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country home furnishings, accessories, a wall of delightful smelling candles, holiday decorations, nicknacks that make you laugh, wooden toys, lots of wall hangings and penny candies in jars.

Mary Moulton moved her shop to Rowley a few weeks before Thanksgiving. For the prior six months the shop had been in Ipswich, but the space was too small. Before opening in Ipswich, she had operated her shop for five and a half years in West Newbury, where she built a loyal clientele that followed her to Ipswich and now to

Old Thyme Shop Moves to Rowley By Stewart Lytle, Reporter

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NEWBURYPORT — The warm early winter weather, which has made this December one of the most pleasant on record, has helped speed up a variety of construction projects, including the new Shell gas station and CVS Pharmacy on Storey Road.

Jim Mitchell, vice president of the New Hampshire development company, Tropic Star LLC, predicted last week that construction of the new gas station could be completed by the spring. And once the station is moved from its location at Storey and Low streets, then the contractors can tear down the old station and start building the 12,900-square-foot CVS store on that

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Merry Christmas from...

ROWLEY – For whatever reason, many people wait until the last minute to do their holiday shopping. Some are too busy to shop earlier. For others it is the challenge of finding the right gifts in record time. Still others realize late that they forgot someone.

For these last-minute North Shore shoppers, there is a solution. A shop recently moved to Main Street here that has the perfect gifts for many on your list in an environment that will make your holiday shopping fun and interesting.

The Olde Thyme Home shop offers an elegantly decorated rooms filled with Mary Moulton surrounded by her country home collectibles

Construction begins to relocate the Shell Station.Photo by Stewart Lytle

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Wishing you a warm and healthy holiday season!

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corner of the busy intersection.“It was a long road, but the City has really

worked with us to provide the best possible project, and we won’t disappoint,” Mitchell wrote in an email last week.

The approval process for the complex, at the city’s major gateway off Interstate 95, was one of the longest in recent years. Tropic Star had to win the approval of several city boards and the state Department of Transportation, since it is on State Highway 113. It was the second attempt by Tropic Star to win approval for the project.

In recent weeks, construction crews

NEWBUYRPORT - Anna Jaques and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) are pleased to announce their latest clinical collaboration, the Thoracic Clinic at Anna Jaques Cancer Center, affiliated with BIDMC. This clinic delivers the advanced care expected from a major Boston teaching hospital, with a convenient, personalized approach to give patients the best of both worlds.

Sidhu Gangadharan, MD, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology,

and Michael Kent, MD, Director of Minimally-Invasive Thoracic Surgery now provide comprehensive pulmonary services on the Anna Jaques campus. On staff at BIDMC and members of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, both doctors bring years of collective expertise and highly-specialized care to the community.

“Anna Jaques and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have once again joined forces to enhance

Thoracic Clinic Opens at Anna Jaques Cancer CenterrWelcome Thoracic Surgeons Sidhu Gangadharan, MD and Michael Kent, MD

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Bartlett Museum Recycle DayThe Bartlett Museum is thankful to the many people who came to the

museum’s yard to leave appliance & electronic items for our annual Recycle Fundraiser Day in November. The money earned will help to pay the expenses to stay open to the public for another season. Thanks again for supporting our fundraiser.

The Bartlett Museum is located on 270 Main Street, Amesbury MA and is open for tours from Memorial Day to Labor Day and also special tours by appointment. Come by next summer. Find us on the web at www.bartlettmuseum.org or www.amesburytreasures.org and on Facebook as The Bartlett Museum.

The Museum runs totally on membership fees, volunteers, fundraisers and donations. We still need finances to have a replace an outside door, new roof and plumbing to have a working toilet.

Any monetary donation can be sent by mail to: P.O. Box 692, Amesbury MA 01913.

Email: [email protected] for a membership form. Thanks for your support.

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SURVIVOR: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1:00-2:30 p.m.For families with children 5 years and older. Through teamwork and

problem solving, we will explore the woodlands of the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary and imagine that we are explorers stranded in the wilderness. In order to survive, we will need to build shelters, collect firewood, and find food and water. Come and find out how you would survive! Dress for the weather and wear warm waterproof boots. FEE: $9/adults, $7/children (discount for Mass Audubon members).

