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- Pg 9Mi CulturaMi Familia - Food amp music Comida y muacutesica

15 LIBRARY NOTES

Andy Vargas visitaa Washington

Annia Lembert incansable luchadora por los derechos de lostrabajadores recibe el premio Juan Pablo Duarte de manosde Carmen Milagros Almonte Consul General de RepuacuteblicaDominicana en Boston Tambieacuten en la foto aparecen AnaMedina Presidenta de Casa Dominicana y el Alcalde deLawrence Daniel Rivera Raymond Nuntildeez Delia Duraacuten y elDr Vidal Primiterio tambieacuten recibieron distinciones |2 amp 7

Dominicansreward their best

compatriotsAnnia Lembert a tireless ghter for workersrsquo rights receiving

the Juan Pablo Duarte award from Carmen Milagros AlmonteDominican Republicrsquos General Consul in Boston Also pictured

Ana Medina President of Casa Dominicana and LawrenceMayor Daniel Rivera appear Raymond Nunez Delia Duranand Dr Vidal Primiterio also received awards |2 amp 7

Casa Dominicana premia a sus mejores hijos

DHE Comisionado visita a NECC

El Dr Carlos Santiagocomisionado de educacioacutensuperior en Massachusetts desdeel pasado julio visitoacute NorthernEssex Community College elmieacutercoles 3 de febrero |6

Education Commissionervisits NECCDr Carlos Santiago Massachusetts commissioner of higher educationsince July visited Northern Essex Community College on WednesdayFeb 3 |6

Desde Rusia siguiendo su pasioacuten

From Russia after her passionAlia Mavroforos ensentildea clases de piano en Heritage Commons enLawrence |5

Alia Mavroforos teaches piano atHeritage Commons in Lawrence| |5

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Algo distinto y admirable

El pasado viernes 12 y con motivo de estar celebraacutendose el 172 aniversariode la proclamacioacuten de la independencia de la Repuacuteblica Dominicana losdominicanos del patio izaron su bandera como todos los antildeos y esta vez

hicieron algo distinto y digno de admiracioacuten

En anteriores ocasiones hemos escuchado sobre los valores de los que lucharon por lograr esa independencia de que hoy disfrutan valores que se han inculcado en loshombres y mujeres que hoy llevan sobre sus hombros la responsabilidad de manteneresa independencia Durante estos antildeos muchos de ellos han emigrado a este paiacutes donde se hanestablecido creando familias y desenvuelto en distintas actividades sin nunca olvidarde donde vinieron En este aniversario Casa Dominicana en coordinacioacuten con el Consulado Generalde la Repuacuteblica Dominicana y la Alcaldiacutea de Lawrence seleccionaron a cuatro de susmejores hijos otorgaacutendoles el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Annia Lembert debilitado su cuerpo por el caacutencer que lo corroe pero no su espiacuterituse presentoacute en silla de ruedas a recibir su merecido premio En 1989 Lembert con ungrupo de fe formado por el Rev Viacutector Jarvis el Padre Jim Dukowski y Eric Kintner

crearon MVP (Merrimack Valley Project) del que Lembert ha sido su presidenta en

varios periacuteodos han logrado salvar maacutes de 1600 trabajos de manufactura y protegidomaacutes de 600 unidades de vivienda asequible en el valle

Vidal Primiterio fue egresado de la Universidad Autoacutenoma de Santo DomingoPrimada de Ameacuterica con un tiacutetulo de Doctor en Medicina y emigroacute a los EstadosUnidos en 1990 e inmediatamente se enroloacute en el Massachusetts College of Pharmacyen Boston donde obtuvo un Master Degree as Physician Assistant (Meacutedico Asistente)

Como tal ha prestado servicios en Holy Family Hospital en Methuen Family GreaterLawrence Health Center and Lawrence General Hospital en Lawrence WinchesterHospital in Winchester and Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill MA entre otros

Raymond Nuntildeez teniacutea un objetivo en la buacutesqueda de un puesto de trabajoencontrar una posicioacuten difiacutecil en el campo de la educacioacuten donde podriacutea hacer unadiferencia en las vidas de los joacutevenes y sus familias Hoy Nuntildeez ha encontrado eltrabajo ideal como Co-director de Suentildeos Basketball el equipo de baloncesto de la

Escuela Superior de Lawrence Nacida en la Repuacuteblica Dominicana aunque ha vivido en los Estados Unidosdesde los 12 antildeos de edad lo que hay que saber sobre Delia Duran-Clark es que ella

es una apasionada y estaacute comprometida a servir a la poblacioacuten urbana representadaen su querida ciudad de Lawrence Como educadora y miembro de la comunidadLawrence es donde estaacute su corazoacuten

Esa nintildea que llegoacute aquiacute sin ninguacuten conocimiento del idioma Ingleacutes en 2003siguioacute su pasioacuten por la educacioacuten y la Escuela Secundaria Cristo Rey Notre Dame leabrioacute sus puertas y la contratoacute para servir como Consejera de Admisiones del ColegioActualmente se desempentildea como Directora de la Escuela NDCR Nos sumamos a esta celebracioacuten con la hermandad dominicana y con muchogusto ofrecemos nuestras paacuteginas para destacar los logros a que sus hijos llegan adiario Inmigrantes de este calibre garantizan la prosperidad que todos deseamos

Something different and admirable

On Friday the 12th on the occasion of celebrating the 172nd anniversary ofthe proclamation of the independence of the Dominican Republic localDominicans raised their ag like every year and this time they did something

different and admirable On previous occasions we have heard about the values of those who had foughtto achieve that independence they now enjoy values that were deeply instilled inmen and women who carry on their shoulders the responsibility to maintain thatindependence Over the years many have migrated to this country where they have establishedfamilies and involved in various activities never forgetting where they came from On this anniversary Casa Dominicana in coordination with the ConsulateGeneral of the Dominican Republic and the City of Lawrence selected four of its bestcompatriots awarding them with the Juan Pablo Duarte Award Annia Lembert her body weakened by cancer but not her spirit appeared in a

wheelchair to receive her much deserved award In 1989 Lembert and a faith groupformed by the Rev Victor Jarvis Father Jim Dukowski and Eric Kintner created MVP

(Merrimack Valley Project) which she has presided several times have managed

to save more than 1600 manufacturing jobs and protected more than 600 units ofaffordable housing in the valley Vidal Primiterio graduated from the Universidad Autoacutenoma de Santo DomingoFirst in America with a medical degree emigrated to the United States in 1990 andimmediately joined the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston where heearned a Master Degree as Assistant Physician As such he has served at Holy Family

Hospital in Methuen Greater Lawrence Family Health Center and Lawrence GeneralHospital in Lawrence Winchester Hospital in Winchester and Merrimack Valley

Hospital in Haverhill MA among othersRaymond Nunezrsquos objective when looking for a job was to nd a challenging

position in the education eld where he could make a difference in the lives of young

people and their families Today Raymond has found the perfect job as Co-director

By Alberto Suriacutes

On the occasion of celebrating the172th anniversary of the proclamation ofindependence of the Dominican RepublicCasa Dominicana the DominicanConsulate and the City of Lawrence held aag-raising ceremony on Friday February

12 2016Due to the low temperatures the ag

raising took place during a brief ceremony

with enough time to raise the ag and runto seek refuge inside City Hall where

the notes of both anthems were sung and

Por Alberto Suriacutes

Con motivo de la celebracioacuten del

172 aniversario de la proclamacioacuten de laindependencia de la Repuacuteblica DominicanaCasa Dominicana el ConsuladoDominicano y la Ciudad de Lawrencellevaron a cabo el izamiento de la banderael viernes 12 de febrero 2016 Debido a las bajas temperaturas elizamiento se llevoacute a cabo durante una breveceremonia con tiempo suciente para subir

la bandera y correr a buscar refugio dentrodel edicio del Ayuntamiento donde se

entonaron las notas de ambos himnos y se

Dominicanos celebraronsu Independencia

llevaron a cabo demostraciones de bailes

culturales a cargo de un grupo de estudiantesde la High School de Lawrence Por simbolizar el extraordinarioimpacto que los Dominico-Americanos hanhecho en esta comunidad cuatro de ellosRaymond Nuntildeez Annia Lembert DeliaDuraacuten y el Dr Vidal Primiterio recibieronel premio Juan Pable Duarte otorgado porCasa Dominicana de manos de CarmenMilagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana en Boston

Dominicans celebratetheir Independence

demonstrations of cultural dances were performed by a group of students fromLawrence High School To symbolize the extraordinary impactthat Dominican-Americans have made inthis community four of them Raymond Nunez Annia Lembert Delia Duran andDr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan PabloDuarte award from Casa Dominicana from

Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consulof the Dominican Republic in Boston

Vea maacutes fotos en la paacutegina 7

See more photos on page 7

Vista parcial del puacuteblico que asistioacute en tan frio diacutea

Some of the people attending on such a cold day

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iquestQueacute pasoacute con elgobierno del pueblopor el pueblo y parael pueblo Escribo esta parte de mi columna en

el 207vordm aniversario del nacimiento de

Abraham Lincoln Cada mes de febrero

se celebra el nacimiento de Lincoln y

Washington Washington es maacutes recordado

por el derrocamiento de un gobierno

opresor y tiraacutenico en el que la gente no teniacutea

representacioacuten El mejor recordado discurso

de Lincoln es el Discurso de Gettysburg

el cual nos recuerda que al menos en este

paiacutes nuestro gobierno debe responder a las

personas de las que recibe su autoridad El discurso de Gettysburg fue

apresuradamente escrito y presentado en tan

soacutelo unos pocos minutos El discurso que

auacuten perdura como la mejor retoacuterica poliacutetica

estadounidense terminoacute con estas pocas

palabras que el gobierno del pueblo por

el pueblo y para el pueblo no desapareceraacute

de la tierrardquo En eacutesta corta frase Lincoln

se hace eco del lenguaje de nuestra

Constitucioacuten y nos recuerda que nuestro

gobierno es creado por nosotros para servir

a los Estados Unidos Hace doscientos antildeos

la misma idea que el gobierno debe servir a

la gente y no al rey fue revolucionaria Por lo tanto el Sr Lincoln y el Sr

Washington por favor quiero pedir

disculpas a ustedes en su cumpleantildeos por el

comportamiento vergonzoso que se ve en

Lawrence hoy Lawrence se ha olvidado de

los sacricios de nuestros antepasados para

crear un gobierno que nos representa En su

lugar elegimos a las personas cuyo intereacutes

no es en servir pero en servirse a siacute mismos

Son demasiados los funcionarios elegidos

que ven su eleccioacuten para un cargo como un

trampoliacuten para obtener maacutes poder o un salario

maacutes alto y no como una oportunidad para

ayudar a los maacutes deacutebiles Cualquier benecio

que recibimos de su trabajo es secundario a

su auto-promocioacuten Nuestros funcionarios

elegidos en su prisa por obtener estipendios

realizar conexiones poliacuteticas se les paga sin

trabajar viajan a costa nuestra entran encontratos puacuteblicos con las organizaciones

en cuyas juntas directivas una vez estaban

sentados contratan a sus trabajadores de

campantildea despiden a sus enemigos de sus

empleos otorgan estacionamiento gratuito en

lotes de la ciudad y en las calles abusan de sus

credenciales de estacionamiento en el auto se

van de compras por un vehiacuteculo nuevo durante

las horas de trabajo y otorgan privilegios

inmerecidos a sus amigos y aliados se olvidan

de que trabajan para nosotros

El reciente artiacuteculo exponiendo elRegistro de Propiedades (Registry ofDeeds) conrma que nuestros funcionarios

elegidos se olvidan de mantener el

juramento de su cargo y violan la conanza puacuteblica Una historia tras otra escuchamosde las personas no cualicadas que son

puestas en trabajos que no merecentrabajadores de campantildea que se parqueande forma gratuita trabajos adjudicados alos amigos sin publicarlos o competencialos empleados que trabajan como maestrosdurante las horas en que se les paga a trabajar para la ciudad Muchas historias auacuten no sehan reportado historias de concejales que

tienen sus gastos de remolque de autos

perdonados mientras que los ciudadanosque los eligieron deben pagar ellos A pesarde existir fotografiacuteas e informes ningunorecibe disciplina Cuando nos quejamosnuestros funcionarios le dicen al mundoque nos quejamos porque queremos que lasviejas formas corruptas vuelvan Asiacute que Sr Lincoln y Sr Washingtondeacutejenme decirles no hay viejas formascorruptas para volver La corrupcioacuten nuncase fue Todaviacutea estaacute aquiacute y peor que nuncaHoy en diacutea es cubierta de azuacutecar tapada por la benevolencia y escondida detraacutesde los comunicados de prensa positivosSu exposicioacuten se suprime en los mediosde comunicacioacuten cuando los funcionarioselectos intercambian publicidad pagada

por prensa positiva y los medios decomunicacioacuten guardan silencio Y por estos ejemplos desvergonzadosde auto-negociacioacuten y auto-promocioacuten noculpar a nuestros funcionarios elegidosiexclCuacutelpennos a nosotros Nos falta elcoraje y la determinacioacuten de luchar por elgobierno por y para la gente que nos handejado No vamos a votar en grandesnuacutemeros Cuando algunos de nosotrosdeciden recuperar nuestro gobierno a traveacutesde remover a nuestros funcionarios muy pocos de nosotros estamos dispuestos arespaldarlos y apoyarlos puacuteblicamente El alcalde sabe que ya no representa ala mayoriacutea de la gente Dejoacute de trabajar para

nosotros cuando comenzoacute a trabajar para eacutelEacutel sabe que no puede ganar otra eleccioacutende la alcaldiacutea porque perdioacute contacto conel humilde y comuacuten votante Es por estoque paga miles de doacutelares para evitar que losaquen Es por esto que eacutel se opone a cada paso del recall Es por esto que nos dijoque habiacutea fracasado incluso antes de quelas objeciones fueran presentadas Eacutel sabecuaacutel es la voluntad del pueblo En lugar detrabajar para satisfacer esa voluntad estaacuterealizando la labor maacutes difiacutecil de su carreraaseguraacutendose de que nunca tendremos otraoportunidad para expresar nuestra voluntad

Tal es el caso con el rumor de que la proacutexima reunioacuten ante la Junta de Registrode Votantes no seraacute televisada o mostrada

en YouTube El Presidente del ConcejoMunicipal Kendrys Vasquez me explicoacute

que es cuestioacuten de queacute departamento va a pagar por el costo de televisarlo iexclEso eslo uacuteltimo que necesitamos en LawrenceCensura de prensa

He estado solicitando copias de la

actividad en los cambios en la lista de

electores desde el 3 de noviembre 2015 hasta

el 9 de diciembre de 2015 y me dijeron que

no se puede hacer Esta es una copia impresa

mostrando quien hizo ninguacuten cambio en la

lista mediante la eliminacioacuten adicioacuten o de

cambiar los nombres o direcciones de alguna

manera Richard Reyes el uacutenico empleado

que queda en el Departamento de Eleccionesdijo que es imposible asiacute que hableacute con

Rafael Tejeda ex coordinador bilinguumle de

elecciones que fue despedido hace dos antildeos

por el Alcalde Rivera

Tejeda me explicoacute los pasos a seguir

para obtener los resultados deseados y la

emisioacuten de este informe no debe tomar

maacutes de 5 minutos Ademaacutes dijo que nada

se puede borrar de ese sistema informaacutetico

Todo lo que se haga para manipular las listas

deja un registro permanente de la fecha

la hora y la contrasentildea de la persona que

realiza las alteraciones Ahora me pregunto

si Richard Reyes no conoce el sistema o que

ha recibido la orden de no emitir ninguacuten

informe Es hora de citar a Rafael Tejeda a

declarar bajo juramento en cuanto a lo queme dijo o pedirle que venga al Ayuntamiento

y ejecutar el informe para miacute

El Alcalde no quiere que votemos desi nos gusta el trabajo que ha hecho SrAlcalde podemos votar ahora o maacutes tardeDe cualquier manera su popularidad va aser juzgada por nosotros quienes le dimosesa facultad Sr Lincoln y Sr Washington nomerecemos el gobierno libre que nos dieronHacemos muy poco por protegerlo y ustedesse merecen maacutes de nosotros El proacuteximoantildeo para su cumpleantildeos los ciudadanos deLawrence queremos devolverles ese mismogobierno del pueblo por el pueblo y para

el pueblo por el cual tantos han luchadoy muerto NUNCA debemos permitirque el gobierno representativo perezca enLawrence

of Dreams Basketball the basketball team

of Lawrence High School Born in the Dominican Republichowever she has lived in the United Statessince age 12 What you need to know about

Delia Duran- Clark is that she is passionate

and committed to serving the urban population represented in her belovedcity of Lawrence As an educator andcommunity member Lawrence is whereher heart is That little girl who arrived here without

any knowledge of English language in2003 followed her passion for an educationand Notre Dame Cristo Rey High Schoolopened its doors to her hiring her to serveas the Admissions CounselorCollegeCounselor Presently she serves as NDCRSchool Principal We join in this celebration withthe Dominican brothers and sisters andgladly provide our pages to highlight theachievements these families reach dailyImmigrants of this caliber guarantee the prosperity we all desire for our belovedLawrence

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Por Dalia Diaz

Hay muchos tesoros en Lawrence yuna gran cantidad de talento Uno de elloses Alia Mavroforos una profesora de pianoy de muacutesica privada con experiencia queahora ofrece clases de teclado a grupos enHeritage Commons Pero conocer a Aliaera como escuchar las historias de unamujer inmigrante que ha pasado por mucho para alcanzar sus objetivos profesionalesasiacute como su satisfaccioacuten personal Alia se graduoacute en Muacutesica conespecialidad en Pedagogiacutea de Piano yPresentacioacuten de la Academia de las Artesy de Muacutesica del Estado de Rusia Alia haensentildeado piano durante maacutes de 15 antildeos enRusia Europa y los Estados Unidos En Rusia Alia era una profesorauniversitaria y comuacutenmente viajaba aEuropa de vacaciones Eventualmente setrasladoacute a Grecia y vivioacute alliacute durante variosantildeos y se casoacute con su marido George A

continuacioacuten la agitacioacuten poliacutetica y lascondiciones econoacutemicas hicieron muydifiacutecil permanecer alliacute y llegaron a los

Estados Unidos Desde que llegoacute aquiacute se ha hecho denombre por siacute misma trabajando comomiembro de la facultad de piano para lasescuelas locales Sparhawk High School

en Amesbury MA y Seacoast Academyof Music en North Hampton NH ella estambieacuten educadora de programas de muacutesicacomunitaria de la Universidad de Salem Ella participa en muchos eventos comunitariosy celebraciones multiculturales Alia fue certicada recientemente en

un programa infantil llamado Keys for Kids

en el cual dirige una praacutectica muy activa enla iglesia First United Methodist Church inAmesbury y tenemos la suerte de tenerlaaquiacute en Lawrence Para obtener maacutesinformacioacuten acerca de la Sra Mavroforoso su horario de clases visite wwwkeys-for-

kidscom o wwwaliapianocom

Las clases se ofrecen en Heritage

Commons Community Learning Centerde lunes a viernes para adultos al igual que para nintildeos a precios muy razonables

By Dalia Diaz

There are many treasures inLawrence and a great deal of talentOne of them is Alia Mavroforosan experienced private piano

instructor and music teacher whonow offers group keyboard lessons

at Heritage Commons But gettingto know Alia was like hearing the

stories of an immigrant womanwho has gone through so much toachieve her professional goals aswell as her personal satisfaction She earned her GraduateDegree in Music withspecialization in Piano Pedagogyand Performance from the RussiaState Academy of Arts and MusicAlia has taught piano for over 15years in Russia Europe and theUnited States

In Russia Alia was a university

professor and used to travel to Europeon vacations Eventually she moved toGreece and lived there for several yearsmarrying her husband George Then the political upheaval and economic conditionsmade it very difcult to remain there and

came to the United States Since arriving here she has made aname for herself working as a piano faculty

member for the local Sparhawk High

School in Amesbury MA and the SeacoastAcademy of Music in North Hampton NH she is also a community music

program educator at Salem University She participates in many community events and

multicultural celebrations Alia was recently certied in the Keys

for Kids program and she runs a very active

practice at the First United MethodistChurch in Amesbury and we are fortunateto have her right here in Lawrence Tolearn more about Mrs Mavroforos or herclass schedule visit wwwkeys-for-kids

com or wwwaliapianocomThe classes are offered at Heritage

Common Community Learning CenterMonday through Friday for adults as wellas for children at a very reasonable cost

From Russia after her passionDesde Rusia siguiendo su pasioacuten

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El Dr Carlos Santiago comisionadode educacioacuten superior en Massachusettsdesde el pasado julio visitoacute NorthernEssex Community College el mieacutercoles 3de febrero para compartir sus prioridadescon la facultad el personal estudiantes

administradores y socios de la comunidad El Dr Santiago que es el primercomisionado latino de educacioacuten superiordel estado dijo que se centraraacute en conseguirque maacutes personas sean matriculadas enla universidad el aumento de las tasas degraduacioacuten de la universidad y el cierre delas brechas de rendimiento

Esto es importante nos dice porquesoacutelo el 50 por ciento de los residentes deMassachusetts tiene una licenciatura yel 80 por ciento de los trabajos requierenun bachillerato Tambieacuten informoacute que untercio de nuestra fuerza laboral es de 55antildeos de edad o maacutes haciendo la prediccioacutende serie de las jubilaciones en los proacuteximos 10 antildeos Necesitamos crear viacuteas para ayudara maacutes residentes de Massachusetts paraque se graduacuteen de la universidad dijoSantiago Los empleadores nos dicen sino producimos una mano de obra con lashabilidades que necesitan que se iraacuten a otra parte Mientras que en Lawrence elcomisionado se reunioacute con el personaly los estudiantes en el Centro de Eacutexito

Estudiantil de NECC que proporcionaservicios incluyendo asesoramientotutoriacutea y la exploracioacuten de carreras aaproximadamente 600 estudiantes cadaantildeo la mayoriacutea de los cuales son la primerageneracioacuten de estudiantes latinos

