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REGIONAL – Hanna Gully was a high-achieving Ipswich high school student whose vision of her future included graduating from college and building a career working abroad, particularly in China.
Th at vision did “not include being sick,” she said. And particularly not being sick with a disease that is diffi cult to diagnose and even harder to pronounce.
Gully, 24, graduated from Georgetown University, studied in China and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. But every day she copes with the ever-changing symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome or POTS.
Little-known Disease Strikes Millions
Halloween Hauntings
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NEWBURYPORT – Th anks to Edith Heyck, the park manager for the Waterfront Trust, it will be easier this winter to fi nd a restroom on the waterfront.
Heyck looked last week like she had just crossed the fi nish line of the Tour de France as her board approved a $125 a month port-a-
potty for the park on the Merrimack River. Raising her arms above her head as the trust board agreed to fund the temporary restroom for the winter, Heyck had reason to feel victorious.
Th e day after Columbus Day, city workers padlocked the two public restrooms at the Visitor Center for fear that the water pipes might freeze. Heyck and members of the trust board had hoped the restrooms would be kept open longer.
Trust board member George Ellison noted that the temperatures last week were in the 70s.
Closing the restrooms means anyone walking the boardwalk or sitting in the new pop-up park who needs a restroom has to use the facilities at the Firehouse Th eater, City Hall or the Black Cow Restaurant.
“Th ere are a lot of people visiting the park who are on walkers,” Heyck complained to her board, which owns more than four acres along the waterfront. “Th ey can’t go to City Hall or make it down the stairs at the Firehouse.”
She proposed that the trust rent for the winter months a fully serviced port-a-potty and place it near the Visitors Center. Th e Waterfront Trust board, headed by Scott Sutherland, enthusiastically agreed.
So from now until April, if you need a restroom while walking on Merrimac Street or on the boardwalk, rest assured. Th ere will be a temporary restroom waiting.
While city councilors and various agencies which own a stake in the waterfront grapple with the future of the waterfront park, restrooms
Continued on page 3
Halloween ExcitementContinued on page 3
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continue to be an old problem. One solution, the public restrooms
planned at the opposite end of the waterfront in the visiting boaters facility and harbormaster headquarters have run into rising construction costs, which may delay the project.
The facility, which would have public restrooms, showers and a laundry for both the public and visting boaters, was expected to cost about $1.3 million.
The city council has approved a bond for about $1.1 million, and the city received a $448,000 federal grant. But construction bids for the project have come in higher than expected.
One reason is the cost of providing utilities on the far eastern end of the boardwalk. Mayor Donna Holaday
has said, “Bathrooms and showers are part of the plan, but there is no public water main at that location on the boardwalk that we can just hook into.”
Ditches have to be dug for water and sewer pipes.
In general, municipal construction projects are costing more because contractors are raising their bids during the booming local economy, officials said.
In other waterfront news, the Waterfront Trust acknowledged it has only about half of the $200,000 estimated costs of redesigning Riverfront Park, a car lot between the new Ale House on Merrimac Street and the waterfront park. The redesign included adding new antique-style lighting, landscaping and repaving the parking lot once the new underground
water culvert that channels water from Green Street into the river is completed.
The trust’s solution: Raise its parking fees, but the city council has postponed action on that request until after the November elections, trust board members said.
Update on the parking garage: The planning board last week agreed to allow New England Development Corp. another continuance while it negotiates with the city on the use of its property at Merrimac and Titcomb streets for the future construction of the municipal parking garage and intermodal transportation center. The garage is essential to the company’s plans to build a boutique hotel on its property across Merrimac Street.
This continuance was granted until December.
Never heard of it? You are not alone.
POTS, an illness of the autonomic nervous system, strikes one in every 100 teenagers, but few including many doctors know much about it.
A form of dysautonomia, POTS is a debilitating illness with a variety of symptoms that include dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, full-body weakness, migraines, bloating and other intestinal issues.
It affects between one and three million Americans, more than Multiple Sclerosis. About 25 percent are unable to work or attend school. Men and women develop POTS, but the disease disproportionately affects women with 85 percent of victims being female.
For Gully, the daughter of travails Andrew Gully and Jacqueline Rutter, her travails started at 17, when she was doing well in school, playing sports, working jobs and having lots of friends. She sustained a concussion playing soccer.
“In the hours that followed I knew I was badly hurt, but what I didn’t realize was that the concussion had caused me to develop a life-changing syndrome,” Gully wrote in a recent issue of Teen Magazine.
Concussions are a common trigger for the disease, but others have developed POTS from car accidents, surgeries and viral infections, she said.
