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Photo by Stewart Lytle 

from left are Bugg LaRouchelle, Bill Gaynor, Jimmy Edwards and David Leavitt. 

Old Nancy Rides Again 

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REGIONAL – Grown ups argue 

over it. School children write reports 

about it. Crowds gather just to have 

a look at it. And from time to time 

residents of Georgetown have tried 

to steal it from Rowley, although a 

Georgetown historian claims it is not 

the real thing. 

Old Nancy, a British cannon in 

Colonial times that was hijacked on its 

journey to Boston, has been the topic 

of argument and late night mischief 

between Rowley and Georgetown for 

the last 200 years. 

So intense is the belief in Rowley 

that Georgetown will try to steal the 

cannon, town officials, led by Robert 

Merry, chairman of the town’s Board 

of Selectmen and licensed cannoneer, 

have locked it away, hidden under a 

tarpaulin. 

When asked where Old Nancy is, 

Rowley Town Clerk Susan Hazen, 

who is also the head of the Rowley 

Historical Society, joked, “I can’t tell 

you. If I did, I’d have to kill you.” 

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TRITON – Triton High School seniors Kristin Romanski and Tyler 

Ciarmataro were the first recipients of an annual scholarship program 

from the Rowley Veterans Association. 

Named in honor of Charlie Hardy, who served in the Army’s 82nd 

Airborne Division and and managed the RVA for five years, the program 

awarded $500 each to the students. Romanski will study math at the 

University of Massachusetts at Amherst next year. Ciarmataro will study 

game design and development at the Rochester Institute for Technology. 

The scholarships were awarded at the association’s annual customer 

appreciation day Saturday. The scholarship program was organized by 

David Leavitt, the association president, Bill Gaynor, association secretary, 

Jimmy Edwards, the association manager, and Bugg LaRouchelle, who 

spearheaded the fundraising. 

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Senator Ives between Chestnut Innovation 

Center partners Mark Friery (left) and Bob O’Brien. 

AMESBURY – With General Electric moving its 

headquarters next year from Connecticut to the Boston’s 

Seaport District, state officials seem more optimistic these 

days that Massachusetts can again become a friendlier site for 

manufacturing. 

A small example of this renewed interest in manufacturing 

companies was State Sen. Kathryn O’Connor Ives’ recent visit 

to the Chestnut Innovation Center, a second-stage incubator 

for small manufacturing companies. 

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The Rowley Public Library’s annual Book Sale was held the weekend of 

May 13-May 15 2016 Community and brought in over $3,800 Connections 

to our library. 

The Friends of the Rowley Public Library would like to express their 

thanks and appreciation to all of the local residents who donated their 

books, CDs and DVDs, the many volunteers who helped sort, setup and 

sell the books, many local Business businesses for donations Spotlight that helped us put on 

this event, and local book lovers that came out during the weekend and 

purchased thousands of books! 

Real Estate • For Sale 

For 

In particular, we would like to acknowledge the First Baptist Church 

Sale 

and St. Mary’s Church for the use of their tables, Choice Graphics for new 

signage, EBSCO for allowing the placement of donation boxes, the Town 

of Rowley, The Town Common, Priscilla Serafin for designing new posters 

(with Jim Wilson’s fabulous 

Sports 

photography), • Sports 

Michelle Ford • Sports 

for organizing 

the Raffle (which included donations from Leo’s Superbowl, Wenham 

Museum, Cranmore Mountain Resort, Lowell Spinners, York’s Wild 

Kingdom, Santa’s Village, Monkey Joe’s, Richardon’s Ice Cream, Orange 

Leaf, Rowley Catering Pets, and the Boston Animals, Red Sox), Market Plus Basket for food 

donation and boxes, and of course the library’s director Pamela Jacobson 

for her many contributions. 

We look forward to seeing you next year! 

The Friends of the Rowley Library 

LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Public Sale 

Notice is hereby given by Newburyport 

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: 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

2006 Dodge Caravan 

VIN# 1D4GP25B45B268774 

2004 Chevrolet Impala 

VIN# 2G1WH52K249248740 

1998 Honda Accord 

VIN# 1HGCG5548WA172475 

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 

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CORRECTION 

Regarding the May 18th's 

edition, the story titled "West 

Newbury Dedication," the town 

seal was painted by Jennifer 

Nelson, a student at Pentucket 

Arts Academy. The fresco itself 

was donated by Fred Hardy, the 

nephew of Chief Robert Hardy 

for whom it was dedicated. 

LEGAL NOTICE 

ROWLEY CONSERVATION 

COMMISSION 

In accordance with the Town of 

Rowley Stormwater Management 

and Erosion Control Bylaw, as 

amended, a Public Hearing will be 

held on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 

7:45 PM at the Town Hall Annex located 

at 39 Central Street, to consider 

a Stormwater Management Permit 

application filed by JM Dunn LLC, 

for proposed demolition of two existing 

structures and construction of 

a 2,400 sq. ft. commercial building 

with parking, utilities and stormwater 

facilities at 968 Haverhill St. 

(Map 4, Parcel/Lot 18) in Rowley, 

MA. 

