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The 13th 

Annual 

Newburyport 

Chocolate 

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Whittier Home 

Opens for the 

2016 Season 

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Georgetown 

Museum 

Passes 

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Hampton Artist 

of the Month 

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Rowley 

Memorial Day 

Parade and 

Ceremonies 

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The condos at Newburyport Landing 

under construction. 

Ipswich Plastic Bag Ban 

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter 

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IPSWICH – Amid all the discussion among town leaders last week about budgets 

and taxes, five high school students stood up to tell their elders it was time to make 

their town cleaner and healthier by banning the ubiquitous single-serve plastic bags 

and Styrofoam plates, cups and containers. 

The students, one senior and four juniors, made well-researched arguments that 

the plastic bags handed out by many retailers and the Styrofoam cups of coffee and 

containers so common in fast food restaurants and gas stations are harmful to the 

environment and personal health. 

The 12th article on the Ipswich Town Meeting agenda not only passed 

unanimously, but about half of the audience that packed into the high school’s 

performing arts center gave the students a standing ovation. 

Three of the students, Claire McElwain, Claire Werner and Jillian Wall, the senior 

in the team, fought to ban plastic bags. Charlotte Howe and Continued on page 3 

Photo by Stewart Lytle 

West Newbury Dedication 

More Waterfront Condos Coming 


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NEWBURYPORT – With the exploding housing market here the pace of building long 

discussed townhouses on the Merrimack River waterfront here is quickening. 

This is not another story about the latest plans by the Newburyport Redevelopment 

Authority to build residences on the public waterfront near downtown. Nor is it about the 

New England Development’s plans to build a hotel, shops and maybe residences on its land 

between the river and Merrimac Street. 

Private developers are turning waterfront properties into expensive townhouse units upriver 

away from the downtown waterfront which draws the opposition from the Committee for 

an Open Waterfront. Being built are townhouses and condominiums on private land that 

is subject only to planning, zoning and conservation regulations and of Continued on page 3 


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WEST NEWBURY — In what he called his first community policing action 

here, Police Chief Art Reed unveiled a new painted fresco of the town seal in the 

police headquarters lobby. 

Painted by Pentucket Arts Academy senior Jennifer Nelson, the fresco is a 

collaboration between the police department and Pentucket Regional High 

School. It was dedicated in memory of the late Rowley Police Chief Charles 

Hardy, who died in 1973 in a car crash while on duty. 

The town seal was originally donated by Fred Hardy, the nephew of Chief 

Charles Hardy and owner of Hardy’s Auto Body of Rowley, specializing in the 

building, repairing, and custom painting of autos, motorcycles, trikes, boats, and 

houseboats. 

Chief Scott Dumas represented Rowley at the dedication. 

The fresco will adorn the entryway of the West Newbury Public Safety 

Complex, which houses the police and fire departments, as well as the emergency (L to R) Officer Eric Forni, Rowley Chief Scott Dumas, Fred Hardy, West 

Continued on page 3 

Newbury Chief Art Reed and Jennifer Nelson. 

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The Pettengill House would like to thank the author, Tammy Flanders Hetrick, Kayleigh Delback and Caffe di 

Siena, and Beth and John Sayre-Scibona Community for their collaborative efforts in Connections 

raising $235.00 for The Pettengill House. 

A volunteer and teacher in our local school, an author and a local business all coming together unexpectedly to 

support a local nonprofit! 

It didn’t start out as a fundraiser. Local residents Beth and John Sayre-Scibona met the author while in Vermont 

and arranged for her visit to read from Business her book Stella Rose at Caffe Spotlight 

di Siena in Newburyport. Before the event, 

John served as tour guide while Beth excused herself to purchase milk for The Pettengill House’s Saturday Night 

Meal Program. Curious, the author asked about the program. Beth, a fifth grade teacher at Salisbury Elementary 

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For her volunteer role. The Saturday Night Meal Program began in 1997 when a group of volunteers 

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came together to provide hot meals for people in the community who were • in For need. Last year Sale over 2,500 meals 

were delivered. Beth, a volunteer who coordinates getting milk for the program, collects money from the SES staff 

so that she and John can purchase and deliver an average of 30 gallons of milk a month to the meal program. 

Touched by this information and the clients it supports, Hetrick 

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sales that day would be donated. In addition, thanks to Caffe di Siena, she was able to leave additional books 

behind and all purchased there would be donated as well. 

It’s a wonderful story of how volunteers in action speak louder than words! 

We also want to extend our gratitude to the teachers at SES for their continued donations as well as all the 

volunteers who show up each month Pets, to cook, prepare Animals, and deliver meals to those in need. Plus The dedicated service 

of many volunteers makes a big difference in our local communities. 

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Dear Editor, 

Pundits and ‘experts’ say Trump must do this and Trump must do that to unify the Republican party. I have a 

news flash for them. The Donald won. He beat the best we have while running an anti establishment campaign. It 

is they, the entrenched career politicians that need to change their stripes and get with the program of the people. 

