formally ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918. But WWI was not the end of all wars.� Gray explained that Armistice Day was formally renamed Veterans Day in 1954 and thanked the Amesbury Veterans’ Memorials Restoration Committee for restoring and maintaining the war memorials
in the city. “Today we honor all of those who have served our country in order to preserve and defend our liberties and give thanks and recognition to the men and women who are veterans,� Gray said. “While we gather today in this peaceful setting, we must not forget those who currently serve and are fighting and dying in our defense overseas and around the world for our way of life.� Serving as the keynote speaker was 91-year-old Amesbury native and World War II Navy veteran William Ryan. Ryan stressed the continuing need to teach U.S. history in local schools and reminisced about a trip he once took to Arlington National Cemetery. “I looked at the rows of white crosses; it was just mindboggling,� Ryan said. “I think that anybody who has the opportunity should go to see the sacrifices that (veterans) have given us.� Newbury veteran Donnie Jarvis organized two special events at the Boston Celtics game on Wednesday night and the Boston Bruins game on Thursday night. Both events honored veterans and raised money for Operation Delta Dog, which trains dogs for soldiers suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome. The Celtics gave Jarvis 30 tickets, which were distributed to homeless veterans at the New England Center for Homeless Veterans in Boston. It was part of his Paint Night celebration that raised3x4 about $2,000 for Operation Delta Dog. About 60 people attended the
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AMESBURY - Unity on the River Presents the annual Holiday Concert: Cookies, Carols and Cuppajoe, on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7:30. Please join Unity on the River-Amesbury for traditional holiday music as well as some new favorites. Our Consultation to Project Completion . Carpentry . Masonry . Landscaping . Roofing . Basements . Water Entry talented musicians, Maura Lynch, Meg Rayne, Patty Barkas, Brian Doser, Brian Hallisey and the Unity Choir are joined by special guest, CuppaJoe! Tickets $15 at the door. Unity on the River is located at 58 Macy Street (Amesbury Plaza) on . All Phases of Construction . Commercial/Residential OVER 25 YEARS of Route 110. They offer a non-denominational service of celebration every Sunday at 10:00am and a peaceful, meditative . All Maintenance Work . All Types of Restorations . Free Initial Consultation . Project Management “In the Field” Experience service each Wednesday at 7:00pm. For more information, go to www.unityontheriver.org or call 978-834-7830. -----------------------------------------------------------PROPERTY MANAGEMENT/CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION GEORGETOWN/ROWLEY People Helping People of St. Mary’s Parish is now collecting donations for the Thanksgiving All Types of Property Repairs deliveries to residents in need of Rowley, Georgetown, Boxford, and Byfield. Donations of non-perishable foods, as well as paper, cleaning, and personal hygiene products are needed. Monetary and grocery store gift card donations may also • to the rectory at 94 Andover Street, be made, but please mail or bring them Georgetown, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours of 9 a.m. Listen to Kathryn’s real estate radio program every Friday at 8:05 am to 1 p.m. All other donations may be left in designated bins at the Rowley and on WNBP 1450 AM / 106.1 FM. Georgetown churches before and after Masses. • • -----------------------------------------------------------GENERAL CONTRACTORS L.L.C. KINGSTON, NH -- An interdenominational service to prepare for Christmas led by people from several area churches. Special music. Tuesday, December 1, Consultation to Project Completion . Carpentry . Masonry . Landscaping . Roofing . Basements . Water Entry 7 to 8 p.m., at The Meeting House on the property of New Creation Healing Kathryn O’Brien, M.Ed. Center, 80 Route 125, Kingston. Call 603 642 3002. . All Phases of Construction . Commercial/Residential Newbury home office OVER 25 YEARS of -----------------------------------------------------------. All Maintenance Work . All Types of Restorations MERRIMAC - The Santa’s Toy Trot, that will take place on Sunday 12/13/15 in . Free Initial Consultation . Project Management 978-465-1322 direct “In the Field” Experience Merrimac. Th e run is a 2, 4 or 6 mile distance to benefit the Merrimac Holiday PROPERTY MANAGEMENT/CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION kathrynobrien@comcast.net Helper Program and Toys for Tots sponsored by the Winners Circle Running All Types of Property Repairs RE/MAX Partners ♦ Andover, MA Club. There is a fun run for children that begins at 9:45. All participants receive 978-475-2100 office a shirt. There will be food following the run and a visit from Santa Claus. For more information please do to website at runthecircle.org. