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NEWBURYPORT – The 11th annual Newburyport Literary Festival, which opens Friday night and continues all day Saturday, “promises to have something for every reader.”

With its highest number of authors – 79 – attending, founder Vicki Hendrickson predicted last week that the festival will not only be the largest, but “will be fabulous.”

Highlights include a discussion with former Maine Senator George Mitchell, who will talk about his career as outlined in his book, The Negotiator, with local journalist Dyke Hendrickson.

Vicki Hendrickson, who heads the festival with Jennifer Entwistle, said she was thrilled that Mitchell could squeeze in an appearance

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ROWLEY – It was always Charlie Hardy’s dream to raise money to fund a scholarship for a graduating Triton Regional High School senior.

Hardy, who served in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, was the manager of the Rowley Veterans Association (RVA) for five years, “where he worked diligently to

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support our veterans and the community,” the announcement of the scholarship states. “It was one of his goals and desires to initiate a scholarship fund for a graduating student at Triton Regional High School.”

Now, RVA members are fulfilling Hardy’s dream and taking it a few steps further. Continued on page 3

For the first time in many years, Ipswich Middle and High School have gathered all their theatrical talent in one very big show -- Fiddler on the Roof, playing May 6-8 at the Dolan Performing Arts Center.

While the community looks forward to another high quality performance of a favorite musical, theatre in the school is also an educational experience. Combining the two schools allows for the younger students to learn and be mentored by the more experienced high schoolers. Actors in a wider range of ages also adds depth and realism to the casting, with younger students playing the roles of Tevye’s children and the older students playing the adults.

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler On The Roof ’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

Tzeitel & Motel: Tevye’s oldest daughter Tzeitel (Joy Bergner) and her betrothed, the tailor Motel (Jonah Fouser)

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Privacy, Accuracy and Speed in Voting in your town meetingWayland adopted electronic, wireless, keypad voting for their open

town meeting in the spring of 2010. After a free trial, Wayland has used electronic keypad voting for every town meeting and every vote of town meeting to present day. For detailed information on this go to www.electronicvoting.info

I was the initial starter of this effort in my town but others caught the wave quickly and a number of people, including our moderator, worked together to implement the most important improvement to New England town meeting in 400 years.

With electronic voting you get a level of accuracy, which is not possible by any other means. We all believe that every vote should count and that one vote can change the outcome. When then vote is close, showing hands or counting standing people is human error prone. Think about the methods that your town meeting uses to count votes and then compare those methods to electronic machines doing the work – just like they do in most other banking and financial areas of your life. Zoning and borrowing articles require a 2/3rd’ margins by statute. These non-50% margins make it all the more difficult for a human to gauge the results. If you want to know that your vote was counted and if you want to know that your vote could have changed the outcome, then electronic voting is the only way to go.

Over the past 6 years of using electronic voting, Wayland has had many votes which were within +/-10% or 5% or even right on the knife edge. When the electronic machines told the moderator what the counts were and when the moderator announced those counts – the people just accepted it and were confident that the vote was accurate and that their vote counted. Just this last town meeting in April 2016 we had votes, which were within a margin of 1. Just imagine the amount of time we saved not having to count those votes by standing and sitting and have roaming tellers.

A couple of years back, the town of Acton held a secret vote by paper ballot. The process was painful and lasted for one hour. They even said that if the numbers exceed the number who checked in, they would have to recount. Luckily for Acton – they only had to go through one secret, one-hour ballot. Since Wayland has started using electronic voting, every vote has been a secret ballot.

We decided to turn on a light bulb for 1 minute and tell the voters that the voting window was now open. Within that 1 minute, people calmly, silently and privately cast their vote by pressing 1 for yes and 2 for no. They even had the opportunity to change their mind and cast a different vote. Because the last vote they cast was the one that stuck. When the light bulb went off, the voting window closed and the computer calculated the grand tally. This means that all of the votes were private, they were accurate and no vote took more then about 1 minute. The standing counted vote was eliminated. The audience was calm and I believe that a big part of their calmness was the fact that they knew they had privacy in their hands on the floor of town meeting.

Wayland voters became free to vote with their hearts, their minds and their pocketbooks.

Privacy is security; it’s in the 4th amendment of the Constitution. If you do not have privacy then you do not have freedom. But freedom is not free. You will have to pay something for the use of electronic voting. But I tell you that what you will get back is much, much more valuable.

I urge you, Ipswich, to strongly consider trying and using electronic voting at your town meeting.

Alan J. ReissFormer Member of the Wayland Board of Selectmen

Fiddler on the Roof in IpswichThe Company at Ipswich Middle and High School presents Fiddler on

the Roof, Book by Joseph Stein, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl. Friday May 6 and Saturday May 7 at 8pm and Sunday May 8 at 2:30pm. At the Dolan Performing Art Center, 134 High Street, Ipswich. Tickets: $10 adult, $8 Student/Senior. Available at TicketStage.com and at the door

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Family: Tevye (Liam O’Brien) and Golda (Raina Baier) share a lighter moment with their five daughters, (from left) Bielke (Autumn Armano), Chava (Lydia Brendel), Hodel (Sophia Gadbois), Tzeitel (Joy Bergner), and Shprintze (Kayla Laddin, seated)


Sisters with Brooms: Tevye’s daughters look forward to finding out who the Matchmaker will find to be their husbands. From left: Shprintze (Kayla Laddin), Hodel (Sophia Gadbois), Chava (Lydia Brendel), Bielke (Autumn Armano), and Tzeitel (Joy Bergner)


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They are raising $500 this spring for the club’s first scholarship for a Triton senior.