We learned this time around for the first time, at least for me the voters don’t pick our nominee. The delegates 

pick the delegates and they pick the nominee. What a sweet deal. The power brokers pick our candidate and we 

have nothing to say about it. It is time to clear out the cesspool in Washington and replace it with patriots who 

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Dedication 

Continued from page 1 

communications center. 

“I am pleased to partner with our 

local school community in order 

to honor Chief Hardy,” Reed said. 

“This initiative will strengthen the 

bond between the police department 

and our students, furthering the 

department’s relationship with 

community members.” 

He told Nelson, “I wholeheartedly 

appreciate what you did for the 

police department.” 

Pentucket teacher Marsha Nadeau 

said, “Jennifer was the perfect 

student to take this project on.” 

Principal Jonathan Seymour was 

on hand for the unveiling of the 

mural. 

Speaking about Charles Hardy, 

his nephew said, “My uncle was a 

great guy. Everybody looked up to 

him. If you had a problem, you 

could knock on his door at home 

and talk to him about it.” When he 

died in the car crash, “Everybody in 

Rowley was devastated.” 

Pentucket Arts Academy is 

an innovation school within the 

Pentucket Regional High School. 

Students utilize their creative voice 

to articulate self-expression in the 

production of various original texts, 

art and performances, while further 

cultivating the core skills beyond 

the oral and written report. 

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Notice of Public Sale 

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Towing Service, Inc. 27 S. Hunt 

Road, Amesbury, MA, pursuant to 

the provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, 

Section 39A, that they will sell the 

following vehicles on of after May 

26, 2016 @ 1:00 p.m. on the Statewide 

Towing Association Auction website 

to satisfy their garage keepers liens 

for towing, storage, and notices of 

sale: 

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1998 Honda Accord 

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2003 Lincoln Town Car 

VIN# 1LNHM83WX3Y616943 

2003 Ford Explorer 

VIN# 1FMZU73K03UB51527 

2000 Ford Ranger 

VIN# 1FTYR10C2YPA12551 

Vehicles are being stored at 

Newburyport Towing Service and 

may be viewed by appointment 

only. 

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course the market. 

If you want to live on the 

Merrimack River waterfront, there 

will soon be lots of opportunities. 

Berkeley Investments and 

First Republic Development will 

complete this fall a long-stalled 

project to build nine two- and 

three-bedroom condos adjacent to 

Cashman Park. The project is also 

converting an 18th century barn 

into a 10th condo. 

Eric Ekman, the Berkeley 

vice president for development, 

declined to say how much the 

condos would sell for. He referred 

the question to his broker who did 

not return calls and whose web site 

says only that the townhomes “are 

coming soon.” 

A stone’s throw upriver, Chart 

House Development is proposing 

to the city’s Zoning Board of 

Appeals that it be allowed to build 

11 condos on the waterfront at the 

Newburyport Yacht Club. Its next 

hearing is scheduled for June 14. 

The members-only yacht club, 

established in 2001, includes a 

club house and marina. The marina 

features three sheltered, deepwater 

docks that can accommodate 192 

slips. The club house amenities 

include a pool and restrooms with 

hot showers. Annual membership 

More Waterfront Condos Coming 

is $2,300. 

The property, bought by the 

current owners in 1980, stores 

boats in the winter on 96 double 

decker racks. The proposal is to 

tear down the racks and dilapidated 

buildings to make room for threestory 

townhouses. The yacht 

club and some boat storage will 

continue. 

“The rack storage operation, 

although clearly a marine use, 

is really not the ideal use in a 

residential neighborhood,” said 

James Lagoulis, owner of the 

yacht club. The club uses heavy 

equipment to haul and launch 

boats all week, but particularly on 

summer weekend. “This is not an 

ideal fit with a family marina,” he 

said. 

The club got into the boat 

storage business when it found 

that running a summer yacht club 

was not financially viable, he said. 

In the 1980s, he won approval 

to build 17 residences on the 

property, but the housing market 

crashed and killed those plans, he 

said. 

Today, his only option to selling 

off an acre of the five-acre tract for 

townhouses is to add a third level 

of racks for more boat storage. 

“I don’t think that anyone here 

this evening thinks that would be 

Ipswich Plastic Bag Ban 

Continued from page 1 recognition,” said Claire 

Carly Restuccia proposed banning McElwain. 

Styrofoam products. 

The bans, the students explained, 

will go into effect one year after 

the Massachusetts attorney general 

approves the ordinance. Fines 

go from a warning to $50 for 

the first offense to $100 for each 

subsequent offenses. 

The bans will make Ipswich one 

of a growing number of towns 

and cities, including Hamilton 

and Newburyport, who have 

taken steps to rid their landscape 

of the plastic bags and Styrofoam. 

Newburyport approved the ban 

on plastic bags, while Hamilton 

has banned both. 

Lori LaFrance, who taught 

all five students in a class on 

environmental sustainability last 

year, said they went from being 

timid in September to being “a 

force to be reckoned with.” 

The five young women were 

named the runner up in the New 

England states for the President’s 

LaFrance said the five students 

learned first hand how town 

government works. They first 

approached the town Board of 

Health for its support. Then they 

asked the School Committee, 

followed by requests for support 

to the Town Manager, the Finance 

Committee and the Board of 

Selectmen. They won the support 

of each town board and manager 

Robin Crosbie. 