Arthur Page III, Chair 

Rowley Conservation Commission 

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Members of the Hampton Garden club gathered for annual spring clean up at the 

World War 11 Monument and the Lane Library. In photos are: Tina Baker, Janice 

Randall, Dawn Walker ( Monument) Ginny Bridge & Sue Bisbee (Library) 

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Holy Family Hospital Again Earns 

“A” Hospital Safety Score 

Award Applies to Haverhill and 

Methuen Campuses 

This prestigious “A” Hospital Safety Score applies to both of Holy 

Family Hospital’s full service campuses in Methuen and Haverhill. Both 

campuses provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care, surgical 

care, intensive care, and 24/7 emergency services to the Merrimack Valley 

and southern New Hampshire. 

“At Holy Family Hospital we continually strive to improve care across 

our two full-service hospital campuses,” says Holy Family Hospital 

President Joseph Roach. “The highly qualified physicians and health care 

professionals we have on staff have superior training, are dedicated to 

patients, and they pay close attention to detail, all of which play a role 

in keeping patients safe. This award is tangible proof that the highest 

standard of care is being delivered to our patients each and every day.” 

The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s 

leading experts on patient safety, and is administered by The Leapfrog 

Group, an independent industry watchdog. 

Calculated under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, 

the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital 

safety data to produce a single “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” score, representing 

a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm 

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score uses national performance measures 

from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services and the American Hospital Association’s 

Annual Survey and Health Information Technology Supplement.

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“I greatly enjoyed meeting the 

business owners and entrepreneurs 

at the Chestnut Innovation Center, 

where I got to hear about their goals 

and challenges,” Ives wrote in an 

email. “This meeting and tour was 

a great opportunity for me to share 

with them how my work in the 

legislature can beneficially intersect 

with their work as small business 

owners working to grow in the 

Merrimack Valley.” 

“It’s my job to listen to small 

business owners and start-ups to 

find out how the legislature can help 

support a healthy environment for 

Massachusetts businesses to grow 

and prosper,” she wrote. 

The Chestnut Innovation Center 

occupies an old mill building here, 

owned by ARC Technologies, that 

is now home to about 20 small 

manufacturing businesses and 

service firms, which employ almost 

100 people. 

Ives, the chair of the legislature’s 

Joint Committee on Community 

Development and Small 

Businesses, 

listened to the hopes and dreams 

of entrepreneurs like Andrew 

Amigo, whose Blackburn Energy, 

is developing a way to provide 


kept secret in town, said one 

resident, is that Old Nancy is locked 

in the Town Barn. 

Georgetown maintains that the 

real Old Nancy is not in Rowley, 

but on exhibit in the basement of 

the Georgetown Town Hall. 

This Memorial Day, stalwarts from 

the Rowley Veterans Association, 

who helped restore the old cannon 

and were accused two years ago of 

illegally firing it, have the town’s 

approval to bring Old Nancy out of 

hiding for the annual parade. Roy 

Richter will pull it on a trailer with 

his 1930s tractor. 

Bill Gaynor, one of the RVA 

parade organizers, said he expects a 

huge crowd to come out to see Old 

Nancy on display. “It’s Rowley’s 

Statute of Liberty,” he said. 

The tale of Old Nancy started 

shortly after New England rebels 

tossed British tea in the bay. The 

English, seeking to subdue the 

rebels, sent the Nancy, an ordinance 

ship, from Liverpool carrying 

several cannons and munitions for 

the British troops. 

The ship was captured by the 

Yankee schooner Lee, commanded 

by Capt. John Manly, and taken to 

Gloucester. In the confusion on the 

docks, one of the cannons was left 

behind and sat rusting until Rowley 

fish merchant, Maj. Eben Boynton, 

bought it. 

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electricity to the cabs of 18-wheelers 

overnight without idling. 

Amigo proposed to Ives that 

the state adopt a tax credit for any 

corporation that buys products 

from start-up companies. 

“There’s nothing better than 

customers for a small company,” 

Amigo told Ives. 

A New Hampshire solar 

manufacturer, which is looking 

to move to Massachusetts to take 

advantage of the state’s alternative 

energy tax credits, proposed that the 

state invest in placing solar panels 

on the roofs of all public housing 

and public buildings as a way of 

stimulating the solar industry. 

Several of the small manufacturers 

said they need more trained 

machinists and would like for the 

state or community college and 

technical schools to develop a 

certification for trained technicians. 

Bob Blair, who owns Speedboard 

USA, a surf and paddle board 

manufacturer, praised the student 

interns who have worked for his 

company and said he would love 

to provide opportunities for high 

school and community college 

students to learn manufacturing 

skills on the job. 

The senator, who also holds a 

Old Nancy Rides Again 

Boynton had two sons. One 

lived in the east parish of Rowley, 

the other in the west parish, which 

since 1838 has been Georgetown. 

When Boynton died without 

a will, both sons claimed the 

cannon. And thus the feud over the 

ownership of the old British cannon 

began. 

There have been many attempts 

by both towns to steal the cannon. 

As the story goes, in 1876, Rowley 

stole it back, but Georgetown 

claimed the stolen cannon was a 

phoney. 

In 1877, Georgetown rolled out 

its Old Nancy under tight security. 