But that is only the beginning, said Bugg LaRouchelle, who is spearheading the fundraising along with Jimmy Edwards, the RVA club manager, Dave Leavitt, the club president, and Bill Gaynor, the club secretary.

Next year, the association plans to raise $2,000 through raffles and other fundraising events to fund four $500 scholarships, awarded to a Triton senior and seniors from Georgetown, Ipswich and Newburyport high schools.

The purpose of the scholarships, LaRouchelle said, is “to honor Charlie and do good for our communities.”

At 19 Bradford Street, just behind the Bradford Tavern on Haverhill Street, the RVA is a non-profit social club that is open to the public.

The scholarship committee said it is looking for a good student, who helps the community and “really needs the money” to attend North Shore Community College or Salem State University.

“We are not looking for the

straight A student who is going to Harvard and has a bunch of scholarships,” LaRouchelle said. “We want to help a kid who is going to be good for his community.”

Being a veterans organization, the committee would also like for the scholarship recipient to have some ties to the military with either family members being in the military or planning himself or herself to enter the military. “But that is not a requirement,” he said.

The veterans association wants the scholarship recipient to stay in touch through Facebook or in person, telling those who funded the scholarship how he or she is doing in school.

“We are not going to give them the $500 and just say ‘see you later,’” LaRouchelle said. “We want them to be part of our extended family.”

And if they need emergency funds during the year, the student can apply to the club for help, he said.

The new scholarship is being announced at Triton High School. To apply, a student needs only to ask the guidance office for the application, fill it out and submit it to the office.

“We hope we have hundreds of students who apply,” LaRouchelle said.

The RVA, which is open to the public, helps a number of community organizations. It raises money through raffles, which go on all year long, LaRouchelle said.

The club members have helped the Red Cross, using its function room upstairs to hold blood drives. The Boy Scouts use the space after its Pinewood Derby. The American Cancer Society and other charitable organizations have held fundraisers there.

The club also supports veterans groups. It raises money to help the Veterans Outreach Center in Haverhill, which houses 22 veterans. In addition to food drives at the holidays, the club two years ago bought the center two turkey roasting ovens at Thanksgiving. And several times a year, Edwards empties out the collection buckets and buys toiletries for the homeless veterans.

For more information or to donate money or a raffle item for the scholarship program, contact Jimmy Edwards or Bugg LaRouchelle at the RVA.

in Newburyport between talks at Harvard University and a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

The former majority leader in the Senate has been a special presidential envoy to Northern Ireland and the Middle East and a negotiator between Major League Baseball and its players union. Expect him to be asked the differences between negotiating with the warring Protestants and Catholics in Ireland and the battling Muslims and the Jews in the Middle East.

He will probably also be asked his assessment of the U.S. Presidential race.

The event, scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Firehouse for the Arts, is sold out.

The festival’s opening ceremony begins at 6 p.m. at the Firehouse, starring the late Edna St. Vincent Millay, who was considered “the most seductive woman of her time” and America’s foremost love poet. Millay grew up across the Merrimack River on Ring’s Island.

Her biographer, poet Daniel Mark Epstein, will talk about her life and work with art historian and poet Carl Little.

Also honored at this year’s festival is Debbie Szabo, a long-time admirer of Millay and an English teacher for 42 years, who began teaching at Newburyport High School in 1982. At the high school, she founded the

Largest Literary Festival Yet Continued from page 1 creative writing club, which became

a creative writing class, joined with students and local poets to start “Poetry Soup,” a forum for student poets; and began the Newburyport version of the Favorite Poem Project. She coaches the prize-winning Newburyport High School poetry slam team for Boston’s “Louder Than A Bomb,” the largest youth poetry slam in the country. She will be honored at the closing ceremonies at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Firehouse.

The Dinner with the Authors is on Friday night at the Masonic Center. It is the only event that has a price, $50.

The festival features authors in a wide variety of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and works for children and teens.

Saturday begins with one of the festival’s most popular events, Coffee with the Poets, at the social hall of the Central Congregational Church. Featured will be Midge Goldberg, the recipient of the 2015 Richard Wilbur Award, the most recent of the many national prizes garnered by the Powow River Poets. Four other local poets, who have recently published new collections, will join her. They are A. M. Juster, Don Kimball, Alfred Nicol and Anton Yakovlev. David Davis will emcee.

It will be difficult to choose where to go next as authors discuss their books ranging from William

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This month marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth and death. Local historical novelist Anne Easter Smith will moderate the discussion of the greatest writer in the English language among three novelist, Sarah Smith, Mary Sharratt, and C.C. Humphreys, who have written about the bard in their novels, Chasing Shakespeares, The Dark Lady’s Mask and Shakespeare’s Rebel.

Arthur T. Demoulas’ fight with his cousin Arthur S. Demoulas that resulted in an employee walk-out for months is chronicled in the book, We Are Market Basket, by author Daniel Korshun, who will be on hand to discuss the epic battle.

The event is sponsored by the Newburyport Five Cent Savings Bank and the Institution for Savings. Other sponsors include the Provident Bank, the Massachusetts Cultural Councils and the Newburyport, Newbury, West Newbury, Amesbury, and Merrimac Cultural Councils. And the Newburyport Rotary Club.