To the Town Meeting, they 

argued that the ban would 

have little negative impact on 

the town’s economy. It would 

make the town, whose economy 

depends on visitors, cleaner with 

fewer eyesores. And they argued 

that because Styrofoam may cause 

cancer and plastic bags can end 

up in the food supply, the town 

residents would be healthier. 

Werner told the crowd who 

gathered in the school’s Performing 

Arts Center about a turtle that 

Environmental Youth Award. washed up on a Cape Cod beach 

They will be honored by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

on May 23rd at the high school 

and again by the legislature at the 

State House in Boston on May 

27. 

“It is nice to have some 

with three pounds of plastic bags 

in it. 

When the town moderator 

Tom Murphy raised the question 

of whether the town should 

require stores to charge a fee to 

customers who wanted to use 

better use,” he said. 

Craig Pessina with Chart House 

Development is proposing to build 

three-story townhouses, called 

the Townhouses at Newburyport 

Yacht Club. The living room on 

the second floor would have a 

deck overlooking the river. The 

master bedroom on the third floor 

would have a balcony to enjoy the 

river views, according to the plans 

presented to the city. 

First Republic’s Newburyport 

Landing will feature luxury condos 

with about 2,500 square feet. They 

will have two or three bedrooms 

in each and have great views of 

the Merrimack River from inside 

the units and on decks and patios 

outside. 

Newburyport Landing is also 

renovating three long-empty 

houses on Merrimac Street next 

to the Towle Building into five 

residences. Two of the units in one 

of the houses on Merrimac Street 

will be sold as affordable housing. 

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Bill Harris, a long-time 

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city Planning Board, “This is 

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we expected.” 

paper bags, Werner stepped to 

the microphone and politely told 

him that the attorney general has 

ruled that towns cannot require 

stores to charge their customers 

a fee. Murphy could barely stifle 

a smile at Werner’s confident and 

informative response. 

Other speakers supported the 

bans, saying it was refreshing to 

hear such informative, yet politely 

presented arguments. 

The only objection to the ban 

came from a woman who asked if 

she was going to buy biodegradable 

dog poop bags. 

“Yes,” McElwain told her. 

“But you can get them in a big 

box at Shaw’s, and they are not 

expensive.” 

The team surveyed businesses 

in Ipswich about the bans. Of 

50 businesses asked about plastic 

bags, 42 supported it, the students 

said. 

Of 28 restaurants and retailers 

surveyed, 10 said they use 

Styrofoam. Some were already 

planning to move to other 

products, Howe and Restuccia 

said. 

When asked what businesses 

opposed the plastic bag ban, 

McElwain said it was better not to 

single out any businesses. 

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species during the quiet time on Plum 

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Wednesday, May 18th, 10:00 am 

– 12:30 pm. Join two refuge volunteers 

and history lovers (Ellie Bailey and Kate 

Murray) for a walk into the past on 

beautiful Stage Island. We’ll meet at the 

refuge visitor center 15 minutes prior to 

the program start time, and drive by van 

to the Stage Island gate. From there we’ll 

hike along the island, stopping at historic 

sites to learn how human uses changed 

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over time and what impact 

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on the natural world. This is a hike of 

about a mile along a dirt road, so please 

dress comfortably and safely for walking 

and for the weather. This guided 2.5 

hour program is most appropriate for 

older teens and adults. Binoculars and/ 

2nd ANNUAL ANTIQUES 

APPRAISAL NIGHT 

The Georgetown Historical Society 

welcomes the public to attend their second 

annual Antiques Appraisal Night. Have 

your “treasures” verbally appraised by the 

entertaining and informative antiques 

appraiser Dan Meader of McInnis 

Auctioneers. The event will be held at the 

Georgetown Peabody Library meeting 

room on Wednesday, May 18 from 6 

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a charge of $5 per item to be appraised, 

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One of Mass Audubon’s newest 

sanctuary is right in our backyard. In 

fact, Joppa Flats is in charge of the Rough 

Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary on Patmos 

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explore the salt marshes, fields, and oak 

and hickory uplands of this fabulous 

property, and look for spring migrant 

warblers, orchard orioles, red-bellied 

woodpeckers, and other songbirds. Thu, 

May 19, 2016 8:30 am - 11:30 am. Meet 

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MONTHLY BOOK CLUB 

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of Wild Things” by M.R. O’Connor. 

Discussion groups will meet on Thursday, 

May 19th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. 

Discussions are limited to 15 participants 

and will take place at the Parker River 

National Wildlife Refuge visitor center. 

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FOCUS ON WARBLERS 

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with local trips in the area. Many birds 

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therefore easier to see. Explore various 

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Plum Island area including such birding 

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Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, Oak 

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Salisbury Beach State Reservation. Fri, 

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SENIOR ACTION MEETING 

On May 20th the North Seacoast Area 

Senior Action council will meet at the 

Newburyport Senior Center, 331 High 

St. Newburyport at 10:00. All area adults 

are welcome, no need to be a member. 