“I spent the next month in bed completely dazed. I missed so many classes that my high school urged me to take a leave of absence” she wrote.
She struggled to stay awake. “I have vivid memories of sitting through tests, riding waves of dizziness so strong I had to clutch my chair so I wouldn’t tumble off.”
Her doctors assured her that her symptoms would subside, so she continued through her junior year.
It took hundreds of medical appointments over the next seven years, often with doctors telling her symptoms were imagined. Only
when she met with a MassGeneral gastroenteritis did she hear for the first time that her symptoms could be caused by a problem in her autonomic nervous system.
The autonomic nervous system regulates bodily functions that are not consciously controlled, such as breathing, blood flow and digestion. In POTS patients, the autonomic nervous system is “out of whack,” which causes the debilitating and far-ranging symptoms that plague them, Gully wrote.
She flew to the Mayo Clinic where a team of doctors confirmed the diagnosis of POTS, for which there is no cure.
Working with the Mayo team in Arizona and Minnesota, Gully struggles to cope with her symptoms. She exercises daily, careful not to push herself too hard, which can cause as many problems for her system as too little exercise. She recently finished a 5K run.
She eats a diet of vegetables, grains and fruits, but also includes two teaspoons of salt, two liters of Pedialyte and two liters of water each day to keep her blood flowing. POTS patients suffer from blood vessels that do not constrict well, allowing the blood to settle in her extremities.
As a result, POTS patients with reduced blood in the brain often faint when they stand up.
She stretches frequently to help her muscles keep the blood flowing.
And she meditates twice a day to regulate her breathing.
She often has to push herself through migraines and intestinal bloating.
Gully said POTs is a complicated disease. The symptoms change, adding new ones without getting rid of older ones.
“I am fighting an internal beast that is constantly changing its mind on what it wants,” she said.
The goal is that her nervous system will gain a structure of its own so she can handle disruptions to her routine
like working late or going out for dinner with friends.
Some POTS victims cannot cope with the symptoms.
Last May, 400 people participated in a POTS 5K and charity walk in Medford to honor the memory of 17-year-old Christina Tournant, an MIT freshman biomedical engineering student, who suffered from POTS. She committed suicide while on medical leave.
“I love you Mom. Thank you for being my best friend. I’m sorry I couldn’t keep fighting this,” read the note she left behind. She had texted earlier that she felt her body had turned on her.
Having contracted POTS after a bout with mononucleosis and then the flu, she jumped off the parking garage at the Tampa International Airport.
Gully has become a national advocate for POTS awareness. She is a member of the Patient Advisory Board for Dysautonomia International, a global non-profit organization working on advocacy, awareness and fundraising for POTS.
Several North Shore towns, including Ipswich, Danvers, Gloucester and Medford, issued proclamations declaring October to be Dysautonomia Awareness Month. Gov. Charlie Baker also declared Dysautonomia Awareness Month in the Commonwealth.
Earlier this month the Zakim Bridge was lighted in the dysautonmia’s color of turquoise. A viewing party was held at Tavern in the Square North Station, which attracted POTS victims from across the state.
Some drove from western Massachusetts just to be with others POTS victims, Gully said.
Next May, there will be another POTS charity walk, which is attracting a growing number of victims, supporters and government officials including U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING
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SCARIN’ UP SOME FUNRick Goldin will be “Scarin’ Up
Some Fun” featuring Silly And Spooky Halloween Songs at the Rowley Public Library, Main St, on Wednesday, October 28th at 12 Noon. Join In Th e Fun: Wear Your Costume! Singing Animal Puppets, Movement, Humor, Singalong
MEET & GREETTrinity United Church of
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GRANGE SUPPERTh e Rowley Grange will hold the
monthly supper on October 28th at two sittings: 5:00 and 6:00. Th e famous Italian Dinner will be served consisting of two kinds of spaghetti, meatballs and sausage, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Please call for a reservation 978-948-7728. Leave Message.
HATHA YOGA Students are led through a
series of stretches, strengthening and balancing postures, twists and inversions by certifi ed yoga instructor Maura Mastrogiovanni. No registration is required, and all fi tness levels are welcome. Bring a mat if you have one and wear comfortable clothes. Class meets every Wednesday evening at the Rowley Library, 141 Main St., from 5:30-7 pm. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, cost for students is $12 or $10 for Friends members. Call 978-948-2850 for more information.