A full list of all events and biographies of the 79 appearing authors can be found at its web site, www.newburyportliteraryfestival.org. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased on line or by sending a check to the Newburyport Literary Association, Box 268, Newburyport, MA 01950.

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WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING

These very popular programs provide an excellent opportunity to explore one of the most productive birding areas in the country. To date, we have seen over 320 species of birds on these Wednesday field trips. Wed, Apr 27, 2016; 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $17. No preregistration required. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats.

GRANGE DINNERRowley Grange #204 is having a

Roast Pork Supper on April 27th. The supper will feature roast pork and all the fixings. This supper is a favorite amongst those who regularly attend the Grange suppers. Servings are at 5 pm and 6 pm, with continuous serving till 7 pm. To go dinners are also available. If you make a reservation, tickets $8 for adults. Non reserved tickets are $9. To make a reservation call 978-948-2635 or 978-948-7288 and leave the time of seating you wish to attend, the number of people in your party and your name.

THE NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP PRESENTATION

Due to snow, The Nantucket Lightship Presentation was rescheduled for April 27th! The Nantucket Lightship was the largest & most famous floating lightship! Artifacts from the museum are currently on display in the library. Please drop by & take a look! The program on the 27th is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the meeting room. The Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main St, Groveland. Please register for all events at www.Langleyadamslib.org

BOOK CLUBThe Amesbury Library has two

ongoing book clubs that meet once a

month. The secong one for April is the Reading Glasses book club for 20 and 30something adults will next meet at Port Tavern in Newburyport on April 27 at 7:30 to discuss “Sometimes the Wolf” by Urban Waite. No sign up is required for book club and books are available for check out at the library. For more information call 978-388-8148 or go to www.amesburylibrary.org.

INTRODUCTION TO COLLECTING AND INVESTING IN COINS

Held at the Newburyport High School on Wednesday April 27, 2016 at 7:00 PM. Join one of the area’s most knowledgeable numismatists, Rick Bagg, as he leads you in a presentation about coins. Learn the various aspects of coin collecting that are important determinants of value. Important as well are that “coins are fun” to collect and satisfying collections can be formed and enjoyed with relatively few coins for very little money. Rick is able to answer any questions about buying and selling coins and assembling and appraising coin collections. Investing in coins is also discussed. At the auction firm where he spent his career, Rick handled several hundred million dollars in coins for thousands of clients. He brings a great deal of experience to the class. Attendees are encouraged to bring some old coins in for discussion. There are no prerequisites. The cost is only $25. See www.richardbagg.com Call 978-255-1127 for more information.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28th

GREAT BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR!

Thursday, April 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. Consider bringing along binoculars and a camera. The tour is limited to 14 participants; no more than 4 individuals per sign-up. This is a vehicle-based tour, with limited stops on the refuge. This guided program is most appropriate for older teens and adults. Meet the ranger in the lobby of the Parker River NWR visitor center in Newburyport no later than 9:00 am OR in the Great Bay NWR parking lot in Newington, NH no later than 9:45 am. (Indicate location you prefer at time of registration.) Preregistration is required for this program, as enrollment is limited. Be advised that individual tours may be subject to cancellation. *Please note: Those who call and leave messages after hours, your registration is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation call from a refuge staff member. Please call (978)

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In every kind of weather, our favorite thing is to head outdoors to our spectacular local habitats to see what’s new! Not recommended for siblings under 3. Thu, Apr 28, 2016 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Meet at Amesbury Town Forest on Kimball Road. Fee: adult, $8/child, $7. 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.

AUTHOR PRESENTATIONThe Seabrook Library will present

an author presentation and signing of the book, Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Art Heist on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 6:30 pm at the Seabrook Library, 25 Liberty Lane in Seabrook. The author, Stephen Kurkjian, is one of the most acclaimed investigative reporters in the country. A forty-year veteran of the Boston This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

MINUTE MAN LECTURE Join us for an evening lecture

with local historian Alex Cain. He will present original research on the activities of the minute companies of Andover, Bradford, Boxford, Haverhill, and Amesbury, with special emphasis is given to Haverhill and Bradford. For more information please email [email protected].

FRIDAY, APRIL 29th

CEDAR POND SPRING BIRD WALK

Join Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary Director Carol Decker for a walk through Mass Audubon’s Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Wenham. Its variety of wetland and woodland habitats attracts a variety of migrating wood-warblers as well as songbirds that are returning to nest here. We will listen for birdsong, discuss behavior, and if you’re a new birder, give you tips on locating the birds with your binoculars. Friday, April 29, 8:00-10:30 a.m. Fee: $14 ($12/Mass Audubon members). Advance registration is required; call 978-887-9264 or register online at massaudubon.org/ipswichriver.

WOODCOCK WALK AT PARKER RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

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open HouSe & SAlePurple Sage Pottery, a c o m m u n i t y of potters, will hold its annual spring Open House

and Sale on Saturday, April 30th from 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday, May 1st, from noon to 5 pm at 3 Mechanic St., Merrimac, Ma 01860. There will be an abundance of decorative and functional pottery and sculpture for sale made by twelve local clay artists. Come meet the artists, observe demonstrations on the potter’s wheel, and see a freshly fired kiln load of pottery still warm from the fire, while having light refreshments. For directions and more information go to www.purplesagepottery.com, or call 978 346-9978.