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For families with children 5 years and older. Brighten up your yard this winter with a bird feeder handmade by you and your child. All materials and instruction provided; just bring a hammer. Afterwards, we’ll observe the sanctuary feeders to see what birds are coming to them. FEE: $20 per family ($18/Mass Audubon member families). The fee includes one kit; a limited number of extra kits may be available for $12 each; please inquire when you register.

PREDATOR PARTY: SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1:00-2:30 p.m.For families with children 5 years and older. Predators such as the

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OWLS AND ART–BRINGING THE MAGIC OF ART AND NATURE TOGETHER:

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take a walk to look for owls, and then create owl art from a variety of mediums at different work stations. FEE: $14 ($12/Mass Audubon members). The fee is per child. Parents are welcome but are not required to stay.

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Old Thyme Shop Moves to Rowley Continued from page 1Rowley.

“I’ve always loved the warm look of country style decorating,” Moulton said.

She said she jumped at the chance to move to Rowley because it was bigger space and moving to the location at the intersection of Route 1A and Route 133 was a homecoming of sorts.

She “got the bug” for finding, surrounding herself and selling country home style keepsakes when she started working for Bittersweet Collectibles, which once was housed in the same space where she is now. When Bittersweet Collectibles moved north to a new building across from the Post Office in downtown Rowley, the building stayed vacant for several years.

It has ample parking and stands in front of another popular shop, Lost Treasures. In the summer, a flea market sets up in the yard behind

the shop, which she believes will bring throngs of customers to pour over her collections and the wares of vendors who exhibit and rent space in her multi-room house.

With much more space that she had, the new shop “enables us to have multiple vendors, offering greater variety in merchandise,” her web site says. “We have new items and some of the stuff you have come to expect to see here.”

Moulton loves the challenge of finding household furniture and other items such as painted wooden doors that she can offer to her customers. She said customers love the doors and use them as decorations.

Old Thyme Home joins a growing number of antique and art shops and flea markets that draw in a steady flow of shoppers and tourists during the holiday shopping season and the warm weather months.

Curtis Bryant, the chairman of the local planning board, noted at a hearing last spring that on Rte. 1A “there is a thriving collection of antique businesses that Rowley is known for.”

Rowley has become a major site for what has become known as historical and cultural tourism. With the aging of the large Baby Boom generation, there has been a significant growth in the number of visitors to the town and surrounding communities that offer historical sites, antique shops.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation defines heritage tourism as “traveling to experience the places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past.”

The Old Thyme Shop at 31 Main Street adds yet another site to showcase the region’s antiques and artifacts that make perfect holiday gifts.

have razed several homes, cleared land, installing utilities and begun digging the foundation and tank space underground for the larger Shell station and convenience store. The Shell station with four pumps will be on about an acre.

The CVS, its second in the city, will be one and a half stories and include a MinuteClinic. It will sit on 6.6 acres, giving it substantial parking.

Tropic Star, founded by Scott Mitchell in 2007, has developed commercial projects for national and regional retailers throughout New England.

“The corner location of the pharmacy building will better define the intersection while creating a more pedestrian-welcoming atmosphere,” the Planning Board wrote in approving the project. “The architecture, building materials and colors, and landscaping visually improve the

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City officials also asked state DOT to reduce the number and size of signs along Storey to improve the street’s appearance.

Newburyport leaders, including city planning director Andrew Card, took great interest in the project because of its prominent location and its ability to influence other developments along Storey. The street, which looks much like other exits off the interstate highway, is improving, but still has a handful of one-story shops. The largest vacant tract is owned by Richard Kaplan’s SBK Associates, which owns adjacent Port Plaza.

The new CVS, which will be directly across Storey Avenue from the Institution for Savings’ classic brick bank building with a tall clock tower., will have an exterior of clapboard and shutters. It will be closer to the street than most CVS stores to avoid looking like another Storey Avenue shopping center. The

store will have a center entrance, instead of the typical CVS corner entrance.

The traffic pattern will also be improved, the planning board believes, with two full-access driveways, one on Storey Avenue and the other on Low Street.

With fewer curb cuts, the two driveway pattern “will create a safer experience for both drivers and pedestrians,” the planning board wrote.

Tropic Star will also donate 20 acres of wetlands, bought from the Woodman Trust, for open space behind the new buildings. It will give $15,000 for maintenance of the open space. Those funds may be placed in an endowment with the Essex County Greenbelt Association to maintain the acreage.