Our speaker this month is Ellen Gould 

who will talk with us about smart and 

affordable dental health care, an important 

subject for many seniors. We will also 

have information about a statewide 

initiative to improve access and lower 

costs of all dental care. Each meeting of 

MSAC includes a short business meeting, 

time for meeting new and old friends over 

coffee, a speaker, and time for discussion. 

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7pm at the Town Hall Gym, 25 Green 

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20th. Live Fiddle Music by Egrets Only. 

Dances called by Ana Laguarda. FREE! 

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BREATH OF SPRING 

Georgetown Theatre Workshop 

(GTW) presents Breath of Spring by 

Peter Coke. Breath of Spring, directed 

by Carol Young and produced by 

Gael Nappa and Lori Dispenza will be 

performed at the Perley School on 51 

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except for the May 15th show, which is 

a matinee beginning at 2:00 p.m. Tickets 

are $12.00. Seniors and Students may 

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Friday, May 20th at 7:30 pm; and 

Saturday, May 28th at 7:45 pm. Have 

you ever heard a strange bird singing in 

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the song of the whip-poor-will. Join 

Nancy Landry, refuge volunteer and avid 

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to visit areas of the refuge that are not 

normally open to the public. See a 

diversity of wildlife habitats while learning 

how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is 

managing this very special landscape for 

conservation. Held on Saturday, May 

21st; all tours are conducted from 9:00 

am – 12:30 pm. 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. 

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PLANT SALE 

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. 

HISTORIC CURB APPEAL 

WALKING TOUR 

Join a walking tour of the West End 

of Portsmouth on Saturday, May 21 at 

10am and get tips and ideas for adding 

curb appeal to your old house. Explore the 

neighborhood’s history and architecture 

and learn to spot the paint colors and 

enhanced architectural features that 

make old houses so appealing. Historic 

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of Historic New England leads this 

tour and explains how to help recapture 

your home’s historic character. Followed 

by an optional tour of Rundlet-May 

House. The walking tour leaves from 

Rundlet-May House at 364 Middle 

Street. Admission is $15; $10 Historic 

New England members and Portsmouth 

residents. Registration is required at www. 

historicnewengland.org. Call 603-436- 

3205 for more information. 

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On May 21st from 1-5 p.m. Come 

take a wonderful walking tour throughout 

downtown Newburyport and stop in 

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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 

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BREATH OF SPRING 

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AUTHOR READING 

On Saturday, May 21 at 7pm Jennifer 

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located at the Tannery, 50 Water St. 

Newburyport. This event is free and 

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Flower Moon. Saturday, May 21| 8- 

10PM. The Algonquin tribes named this 

moon for the abundance of wild flowers 

starting to bloom this time of year. Other 

Native American tribes called this moon 

Mother’s Moon, Milk Moon, and Corn 

Planting Moon; temperatures are warm 

enough for animals to safely bear their 

young, and with a near end to late frosts, 

planting can begin. We’ll share other facts 

and folklore around a bonfire at the end 

of our hike, so brush up on your lunar 

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start our adventure at Steep Hill Beach, 

then paddle into the Ipswich River to 

Fox Creek, traveling through the oldest 

man-made tidewater canal in the United 

States! As we wind our way through the 

marsh, we’ll be on the lookout for herons, 

egrets, and other shore birds -- with 

luck we’ll spot an osprey hunting for its 

supper! A picnic lunch will be waiting 

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Whittier Home Opens for the 2016 Season 

The Whittier Home & Museum 

at 86 Friend St. in Amesbury 

opened its doors to the public for 

tours of the Museum on Saturday, 

May 7th, 2016. The house where 

John Greenleaf Whittier, beloved 

Quaker poet, abolitionist and 

crusader for social justice lived and 

wrote during his adult life is on the 

register of National Historic Places. 

The tours, conducted by docents 

trained by Susan Herman, senior 

docent and historian at the Whittier 

Home include six rooms inside the 

house, the Victorian Garden and 

the Summer Kitchen located to the 

rear of the garden. The tours are 

rich in narrative of life in the 1800’s, 

covering the years leading up to the 

Civil War and Whittier’s role as a 

Quaker, abolitionist and peaceful 

activist during those turbulent times. 

Numerous documents, pictures, 

furniture and artifacts are on display, 

and many have been professionally 

restored after incurring water 

damage in early 2015. Christina 

Bryant, president of the Whittier 

Home notes that, “it is well worth 

the price of admission alone just to 

see the excellent restoration work 

that has been done throughout the 

Museum.” 

The House Museum is open to 

the public for guided tours every 

Saturday from May through October, 

11:00am to 4:00pm. Special tours 

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2016 season. 

The Annual Plant & Bake Sale is 

scheduled for Saturday, May 28th, 

from 9:00am until 1:00pm. (Rain 

date is May 29th). This event is 

open to the public and will be held 

in the garden. There will be many 

unique plants and herbs to be 

purchased, dug up and potted by 

Whittier Home members. The Bake 

sale, also held in the garden, will 

feature the traditional homemade 

pies, cookies, sweet and savory 

breads with coffee, lemonade or 

water to quench your thirst. But 

this year will highlight the new and 

exciting addition of “John’s Jams”! 