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Purple Sage Pottery, a community of potters, will hold its annual spring Open House & Sale on Saturday, April 30th from 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday, May 1st, from noon to 5 pm at 3 Mechanic St., Merrimac. There will be an abundance of decorative and functional pottery and sculpture for sale made by twelve local clay artists. Come meet the artists, observe demonstrations on the potter’s wheel, and see a freshly fired kiln load of pottery still warm from the fire, while having light refreshments. For directions & more information go to www.purplesagepottery.com, or call 978 346-9978.

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IPSWICH READS...ONE BOOK!Closing Reception at the Ipswich

Museum, 54 South Main St. Friday, April 29th at 6:30pm. Come help us celebrate another successful year of our community-wide read! Light hors d’oeuvres, wine, and musical accompaniment. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ipswich Library. $5.00 donation per ticket - All proceeds benefit the Ipswich Museum

MERROHAWKE NATURE SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

All are invited to the Blue Ocean Event Center on Friday, April 29th from 6:30 to 9:30 for Merrohawke’s 6th Annual Earth Day Bash, Fundraising Auction Benefit. Guests will be able to bid on signed sports memorabilia including a David Ortiz baseball and Tom Brady jersey, trips to Ireland, France and aboard an America’s Cup Yacht, priceless local art, and fantastic gift certificates to many of greater Newburyport’s finest businesses. Proceeds will support nature education programs and scholarship awards. Tickets and sponsorship info can be found at www.merrohawke.org or by calling 978-463-2233.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30th

SPRING BIRDS OF DODGE RESERVATION

Join Jim Berry for an early-morning walk to look and listen for spring migrants and returning breeding birds at a new open space area in Rowley, the Dodge Reservation. Discover this beautiful woodland as we look for returning warblers and other songbirds, barred owls, Cooper’s hawks, woodpeckers, and more. Saturday, April 30, 7:00-10:00 a.m. Fee: $18 ($15/Mass Audubon members). Directions will be sent. Advance registration is required; call 978-887-9264 or register online at massaudubon.org/ipswichriver.

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An Arts - Crafts Fair & Bake Sale will take place at the Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury on Saturday, April 30 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. This is a fundraiser to help pay off our building renovations loan. Sales to include: American Girl doll clothes, painted wood crafts, stone art, jewelry, photos and more. rafter/

Artisans can reserve a 6-foot table for $20 by contacting the church at 978-388-0930 or [email protected]

SPRING CLEAN-UPOn the morning of April 30, 2016,

the Rowley Historical Society will be doing their outside clean-up at the 1677 Platts Bradstreet House, the Historical House at 233 Main St., Rowley, (Route 1A). Please, bring your work gloves & rakes and be ready for yard work; we would be delighted to have your help!

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, Apr 30, 2016; 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.

ROWLEY LIBRARY BOOK DONATION DROP-OFF DAY

The Rowley Library Annual Book & Bake Sale will take place on the weekend of May 13-15. The Friends of the Rowley drop-off day is at the library, April 30, from 9 am - 12 noon. Please donate only clean, gently used books. We cannot accept broken, dirty, musty, or books with odors. We also do not accept textbooks, magazines, VHS tapes or audiocassettes, encyclopedias, or outdated computer, travel and reference books. If you would like to help sort books or volunteer for the sale email [email protected]

ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR & BAKE SALE

An Arts + Crafts Fair & Bake Sale will take place at the Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury on Saturday, April 30 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. This is a fundraiser to help pay off our building renovations loan. Crafter and Artisans can reserve a 6-foot table for $20 by contacting the church at 978-388-0930 or [email protected]

SEAGLASS EXPO!During the weekend of April 30

& May 1, 2016, The 2nd Northeast Sea Glass Expo will take place at The Ashworth by the Sea in Hampton, NH. Over 50 artists from all over the East Coast will showcase their creations from sea glass, beach stones, driftwood and shells. You will not believe the beautiful jewelry and home items that these creative people make from items found along the beach. Wonderful chance to meet new people and enjoy a walk on the beach and see the sights on the adjacent Hampton Beach while supporting a wonderful cause! Admission is $5. All the artists generously donate an item for the hourly raffles.

All money raised benefits The Molly Rowlee Fund together with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute / Children’s Hospital-Boston utilizing the Pediatric Resource Program provides concrete assistance to on-treatment patients and their families, especially those in need. The Molly Rowlee Fund will be used to assist families with expenses that directly affect their well-being and would make an immediate and positive impact on the lives of pediatric patients and their families. For additional information, please like our Facebook page, The Northeast Sea Glass Expo. or call Debbie Crowley at 603-918-6237 or e-mail her at [email protected]

SPRING OPEN HOUSEPurple Sage Pottery, a community

of potters, will hold its annual spring Open House and pm at 3 Mechanic St., Merrimac, MA. There will be an abundance of decorative and functional pottery and sculpture for sale made by twelve local clay artists.