El comisionado preguntoacute a losestudiantes queacute ha sido de gran ayuda paraellos y lo que podriacutea mejorarse Maireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino unaestudiante de ciencias de ingenieriacutea deLawrence describe los desafiacuteos de tratar decompletar un grado asociado en dos antildeos yel costo de los libros de texto Tengo quetomar un menor nuacutemero de creacuteditos paraasiacute tener el dinero para comprar los libros Otro reto especialmente para losestudiantes de primera generacioacuten esnavegar el camino hacia la universidad Hayque animar a la gente a ir a la universidadLidiar con el MCAS SAT y aplicaciones dela universidad pueden ser una locura dijoRodriacuteguez-Aquino El comisario pasoacute la mantildeana en elcampus de Lawrence Ademaacutes de visitarel Centro de Eacutexito Estudiantil asistioacute auna recepcioacuten en el Programa de GuidedPathways to Success in STEM un programananciado por la subvencioacuten que ayuda

a alinear los programas de la universidadcon las necesidades de personal se reunioacutecon socios de educacioacuten de la universidadincluyendo a la Presidenta Hays de Regis

DHE Comisionado visita a NECC

Dr Carlos Santiago Massachusettscommissioner of higher education sinceJuly visited Northern Essex CommunityCollege on Wednesday Feb 3 to sharehis priorities with faculty staff studentstrustees and community partners Dr Santiago who is the states rst

Latino commissioner of higher educationsaid he will focus on getting more peopleenrolled in college increasing college

completion rates and closing achievementgaps This is important he says becauseonly 50 percent of Massachusetts residentshave a bachelors degree and 80 percentof jobs require a bachelors He alsoreported that one third of our workforce is

55 years old or older predicting a slewof retirements in the next 10 years We need to create pipelines to helpmore Massachusetts residents graduatefrom college said Santiago Employerstell us if we dont produce a workforce

with the skills they need they will go

elsewhere While in Lawrence the commissioner

met with staff and students in the NECCStudent Success Center which providesservices including counseling mentoringand career exploration to approximately600 students each year the majority ofwhom are rst generation Latino students

He asked students what has been

most helpful to them and what could beimproved Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino anengineering science major from Lawrence

described the challenges of trying tocomplete an associate degree in two yearsand the cost of textbooks I will take fewer

credits so I have the money to buy books

Another challenge especially for rst

generation students is navigating the pathto college You need to encourage peopleto go to college Dealing with the MCASSATs and college applications can becrazy said Rodriguez-Aquino The commissioner spent the morningon the Lawrence Campus In addition tovisiting the Student Success Center heattended an open house for the GuidedPathways to Success in STEM programa grant funded program that helps aligncollege programs with workforce needs

visited with the colleges education partnersincluding President Hays of Regis CollegeJeff Riley superintendent Lawrence PublicSchools and John Lavoie superintendentdirector Greater Lawrence TechnicalSchool and members of the LawrencePartnership a consortium of community and business leaders He spent the afternoon in Haverhill

meeting with President Lane Glenns cabinetand the colleges board of trustees Dr Santiago is an economist who is aformer CEO of the Hispanic College Fundand the former chancellor of the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee He was appointed

as commissioner by Governor Baker in July

of 2015 His visit to Northern Essex was part of his plan to visit all of the 29 collegesin the Commonwealth

College Jeff Riley superintendenteEscuelas Puacuteblicas de Lawrence y JohnLavoie superintendentedirector EscuelaTeacutecnica de Lawrence y miembros delLawrence Partnership un consorcio deliacutederes comunitarios y de negocios

Pasoacute la tarde en Haverhill reunidocon el gabinete del Presidente Lane Glenny miembros de la junta duciaria de la

universidad El Dr Santiago es un economista que esex director general del Fondo UniversitarioHispano y ex rector de la Universidad deWisconsin-Milwaukee Fue nombrado

como comisionado por el Gobernador Baker

en julio del 2015 Su visita a Northern Essexfue parte de su plan para visitar todos los 29colegios del estado

DHE Commissioner hasWhirlwind Tour of NECC

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel estudiante de biologiacutea Nathanael Sancioacuten a la izquierda y el estudiante de ingenieriacuteaMaireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino a la derecha

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

biology student Nathanael Sencion left and engineering student Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino right

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

President Lane Glenn right and an NECC student left during a visit to the collegesLawrence Campus

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel Presidente de NECC Lane Glenn a la derecha y un estudiante de NECC a la izquierdadurante su visita al campus de Lawrence

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El Dr Vidal Primiterio recibe el premio Juan Pablo Duarte de manos de la CoacutensulDominicana Carmen Milagros Almonte

Dr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan Pablo Duarte award from the Dominican ConsulCarmen Milagros Almonte

Delia Duraacuten muestra el Certicado de Excelencia que recibiera del Alcalde de Lawrence

Daniel Rivera A su izquierda aparece Carmen Milagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana a punto de entregarle el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Delia Duran shows the Certicate of Excellence received from Lawrence Mayor Daniel

Rivera To her left Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consul of the Dominican Republicappears about to deliver the Juan Pablo Duarte award

Una joven pareja demuestra sushabilidades riacutetmicas durante la presentacioacuten cultural

A young couple shows theirrhythmic skills during the

cultural presentation

CONTINUA DE LA PAGINA 2

Arriba Carmen MilagrosAlmonte Coacutensul General deRepuacuteblica Dominicana muestrael premio Juan Pablo Duarteentregado a Raymond Nuacutentildeez

Above Carmen MilagrosAlmonte General Consul of theDominican Republic showsthe Juan Pablo Duarte awardgiven to Raymond Nunez

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NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence una coalicioacuten de comunidades de

fe agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud estaacute buscando voluntarios

para llevar a ancianos a citas al meacutedico y otras citas de calidad de vida a traveacutes del

Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley

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El Alcalde Daniel Rivera anuncioacute unasubvencioacuten de la Massachusetts MunicipalPublic Safety Stafng concedida a

Lawrence en la cantidad de $100503767El Alcalde Rivera y Jefe de Policiacutea JamesFitzpatrick planean usar este dinero para

contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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READ PREVIOUS ARTICLESS BY FRANK BENJAMIN ON OUR

WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

(SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certied

Professional (SHRM-SCP) credentials

Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

MCCs SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPcertication-exam preparation course is

designed primarily for individuals seeking

credentials that focus on identifying andtesting the knowledge and practical real-life

experiences human resources professionalsneed to excel in their careers

This 33-hour noncredit certication

preparation program helps students gainthe knowledge and practical experiences

needed to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations This course coversfour knowledge areas including people

organization workplace and strategy

The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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visit wwwSHRMCerticationorg

To register for this course call SheliaMorin at 781-280-3608 or visit https

wwwmiddlesexmasseducareertrainingshrmlsaspxMiddlesex Community College

meets the evolving educational civic andworkforce needs of our local and global

communities As one of the largest mostcomprehensive community colleges in thestate we educate more than 13000 studentsannually on our campuses in Bedford andLowell and online MCC offers morethan 70 degree and certicate programs

plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

donations)Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm

647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

Tel 978-686-3323

wwwmvrestoreorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Donations Donaciones

(please call ahead for large

donations)

Wednesday-Friday 10am-530pm

Saturday 10am-430pm

Abierto al puacuteblico compre-done- haacutegasevoluntario

Favor de no dejar donaciones despueacutesdel horario

Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las

tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba

un descuento de 10 en su compra

Open to the public shop-donate-volunteer

Please do not drop off items after storehours

Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence

or Billerica) for a 10 discount on your

purchase

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

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Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

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In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

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CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

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LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

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EDITORIAL | EDITORIAL

Publicacioacuten de SUDA Inc315 Mt Vernon Street Lawrence MA 01843

Tel (978) 794-5360 | wwwrumbonewscom

DIRECTOR AND GRAPHIC DESIGN

Dalia Diacuteazdaliadiazrumbonewscom

The BILINGUAL Newspaper of the Merrimack ValleyRumbo

Published on the 1st 8th 15th and 22nd of Every Month

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Alberto M Suriacutesalbertosurisrumbonewscom

PLEASE SEE EDITORIALCONTINUES ON PAGE 4

Algo distinto y admirable

El pasado viernes 12 y con motivo de estar celebraacutendose el 172 aniversariode la proclamacioacuten de la independencia de la Repuacuteblica Dominicana losdominicanos del patio izaron su bandera como todos los antildeos y esta vez

hicieron algo distinto y digno de admiracioacuten

En anteriores ocasiones hemos escuchado sobre los valores de los que lucharon por lograr esa independencia de que hoy disfrutan valores que se han inculcado en loshombres y mujeres que hoy llevan sobre sus hombros la responsabilidad de manteneresa independencia Durante estos antildeos muchos de ellos han emigrado a este paiacutes donde se hanestablecido creando familias y desenvuelto en distintas actividades sin nunca olvidarde donde vinieron En este aniversario Casa Dominicana en coordinacioacuten con el Consulado Generalde la Repuacuteblica Dominicana y la Alcaldiacutea de Lawrence seleccionaron a cuatro de susmejores hijos otorgaacutendoles el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Annia Lembert debilitado su cuerpo por el caacutencer que lo corroe pero no su espiacuterituse presentoacute en silla de ruedas a recibir su merecido premio En 1989 Lembert con ungrupo de fe formado por el Rev Viacutector Jarvis el Padre Jim Dukowski y Eric Kintner

crearon MVP (Merrimack Valley Project) del que Lembert ha sido su presidenta en

varios periacuteodos han logrado salvar maacutes de 1600 trabajos de manufactura y protegidomaacutes de 600 unidades de vivienda asequible en el valle

Vidal Primiterio fue egresado de la Universidad Autoacutenoma de Santo DomingoPrimada de Ameacuterica con un tiacutetulo de Doctor en Medicina y emigroacute a los EstadosUnidos en 1990 e inmediatamente se enroloacute en el Massachusetts College of Pharmacyen Boston donde obtuvo un Master Degree as Physician Assistant (Meacutedico Asistente)

Como tal ha prestado servicios en Holy Family Hospital en Methuen Family GreaterLawrence Health Center and Lawrence General Hospital en Lawrence WinchesterHospital in Winchester and Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill MA entre otros

Raymond Nuntildeez teniacutea un objetivo en la buacutesqueda de un puesto de trabajoencontrar una posicioacuten difiacutecil en el campo de la educacioacuten donde podriacutea hacer unadiferencia en las vidas de los joacutevenes y sus familias Hoy Nuntildeez ha encontrado eltrabajo ideal como Co-director de Suentildeos Basketball el equipo de baloncesto de la

Escuela Superior de Lawrence Nacida en la Repuacuteblica Dominicana aunque ha vivido en los Estados Unidosdesde los 12 antildeos de edad lo que hay que saber sobre Delia Duran-Clark es que ella

es una apasionada y estaacute comprometida a servir a la poblacioacuten urbana representadaen su querida ciudad de Lawrence Como educadora y miembro de la comunidadLawrence es donde estaacute su corazoacuten

Esa nintildea que llegoacute aquiacute sin ninguacuten conocimiento del idioma Ingleacutes en 2003siguioacute su pasioacuten por la educacioacuten y la Escuela Secundaria Cristo Rey Notre Dame leabrioacute sus puertas y la contratoacute para servir como Consejera de Admisiones del ColegioActualmente se desempentildea como Directora de la Escuela NDCR Nos sumamos a esta celebracioacuten con la hermandad dominicana y con muchogusto ofrecemos nuestras paacuteginas para destacar los logros a que sus hijos llegan adiario Inmigrantes de este calibre garantizan la prosperidad que todos deseamos

Something different and admirable

On Friday the 12th on the occasion of celebrating the 172nd anniversary ofthe proclamation of the independence of the Dominican Republic localDominicans raised their ag like every year and this time they did something

different and admirable On previous occasions we have heard about the values of those who had foughtto achieve that independence they now enjoy values that were deeply instilled inmen and women who carry on their shoulders the responsibility to maintain thatindependence Over the years many have migrated to this country where they have establishedfamilies and involved in various activities never forgetting where they came from On this anniversary Casa Dominicana in coordination with the ConsulateGeneral of the Dominican Republic and the City of Lawrence selected four of its bestcompatriots awarding them with the Juan Pablo Duarte Award Annia Lembert her body weakened by cancer but not her spirit appeared in a

wheelchair to receive her much deserved award In 1989 Lembert and a faith groupformed by the Rev Victor Jarvis Father Jim Dukowski and Eric Kintner created MVP

(Merrimack Valley Project) which she has presided several times have managed

to save more than 1600 manufacturing jobs and protected more than 600 units ofaffordable housing in the valley Vidal Primiterio graduated from the Universidad Autoacutenoma de Santo DomingoFirst in America with a medical degree emigrated to the United States in 1990 andimmediately joined the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston where heearned a Master Degree as Assistant Physician As such he has served at Holy Family

Hospital in Methuen Greater Lawrence Family Health Center and Lawrence GeneralHospital in Lawrence Winchester Hospital in Winchester and Merrimack Valley

Hospital in Haverhill MA among othersRaymond Nunezrsquos objective when looking for a job was to nd a challenging

position in the education eld where he could make a difference in the lives of young

people and their families Today Raymond has found the perfect job as Co-director

By Alberto Suriacutes

On the occasion of celebrating the172th anniversary of the proclamation ofindependence of the Dominican RepublicCasa Dominicana the DominicanConsulate and the City of Lawrence held aag-raising ceremony on Friday February

12 2016Due to the low temperatures the ag

raising took place during a brief ceremony

with enough time to raise the ag and runto seek refuge inside City Hall where

the notes of both anthems were sung and

Por Alberto Suriacutes

Con motivo de la celebracioacuten del

172 aniversario de la proclamacioacuten de laindependencia de la Repuacuteblica DominicanaCasa Dominicana el ConsuladoDominicano y la Ciudad de Lawrencellevaron a cabo el izamiento de la banderael viernes 12 de febrero 2016 Debido a las bajas temperaturas elizamiento se llevoacute a cabo durante una breveceremonia con tiempo suciente para subir

la bandera y correr a buscar refugio dentrodel edicio del Ayuntamiento donde se

entonaron las notas de ambos himnos y se

Dominicanos celebraronsu Independencia

llevaron a cabo demostraciones de bailes

culturales a cargo de un grupo de estudiantesde la High School de Lawrence Por simbolizar el extraordinarioimpacto que los Dominico-Americanos hanhecho en esta comunidad cuatro de ellosRaymond Nuntildeez Annia Lembert DeliaDuraacuten y el Dr Vidal Primiterio recibieronel premio Juan Pable Duarte otorgado porCasa Dominicana de manos de CarmenMilagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana en Boston

Dominicans celebratetheir Independence

demonstrations of cultural dances were performed by a group of students fromLawrence High School To symbolize the extraordinary impactthat Dominican-Americans have made inthis community four of them Raymond Nunez Annia Lembert Delia Duran andDr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan PabloDuarte award from Casa Dominicana from

Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consulof the Dominican Republic in Boston

Vea maacutes fotos en la paacutegina 7

See more photos on page 7

Vista parcial del puacuteblico que asistioacute en tan frio diacutea

Some of the people attending on such a cold day

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Para maacutes informacioacuten y ventas

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iquestQueacute pasoacute con elgobierno del pueblopor el pueblo y parael pueblo Escribo esta parte de mi columna en

el 207vordm aniversario del nacimiento de

Abraham Lincoln Cada mes de febrero

se celebra el nacimiento de Lincoln y

Washington Washington es maacutes recordado

por el derrocamiento de un gobierno

opresor y tiraacutenico en el que la gente no teniacutea

representacioacuten El mejor recordado discurso

de Lincoln es el Discurso de Gettysburg

el cual nos recuerda que al menos en este

paiacutes nuestro gobierno debe responder a las

personas de las que recibe su autoridad El discurso de Gettysburg fue

apresuradamente escrito y presentado en tan

soacutelo unos pocos minutos El discurso que

auacuten perdura como la mejor retoacuterica poliacutetica

estadounidense terminoacute con estas pocas

palabras que el gobierno del pueblo por

el pueblo y para el pueblo no desapareceraacute

de la tierrardquo En eacutesta corta frase Lincoln

se hace eco del lenguaje de nuestra

Constitucioacuten y nos recuerda que nuestro

gobierno es creado por nosotros para servir

a los Estados Unidos Hace doscientos antildeos

la misma idea que el gobierno debe servir a

la gente y no al rey fue revolucionaria Por lo tanto el Sr Lincoln y el Sr

Washington por favor quiero pedir

disculpas a ustedes en su cumpleantildeos por el

comportamiento vergonzoso que se ve en

Lawrence hoy Lawrence se ha olvidado de

los sacricios de nuestros antepasados para

crear un gobierno que nos representa En su

lugar elegimos a las personas cuyo intereacutes

no es en servir pero en servirse a siacute mismos

Son demasiados los funcionarios elegidos

que ven su eleccioacuten para un cargo como un

trampoliacuten para obtener maacutes poder o un salario

maacutes alto y no como una oportunidad para

ayudar a los maacutes deacutebiles Cualquier benecio

que recibimos de su trabajo es secundario a

su auto-promocioacuten Nuestros funcionarios

elegidos en su prisa por obtener estipendios

realizar conexiones poliacuteticas se les paga sin

trabajar viajan a costa nuestra entran encontratos puacuteblicos con las organizaciones

en cuyas juntas directivas una vez estaban

sentados contratan a sus trabajadores de

campantildea despiden a sus enemigos de sus

empleos otorgan estacionamiento gratuito en

lotes de la ciudad y en las calles abusan de sus

credenciales de estacionamiento en el auto se

van de compras por un vehiacuteculo nuevo durante

las horas de trabajo y otorgan privilegios

inmerecidos a sus amigos y aliados se olvidan

de que trabajan para nosotros

El reciente artiacuteculo exponiendo elRegistro de Propiedades (Registry ofDeeds) conrma que nuestros funcionarios

elegidos se olvidan de mantener el

juramento de su cargo y violan la conanza puacuteblica Una historia tras otra escuchamosde las personas no cualicadas que son

puestas en trabajos que no merecentrabajadores de campantildea que se parqueande forma gratuita trabajos adjudicados alos amigos sin publicarlos o competencialos empleados que trabajan como maestrosdurante las horas en que se les paga a trabajar para la ciudad Muchas historias auacuten no sehan reportado historias de concejales que

tienen sus gastos de remolque de autos

perdonados mientras que los ciudadanosque los eligieron deben pagar ellos A pesarde existir fotografiacuteas e informes ningunorecibe disciplina Cuando nos quejamosnuestros funcionarios le dicen al mundoque nos quejamos porque queremos que lasviejas formas corruptas vuelvan Asiacute que Sr Lincoln y Sr Washingtondeacutejenme decirles no hay viejas formascorruptas para volver La corrupcioacuten nuncase fue Todaviacutea estaacute aquiacute y peor que nuncaHoy en diacutea es cubierta de azuacutecar tapada por la benevolencia y escondida detraacutesde los comunicados de prensa positivosSu exposicioacuten se suprime en los mediosde comunicacioacuten cuando los funcionarioselectos intercambian publicidad pagada

por prensa positiva y los medios decomunicacioacuten guardan silencio Y por estos ejemplos desvergonzadosde auto-negociacioacuten y auto-promocioacuten noculpar a nuestros funcionarios elegidosiexclCuacutelpennos a nosotros Nos falta elcoraje y la determinacioacuten de luchar por elgobierno por y para la gente que nos handejado No vamos a votar en grandesnuacutemeros Cuando algunos de nosotrosdeciden recuperar nuestro gobierno a traveacutesde remover a nuestros funcionarios muy pocos de nosotros estamos dispuestos arespaldarlos y apoyarlos puacuteblicamente El alcalde sabe que ya no representa ala mayoriacutea de la gente Dejoacute de trabajar para

nosotros cuando comenzoacute a trabajar para eacutelEacutel sabe que no puede ganar otra eleccioacutende la alcaldiacutea porque perdioacute contacto conel humilde y comuacuten votante Es por estoque paga miles de doacutelares para evitar que losaquen Es por esto que eacutel se opone a cada paso del recall Es por esto que nos dijoque habiacutea fracasado incluso antes de quelas objeciones fueran presentadas Eacutel sabecuaacutel es la voluntad del pueblo En lugar detrabajar para satisfacer esa voluntad estaacuterealizando la labor maacutes difiacutecil de su carreraaseguraacutendose de que nunca tendremos otraoportunidad para expresar nuestra voluntad

Tal es el caso con el rumor de que la proacutexima reunioacuten ante la Junta de Registrode Votantes no seraacute televisada o mostrada

en YouTube El Presidente del ConcejoMunicipal Kendrys Vasquez me explicoacute

que es cuestioacuten de queacute departamento va a pagar por el costo de televisarlo iexclEso eslo uacuteltimo que necesitamos en LawrenceCensura de prensa

He estado solicitando copias de la

actividad en los cambios en la lista de

electores desde el 3 de noviembre 2015 hasta

el 9 de diciembre de 2015 y me dijeron que

no se puede hacer Esta es una copia impresa

mostrando quien hizo ninguacuten cambio en la

lista mediante la eliminacioacuten adicioacuten o de

cambiar los nombres o direcciones de alguna

manera Richard Reyes el uacutenico empleado

que queda en el Departamento de Eleccionesdijo que es imposible asiacute que hableacute con

Rafael Tejeda ex coordinador bilinguumle de

elecciones que fue despedido hace dos antildeos

por el Alcalde Rivera

Tejeda me explicoacute los pasos a seguir

para obtener los resultados deseados y la

emisioacuten de este informe no debe tomar

maacutes de 5 minutos Ademaacutes dijo que nada

se puede borrar de ese sistema informaacutetico

Todo lo que se haga para manipular las listas

deja un registro permanente de la fecha

la hora y la contrasentildea de la persona que

realiza las alteraciones Ahora me pregunto

si Richard Reyes no conoce el sistema o que

ha recibido la orden de no emitir ninguacuten

informe Es hora de citar a Rafael Tejeda a

declarar bajo juramento en cuanto a lo queme dijo o pedirle que venga al Ayuntamiento

y ejecutar el informe para miacute

El Alcalde no quiere que votemos desi nos gusta el trabajo que ha hecho SrAlcalde podemos votar ahora o maacutes tardeDe cualquier manera su popularidad va aser juzgada por nosotros quienes le dimosesa facultad Sr Lincoln y Sr Washington nomerecemos el gobierno libre que nos dieronHacemos muy poco por protegerlo y ustedesse merecen maacutes de nosotros El proacuteximoantildeo para su cumpleantildeos los ciudadanos deLawrence queremos devolverles ese mismogobierno del pueblo por el pueblo y para

el pueblo por el cual tantos han luchadoy muerto NUNCA debemos permitirque el gobierno representativo perezca enLawrence

of Dreams Basketball the basketball team

of Lawrence High School Born in the Dominican Republichowever she has lived in the United Statessince age 12 What you need to know about