A Rowley resident got close enough 

to jab a knife into it to demonstrate 

that the Georgetown Old Nancy 

was made of wood, or so the story 

goes. 

For its centennial celebration 

in 1938, Georgetown exhibited 

an iron Old Nancy and claimed it 

was the original. That, of course, 

renewed the feud. 

A year later on the Fourth of 

July, Rowley brought out its Old 

Nancy and fired it. In firing it, the 

old cannon suffered some damage, 

which private citizens repaired. 

“We have all seen it fired many 

times. Does the Georgetown cannon 

fire?” asked Hazen, who keeps in 

her office a replica of Old Nancy, 

made by her son when he was an 

elementary school student. 

seat on the state’s higher education 

committee, said she would 

meet with the Northern Essex 

Community College and the trade 

schools to discuss their intern 

programs. She proposed initiating 

a small manufacturers job fair in 

conjunction with the community 

college and trade schools. 

Ives told the business owners there 

are numerous grant opportunities 

for small businesses, and her office 

is developing a comprehensive list 

of available grants that the business 

owners might apply for. 

“In addition to grant opportunities 

that some attendees were familiar 

with, it was insightful to also discuss 

ideas for growing their customer 

base, ways to recruit interns, as well 

as pending legislation that relates to 

local manufacturing and workforce 

development,” Ives said. 

Bob O’Brien, the president of 

the innovation center said the 

meeting with Ives was very helpful 

to the center and to its small 

manufacturing tenants because she 

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come by,” he said. “It is a key time 

in Senate right now, and we need 

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Ed Desjardins with the 

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who lived in Rowley for 12 years, 

disagrees that Rowley has the 

original. After doing research on 

Revolutionary War cannons at 

Harvard University’s Fogg Museum, 

he believes the Georgetown Old 

Nancy is the real one. 

Rowley’s Old Nancy is an artillery 

cannon, not a ship’s cannon, 

Desjardins said. 

Several years ago, he designed 

a new base for the cannon and 

asked the Spaulding Colonial 

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Georgetown Old Nancy. Town 

leaders put their Old Nancy on 

permanent exhibit in the basement 

of town hall. 

The feud between the two towns 

is “all in fun,” Hazen said. “We 

could have had it tested, but what 

would be the fun in that? The fun is 

in the legend.” 

Rowley’s Old Nancy has been 

refurbished and exhibited in events 

like the Newburyport and Rowley 

375th anniversary parades. 

The Rowley Memorial Day Parade, 

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a monarch butterfly – at least in 

photographs. But did you know that 

this charismatic insect’s numbers are 

in dramatic decline? Katie Hone, 

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deliver a special presentation about 

the monarch and its natural history, 

the reasons for their decline, and the 

many conservation efforts that are 

happening across their migration 

pathway. She’ll also provide tips 

for how you can help the monarch 

by planting a native plant garden 

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May 26th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm. This 

program, which is most appropriate 

for teens and adults, will take 

place in the refuge visitor center 

auditorium. Registration is NOT 

required. Attendance is limited to 

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please call (978) 465-5753. 

FRIDAY, MAY 27th 

FRIDAY MORNING BIRD 

WALKS: FOCUS ON 

WARBLERS 

Get an early start on the birding 

day with local trips in the area. 

Many birds are most active early 

in the morning and therefore easier 

to see. Explore various locations 

in the greater Newburyport/Plum 

Island area including such birding 

hot spots as the Parker River 

National Wildlife Refuge on Plum 

Island, Oak Hill Cemetery in 

Newburyport, Pikes Bridge Road in 

West Newbury, and Salisbury Beach 

State Reservation. The focus for 

these excursions will be the beautiful 

wood-warblers migrating through 

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migrants. Fri, May 27, 2016 8:00 

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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: 

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YARD SALE 

The Newburyport Choral Society 

will hold its second Jumbo Jumble 

Yard Sale fundraiser from 8 AM to 

2 PM on May 28 at the Belleville 

Congregational Church, 300 

High Street, Newburyport. There 

will be something for everyone; 

from housewares, collectibles, 

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craft supplies, tools, lamps, vinyl 

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and birders of all skill levels are 

welcome. Sat, May 28, 2016; 9:00 

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am. Meeting Location: First parking 

area by the buildings. Fee: $15. 

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Please join us at Main Street 

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Sunday: Kids Entertainment from 

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MONDAY, MAY 30th 

ROWLEY MEMORIAL DAY 

CEREMONIES AND PARADE 

The Rowley Board of Selectmen 

and the Rowley Veterans 

Association invite and encourage all 

veterans, families and members of 

our community to participate and 

attend the parade and ceremonies 

observing Memorial Day on 

Monday, May 30th, 2015 starting 

at 1:00 p.m. If you are interested 

in participating in our parade, 

please contact David Leavitt at the 

Rowley Veterans Association at 

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all local veterans to participate in 

our parade and ceremony to honor 

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Chairman of the Board of Selectmen 

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following the parade, the Rowley 

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veterans to enjoy some post parade 

refreshments at our establishment 

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See Sunday, May 29th. 

