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Page www.TheTownCommon.com May 25 - 31, 2016 How to Submit Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, Letters To The Editor Rowley Book Sale Community Announcements Hampton Garden Club Cleans Up Marc Maravalli, B.S., R.Ph. Publisher/Editor, The Town Common Letters to the Editor provide a useful way of communicating concerns, issues, or suggestions to all members of the community. The Town Common encourages all citizens to submit letters concerning issues of interest and concern to the local community. Letters selected for publication may be edited for length and clarity. Some letters may serve as a catalyst for other articles or coverage, and community leaders and agencies will be offered an opportunity to respond to letters concerning their areas of responsibility. All letters must be signed and include a daytime telephone number. Letters may be submitted to: The Editor c/o The Town Common 77 Wethersfield St. Rowley, MA 01969 or preferably via e-mail to: editor@thetowncommon.com. The Town Common deadline is 5pm Wednesday (except when a federal holiday necessitates an earlier deadline). The Town Common serves the communities of the Upper North Shore of Mass. & Coastal New Hampshire and welcomes your participation. Send your Organization or Group Notices, Birth or Engagement Announcements, Photos, Articles and Letters to the Editor, by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail to: 77 Wethersfield St., Rowley, MA 01969 Phone: 978-948-8696 Fax: 978-948-2564 E-mail: news@thetowncommon.com The Town Common Marc Maravalli, Publisher / Editor editor@thetowncommon.com Graphic Design Services graphics@thetowncommon.com Advertising Opportunities advertise@thetowncommon.com Event and Announcement Submissions events@thetowncommon.com 77 Wethersfield Street Rowley, MA 01969-1713 Phone: (978) 948-8696 Fax: (978) 948-2564 www.thetowncommon.com The Town Common is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions, but reprint opportunities do exist for prompt notification of such errors. Advertisers should notify The Town Common of any errors in ads on the first day of issuance. No credits &/or refunds are offered or implied. All material and content cannot be duplicated without written consent of the publisher. The right is reserved to reject, omit, or edit any copy offered for publication. Copyright 2004-2016 The Town Common © - All Rights Reserved In loving memory of Liz Ichizawa, Reporter (1956 - 2005) 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 only. Walter L. Lowell President Health & Fitness 5/11, 5/18, 5/25 It’s The Same Quality Service At Our NEW Modern Automotive Repair Facility 978.465.9833 www.StateAutomotive.com 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 $10 OFF YOUR FIRST OIL CHANGE AT OUR NEW FACILITY All Prior Sales Excluded. One Coupon Per Household. No Cash Value. The Town Common Courtesy Photo 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) The Town Common Courtesy Photo 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.
May 25 - 31, 2016 www.TheTownCommon.com Page Continued from page 1 “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 Continued from page 1 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. Manufacturers Get More Attention 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 Sea View Retreat -Since 1954 An extended Care Community www.seaviewretreat.com Come in for a visit and compare! (978)-948-2552 •Private & Semi-Private Rooms with Baths and Beautiful Views • Medicare/ Medicaid certified • Social Services-Speech, Physical, Occupational, & Massage Therapies • Full Activity Program • and much more... MANSION DRIVE • ROWLEY, MA • JUST OFF ROUTE 1A Friendly & Experienced Staff & Family Atmosphere “Come in for a haircut and let us be your barber!” The Town (978)948-2555 Comm HELP WANTED: OLD FASHIONED Experienced BARBERSHOP EXPERIENCE! Barber Wanted provide guidance on state economic Across from Agawam Diner Please Call development plans and budget. at TD Bank Plaza “That information is hard to come by,” he said. “It is a key time in Senate right now, and we need Katie’s support.” Ed Desjardins with the Georgetown Historical Society, 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 Reproductions to make it for the 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, which will feature scout troops, the Triton High School Band, police cruisers, Patriot Riders and a color guard, will begin Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the parking lot of the RVA and wind through the town cemetery behind the library. It will end at the Town Common. • • • • See us on Rocco’s BaRBeRshop Landscape design & construction Hardscape Installation & Horticulture Professionals Specializing in Landscape Construction Paver Driveways, Walkways, Patios & Fire Pits Stone Walls, Steps, Stairways & Masonry Projects Drainage Systems, Fence Installation & Plantings Complete Property Maintenance & Landscape Services 617-838-6620 SPECIAL 15% Off Landscaping Services 10% Off Construction Services Free Estimates ~ Commercial/Residential ~ Fully Insured
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