THE LONG WAY AROUND HIKE This hike explores the wild wonders

of the Crane Estate! We’ll launch our long walk at the Cedar Point Trail and follow it to the Ipswich River, then meander along the beach and through seldom-traveled paths to the trailhead at the Crane Wildlife Refuge. We’ll wander the dunes to Essex Bay, then make our way along the backside of Crane Beach to reach the Essex River. A bag lunch will be delivered to us at the approximate halfway point, and will give us the sustenance we’ll need to finish the hike! Come prepared for a leisurely long-way-around walk of about 8 miles. Crane Estate, Ipswich Saturday, April 30| 10AM-2PM. Pre-registration is required. Members: $28 Nonmembers: $35 (Bag Lunch included!) Recommended for ages 15 & up. Please note: Children ages 15 and older are welcome to participate if they are capable of keeping up with the group when hiking through soft sand for a distance of approximately 8 miles (round-trip). www.thetrustees.org/craneoutdooradventures Contact: Dorothy Antczak email: [email protected] phone: 978.356.4351 x 4052

ELLIS PAUL Ellis Paul, one of our most gifted

contemporary singer/songwriters, will perform two concerts at The Community House on Saturday, April 30 at 3pm for a Family Concert and at 7:30pm for an Adult Concert. Ellis Paul will perform at The Community House 284 Bay Road Hamilton, MA, Saturday, April 30, Family Concert 3pm - Advance Tickets $10, $15 At the Door. Adult concert 7:30pm - Advance Tickets $25, $30 At the Door. Premium Seats (first 4 rows) Advance Tickets $35, $40 At the Door. www.communityhouse.org

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Newburyport – The City of Newburyport will be holding two Household Hazardous Waste Days this year. The first one will be held on May 7, 2016. Please note that it will take place at the Crow Lane Recycling Center from 8 am to 12 pm. (The second one will be on Saturday, September 10, 2016, but on Perry Way, at the Department of Public Services.) The events, which will be held rain or shine, provide residents with the opportunity to dispose of hazardous materials in an environmentally responsible manner. Contractors may not use Household Hazardous Waste Day to dispose of materials.

Clean Harbors Environmental Services will be on site May 7 to accept oil-based paints (no

latex paint), varnishes, pesticides, and other household hazardous chemicals. Costs are $19 for up to 3 gallons, $24 for up to 10 gallons and $46.50 for up to 25 gallons.

Clean Harbors will NOT be accepting commercial/industrial waste, latex paint, ammunition, asbestos, radioactive material, fire extinguishers, or medical or biological wastes. To ensure safety, please adhere to the following handling procedures: leave materials in original labeled containers; tighten caps and lids; place containers in sturdy upright boxes rather than in garbage bags; avoid smoking while handling hazardous materials. Most importantly, do not mix chemicals.

Universal Shredding will also be on site for document shredding;

the first file-size box is free, $5 fee applies for each additional box.

In addition to oil-based paint, chemicals, and shredding, residents may drop off all of the regular materials accepted on the first Saturday of the month, including batteries, thermometers, thermostats, fluorescent lamps, metal items such as lawn mowers and grills, as well as any sort of electronic item, corded or battery-powered.

A full list of accepted materials, and any applicable fee, may be found on the recycling page of the City of Newburyport website (www.cityofnewburyport.com). For questions: [email protected] or 978-499-0413.

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ROWLEY - Brent Baeslack of Town of Rowley Conservation Agent successfully completed the 3-day Training Workshop for the Keystone Project, held at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, April 14 -17.

In ecology, a keystone species is one whose impacts on its environment are larger and greater than would be expected from one species. The Keystone Project invests education and reference materials in important, keystone people making a large impact at their local level. The training covers subjects such as forest ecology and management, wildlife management, land protection, and community outreach. In exchange for the training and take-home resources, graduates of the program, called Cooperators, agree to return to their communities and volunteer at least 30-hours of their time towards projects that promote forest and wildlife conservation. For more information about the Keystone Project, visit: http://masskeystone.net/.

The Keystone Project is designed to stimulate forest landowners and community opinion leaders to be advocates of sound forest conservation, and to help inform the land management and conservation decisions of their friends, neighbors, organizations, and communities. Keystone Cooperators can be very effective in doing this, since they are well-connected community leaders. Other past Cooperator projects have included permanently conserving their own land, initiating a forest landowner cooperative, promoting management on municipal and conservation lands, writing newspaper articles, hosting educational events, and improving their own properties for wildlife, recreation, and timber.

More than three-fourths of all woodland in Massachusetts is owned by thousands of private families and individuals. Much of this land is at risk of conversion to developed uses. It is important to reach woodland owners as well as communities and land trusts with information on the care of their land. Keystone training is designed to provide Cooperators with skills and information to better engage in this important activity at the local level.

The Keystone Project is organized by the University of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Conservation and UMass Extension, with support from the Harvard Forest, MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, the MA DCR Service Forestry Program, and the Leo S. Walsh Foundation.

For more information on forest conservation or Keystone, contact:Brent Baeslack at: 978-948-2330 or [email protected] or Paul Catanzaro, Extension Assistant Professor; University of Massachusetts; 413 545-4839; [email protected]

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June 12 – 14 – Maine Escapes – Includes 2 nights lodging at Boothbay Harbor; 2 Buffet Breakfasts/2 Dinners with Entertainment; full day visit to Bar Harbor with Guided Tour (by bus) through Acadia National Park;

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June 4 - Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton, MA – Home to the largest collection of Russian Icons in North America. Lunch on own at local area restaurant. $45pp.

June 15 – Boston Pops – The Golden Age of Broadway, conductor Keith Lockhart. Includes transportation, First Balcony Center seating for 8:00pm performance. Dinner on own at Prudential Center. $93pp: Payment due on sign up for this ticketed event.

June 21 – The Highwaymen & Queens of Country @ Venus de Milo – Tribute to the Superstars of Country, features Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire. Includes transportation and lunch (Baked Chicken or Baked Schrod).

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September 11 – 16 – Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC –Features tour of Thos. Jefferson’s Monticello; full day at Biltmore Estate House & Gardens; tour of Asheville, NC and Blue Ridge Parkway; 6 days/5 nights, includes 5 breakfasts/3 dinners, all gratuities including coach driver. $525 dbl/$650 single.