WEST NEWBURY’S ASH 

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Join us as we search for birds at 

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use our trained eyes. Monday, May 

30th. 7:30 am - 9:00 am. $15 At 

the corner of Main & Maple Streets 

in West Newbury Center ~ Maple 

Street is opposite the West Newbury 

Post Office. Participants should have 

good hearing ability and be able to 

walk on unpaved terrain. The pace 

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1st 

WEDNESDAY MORNING 

BIRDING 

These very popular programs 

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birding areas in the country. To 

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Mystery & A Cuppa Coffee Group 

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meet the 1st Wednesday Morning 

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at Town Hall. June 1st: Special 

Guest author visit - Satin Russell, 

Secret Hunger (June’s book) The 

Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main 

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WEDNESDAY EVENING 

BIRDING 

Join us as we enjoy a tremendous 

variety of both migrant and resident 

bird species during the quiet time 

on Plum Island when fewer people 

are present on the refuge and the 

animals become more active. Each 

evening, we will focus on a particular 

theme, covering such topics as bird 

migration, adaptations, taxonomy, 

habitat niches, birding strategies, 

and more. Wed, June 01, 2016; 5:30 

pm - 7:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats 








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FOSTER CARE AND 

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Jennifer Traficanti, from the 

Massachusetts Adoption Resource 

Exchange (MARE) will present 

an informational meeting on the 

Foster Care and adoption process 

at the Amesbury Public Library, 

149 Main St., Amesbury, MA on 

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photographs in the Amesbury Room 

of children that are available for 

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Community Announcements 

AMESBURY - Amesbury Holiday Program will be conducting the 6 annual yard sale, bake sale, plant sale on 

Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 238 Elm Community Street, Amesbury from 8 am to noon. Connections 

Along with the different sales, there 

will be raffle tickets available for $100.00, lottery tickets, handyman’s basket, wine basket and more. All profits 

will go the Amesbury Holiday Program which will help provide Christmas presents to children of lower income 

families in Amesbury this Christmas. This is the yard sale not to miss! 

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AMESBURY - In May across the country we celebrate Older Americans Month, this year’s theme is “Blaze A 

Trail”. The Amesbury Council on Aging has many great events planned to celebrate Older Americans. We ask 

for you to join us 

Real Estate 

For 

at the Senior Community Center 68 Elm Street, Amesbury: 

Sale 

• For 

May 25th 

Sale 

10am Horse Racescome 

and enjoy some horse races a fun time to be had; May 25th 4:30pm Volunteer Appreciation, Holy Family 

Parish Hall-Sparhawk St- this is for all of the Amesbury COA volunteers over the past year. Our volunteers 

are asked to join us as we celebrate those who help us to succeed; May 31st 9am Older American Breakfast 

celebration and award, nominate an older adult who volunteers in the community, forms on-line or in the 

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newsletter. On hand May or Gray, Representative Kelcoures and Senator O’Connor-Ives stasf. 10AM A Senior 

Reader performance with the Firehouse theater performing “Casa Blanca: the radio show.” Every Wed 10:45am 

Walking Group; Every Wednesday 2pm and Friday 12:45pm 3 B Fitness is FREE, Thank you Amesbury Health 

Pets, Animals, Plus 

Care Charitable Trust; Please join us at 68 Elm Street and we ask that you RSVP at 978-388-8138 for all events. 

For more details please call the Amesbury Senior Community Center. 

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AMESBURY - The Carriagetown Car Show will be held in Downtown Amesbury, MA, on Sunday June 26th 

from 9AM to 2PM. All of Downtown Health will be transformed & into Fitness 

“A blast from the past” with Hotrods, Classic 

Cars, Customs, Vintage Motorcycles and more from 1989 and earlier. The Legends WNBP Radio will be 

broadcasting live, we’ll have a huge 50/50 raffle and more! Show vehicles enter via Elm Street to Market Square. 

Voluntary donations at gate benefit the Amesbury Carriage Museum. Join us for this great event in a spectacular 

setting. Rain Date is Sunday, July 3rd. 

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

genealogy program for people just starting to do their research. We will show you how to use Ancestry.com for 

your searches. You are encouraged to bring your laptop or Ipad to the program. We will meet for 4 weeks on 

June 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 1:00-3:00. When you register for one class you are registered for all 4. Registration 

is required as space is limited. For more information or to register please contact Margie at 978-388-8148 or 

mwalker@mvlc.org Visit our website at www.amesburylibrary.org. This program is funded by the Friends of 

the Amesbury Library 

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AMESBURY -The Amesbury Genealogy Club meets the last Monday of the month at 5:30. We have a guest 

speaker coming June. 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.org 

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AMESBURY - The Amesbury Innovation Toastmasters club meets the first and third Wednesday of each month 

at the Chestnut Innovation Center, 11 Chestnut Street, Amesbury, MA in the Innovation Café, 2nd fl. Visitors 

are always welcome. For more information call Richard Mullen 978-769-5313 or rjmullen@gmail.com 

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BYFIELD - The Byfield Music and Arts Festival is seeking crafters and artists to be a part of the third annual 

Festival being held on June 25, 2016. This family-friendly festival will feature 20 live bands performing 

throughout the day, crafters and artists, and food and beverage vendors. There are many interactive activities for 

children. The Festival will be held at Manter Field, Central Street Byfield, MA. This beautiful array of athletic 

fields is easily located moments away from route 95. For more information and to check out some of the photos 

from last year’s event please go to our website at www.byfieldmusicfest.com. Volunteers are also needed to help 