Delia Duran- Clark is that she is passionate

and committed to serving the urban population represented in her belovedcity of Lawrence As an educator andcommunity member Lawrence is whereher heart is That little girl who arrived here without

any knowledge of English language in2003 followed her passion for an educationand Notre Dame Cristo Rey High Schoolopened its doors to her hiring her to serveas the Admissions CounselorCollegeCounselor Presently she serves as NDCRSchool Principal We join in this celebration withthe Dominican brothers and sisters andgladly provide our pages to highlight theachievements these families reach dailyImmigrants of this caliber guarantee the prosperity we all desire for our belovedLawrence

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Por Dalia Diaz

Hay muchos tesoros en Lawrence yuna gran cantidad de talento Uno de elloses Alia Mavroforos una profesora de pianoy de muacutesica privada con experiencia queahora ofrece clases de teclado a grupos enHeritage Commons Pero conocer a Aliaera como escuchar las historias de unamujer inmigrante que ha pasado por mucho para alcanzar sus objetivos profesionalesasiacute como su satisfaccioacuten personal Alia se graduoacute en Muacutesica conespecialidad en Pedagogiacutea de Piano yPresentacioacuten de la Academia de las Artesy de Muacutesica del Estado de Rusia Alia haensentildeado piano durante maacutes de 15 antildeos enRusia Europa y los Estados Unidos En Rusia Alia era una profesorauniversitaria y comuacutenmente viajaba aEuropa de vacaciones Eventualmente setrasladoacute a Grecia y vivioacute alliacute durante variosantildeos y se casoacute con su marido George A

continuacioacuten la agitacioacuten poliacutetica y lascondiciones econoacutemicas hicieron muydifiacutecil permanecer alliacute y llegaron a los

Estados Unidos Desde que llegoacute aquiacute se ha hecho denombre por siacute misma trabajando comomiembro de la facultad de piano para lasescuelas locales Sparhawk High School

en Amesbury MA y Seacoast Academyof Music en North Hampton NH ella estambieacuten educadora de programas de muacutesicacomunitaria de la Universidad de Salem Ella participa en muchos eventos comunitariosy celebraciones multiculturales Alia fue certicada recientemente en

un programa infantil llamado Keys for Kids

en el cual dirige una praacutectica muy activa enla iglesia First United Methodist Church inAmesbury y tenemos la suerte de tenerlaaquiacute en Lawrence Para obtener maacutesinformacioacuten acerca de la Sra Mavroforoso su horario de clases visite wwwkeys-for-

kidscom o wwwaliapianocom

Las clases se ofrecen en Heritage

Commons Community Learning Centerde lunes a viernes para adultos al igual que para nintildeos a precios muy razonables

By Dalia Diaz

There are many treasures inLawrence and a great deal of talentOne of them is Alia Mavroforosan experienced private piano

instructor and music teacher whonow offers group keyboard lessons

at Heritage Commons But gettingto know Alia was like hearing the

stories of an immigrant womanwho has gone through so much toachieve her professional goals aswell as her personal satisfaction She earned her GraduateDegree in Music withspecialization in Piano Pedagogyand Performance from the RussiaState Academy of Arts and MusicAlia has taught piano for over 15years in Russia Europe and theUnited States

In Russia Alia was a university

professor and used to travel to Europeon vacations Eventually she moved toGreece and lived there for several yearsmarrying her husband George Then the political upheaval and economic conditionsmade it very difcult to remain there and

came to the United States Since arriving here she has made aname for herself working as a piano faculty

member for the local Sparhawk High

School in Amesbury MA and the SeacoastAcademy of Music in North Hampton NH she is also a community music

program educator at Salem University She participates in many community events and

multicultural celebrations Alia was recently certied in the Keys

for Kids program and she runs a very active

practice at the First United MethodistChurch in Amesbury and we are fortunateto have her right here in Lawrence Tolearn more about Mrs Mavroforos or herclass schedule visit wwwkeys-for-kids

com or wwwaliapianocomThe classes are offered at Heritage

Common Community Learning CenterMonday through Friday for adults as wellas for children at a very reasonable cost

From Russia after her passionDesde Rusia siguiendo su pasioacuten

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277 Broadway Lawrence MATel (978) 681-0422 Emaildejesusassocaolcom

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

La responsabilidad y honestidad son productode nuestra capacidad

HORARIO Lunes a Viernes 7am ndash 5pm

Saacutebados7am ndash 4pm

Preparacioacuten de impuestospersonales y comerciales

Los pequentildeos y medianosnegocios llevan su contabilidadal diacutea con los servicios deDe Jesuacutes y Asociados

Nestor H De Jesuacutes

Presidente

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

El Dr Carlos Santiago comisionadode educacioacuten superior en Massachusettsdesde el pasado julio visitoacute NorthernEssex Community College el mieacutercoles 3de febrero para compartir sus prioridadescon la facultad el personal estudiantes

administradores y socios de la comunidad El Dr Santiago que es el primercomisionado latino de educacioacuten superiordel estado dijo que se centraraacute en conseguirque maacutes personas sean matriculadas enla universidad el aumento de las tasas degraduacioacuten de la universidad y el cierre delas brechas de rendimiento

Esto es importante nos dice porquesoacutelo el 50 por ciento de los residentes deMassachusetts tiene una licenciatura yel 80 por ciento de los trabajos requierenun bachillerato Tambieacuten informoacute que untercio de nuestra fuerza laboral es de 55antildeos de edad o maacutes haciendo la prediccioacutende serie de las jubilaciones en los proacuteximos 10 antildeos Necesitamos crear viacuteas para ayudara maacutes residentes de Massachusetts paraque se graduacuteen de la universidad dijoSantiago Los empleadores nos dicen sino producimos una mano de obra con lashabilidades que necesitan que se iraacuten a otra parte Mientras que en Lawrence elcomisionado se reunioacute con el personaly los estudiantes en el Centro de Eacutexito

Estudiantil de NECC que proporcionaservicios incluyendo asesoramientotutoriacutea y la exploracioacuten de carreras aaproximadamente 600 estudiantes cadaantildeo la mayoriacutea de los cuales son la primerageneracioacuten de estudiantes latinos

El comisionado preguntoacute a losestudiantes queacute ha sido de gran ayuda paraellos y lo que podriacutea mejorarse Maireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino unaestudiante de ciencias de ingenieriacutea deLawrence describe los desafiacuteos de tratar decompletar un grado asociado en dos antildeos yel costo de los libros de texto Tengo quetomar un menor nuacutemero de creacuteditos paraasiacute tener el dinero para comprar los libros Otro reto especialmente para losestudiantes de primera generacioacuten esnavegar el camino hacia la universidad Hayque animar a la gente a ir a la universidadLidiar con el MCAS SAT y aplicaciones dela universidad pueden ser una locura dijoRodriacuteguez-Aquino El comisario pasoacute la mantildeana en elcampus de Lawrence Ademaacutes de visitarel Centro de Eacutexito Estudiantil asistioacute auna recepcioacuten en el Programa de GuidedPathways to Success in STEM un programananciado por la subvencioacuten que ayuda

a alinear los programas de la universidadcon las necesidades de personal se reunioacutecon socios de educacioacuten de la universidadincluyendo a la Presidenta Hays de Regis

DHE Comisionado visita a NECC

Dr Carlos Santiago Massachusettscommissioner of higher education sinceJuly visited Northern Essex CommunityCollege on Wednesday Feb 3 to sharehis priorities with faculty staff studentstrustees and community partners Dr Santiago who is the states rst

Latino commissioner of higher educationsaid he will focus on getting more peopleenrolled in college increasing college

completion rates and closing achievementgaps This is important he says becauseonly 50 percent of Massachusetts residentshave a bachelors degree and 80 percentof jobs require a bachelors He alsoreported that one third of our workforce is

55 years old or older predicting a slewof retirements in the next 10 years We need to create pipelines to helpmore Massachusetts residents graduatefrom college said Santiago Employerstell us if we dont produce a workforce

with the skills they need they will go

elsewhere While in Lawrence the commissioner

met with staff and students in the NECCStudent Success Center which providesservices including counseling mentoringand career exploration to approximately600 students each year the majority ofwhom are rst generation Latino students

He asked students what has been

most helpful to them and what could beimproved Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino anengineering science major from Lawrence

described the challenges of trying tocomplete an associate degree in two yearsand the cost of textbooks I will take fewer

credits so I have the money to buy books

Another challenge especially for rst

generation students is navigating the pathto college You need to encourage peopleto go to college Dealing with the MCASSATs and college applications can becrazy said Rodriguez-Aquino The commissioner spent the morningon the Lawrence Campus In addition tovisiting the Student Success Center heattended an open house for the GuidedPathways to Success in STEM programa grant funded program that helps aligncollege programs with workforce needs

visited with the colleges education partnersincluding President Hays of Regis CollegeJeff Riley superintendent Lawrence PublicSchools and John Lavoie superintendentdirector Greater Lawrence TechnicalSchool and members of the LawrencePartnership a consortium of community and business leaders He spent the afternoon in Haverhill

meeting with President Lane Glenns cabinetand the colleges board of trustees Dr Santiago is an economist who is aformer CEO of the Hispanic College Fundand the former chancellor of the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee He was appointed

as commissioner by Governor Baker in July

of 2015 His visit to Northern Essex was part of his plan to visit all of the 29 collegesin the Commonwealth

College Jeff Riley superintendenteEscuelas Puacuteblicas de Lawrence y JohnLavoie superintendentedirector EscuelaTeacutecnica de Lawrence y miembros delLawrence Partnership un consorcio deliacutederes comunitarios y de negocios

Pasoacute la tarde en Haverhill reunidocon el gabinete del Presidente Lane Glenny miembros de la junta duciaria de la

universidad El Dr Santiago es un economista que esex director general del Fondo UniversitarioHispano y ex rector de la Universidad deWisconsin-Milwaukee Fue nombrado

como comisionado por el Gobernador Baker

en julio del 2015 Su visita a Northern Essexfue parte de su plan para visitar todos los 29colegios del estado

DHE Commissioner hasWhirlwind Tour of NECC

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel estudiante de biologiacutea Nathanael Sancioacuten a la izquierda y el estudiante de ingenieriacuteaMaireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino a la derecha

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

biology student Nathanael Sencion left and engineering student Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino right

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

President Lane Glenn right and an NECC student left during a visit to the collegesLawrence Campus

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel Presidente de NECC Lane Glenn a la derecha y un estudiante de NECC a la izquierdadurante su visita al campus de Lawrence

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El Dr Vidal Primiterio recibe el premio Juan Pablo Duarte de manos de la CoacutensulDominicana Carmen Milagros Almonte

Dr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan Pablo Duarte award from the Dominican ConsulCarmen Milagros Almonte

Delia Duraacuten muestra el Certicado de Excelencia que recibiera del Alcalde de Lawrence

Daniel Rivera A su izquierda aparece Carmen Milagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana a punto de entregarle el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Delia Duran shows the Certicate of Excellence received from Lawrence Mayor Daniel

Rivera To her left Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consul of the Dominican Republicappears about to deliver the Juan Pablo Duarte award

Una joven pareja demuestra sushabilidades riacutetmicas durante la presentacioacuten cultural

A young couple shows theirrhythmic skills during the

cultural presentation

CONTINUA DE LA PAGINA 2

Arriba Carmen MilagrosAlmonte Coacutensul General deRepuacuteblica Dominicana muestrael premio Juan Pablo Duarteentregado a Raymond Nuacutentildeez

Above Carmen MilagrosAlmonte General Consul of theDominican Republic showsthe Juan Pablo Duarte awardgiven to Raymond Nunez

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NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence una coalicioacuten de comunidades de

fe agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud estaacute buscando voluntarios

para llevar a ancianos a citas al meacutedico y otras citas de calidad de vida a traveacutes del

Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley

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El Alcalde Daniel Rivera anuncioacute unasubvencioacuten de la Massachusetts MunicipalPublic Safety Stafng concedida a

Lawrence en la cantidad de $100503767El Alcalde Rivera y Jefe de Policiacutea JamesFitzpatrick planean usar este dinero para

contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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READ PREVIOUS ARTICLESS BY FRANK BENJAMIN ON OUR

WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

(SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certied

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Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

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To register for this course call SheliaMorin at 781-280-3608 or visit https

wwwmiddlesexmasseducareertrainingshrmlsaspxMiddlesex Community College

meets the evolving educational civic andworkforce needs of our local and global

communities As one of the largest mostcomprehensive community colleges in thestate we educate more than 13000 studentsannually on our campuses in Bedford andLowell and online MCC offers morethan 70 degree and certicate programs

plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

donations)Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm

647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

Tel 978-686-3323

wwwmvrestoreorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Donations Donaciones

(please call ahead for large

donations)

Wednesday-Friday 10am-530pm

Saturday 10am-430pm

Abierto al puacuteblico compre-done- haacutegasevoluntario

Favor de no dejar donaciones despueacutesdel horario

Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las

tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba

un descuento de 10 en su compra

Open to the public shop-donate-volunteer

Please do not drop off items after storehours

Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence

or Billerica) for a 10 discount on your

purchase

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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READ IT IN ENGLISH ON PAGE 16 CARTAS AL EDITORRUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email editorrumbonewscom Las cartas deben tener menos de 300 palabras delargo Favor de incluir un nuacutemero de teleacutefono odireccioacuten electronica para confirmar quieacuten la enviacutea

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LUNES A VIERNES | 12PM 983085 1PM

Impacto Noticias

Productor

Joseacute Ayala

Noticias LocalesNacionales e

Internacionales

incluyendo PuertoRico Centro ySurameacuterica Ademaacutesun reporte diario con

Danny Garciacutea desde laRepuacuteblica Dominicana

Para maacutes informacioacuten y ventas

978-325-1986 oacute por email

impacto1490yahoocom

iquestQueacute pasoacute con elgobierno del pueblopor el pueblo y parael pueblo Escribo esta parte de mi columna en

el 207vordm aniversario del nacimiento de

Abraham Lincoln Cada mes de febrero

se celebra el nacimiento de Lincoln y

Washington Washington es maacutes recordado

por el derrocamiento de un gobierno

opresor y tiraacutenico en el que la gente no teniacutea

representacioacuten El mejor recordado discurso

de Lincoln es el Discurso de Gettysburg

el cual nos recuerda que al menos en este

paiacutes nuestro gobierno debe responder a las

personas de las que recibe su autoridad El discurso de Gettysburg fue

apresuradamente escrito y presentado en tan

soacutelo unos pocos minutos El discurso que

auacuten perdura como la mejor retoacuterica poliacutetica

estadounidense terminoacute con estas pocas

palabras que el gobierno del pueblo por

el pueblo y para el pueblo no desapareceraacute

de la tierrardquo En eacutesta corta frase Lincoln

se hace eco del lenguaje de nuestra

Constitucioacuten y nos recuerda que nuestro

gobierno es creado por nosotros para servir

a los Estados Unidos Hace doscientos antildeos

la misma idea que el gobierno debe servir a

la gente y no al rey fue revolucionaria Por lo tanto el Sr Lincoln y el Sr

Washington por favor quiero pedir

disculpas a ustedes en su cumpleantildeos por el

comportamiento vergonzoso que se ve en

Lawrence hoy Lawrence se ha olvidado de

los sacricios de nuestros antepasados para

crear un gobierno que nos representa En su

lugar elegimos a las personas cuyo intereacutes

no es en servir pero en servirse a siacute mismos

Son demasiados los funcionarios elegidos

que ven su eleccioacuten para un cargo como un

trampoliacuten para obtener maacutes poder o un salario

maacutes alto y no como una oportunidad para

ayudar a los maacutes deacutebiles Cualquier benecio

que recibimos de su trabajo es secundario a

su auto-promocioacuten Nuestros funcionarios

elegidos en su prisa por obtener estipendios

realizar conexiones poliacuteticas se les paga sin

trabajar viajan a costa nuestra entran encontratos puacuteblicos con las organizaciones

en cuyas juntas directivas una vez estaban

sentados contratan a sus trabajadores de

campantildea despiden a sus enemigos de sus

empleos otorgan estacionamiento gratuito en

lotes de la ciudad y en las calles abusan de sus

credenciales de estacionamiento en el auto se

van de compras por un vehiacuteculo nuevo durante

las horas de trabajo y otorgan privilegios

inmerecidos a sus amigos y aliados se olvidan

de que trabajan para nosotros

El reciente artiacuteculo exponiendo elRegistro de Propiedades (Registry ofDeeds) conrma que nuestros funcionarios

elegidos se olvidan de mantener el

juramento de su cargo y violan la conanza puacuteblica Una historia tras otra escuchamosde las personas no cualicadas que son

puestas en trabajos que no merecentrabajadores de campantildea que se parqueande forma gratuita trabajos adjudicados alos amigos sin publicarlos o competencialos empleados que trabajan como maestrosdurante las horas en que se les paga a trabajar para la ciudad Muchas historias auacuten no sehan reportado historias de concejales que

tienen sus gastos de remolque de autos

perdonados mientras que los ciudadanosque los eligieron deben pagar ellos A pesarde existir fotografiacuteas e informes ningunorecibe disciplina Cuando nos quejamosnuestros funcionarios le dicen al mundoque nos quejamos porque queremos que lasviejas formas corruptas vuelvan Asiacute que Sr Lincoln y Sr Washingtondeacutejenme decirles no hay viejas formascorruptas para volver La corrupcioacuten nuncase fue Todaviacutea estaacute aquiacute y peor que nuncaHoy en diacutea es cubierta de azuacutecar tapada por la benevolencia y escondida detraacutesde los comunicados de prensa positivosSu exposicioacuten se suprime en los mediosde comunicacioacuten cuando los funcionarioselectos intercambian publicidad pagada

por prensa positiva y los medios decomunicacioacuten guardan silencio Y por estos ejemplos desvergonzadosde auto-negociacioacuten y auto-promocioacuten noculpar a nuestros funcionarios elegidosiexclCuacutelpennos a nosotros Nos falta elcoraje y la determinacioacuten de luchar por elgobierno por y para la gente que nos handejado No vamos a votar en grandesnuacutemeros Cuando algunos de nosotrosdeciden recuperar nuestro gobierno a traveacutesde remover a nuestros funcionarios muy pocos de nosotros estamos dispuestos arespaldarlos y apoyarlos puacuteblicamente El alcalde sabe que ya no representa ala mayoriacutea de la gente Dejoacute de trabajar para

nosotros cuando comenzoacute a trabajar para eacutelEacutel sabe que no puede ganar otra eleccioacutende la alcaldiacutea porque perdioacute contacto conel humilde y comuacuten votante Es por estoque paga miles de doacutelares para evitar que losaquen Es por esto que eacutel se opone a cada paso del recall Es por esto que nos dijoque habiacutea fracasado incluso antes de quelas objeciones fueran presentadas Eacutel sabecuaacutel es la voluntad del pueblo En lugar detrabajar para satisfacer esa voluntad estaacuterealizando la labor maacutes difiacutecil de su carreraaseguraacutendose de que nunca tendremos otraoportunidad para expresar nuestra voluntad

Tal es el caso con el rumor de que la proacutexima reunioacuten ante la Junta de Registrode Votantes no seraacute televisada o mostrada

en YouTube El Presidente del ConcejoMunicipal Kendrys Vasquez me explicoacute

que es cuestioacuten de queacute departamento va a pagar por el costo de televisarlo iexclEso eslo uacuteltimo que necesitamos en LawrenceCensura de prensa

He estado solicitando copias de la

actividad en los cambios en la lista de

electores desde el 3 de noviembre 2015 hasta

el 9 de diciembre de 2015 y me dijeron que

no se puede hacer Esta es una copia impresa

mostrando quien hizo ninguacuten cambio en la

lista mediante la eliminacioacuten adicioacuten o de

cambiar los nombres o direcciones de alguna

manera Richard Reyes el uacutenico empleado

que queda en el Departamento de Eleccionesdijo que es imposible asiacute que hableacute con

Rafael Tejeda ex coordinador bilinguumle de

elecciones que fue despedido hace dos antildeos

por el Alcalde Rivera

Tejeda me explicoacute los pasos a seguir

para obtener los resultados deseados y la

emisioacuten de este informe no debe tomar

maacutes de 5 minutos Ademaacutes dijo que nada

se puede borrar de ese sistema informaacutetico

Todo lo que se haga para manipular las listas

deja un registro permanente de la fecha

la hora y la contrasentildea de la persona que

realiza las alteraciones Ahora me pregunto

si Richard Reyes no conoce el sistema o que

ha recibido la orden de no emitir ninguacuten

informe Es hora de citar a Rafael Tejeda a

declarar bajo juramento en cuanto a lo queme dijo o pedirle que venga al Ayuntamiento

y ejecutar el informe para miacute

El Alcalde no quiere que votemos desi nos gusta el trabajo que ha hecho SrAlcalde podemos votar ahora o maacutes tardeDe cualquier manera su popularidad va aser juzgada por nosotros quienes le dimosesa facultad Sr Lincoln y Sr Washington nomerecemos el gobierno libre que nos dieronHacemos muy poco por protegerlo y ustedesse merecen maacutes de nosotros El proacuteximoantildeo para su cumpleantildeos los ciudadanos deLawrence queremos devolverles ese mismogobierno del pueblo por el pueblo y para

el pueblo por el cual tantos han luchadoy muerto NUNCA debemos permitirque el gobierno representativo perezca enLawrence

of Dreams Basketball the basketball team

of Lawrence High School Born in the Dominican Republichowever she has lived in the United Statessince age 12 What you need to know about