FARMERS TO YOU: A NEW FARM-TO-CUSTOMER MODEL
You’ve heard about the importance of investing in local food by supporting local farm stands, CSA’s and farmers markets and we are lucky of have many of these in our area. On October 28th at 7 PM, you’ll learn about a new model of farmer-to-customer distribution that allows you to support our regional food system. Greg Georgakalis, who runs Farmers to You, based in Montpelier Vermont, will be in Newburyport to talk to the Greater Newburyport Edible Garden Group about this distribution model that connects farmers in the region with customers via the web. Customers commit to placing an order of at least $40 each week for items listed by the “partner-farmers” including fruits, beans, vegetables, buttermilk, eggs, meat, jams, bread, syrups, and more. Orders are then delivered
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM
New Strategies for Addressing Domestic Violence- Assessing Recent Changes in Law and Practice, October 29, 2015, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holy Family Hospital’s ground fl oor auditorium, 70 East St., Methuen. Th is domestic violence program features keynote speaker Judge Marianne C. Hinkle, associate justice of Woburn District Court, and chair of the Massachusetts Trial Court Domestic Violence Educational Task Force. Cost of $25 includes continental breakfast and 3 social work and LMHC CEUs (pending). Registration required. Make checks payable to Holy Family Hospital and please send registration and payment to Doug Gaudette, C/O Holy Family Hospital, Family Safety Project, 70 East St., Methuen, MA 01844. For more information please call (978) 989-0607, ext. 12
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Troubadours and Troublemakers: Th e Music and Politics of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan Th ursday, October 29 6:30pm Join Kevin Comtois to examine three of the greatest protest singers of the twentieth century: Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. Using recorded music, fi lm clips and still images, we will take an American journey through history and geography. We will start by using music to examine social and economic conditions of the Great Depression as we follow Woody Guthrie through the Dust Bowl. We will then travel across the United States as Woody works his way to New York City where we meet Pete Seeger. We’ll leave Woody to follow the travels of Pete as he sings his way through the American heartland, World War II, McCarthyism, the Civil Rights movement and the 1950s folk revival where we meet Bob Dylan. We will then leave Pete to examine Dylan’s songs that outline the social and political conditions in the 1960s. We will examine Dylan’s evolution to rock and roll and end with his classic performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th
KNIT-TO-GIVEWith much appreciation last
year from Emmaus House in Haverhill, Newbury Town Library’s knitting club returns this fall with Knit-to-Give. Emmaus House in Haverhill provides short and long term assistance to those in need via emergency shelters, aff ordable housing, job training and the like. NTL’s knitting club will be knitting scarves, hats and other winter gear to donate to this valuable non-profi t. Please join us Fridays from 1-2 pm at the Newbury Library. Knitting lessons are available from experienced knitters.
HALLOWEEN HAUNTINGSTh e Museum of Old Newbury
and the Newburyport Brewing Co. have teamed up to host “Halloween Hauntings,” a spooky Halloween party taking place on Friday, October 30 from 6:00-9:00pm. Newburyport’s Oak Hill Cemetery provides an apt backdrop for the evening’s activities, which will include hayride cemetery tours, costume contests, live music, and tarot readings. To create this year’s event, Newburyport’s local museum and brewery resurrected and reimagined an event of the same title from years past. Newburyport Brewing Company will be pouring their local libations for thirsty party-goers. A Halloween Hauntings ticket includes one free drink ticket; additional beverages can be purchased with cash on-site. Nick’s Pizza of Newburyport will also be available for purchase. Tickets are available online at www.newburyhistory.org and in-person at the Museum of Old Newbury’s 98 High St. offi ce and the Newburyport Brewing Co. at 4 New Pasture Road. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 cash at the door. Th e event will take place rain or shine, with tents in case of inclement weather.
SMART RECOVERYTh e First Religious Society,
Unitarian Universalist, Newburyport, will be off ering “Smart Recovery – Self Management for Addiction Recovery.” SMART Recovery is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientifi c research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, science-based
mutual help groups. SMART Recovery helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviors, including: drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, prescription drug abuse, sexual addiction, and problem addictions to other substances and activities. SMART Recovery sponsors face to face meetings and daily online meetings. In addition, there is an online message board and 24/7 chat room. Th e meetings are run by trained Facilitators. Meetings are held every Friday evening from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the lower meetinghouse, classroom A of Th e First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport. Please contact Rob Burnham ( r o b b u r n h a m 0 4 4 9 @ g m a i l .com) or 603-501-9549 for more information or http://www.smartrecovery.org. Free and open to the public.