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When school dismisses for the summer, parents across the country worry about how much their children will forget over the vacation months. Will all those hours helping them with math and reading dissolve with the carefree hours spent at the pool or playground?

“While a break from the long days of school is needed, studies show that most kids lose up to two months of their math skills between school grades,” says Dominique Ciccarelli, Ed.M., education specialist for Kumon North America. “The brain is like a muscle and needs a regular dose of exercise to stay strong. Connections in your brain multiply when you learn new topics, and through this process, you get smarter.”

Added to this concern is how much time over the summer parents will be able to commit to helping their children retain and reinforce what they learned during the previous school year. While millions of children are eager for the freedom of summer, parents are coming up with plans to keep the learning momentum going.

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Have a scavenger hunt at the museum. One way to turn a visit to the museum into a fun and educational experience is to make it a scavenger hunt. If you’re going to an art museum, your list can include things you might see in

paintings or sculptures from a certain country. If it’s a natural history museum, you can include dinosaurs and animals.

Find the right learning program. For families with children looking for enrichment activities, the right learning program is invaluable. With nearly 1,500 centers throughout the United States, Kumon uses an individualized approach that helps children develop a solid command of math and reading skills. To help students continue learning through the summer, Kumon is offering free registration in June at participating centers.

Develop their green thumb. Gardening allows children to not only play and build something - as they might do in a sandbox - but learn about the life cycle of plants and the importance of nutrition. One way to make this more exciting is to try to grow something giant, like a huge squash or zucchini that will provide an end goal to the entire experience.

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vacation, get your children involved in the planning process. Let them help you search for lodging within your budget and in the area you want to stay. Together, you can learn about nearby attractions and plan your visit accordingly. The entire process not only builds confidence, but serves as a finance, geography, history and social studies lesson all wrapped in one.

Have adventures in reading. Reading is one of the most important skills to maintain and develop. Reading to your children each day establishes a positive association in their mind and makes them excited to read on their own. Be sure to stay up to date with the activities at your local library, which provides fun and sociable learning opportunities.

Make something. While there are plenty of kits out there to promote STEM learning skills, you can encourage your children to use their creativity and knowledge to build projects from common household materials. Some classic examples of this would be making a raft out of empty milk cartons or plastic bottles, a homemade volcano using vinegar and baking soda or a homemade electromagnet.

Become a collector. A great way for children to get hands-on knowledge of the natural world is for them to build a collection while discovering the outdoors. Rocks, plants, bugs - these are the things that excite a young mind. Search for different kinds of leaves to press at home, then work with your children to identify their types.

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AMESBURY- The Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market Street, Amesbury is hosting an indoor Yard Sale & Bake Sale on Saturday, May 14 from 8:00 am – 12:00 noon. Something for everyone! Donated items fill the gym at the back of the building. Nothing is priced- pay what you can afford. Yard Sale proceeds go toward funding the traveling expenses for church volunteers’ mission trip to Canada this summer and Bake Sales go to Building Renovation Fund. This will be the 8th year connecting with Pastor Ian MacFarlane and the members of the Living Hope Community Church in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Each year volunteers spend the week with this church helping with children’s programs like Vacation Bible School and Bible Basketball. The Canadian church’s volunteers also come to Amesbury to help with similar programs. Both churches have made a supportive bond with each other from these trips.

------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Voices of Distinction, a community chorus with members from the North Shore and Southern New Hampshire, will perform on Friday and Saturday evenings, May 6 and 7 at 8pm at the Main Street Congregational Church, UCC at 145 Main Street in Amesbury, MA. “Voices of Joy…songs that make you smile” marks the 14thyear for this “little chorus with a heart” under the musical direction of Danny Smith. The chorus has regularly performed in Kingston, NH, and has performed numerous times in Amesbury. This is the first spring concert in Amesbury. The 30 men and women of the chorus, along with musicians from the local and Boston area will delight audiences with a wide variety of choral arrangements certain to “make you smile”. Tickets are available in advance for $15 at the Church office,(978-388-0982) or at the Right Cut in Kingston, NH (603-642-8428), at the door the evenings of the performance, or on line at www.voicesofdistinction.org for $20.

------------------------------------------------------------GEORGETOWN - The Country Gardeners Georgetown is pleased to offer a scholarship to one graduating senior from either Georgetown High School or a graduating senior who resides in Georgetown. The applicant is expected to continue their education in the fields of: Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Forestry, or Environmental Sciences. To obtain an application, applicants may contact their Guidance Office or the Country Gardeners Georgetown Scholarship Committee, c/o Nancy Zapf,126 Elm St., Georgetown, Ma 01833. 978-352-8331. Applications are due May 15, 2016

------------------------------------------------------------GROVELAND - Electronic Recycling Fundraiser - Groveland Pack 113 and Troop 87, Saturday May 7, 2016. 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Perry Park (intersection of King St. & Main St.) Help keep our environment clean by recycling your electronics, while supporting the Scouts. Bring down Computer Monitors, TV’s, VCR/DVD, etc. and we will recycle them for a small fee. For more info. contact: [email protected] For price list: www.grovelandpack113.com

------------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON - Hampton Garden Club plant sale on May 21 from 9-1 at the Hampton Town Hall, 100 Winnacunnet Rd, Hampton, NH. Annuals, Perennials, Bake sale & Rain Barrels available.