Delia Duran- Clark is that she is passionate

and committed to serving the urban population represented in her belovedcity of Lawrence As an educator andcommunity member Lawrence is whereher heart is That little girl who arrived here without

any knowledge of English language in2003 followed her passion for an educationand Notre Dame Cristo Rey High Schoolopened its doors to her hiring her to serveas the Admissions CounselorCollegeCounselor Presently she serves as NDCRSchool Principal We join in this celebration withthe Dominican brothers and sisters andgladly provide our pages to highlight theachievements these families reach dailyImmigrants of this caliber guarantee the prosperity we all desire for our belovedLawrence

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Por Dalia Diaz

Hay muchos tesoros en Lawrence yuna gran cantidad de talento Uno de elloses Alia Mavroforos una profesora de pianoy de muacutesica privada con experiencia queahora ofrece clases de teclado a grupos enHeritage Commons Pero conocer a Aliaera como escuchar las historias de unamujer inmigrante que ha pasado por mucho para alcanzar sus objetivos profesionalesasiacute como su satisfaccioacuten personal Alia se graduoacute en Muacutesica conespecialidad en Pedagogiacutea de Piano yPresentacioacuten de la Academia de las Artesy de Muacutesica del Estado de Rusia Alia haensentildeado piano durante maacutes de 15 antildeos enRusia Europa y los Estados Unidos En Rusia Alia era una profesorauniversitaria y comuacutenmente viajaba aEuropa de vacaciones Eventualmente setrasladoacute a Grecia y vivioacute alliacute durante variosantildeos y se casoacute con su marido George A

continuacioacuten la agitacioacuten poliacutetica y lascondiciones econoacutemicas hicieron muydifiacutecil permanecer alliacute y llegaron a los

Estados Unidos Desde que llegoacute aquiacute se ha hecho denombre por siacute misma trabajando comomiembro de la facultad de piano para lasescuelas locales Sparhawk High School

en Amesbury MA y Seacoast Academyof Music en North Hampton NH ella estambieacuten educadora de programas de muacutesicacomunitaria de la Universidad de Salem Ella participa en muchos eventos comunitariosy celebraciones multiculturales Alia fue certicada recientemente en

un programa infantil llamado Keys for Kids

en el cual dirige una praacutectica muy activa enla iglesia First United Methodist Church inAmesbury y tenemos la suerte de tenerlaaquiacute en Lawrence Para obtener maacutesinformacioacuten acerca de la Sra Mavroforoso su horario de clases visite wwwkeys-for-

kidscom o wwwaliapianocom

Las clases se ofrecen en Heritage

Commons Community Learning Centerde lunes a viernes para adultos al igual que para nintildeos a precios muy razonables

By Dalia Diaz

There are many treasures inLawrence and a great deal of talentOne of them is Alia Mavroforosan experienced private piano

instructor and music teacher whonow offers group keyboard lessons

at Heritage Commons But gettingto know Alia was like hearing the

stories of an immigrant womanwho has gone through so much toachieve her professional goals aswell as her personal satisfaction She earned her GraduateDegree in Music withspecialization in Piano Pedagogyand Performance from the RussiaState Academy of Arts and MusicAlia has taught piano for over 15years in Russia Europe and theUnited States

In Russia Alia was a university

professor and used to travel to Europeon vacations Eventually she moved toGreece and lived there for several yearsmarrying her husband George Then the political upheaval and economic conditionsmade it very difcult to remain there and

came to the United States Since arriving here she has made aname for herself working as a piano faculty

member for the local Sparhawk High

School in Amesbury MA and the SeacoastAcademy of Music in North Hampton NH she is also a community music

program educator at Salem University She participates in many community events and

multicultural celebrations Alia was recently certied in the Keys

for Kids program and she runs a very active

practice at the First United MethodistChurch in Amesbury and we are fortunateto have her right here in Lawrence Tolearn more about Mrs Mavroforos or herclass schedule visit wwwkeys-for-kids

com or wwwaliapianocomThe classes are offered at Heritage

Common Community Learning CenterMonday through Friday for adults as wellas for children at a very reasonable cost

From Russia after her passionDesde Rusia siguiendo su pasioacuten

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277 Broadway Lawrence MATel (978) 681-0422 Emaildejesusassocaolcom

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

La responsabilidad y honestidad son productode nuestra capacidad

HORARIO Lunes a Viernes 7am ndash 5pm

Saacutebados7am ndash 4pm

Preparacioacuten de impuestospersonales y comerciales

Los pequentildeos y medianosnegocios llevan su contabilidadal diacutea con los servicios deDe Jesuacutes y Asociados

Nestor H De Jesuacutes

Presidente

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

El Dr Carlos Santiago comisionadode educacioacuten superior en Massachusettsdesde el pasado julio visitoacute NorthernEssex Community College el mieacutercoles 3de febrero para compartir sus prioridadescon la facultad el personal estudiantes

administradores y socios de la comunidad El Dr Santiago que es el primercomisionado latino de educacioacuten superiordel estado dijo que se centraraacute en conseguirque maacutes personas sean matriculadas enla universidad el aumento de las tasas degraduacioacuten de la universidad y el cierre delas brechas de rendimiento

Esto es importante nos dice porquesoacutelo el 50 por ciento de los residentes deMassachusetts tiene una licenciatura yel 80 por ciento de los trabajos requierenun bachillerato Tambieacuten informoacute que untercio de nuestra fuerza laboral es de 55antildeos de edad o maacutes haciendo la prediccioacutende serie de las jubilaciones en los proacuteximos 10 antildeos Necesitamos crear viacuteas para ayudara maacutes residentes de Massachusetts paraque se graduacuteen de la universidad dijoSantiago Los empleadores nos dicen sino producimos una mano de obra con lashabilidades que necesitan que se iraacuten a otra parte Mientras que en Lawrence elcomisionado se reunioacute con el personaly los estudiantes en el Centro de Eacutexito

Estudiantil de NECC que proporcionaservicios incluyendo asesoramientotutoriacutea y la exploracioacuten de carreras aaproximadamente 600 estudiantes cadaantildeo la mayoriacutea de los cuales son la primerageneracioacuten de estudiantes latinos

El comisionado preguntoacute a losestudiantes queacute ha sido de gran ayuda paraellos y lo que podriacutea mejorarse Maireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino unaestudiante de ciencias de ingenieriacutea deLawrence describe los desafiacuteos de tratar decompletar un grado asociado en dos antildeos yel costo de los libros de texto Tengo quetomar un menor nuacutemero de creacuteditos paraasiacute tener el dinero para comprar los libros Otro reto especialmente para losestudiantes de primera generacioacuten esnavegar el camino hacia la universidad Hayque animar a la gente a ir a la universidadLidiar con el MCAS SAT y aplicaciones dela universidad pueden ser una locura dijoRodriacuteguez-Aquino El comisario pasoacute la mantildeana en elcampus de Lawrence Ademaacutes de visitarel Centro de Eacutexito Estudiantil asistioacute auna recepcioacuten en el Programa de GuidedPathways to Success in STEM un programananciado por la subvencioacuten que ayuda

a alinear los programas de la universidadcon las necesidades de personal se reunioacutecon socios de educacioacuten de la universidadincluyendo a la Presidenta Hays de Regis

DHE Comisionado visita a NECC

Dr Carlos Santiago Massachusettscommissioner of higher education sinceJuly visited Northern Essex CommunityCollege on Wednesday Feb 3 to sharehis priorities with faculty staff studentstrustees and community partners Dr Santiago who is the states rst

Latino commissioner of higher educationsaid he will focus on getting more peopleenrolled in college increasing college

completion rates and closing achievementgaps This is important he says becauseonly 50 percent of Massachusetts residentshave a bachelors degree and 80 percentof jobs require a bachelors He alsoreported that one third of our workforce is

55 years old or older predicting a slewof retirements in the next 10 years We need to create pipelines to helpmore Massachusetts residents graduatefrom college said Santiago Employerstell us if we dont produce a workforce

with the skills they need they will go

elsewhere While in Lawrence the commissioner

met with staff and students in the NECCStudent Success Center which providesservices including counseling mentoringand career exploration to approximately600 students each year the majority ofwhom are rst generation Latino students

He asked students what has been

most helpful to them and what could beimproved Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino anengineering science major from Lawrence

described the challenges of trying tocomplete an associate degree in two yearsand the cost of textbooks I will take fewer

credits so I have the money to buy books

Another challenge especially for rst

generation students is navigating the pathto college You need to encourage peopleto go to college Dealing with the MCASSATs and college applications can becrazy said Rodriguez-Aquino The commissioner spent the morningon the Lawrence Campus In addition tovisiting the Student Success Center heattended an open house for the GuidedPathways to Success in STEM programa grant funded program that helps aligncollege programs with workforce needs

visited with the colleges education partnersincluding President Hays of Regis CollegeJeff Riley superintendent Lawrence PublicSchools and John Lavoie superintendentdirector Greater Lawrence TechnicalSchool and members of the LawrencePartnership a consortium of community and business leaders He spent the afternoon in Haverhill

meeting with President Lane Glenns cabinetand the colleges board of trustees Dr Santiago is an economist who is aformer CEO of the Hispanic College Fundand the former chancellor of the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee He was appointed

as commissioner by Governor Baker in July

of 2015 His visit to Northern Essex was part of his plan to visit all of the 29 collegesin the Commonwealth

College Jeff Riley superintendenteEscuelas Puacuteblicas de Lawrence y JohnLavoie superintendentedirector EscuelaTeacutecnica de Lawrence y miembros delLawrence Partnership un consorcio deliacutederes comunitarios y de negocios

Pasoacute la tarde en Haverhill reunidocon el gabinete del Presidente Lane Glenny miembros de la junta duciaria de la

universidad El Dr Santiago es un economista que esex director general del Fondo UniversitarioHispano y ex rector de la Universidad deWisconsin-Milwaukee Fue nombrado

como comisionado por el Gobernador Baker

en julio del 2015 Su visita a Northern Essexfue parte de su plan para visitar todos los 29colegios del estado

DHE Commissioner hasWhirlwind Tour of NECC

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel estudiante de biologiacutea Nathanael Sancioacuten a la izquierda y el estudiante de ingenieriacuteaMaireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino a la derecha

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

biology student Nathanael Sencion left and engineering student Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino right

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

President Lane Glenn right and an NECC student left during a visit to the collegesLawrence Campus

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel Presidente de NECC Lane Glenn a la derecha y un estudiante de NECC a la izquierdadurante su visita al campus de Lawrence

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Nuestros oculistas se especializan en el cuidadode enfermedades visuales de adultos y pediatriacuteaasiacute como eacutenfasis en cirugiacutea de cataratas cirugiacuteade paacuterpados cuidado visual para diabeacuteticosojos resecos y muchos otros tipos de cirugiacuteavisual y tratamientos Con cuidado rutinarioy continuo la temprana deteccioacuten de muchascondiciones de la vista pueden prevenir lainnecesaria peacuterdida de la visioacuten

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Para Una Cita(978) 682-4040

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facial

El Dr Vidal Primiterio recibe el premio Juan Pablo Duarte de manos de la CoacutensulDominicana Carmen Milagros Almonte

Dr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan Pablo Duarte award from the Dominican ConsulCarmen Milagros Almonte

Delia Duraacuten muestra el Certicado de Excelencia que recibiera del Alcalde de Lawrence

Daniel Rivera A su izquierda aparece Carmen Milagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana a punto de entregarle el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Delia Duran shows the Certicate of Excellence received from Lawrence Mayor Daniel

Rivera To her left Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consul of the Dominican Republicappears about to deliver the Juan Pablo Duarte award

Una joven pareja demuestra sushabilidades riacutetmicas durante la presentacioacuten cultural

A young couple shows theirrhythmic skills during the

cultural presentation

CONTINUA DE LA PAGINA 2

Arriba Carmen MilagrosAlmonte Coacutensul General deRepuacuteblica Dominicana muestrael premio Juan Pablo Duarteentregado a Raymond Nuacutentildeez

Above Carmen MilagrosAlmonte General Consul of theDominican Republic showsthe Juan Pablo Duarte awardgiven to Raymond Nunez

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NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence una coalicioacuten de comunidades de

fe agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud estaacute buscando voluntarios

para llevar a ancianos a citas al meacutedico y otras citas de calidad de vida a traveacutes del

Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley

Si usted puede aunque sea ocasionalmente por favor llame a Renee A Baker

reclutador de voluntarios al 978-946-1463 (y mencione Interfaith Caregivers)

Gracias de parte de Interfaith Caregivers y los muchos ancianos que necesitan

de los servicios de choferes voluntarios para poder permanecer independientes en

su propio hogar

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El Alcalde Daniel Rivera anuncioacute unasubvencioacuten de la Massachusetts MunicipalPublic Safety Stafng concedida a

Lawrence en la cantidad de $100503767El Alcalde Rivera y Jefe de Policiacutea JamesFitzpatrick planean usar este dinero para

contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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READ PREVIOUS ARTICLESS BY FRANK BENJAMIN ON OUR

WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITORRUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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iexclAHORA 1 SUBASTA SEMANAL

SUBASTA PUBLICA

DE AUTOS

ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

donations)Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm

647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

Tel 978-686-3323

wwwmvrestoreorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Donations Donaciones

(please call ahead for large

donations)

Wednesday-Friday 10am-530pm

Saturday 10am-430pm

Abierto al puacuteblico compre-done- haacutegasevoluntario

Favor de no dejar donaciones despueacutesdel horario

Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las

tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba

un descuento de 10 en su compra

Open to the public shop-donate-volunteer

Please do not drop off items after storehours

Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence

or Billerica) for a 10 discount on your

purchase

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

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TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

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New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

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Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

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In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

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Washington Washington es maacutes recordado

por el derrocamiento de un gobierno

opresor y tiraacutenico en el que la gente no teniacutea

representacioacuten El mejor recordado discurso

de Lincoln es el Discurso de Gettysburg

el cual nos recuerda que al menos en este

paiacutes nuestro gobierno debe responder a las

personas de las que recibe su autoridad El discurso de Gettysburg fue

apresuradamente escrito y presentado en tan

soacutelo unos pocos minutos El discurso que

auacuten perdura como la mejor retoacuterica poliacutetica

estadounidense terminoacute con estas pocas

palabras que el gobierno del pueblo por

el pueblo y para el pueblo no desapareceraacute

de la tierrardquo En eacutesta corta frase Lincoln

se hace eco del lenguaje de nuestra

Constitucioacuten y nos recuerda que nuestro

gobierno es creado por nosotros para servir

a los Estados Unidos Hace doscientos antildeos

la misma idea que el gobierno debe servir a

la gente y no al rey fue revolucionaria Por lo tanto el Sr Lincoln y el Sr

Washington por favor quiero pedir

disculpas a ustedes en su cumpleantildeos por el

comportamiento vergonzoso que se ve en

Lawrence hoy Lawrence se ha olvidado de

los sacricios de nuestros antepasados para

crear un gobierno que nos representa En su

lugar elegimos a las personas cuyo intereacutes

no es en servir pero en servirse a siacute mismos

Son demasiados los funcionarios elegidos

que ven su eleccioacuten para un cargo como un

trampoliacuten para obtener maacutes poder o un salario

maacutes alto y no como una oportunidad para

ayudar a los maacutes deacutebiles Cualquier benecio

que recibimos de su trabajo es secundario a

su auto-promocioacuten Nuestros funcionarios

elegidos en su prisa por obtener estipendios

realizar conexiones poliacuteticas se les paga sin

trabajar viajan a costa nuestra entran encontratos puacuteblicos con las organizaciones

en cuyas juntas directivas una vez estaban

sentados contratan a sus trabajadores de

campantildea despiden a sus enemigos de sus

empleos otorgan estacionamiento gratuito en

lotes de la ciudad y en las calles abusan de sus

credenciales de estacionamiento en el auto se

van de compras por un vehiacuteculo nuevo durante

las horas de trabajo y otorgan privilegios

inmerecidos a sus amigos y aliados se olvidan

de que trabajan para nosotros

El reciente artiacuteculo exponiendo elRegistro de Propiedades (Registry ofDeeds) conrma que nuestros funcionarios

elegidos se olvidan de mantener el

juramento de su cargo y violan la conanza puacuteblica Una historia tras otra escuchamosde las personas no cualicadas que son

puestas en trabajos que no merecentrabajadores de campantildea que se parqueande forma gratuita trabajos adjudicados alos amigos sin publicarlos o competencialos empleados que trabajan como maestrosdurante las horas en que se les paga a trabajar para la ciudad Muchas historias auacuten no sehan reportado historias de concejales que

tienen sus gastos de remolque de autos

perdonados mientras que los ciudadanosque los eligieron deben pagar ellos A pesarde existir fotografiacuteas e informes ningunorecibe disciplina Cuando nos quejamosnuestros funcionarios le dicen al mundoque nos quejamos porque queremos que lasviejas formas corruptas vuelvan Asiacute que Sr Lincoln y Sr Washingtondeacutejenme decirles no hay viejas formascorruptas para volver La corrupcioacuten nuncase fue Todaviacutea estaacute aquiacute y peor que nuncaHoy en diacutea es cubierta de azuacutecar tapada por la benevolencia y escondida detraacutesde los comunicados de prensa positivosSu exposicioacuten se suprime en los mediosde comunicacioacuten cuando los funcionarioselectos intercambian publicidad pagada

por prensa positiva y los medios decomunicacioacuten guardan silencio Y por estos ejemplos desvergonzadosde auto-negociacioacuten y auto-promocioacuten noculpar a nuestros funcionarios elegidosiexclCuacutelpennos a nosotros Nos falta elcoraje y la determinacioacuten de luchar por elgobierno por y para la gente que nos handejado No vamos a votar en grandesnuacutemeros Cuando algunos de nosotrosdeciden recuperar nuestro gobierno a traveacutesde remover a nuestros funcionarios muy pocos de nosotros estamos dispuestos arespaldarlos y apoyarlos puacuteblicamente El alcalde sabe que ya no representa ala mayoriacutea de la gente Dejoacute de trabajar para

nosotros cuando comenzoacute a trabajar para eacutelEacutel sabe que no puede ganar otra eleccioacutende la alcaldiacutea porque perdioacute contacto conel humilde y comuacuten votante Es por estoque paga miles de doacutelares para evitar que losaquen Es por esto que eacutel se opone a cada paso del recall Es por esto que nos dijoque habiacutea fracasado incluso antes de quelas objeciones fueran presentadas Eacutel sabecuaacutel es la voluntad del pueblo En lugar detrabajar para satisfacer esa voluntad estaacuterealizando la labor maacutes difiacutecil de su carreraaseguraacutendose de que nunca tendremos otraoportunidad para expresar nuestra voluntad

Tal es el caso con el rumor de que la proacutexima reunioacuten ante la Junta de Registrode Votantes no seraacute televisada o mostrada

en YouTube El Presidente del ConcejoMunicipal Kendrys Vasquez me explicoacute

que es cuestioacuten de queacute departamento va a pagar por el costo de televisarlo iexclEso eslo uacuteltimo que necesitamos en LawrenceCensura de prensa

He estado solicitando copias de la

actividad en los cambios en la lista de

electores desde el 3 de noviembre 2015 hasta

el 9 de diciembre de 2015 y me dijeron que

no se puede hacer Esta es una copia impresa

mostrando quien hizo ninguacuten cambio en la

lista mediante la eliminacioacuten adicioacuten o de

cambiar los nombres o direcciones de alguna

manera Richard Reyes el uacutenico empleado

que queda en el Departamento de Eleccionesdijo que es imposible asiacute que hableacute con

Rafael Tejeda ex coordinador bilinguumle de

elecciones que fue despedido hace dos antildeos

por el Alcalde Rivera

Tejeda me explicoacute los pasos a seguir

para obtener los resultados deseados y la

emisioacuten de este informe no debe tomar

maacutes de 5 minutos Ademaacutes dijo que nada

se puede borrar de ese sistema informaacutetico

Todo lo que se haga para manipular las listas

deja un registro permanente de la fecha

la hora y la contrasentildea de la persona que

realiza las alteraciones Ahora me pregunto

si Richard Reyes no conoce el sistema o que

ha recibido la orden de no emitir ninguacuten

informe Es hora de citar a Rafael Tejeda a

declarar bajo juramento en cuanto a lo queme dijo o pedirle que venga al Ayuntamiento

y ejecutar el informe para miacute

El Alcalde no quiere que votemos desi nos gusta el trabajo que ha hecho SrAlcalde podemos votar ahora o maacutes tardeDe cualquier manera su popularidad va aser juzgada por nosotros quienes le dimosesa facultad Sr Lincoln y Sr Washington nomerecemos el gobierno libre que nos dieronHacemos muy poco por protegerlo y ustedesse merecen maacutes de nosotros El proacuteximoantildeo para su cumpleantildeos los ciudadanos deLawrence queremos devolverles ese mismogobierno del pueblo por el pueblo y para

el pueblo por el cual tantos han luchadoy muerto NUNCA debemos permitirque el gobierno representativo perezca enLawrence

of Dreams Basketball the basketball team

of Lawrence High School Born in the Dominican Republichowever she has lived in the United Statessince age 12 What you need to know about

Delia Duran- Clark is that she is passionate

and committed to serving the urban population represented in her belovedcity of Lawrence As an educator andcommunity member Lawrence is whereher heart is That little girl who arrived here without

any knowledge of English language in2003 followed her passion for an educationand Notre Dame Cristo Rey High Schoolopened its doors to her hiring her to serveas the Admissions CounselorCollegeCounselor Presently she serves as NDCRSchool Principal We join in this celebration withthe Dominican brothers and sisters andgladly provide our pages to highlight theachievements these families reach dailyImmigrants of this caliber guarantee the prosperity we all desire for our belovedLawrence

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Hay muchos tesoros en Lawrence yuna gran cantidad de talento Uno de elloses Alia Mavroforos una profesora de pianoy de muacutesica privada con experiencia queahora ofrece clases de teclado a grupos enHeritage Commons Pero conocer a Aliaera como escuchar las historias de unamujer inmigrante que ha pasado por mucho para alcanzar sus objetivos profesionalesasiacute como su satisfaccioacuten personal Alia se graduoacute en Muacutesica conespecialidad en Pedagogiacutea de Piano yPresentacioacuten de la Academia de las Artesy de Muacutesica del Estado de Rusia Alia haensentildeado piano durante maacutes de 15 antildeos enRusia Europa y los Estados Unidos En Rusia Alia era una profesorauniversitaria y comuacutenmente viajaba aEuropa de vacaciones Eventualmente setrasladoacute a Grecia y vivioacute alliacute durante variosantildeos y se casoacute con su marido George A

continuacioacuten la agitacioacuten poliacutetica y lascondiciones econoacutemicas hicieron muydifiacutecil permanecer alliacute y llegaron a los