COSTUME PARTYA non-profi t that helps families
pay for after-school sports and cultural programs is the benefi ciary of this year’s Halloween Costume Party on Friday, October 30. Th e fundraiser will be held at the Elks Club in Newburyport from 7 pm to midnight. Th ere will be prizes for best costume, a DJ and dancing, 50/50 raffl e, photo booth, refreshments, and cash bar. Tickets are $20 for this adults-only party. Proceeds go to Pitching in for Kids, an organization that provides grants to children’s programs across New England, helping to ease the fi nancial burden for families coping with funding cutbacks at schools and increasing fees for sports teams and other activities. See pitchinginforkids.org for more information.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Join us along with host John Budzyna for this most tricked-out of all Halloween treats as the legendary cult fi lm version of the Rocky Horror Picture Show returns to the Firehouse! Be there or be square - and come do the Time Warp againnnn! Friday, October 30 2015 at 11:00 PM at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport. $16.00 All Seats *includes prop bag! For more info please call the Box Offi ce at 978-462-7336 or visit online at www.fi rehouse.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31st
TRINITARIAN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HOSTS FALL FLEA MARKET
North Andover’s Trinitarian Congregational Church will host its Fall Flea Market on Saturday, October 31, 2015, from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm at the church, 72 Elm Street. Th is popular event features dealer tables and TCC’s White Elephant and Jewelry tables in the church’s Carvell Hall. Th e church also sells tickets for generously donated raffl e prizes, as well as delicious homemade baked goods. Donuts and coff ee are available for purchase in the morning and a hot dog lunch at mid-day for busy customers and workers. An eight-foot dealer table costs $20, and may be reserved by contacting Sarah Dunlap at 978-886-2191. Donations to the church’s White Elephant table will be accepted beginning October 26. Proceeds of the Flea Market benefi t the church’s building maintenance fund.
SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING
Our experienced leaders will 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, Oct 31, 2015; 9 am - 11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $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/joppafl ats.
HAMILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY DINNER – ALL ARE WELCOME
Th e Hamilton Historical Society will hold its annual dinner at the Hamilton-Wenham Community House on Saturday Oct. 31 at 12:30 pm. Enjoy a delicious chicken dinner with all the trimmings, rolls and butter, assorted dessert, and tea or coff ee, $20 per person. Following the dinner there will be the viewing of a short memory-awakening fi lm of the 1932 memorial Day Parade in Hamilton, and a steeple chase at the Myopia Hunt Club. Th ere is a silent auction for a bit of fun and some lucky person will win a door prize. Everyone will be home in plenty of time to don their costumes or prepare treats before the goblins arrive. Reservations can be made by sending a check payable to Hamilton Historical Society ($20 per person), to Mrs. Emily Cook, 110 Linden St. Hamilton, MA 01982, no later than Tuesday Oct. 27. All are welcome!
AMESBURY - Th e Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street is hosting a holiday fair on Saturday, November 7 as part of the Amesbury Village of Church Fairs Day from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Proceeds this year will go directly to our Building Fund to pay off the renovations loan. We boast the largest “Attic Treasures/Granny’s Attic”. Our gym at the rear of the church is fi lled with used and new items such as household, kitchen, decorative, crafts, collectable and toys to sell. Prices are not posted - pay what you can aff ord. At the front of the church in the meeting hall is the “Soup & Sandwich Buff et” where we off er tuna or chicken salad sandwiches and hot dogs along with a variety of homemade soups, chowder, stew and chili. In the same room is the Designer Gift Table that off ers special holiday items created by designer Tim Coff ey and a Cookie Carnival Table where homemade cookies are sold. Th is is an opportunity to work as a team within our church as well the community. Every church benefi ts from hosting fairs at the same time and many people have commented on how much they enjoy their day in Amesbury. Spread the word and bring friends.
------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Sign Up Today for a Free Six Week Workshop! Tuesdays, November 3 - December 8 1:00 - 3:30 pm Amesbury Council on Aging 68 Elm Street, Amesbury. For More Info or To Register Call Healthy Living Center of Excellence - 978-946-1211 www.healthyliving4me.org Chronic Disease Self-Management is for anyone living with an on-going medical condition like Arthritis, Asthma, Chronic Back Pain, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Cancer, COPD, Diabetes, Fibromyalgia, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke...and more Chronic disease, pain and discomfort may limit activities you enjoy. Join the My Life, My Health workshop and start to live life again.