The new project will have better sidewalks through the project for those who want to visit the wetland area behind the pharmacy and gas station.



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the quality and level of care provided right here in the Newburyport community. Now, patients who suffer from lung and esophageal diseases have a committed team, including highly trained and specialized thoracic surgeons, that work together to diagnose and

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd

WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING

We are in our twentieth year of 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, Dec 23, 2015 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.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24th

CHRISTMAS EVE MASSSt. James Episcopal Church, 120

Main Street, Amesbury welcomes all to our Sunday and Christmas Services: Sunday services are held at 8am, Holy Eucharist Rite I and 10am, Holy Eucharist Rite II. There are three services to celebrate the Christmas Season. On Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24th: 4:00pm, Godly Play Pageant and Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Christmas hymns. This is a family friendly service. Thursday, December 24th: 8:00pm join us for our Festal Choral Eucharist, Rite II with Choir and lighting of candles. Christmas Day, Friday, December 25th there will be one service at

10:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II with Christmas Carols. The First Sunday after Christmas Day, Sunday, December 27th there will be one service at 10am with Christmas Lessons, Carols and Holy Eucharist Rite II.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT MARKET STREET BAPTIST

The Market Street Baptist Church invites the public to attend the Christmas Eve Pageant & Family Candlelight Service on Thursday, December 24th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the church on 37 Market Street, Amesbury MA. The Nativity Story is presented in pageant form along with hymns of celebration of Christ’s birth and is suitable for all ages. The sanctuary is accessible by elevator.

BELLEVILLE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

Our traditional Candlelight Christmas Eve Family service will be held in the Meetinghouse of Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport at 5:30pm. Come join us for the celebration of Christ’s birth with joyous music, carols and the Gospel lessons of this wonderful story. The service will have an invitation to encircle the Sanctuary and sharing of the Light (Candlelight) singing the special Hymn of Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht, HeiligeNacht). We are handicap accessible.

PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

A traditional Church for Christmas Eve service at Pilgrim Congregational will be held Thursday Dec. 24, beginning at 11 p.m. The Christmas Eve worship service includes readings and music and concludes with a candle-lit singing of Silent Night at midnight. Fully accessible, Pilgrim Church is located at 27 Church Street in Merrimac.

All are welcome. For further information, please call the church office at 978-346-8400.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25th

CHRISTMAS MASSSee Thursday, December 24th.

SMART RECOVERYThe First Religious Society,

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take you to birding hot spots in the Newburyport/Plum Island area in search of avian activity. Beginners and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Sat, Dec 26, 2015 9:00 am - 11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $12. 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.

CATMOBILEThe Catmobile, which offers

low cost spay/neuter for cats only, is coming to Tom’s Discount Store located at 175 Elm St in Salisbury on 12/26. The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society operates The Catmobile which is staffed by a licensed veterinarian and one veterinary technician. The package consists of spay/neuter, rabies vaccinations, exam, nail trim, and treatment for fleas and ear mites. Individually packaged take-home flea treatment is available for $15 per dose. The neuter package for male cats costs $80 and a female spay is $120. Ferals are $35 and will be ear-tipped. Reservations are required and can be made online at www.catmobile.org or by calling 978-465-1940.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27th

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th

GREAT BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR!

Monday, December 28th - 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. 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

GEORGETOWN THEATRE WORKSHOP AUDITIONS

Georgetown Theatre Workshop is holding auditions for Sex Please We’re Sixty by Michael and Susan Parker - December 28th and 29th at 7:30 PM at the home of member Danielle Santapaola, 2 Pandora Drive, Groveland, MA 01834. Production Dates: Feb. 26, 27, 28, and March 4 and 5. Rehearsals are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Characters (2 Males, 4 Females): Bud Davis – age 70 +; Very elderly, somewhat infirm, chauvinistic, brazen, but likeable. Mrs. Stancliffe – age 60 +; a severe woman both in dress and manner; sensible, practical, punctual, business like, menopausal, but finally radiant and sensuous. Henry Mitchell – age 60+; a mild mannered man who has developed Venusia (female Viagra); eventually comes out of his shell. Victoria Ambrose – age 50+; a renowned author who writes steamy romantic novels; pretty, serious, intelligent, menopausal. Hillary Hudson – age 50+; beautiful, well educated, articulate, and sophisticated in both manner and dress, elegant, charming, and menopausal. Charmaine Beauregard – age 50+;