Estados Unidos Desde que llegoacute aquiacute se ha hecho denombre por siacute misma trabajando comomiembro de la facultad de piano para lasescuelas locales Sparhawk High School

en Amesbury MA y Seacoast Academyof Music en North Hampton NH ella estambieacuten educadora de programas de muacutesicacomunitaria de la Universidad de Salem Ella participa en muchos eventos comunitariosy celebraciones multiculturales Alia fue certicada recientemente en

un programa infantil llamado Keys for Kids

en el cual dirige una praacutectica muy activa enla iglesia First United Methodist Church inAmesbury y tenemos la suerte de tenerlaaquiacute en Lawrence Para obtener maacutesinformacioacuten acerca de la Sra Mavroforoso su horario de clases visite wwwkeys-for-

kidscom o wwwaliapianocom

Las clases se ofrecen en Heritage

Commons Community Learning Centerde lunes a viernes para adultos al igual que para nintildeos a precios muy razonables

By Dalia Diaz

There are many treasures inLawrence and a great deal of talentOne of them is Alia Mavroforosan experienced private piano

instructor and music teacher whonow offers group keyboard lessons

at Heritage Commons But gettingto know Alia was like hearing the

stories of an immigrant womanwho has gone through so much toachieve her professional goals aswell as her personal satisfaction She earned her GraduateDegree in Music withspecialization in Piano Pedagogyand Performance from the RussiaState Academy of Arts and MusicAlia has taught piano for over 15years in Russia Europe and theUnited States

In Russia Alia was a university

professor and used to travel to Europeon vacations Eventually she moved toGreece and lived there for several yearsmarrying her husband George Then the political upheaval and economic conditionsmade it very difcult to remain there and

came to the United States Since arriving here she has made aname for herself working as a piano faculty

member for the local Sparhawk High

School in Amesbury MA and the SeacoastAcademy of Music in North Hampton NH she is also a community music

program educator at Salem University She participates in many community events and

multicultural celebrations Alia was recently certied in the Keys

for Kids program and she runs a very active

practice at the First United MethodistChurch in Amesbury and we are fortunateto have her right here in Lawrence Tolearn more about Mrs Mavroforos or herclass schedule visit wwwkeys-for-kids

com or wwwaliapianocomThe classes are offered at Heritage

Common Community Learning CenterMonday through Friday for adults as wellas for children at a very reasonable cost

From Russia after her passionDesde Rusia siguiendo su pasioacuten

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El Dr Carlos Santiago comisionadode educacioacuten superior en Massachusettsdesde el pasado julio visitoacute NorthernEssex Community College el mieacutercoles 3de febrero para compartir sus prioridadescon la facultad el personal estudiantes

administradores y socios de la comunidad El Dr Santiago que es el primercomisionado latino de educacioacuten superiordel estado dijo que se centraraacute en conseguirque maacutes personas sean matriculadas enla universidad el aumento de las tasas degraduacioacuten de la universidad y el cierre delas brechas de rendimiento

Esto es importante nos dice porquesoacutelo el 50 por ciento de los residentes deMassachusetts tiene una licenciatura yel 80 por ciento de los trabajos requierenun bachillerato Tambieacuten informoacute que untercio de nuestra fuerza laboral es de 55antildeos de edad o maacutes haciendo la prediccioacutende serie de las jubilaciones en los proacuteximos 10 antildeos Necesitamos crear viacuteas para ayudara maacutes residentes de Massachusetts paraque se graduacuteen de la universidad dijoSantiago Los empleadores nos dicen sino producimos una mano de obra con lashabilidades que necesitan que se iraacuten a otra parte Mientras que en Lawrence elcomisionado se reunioacute con el personaly los estudiantes en el Centro de Eacutexito

Estudiantil de NECC que proporcionaservicios incluyendo asesoramientotutoriacutea y la exploracioacuten de carreras aaproximadamente 600 estudiantes cadaantildeo la mayoriacutea de los cuales son la primerageneracioacuten de estudiantes latinos

El comisionado preguntoacute a losestudiantes queacute ha sido de gran ayuda paraellos y lo que podriacutea mejorarse Maireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino unaestudiante de ciencias de ingenieriacutea deLawrence describe los desafiacuteos de tratar decompletar un grado asociado en dos antildeos yel costo de los libros de texto Tengo quetomar un menor nuacutemero de creacuteditos paraasiacute tener el dinero para comprar los libros Otro reto especialmente para losestudiantes de primera generacioacuten esnavegar el camino hacia la universidad Hayque animar a la gente a ir a la universidadLidiar con el MCAS SAT y aplicaciones dela universidad pueden ser una locura dijoRodriacuteguez-Aquino El comisario pasoacute la mantildeana en elcampus de Lawrence Ademaacutes de visitarel Centro de Eacutexito Estudiantil asistioacute auna recepcioacuten en el Programa de GuidedPathways to Success in STEM un programananciado por la subvencioacuten que ayuda

a alinear los programas de la universidadcon las necesidades de personal se reunioacutecon socios de educacioacuten de la universidadincluyendo a la Presidenta Hays de Regis

DHE Comisionado visita a NECC

Dr Carlos Santiago Massachusettscommissioner of higher education sinceJuly visited Northern Essex CommunityCollege on Wednesday Feb 3 to sharehis priorities with faculty staff studentstrustees and community partners Dr Santiago who is the states rst

Latino commissioner of higher educationsaid he will focus on getting more peopleenrolled in college increasing college

completion rates and closing achievementgaps This is important he says becauseonly 50 percent of Massachusetts residentshave a bachelors degree and 80 percentof jobs require a bachelors He alsoreported that one third of our workforce is

55 years old or older predicting a slewof retirements in the next 10 years We need to create pipelines to helpmore Massachusetts residents graduatefrom college said Santiago Employerstell us if we dont produce a workforce

with the skills they need they will go

elsewhere While in Lawrence the commissioner

met with staff and students in the NECCStudent Success Center which providesservices including counseling mentoringand career exploration to approximately600 students each year the majority ofwhom are rst generation Latino students

He asked students what has been

most helpful to them and what could beimproved Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino anengineering science major from Lawrence

described the challenges of trying tocomplete an associate degree in two yearsand the cost of textbooks I will take fewer

credits so I have the money to buy books

Another challenge especially for rst

generation students is navigating the pathto college You need to encourage peopleto go to college Dealing with the MCASSATs and college applications can becrazy said Rodriguez-Aquino The commissioner spent the morningon the Lawrence Campus In addition tovisiting the Student Success Center heattended an open house for the GuidedPathways to Success in STEM programa grant funded program that helps aligncollege programs with workforce needs

visited with the colleges education partnersincluding President Hays of Regis CollegeJeff Riley superintendent Lawrence PublicSchools and John Lavoie superintendentdirector Greater Lawrence TechnicalSchool and members of the LawrencePartnership a consortium of community and business leaders He spent the afternoon in Haverhill

meeting with President Lane Glenns cabinetand the colleges board of trustees Dr Santiago is an economist who is aformer CEO of the Hispanic College Fundand the former chancellor of the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee He was appointed

as commissioner by Governor Baker in July

of 2015 His visit to Northern Essex was part of his plan to visit all of the 29 collegesin the Commonwealth

College Jeff Riley superintendenteEscuelas Puacuteblicas de Lawrence y JohnLavoie superintendentedirector EscuelaTeacutecnica de Lawrence y miembros delLawrence Partnership un consorcio deliacutederes comunitarios y de negocios

Pasoacute la tarde en Haverhill reunidocon el gabinete del Presidente Lane Glenny miembros de la junta duciaria de la

universidad El Dr Santiago es un economista que esex director general del Fondo UniversitarioHispano y ex rector de la Universidad deWisconsin-Milwaukee Fue nombrado

como comisionado por el Gobernador Baker

en julio del 2015 Su visita a Northern Essexfue parte de su plan para visitar todos los 29colegios del estado

DHE Commissioner hasWhirlwind Tour of NECC

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel estudiante de biologiacutea Nathanael Sancioacuten a la izquierda y el estudiante de ingenieriacuteaMaireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino a la derecha

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

biology student Nathanael Sencion left and engineering student Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino right

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

President Lane Glenn right and an NECC student left during a visit to the collegesLawrence Campus

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel Presidente de NECC Lane Glenn a la derecha y un estudiante de NECC a la izquierdadurante su visita al campus de Lawrence

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Delia Duraacuten muestra el Certicado de Excelencia que recibiera del Alcalde de Lawrence

Daniel Rivera A su izquierda aparece Carmen Milagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana a punto de entregarle el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Delia Duran shows the Certicate of Excellence received from Lawrence Mayor Daniel

Rivera To her left Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consul of the Dominican Republicappears about to deliver the Juan Pablo Duarte award

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Arriba Carmen MilagrosAlmonte Coacutensul General deRepuacuteblica Dominicana muestrael premio Juan Pablo Duarteentregado a Raymond Nuacutentildeez

Above Carmen MilagrosAlmonte General Consul of theDominican Republic showsthe Juan Pablo Duarte awardgiven to Raymond Nunez

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contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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READ PREVIOUS ARTICLESS BY FRANK BENJAMIN ON OUR

WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITORRUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

iexclLa FundacioacutenBig Brother BigSister necesita tu

ayuda

Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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To register for this course call SheliaMorin at 781-280-3608 or visit https

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meets the evolving educational civic andworkforce needs of our local and global

communities As one of the largest mostcomprehensive community colleges in thestate we educate more than 13000 studentsannually on our campuses in Bedford andLowell and online MCC offers morethan 70 degree and certicate programs

plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

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Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

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Billerica MA 01862

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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Por Dalia Diaz

Hay muchos tesoros en Lawrence yuna gran cantidad de talento Uno de elloses Alia Mavroforos una profesora de pianoy de muacutesica privada con experiencia queahora ofrece clases de teclado a grupos enHeritage Commons Pero conocer a Aliaera como escuchar las historias de unamujer inmigrante que ha pasado por mucho para alcanzar sus objetivos profesionalesasiacute como su satisfaccioacuten personal Alia se graduoacute en Muacutesica conespecialidad en Pedagogiacutea de Piano yPresentacioacuten de la Academia de las Artesy de Muacutesica del Estado de Rusia Alia haensentildeado piano durante maacutes de 15 antildeos enRusia Europa y los Estados Unidos En Rusia Alia era una profesorauniversitaria y comuacutenmente viajaba aEuropa de vacaciones Eventualmente setrasladoacute a Grecia y vivioacute alliacute durante variosantildeos y se casoacute con su marido George A

continuacioacuten la agitacioacuten poliacutetica y lascondiciones econoacutemicas hicieron muydifiacutecil permanecer alliacute y llegaron a los

Estados Unidos Desde que llegoacute aquiacute se ha hecho denombre por siacute misma trabajando comomiembro de la facultad de piano para lasescuelas locales Sparhawk High School

en Amesbury MA y Seacoast Academyof Music en North Hampton NH ella estambieacuten educadora de programas de muacutesicacomunitaria de la Universidad de Salem Ella participa en muchos eventos comunitariosy celebraciones multiculturales Alia fue certicada recientemente en

un programa infantil llamado Keys for Kids

en el cual dirige una praacutectica muy activa enla iglesia First United Methodist Church inAmesbury y tenemos la suerte de tenerlaaquiacute en Lawrence Para obtener maacutesinformacioacuten acerca de la Sra Mavroforoso su horario de clases visite wwwkeys-for-

kidscom o wwwaliapianocom

Las clases se ofrecen en Heritage

Commons Community Learning Centerde lunes a viernes para adultos al igual que para nintildeos a precios muy razonables

By Dalia Diaz

There are many treasures inLawrence and a great deal of talentOne of them is Alia Mavroforosan experienced private piano

instructor and music teacher whonow offers group keyboard lessons

at Heritage Commons But gettingto know Alia was like hearing the

stories of an immigrant womanwho has gone through so much toachieve her professional goals aswell as her personal satisfaction She earned her GraduateDegree in Music withspecialization in Piano Pedagogyand Performance from the RussiaState Academy of Arts and MusicAlia has taught piano for over 15years in Russia Europe and theUnited States

In Russia Alia was a university

professor and used to travel to Europeon vacations Eventually she moved toGreece and lived there for several yearsmarrying her husband George Then the political upheaval and economic conditionsmade it very difcult to remain there and

came to the United States Since arriving here she has made aname for herself working as a piano faculty

member for the local Sparhawk High

School in Amesbury MA and the SeacoastAcademy of Music in North Hampton NH she is also a community music

program educator at Salem University She participates in many community events and

multicultural celebrations Alia was recently certied in the Keys

for Kids program and she runs a very active

practice at the First United MethodistChurch in Amesbury and we are fortunateto have her right here in Lawrence Tolearn more about Mrs Mavroforos or herclass schedule visit wwwkeys-for-kids

com or wwwaliapianocomThe classes are offered at Heritage

Common Community Learning CenterMonday through Friday for adults as wellas for children at a very reasonable cost

From Russia after her passionDesde Rusia siguiendo su pasioacuten

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277 Broadway Lawrence MATel (978) 681-0422 Emaildejesusassocaolcom

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

La responsabilidad y honestidad son productode nuestra capacidad

HORARIO Lunes a Viernes 7am ndash 5pm

Saacutebados7am ndash 4pm

Preparacioacuten de impuestospersonales y comerciales

Los pequentildeos y medianosnegocios llevan su contabilidadal diacutea con los servicios deDe Jesuacutes y Asociados

Nestor H De Jesuacutes

Presidente

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

El Dr Carlos Santiago comisionadode educacioacuten superior en Massachusettsdesde el pasado julio visitoacute NorthernEssex Community College el mieacutercoles 3de febrero para compartir sus prioridadescon la facultad el personal estudiantes

administradores y socios de la comunidad El Dr Santiago que es el primercomisionado latino de educacioacuten superiordel estado dijo que se centraraacute en conseguirque maacutes personas sean matriculadas enla universidad el aumento de las tasas degraduacioacuten de la universidad y el cierre delas brechas de rendimiento

Esto es importante nos dice porquesoacutelo el 50 por ciento de los residentes deMassachusetts tiene una licenciatura yel 80 por ciento de los trabajos requierenun bachillerato Tambieacuten informoacute que untercio de nuestra fuerza laboral es de 55antildeos de edad o maacutes haciendo la prediccioacutende serie de las jubilaciones en los proacuteximos 10 antildeos Necesitamos crear viacuteas para ayudara maacutes residentes de Massachusetts paraque se graduacuteen de la universidad dijoSantiago Los empleadores nos dicen sino producimos una mano de obra con lashabilidades que necesitan que se iraacuten a otra parte Mientras que en Lawrence elcomisionado se reunioacute con el personaly los estudiantes en el Centro de Eacutexito

Estudiantil de NECC que proporcionaservicios incluyendo asesoramientotutoriacutea y la exploracioacuten de carreras aaproximadamente 600 estudiantes cadaantildeo la mayoriacutea de los cuales son la primerageneracioacuten de estudiantes latinos

El comisionado preguntoacute a losestudiantes queacute ha sido de gran ayuda paraellos y lo que podriacutea mejorarse Maireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino unaestudiante de ciencias de ingenieriacutea deLawrence describe los desafiacuteos de tratar decompletar un grado asociado en dos antildeos yel costo de los libros de texto Tengo quetomar un menor nuacutemero de creacuteditos paraasiacute tener el dinero para comprar los libros Otro reto especialmente para losestudiantes de primera generacioacuten esnavegar el camino hacia la universidad Hayque animar a la gente a ir a la universidadLidiar con el MCAS SAT y aplicaciones dela universidad pueden ser una locura dijoRodriacuteguez-Aquino El comisario pasoacute la mantildeana en elcampus de Lawrence Ademaacutes de visitarel Centro de Eacutexito Estudiantil asistioacute auna recepcioacuten en el Programa de GuidedPathways to Success in STEM un programananciado por la subvencioacuten que ayuda

a alinear los programas de la universidadcon las necesidades de personal se reunioacutecon socios de educacioacuten de la universidadincluyendo a la Presidenta Hays de Regis

DHE Comisionado visita a NECC

Dr Carlos Santiago Massachusettscommissioner of higher education sinceJuly visited Northern Essex CommunityCollege on Wednesday Feb 3 to sharehis priorities with faculty staff studentstrustees and community partners Dr Santiago who is the states rst

Latino commissioner of higher educationsaid he will focus on getting more peopleenrolled in college increasing college

completion rates and closing achievementgaps This is important he says becauseonly 50 percent of Massachusetts residentshave a bachelors degree and 80 percentof jobs require a bachelors He alsoreported that one third of our workforce is

55 years old or older predicting a slewof retirements in the next 10 years We need to create pipelines to helpmore Massachusetts residents graduatefrom college said Santiago Employerstell us if we dont produce a workforce

with the skills they need they will go

elsewhere While in Lawrence the commissioner

met with staff and students in the NECCStudent Success Center which providesservices including counseling mentoringand career exploration to approximately600 students each year the majority ofwhom are rst generation Latino students

He asked students what has been

most helpful to them and what could beimproved Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino anengineering science major from Lawrence

described the challenges of trying tocomplete an associate degree in two yearsand the cost of textbooks I will take fewer

credits so I have the money to buy books

Another challenge especially for rst

generation students is navigating the pathto college You need to encourage peopleto go to college Dealing with the MCASSATs and college applications can becrazy said Rodriguez-Aquino The commissioner spent the morningon the Lawrence Campus In addition tovisiting the Student Success Center heattended an open house for the GuidedPathways to Success in STEM programa grant funded program that helps aligncollege programs with workforce needs

visited with the colleges education partnersincluding President Hays of Regis CollegeJeff Riley superintendent Lawrence PublicSchools and John Lavoie superintendentdirector Greater Lawrence TechnicalSchool and members of the LawrencePartnership a consortium of community and business leaders He spent the afternoon in Haverhill

meeting with President Lane Glenns cabinetand the colleges board of trustees Dr Santiago is an economist who is aformer CEO of the Hispanic College Fundand the former chancellor of the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee He was appointed

as commissioner by Governor Baker in July

of 2015 His visit to Northern Essex was part of his plan to visit all of the 29 collegesin the Commonwealth

College Jeff Riley superintendenteEscuelas Puacuteblicas de Lawrence y JohnLavoie superintendentedirector EscuelaTeacutecnica de Lawrence y miembros delLawrence Partnership un consorcio deliacutederes comunitarios y de negocios

Pasoacute la tarde en Haverhill reunidocon el gabinete del Presidente Lane Glenny miembros de la junta duciaria de la

universidad El Dr Santiago es un economista que esex director general del Fondo UniversitarioHispano y ex rector de la Universidad deWisconsin-Milwaukee Fue nombrado

como comisionado por el Gobernador Baker

en julio del 2015 Su visita a Northern Essexfue parte de su plan para visitar todos los 29colegios del estado

DHE Commissioner hasWhirlwind Tour of NECC

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel estudiante de biologiacutea Nathanael Sancioacuten a la izquierda y el estudiante de ingenieriacuteaMaireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino a la derecha

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

biology student Nathanael Sencion left and engineering student Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino right

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

President Lane Glenn right and an NECC student left during a visit to the collegesLawrence Campus

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel Presidente de NECC Lane Glenn a la derecha y un estudiante de NECC a la izquierdadurante su visita al campus de Lawrence

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El Dr Vidal Primiterio recibe el premio Juan Pablo Duarte de manos de la CoacutensulDominicana Carmen Milagros Almonte

Dr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan Pablo Duarte award from the Dominican ConsulCarmen Milagros Almonte

Delia Duraacuten muestra el Certicado de Excelencia que recibiera del Alcalde de Lawrence

Daniel Rivera A su izquierda aparece Carmen Milagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana a punto de entregarle el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Delia Duran shows the Certicate of Excellence received from Lawrence Mayor Daniel

Rivera To her left Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consul of the Dominican Republicappears about to deliver the Juan Pablo Duarte award

Una joven pareja demuestra sushabilidades riacutetmicas durante la presentacioacuten cultural

A young couple shows theirrhythmic skills during the

cultural presentation

CONTINUA DE LA PAGINA 2

Arriba Carmen MilagrosAlmonte Coacutensul General deRepuacuteblica Dominicana muestrael premio Juan Pablo Duarteentregado a Raymond Nuacutentildeez

Above Carmen MilagrosAlmonte General Consul of theDominican Republic showsthe Juan Pablo Duarte awardgiven to Raymond Nunez

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NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence una coalicioacuten de comunidades de

fe agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud estaacute buscando voluntarios

para llevar a ancianos a citas al meacutedico y otras citas de calidad de vida a traveacutes del

Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley

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El Alcalde Daniel Rivera anuncioacute unasubvencioacuten de la Massachusetts MunicipalPublic Safety Stafng concedida a

Lawrence en la cantidad de $100503767El Alcalde Rivera y Jefe de Policiacutea JamesFitzpatrick planean usar este dinero para

contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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READ PREVIOUS ARTICLESS BY FRANK BENJAMIN ON OUR

WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

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Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

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Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

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Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

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Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

(SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certied

Professional (SHRM-SCP) credentials

Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

MCCs SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPcertication-exam preparation course is

designed primarily for individuals seeking

credentials that focus on identifying andtesting the knowledge and practical real-life

experiences human resources professionalsneed to excel in their careers

This 33-hour noncredit certication

preparation program helps students gainthe knowledge and practical experiences

needed to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations This course coversfour knowledge areas including people

organization workplace and strategy

The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

For more information about the SHRMLearning System for CPSCP Certication

visit wwwSHRMCerticationorg

To register for this course call SheliaMorin at 781-280-3608 or visit https

wwwmiddlesexmasseducareertrainingshrmlsaspxMiddlesex Community College

meets the evolving educational civic andworkforce needs of our local and global

communities As one of the largest mostcomprehensive community colleges in thestate we educate more than 13000 studentsannually on our campuses in Bedford andLowell and online MCC offers morethan 70 degree and certicate programs

plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

donations)Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm

647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

Tel 978-686-3323

wwwmvrestoreorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Donations Donaciones