------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Hoping this year that you can help the Amesbury Holiday Program get the word out that it is time for parents of low income families in Amesbury to starting thinking about how the Amesbury Holiday Program can help them fulfi ll their child’s Christmas dreams. Th e Amesbury Holiday Program is a non-profi t organization that supplies toys and clothing to children under the age of 18 at Christmas. Th e program is staff ed by volunteers and has been part of the Amesbury community for over 20 years. Th e program is funded strictly from the generosity of the community, group funders and local businesses. In order to participate, the parent or care-taker of the child must sign up for the program. Sign up dates will be held at 44 School Street, Amesbury, the offi ce of Community Action on Tuesday, October 27 and November 3 from 5:30-7:30pm; Th ursday, October 22, 29 and November 5 from 5:30-7:30 pm and on Friday, October 23 and November 6 from 8:30 am to 10:30 am. All participants must meet income criteria according to the WIC guidelines. Participants are also required to bring the following information when signing up: 1. identifi cation verifying their current address (utility bill, rental agreement, etc) 2. verifi cation of income (bank statement, tax form, last 4 pay stubs, unemployment or disability information) for each family member, 3. birth certifi cate for each child being registered and gift requests and child’s clothing sizes(coat, tops and pants) and needed shoe or boot size. Any questions, please call Raelene Kukene at 978-388-0626. PLEASE DO NOT CALL COMMUNITY ACTION.
------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Tom Toohey will present Irish Migration at the Amesbury Public Library on Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m. It consists of six main parts and an addendum. Th e six parts are historic town maps, U.S. topo maps, cemetery maps, Sanborn insurance maps, old Irish maps and GPS. In addition, he also shows participants how to use computer maps and animation to electronically trace the migration routes of their ancestors.” Registration is required as space is limited. For more information please contact Margie at [email protected] or 978-388-8148. To register go to our website at www.amesburylibrary.org Th is event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
------------------------------------------------------------ESSEX - Friend’s Boutique (4th Annual Arts and Crafts Show) - Friday, November 6th from 6 to 8 PM (Preview Event with Refreshments) and Saturday, November 7th from 10 AM to 3 PM, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex. Holiday shopping for the whole family! All items are hand-made, including: soaps, candles, wooden birdhouses, painted canvas placemats, hand-knitted hats, socks, and scarves, and many more handmade items.
------------------------------------------------------------GROVELAND - Veasey Park in Groveland will hold its 10th annual Wine & Art Reception on Nov. 7th from 6 - 9pm. Th is fundraiser is an opportunity to network with talented local artists. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and include wine tasting hors d’oeuvres and live music by the Pentucket High School Jazz Band. Visitors will also have the opportunity to browse and purchase unique aff ordable art, photography, and sculpture. Call 978-521-9345, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.veaseypark.org for more information, artist registrations, and ticket sales.
------------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON - Crafters/Vendors wanted! We still have space available at our annual Holly Berry Fair and we would love to share it with you! We are searching for crafters to join us at this popular event to be held Saturday, November 22nd at Trinity Episcopal Church/Hobbs House Community Center at 200 High St. Hampton. Th ere is ample off street parking. For $30.00 and a donation to our silent auction, we will provide you with a 6’ or 8’ table and two chairs. Electricity is available at no additional charge. Your business name will be used in our promotions. If you would like to join us, please call the parish offi ce at 603-926-5688 or email Patrice
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IPSWICH - Property inspectors will be visiting homes in Ipswich during October/November to confi rm that the records held by the Town refl ect the actual conditions of properties. Th e Massachusetts Bureau of Local Assessments requires offi cials to inspect each parcel in towns at least once every nine years. An inspection of the property includes a full measure and listing of the interior and exterior. In preparation for our FY 2017 Triennial Certifi cation, the Assessor’s Offi ce has contracted with Patriot Properties, Inc. to conduct inspections of approximately 500 properties beginning October 19, 2015. Employees of Patriot Properties will request a few minutes of your time to conduct an inspection. Employees will have identifi cation, and a letter signed by the Chief Assessor. If you have any questions, or wish to know if your property is on the list to be inspected, please contact the Assessor’s Offi ce at (978) 356-6603, or e-mail [email protected].
------------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - A Trip to Vietnam - Wednesday, November 10th at 7:30pm at the Ipswich Public Library, 25 North Main Street, Ipswich. Join Ipswich resident Marcia Gray as she shares her experiences and pictures from her month-long trip to Vietnam this summer. Marcia and husband George visited Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Halong Bay, and Sa Pa, Vietnam. Th is event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Friends of the Ipswich Library. For more information visit the library’s website calendar at www.ipswichlibrary.org, or contact the Library Director, Patty DiTullio, at [email protected] or 978-356-6649.
------------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Th e Ipswich Public Library is planning its fi rst ever Local Authors Fair on Sunday, November 8th from 1-4pm. Th e Fair will showcase local and recently published writers from all over the North Shore, in many genres, including many award winners. Each author will be assigned a table and will be available to meet and greet the public, discuss their works, and sell and sign copies of their books. Th is event will be free and open to the public. Coff ee and refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Ipswich Library. For more information please contact Library Director, Patty DiTullio, at [email protected] or 978-356-6649.