the quintessential southern belle; voluptuous, out-going, gushing, demonstrative, menopausal. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. About the Play: A typical Parker farce with lots of sexual innuendo and menopausal jokes. “Bud the Stud” is a member of the senior set who has sex drive of a teenager. Mrs. Stancliffe, the owner of the B&B is tolerant and who believes in absolute punctuality. Bring in a persistent suitor who has developed a female version of Viagra, a friend who is willing to try the product, a frustrated menopausal romantic novelist and a southern belle with an overactive libido. Dialogue is fun, people go in and out of doors at a typical Parker pace. For additional information, please contact the director: Eva Toscano- [email protected] If unable to attend auditions, please email director about interest so that other arrangements can be made for a reading.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29th

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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 Café, 2nd fl. Visitors are always welcome. For more information call Richard Mullen 978-769-5313 or [email protected]

------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - This winter the Amesbury Public Library will be offering programs for 7th and 8th graders only. They will meet in the APL Loft, which is on the 3rd floor. We will meet once per month from 3:00-4:00 p.m. January 7th we will be creating thumb tack art, February 4 we will be making jewelry, March 3 create art with Sharpie’s, April 7th make mason jar fairy lights, and May 5th we will be creating art from recycled magazines. These programs are funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library. For more

information, please contact Margie Walker, Teen Librarian at 978-388-8148 or [email protected]

------------------------------------------------------------ GEORGETOWN - The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library are hosting a fundraiser at the Flatbread Pizza Company at the Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown, MA. Hours are January 5, 2016 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. For each pizza sold - in the restaurant or as take-out - Flatbread Pizza will generously donate $3.50 (large pizza) or $1.75 (small) to the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library. For more information, email the Friends at [email protected]

------------------------------------------------------------HAMILTON - Cape Ann Figure Skating Club, a not-for-profit organization with 35+ years of experience, will be offering Mommy & Me Skating, Learn to Skate classes and Hockey & Figure Skating lessons at the Johnson Rink at Pingree School in Hamilton, MA starting again this fall. For more information email [email protected] or Alisa Contreras at 978-882-1777, [email protected].

------------------------------------------------------------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.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - We are now offering cake pans for check out. We have many fun shapes and sizes for the holiday or for a birthday. They check out for one week and must be picked up and returned to the Newbury Town Library circulation desk. Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St, Byfield newburylibrary.org 978.465.0539

------------------------------------------------------------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

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Holiday Trash Schedule-- There will be no trash and recycling pick up on Friday, December 25 and Friday, January 1. Trash and recycling for those two days will be on Saturday, December 26 and Saturday, January 2. The downtown business district only will be picked up on Thursdays Dec 24 and 31. As usual please have your trash and recycling out by 7 am. If you have any questions please call Mello Disposal at 978-352-8581. Christmas Trees---. Christmas trees put out on the curb by January 8 will be brought to the Tendercrop growing fields in Newbury for the 5th Annual Ould Newbury Bonfire, a community wide fundraiser and bonfire sponsored by the Newbury Fire Department. This event will be held on January 9 from 3-9 pm and is an open event for all to attend. All proceeds will go towards the purchasing of new fire equipment for the Newbury Fire Department. For additional information or if you need their help with your tree, please call the Newbury Fire Department or visit www.newburyfirerescue.com. Any remaining trees will be picked up during the month of January and will be brought to the Wheelebrator incinerator in North Andover. Drop off Recycling--The Crow Lane Recycling Center will be open for monthly recycling Event on Saturday, January 2 from 8 am until 12 pm. Electronics (anything with a cord), white goods, metals, oil, oil based paint, cooking oil, anti-freeze, Styrofoam, bicycles and tires will be accepted. For additional information please contact the Recycling and Energy Office at 978-499-0413.