-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com out at this event. Proceeds from the Byfield Music and Arts Festival benefit the Byfield Community Arts Center, 

7 Central Street, Byfield, MA. 

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GEORGETOWN - The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library are happy to announce that due to the 

 

success of the Book Sale Bonanza in March, the Georgetown Peabody Library has added 4 new museums 

to their Museum Pass program! Reserve your pass either in person at the Georgetown Peabody Library, or 

by calling 978-352-5728. Passes provide free or substantially reduced admission to the following locations: 

 

Museum of Science, Boston; New England Aquarium, Boston; Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston; 

 

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston; Imajine That, Lawrence; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem; Strawberry 

Banke Museum, Portsmouth; Children’s Museum of New Hampshire, Dover; USS Constitution Museum, 

Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and MassParks, statewide. For more information, check out the library 

 

website at www.georgetownpl.org/discover/museum-passes, or email the Friends at georgetownfol@gmail.com. 

 

Donate your gently used books to the Friends for our next book sale and help keep programs like this one 

 

growing. 

 

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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 

Suzanne A. Carpentier, FIC 

 

and will be held at Pentucket Bank’s Hampstead, NH Branch. The event will feature networking, raffles, music, 

 

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food, drink and fun! This is a FREE event and all PACE Members and non-members are welcome. For more 

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IPSWICH - Town & Country Garden Club of Ipswich, Yard Sale, June 4th - The Town & Country Garden 

(978)500-2523 

Club of Ipswich will be holding a yard sale on June 4th, 9am to 2pm. Location is the South Town Green in 

Ipswich, on Rt 133/ Rt 1A. All monies go towards our Scholarship Fund and this is our biggest fundraiser of 

the year. Over 60 members have contributed many treasures. So please come!!! 

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IPSWICH - Chorus North Shore conducted by Sonja Dahlgren Pryor present Mozart! An All-Mozart 

Extravangaza on Saturday June 4th at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of Hope Church, Linebrook Road, Ipswich, MA. 

 

Featuring soloists Andrea Matthews, Soprano, Stephanie Kacoyanis, Contralto, Neal Ferreira, Tenor, and John 

 

Whittlesey, Baritone, and accompanied by the Presto Festival Orchestra. Tickets are General Admission $20,


Senior/Student $17. Tickets available online at chorusnorthshore.org or at the door. For further information, 

please call 978-468-3077. 

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IPSWICH - The Ipswich Museum will host a Brown Bag Lunch Talk on Monday, June 6, 2016 entitled: “In 

Cod We Trust” in the Appleton Room of the Museum at 54 South Main Street. Speaker: Author Heather 

Atwood will discuss her cookbook & various ethnic cuisines on the Massachusetts coast, surprisingly as varied 

as French coastal cuisines. Cost: Museum Members free; non-members $5.00. www.ipswichmuseum.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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KINGSTON, NH -- Master Gardener Terry Cook will present a workshop on how to grow vegetables in very 

small spaces such as your deck, door steps and small corners at The Gardens of New Creation, 80 Route 125, 

Kingston. June 11, 9:30 to noon. Call Dan Weaver at (603) 502-6307 or email danvw@prodigy.net. 

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NEWBURY - The Newbury Town Library has 2 new offerings for anyone interested in researching their family 

history but not sure where to start. First, beginning May 1st, library patrons can access Ancestry.com Library 

edition at all public computers in the library. Second, a two part Beginning Genealogy Series is being offered 

in June. Part 1 Thursday, June 16th at 7 pm will cover organizing valuable family information and other 

methods to get started researching your family. Part 2 Thursday, June 23rd at 7 pm will introduce attendees to 

Ancestry.com and other computer and library genealogical resources. The workshops will be taught by Philip 

Hermann, former Program Director for the Massachusetts Genealogical Society. Also at the NTL this summer 

– Summer Reading Bingo for adults (18 and over). Grand Prize is a Fit bit Charge. Get your game card at the 

Library circulation desk and join in the fun. Bingo will start June 28 at our Summer Program Kickoff event 

which includes a Capoeira/Maculele performance for all ages (a Brazilian combination of martial arts, dance, 

acrobatics and live music). Adult Summer Reading runs until September 2. Ongoing at the library is Tech 

Help Wednesdays and the NTL Tech Help Facebook Page for posting questions, Knitting Group Fridays 1-2, 

and Book Club, last Thursday of the month 6-7. New members always welcome. Paid for by a grant from the 

NAID Foundation. Please register on the library calendar or by calling the library at 978-465-0539. 

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NEWBURYPORT - Call for Submissions for the Firehouse Center for the Arts’ New Works Festival 2017! 