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - The Town of Newbury is seeking up to five (5) residents to serve on the Plum Island Study Committee to study ongoing issues at Plum Island Center and the surrounding area related to trash, facilities for the public, parking, street lights, and other concerns that have been raised by residents and visitors, to make recommendations for dealing with those issues, and to investigate potential revenue sources for reinstating certain services, such as lifeguards. The Committee’s charge will include seeking input from Plum Island residents and others about their concerns and holding at least one public workshop prior to next April’s Annual Town Meeting, (4/26/16). Residents who are interested in serving on the Committee should submit a letter of interest to the Board of Selectmen, 25 High Road, Newbury, MA 01951 or to: Selectman@townofnewbury.org by Wednesday, November 19th, 2015. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY – Please visit the Newbury Town Library in Byfield to pick up a certificate to bring to Not Your Average Joes in Newburyport any Tuesday night through the end of 2105 and the Friends of the Newbury Library will receive 15% of your food* order, including take out. In exchange for your help you will be entered for a $25.00 Gift Card Drawing. The winner will be contacted in January, 2016. Thank you for helping the Book Sale Room Make-Over Campaign! *Excludes Alcohol, Tax and Gratuity -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - Holiday Open Studio Sale at 2 Rivers Ceramics Studio on Saturday, December 5th. 9-5 pm & Sunday, December 6th. 10-5 pm. Presenting another great year of beautiful unique pottery for your holiday. Please visit us and see wonderful work by these featured artists from our studio! Lloyd Hamovit, Stina Lindroth, Dan Ryan, Melissa Stanley, Jo Alice Stockwell, Sarah Allen and other amazing studio artists. For more information and directions contact: 2RiversCeramics.com, 978-618-1475, 108 Middle Road, Newbury. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Belleville Congregational Church New Adult and Youth choir members are always welcome! Adult Choir rehearsal begins at 7:00pm on Thursdays, in the stage room, under the direction of Andrea DeGiovanni, music director. Youth choir rehearsals are on Sundays after worship/Sunday school. Preparing now for the holidays. We are now taking donations of non-perishable food items and toiletries for our annual in-gathering of food to be taken to local service agencies. This will culminate on Thanksgiving Sunday November 22nd where an intergenerational service of Thanks will be celebrated. We are handicap accessible. For more information visit our web site at bellevillechurch. org. Belleville Congregational Church belongs to the United Church of Christ where all are welcome. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Cornerstone Family Practice 303C Haverhill Street Rowley will be holding a town hall meeting to hear about an exciting opportunity that they are offering for one on one personalized medical care. The meeting has been designed to discuss Cornerstone’s exciting new Membership Program. Tuesday December 1st & Tuesday December 8th. 7:00pm - 8:30pm. Please RSVP to 978-948-3902. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - The Friends of the Rowley Public Library is holding its 4th Annual
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Holiday Basket Raffle. Come see the beautiful baskets on display at the Rowley Public Library. Ticket sales begin November 21. The drawing will be December 19th @ 1pm in the Library Meeting Room. Win a holiday gift or a treat for yourself!! You don’t need to be present to win!! Legos, Baby Dolls, Cookies for Santa, American BBQ, Yoga, the Gift Card Tree and many more. Raffle tickets are available at the Rowley Public Library at 141 Main Street, Rowley. They cost $1 each or 6 for $5. The Friends thank everyone who donated a basket to the event. Stop in to check out all the baskets. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850. -----------------------------------------------------------Rob Martin ROWLEY – The Rowley Grange met Tuesday with two new members joining. They are encouraged by this. Recently Purchase a car 158Shore’s Elm St awarded one of the most distinguished Granges in the State and National Levels. At the State Grange Session in October The North Largest Independent Community Newspaper and get 1 year FREE our Grange Mr. & Mrs. Allan Gaspar turned over their sashes to Mr. & Mrs. Robert Peterson. Mrs. Peterson was a past (Rte 110) • scheduled maintenance master of Mass State Grange, both are quite active in state Grange activities. They are having their annual Turkey Shoot when you mention on November 17th, just in time for Thanksgiving. There are three turkeys to be awarded to three lucky sharp shooters. Salisbury this ad! No, there are no guns involved. This is a fun night with three lucky people going home with turkeys. They hope to to 781-956-4464 see a few of our 50 members come to win one of these turkeys. Our meetings are now held on Tuesday night and start at • • 978-961-3325 7:00 to benefit some of school students. Come on down. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - On Saturday, November 28, all are welcome to join us for an afternoon playing the board game Settlers of Catan, starting at 1 pm at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St. We’ll have several boards and some experienced Relax.. Rejuvenate Relax..Restore… Restore… Rejuvenate players on hand to help any newbies. The Settlers of Catan from Mayfair Games is an award-winning strategy game where players collect resources and use them to build roads, settlements and cities on their way to victory. Best for ages 10 and up. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - On the day after Thanksgiving, the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) will 978-948-8696 join in the • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.co holiday shopping spirit by reducing adoption fees to $5 on all adult cats (1 year and up). “On Black Friday, people get excited about bargains—even when it comes to finding a kitty companion,” said Liz Pease, Executive Director. “We’ve had so much success with this event in the past, we decided to do it again, especially since we have a number of wonderful cats Massage, Facials, Yoga Yoga Massage, Facials, that deserve a home for the holidays.” The event will run from 11:00am to 4:00pm on Friday, November 26th. All regular www.GeorgetownMassage.com adoption screening processes apply, and all cats must be taken home the same day they are adopted. All MRFRS cats go 978-352-7677 home spayed or neutered, up-to-date on vaccines, treated for fleas & worms, tested for FIV and FeLV, vet checked, and 939 Salem St Groveland, Ma 01834 microchipped. Adopters are encouraged to fill out an application prior to the event at www.mrfrs.org or by stopping by the shelter at 63 Elm St. during regular hours. Our regular adoption hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am – 4:00pm.
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Th is off er will evidence of insects (carpenter paved driveway and is in move in condition. Three bedrooms, require (typically pay stubs/ have a life span, typically at ants, termites, etc.). If the one of which is on the first floor, 2 good sized full baths, recently W-2 or a tax return and bank least 24 hours, sometimes buyer is not satisfi ed and updated kitchen with new stainless appliances and custom quartz account info among other longer. Th e off er should doesn’t feel anything can be counters. Front to back living room has wood stove for cozy winter items). This has become always be done in writing to done to rectify the problem, nights, and sliders to a large back deck to enjoy in spring, summer more cumbersome in recent protect both buyer and seller. they can withdraw and receive and fall. Walkout basement makes a great workshop with lots of years. Cumbersome does not It also must be accompanied their initial deposit back. If light from full windows. 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Glade Holiday PlugIns速 Scented Oil Refill with FREE Warmer 速
Select spruce or apple cinnamon scent. W 198 088, 089 B6 While supplies last.
3.8-Oz. Scented Wax Candle Select spruce or apple cinnamon scent. W 198 090, 091 B6 While supplies last.
Sale ends 11/30/2015 息2015 True Value速 Company. All rights reserved.
Kelly Family Businesses in Newburyport The Holiday Season is Here Again! We RENT everything you need for your Thanksgiving or Holiday Gathering
China Glassware Flatware Chafing dishes Coffeemakers
Chairs Tables Table linens Cupcake stands Chocolate fountains