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------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The local nonprofit, Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change, has raised a record high $50,000 this year and contributed it to help those struggling with poverty living in the local area. Donations were raised through the Pennies canisters in local stores, through fund raising events like its successful Music for Change event held in November, and through direct contributions from individuals, businesses and service organizations. Agencies that received contributions from Pennies for Poverty included: The Pettengill House, Our Neighbor’s Table, Community Action, Community Service of Newburyport, The Salvation Army, The Boys and Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley, YWCA, ROOF Over Head & Turning Point. “We commend these agencies for the important work they do to help address the very real needs of their clients living in Newburyport and surrounding towns.,” said Michael Sandberg, president of Pennies for Poverty. “Our work raising awareness about local poverty yielded generous contributions from the community. We are grateful for that support.” “We appreciate the funding we receive through Pennies for Poverty,” commented Deborah Smith, executive director of the Pettengill House. “With over 90 percent of our clients living at or below the poverty level, this financial assistance will provide a much-needed safety net and enable the Pettengill House to assist in meeting economic needs and alleviate stress. The assistance helps us support basic needs like housing, medical care, transportation, utility assistance and youth educational and recreational tuition.” Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit run by volunteers from the community. Our mission is to reduce poverty and alleviate its devastating impact on individuals and families in the greater Newburyport Area. We accomplish this by: Improving the quality of food provided to those in need by involving farms, fresh fish and natural food stores in our gift card program and distributing the majority of our gift cards during the growing season.; Supporting local businesses by buying gift cards and donating them to local anti-poverty organizations.; Increasing awareness and educating about poverty


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GEORGETOWN THEATRE WORKSHOP AUDITIONS

Georgetown Theatre Workshop is holding auditions for Sex Please We’re Sixty by Michael and Susan Parker - December 28th and 29th at 7:30 PM at the home of member Danielle Santapaola, 2 Pandora Drive, Groveland, MA 01834. Production Dates: Feb. 26, 27, 28, and March 4 and 5. Rehearsals are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Characters (2 Males, 4 Females): Bud Davis – age 70 +; Very elderly, somewhat infirm, chauvinistic, brazen, but likeable. Mrs. Stancliffe – age 60 +; a severe woman both in dress and manner; sensible, practical, punctual, business like, menopausal, but finally radiant and sensuous. Henry Mitchell – age 60+; a mild mannered man who has developed Venusia (female Viagra); eventually comes out of his shell. Victoria Ambrose – age 50+; a renowned author

who writes steamy romantic novels; pretty, serious, intelligent, menopausal. Hillary Hudson – age 50+; beautiful, well educated, articulate, and sophisticated in both manner and dress, elegant, charming, and menopausal. Charmaine Beauregard – age 50+; the quintessential southern belle; voluptuous, out-going, gushing, demonstrative, menopausal. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. About the Play: A typical Parker farce with lots of sexual innuendo and menopausal jokes. “Bud the Stud” is a member of the senior set who has sex drive of a teenager. Mrs. Stancliffe, the owner of the B&B is tolerant and who believes in absolute punctuality. Bring in a persistent suitor who has developed a female version of Viagra, a friend who is willing to try the product, a frustrated menopausal romantic novelist and a southern belle with an overactive libido. Dialogue is fun, people go in and out of doors at a typical Parker pace. For additional information, please contact the director: Eva Toscano- [email protected] If unable to attend auditions, please email director about interest so that other arrangements can be made for a reading.

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We are in our twentieth year of 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, Dec 30, 2015 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.

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Our school vacation programs offer a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities while we keep minds active and hands busy during school break with free-flow learning for the whole family. Each session offers a different theme, with scheduled family presentations and something to engage hearts and minds for all ages and interests. Fly by for an hour or stay all day for a vacation activity that suits your family schedule. Wed, Dec 30, 2015 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $8/child. Adults free. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats.



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In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, sec-tion 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection By-law, a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 8:00 PM at the Town Hall Annex located at 39 Central Street, to consider a Request for Determination of Appli-cability application filed by James Mahoney for proposed soil evalua-tions for design of subsurface Sew-age Disposal Systems and resource area delineation review possibly within the 100’ Buffer Zone of Bor-dering Vegetated Wetlands and Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage at 491 Main Street (Map 31, Parcels 26 & 27 Lot A) in Rowley, MA.

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In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, sec-tion 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection By-law, a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 7:45 PM at the Town Hall Annex located at 39 Central Street, to consider a Notice of Intent application filed by the Town of Rowley, for proposed regrading of Prospect Hill access road, construction of stormwater conveyances and restoration of im-pacted wetlands possibly within Bordering Vegetated Wetlands and the 100’ Buffer Zone of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands at 124 Haverhill Street (Map 15, Parcel/Lot 97) in Rowley, MA.