Coastal Connections of Amesbury 

will donate 48 jars of Kimball’s jam 

which will bear a creatively designed 

label as tribute to the poet who so 

loved the fruit trees and grape arbor 

that grew in his garden. Who could 

resist the temptation of breakfast 

with Kimball’s jam on toast with 

Mr. Whittier in attendance?? Don’t 

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Home! 

A Summer Read program is 

planned in conjunction with the 

Amesbury Public Library to read 

and discuss the mystery novel, 

“Delivering the Truth”, written 

by Whittier Home member and 

Amesbury resident, Edith Maxwell. 

We hope that many students as well 

as adults will read the book which 

was set in 1888 Amesbury, and 

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Cynthia Costello, past-president of 

the Whittier Home, and in concert 

with the Trustees of the Whittier 

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The grand event of the summer, 

Victorian Tea in the Garden will be 

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2:00 until 4:00pm. Ladies and 

gentlemen are invited to don their 

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scrumptious buffet of tea sandwiches 

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while sitting at beautifully appointed 

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Complaint for Divorce Pursuant to G.L.c. 208 § 1B 

Kerri Godfrey, Plaintiff v. Brian Godfrey, Defendant. 

Plaintiff who resides at 157 Summit St, New Bedford, Bristol County, MA, 02740 was lawfully 

married to the defendant who now resides at 15 Linebrook Rd, Ipswich, Essex County, 

MA 01938. 

The parties were married at Boston, MA on October 7, 2001 and last lived together at 8 Mason 

St, Beverly, MA on August, 2005. 

The minor or dependant child of this marriage is Ashlee Godfrey, born December 26, 2003. 

Plaintiff certifies that no previous action for divorce, annulment or affirmation of marriage, 

separation support, desertion, living apart for justifiable cause, or custody of child has been 

brought brough be either party against the other except January, 2104. 

On or about August, 2005 an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage under G.L. c. § 1B occurred 

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Wherefore, plaintiff requests that the Court: 

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Divorce Summons by 

Publication and Mailing 

Docket No. ES15D2707DR 

Kerri Godfrey vs Brian Godfrey - Docket No. ES15D2707DR 

To the Defendant: Brian Godrey, 

The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for 

Irretrievable Breakdown. The Complaint is on file at the Court. 

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking 

any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE 

Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. 

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Kerri Godfrey, 157 Summit St, New 

Bedford, MA 02740 your answer, if any, on or before September 12, 2016. If you fail to do 

so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required 

to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. 

Witness, Hon. Jennifer M.R. Ulwick, First Justice of the Court Date: May 3, 2016 

Grant a divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown. 

Plaintiff custody of the above-named children 

Order a suitable amount of support of the above-named child with suitable provision for 

health insurance. 

Allow plaintiff to resume former name of King. 


AMESBURY - Introduction to Genealogy at the Amesbury Public Library. Richard Doyle will present a basic 

genealogy program for people just Community starting to do their research. We will Connections 

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meets at Nichols Village the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 3:15 in their arts & crafts room. May’s book: A 

Rather Lovely Inheritance by C.A. Belmond Langley-Adams Evening Book Club meets the 3rd Wednesday of 

each month in the meeting room from 6:45-7:45p.m. The May book is Mercy by Jodi Picoult. The Langley- 

Adams Library, 185 Main St, Groveland. Please register for all events at www.Langleyadamslib.org 

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HAMPSTEAD - The Plaistow Area Commerce Exchange (PACE) will be hosting a Business Networking 

After Hours “Luau Block Party” on Wednesday June 22, 5:30pm-7:30pm. 

The event is sponsored by Pentucket Bank and will be held at Pentucket 

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Bank’s Hampstead, NH Branch. The event will feature networking, raffles, 

music, food, drink and fun! This is a FREE event and all PACE Members 

and non-members are welcome. For more information, visit www.pacenh. 

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HAMPTON - The artist of the Month at the Hampton Town Hall is HAN 

president Linda Gebhart. The title of Gebhart’s watercolor show is “Spring 

is in the Air” and will run till June3rd, it may be viewed during regular 

business hours. Any artist interested in participating in this revolving 

exhibit should contact johnlgebhart@aol.com. 

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IPSWICH - Kid’s Night Hike on Crane Estate on Friday, May 27 | 7:30- 

9:30PM. An evening adventure for the whole family! Join us for a hike 

down the Cedar Point trail to Steep Hill Beach, and experience the hush of 

dusk as the sun fades and the creatures of the marsh prepare for nightfall. 

We’ll stop for a while to stargaze, then finish our hike with s’mores around 

a campfire in the Pine Grove! Pre-registration is required. Members: Adult: 

$9; Child: $5 Nonmembers: Adult: $15; Child: $10. www.thetrustees.org/ 

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IPSWICH - The Ipswich Public Library continues its annual “Ipswich 

reads…One Book!” series of events this month, with a month-long 

celebration of Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death. The 

featured reading selection this year is Station Eleven, by Emily St. John 

Mendel. Several book discussion groups will take place, both at the library 

and other community locations. Copies are available to borrow at the 

library in a variety of formats. In addition to the book discussions, we are 

featuring several special events and programs. The complete schedule can 

be found on the library website at www.ipswichlibrary.org. 