------------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON - The Hampton Arts Network, a non-profit art organization focusing on community art education, is pleased to announce it will be offering a free Summer Arts Enrichment program. It will take place Aug 8-12 for students in grades 6, 7, 8 within SAU 21 & SAU 90. It will be held at the St James Lodge in Hampton. Last summer HAN was able to launch this program through successful fundraising efforts by its members. The purpose of Summer Arts Enrichment program is to encourage self-expression, self-esteem, and help develop creativity & problem solving skills. It was a rewarding experience for the students to be engaged with the arts and make new friends. Each day a different art medium will be taught by a HAN teacher. Students need to commit to attending all five days. Students will be selected based on their creative & persuasive essay about why they should be selected for the program. No demonstrated artistic talent is required. Deadline for applying is May 13. If not already in hand from the school, applications may be obtained by emailing [email protected]. Besides this summer program, HAN also helps organize the “Youth Impression” art show at the Provident Bank in Hampton in every March. Additionally, members share their artwork in the monthly Town Hall display and at a display of “Art in Bloom”, held on June 8th at the Partridge House in Hampton. For more information or to become a member please go to their website at www.hamptonartsnetwork.org.

------------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - The Ipswich Museum is looking for volunteers to work as tour guides, greeters and in the museum store. Our summer tour season begins on May 28, 2016. Tours include the Whipple, Heard and Knight Houses. Training Sessions are during the first 3 weeks of May. Come meet new friends and share Ipswich’s rich history with visitors from far and near. To volunteer or for more information, call 978-356-2811 or email us at [email protected]

------------------------------------------------------------KINGSTON -- New Creation Gardens at New Creation Healing Center, 80 Route 125, Kingston, announces its first Open House for gardeners on Saturday, May 14th, from 9:30 to 12:00 noon. This will be the first of a series of Open Houses on the second Saturday each month from May through October. Each of these Open Houses will include a presentation by at least one Master Gardener from the Rockingham County Master Gardeners. The topic for May 14 is “Preparing the Soil.” For more information please contact Dan Weaver, [email protected], or 603-679-1808. Registration is helpful and a donation of $5.00 will be appreciated to continue our endeavors for the community.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - All are invited to the Annual May Breakfast on Saturday, May 7, 8-11am, at the First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport. Breakfast will be served in the Parish Hall, the smaller building next to the church--follow the balloons. Enjoy a hearty breakfast of local eggs, ham, veggie sausages, baked beans, hash browns, apple cinnamon pancakes with local maple syrup, fresh fruit salad, and baked goods, as well as Fair Trade coffee, tea and juice. $6 adults, $4 children.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Rummage Sale at Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High St, Newburyport - Our annual rummage sale will be held on May 7th from 9AM to 1PM Come for great bargains!

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------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - On May 21st from 1-5 p.m. Come take a wonderful walking tour throughout downtown Newburyport and stop in at 30 + stores and cafes to sample tasty chocolate treats. Everyone is welcome and we promise a fun, spirited day. Tickets are just $15. Just 400 tickets are sold so don’t let this slip by….a great Mother’s Day gift too! The Tour is organized by the Central Congregational Church of Newburyport and 100% of the proceeds will go to three local community programs: The Greater Newbury Elder Pet Fund; Prescription Refill Programs for seniors through 4 local Councils on Aging; The Coastal Trail Coalition - Advance tickets may be purchased at these Newburyport locations: Brass Lyon, Newburyport Olive Oil Co., B.C. Essentials and at Fresh Hair Studio (traffic circle). Tickets will also be available on the day of the event outside the Unitarian Universalist Church located on Pleasant Street or in Market Square (center of town). Many thanks to the Institution For Savings and Parry and Parry Corporation for their sponsorships. To volunteer or for further information, please call Diane at 978 465-1285 also www.facebook.com/newburyportchocolatetour

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Belleville Roots Music presents Cheryl Wheeler in concert at the Belleville Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport, MA on Saturday, May 14th at 8:00PM. Tickets are $30 in advance/ $35 day of show/$10 children 18 and under. For more information, please email: [email protected] or visit: www.bellevilleroots.org.

------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Reads 2016 will wrap up on Sunday May 1 with an Afternoon Tea, served in honor of this year’s author, the Victorian era science fiction master H. G. Wells. Join us from 2-4 pm on May Day at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St., where we’ll have all the traditional sandwiches and sweets, along with fresh brewed tea. Entertainment will be provided by harpist Carol Littlefield McIntyre. The Rowley Public Library is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1891. The Rowley Reads Afternoon Tea is sponsored by the Friends of the Rowley Public Library and is free and open to the public. Sponsors want to acknowledge the generous gift of an assortment of china teacups and saucers by Doug Morris of Old Town Bread, also in Rowley. Call 978-948-2850 for more information.

------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Spring is here and so are the plans for the Great Marsh Garden Club’s annual spring plant sale, to be held Saturday, May 14th from 8 am to 1 pm at the Rowley Market Basket Plaza at the Rte 133 entrance. The rain date will be Sunday, May 15th at the same place and time. ome explore our unique specialty sun and woodland plant offerings that are not typically found at plant sales. Additionally, there will be a large assortment of vibrant flowering annuals for potting, hardy perennials that will return year after year, and more at fantastic prices. Landscape and garden specialist will be on hand to help with your selections and answer questions. Purchasing your plants from the Great Marsh Garden Club of Rowley is a great way to support your local community. GMGC is non-profit. All proceeds are used to fund civic beautification projects and provide community horticulture education programs. Did you know that the proceeds from past GMGC’s plant sales have been used to refurbish the Veteran’s Star Garden located in the Rowley Town Cemetery? Each year the garden club purchases and plants new annual flowers in the Veteran’s Star Garden and around the Town Common Gazebo for our community to enjoy during the town’s annual Memorial Day ceremony and throughout the summer months. Membership to the Great Marsh Garden Club is open to all those interested in gardening. If you are unable to make the sale, but are interested in joining visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/GreatMarshGardenClub to learn more.