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Avita of Newburyport, a Northbridge Companies senior community, serves as the set for key scenes in Long Road Films’ major motion picture production “The Last Poker Game,” featuring Academy Award-winning actor Martin Landau and renowned actor Paul Sorvino. Celebrating the shooting of the new movie, which just wrapped and is set to debut fall 2016 and show at The Tribeca Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival, Massachusetts State Representative James Kelcourse and Avita of Newburyport Executive Director Gerry Gallin welcomed actor Martin Landau to the community.

“The Last Poker Game” centers around two older men who strike up an unusual friendship and come to terms with their lives while residing in an assisted living community. Citing Avita of Newburyport as “a welcoming place,” Producer Marshall Johnson personally selected the community as the ideal backdrop for his film, knowing that an exceptional senior assisted living residence plays a critical role in the script.

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left to right: Massachusetts State Representative James Kelcourse, Avita of Newburyport Executive Director Gerry Gallin and Academy Award-winning actor Martin Landau

Top Photo - The Cape Ann League basketball season started Tuesday night. Newburyport hosted Pentucket. The visiting Sachems won 55-52 in overtime. Bottom Right Photo - Newburyport captain Dan Baribeault defends Pentucket’s Nate McGrail.Bottom Left Photo - Nate McGrail (driving) of Pentucket had twenty-one points.

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Address, Town Description DOM List Price Sold For Orig Price23 Main St, Salisbury 4 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 30 $200,000 $205,000 $200,00050 Collins Ave, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cape 37 $225,000 $240,000 $225,00035 Wells Ave, Georgetown 5 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 53 $225,000 $225,000 $225,0009 Larch Rd, Georgetown 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 63 $279,900 $272,000 $279,900575 Main St, W Newbury 7 room, 2 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 137 $269,900 $255,000 $285,00033 Baker Rd, Salisbury 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 39 $294,000 $317,500 $294,00028 Batchelder Park, Wenham 4 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Cottage 34 $299,900 $330,000 $299,90093 Gardner St, Groveland 8 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 19 $309,900 $300,000 $309,900570 Haverhill St, Rowley 9 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Split Entry 37 $319,900 $305,000 $319,9006 Russell Terr, Newburyport 5 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 110 $329,900 $324,500 $339,9009 Yale St, Groveland 8 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Cape 42 $350,000 $358,500 $350,000310 Ipswich Rd, Boxford 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 20 $379,900 $385,000 $379,9007 Roy Ave, Newbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cottage 145 $369,900 $348,000 $379,900171 Lions Mouth, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 28 $379,900 $376,000 $379,90014 Stacey Ln, Amesbury 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 91 $379,900 $371,000 $379,900416 Linebrook Rd, Ipswich 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Cottage 182 $374,900 $364,900 $395,00014 Cannon Hill Ave, Groveland 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Cape 28 $399,900 $394,500 $399,9005 County Rd, Essex 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 205 $424,900 $397,000 $424,90054 Prospect St, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Victorian 113 $399,900 $387,500 $425,00024 Plummer Ave, Newburyport 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Bungalow 14 $430,000 $430,000 $430,00026 Fenno Dr, Rowley 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 118 $399,000 $392,000 $437,0007 Jacqueline Dr, Amesbury 9 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 80 $450,000 $440,000 $450,00030 Hancock St, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Antique 71 $440,000 $427,500 $465,000A Locke Hill Ln, Amesbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Greek Revival 137 $469,000 $479,000 $469,000182 Lake Dr, Hamilton 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 112 $475,000 $455,000 $489,00049 Woodcrest Rd, Boxford 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 68 $479,900 $450,000 $499,0005 Woodsom Dr, Amesbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 95 $485,000 $467,500 $499,90016 Archelaus Pl, W Newbury 9 room, 4 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 110 $485,000 $470,000 $515,00012 Nancy Ann Ln, Merrimac 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Ranch 187 $429,000 $417,600 $529,0003 Spring St, Ipswich 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 88 $485,000 $455,000 $546,0002 Ocean Ave, Newburyport 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 5 $549,900 $550,000 $549,900372 Essex St, Hamilton 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 72 $575,000 $562,500 $575,00010 Ocean St, Newburyport 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Colonial 1 $585,000 $575,000 $585,000147 Rockmaple Ave, Hamilton 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 54 $595,000 $532,500 $595,00018 Saddle Hill Rd, Boxford 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Ranch 35 $619,900 $620,000 $619,9005 Wildmeadow Rd, Boxford 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Colonial 95 $550,000 $450,000 $625,0009 Orange St U:1, Newburyport 6 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Other 15 $637,000 $640,000 $637,00024 Clark Rd, Ipswich 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Split Entry 105 $595,000 $595,000 $649,0002 Doe Run Dr, Newburyport 6 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Contemporary 174 $649,900 $600,000 $649,9004 Dexter Ln, Wenham 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 26 $698,000 $685,000 $698,0003 Burton Rd, Ipswich 6 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 196 $675,000 $635,000 $699,00029 Choate Ln, Ipswich 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 2h bath Other 47 $699,900 $679,000 $699,9002 Chadwick Farm Rd, Boxford 10 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 43 $729,900 $720,000 $729,9008 Chadwick Farm Rd, Boxford 11 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Cape 125 $769,400 $747,000 $749,90030 Munroe St, Newburyport 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Greek Revival 25 $799,900 $799,900 $799,90014 Alamo Rd, Ipswich 10 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Other 66 $750,000 $690,000 $799,99914 Johnson St, Newburyport 8 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Saltbox 82 $895,000 $860,000 $939,00057 North Main St, Ipswich 9 room, 3 bed, 3f 1h bath Antique 54 $950,000 $945,000 $950,0008 Spring St, Essex 11 room, 5 bed, 3f 0h bath Victorian 28 $965,000 $925,000 $965,000185 Woodbury St, Hamilton 11 room, 5 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 170 $950,000 $935,000 $1,049,98821 Hay St, Newbury 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 2h bath Ranch 204 $1,199,000 $925,000 $1,495,000

