TTC_03_17_21_Vol.17-No.21

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March 17, 2021
Community News
Community Announcements,
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More information can be found by
visiting windowalert.com.
While you are at it, consider
other dangers to birds that you
can eliminate on your property.
For example, by swapping out
conventional pesticides with essential
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in your garden without putting
birds at risk. You might also try
keeping pet cats indoors or in an
enclosure to prevent them from
attacking birds.
“While your home’s windows
can be an unexpected hazard to
birds, it’s important to be aware
of the easy solutions that can help
keep them safe this spring nesting
season and beyond,” says Spencer
Schock, founder of WindowAlert.
(StatePoint)
Dear Rowley residents,
Caring, Compassionate, Dignified
Service when you need it most.
14 Independent St., Rowley, MA
www.fsrobertsandson.com
office@fsrobertsandson.com
978-948-7763
Letter to
the editor
We Offer:
• Personalized and
Traditional Funerals
• Cremations
• Graveside Services
• Memorial Services
• Advance Planning Options
Jeffrey E. Megna, CFSP
Owner,
Licensed Funeral Director (Type 3)
My name is Catherine “Catie”
McClenaghan. It is with great
enthusiasm that I announce my
candidacy for the vacate position
of Town Clerk.
I was a long-time resident of
Ipswich, where my husband and
I raised our two children. When
they were off on their own and
my husband passed, I chose to
move to Rowley to begin the next
chapter of my life.
I am currently the Assistant
Town Clerk and have had the
pleasure of learning from the
best. My prior work experience
includes working for an international
lighting company, legal
support staff, and business owner.
With these companies, I have
been in the administrative/customer
service roles. I am a Certified
Paralegal which has versed
me with knowledge of the Massachusetts
State Laws, which are
the laws guiding the office of the
Town Clerk.
In each job I have ever held, I
have been committed as a hardworking
and dedicated individual.
My business ownership
experience enhanced my diverse
organizational and financial skills
to manage and operate a successful
small business. The position of
Town Clerk will be no different.
If elected I look forward to continuing
building the positive relationships
that I have developed
with the town officials, staff, and
residents.
It would be a privilege to be
elected the Town of Rowley Town
Clerk. I ask that you please consider
supporting my candidacy.
Respectfully,
Catherine (Catie) McClenaghan
Southern Essex
Register of Deeds
warns about
unnecessary
homeowner fraud
protection service
Register of Deeds John
O’Brien alerts his constituents
about a private company called
Title Lock that is advertising a
fraud protection service for a
monthly fee of $14.99 on a radio
ad to homeowners. Their ads
contain an endorsement from
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker
of the House. O’Brien reminds
citizens of the Southern Essex
District that his office offers
the same service free of charge.
Should something be recorded
on their property, and they’ve
signed up for the Property Fraud
Watch program, they will receive
an email notification the same
day.
Residents of the Southern Essex
District can sign up for the
free service by visiting salemdeeds.com
and by clicking on
“Property Fraud Watch” or by
calling the Registry Customer
Service department at 978-
542-1704. By signing up with
your name, property address,
and email address you’ll receive
an email the same day a document
is recorded that matches
your name and address, with
a link to the document so you
can verify that it is something
you were expecting. You can
even sign up to monitor multiple
properties so you can keep
an eye out for your mom and
dad or other older relatives as
well. The registry can help even
if you don’t have an email address;
the Customer Service
team will take your information
and if a document is recorded
with your name and address,
they’ll call you and mail
you a copy of the document.
O’Brien said these types of
scams take advantage of people’s
fears, particularly the elderly and
less technically savvy, in an attempt
to scare them into paying
hundreds of dollars for something
that the Registry has offered free
of charge since 2017.
Karen
Michalski Joins
Newburyport
Bank as Vice
President,
Corporate
Banking
Newburyport, MA – Karen
Michalski has joined Newburyport
Bank as Vice President, Corporate
Banking. As the newest
member of the lending team, she
will be responsible for helping to
grow the Bank’s Commercial &
Industrial Lending portfolio. She
will report to Jeffrey Dickinson,
Senior Vice President of Corporate
Banking.
Before joining the Bank, Ms.
Michalski was Vice President &
Commercial Loan Officer in the
Corporate Banking Group of
East Boston Savings Bank. Prior
to that she was a Senior Vice President
and SBA lending specialist
at BDC Capital.
“I know how valuable Karen
will be to our Corporate Banking
team because I had the opportunity
to work with her firsthand at
East Boston Savings Bank,” said
Jeffrey Dickinson. “The depth
and breadth of her knowledge
and experience will be a major
asset to our lending capabilities.”
Ms. Michalski received a Bachelor
of Science degree in Finance
from Salem State University. She
lives in Lynnfield with her husband
and family
Salisbury town
Election May 11
Nomination Papers for the
May 11 Salisbury Town Election
are available at the Town Clerk's
Office. Papers are available for the
following positions:
Two Selectmen (three-year
terms)
One Triton Regional School
Committee Member from Salisbury
(three-year term)
Last Day to take out papers is
Friday, March 19th at 5:00 PM.
The town hall is open to the public
by appointment only. Please
call 978-462-7591 to make an
appointment so that you can receive
the nomination papers and
informational packet. Return papers
to Registrars/Town Clerk by
Tuesday, March 23rd at 5:00 PM
to the Town Clerk's office.
Rowley Town
Election updated
information
The last day and time to take
out nomination papers is Friday,
March 19th at noon for the May
11 Annual Town Election.
On March 12 no papers had
been drawn for the following
seats:
A 3 yr term on Shellfish commission
A 3 yr term on Cemetery commission
Any of the three 3 yr terms on
the Board of Library Trustees
As of March 12 there are three
races on the ballot
Two candidates for the 3 year
Town Clerk position
· Catherine McClenaghan
· Jacqueline Thistlewood
Two candidates for the 3 yr
term as Light commissioner
· Rosamond Whitmore, incumbent
· Michael Correale
Two candidates for the 2 yr
unexpired term on the Triton Regional
School Committee
· Nerissa Wallen, incumbent
· C. Walter Hardy, Jr.
Community Announcements,
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