------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - The Rowley Police Association is currently conducting a fundraiser. Local residents and businesses are being contacted for sponsorships and ticket sales. The association is hosting a team of former Boston Red Sox in a benefit Softball game to be held at Eiras Park on Saturday, June 25th at 12:00. The Association is raising funds for local scholarships, youth athletics and the many other worthwhile endeavors the officers support. If you would like to purchase tickets to the event you may contact 978-270-7888. We hope to see you at the game!

------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - The Rowley Book Club is currently reading The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. In wealthy and religious 17th century Amsterdam, Nella, the new young wife of a wealthy merchant, hires a miniaturist to recreate her new home. But as his work begins to mirror the real-life counterparts, secrets are being revealed, dangers await, and the future becomes uncertain for all of them. We have copies available at the library, so pick one up today, then join us for a discussion on Thursday, May 5 at 6:30 p.m. Watch for the announcement of June’s title, a classic. The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main Street and is fully accessible. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850.

------------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, May 11th at the East Parish Methodist Church, Salisbury Square (route 1), Salisbury, MA. Larry Olasky will speak on “Land and Field Fortifications: From Basic to Third System Forts, North and South.” Admission is free and anyone with an interest in America’s Civil War is invited to attend. For more information visit our web page www.cwrtmerrimack.org or call Tom at (978) 462-8518.

------------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The 4th Annual Salisbury Art Stroll is on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 10am-4pm. The Art Stroll will take place outdoors (rain or shine) along the Old Eastern Marsh Rail Trail. This paved trail parallels Route 1 (Bridge 1) in Salisbury. There will be a dedication at 12:00 for the newly opened Stevens Nature Trail, located along the Marsh Rail Trail. We will also be rewarding the first 100 kids to complete the Art Stroll Scavenger Hunt a free gift; details will be provided at the event. Artists and fine crafters will be set up along the trail, displaying and selling their works. There will also be food trucks, live music, demonstrations, free kids art classes, free face painting, free shaped balloons, and much more. There is ample parking and on-site porta-potties, as well as access to the restrooms at Bridge Marina and Cove Marina, thanks to their generous owners for donating access. The Art Stroll is also handicap accessible.


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The Bartlett Museum of Amesbury is hosting their Annual Meeting Luncheon at Ristorante Molise, 1 Market Square, Amesbury on Sunday, May 1. Social begins at 12 noon with a cash bar and the buffet lunch will be served at 12:30 pm. Lunch consists of chicken in wine sauce, roasted potatoes, 2 pasta dishes, meatballs, salad, dessert and coffee/tea. A 50/50 raffle will be held and as well as a brief meeting to elect officers followed by the program. The special Program is a Traditional Native American Dance performance in costume by Tony Crilley & Robin Kastanopolous of the Mi’kmaq Tribe. All are welcome. Seating is limited. To reserve your ticket(s) call Lee-Ann Banville at 978-504-0000 by April 27th.

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Merrimack Valley Hospice is offering two unique workshops for adults who have experienced the loss of a parent. The workshops are scheduled on Tuesday, May 3, and Tuesday, June 7, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Merrimack Valley Hospice House, 360 North Ave in Haverhill MA. Both workshops will be facilitated by counselors Lois Marra and Nancy Thornton. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to attend both workshops. These workshops are is designed to help participants understand the grief process when a parent dies, share their experiences, and support each other in a facilitated environment. Sessions are tailored to meet the group’s needs and will cover many difference topics including grief, loss and healing. If you have questions, or would like to register, contact Bereavement Coordinator Siobhan Mahoney at 978-552-4510.

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Wednesday, May 4, 7:00 pm, Newburyport Public Library. Want to find out all about book design? Are you perhaps thinking of designing your own book? Come and learn what it’s all about and how you can do it on your own - with no design experience - from book design expert and coauthor Glenna Collett. Her new book, Book Design Made Simple, gives authors, small presses, graphic designers - and YOU! - the power to design books using Adobe InDesign. Learn whether DIY book design is right for you and, if so, how to get started. Glenna Collett has over 40 years of experience designing books for publishers big and small. She teaches self-publishing workshops in the Boston area and joined forces with coauthor Fiona Raven to write this book, which has been called “the bible of book design.” Books will be available for purchase for those interested. All are welcome to this free event!

JIM KEENAN TO SPEAK LOCAL POVERTY MATTERS

Ever wonder how kids grow up to be productive members of society in today’s crazy world? Or what you can do to help? Hear from Jim Keenan, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Lower Merrimack

Valley, about how the club inspires and enables young people, especially those who most need support, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. Bring your questions to the Local Poverty Matters Discussion on Wednesday, May 4th, from 7-8 pm in the basement classroom of the First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street Newburyport. Bring a friend who also cares about the kids growing up in our community. They are free and open to the public.

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2001 MERCEDES CLK 320 Silver with black leather interior, automatic, 149k miles. $2,695. contact Michael at 617-686-1554.

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