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ROWLEY - The Rowley Book Club is currently reading Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. A classic novel of 

romantic suspense finds the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter entering the home of her mysterious and enigmatic 

new husband and learning the story of the house’s first mistress, to whom the sinister housekeeper is unnaturally 

devoted. We have copies available at the library, so pick one up today, then join us for a discussion on Thursday, 

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ROWLEY - The Rowley Board of Selectmen and the Rowley Veterans Association invite and encourage all 

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NEW! PRESCHOOL NATURE 

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This is a new series of hands-on nature 

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their caregivers). Sign up for individual 

sessions or the entire series! Some sessions 

will be held at the refuge visitor center, 

while others will be conducted on the 

refuge at the parking lot 1 visitor contact 

station. The theme of these classes will be 

“spring events in nature” (e.g., plants and 

animals adjust to the warming weather 

and migrating birds return from their 

wintering grounds). The series of classes 

will include making and keeping a journal 

and doing nature-related crafts/projects 

to bring home. On these Monday, May 

23rd; each session from 10:00 – 11:15 

am. Each class session will be limited 

to 12 children. Parents/caregivers must 

remain with their children during the 

session. Preregistration is required. Here 

are the class-specific themes: May 23: on 

the Refuge at Lot 1 – creatures in the 

wrack line – who lives in the salt marsh 

– nesting on the beach. Make a piping 

plover chick to take home. (Meet on the 

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station.) Please call (978) 465-5753. 

AMESBURY GENEALOGY CLUB 

The Amesbury Genealogy Club meets 

the last Monday of the month at 5:30. 

We have some guest speakers coming 

for May and June. Wendy Renda will 

be presenting on the Daughters of the 

American Revolution on May 23, and 

Kelly Turner of the Massachusetts State 

Archives will discuss preserving your 

scrapbooks and photographs on June 

27. For more information, please contact 

Margie Walker, Local History Librarian 

at mwalker@mvlc.org or 978-388-8148. 

Please register at www.amesburylibrary. 

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HISTORICAL SPEAKER 

May 23 Lee Thomas WWII 

Groveland’s historical speaker, Lee 

Thomas, will do a talk about WWII in 

the L-A’s meeting room at 6:30 p.m. The 

Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main St, 

Groveland. Please register for all events at 

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WEDNESDAY MORNING 

BIRDING 

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the refuge and the animals become more 

active. Each evening, we will focus on a 

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AUTHOR TALK 

May 25th Peter Zheutlin, author 

of Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty 

Thousand Dogs And a Million Miles 

on the Last Hope Highway!!! 7-8 p.m. 

meeting room of L-A . All of Peter’s 

Books will be available for purchase. The 

Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main St, 

Groveland. Please register for all events at 

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Salisbury Affordable Housing 

Eight 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhomes 

2 Beds: $179,900/ 3 Beds: $132,900 (50%)/$199,900 (80%) 

Public Information Meeting 

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For 

Sale 

When it is time to sell, a 

REALTOR® will present the seller 

with a contract that allows that real 

estate agency exclusive rights to list, 

market and sell your home. Within 

this contract are some important 

items that sellers should be aware 

of. 

Price and Terms of Sale 

You and your REALTOR® 

presumably have sat down and 

reviewed what your home is worth in 

the current market. Your REALTOR® 

should have shown you comparable 

homes in the area of yours. He or 

she should also be basing the price 

of your home on comparable sales, 

not just homes that are listed for 

sale. Most sellers have a general 

idea of what their home is worth by 

keeping track of other sales in town. 

Please, please, please do not take this 

portion lightly; the theory of “we 

can always come down in price” isn’t 

a great strategy. Your home is only 

“new” to the market once. 

In addition to the price, you will 

disclose what personal property, if 

any, goes with the house when you 

sell it. Personal property is anything 

that is not attached or fixed to the 

home, such as washers, dryers or 

refrigerators 

You may have items that are 

attached to the home and considered 

“real property”. For example you 

may have a door knocker that has 

been passed down from generation 

to generation, since the door 

knocker is attached to the house, 

it is considered “real property” and 

a buyer would expect it to go with 

the house. We include a separate 

sheet listing inclusions/exclusions 

for a seller to check off that we make 

available to potential buyers. 

Commission 

While I do really love my job, I 

have a mortgage as well so when 

completing the listing agreement, 

you and your REALTOR® will agree 

on the amount of the real estate 

commission. The listing contract 

also specifies when the commission 

is earned. It should read if and when 

a sale is recorded at the Registry of 

Deeds regardless of who buys the 

home. 

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If there is a real estate agency that 

represents the buyer in the sale, the 

Pets, Animals, Plus 

seller’s real estate agency will give a 

portion of the commission to that 

company. This should be spelled 

Health out on the listing agreement & Fitness 

as well. 

Listing Period 

The start and end of the contract 

with your real estate agency. 