(please call ahead for large

donations)

Wednesday-Friday 10am-530pm

Saturday 10am-430pm

Abierto al puacuteblico compre-done- haacutegasevoluntario

Favor de no dejar donaciones despueacutesdel horario

Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las

tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba

un descuento de 10 en su compra

Open to the public shop-donate-volunteer

Please do not drop off items after storehours

Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence

or Billerica) for a 10 discount on your

purchase

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

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Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

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Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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277 Broadway Lawrence MATel (978) 681-0422 Emaildejesusassocaolcom

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

La responsabilidad y honestidad son productode nuestra capacidad

HORARIO Lunes a Viernes 7am ndash 5pm

Saacutebados7am ndash 4pm

Preparacioacuten de impuestospersonales y comerciales

Los pequentildeos y medianosnegocios llevan su contabilidadal diacutea con los servicios deDe Jesuacutes y Asociados

Nestor H De Jesuacutes

Presidente

De Jesus amp Associates Inc

El Dr Carlos Santiago comisionadode educacioacuten superior en Massachusettsdesde el pasado julio visitoacute NorthernEssex Community College el mieacutercoles 3de febrero para compartir sus prioridadescon la facultad el personal estudiantes

administradores y socios de la comunidad El Dr Santiago que es el primercomisionado latino de educacioacuten superiordel estado dijo que se centraraacute en conseguirque maacutes personas sean matriculadas enla universidad el aumento de las tasas degraduacioacuten de la universidad y el cierre delas brechas de rendimiento

Esto es importante nos dice porquesoacutelo el 50 por ciento de los residentes deMassachusetts tiene una licenciatura yel 80 por ciento de los trabajos requierenun bachillerato Tambieacuten informoacute que untercio de nuestra fuerza laboral es de 55antildeos de edad o maacutes haciendo la prediccioacutende serie de las jubilaciones en los proacuteximos 10 antildeos Necesitamos crear viacuteas para ayudara maacutes residentes de Massachusetts paraque se graduacuteen de la universidad dijoSantiago Los empleadores nos dicen sino producimos una mano de obra con lashabilidades que necesitan que se iraacuten a otra parte Mientras que en Lawrence elcomisionado se reunioacute con el personaly los estudiantes en el Centro de Eacutexito

Estudiantil de NECC que proporcionaservicios incluyendo asesoramientotutoriacutea y la exploracioacuten de carreras aaproximadamente 600 estudiantes cadaantildeo la mayoriacutea de los cuales son la primerageneracioacuten de estudiantes latinos

El comisionado preguntoacute a losestudiantes queacute ha sido de gran ayuda paraellos y lo que podriacutea mejorarse Maireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino unaestudiante de ciencias de ingenieriacutea deLawrence describe los desafiacuteos de tratar decompletar un grado asociado en dos antildeos yel costo de los libros de texto Tengo quetomar un menor nuacutemero de creacuteditos paraasiacute tener el dinero para comprar los libros Otro reto especialmente para losestudiantes de primera generacioacuten esnavegar el camino hacia la universidad Hayque animar a la gente a ir a la universidadLidiar con el MCAS SAT y aplicaciones dela universidad pueden ser una locura dijoRodriacuteguez-Aquino El comisario pasoacute la mantildeana en elcampus de Lawrence Ademaacutes de visitarel Centro de Eacutexito Estudiantil asistioacute auna recepcioacuten en el Programa de GuidedPathways to Success in STEM un programananciado por la subvencioacuten que ayuda

a alinear los programas de la universidadcon las necesidades de personal se reunioacutecon socios de educacioacuten de la universidadincluyendo a la Presidenta Hays de Regis

DHE Comisionado visita a NECC

Dr Carlos Santiago Massachusettscommissioner of higher education sinceJuly visited Northern Essex CommunityCollege on Wednesday Feb 3 to sharehis priorities with faculty staff studentstrustees and community partners Dr Santiago who is the states rst

Latino commissioner of higher educationsaid he will focus on getting more peopleenrolled in college increasing college

completion rates and closing achievementgaps This is important he says becauseonly 50 percent of Massachusetts residentshave a bachelors degree and 80 percentof jobs require a bachelors He alsoreported that one third of our workforce is

55 years old or older predicting a slewof retirements in the next 10 years We need to create pipelines to helpmore Massachusetts residents graduatefrom college said Santiago Employerstell us if we dont produce a workforce

with the skills they need they will go

elsewhere While in Lawrence the commissioner

met with staff and students in the NECCStudent Success Center which providesservices including counseling mentoringand career exploration to approximately600 students each year the majority ofwhom are rst generation Latino students

He asked students what has been

most helpful to them and what could beimproved Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino anengineering science major from Lawrence

described the challenges of trying tocomplete an associate degree in two yearsand the cost of textbooks I will take fewer

credits so I have the money to buy books

Another challenge especially for rst

generation students is navigating the pathto college You need to encourage peopleto go to college Dealing with the MCASSATs and college applications can becrazy said Rodriguez-Aquino The commissioner spent the morningon the Lawrence Campus In addition tovisiting the Student Success Center heattended an open house for the GuidedPathways to Success in STEM programa grant funded program that helps aligncollege programs with workforce needs

visited with the colleges education partnersincluding President Hays of Regis CollegeJeff Riley superintendent Lawrence PublicSchools and John Lavoie superintendentdirector Greater Lawrence TechnicalSchool and members of the LawrencePartnership a consortium of community and business leaders He spent the afternoon in Haverhill

meeting with President Lane Glenns cabinetand the colleges board of trustees Dr Santiago is an economist who is aformer CEO of the Hispanic College Fundand the former chancellor of the Universityof Wisconsin-Milwaukee He was appointed

as commissioner by Governor Baker in July

of 2015 His visit to Northern Essex was part of his plan to visit all of the 29 collegesin the Commonwealth

College Jeff Riley superintendenteEscuelas Puacuteblicas de Lawrence y JohnLavoie superintendentedirector EscuelaTeacutecnica de Lawrence y miembros delLawrence Partnership un consorcio deliacutederes comunitarios y de negocios

Pasoacute la tarde en Haverhill reunidocon el gabinete del Presidente Lane Glenny miembros de la junta duciaria de la

universidad El Dr Santiago es un economista que esex director general del Fondo UniversitarioHispano y ex rector de la Universidad deWisconsin-Milwaukee Fue nombrado

como comisionado por el Gobernador Baker

en julio del 2015 Su visita a Northern Essexfue parte de su plan para visitar todos los 29colegios del estado

DHE Commissioner hasWhirlwind Tour of NECC

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel estudiante de biologiacutea Nathanael Sancioacuten a la izquierda y el estudiante de ingenieriacuteaMaireny Rodriacuteguez-Aquino a la derecha

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

biology student Nathanael Sencion left and engineering student Maireny Rodriguez-Aquino right

State Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago center speaks with NECC

President Lane Glenn right and an NECC student left during a visit to the collegesLawrence Campus

El Comisario de Educacioacuten Superior del Estado Carlos Santiago al centro conversa conel Presidente de NECC Lane Glenn a la derecha y un estudiante de NECC a la izquierdadurante su visita al campus de Lawrence

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Su Visioacuten Es Nuestra MisioacutenNew England Eye amp Facial Specialists

Cirugiacutea de Oftalmologiacutea y Oculoplaacutestica

Nuestros oculistas se especializan en el cuidadode enfermedades visuales de adultos y pediatriacuteaasiacute como eacutenfasis en cirugiacutea de cataratas cirugiacuteade paacuterpados cuidado visual para diabeacuteticosojos resecos y muchos otros tipos de cirugiacuteavisual y tratamientos Con cuidado rutinarioy continuo la temprana deteccioacuten de muchascondiciones de la vista pueden prevenir lainnecesaria peacuterdida de la visioacuten

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El Dr Vidal Primiterio recibe el premio Juan Pablo Duarte de manos de la CoacutensulDominicana Carmen Milagros Almonte

Dr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan Pablo Duarte award from the Dominican ConsulCarmen Milagros Almonte

Delia Duraacuten muestra el Certicado de Excelencia que recibiera del Alcalde de Lawrence

Daniel Rivera A su izquierda aparece Carmen Milagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana a punto de entregarle el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Delia Duran shows the Certicate of Excellence received from Lawrence Mayor Daniel

Rivera To her left Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consul of the Dominican Republicappears about to deliver the Juan Pablo Duarte award

Una joven pareja demuestra sushabilidades riacutetmicas durante la presentacioacuten cultural

A young couple shows theirrhythmic skills during the

cultural presentation

CONTINUA DE LA PAGINA 2

Arriba Carmen MilagrosAlmonte Coacutensul General deRepuacuteblica Dominicana muestrael premio Juan Pablo Duarteentregado a Raymond Nuacutentildeez

Above Carmen MilagrosAlmonte General Consul of theDominican Republic showsthe Juan Pablo Duarte awardgiven to Raymond Nunez

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NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence una coalicioacuten de comunidades de

fe agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud estaacute buscando voluntarios

para llevar a ancianos a citas al meacutedico y otras citas de calidad de vida a traveacutes del

Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley

Si usted puede aunque sea ocasionalmente por favor llame a Renee A Baker

reclutador de voluntarios al 978-946-1463 (y mencione Interfaith Caregivers)

Gracias de parte de Interfaith Caregivers y los muchos ancianos que necesitan

de los servicios de choferes voluntarios para poder permanecer independientes en

su propio hogar

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El Alcalde Daniel Rivera anuncioacute unasubvencioacuten de la Massachusetts MunicipalPublic Safety Stafng concedida a

Lawrence en la cantidad de $100503767El Alcalde Rivera y Jefe de Policiacutea JamesFitzpatrick planean usar este dinero para

contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

iexclLa FundacioacutenBig Brother BigSister necesita tu

ayuda

Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

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If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

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to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

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Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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Su Visioacuten Es Nuestra MisioacutenNew England Eye amp Facial Specialists

Cirugiacutea de Oftalmologiacutea y Oculoplaacutestica

Nuestros oculistas se especializan en el cuidadode enfermedades visuales de adultos y pediatriacuteaasiacute como eacutenfasis en cirugiacutea de cataratas cirugiacuteade paacuterpados cuidado visual para diabeacuteticosojos resecos y muchos otros tipos de cirugiacuteavisual y tratamientos Con cuidado rutinarioy continuo la temprana deteccioacuten de muchascondiciones de la vista pueden prevenir lainnecesaria peacuterdida de la visioacuten

Nuestras Localidades

Andover MA Lawrence MA

Boston MA Londonderry NH

Lowell MA Newburyport MA

Para Una Cita(978) 682-4040

wwwnensmdcomtienda oacuteptica

servicios de la vista

procedimientosquiruacutergicos

rejuvenecimiento

facial

El Dr Vidal Primiterio recibe el premio Juan Pablo Duarte de manos de la CoacutensulDominicana Carmen Milagros Almonte

Dr Vidal Primiterio received the Juan Pablo Duarte award from the Dominican ConsulCarmen Milagros Almonte

Delia Duraacuten muestra el Certicado de Excelencia que recibiera del Alcalde de Lawrence

Daniel Rivera A su izquierda aparece Carmen Milagros Almonte Coacutensul General de laRepuacuteblica Dominicana a punto de entregarle el Premio Juan Pablo Duarte

Delia Duran shows the Certicate of Excellence received from Lawrence Mayor Daniel

Rivera To her left Carmen Milagros Almonte General Consul of the Dominican Republicappears about to deliver the Juan Pablo Duarte award

Una joven pareja demuestra sushabilidades riacutetmicas durante la presentacioacuten cultural

A young couple shows theirrhythmic skills during the

cultural presentation

CONTINUA DE LA PAGINA 2

Arriba Carmen MilagrosAlmonte Coacutensul General deRepuacuteblica Dominicana muestrael premio Juan Pablo Duarteentregado a Raymond Nuacutentildeez

Above Carmen MilagrosAlmonte General Consul of theDominican Republic showsthe Juan Pablo Duarte awardgiven to Raymond Nunez

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NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence una coalicioacuten de comunidades de

fe agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud estaacute buscando voluntarios

para llevar a ancianos a citas al meacutedico y otras citas de calidad de vida a traveacutes del

Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley

Si usted puede aunque sea ocasionalmente por favor llame a Renee A Baker

reclutador de voluntarios al 978-946-1463 (y mencione Interfaith Caregivers)

Gracias de parte de Interfaith Caregivers y los muchos ancianos que necesitan

de los servicios de choferes voluntarios para poder permanecer independientes en

su propio hogar

SE HABLA

ESPANtildeOL

85 Salem Street Lawrence MA 01843 TEL (978) 688-4474 FAX (978) 327-6558

WWWDEGNANINSURANCECOM

DEGNAN INSURANCE AGENCY INC

Tarifas bajas para

seguro de AUTOS y CASAS

PersonalesAutomoacutevilesCasas

Negocios

Yomari Elizabeth Nini Joan y Carla

PARA TODO TIPO DE SEGURO

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera anuncioacute unasubvencioacuten de la Massachusetts MunicipalPublic Safety Stafng concedida a

Lawrence en la cantidad de $100503767El Alcalde Rivera y Jefe de Policiacutea JamesFitzpatrick planean usar este dinero para

contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

iexclLa FundacioacutenBig Brother BigSister necesita tu

ayuda

Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

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to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

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Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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NECESITAN CHOFERES PARA TRANSPORTAR ANCIANOS Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Lawrence una coalicioacuten de comunidades de

fe agencies de servicio social y organizaciones de salud estaacute buscando voluntarios

para llevar a ancianos a citas al meacutedico y otras citas de calidad de vida a traveacutes del

Programa de Friends in Deed de Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley

Si usted puede aunque sea ocasionalmente por favor llame a Renee A Baker

reclutador de voluntarios al 978-946-1463 (y mencione Interfaith Caregivers)

Gracias de parte de Interfaith Caregivers y los muchos ancianos que necesitan

de los servicios de choferes voluntarios para poder permanecer independientes en

su propio hogar

SE HABLA

ESPANtildeOL

85 Salem Street Lawrence MA 01843 TEL (978) 688-4474 FAX (978) 327-6558

WWWDEGNANINSURANCECOM

DEGNAN INSURANCE AGENCY INC

Tarifas bajas para

seguro de AUTOS y CASAS

PersonalesAutomoacutevilesCasas

Negocios

Yomari Elizabeth Nini Joan y Carla

PARA TODO TIPO DE SEGURO

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera anuncioacute unasubvencioacuten de la Massachusetts MunicipalPublic Safety Stafng concedida a

Lawrence en la cantidad de $100503767El Alcalde Rivera y Jefe de Policiacutea JamesFitzpatrick planean usar este dinero para

contratar a siete nuevos agentes de patrullaEsta donacioacuten es una victoria importante para Lawrence dijo el Alcalde DanielRivera Con la reduccioacuten de los criacutemenesviolentos por un 19 y el 22 de reduccioacutenen el robo residencial maacutes policiacuteas hanhecho a Lawrence una ciudad maacutes seguraEsta donacioacuten nos permite poner maacutes policiacuteas en las calles para continuar el progreso que hemos visto La nanciacioacuten estatal se puede

utilizar para restaurar conservar ocontratar a la policiacutea y los bomberos o delas horas extraordinarias si es necesario para proporcionar una cobertura adecuadade cambio para mantener los nivelesapropiados de personal En total $4millones en subvenciones de personalde seguridad puacuteblica han sido otorgadosa 10 departamentos de policiacutea y 5departamentos de bomberos en 10 ciudadesde Massachusetts

Esta donacioacuten personal de seguridad

puacuteblica es una gran noticia para la ciudad

y su departamento de policiacutea y tendraacuteun impacto directo en la lucha contra

la delincuencia y mantener a la gente

en Lawrence segura dijo la Senadora

Barbara LItalien Vale la pena sentildealar

que la adjudicacioacuten de $1 milloacuten recibida

por Lawrence es la maacutes grande de 15

becas de personal de seguridad puacuteblica

anunciadas por la Administracioacuten de

Baker-Polito Eso habla de la excelente

propuesta de concesioacuten elaborada por

el jefe de policiacutea James Fitzpatrick y

su equipo y la participacioacuten activa de

la delegacioacuten de la ciudad ante la Casa

de Estado junto con el Alcalde Rivera

en apoyo de la subvencioacuten y trabajando

para que Lawrence sea mejor y maacutes

segura Estas nuevas contrataciones que

tendremos como resultado de la concesioacuten

de personal de Seguridad Puacuteblica estaacuten

mejorando la moral en todo nuestro

departamento dijo el Jefe de Policiacutea James

Fitzpatrick Nuestros agentes trabajan

duro para mantener a Lawrence segura y

tener nueva sangre en el departamento les

da un incentivo y satisfaccioacuten en el trabajo

extra que en antildeos anteriores ha sido

asombroso

Mayor Daniel Rivera announced aMassachusetts Municipal Public SafetyStafng Grant awarded to Lawrence in

the amount of $100503767 MayorRivera and Police Chief James Fitzpatrick

plan to use this money to hire seven new patrol ofcers ldquoThis grant is a major win

for Lawrencerdquo said Mayor Daniel RiveraldquoWith the 19 drop in violent crime and

22 drop in residential burglary morecops have made Lawrence safer This grantallows us to put more cops on the streets tocontinue the progress we have seenrdquo

The state funding can be used to restoreretain or hire police and re personnel or

for overtime if needed to provide adequateshift coverage to maintain appropriatestafng levels All told a combined $4

million in public safety stafng grants have

been awarded to 10 police departmentsand 5 re departments in 10 Massachusetts

citiesldquoThis public safety stafng grant

is great news for the city and its police

Lawrence Gets $1M for Police HiresGrant means 7 new officers on the street

Nancy Chavez with BGCL chess club

GOMAS NUEVAS YUSADAS

ABIERTO LOS 7 DIASDE LA SEMANA

348 BROADWAYLAWRENCE MA 01841

9783276802

24 HORAS AL DIacuteA

BRIAN DE PENtildeA

department and will have a direct impacton ghting crime and keeping people in

Lawrence saferdquo Sen Barbara LrsquoItalien

said ldquoItrsquos worth noting that Lawrencersquos $1

million award is the largest of 15 publicsafety stafng grants announced by the

Baker-Polito Administration That speaks

to the excellent grant proposal put together by Police Chief James Fitzpatrick and his

team and the active participation of thecityrsquos State House delegation along with

Mayor Rivera in supporting the grant andworking to make Lawrence better and

saferrdquoldquoThese new hires that we will have

as a result of the Public Safety Stafng

grant are improving morale throughoutour departmentrdquo said Police Chief JamesFitzpatrick ldquoOur ofcers work hard to keep

Lawrence safe and having new blood on thedepartment gives them an extra incentive

and job satisfaction that in previous yearshas been staggeringrdquo

Lawrence obtiene $1M paracontratar maacutes policiacuteasEsta subvencioacuten significa 7 nuevosagentes en la calle

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

iexclLa FundacioacutenBig Brother BigSister necesita tu

ayuda

Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

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Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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Dos domingos al mes

las familias podraacuten

disfrutar horas llenas de

entretenimiento cultural

en el centro de la ciudad

Llega el n de semana y estamos

dispuestos a disfrutar en familia y realizaractividades en conjunto asiacute se fomentaraacute launioacuten y estrecharemos los lazos familiareshellipPero hay un detalle No sabemos queacute hacer

Los domingos en Lawrence son lasolucioacuten cuando aparece esa preguntaActualmente existe esa opcioacuten diferente enla ciudad Se trata del programa llamado

Mi Cultura ndash Mi familia en el que se intenta promover el intercambio cultural entrela comunidad no solo de Lawrence sinotambieacuten de todo el Valle de Merrimack

La idea es aprender en familia acerca dela gastronomiacutea latinoamericana las danzastiacutepicas y aprender a tocar guitarra

El programa Mi Cultura - Mi Familiaha sido creado por un grupo de mujeresamantes de su cultura y orgullosas decompartir sus tradiciones Ellas son AnaCamargo Peruana coordinadora de este programa y Tesorera de la Asociacioacutende Peruanos Mariacutea Morgan conocidacomo ldquoQuityrdquo dominicana directora del

Departamento de Danza y Bellas Artes deLawrence y por uacuteltimo pero no menosimportante Paola McDonough tambieacutenPeruana profesora de ballet jazz modernoy bailes latinoamericanos

Este programa dominical cuenta conel apoyo del Centro de Personas Mayoresde Lawrence la Asociacioacuten de Peruanos y

diversos grupos localesLorena Garciacutea profesora de bailes

tiacutepicos mexicanos comenta ldquoEl objetivo

de este grupo familiar es que se continuacuteecon nuestra cultura de generacioacuten engeneracioacuten Ademaacutes el baile hace quelos nintildeos desarrollen su capacidad dememoriardquo ldquoEs un programa genial en el que

no solo estaacute dirigido a una nacionalidaden concreto sino al puacuteblico en generala las diferentes culturas y esperamosque tenga la acogida suciente para que

continuacutee permanentementerdquo apunta PaolaMcDonough

La nueva propuesta cultural se inicioacuteocialmente el pasado 24 de enero y las

clases de realizan dos domingos al mes en el

Centro de Personas Mayores en Lawrencea primeras horas de la tarde donde padrese hijos pueden aprender a preparar lasdeliciosas comidas y bailar las danzastiacutepicas de Peruacute Puerto Rico GuatemalaColombia Repuacuteblica Dominicana yMeacutexico Tambieacuten se imparten clases deguitarra El pago es simboacutelico pero laalternativa es distinta y sobre todo es un buen momento para pasar en familia Este proyecto se creoacute por amor a lacultura a la ciudad y con la nalidad de

integrar y aprender en familia acerca delas diferentes culturas En un entornoamigable las familias podraacuten unirse yconectarse a traveacutes de danzas folkloacutericas

y comida tiacutepica deliciosa Ademaacutes nuestravisioacuten de futuro es que podamos crear unaacademia que represente a nuestra ciudadrdquodijo convencida Ana Camargo