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in greater Newburyport through our Local Poverty Matters lecture series held the first Wednesday of each month in association with the First Religious Society in Newburyport.; Helping people in need find ways of getting help through our mobile-friendly searchable online Resources Directory (resources.penniesforpoverty.org) ; Facilitating volunteer opportunities by posting a Volunteer Directory online and, when possible, publicizing needs through our newsletter.; Promoting food drives to help stock the shelves of local food pantries.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Hope Davenport, the Northern Essex Program Director for the Women, Infant, and Child (WIC) Nutrition Program will speak at the January 6, 2016 Local Poverty Matters Study Group at the First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, at 7pm. Davenport will explain how WIC impacts the health and well-being of women, infants and children living in poverty. The program is free and open to the public. WIC provides nutrition education and counseling, breast feeding support, immunization screening, and electronic food benefits to low-to moderate-income pregnant, breast feeding and postpartum women, infants and children under five. Although the WIC program has reached about 86% of eligible individuals in in the Northern Essex service area, it has reached only 25% of eligible children under five and their mothers in Newburyport/Salisbury. Local Poverty Matters meets on the first Wednesday each month from 7-8PM in the Lower Meeting House. The program is sponsored by the Social Action Committee of the First Religious Society and by Pennies for Poverty, the local nonprofit whose mission is to reduce poverty and alleviate its devastating impact on individuals and families in greater Newburyport.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Golden Agers Club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month. The first Wednesday we have a light lunch and coffee. The third Wednesday we have coffee and doughnuts followed by entertainment. The meeting starts at 1:00 and we meet at the Elks Hall in Newburyport. Call Carolyn, 978-462-8974 for more information.

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Replace, Repair or LeaveBrighter Smiles...

By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD

What if you have a bunch of older fillings but no new decay problem? This is where the subjectivity comes among dentists on when to recommend replacement. Just because the restoration is older (20+ years say) does not necessarily justify replacing it. An individual dentist’s training, clinical experience, post-dental school education, and general philosophy of care tend to dictate when they recommend treatment.

There is also a concept out there to repair vs. replace restorations in some situations. Some might refer to this as “patching”, but the basic concept is removal and repair of defective areas of a restoration. While some dentists look down upon “patching”, there is clinical research out there that supports this in some situations.

Every time a filling is replaced, more tooth structure is lost. If the goal is for a tooth to last a lifetime, each time more tooth structure is lost, the tooth gets closer to its demise. This is not to say that dental restorations should not be replaced or that we should wait for something to break. I am saying that a prudent dental patient should be an active participant in the co-diagnosis and treatment planning process.