Multiple Listing Service (MLS) 

Your listing contract specifies 

whether or not the house will be 

listed with the local Multiple Listing 

Service (MLS). The MLS is where 

other REALTORS® see your home, 

and their web site populates to 

dozens of other web sites like Zillow 

and Realtor.com automatically. 

It makes little sense not to list in 

MLS. 

Agency Duties of a Listing Agent 

Real estate agents are more than just 

salespeople. We have a duty, called a 

“fiduciary duty to our clients”. This 

means the agent is responsible to act 

in the best interests of their client. 

We aren’t simply selling an object, 

we have a responsibility to our client. 

The person behind the counter at a 

convenience store has no fiduciary 

duty to Phillip Morris when selling 

a pack of cigarettes. We not only 

have this duty but a Code of Ethics 

as well. 

The listing contract will specify 

that your REALTOR® is acting as 

a “seller’s agent.” This means that, 

in the sale of your house, they are 

working for you. However, there 

may be times when your agent has 

a client who wants to buy your 

home. If your agent also represents 

the buyer, the listing contract 

should specify that they provide an 

additional disclosure that details 

whether they continue to act as your 

agent or assume the duties of a dual 

agent. 

Lockbox 

A lockbox is a basically a padlock 

with a key inside to your home 

can be placed. Only someone with 

a combination can get into the 

lockbox and access the key to your 

home. 

The listing contract specifies 

whether you allow a lockbox or not. 

It is locked into place, usually on the 

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front door and cannot be removed. 

Only other agents can access the key 

that is located within the lockbox. 

This is not something that we will 

ask of our sellers. You have hired us 

to represent your home, and we will 

always accompany buyers on visits. 

In Conclusion 

You are certainly welcome at any 

point to take a step back and ask 

that your attorney review this for 

you. Please don’t hesitate to ask 

your REALTOR® for an explanation 

on any portion. We are looking 

to represent you in the best light 

possible not put you in the dark 

right off the bat. 

If you have any questions about this 

article, real estate in general or are 

looking to buy or sell a home please 

contact me, John McCarthy at Rowley 

Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley, MA 

01969, Phone: 978 948-2758, Cell 

978 835-2573 or via email at john@ 

rowleyrealestate.com 

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Sold Single Family Homes 

Address, Town Description DOM List Price Sold For Orig Price 

8 Cammetts Ct, Amesbury 4 room, 2 bed, 1f 1h bath Other 7 $130,000 $110,000 $130,000 

113 Lakeshore Dr, Georgetown 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Ranch 222 $259,900 $259,900 $259,900 

86 Lake Attitash Rd, Amesbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 0h bath Cottage 148 $250,000 $250,000 $285,000 

63 1/2 East Main St, Merrimac 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 5 $285,000 $285,000 $285,000 

5 Park St, Salisbury 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 95 $324,900 $311,000 $324,900 

17 Molloy Rd, Georgetown 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Gamb/Dutch 211 $309,900 $305,000 $335,000 

442 Merrimac St, Newburyport 7 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Colonial 35 $349,000 $360,000 $349,000 

8 Briscoe Rd, Groveland 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 34 $365,000 $392,000 $365,000 

306 Center, Groveland 9 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 64 $384,900 $385,900 $384,900 

9 Pleasant St, Ipswich 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 213 $374,900 $368,500 $388,500 

49 Prospect St, Georgetown 6 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Antique 23 $399,000 $410,000 $399,000 

43 Parsonage Ln, Topsfield 10 room, 4 bed, 3f 0h bath Rsd Ranch 118 $474,000 $460,000 $489,000 

17 Fairway Dr, Amesbury 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 127 $489,900 $480,000 $499,900 

231 High St, Ipswich 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 45 $515,000 $485,000 $515,000 

47 Prospect St. Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Gamb/Dutch 17 $549,900 $539,900 $549,900 

30 Towne Ln, Topsfield 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 49 $550,000 $530,000 $550,000 

11 Glen Rd, Topsfield 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 136 $529,900 $520,000 $564,900 

31 Harriman Rd, Merrimac 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 108 $579,900 $570,000 $600,000 

314 Wethersfield St, Rowley 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 90 $699,900 $677,000 $699,900 

55 Farley Ave, Ipswich 13 room, 6 bed, 4f 1h bath Contemporary 132 $725,000 $728,000 $725,000 

57 Porter Rd, Boxford 7 room, 3 bed, 3f 0h bath Cape 46 $729,900 $685,000 $729,900 

43 Story St, Essex 8 room, 3 bed, 3f 0h bath Colonial 240 $815,000 $810,000 $815,000 

1 Villa Rd, Hamilton 11 room, 4 bed, 3f 1h bath Other 102 $1,350,000 $1,320,000 $1,350,000 

Single Family Listings: 23 Avg. Liv.Area SqFt: 2,244.00 Avg. List$: $497,430 Avg. List$/SqFt: $222 

Avg. DOM: 98.57 Avg. DTO: 49.43 Avg. Sale$: $488,791 Avg. Sale$/SqFt: $218 

2016 MLS Property Information Network, Inc.

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A once-harmonious relationship 

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home and/or office. 

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Control your tendency toward early 

boredom. A situation in your life might be taking a long time to 

develop, but patience pays off. Stay with it. 