Submissions of short plays, one act plays, and full-length plays are currently being accepted from New England 

playwrights. Submission Deadline: Sunday, June 19, 2016. The Firehouse is committed to the development of 

new work. Over the past 14 years, more than 175 have been performed on our stage first-through our annual 

Firehouse New Works Festival. This festival fosters the growth of New England playwrights while showcasing 

the talent of local and regional actors and directors. Playwrights from across New England submit their 10- 

minute, one-act, and full-length plays to an independent panel who select the festival’s shows in anonymous 

readings. Directors and their casts then work with selected playwrights to produce two weekends of original 

theater. New Works Festival 2017 will be held on Fridays and Saturdays, January 21 & 22 and 28 & 29, 2017. 

Required criteria and submission forms can be found at firehouse.org. 

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NEWBURYPORT - The Merrimack Valley Skating Club, in cooperation with the Graf Rink, is now accepting 

registrations for the June Learn to Skate program. Learn to Skate will take place on Monday afternoons from 

4-4:50pm beginning June 20th. The summer series will run for 7 weeks. Specialized and fun Learn to Skate and 


Tiny Tots classes focus on the basic fundamentals that are important for shaping both hockey and figure skating 

skill development. Skaters have the chance to earn skill-badges throughout the series. Student to coach ratio is 

kept low and classes are available for skaters age 3 through adult. Each member of the Merrimack Valley Skating 

Club coaching staff is a credentialed professional who has successfully completed a comprehensive background 

screening process through the National Center for Safety Initiatives. Visit www.grafrink.com for registration 

forms and detailed information regarding this program. Please contact Nikki in the front office at 978-462- 

8112 or nikki@grafrink.com with any questions. 

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NEWBURYPORT - The Golden Agers Club meets on the first and third 

Wednesday of each month. The first Wednesday we have a light lunch 

and coffee. The third Wednesday we have coffee and doughnuts followed 

by entertainment. The meeting starts at 1:00 and we meet at the Elks Hall 

in Newburyport. Call Carolyn, 978-462-8974 for more information. 

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REGIONAL - Haverhill Firefighting Museum is creating a memorial 

for the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack in New York City. Museum board 

members are looking for personal stories from residents in the greater 

Haverhill area and southern New Hampshire. If you have a personal story 

to share, or you need more information, please call Cynthia Graham at 


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NEWBURYPORT -- Water is 

a precious resource and the snow 

fall this winter did little to restore 

our water supplies. This has lead 

Newburyport to partner with 

the Great American Rain Barrel 

Company in Hyde Park, MA to 

offer recycled barrels to residents 

as part of a community water 

conservation program. 

“We are thrilled to be offering 

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this simple and inexpensive device 

to our residents to bring down 

their water costs and help our 

community protect our aquifers,” 

says Molly Ettenborough, 

Recycling and Energy Manager 

for Newburyport. “ We are seeing 

residents hooking up two and three 

barrels together and saving on their 

water bills.” 

In New England residential 

water usage can increase as much 

as 60% during the spring, summer 

and fall seasons from outdoor 

watering such as watering gardens, 

lawns, filling pools and, washing 

cars. Barrels can offset that usage; 

saving homeowner’s money and 

helping the community manage 

water supplies. Rain barrels can 

also reduce runoff. In watershed 

areas, runoff from homes and 

developments can harm existing 

water sources because overtaxed 

storm sewers discharge polluted 

runoff. This is costly for towns to 

manage and over time this takes a 

toll on the fragile aquatic ecosystem 

that the area is dependant on. 

Suzanne Gebelein, Owner of 

the Great American Rain Barrel 

Company comments, “We have 

been selling barrels for 25 years.” 

Cities and towns like Newburyport 

are able to offer resident’s rain 

barrels at near to wholesale prices 

and have them delivered right to the 

community for a local distribution. 

Homeowners connect the barrels 

to their downspouts and collect a 

significant amount of rainwater, 

offsetting their watering needs and 

keeping water bills down. In this 

region there is typically 16” of rain 

from May 1st – September 30th. 

For every inch of rainfall a 1000 

square foot surface can collect 620 

gallons of water, which means that 

over the course of the extended 

summer months an average roof 

of 2400 square feet could see 

more than 20,000 gallons of fresh 

rainwater passing over its surface 

from May through September. 

That is a significant source of water 

that homeowners can tapping 

into for free. To keep a small 

10’ x 10’ garden irrigated during 

the summer months can mean 

using up to 1700 gallons of water. 

Based on the average roof size a 60 

gallon rain barrels would fill for 

every 1/10” of rainfall. The Great 

American Rain Barrel Company 

recommends one barrel for every 

100 square feet garden. 

Newburyport is offering the 

Great American Rain Barrel in 

three colors; Forest Green, Earth 

Brown or Nantucket Gray at the 

low cost of $79 versus the retail 

price of $119. To take advantage 

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Barrels will be available for pick 

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7:00pm, Crow Lane Recycling 

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978-994-1854 or Patricia Graham at 978-835-1565. The memorial exhibit will be revealed at the museum on 

September 11, 2016 - the 15th anniversary of the attacks. 

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ROWLEY - Friends of the Rowley Senior Center still has some available seats for the 3 day, 2 night… Quechee, 

VT. 37th Annual Hot Air Balloon Celebration; June 17, 2016 – June 19, 2016. Package includes 2 breakfasts, 

1luncheon buffet Cruise on Lake Champlain, 1 Dinner Voucher for the Balloon Festival, the Taste of Vt Tour, 

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dining room features chair rail and crown molding throughout. 