------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Sunday, November 8, 4pm: Candlelight Chorale. First Religious Society, Unitarian Universalist, 26 Pleasant St, Newburyport. Th e Candlelight Chorale’s fall concert features the dramatic and inspiring “Messe Solennelle” written by Louis Vierne, the world’s most famous blind composer, and selections from “Night Vigil” by the Icelandic composer Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir. Th is is beautiful, luminous music from a country that lives in darkness for much of the year. Featuring organist Frederick A. MacArthur. Suggested donation is $15.
------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - November 14th, Saturday Morning with Santa Claus & Mrs. Claus and helper Evergreen the Elf! Come join the fun at Belleville Church - 9 to 12, 300 High St, Meet Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, & Evergreen the Elf. Bring your cameras, capture memories, enjoy hot chocolate, holiday treats and activities. Donations gratefully accepted
------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Council on Aging Seeks Raffl e Donations! Each year, the Rowley COA Holiday Party is a great time and a huge success! Everyone looks forward to the basket raffl es! But, we need your help to make this happen! We are seeking donations of items for the raffl e baskets. Our wonderful staff will use the donated items to craft beautiful baskets for the Holiday Party Raffl e! To donate, please call the Senior Center at (978) 948-7637 or drop off a donation at the Rowley Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, Rowley. Donations will be accepted from Monday November 2nd until Wednesday December 2nd. Th ank you!
------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - 4th ANNUAL HOLIDAY BASKET RAFFLE: Th e Friends of the Rowley Public Library are planning the 4th Annual Holiday Basket Raffl e. We need your help to collect some exciting prizes. Please contribute a basket of goodies with a regular retail value of at least $50. It can include your own products or other fun items related to a specifi c theme. Baskets can be gifts for Christmas, Hanukah or New Year’s. Th ey might contain the tools to start a new hobby or keep a resolution. If you are unable to donate a complete basket, consider donating a gift card for our gift card tree. Th e gift card tree has become one of the most popular prizes in this growing fundraiser. NOTE: Because the baskets will be on display in the Library for four weeks, we cannot accept donations of tobacco, alcohol or perishable items. All baskets will be on display (along with your organization’s name) at the Rowley Public Library from November 21 to December 19. Donations are due November 18. Take this opportunity to highlight your group’s products or services and promote awareness of your organization. Have fun with your family while building a creative basket. All donors will receive a letter for tax purposes. Raffl e tickets will be sold at the Library starting November 21. Th e drawing will be on December 19 at a reception at the Rowley Public Library. Come enjoy some snacks and see who wins your basket!! Interested in donating? Email [email protected] or call 781-640-0006 for more information. Basket registration forms are available at the Rowley Public Library. All money raised will go to fund programs at the Rowley Library like the Summer Reading Program, Rowley Reads, kids’ yoga, author readings, the monthly book club and more!
------------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - Th e Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 7:30 PM on Wednesday November 11th at the East Parish Methodist Church, Salisbury Square (route 1), Salisbury, MA Clay Feeter will present a program on “Researching our Civil War ancestors and tracking their stories on a War Map.” 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.cwrtm.org or call Tom at (978) 462-8518.
------------------------------------------------------------TRITON YOUTH LACROSSE REGISTRATION - Registration for the 2016 spring season will open on October 1st and close December 1st. Triton Youth Lacrosse is open for both boys and girls in grades K - 8. Please register now with a deposit. Final payment will be due when practices begin. For more information please visit our website at www.tri-lax.com. Late registration will be held from December 2nd thru February 19th. A late registration fee of $20 will be charged. Please spread the word about our program!!!
------------------------------------------------------------WEST NEWBURY - Garden Club Meeting on November 5th at 6:45 PM at 1910 Building Annex, 381 Main St., West Newbury. Our talk on trails in West Newbury on November 5 is being given by West Newbury neighbor and multi-use trail-advocate, Deb Hamilton. Deb served for 20 years on the WN Conservation Commissio, and has been a member of the Mill Pond Committee since 1989. She and her husband, Alex, enjoy walking and maintain the extensive network of local trails, and as a Board Member of the Essex County Trails Ass (ECTA), Deb has been part of many trail projects in West Newbury and the other 3 ECTA member towns. Whether you like a good climb, a leisurely ramble or a beauty fi lled hike, you will be inspired to get out and explore some of the wonderful West Newbury “links on one chain” where Deb will take you. Open to the Public. Cost $5.00. Please visit us at www.wngc.org
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Society welcomes the public along for a glimpse at the macabre side of Georgetown’s history on October 31st and November 1st at 2:00 PM at the historic Union Cemetery on East Main Street. Join GHS President Chris Comiskey as she introduces you to local stories about witches, ghosts and ghastly deaths, including a murder—and a most surprising murderer! There will also be a special appearance of the Grim Reaper on October 31st. Cost of admission is $5. For more information, contact GHS at [email protected].