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You might feel that you’re on an 

emotional roller coaster this week. Don’t fret; just ride it out and let 

things settle down. A Pisces shows understanding. 

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Do something different for once - 

- compromise. A stubborn stand on an important issue proves 

counterproductive. You need to be open to new ideas. 

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A friend offers advice that 

you perceive as an act of betrayal. But before you turn against the 

messenger, pay attention to the message. 

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pogo stick finally settles down. Use this calmer period to restore 

frayed relationships and to pursue new opportunities. 

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be careful how you respond to a friend’s actions. A calm approach 

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Health & Wellness 

By J. Peter St. Clair, DMD 

Generally, people have 

“insurance” to protect the most 

important things in their lives. 

Whether it is medical, dental, 

car, life, disability, home owners 

or trip insurance, most of us rely 

on this coverage should we need 

it. 

We are quick to say, “What does 

my insurance cover?” sometimes 

before we even contemplate what 

is in our best interest…..or, who 

has our best interest in mind. 

One thing is for sure – insurance 

companies are looking to pay out 

the minimum possible. 

Patients will sometimes balk at 

treatment not covered by their 

dental insurance. Dentists will 

often hear, “Just do what my 

insurance covers. I don’t want 

anything extra.” In fact, a recent 

ADA poll showed that a lack of 

dental insurance was the No. 1 

reason most patients gave for not 

visiting a dentist. So, here are just 

a few frequent questions patients 

often ask about dental insurance. 

Why doesn’t my insurance 

cover all of the costs for my 

dental treatment? 

I know you don’t really want 

to hear it but - dental insurance 

isn’t really “insurance” (defined 

Brighter Smiles... 

as a payment to cover the cost 

of a loss) at all. It is a monetary 

benefit, typically provided by an 

employer, to help their employees 

pay for routine dental treatment. 

“Dental Insurance” is, always has 

been, and always will be, only 

designed to cover a portion of the 

total cost. 

But my plan says that my 

exams and other procedures are 

covered at 100%. 

That 100 percent is usually 

what the insurance carrier allows 

as payment towards a procedure, 

not what your dentist may 

actually charge. Dentist’s fees are 

usually a reflection of the level 

and quality of care in a particular 

office. Some cost more, some cost 

less, depending on the costs of 

running their office, how much 

they pay their staff, the materials 

they use, etc. An employer 

usually selects a plan with a list of 

payments that corresponds to its 

desired premium cost per month. 

Therefore, there may be a portion 

not covered by your benefit plan, 

depending on who you choose to 

see. 

Why is there an annual 

maximum on what my plan 

will pay? 

Although most maximum 

amounts have not changed in 

30+ years, a maximum limit is 

your insurance carrier’s way of 

controlling payments. Dental 

plans are different from medical 

plans, in that dentistry is needed 

Am I Covered? 

frequently. Medical emergencies 

are rare. It is your dentist’s 

responsibility to recommend 

what you need, not just what 

your insurance covers. 

If my insurance won’t pay for 

this treatment, why should I 

have it done? 

It is a mistake to let your benefits 

be your sole consideration when 

you make decisions about dental 

treatment. People who have lost 

their teeth often say that they 

would pay any amount of money 

to get them back. Your smile, 

facial attractiveness, ability to 

chew and enjoy food, and general 

sense of well-being are dependent 

on your teeth. 

Other than complaining to 

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your dental insurance company 

Please call our office to 

or your Employee Benefits 

schedule a complimentary 

Coordinator, your best defense 

30 minute consultation. 

is to budget for dental care, or 

ask your dental office if they have 

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Senior Scene 

Where Are Medicare Hospital Ratings? 

If you had been hoping to go 

to the Centers for Medicare and 

Medicaid Services website and 

take a look at its new hospital 

ratings, you’ll be disappointed. 

It doesn’t exist yet. The very day 

before the site was to launch, it 

was delayed. 

It seems that Congress, along 

with the hospital industry, pushed 

to stop the launch in its tracks. 

For the survey, hospitals are rated 

for more than 100 measures 

of care, but the information is 

often confusing. (Or perhaps 

they’re afraid the information 

will make them look bad.) For 

example, hospitals objected to 

a Medicare patient death rate 

being known to women trying 

to choose a hospital for having 

a baby. Another objection was 

that a hospital’s death rate might 

be because the patients are low 

income. 

Hospitals called 60 senators and 

more than 200 representatives 

and asked for the delay so the 

information can be reassembled. 

We have ratings on CMS for 

various patient surveys, and 

those are of value. The higher 

the number of stars, the lower 

the death and readmission rates. 

We have a star rating system for 

nursing homes -- covering health 

inspections, staffing, quality 

measures and more. There’s one 

for Home Health Compare that 

includes a patient survey rating. 

The new rating system for 

overall hospital quality was meant 

to make the information about 

hospitals easier to understand, 

with over 60 of the measurements 

being condensed into the star 

system, with ratings from one to 

five stars. 

Initially the CMS told 

Congress that the website would 

be running by July. Now they’ve 

backtracked and say it might be 

after July if they’re still working 

on the data. 

If you want to view the other 

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