Formal living room gives way to French doors and office. Three 

season room and deck lead to convenient, fenced in pet turf. 

Second floor features master suite with custom walk in closet, 

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room or work out area in the finished basement. Both exterior 

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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, 

June 2 at 6:30 p.m. This is our last meeting of the season, so watch for the announcement of next year’s titles. 

Our first meeting next fall will be Thursday, September 1. The Rowley Public Library is located at 141 Main 

Street and is fully accessible. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850. 

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ROWLEY - Fellowship Thrift Shop located in lower hall of First Congregational Church of Rowley, 175 Main 

St. (Rte 1A), Rowley is open on Tuesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

and also Thursdays 3 - 7 p.m., weather permitting. We have clothing 

of all sizes, household goods and some special items - all at reasonable 

prices. We even have occasional sales! We are happy to accept donations 

of gently used clothing and household items, but only when the shop is 

open. NO electronics, books or household items, please. 

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SALISBURY - The Civil War Roundtable of the Merrimack will meet at 

7:30 PM on Wednesday, June 8th at the East Parish Methodist Church, 

Salisbury Square (route 1), Salisbury, MA. Join us for a special meeting 

featuring rare early 20th century films and news reels of Civil War 

veteran’s reunions, parades, and personal reminiscences. 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. 

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TOPSFIELD – Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand and local author 

Meg Mitchell Moore are teaming up to support local libraries! The two 

authors will appear at the Masconomet Regional High School Auditorium 

in an event organized by the Topsfield, Middleton, and Boxford public 

libraries. The event will take place on Wednesday, June 29th at 7:00 

p.m. at the Masco Auditorium, located at 20 Endicott Road, Boxford, 

MA. The event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for 

purchase, and an author signing will take place after the program. Those 

interested in attending should arrive early to ensure priority seating. Elin 

Hilderbrand is the New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen 

novels, many of which take place on the picturesque island of Nantucket, 

where she currently makes her home. She lives with her husband and 

three children. Her newest novel, Here’s To Us, will be published on June 

14th, 2016. Meg Mitchell Moore is the author of three novels including 

The Arrivals, So Far Away, and her newest book, The Admissions. Her 

novels have received much praise, and her second book, So Far Away, 

was named as one of 2012’s Best Novels for Young Adults by Booklist. 

A North Shore native, she lives in Newburyport with her husband and 

three children. The Admissions will also be released in paperback on June 

14, 2016. This event is co-sponsored by the Topsfield Town Library, the 

Flint Public Library of Middleton, and the Boxford Town Library. For 

more information, contact Becca Crockett, Topsfield Town Library, at 

rcrockett@mvlc.org. 

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TOPSFIELD – Nature, animals, and local crafts will all be present 

at this year’s 19th annual Audubon Nature Festival at Mass Audubon’s 

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield. With activities for children 

and adults, this year’s festival offers a great mix for all ages to enjoy the 

beauty of the wildlife. The Audubon Nature Festival will take place on 

Sunday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the goal to bring nature 

and families closer together. The program for the day includes “Eyes on 

Owls” presentations featuring live birds of prey with Mark and Marcia 

Wilson. Enjoy naturalist-guided walks, pond explorations, a reptiles 

and amphibians exhibit, and an Insect Zoo. Many local vendors and 

craftsmen will be demonstrating and showcasing their work and families 

can even make some crafts of their own. Our children’s activities tent is 

full of fun crafts, and kids will have even more fun in our Green Games 

Alley. Take a guided tour of our backyard bird habitat and butterfly 

gardens, and speak with our garden experts about planting to attract 

birds, butterflies, and other wildlife. Our butterfly plant sale features 

native plants specially selected to attract butterflies. Some activities will 

be running throughout the day, while others are scheduled for certain 

times. There will also be food, home-baked goods, Captain Dusty’s ice 

cream, the Whoopie Wagon, face-painting, and our very popular raffle. 

Live music throughout the day. Admission is $15 per car. Rain or shine. 

For more information, please visit our website www.massaudubon.org/ 

ipswichriver for a complete schedule of activities and directions to the 

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22 Pandora, Groveland 7 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 34 $299,000 $299,000 $309,000 

16 Mill St, Hamilton 5 room, 2 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 32 $325,000 $331,000 $325,000 

24 Dartmouth Rd, Ipswich 4 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath Cottage 160 $329,000 $315,000 $329,000 

67 Old Rowley Rd, Newbury 5 room, 2 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 734 $339,000 $325,000 $364,900 

29 Johnson St, Newburyport 8 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 216 $349,900 $322,000 $365,000 

22 Hadley Rd, Merrimac 8 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Split Entry 67 $375,000 $367,000 $375,000 

6 Merrimac St, Merrimac 11 room, 5 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 125 $349,000 $300,000 $399,000 

44 Turnpike, Ipswich 8 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Colonial 159 $409,000 $390,000 $409,000 

157 Crow Ln, Newburyport 6 room, 3 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 29 $425,000 $425,000 $425,000 

33 Alderbrook Dr, Topsfield 9 room, 5 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 209 $425,000 $525,000 $425,000 