Dental materials are a whole separate topic, and one which I will come back to in future columns. However, I would like to point out the fact that just because your old

silver fillings lasted 30 years does not automatically mean your next restoration will last as long. While there has been a slow decline in the use of dental amalgam, depending on the patient and their particular situation, replacing these with a tooth colored material needs to be carefully considered.

Any dentist, whether they admit it or not, could give examples of patients where tooth colored composite resin fillings have not held up nearly as well as the patient’s old silver fillings. There are many factors for this, some of which are the size of the restorations, what people do with their teeth (grinding etc.), and the technique used to place the restorations. Tooth colored fillings are much more technique sensitive than amalgam fillings.

If you have had a filling for 30 years and your dentist says it is time to replace it, ask about the expected lifespan of your new restoration. There are many different materials that can be used depending on your expectations.

Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to health-centered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at [email protected]. You can view all previously written columns at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.

If you have any fillings in your mouth, I’m sure the conversation has come up in the dental office about replacing at least some of them at some point. There are many reasons to consider replacing older dental restorations, but it is a relatively subjective issue among dentists.

If you grew up in a time when amalgam (silver fillings) were the primary dental restoration used, you may have many of these in your mouth that have been there for 20+ years….if they haven’t already been replaced. So, what justifies replacement?

Dental decay, which is a bacterial disease, can often occur cyclically. In other words, it is relatively common for people to have a period in their life when they had a decay problem, fillings were done, and then the decay problem ended for many years. As we get older, changes in our diet, medications we take, and other things, can create an environment where the right bacteria can thrive again and create a new decay problem. Recurrent dental decay is usually always a reason to completely replace an older restoration.

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With the New Year fast approaching, many of us are pondering whether we should attempt a resolution. Do we diet, or read a book a week, or volunteer at a charity? Do we get fit?

Here’s an idea, taken from a recently released study: Walk a block, remember a name.

While we know that exercise benefits us both physically and mentally, this new study pinpointed one specific area that exercise can help: We’ll remember the names that go with faces.

The small study, aided by notables such as Boston University

School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School, included younger participants ages 18-31 along with seniors ages 55-82. All were given the standard set of tests for function and memory. Parts of those tests were face-name memory. At the same time, participants were carefully tracked for total step count and the step rate using an ActiGraph, a tracking gadget worn to monitor resting and awake-time activity.

While the younger participants weren’t especially impacted by physical activity, the seniors were -- and the strongest exercise-memory link was with “face-name relational memory and visual episodic memory,” in other words,

putting the correct name with the face.

What was key in this study was the ActiGraph. Instead of using self-reported information (“I walked 7,943 steps today”), the monitor was able to pinpoint exactly what was done, and when.

While this study isn’t the final word, it’s a clear indication that exercise of some kind can impact memory. What researchers will try to identify next is the specific types of exercise (aerobic versus strength training), and at what frequency and intensity.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Reach out to ease any tensions caused by home or workplace pressures before they threaten the relationship-building progress you’ve made.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You often go out of your way to show kindness to others. So, don’t be surprised if other people want to do something nice for you this week.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) People in your life respect your Piscean wisdom, so don’t hesitate to speak up about a matter that you feel isn’t being handled quite the way it should be.BORN THIS WEEK: Your personal warmth helps you make friendships, and your sense of fair play helps you keep them.

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535 Haverhill Street, #10, Rowley164-172 Main Street, #6, Rowley164-172 Main Street, #8, Rowley

164-172 Main Street, #10, Rowley9 Vito Court, Unit 9, Rowley

20 Heritage Way, Unit 16, Rowley31-33 Pleasant Street, Rowley35 Lorenzo Avenue, Hamilton

148 Main Street, Newbury313 Sagamore Street, Hamilton

263 Linden Street, Hamilton138 Jewett Street, Georgetown123 Killam Hill Road, Boxford

1002 Alyssa Drive, #1002, Groveland9 Spring Street, Unit 2, Salem

288 High Street, IpswichLot 6A Merrimac Street, Merrimac

Lot 6C Valley Street, Merrimac

Rowley Realty is proud to be your local Realtor® for more than 40 years.This past year we had over $20 Million in sales in the North Shore

communities we serve which is an increase of over 40% from 2014!!! Following are the properties we have sold so far in 2015:

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