Por su parte Mariacutea ldquoQuityrdquo Morgan

agrega ldquoMientras los joacutevenes aprenden maacutes

de otras culturas la aceptacioacuten y el respeto

Con ritmo color y saborasiacute son los domingos en Lawrence

hacia los demaacutes se eleva muchiacutesimo asiacute

como tambieacuten desarrollan su liderazgo ysu creatividadrdquo Mi Cultura-Mi Familia ha sabidocombinar varios factores importantesdonde se siente la integracioacuten e intercambiocultural en un ambiente agradable en el

que es posible bailar un Festejo Peruano

una Bomba Puertorriquentildea o un PaloDominicanohellip Todo acompantildeado de losdeliciosos platos tiacutepicos

Para mayor informacioacuten contactarsecon Ana Camargo al teleacutefono 978-3978343

Texto y fotos Wendy Camargo

Papa a la Huancallina Plato Guatemalteco

Lorena Garciacutea profesora de bailestiacutepicos mexicanos

Paola y Rebecca

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

iexclLa FundacioacutenBig Brother BigSister necesita tu

ayuda

Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

iquestEstaacute usted cuidando a un adulto de avanzadaedad que vive en su casa pero necesita

atencioacuten y soporte social durante el diacuteaMary Immaculate Adult Day Health ofrece

bull Tres programas diferentes de donde usted puede escoger elservicio que mejor se adapte a las necesidades de su ser querido

bull Cuidado de peacuterdida de memoria y demencia

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Nunzio DiMarca and John Savastano

Buon Giorno Good Morning Buenas Tardes

Celebrating 16 years bringing you fivecontinuous hours of entertainment newsinterviews music and fun

Every Sunday beginning at9 AM with

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137 Lawrence Street

Lawrence MA 01841

(978)6824060

Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

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Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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El concejal de Haverhill AndyVargas se reunioacute con el personal deambos Senadores Elizabeth Warreny de Edward Markey en Washington

mientras asistiacutea a una rueda de prensa

en la Casa Blanca donde el presidentediscutioacute el reveacutes econoacutemico del paiacutescitando cifras como el desempleo queestaacute por debajo del 5 En general las reuniones fueron

productivas informativas y proporcionaron

la oportunidad de asegurar que las

prioridades de Haverhill se queden bajo

el radar de los dos Senadores

En la ocina de la Senadora Warren

Vargas se reunioacute con Dan Geldon Jefe

de Gabinete y Bruno Freitas subjefe de

personal para el Desarrollo Econoacutemico

y en la del Senador Markey Vargas se

reunioacute con John Phillips Asesor Principal de

Poliacuteticas y Kate Machet Directora Regional

Las reuniones tuvieron un enfoque

particular en el desarrollo econoacutemico lasenergiacuteas renovables y la crisis de opiaacuteceosVargas tambieacuten se rerioacute a la necesidad de

un camioacuten de bomberos En materia de energiacutea renovable Vargasestaacute mirando para explorar oportunidades para reducir las tarifas de energiacutea para losresidentes en Haverhill particularmente atraveacutes del uso de la energiacutea solar Vargas buscaraacute trabajar con organizaciones civilesgrupos de vecinos y otros inversionistasclave para difundir informacioacuten sobre los benecios econoacutemicos y oportunidades de

residentes por el uso de energiacutea solar En el desarrollo econoacutemico uno de

los puntos de accioacuten clave seraacute trabajar

en estrecha colaboracioacuten con el Director

de Desarrollo Econoacutemico Bill Pillsbury

y Mass Development para identicar y

mercadear de forma clara las propiedades

comerciales e industriales de Haverhill

Una de las barreras para la promocioacuten deHaverhill como un fuerte candidato para un

posible negocio es la falta de un acceso faacutecil

a la informacioacuten como un cataacutelogo de todas

las propiedades comerciales e industriales

La ocina de la Senadora Warren

tambieacuten informoacute el concejal Vargas sobreel Programa HUBZone que ayuda a las pequentildeas empresas en las comunidadesurbanas y rurales para tener acceso preferencial a las oportunidades decontratacioacuten federal Vargas conrmoacute maacutes

tarde que Haverhill cae dentro del mapa deHubZone y continuaraacute investigando queacuteempresas de Haverhill podriacutean beneciarse

de este programa

Councilor Andy Vargas met withstaff from both Senator EWarren andMarkeyrsquos ofce in Washington while

also attending a press brieng at the

White House where the President

discussed the countryrsquos economicturnaround citing gures such as

unemployment down below 5 Overall the meetings were productive informative and providedthe opportunity to ensure that Haverhills priorities stay on both Senators radar From Senator Warrenrsquos staff Vargas

met with Dan Geldon Chief of Staff and

Bruno Freitas Deputy Chief of Staff for

Economic Development and in Senator

Markeyrsquos Vargas met with John Phillips

Senior Policy Advisor to the Senator and

Kate Machet Regional Director

The meetings had a particularfocus on economic developmentrenewable energy and the opioid

crisis Vargas also touched on the need fora retruck

On renewable energy Vargas islooking to explore opportunities to lower

energy rates for Haverhill residents particularly through the use of solar Vargaswill look to work with civic organizations

neighborhood groups and other key

stakeholders to disseminate information on

the economic benets and opportunities of

residents going solar On economic development one of thekey action items will be to work closely

with Economic Development Director BillPillsbury and Mass Development to clearlyidentify and market Haverhill commercial

and industrial properties One of the barriers to promoting Haverhill as a strongcandidate for a prospective business is thelack of easy access to information such as

a catalog of all commercial and industrial properties

Senator Warrenrsquos ofce also informed

Councilor Vargas about the HUBZone

Program which ldquohelps small businesses in

urban and rural communities gain preferential

access to federal procurement opportunitiesrdquo

Vargas later conrmed that Haverhill

falls within the HubZone map and will be

following up with Haverhill businesses that

might benet from this program

Resultados del viaje del ConcejalVargas a Washington

Re-cap of Councilor Vargasrsquo tripto Washington

El Concejal Andy Vargas con Dan Geldon Jefe deGabinete de la ofcina de la Senadora Warren

Councilor Andy Vargas and Dan Geldon SenatorWarrenrsquos Chief of Staff

Councilor Vargas took this picture of POTUS fromhis seat during a press briefng at the WhiteHouse

El Concejal Vargas tomoacute esta foto del presidentedesde su asiento en una conferencia de prensa enla Casa Blanca

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WEBSITE RUMBONEWSCOM

Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

El Dr Javed Siddiqi estaacute aceptando a nuevos pacientesEl Dr Javed Siddiqi invita a todos los pacientes del Womenrsquos Health Center (El cual se

encuentra cerrado) El Dr Siddiqi estaacute Certicado por la Junta de Obstetricia y Ginecologiacutea

bull Atencioacuten a embarazos de alto y bajo riesgobull Ecografiacuteas 3D e instalaciones de laboratoriobull Manejo de infertilidad

bull Personal Bilinguumle

Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

Afliado con Holy Family Hospital y

Lawrence General Hospital

380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

El mejor cuidado para usted y su bebeacute

Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITORRUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

donations)Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm

647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

Tel 978-686-3323

wwwmvrestoreorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Donations Donaciones

(please call ahead for large

donations)

Wednesday-Friday 10am-530pm

Saturday 10am-430pm

Abierto al puacuteblico compre-done- haacutegasevoluntario

Favor de no dejar donaciones despueacutesdel horario

Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las

tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba

un descuento de 10 en su compra

Open to the public shop-donate-volunteer

Please do not drop off items after storehours

Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence

or Billerica) for a 10 discount on your

purchase

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

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DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

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CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

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MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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Atencioacuten pacientes de Womenrsquos Health Center

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Sirviendo al Valle de Merrimack por los uacuteltimos 28 antildeos

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380 Merrimack Street Suite 2C

Methuen MA - 978-689-0033

ldquoCOMPROMISO DE EXCELENCIArdquo

Aceptamos la mayoriacutea de seguros (HMO and PPO)

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Mayor Daniel Rivera has named themembers of his search committee for a

new DPW Director and began the rststages of the search process this week

The search committee which is made upof seven members includes residents andcity ofcials that will play a key role in the

process to conduct a search for the nextDirector of Public Works for the City of

Lawrence ldquoThe Search Committee has a

big job ahead of themrdquo said Mayor RiveraldquoThey will be responsible for recruiting the

most impressive candidates and narrowingdown the selection The end result will

El Alcalde Daniel Rivera ha nombradoa los miembros de su comiteacute de buacutesquedade un nuevo director del Departamento deObras Puacuteblicas y comenzaron las primerasetapas del proceso de buacutesqueda de esta

semana El comiteacute de buacutesqueda quese compone de siete miembros incluyeresidentes y funcionarios de la ciudad quedesempentildearaacuten un papel clave en el procesode llevar a cabo una buacutesqueda para el proacuteximo Director de Obras Puacuteblicas de laCiudad de Lawrence

El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten tiene una grantarea por delante de ellos dijo el AlcaldeRivera Ellos seraacuten los responsablesde la contratacioacuten de los candidatos maacutesimpresionantes y la reduccioacuten de laseleccioacuten El resultado nal seraacute un director

de DPW que es calicado y comprometido

con la ciudad y sus residentes El Comiteacute de Seleccioacuten inicioacute suesfuerzo con una reunioacuten la semana pasada para determinar el proceso y el calendario para su trabajo Esto incluyoacute la revisioacutende la Ordenanza de la Ciudad relacionadacon el Director de DPW y las tareas quecorresponden a la posicioacuten el desarrollode una estrategia para reclutar un grupo

Los miembros del comiteacute son lossiguientes

The committee members are listed below

1 Ray DiFiore - Former Lawrence andMethuen DPW Director 2 Jeovanny Rodriguez ndash City CouncilorDistrict D3 Marcos Devers - State Representative4 Frank Bonet - City of Lawrence

Personnel Director 5 Katie Darwin - Mount Vernon

Neighborhood Association President andLawrence Resident6 Brad Buscher - Project DirectorGroundwork Lawrence

7 Eileen OrsquoConnor Bernal - Chief of

Staff to mayor Daniel Rivera

Comiteacute de seleccioacuten para lacontratacioacuten del Director de DPW

soacutelido de candidatos y la determinacioacutende los criterios de evaluacioacuten claros paraevaluar los candidatos El Alcalde anticipaun proceso de cuatro y cinco meses parareclutar y contratar al proacuteximo DirectorDepartamento de Obras Puacuteblicas deLawrence

Search committee for DPWDirector

be a DPW Director that is qualied and

committed to the city and its residentsrdquo

The Search Committee kicked off theireffort with a meeting this week to outline

a process and timeline for their work This

included reviewing the City Ordinancerelated to the DPW Director and the dutiesassociated with the position developing astrategy to recruit a robust pool of candidatesand determining clear evaluation criteria by which to rate candidates The Mayoranticipates a four to ve month process to

recruit and hire the next DPW Director ofLawrence

Budget Buddies is looking for Spanish

speaking women who would like to

volunteer as coaches You do not have to be a nancial professional to help or have

mentoring experience Budget Buddies provides ongoing training and support alongwith a wide range of teaching materials

Budget Buddies is a local nonprotorganization that provides nancial

coaching to low income women in Greater

Lowell This innovative program combines

workshops on budgeting banking and credit

with one-on-one mentoring to help women

Promoting responsible andsustainable home ownership

develop core money management skills and

tackle their individual nancial issues

As a coach youll receive all thetraining materials and support you need tohelp a woman in your community to meether nancial goals You can learn more

by attending a no-obligation Volunteer

Information Night on February 9 10or 23 For details please call 978-703-0820 or email Katie Neville at kneville

budgetbuddiesorg Additional informationis available on their website wwwbudget- buddiesorg

Ambos ex alumnos de MiddlesexCommunity College Steven e Izabelahabiacutean oiacutedo hablar de MVHP de suscompantildeeros de estudios y asesores No es

algo que te ensentildean en la escuela sentildealaSteven sobre el proceso de compra Es bueno verlo de primera mano Al asistir a las clases Steven aprendioacutesobre el nivel de preparacioacuten que necesitaba para participar efectivamente en el mercadoCuando uno ve el lugar que desea necesitatener todo en orden Obtener la aprobacioacuten previa obtener el agente eacutel dice La parejaestima haber visto unas veinte casas en persona ademaacutes de otras cincuenta en liacuteneaantes de encontrar su casa Manteniendo elestado de aacutenimo positivo durante el procesofue la parte maacutes difiacutecil Steven e Izabela se mudaron en el mes

de octubre de 2013 El primero de su familia

en poseer una casa Steven se enorgullece

Both alumni of Middlesex Community

College Steven and Izabela had heard

about MVHP from their fellow students and

advisors Its not something they teach you

in school observes Steven about the home

buying processIt s good to see it rsthand

By attending the classes Stevenlearned about the level of preparedness

he needed to effectively participate in themarket When you see the place you

want you need your ducks in a row Get

Propietarios del Mes

Esto da estabilidad para nuestra familia Esuna gran sensacioacuten

Homeowner of the Month

This gives stability for our family Its agreat feeling

porque estaacute sentando las bases para futuras

generaciones ldquoEsto da estabilidad para nuestra

familiardquo dice ldquoEs una gran sensacioacutenrdquo

pre-approved get the agent he says Thecouple estimates seeing twenty houses in person plus another fty online before

nding their home Just keeping morale up

during the process was the hardest part Steven and Izabela moved in duringOctober 2013 The rst in his family to

own a home Steven is excited to lay thefoundation for future generations Thisgives stability for our family he says Itsa great feeling

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Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

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ayuda

Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

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ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

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importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

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de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

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el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

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Trebble Cove Rd

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

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603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

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180deg Thrift Shoppe

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436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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LETTERS TOTHE EDITORRUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or email addressby which we may confirm the sender

Newburyport resident Amy Callahan professor of English and coordinator of theliberal arts journalism and communication program at Northern Essex CommunityCollege has joined the Board of Governorsof the New England Society of News Editors(NESNE) an afliate of the New England

Newspaper and Press Association She willmoderate a special panel discussion at theassociations upcoming annual conventionon February 20 in Boston Callahan was selected to be NESNEshigher education representative a positionthrough which she will help promotemutually benecial initiatives for journalists

and students Im delighted to join the leadershipteam of NESNE as the higher educationrepresentative on the board she says It ismy hope to advocate for a strong partnership between journalism professionals and journalism educators so that students can benet from the resources of the industry

Callahans panel titled Meet theMillennials Training the Future Generationof Journalists will feature a group of journalism and media educators whowill discuss the various highlights andchallenges they encounter in training prospective media specialists Prior to joining the NECC facultyCallahan worked for many years as a

newspaper reporter writing for publicationssuch as the Boston Globe the Holyoke

Transcript-Telegram and the VineyardGazette Her work at the latter publication

resulted in three honors from NENPA onher behalf Callahan also served as formermanaging editor of the Columbia UniversityRecord and is a current member of the HCMedia Board of Directors Callahan holds a BA in Journalismfrom Northeastern University and an MFAin writing from Columbia University Northern Essex offers an associatedegree in journalismcommunicationPlease visit wwwneccmassedu to learnmore

Northern EssexProfessor JoinsNESNE Boardof GovernorsThe coming of age musical ldquoEdges

A Song Cyclerdquo will be presented by Northern Essex Community Collegersquos Top

Notch Players on Friday February 19 andSaturday February 20 at 730 pm in theChester W Hawrylciw Theater on the thirdoor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill

campus The musical was written by Benj Pasek

and Justin Paul in 2005 when they were19-year-old undergraduates in musicaltheatre at the University of Michigan Theywrote their own show after being unhappywith the roles they were assigned in musicaltheatre productions The NECC adaptation will be directed by Northern Essex student Geehae Moonof Haverhill with fellow NECC studentChristian Doyle of Newburyport as assistantdirector The musical director is Brian

Nickerson of Amesbury

Edges is a musical that confronts thetrials and tribulations of becoming adults

and the search for love commitment andmeaning says NECC theater professor JimMurphy Tickets are $10 for general admission

and $8 for students and senior citizensTickets are available at the door or at www

MVartsinfo The musicalrsquos most famous song Be

My Friend has come to be commonlyknown as the Facebook song

In 2006 Pasek and Paul won a $20000

Jonathan Larson Award becoming theyoungest to ever win the award whichwas established by the estate of ldquoRentrdquo

composer Jonathan Larson to encouragecomposers lyricists and book writers at the

beginning of their careers

NECC offers an associate degree in

Liberal Arts Theatre Option which offers

the opportunity to sample various aspects

of theater Individuals can take courses inacting directing improvisation childrenrsquos

theater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage management

and technical theater Graduates can

pursue many career paths or transfer to a

bachelorrsquos program in acting directing

or technical theater for employment as an

actor theater manager house manager

stage manager set lighting costume

or sound designer technical director or

scenic artist director

For additional information or torequest sign language interpreting contactMurphy at jmurphyneccmassedu or

978-556-3377

NECCrsquos Top Notch Players Present MusicalFriday February 19 and Saturday February 20 at 730 pm

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

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Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or emai l addressby which we may confirm the sender

POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

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jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

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1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

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costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

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ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

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total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Nunzio DiMarca and John Savastano

Buon Giorno Good Morning Buenas Tardes

Celebrating 16 years bringing you fivecontinuous hours of entertainment newsinterviews music and fun

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

(SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certied

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Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

MCCs SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPcertication-exam preparation course is

designed primarily for individuals seeking

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experiences human resources professionalsneed to excel in their careers

This 33-hour noncredit certication

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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visit wwwSHRMCerticationorg

To register for this course call SheliaMorin at 781-280-3608 or visit https

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meets the evolving educational civic andworkforce needs of our local and global

communities As one of the largest mostcomprehensive community colleges in thestate we educate more than 13000 studentsannually on our campuses in Bedford andLowell and online MCC offers morethan 70 degree and certicate programs

plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

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Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

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TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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Itrsquos easy finding

Rumbo(978) 794-5360

Early Kindergarten Program

ADMISSION BY LOTTERY - WEDNESDAY MARCH 9

Upper School Gymnasium 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence MA

MUST BE 4 YEARS OLD BY SEPTEMBER 1 2016

Accepting applications through February 26 2016

For information and an application contact Zori Davidovich at9786899863 ext 140 or visit our website at wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS does not discriminate on the basis of race color

national origin creed sex thnicity sexual orientation gender

identity disability age ancestry athletic performance special

need prociency in the English language or a foreign language

or prior academic achievement

Programa de Preparacioacuten Temprana Para Kindergarten

ADMISION POR LOTERIA - MIERCOLES 9 DE MARZO

En el Gimnasio de la Escuela Intermedia 400 Haverhill Street Lawrence

DEBEN TENER 4 ANtildeOS CUMPLIDOS PARA EL 1 DE SEPTIEMBRE 2016

Estamos aceptando inscripciones hasta el 26 de febrero de 2016

Para maacutes informacioacuten y una aplicacioacuten pueden llamar a ZoriDavidovich at 9786899863 ext 140 o visite nuestra paacutegina de

Internet wwwlfdcsorg

LFDCS no discrimina basaacutendose en raza color origen

nacional credo sexo etnia orientacioacuten sexual identidad

de geacutenero discapacidad edad ascendencia rendimiento

atleacutetico necesidad especial prociencia en el idioma ingleacutes

una lengua extranjera o logro acadeacutemico previo

Si tienes ropa usada y pequentildeos artiacuteculos del hogar que ya no usasdoacutenalos para quienes si los necesitan Llegaremos a tu puerta pararecibir lo que puedas entregarPara programar una cita llama al 18004835503 o visiacutetanos ennuestra paacutegina web en internet wwwbbbsfoundationorgLo que nos entregues ayudaraacute a los nintildeos locales que participanen nuestro programa de tutoriacutea Debes saber que tu donacioacuten esdeducible de impuestosiexclGracias por tu apoyo

iexclLa FundacioacutenBig Brother BigSister necesita tu

ayuda

Nearly a dozen current and former Northern Essex Community Collegetheater students recently participated in theKennedy Center American College Theater

Festival (KCACTF) at Western Connecticut

State University Hannah Heckman-McKenna of

Salem NH Geehae Moon of HaverhillCaitlin Kennedy of Methuen Sarah Bird

of Tewksbury and Abby Seabrook of

Newburyport and their partners Ben and Nate Joyall and Natalie Scott of GrovelandArmando Belliard of North Andover andHunter Gouldthorpe of Salisbury competedin the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarshipauditions To qualify to perform studentsare nominated from college productionswhich have been entered in KCACTF A

representative of the festival usually a professor from another participating collegeor university serves as a respondent to the production and chooses the nominees Seabrook competing against students

from across New England and eastern NewYork State was selected to be one of the

36 semi-nalists from a pool of nearly 300

Adrian Peguero of Methuen a former Top

Notch Player who now attends Salem StateUniversity was also a semi-nalist

Moon and Robert Mantegani of NewMarket NH also presented scenes as part

of the Student Directing Initiative (SDC)

with NECC students as their actorsMantegani also recognized for his work as

a stage manager and Matthew Lunderganof Raymond NH now at Salem StateUniversity and a recent Top Notch Playerwon the regional SDC and will travel to thenational KCACTF in April

While at the festival students auditionto be cast in stage readings of new plays being presented at the festival Belliardwas cast in one of the 10-minute plays and

Moon was cast in a one-act play Moon wassingled out for a merit achievement for herwork on this play

Kristopher Schooner of Manchester

NH who is now at the University of NewHampshire was nominated while a studentat NECC to participate in the RichardMaltby Jr musical theatre initiative at thefestival NECC offers an associate degree inLiberal Arts Theatre Option which offersthe opportunity to sample various aspectsof theater Individuals can take courses in

acting directing improvisation childrenstheater and may earn credits for working on

college productions in stage managementand technical theater Graduates can pursuemany career paths or transfer to a bachelors program in acting directing or technicaltheater for employment as an actor theatermanager house manager stage managerset lighting costume or sound designertechnical director or scenic artist director For additional information contactJim Murphy coordinator of theater at NECC at jmurphyneccmassedu or call

978-556-3377

Participants in this years Kennedy Center Theatre Festival include (l to r front) Caitlin