177 John Wise Ave, Essex 7 room, 2 bed, 1f 1h bath Ranch 16 $449,000 $487,000 $449,000 

9 Turkey Hill Rd, Newburyport 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 0h bath Cape 55 $463,000 $455,000 $463,000 

42 Crooked Pond Dr, Boxford 9 room, 5 bed, 3f 1h bath Colonial 15 $499,900 $520,000 $499,900 

5 Corporal Patten Way, Salisbury 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 170 $484,900 $479,900 $499,900 

15 Steed Ave, West Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cape 180 $529,900 $522,000 $529,900 

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15 Follinsbee Ln, West Newbury 7 room, 3 bed, 2f 1h bath Cottage 77 $550,000 $550,000 $550,000 

8 Alderson Dr, Ipswich 8 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 209 $575,000 $561,250 $599,000 

6 Cedar St, Wenham 8 room, 3 bed, 3f 0h bath Colonial 55 $605,000 $617,000 $605,000 

37 Moseley Ave, Newburyport 11 room, 4 bed, 2f 0h bath Colonial 44 $669,000 $669,000 $669,000 

54 Perkins Row, Topsfield 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 2h bath Colonial 46 $685,000 $725,000 $685,000 

67 Bear Hill Rd, Merrimac 10 room, 4 bed, 2f 2h bath Colonial 195 $749,900 $700,000 $749,900 

314 High St, Newburyport 9 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Antique 177 $765,000 $730,000 $765,000 

7 Roosevelt Pl, Newburyport 7 room, 4 bed, 2f 1h bath Colonial 222 $809,900 $790,000 $875,000 

7 41st St, Newbury 5 room, 2 bed, 2f 2h bath Contemporary 36 $1,050,000 $945,000 $1,050,000 

40 Topsfield Rd, Wenham 11 room, 5 bed, 4f 1h bath Shingle 186 $1,599,000 $1,435,000 $1,875,000 

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It is common sense that 

infected teeth, whether they 

hurt or not, or are broken 

down beyond repair, should be 

removed. We also all know by 

now that there are mouth-body 

connections and that the mouth 

is the “gateway” to the rest of 

the body. There is no disputing 

that a healthy mouth is better for 

you on many levels. However, 

in a recently released study, the 

guidelines for treatment of some 

types of dental problems prior 

to specific surgery need closer 

consideration. 

According to a study in The 

Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 

removing an infected tooth 

prior to cardiac surgery may 

increase the risk of major adverse 

outcomes, including risk of death 

prior to surgery. This is a very 

specific study for a very specific 

group of patients. It does not 

insinuate ignoring or postponing 

dental problems prior to any 

surgery. 

Dental extraction of abscessed or 

infected teeth is often performed 

to decrease the risk of infection 

during surgery and endocarditis 

(an inflammation of the inner 

layer of the heart) following 

Here’s yet another reason to 

try to stay fit: Seniors with more 

muscle mass have a lower risk of 

death. 

That’s according to researchers 

who spent eight years surveying 

6,400 patients with cardiovascular 

disease. They divided the patients 

into four groups: high muscle/ 

high fat, high muscle/low fat, low 

muscle/high fat and low muscle/ 

low fat. The winners (those with 

improved survival odds) were 

those with the high muscle/low 

fat combination. The level of fat 

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surgery. In this particular study, 

physician researchers evaluated 

the occurrence of major adverse 

outcomes in 205 patients who 

underwent at least one dental 

extraction prior to planned 

cardiac surgery from 2003 to 

2013. The median time from 

dental extraction to cardiac 

surgery was 7 days (average 35 

days). 

In this study, patients who 

underwent dental extraction prior 

to cardiac surgery experienced an 

8% incidence of major adverse 

outcomes, including new heart 

attack, stroke, kidney failure and 

death. Overall, 3% of patients 

died after dental extraction 

and before the planned cardiac 

surgery could be performed. 

Another of the researchers went 

on to say, “With the information 

from our study we cannot make 

a definitive recommendation 

for or against dental extraction 

prior to cardiac surgery. We 

recommend an individualized 

analysis of the expected benefit 

of dental extraction prior to 

surgery weighed against the risk 

of morbidity and mortality as 

observed in our study.” 

This study, as in many “new” 

studies, awakens us to consider 

a departure from current lines of 

thinking about specific situations. 

This paradigm shift of thinking 

has also been noted in the use of 

prophylactic antibiotics prior to 

dental procedures in those with 

cardiac conditions. 

Prophylactic antibiotics have 

routinely been prescribed for 

patients undergoing dental 

work who also had existing 

heart problems because it had 

been accepted that there is a 

link between dental bacteremia 

and endocarditis. Individuals 

with pre-existing heart problems 

tend to have a higher incidence 

of endocarditis. The American 

Heart Association and others 

have withdrawn support for 

this practice of prophylactic 

antibiotics because the danger 

from overuse of antibiotics 

outweighs any other potential 

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The study jibes with one from 

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How do seniors gain muscle 

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The first step to build muscle 

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you: 

Protein -- While it helps build 

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too much because it can stress 

the kidneys. This is where your 

doctor can help calculate how 

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Carbs -- We need to burn 

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for energy, instead of using your 

protein to build muscles. 

Water -- You need the right 

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