AMESBURY TRICK OR TREAT
Trick or Treat will be observed in Amesbury on Saturday, October 31st between 5:30 and 7:30 PM. Children should be accompanied by an adult, stay in their own neighborhood and visit homes familiar to them, where a light is left on. Children should also use sidewalks when available or walk against traffic when not, check carefully before crossing the street and carry a flashlight. Costumes should be tailored to prevent a fall and masks adjusted for clear sight. Parents are asked to speak with children about stranger danger and check all treats before sampling. Home owners are asked to leave a light on if handing out treats and assure walkways are clear for guests. Motorists are reminded of an increase in pedestrian traffic and encouraged to slow down, especially when driving through neighborhoods on Halloween Night. Additional police officers will also be assigned to patrolling neighborhoods during the evening. The Amesbury Police Department would like to wish residents a very Spooktacular Halloween.
STAND UP COMEDY NIGHTFirehouse Stand Up Comedy
Night featuring Mike McDonald, Will Noonan and Anthony Scibelli on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Square, Newburyport. $20.00 All Seats. For more info please call the Box Office at 978-462-7336 or visit
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
FALL BIRDING ON CAPE ANN
The fall is a wonderful time of year to observe birds along the rocky coast of Cape Ann. Large numbers of migrant seabirds pass by Halibut and Andrews points and seek shelter in the cape’s many coves. During our field trip, we will visit Halibut, Andrews, and Eastern points; Brace Cove, Niles Pond, and the Gloucester Harbor area. Target species will include red-throated loon, red-necked grebe, harlequin duck, black guillemot, and three species of scoter. In previous years, we have seen razorbills migrating southward along the outer cape at this time of year. Join us! Sun, Nov 01, 2015 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. Meet at the Fisherman’s Statue on Western Avenue in Gloucester. $47. 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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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd
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of the area is again meeting every Tuesday morning from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Meeting House, the chapel at New Creation Healing Center, 80 Route 125, Kingston, NH. No previous experience with Bible study is necessary. For more information call Veronica at 603-893-0725.
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closing in around you and you need a larger home, it is not likely that any market itself will hurt you. Generally, properties sell at higher prices in a sellers’ market and they sell at lower prices in a buyers’ market. Th at means that if you sell your starter home for a lower price in a buyers’ market, you will turn around and buy your larger home for a lower price in the same buyers’ market. You may also consider the fact that when you buy a more expensive property than the one you sold, any appreciation that occurs over time can be far greater than that which you would have realized had you remained in your smaller home waiting in line for the bathroom.
If you are considering “downsizing”, your motivation for change may be diff erent, but the principle is similar. If the maintenance and costs of your larger home no longer meet your needs, it is time to fi nd a property that does. Although there will be less equity to realize from the sale of your larger home, you will likely not be spending as much for the smaller property.
If you own multiple properties, you must fi gure in the carrying costs and overall maintenance to hold onto the properties. Th ere is no guarantee associated with the market rising again. While you wait an indefi nite period of time for real estate to “start appreciating” again some day, the carrying costs may never be off set by a future sale.
3. You are waiting for the market to “hit bottom” before you purchase a property.”
No market is stagnant. Sellers sell to buyers in any market. Buyers buy from sellers in any market. Th e market over the past
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It is not uncommon to feel completely alone with a diffi cult set of circumstances. Sometimes the challenge of making it through another week can be so overwhelming, that paralysis sets in thereby exacerbating the problem. Th ere is always a road that leads into a problem and there is always a road that leads out. Here are some sets of circumstances in Real Estate with corresponding roadmaps “out”.
1. You can not sell your home now for what you owe the bank.
First, know that the number of folks in your exact situation still remains very high. Each homeowner should contact his respective lender and begin dialogue that helps pave the way toward either a short sale (also called “debt forgiveness”) or a remortgaging agreement if you qualify. You should also have a current price analysis performed by a REALTOR® in any event. You may be surprised to learn that your home value has increased over the past few years and that appreciation may just be enough to resolve the problem of “selling short”.
2. You want to sell your home, but you do not know if you should “wait till the market is better.”
Th e fi rst question to ask you is always “What is my motivation to sell?”If your starter home walls are
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For the past two years we have been climbing on this rollercoaster ride as evidenced by what we REALTORS® see and hear before the media ever has any idea what’s going on. Th e increase in home sale prices has been driven in large part by a low inventory of available homes to buy and the supply and demand factor is clear to see.
Th e buyers who have been “watching” certain properties now fi nd they are too late. Th e properties they desired have sold. Buyers who tell us they “can’t go see the newly listed property for a few days” lose their opportunity to those who did make the time and are scheduled to close. Th e news on this “road” is positive for sellers, but it will change as sure as the sun rises. As soon as more properties come to market the supply and demand factor will impact sale prices as will the “jobs factor” and the mind boggling national debt.
If your home no longer meets your needs, contact your REALTOR® and learn about your options in this market. Knowledge is power when you are trying to sort it all out.
Broker/REALTOR® Janet Hilton is a former practicing attorney and critical care R.N. who with her husband retired Lynn Lieutenant George Hilton, owns and operates Country Crossroads Realty Associates, LLC. For selling and buying North Shore real estate, you may reach Janet directly at 781-405-4867, email [email protected] or visit www.countrycrossroadsrealty.com.
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Rectal Cancer: Navigating the Treatment of a Complex Disease, a Medical Meet the Expert seminar with Colorectal Surgeon Romie Mundy, MD on November 3, 2015, 6-7 p.m. in the fi rst-fl oor auditorium at Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley, 140 Lincoln Ave., Haverhill, MA. Attendees will learn the basic anatomy, pathophysiology and epidemiology of rectal cancer; how it is staged and the impact of staging on treatment options; surgical approaches and their indications and results. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments. Registration required. Nurses awarded one continuing education credit. For more information or to register, please email [email protected] or call Jean at 978.420.1168.
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE WITH HUNGRYTOWN
Join us for an evening of music with the folk duo group Hungrytown. After more than a decade of world-wide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson - otherwise known as the folk duo Hungrytown - have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting. Tuesday, November 3, 7:00pm. All are welcome to this free event! Newburyport Public Library, 94 State St, Newburyport 978-465-4428
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING
We are in our twentieth year of Wednesday Morning Birding! Th ese 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 fi eld trips. Wed, Nov 04, 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/joppafl ats.
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Every Wednesday morning from 10:30am-12pm – (Ages 0-4, siblings welcome) Do drop in on Wednesday mornings for some playtime in the big room. We’ll have all our toys pulled out, ready for some serious playtime! No
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practitioners need to begin to look at these problems not just from a drilling and fi lling approach, but also from a medical (preventive/therapeutic) approach. If “we” continue to think the same way about dental issues, we will continue to have the same struggles and same results.
Th ere are over 19,000 diff erent bacteria that have been found in mouths and every person has about 1,000 diff erent types. Not all of them cause decay, but many of them have also been found to grow on artery walls. Th e medical/dental systemic connection is real and we must pay more attention to it.
Dental decay is on the rise. Why the increase? Most of it has to do with dietary trends. We snack more, eat more sugar/carbs, drink more soda, have more gastric refl ux, take more mouth-drying medications, etc. Dental caries (decay) is a pH specifi c disease. Th e 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. Th e problem is that changing our thinking and behavior, the nemesis of all that is bad, is diffi cult to do unless there is an awakening among us.
It is time for the dental professional to take a diff erent 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. Th e dentist needs to take a more active role in assessing individual’s risk factors. In the dental world one way to do this is to use 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 fl ow, medication issues, and dietary issues, a caries-preventive strategy can be
established. Dentists must take some responsibility and be open to a diff erent management of this disease. Th ey must also be able to motivate people to change habits. Th e bottom line is that if you want to be decay-free, you can be.
For those at high risk, specifi c behavioral modifi cations are almost always necessary. To become aware of these often requires an assessment by your doctor. Doctors need to shift time away from treating things to be able to assess more and discuss the specifi c behavior modifi cations necessary for each individual patient. Th e patient needs to be receptive to hear and act on these changes.
Th ere are also some great products currently available and others on the horizon. 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-fi ghting, but also works synergistically with fl uoride. Prescription level toothpastes are also available and there is strong research for the topical application of fl uoride varnish, the same stuff the kids get, for adults.
Th e evidence is very clear – this is a preventable disease. Next time you go to the dentist and fi nd out you have a new cavity, stop blaming the dentist or yourself, and ask to get a specifi c protocol for prevention of this disease based on your specifi c risk factors.
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.
Last week I introduced you to a patient who has been struggling with dental decay (cavities), gum recession, and dental erosion (the chemical breakdown of tooth structure). I discussed how these dental problems are complex multifactorial diseases of epidemic levels aff ecting both children and adults.
I ended with the idea that a healthy mouth requires more than brushing, fl ossing, and “fi llings”. With current scientifi c evidence and new technologies, patients and
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