Kennedy Geehae Moon Abigail Seabrook Ben Joyall and Robert Mantegani (Rear) Nate

Joyall Natalie Scott Sarah Bird Hannah Heckman-McKenna and Hunter Gouldthorpe

NECC Theater StudentsParticipate in KennedyCenter Festival

The Music Program at Northern EssexCommunity College will offer two freemaster classes in the art of piano playing

by NECC music faculty member ChristinaDietrich Sunday March 6 at 5 pm andSunday April 4 at 4 pm in the HartlebTechnology Center on the Haverhillcampus 100 Elliot St The purpose of these free workshops

will be to give pianists the chance to performand learn in a cooperative group settingSolo piano works and instrumental and

vocal works with piano accompaniment of

various levels of difculty will be explored

Various aspects of piano performance and preparation will also be discussed Studentsat all levels of playing ability will benet

from attending these workshops

Professor Dietrich has appeared as

a soloist with several orchestras She has performed on the stages of Jordan Hall inBoston Symphony Hall in Boston andAlice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in NewYork She earned a bachelors in music from

the New England Conservatory of Music inBoston her masters in music from BostonUniversity and pursued her Doctor of

Musical Arts degree at that institution In addition to maintaining a concertcareer Professor Dietrich is currently

piano faculty and new department co-chairat Indian Hill Music new faculty at theSteinway Piano Academy BostonNatick

adjunct professor at both Mount WachusettCommunity College and Northern EssexCommunity College and founderdirectorof the Chopin Conservatory of Music on the North Shore She has held faculty positionsat the New England Conservatory of MusicBrookline Music School and North Shore

Community College Professor Dietrichregularly presents master classes in the artof piano performance and is the artisticdirector of the Summer Music Festival at Northern Essex Community College nowin its sixth season

For more information about theseworkshops contact Christina Dietrich at

cdietrichneccmassedu

Northern Essex Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Arts Degree inGeneral Studies Music and a MusicTechnology Certicate

FREE Piano Master ClassesOffered at NECC

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POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

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BY DALIA DIacuteAZ daliadiazrumbonewscom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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To register for this course call SheliaMorin at 781-280-3608 or visit https

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communities As one of the largest mostcomprehensive community colleges in thestate we educate more than 13000 studentsannually on our campuses in Bedford andLowell and online MCC offers morethan 70 degree and certicate programs

plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

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Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

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EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

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TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

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33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

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rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RUMBO315 Mt Vernon StLawrence MA 01843Email rumborumbonewscom

Letters must be less than 300 words in lengthPlease send a telephone number or emai l addressby which we may confirm the sender

POR NATHANIEL SILLIN

Cuestiones Praacutecticas de Dinero

Practical Money Matters

BY NATHANIEL SILLIN

Si usted no estaacute cerca

de la edad de jubilacioacuten

es faacutecil ignorar loque estaacute haciendo

la Seguridad SocialSin embargo algunosanuncios importantesrecientes del antildeo pasado

hacen que ahora sea un buen momento para prestar atencioacuten

Lo que sigue es un resumen de loscambios notables de Seguridad Social en elinicio de 2016 y las maneras de asegurarsede que estaacute tomando las decisiones correctas para la planicacioacuten y el reclamo de la

jubilacioacuten (httpwwwconsumernance

govretirementbefore-you-claim) en base

a lo que se avecina

1 Los pagos de Seguridad Social de

2016 no aumentaraacuten A nales de octubre

Seguridad Social (httpswwwssagovmyaccount) anuncioacute que no habiacutea suciente

inacioacuten en 2015 para crear un ajuste por

costo de vida (COLA por su sigla en ingleacutes)

para los benecios mensuales de este antildeo

Comprensiblemente este anuncio sacudioacutea los destinatarios que ven a SeguridadSocial como una parte signicativa de sus

ingresos mensuales Es soacutelo la tercera vezen la que los pagos se congelaron en losuacuteltimos 40 antildeos desde que comenzaron losajustes automaacuteticos COLA pero aquiacute estaacute el problema las tres ocasiones se produjerondespueacutes de 2010 En resumen la mayoriacutea

de las personas mayores tendraacuten que vivircon un pago promedio mensual de $ 1341con los beneciarios casados recibiendo un

total de $ 2212

2 Las personas casadas y divorciadas

pueden tener que repensar la forma en

que reclaman benefcios Tambieacuten enoctubre pasado Washington establecioacuteuna batalla por el presupuesto federal en parte para cerrar algunas lagunas notablesen la ley de Seguridad Social que permitiacuteaque ciertas parejas casadas aumentaransustancialmente sus benecios en el

tiempo y que ciertas personas divorciadasreclamaran benecios de ex-coacutenyuges en

determinadas circunstancias Estas nuevasrestricciones a las estrategias llamadasldquosolicitar y suspenderrdquo (ldquole and suspendrdquo)

y reclamo restringido entraraacuten en vigorel proacuteximo mes de mayo En resumen

si estaacute cerca de los 62 antildeos (la edad maacutestemprana que puede empezar a reclamar los

benecios de Seguridad Social) obtenerasesoramiento calicado nunca ha sido maacutes

importante

3 Otras cuestiones relacionadas con

COLA Cuando no hay ajuste por costode vida no hay cambio en la cantidadmaacutexima de ganancias sujetas al impuestode Seguridad Social que se quedaraacute en$ 118500 en 2016 Esto signica que

las ganancias por encima de ese nivel noestaacuten sujetas a la parte de Seguridad Socialdel impuesto sobre la noacutemina o se utiliza para calcular los pagos de jubilacioacuten Almismo tiempo el liacutemite de ingresos deSeguridad Social para las personas quetrabajan y reclaman pagos de SeguridadSocial se quedaraacute en $ 15720 en el antildeo2016 para las personas de 65 y menores Alos beneciarios de Seguridad Social que

ganan maacutes de esta cantidad se les retendraacute$1 en benecios temporalmente por cada

$2 de ganancias por encima del liacutemite

4 Algunos benefcios estaacuten bajando

un poco El pago maacutes alto posible deSeguridad Social para un trabajador de 66antildeos de edad que se inscriba en SeguridadSocial este antildeo seraacute $ 2639 por mes menos$ 24 de los $ 2663 del antildeo 2015 iquestLarazoacuten Seguridad Social sentildealoacute que a pesarde ninguacuten ajuste por costo de la vida se produjo un aumento en el iacutendice nacional

de salario promedio uno de los postesindicadores estadiacutesticos que el organismoutiliza para calcular los benecios

5 Cambios de servicio Si no ha creadouna cuenta de Mi Seguridad Social haacutegalo por dos razones En primer lugar ha habidoreportes de robo de identidad relacionadoscon ladrones que intentan inscripcionesfraudulentas para dichas cuentas Ensegundo lugar la agencia puso a disposicioacutenen liacutenea datos de la cuenta maacutes detalladoscomo estimaciones de los pagos mensualesde diversas edades de reclamo AdemaacutesSeguridad Social amplioacute el horario deocina en algunas de sus ocinas de campo

en 2015 por lo que si necesita asistencia personal revise el horario de atencioacuten en suocina maacutes cercana (httpssecuressagov

ICONmainjsp)

En pocas palabras Seguridad Socialcongeloacute montos de los benecios para

el proacuteximo antildeo y esto tiene un impactotanto en los destinatarios actuales como losfuturos No se puede entender plenamentesu jubilacioacuten sin entender coacutemo funcionaSeguridad Social por lo que ahora es el

momento de aprender

Nathaniel Sillin dirige los programas deeducacioacuten nanciera de Visa Para seguir

Practical Money Skills en Twitter www

twittercomPracticalMoney

If youre not close toretirement age its easyto ignore what SocialSecurity is doingHowever some sig-nicant announcements

late last year make now

a very good time to payattention

What follows is a summary of notable

changes to Social Security at the start of 2016

and ways to ensure youre making the right

retirement planning and claiming (http

wwwconsumernancegovretirement

before-you-claim) decisions based on

whats ahead

1 2016 Social Security payments

wont increase In late October SocialSecurity (httpswwwssagovmyaccount)

announced that there wasnt enough ination

in 2015 to create a cost-of-living adjustment(COLA) to monthly benets this year

Understandably this announcement shook

up recipients who look to Social Security

for a signicant part of their monthly

income Its only the third time paymentswere frozen in the past 40 years sinceautomatic COLA adjustments began butheres the rub ndash all three occasions occurredafter 2010 In short most seniors will haveto live with an average monthly payment of$1341 with married beneciaries receiving

a total of $2212

2 Married and divorced individuals

may have to rethink the way they claim

benefts Also last October Washingtonsettled a federal budget battle in part byclosing some notable loopholes in SocialSecurity law that allowed certain marriedcouples to substantially increase their benets over time and certain divorced

individuals to claim benets from former

spouses under certain circumstances Thesenew restrictions on so-called le-and-

suspend and restricted-claim strategies gointo effect this coming May In short ifyoure close to age 62 (the earliest age youcan start claiming Social Security benets)

getting qualied advice has never been

more important

3 Other COLA-related issues Whentheres no cost-of-living adjustment theresno change in the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the Social Security taxwhich will stay at $118500 in 2016 Thismeans earnings above that level arentsubject to the Social Security portion of the payroll tax or used to calculate retirement payouts At the same time the Social

Security earnings limit for people who work

and claim Social Security payments willstay at $15720 in 2016 for people ages 65and younger Social Security beneciaries

who earn more than this amount will have$1 in benets temporarily withheld for

every $2 in earnings above the limit

4 Some benefts are going down ndash a

little The highest possible Social Security payment for a 66-year-old worker who

signs up for Social Security this year will be$2639 per month down $24 from $2663in 2015 The reason Social Security notedthat despite no cost-of-living adjustmentthere was an increase in the nationalaverage wage index one of the statisticalguideposts the agency uses to calculate

benets

5 Service changes If you haventcreated a My Social Security accountdo so for two reasons First there have been reports of ID theft related to thievesattempting fraudulent signups for suchaccounts Second the agency is making

more detailed account data available onlinesuch as estimates of monthly payments atvarious claiming ages Also Social Securityexpanded ofce hours in some of its eld

locations in 2015 so if you need face-to-face assistance check hours of operation at

your closest local ofce (httpssecuressa

govICONmainjsp)

Bottom line Social Security froze benet

amounts for the coming year and thathas an impact on both current and futurerecipients You cant fully understand yourretirement without understanding howSocial Security works so nows the time to

learn

This article is intended to provide

general information and should not be

considered legal tax or nancial advice

Its always a good idea to consult a tax or

nancial advisor for specic information

on how certain laws apply to your situation

and about your individual nancial

situation

Mire con atencioacuten su Seguridad Social en el 2016

Take a Close Look at SocialSecurity in 2016

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Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

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plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

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Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

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TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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Nunzio DiMarca and John Savastano

Buon Giorno Good Morning Buenas Tardes

Celebrating 16 years bringing you fivecontinuous hours of entertainment newsinterviews music and fun

Every Sunday beginning at9 AM with

Sicilian music10-12ItalianEnglish

12-1This is Rock lsquonRoll

1-2Asiacute es Colombia

Somos expertos en precios moacutedicos y serviciode alta calidad La Primera Funerariahispana sirviendo conesmero y satisfaccioacuten a lacomunidad latinoamericana

Brindamos servicio deasistencia social y enviamosel cuerpo a cualquier lugarincluyendo a Puerto Ricola Repuacuteblica DominicanaCentro y SurameacutericaTambieacuten ofrecemos planes

pagados con anticipacioacuten yestampas de recordatorios

137 Lawrence Street

Lawrence MA 01841

(978)6824060

Can students of physics engineeringand music nd a common bond in the

classical guitar Northern Essex Community Collegeengineering professor Juan Oscar Azaret of North Andover thinks so and he has designed

a one-night workshop and presentation to prove it Curriculum Crossroads will be held Wednesday March 9 at 630 pmin the Hartleb Technology Center on theHaverhill campus 100 Elliott St the eventis free and open to the public An engineer of 35 years Azaret is also

a classical guitarist and luthier (someone

who makes or repairs string instruments)

and a long time board member of the Boston

Classical Guitar Society Multitalented

Azaret has a multi-faceted appreciation of the

classical guitar and believes others can too

The idea that the classical guitar andthe sound it produces can be of interestto students of varied disciplines was thecatalyst for this event The evening isdesigned around the idea of the art andscience of the classical guitar Azaret saysthrough performance perception designand acoustics This project will provide a vehicle forstudents in each of these elds to appreciate

certain foundations and applications oftheir studies as they relate to each other hesays We want them to be interested in theacademics of it but entertained as well Working together with NECC physics

professor Dr Il (Johnny) Yoon special

laboratory and research assignments will be spawned from this presentation allowingthe students to broaden their understanding The program will include performances

of classical guitar works by Robert Warda professor at Northeastern Universityand Brookline Music School and concert

guitarist The focus will be on the musicand how beautiful and approachablemusic is created on a classical guitar aswell as how guitars are created Partiallyconstructed guitars will be available toshow the anatomy of the instrument The second half of the night will bededicated to examining sound Specically

the science and engineering that createsthe sound Participants will be able tosee sound through the use of a spectrumanalyzer oscilloscope and vibrating stringlab set-ups in an interactive audio visual presentation

It will link the instrument the performer the music and the listener hesays This presentation is funded in partthrough a new Academic Innovations Mini-Grant which was created by the college toencourage curriculum innovation Educators submit programs that showthey are engaging students in different waysto give them a broader richer experienceAzaret says Students from NECCs physicsengineering and music classes will bein attendance and the public is invited toattend Not quite a guitarstrutted soundboards await completion

A Juan Oscar Azaret original created by NECC engineering Professor AzaretPartially constructed guitars will be shownduring the Curriculum Crossroads presentation

The guitar heads of classical guitars created by NECCengineering Professor Juan Oscar Azaret

Classical Guitar Brings NECC Students and Community Together

Mayor James J Fiorentini announcedthat the Snow Emergency declared in theCity for the recent snow storm has now been removed

Please be advised that the City ofHaverhills overnight winter parking

ordinance is in effect

Mayor Fiorentini Removes Snow Emergency

bull Beginning February 1st at 600 pm to600 am EVEN numbered side of streetbull Beginning March 1st at 600 pm to600 am ODD numbered side of street Violators are subject to a $2500 ne

and towing of motor vehicle

For additional informationcontact Juan Oscar Azaret at

joazaretgmailcom

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

(SHRM-CP) or SHRM Senior Certied

Professional (SHRM-SCP) credentials

Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

MCCs SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPcertication-exam preparation course is

designed primarily for individuals seeking

credentials that focus on identifying andtesting the knowledge and practical real-life

experiences human resources professionalsneed to excel in their careers

This 33-hour noncredit certication

preparation program helps students gainthe knowledge and practical experiences

needed to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations This course coversfour knowledge areas including people

organization workplace and strategy

The program also covers eight behavioralcompetencies including leadership andnavigation ethical practice businessacumen relationship managementconsultation critical evaluation global andcultural effectiveness and communication The cost is $1250 and includesall course materials but does not coverregistration for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP examinations The deadline to registeris Wednesday Feb 10

For more information about the SHRMLearning System for CPSCP Certication

visit wwwSHRMCerticationorg

To register for this course call SheliaMorin at 781-280-3608 or visit https

wwwmiddlesexmasseducareertrainingshrmlsaspxMiddlesex Community College

meets the evolving educational civic andworkforce needs of our local and global

communities As one of the largest mostcomprehensive community colleges in thestate we educate more than 13000 studentsannually on our campuses in Bedford andLowell and online MCC offers morethan 70 degree and certicate programs

plus hundreds of noncredit courses AtMiddlesex everyone teaches everyonelearns

What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

donations)Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm

647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

Tel 978-686-3323

wwwmvrestoreorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Donations Donaciones

(please call ahead for large

donations)

Wednesday-Friday 10am-530pm

Saturday 10am-430pm

Abierto al puacuteblico compre-done- haacutegasevoluntario

Favor de no dejar donaciones despueacutesdel horario

Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las

tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba

un descuento de 10 en su compra

Open to the public shop-donate-volunteer

Please do not drop off items after storehours

Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence

or Billerica) for a 10 discount on your

purchase

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

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DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

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CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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MCC Offers SHRMHuman ResourcesCertification PrepCourses

Middlesex Community Collegersquos

Corporate and Community Education ampCareer Training Program now offers theSociety for Human Resources Management(SHRM) Learning System for those seeking

to earn SHRM Certied Professional

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Classes meet from 6 to 9 pm Tuesdayson the Bedford campus and run Feb 23through May 10

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What happened to

government of thepeople by the peopleand for the people I write this portion of my columnon the 207th anniversary of AbrahamLincolnrsquos birth Each February we

celebrate both Lincolnrsquos and Washingtonrsquos

births Washington is best remembered foroverthrowing an oppressive and tyrannicalgovernment in which the people had norepresentation Lincolnrsquos best-remembered

speech the Gettysburg Address reminds usthat at least in this country our governmentmust respond to the people from whom it

receives its authorityThe Gettysburg Address was hastily writtenand presented in just a few short minutesThe speech which still endures as the bestAmerican political rhetoric ended withthese few words ldquothat government of the

people by the people for the people shallnot perish from the earthrdquo In this one short phrase Lincoln echoes the language ofour Constitution and reminds us that ourgovernment is created by us to serve USTwo hundred years ago the very idea thatgovernment should serve the people andnot the king was revolutionary

So Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington please let me apologize to you on your birthdays for the shameful conduct that

you see in Lawrence today Lawrencehas forgotten our forefathersrsquo sacrices

to create a government that represents usInstead we elect people whose interest isnot in serving us but in serving themselvesFar too many elected ofcials see their

election to ofce as a stepping stone to

higher power or higher salary and not as achance to help the powerless Any benet

we receive from their work is secondary to

their self-promotion Our elected ofcials

in their haste to get stipends make political

connections get paid without working

travel at our expense enter public contractswith organizations on whose boards theyonce sat hire their campaign workers re

their enemies get free parking on city lotsand streets abuse their parking placards

shop for new cars during work hours and

grant undeserved privileges to their friendsand allies forget to do any work for us

The recent expose on the Registry of Deedsconrms that our elected ofcials forget

to uphold the oaths of their ofce and

violate the public trust Story after storyis reported about unqualied people being

given jobs campaign workers parking

for free jobs awarded to friends withoutadvertisement or competition employeesworking as teachers during the hours when

they are being paid to work for us Many

stories have yet to be reported storiesabout councilors having their car towing

fees waived while the citizens who electedthem must pay theirs Despite photographsand reports no discipline issues Whenwe complain our ofcials tell the world

that we complain because we want the oldcorrupt ways to returnSo Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington letme tell you there are no old corrupt waysto return The corruption never left It isstill here and worse than ever Today it is

sugar-coated disguised by benevolenceand hidden behind positive press releases

Its exposure is suppressed in the mediawhen elected ofcials exchange paid

advertising for positive press and mediasilenceAnd for these shameless examples of self-dealing and self-promotion donrsquot blame

our elected ofcials Blame us We lack

the courage and determination to ght for

the government by and for the people thatyou left us We donrsquot show up to vote in

large numbers When some of us decideto take back our government by the recall

of our ofcials too few of us are willing

to stand beside them and publicly supportthemThe Mayor knows he no longer represents

the majority of the people He stoppedworking for us when he started working for

himself He knows he cannot win another

mayoral election because he lost touch withthe common humble voter This is whyhe spends thousands of dollars to preventthe recall This is why he objects at everystep of the recall This is why he told usit failed before objections were even led

He knows the will of the people Rather

than work for that will he is doing the

hardest work of his career making certain

that we never get another chance to expressour will Such is the case with the rumorthat the next meeting before the Board ofRegistrars will not be televised or shownon YouTube Council President Kendrys

Vasquez explained that it was a questionof which department would pay for thework of televising it Thatrsquos all we need in

Lawrence Press censorshipI have been requesting copies of the

Activity Report Changes on the voters list

from November 3 2015 through December9 2015 only to be told that it cannot be

done This printout will show who madeany changes on the list by removing addingof changing the names or addresses in anyway Richard Reyes the only employeeleft in the Elections Department said thatis impossible so I spoke to Rafael Tejeda

former bilingual elections coordinator whowas red two years ago by Mayor Rivera

Tejeda explained to me the stepsto be followed to get the desired resultsand issuing that report should not take

more than 5 minutes Furthermore hesaid that nothing can be erased from thatcomputer system Everything done theremanipulating the lists leaves a permanentrecord of the date time and password of

the person making the alterations I nowwonder if Richard Reyes doesnrsquot know the

system or he has been ordered not to issueany reports Itrsquos time to subpoena Rafael

Tejeda to testify under oath as to what hetold me or ask him to come to City Hall and

run the report for me The Mayor does not want us to vote onwhether we like the job he has done Mr

Mayor we can vote now or later Eitherway your popularity will be judged by wewho empowered you Mr Lincoln and Mr Washington wedonrsquot deserve the gift of free government

you gave us We do too little to protectit and you deserve more from us Nextyear for your birthdays we the citizens of

Lawrence want to return to you that samegovernment of the people by the peopleand for the people that so many have foughtand died for We must NEVER allow thatrepresentative government to ever perishfrom Lawrence

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ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

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647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

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Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

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Donations Donaciones

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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CAPITAL AUTO AUCTION ldquoLa Subasta de Autos Ofcial del Salvation Armyrdquo

190 Londonderry Turnpike (28 Bypass)Manchester NH 03104

Salida 1 de la Rt 101 Este(603) 622-9058

iexclVENGA A LA SUBASTASEMANAL

SAacuteBADOS A LAS 11 AM

INSPECCIONES 2 HORAS ANTESDE LA SUBASTA

EL UacuteNICO LUGAR EN TODA EL AacuteREA CONSUBASTAS DE AUTOS ABIERTAS AL PUacuteBLICO

983201COMPRE DONDE LOS VENDEDORES COMPRAN

CIENTOS DE VEHIacuteCULOS 983201NO HAY OFERTA MIacuteNIMAPRECIOS MUY REDUCIDOS LA MAYORIacuteA DE LOS AUTOS

SE VENDEN POR $500 Oacute MENOS

iexclAHORA 1 SUBASTA SEMANAL

SUBASTA PUBLICA

DE AUTOS

ldquoHemorrhoids and Rectal Bleeding

- Dispelling Common Mythsrdquo a SeniorSupper presentation with Colorectal

Surgeon Jana Simonds MD at HolyFamily Hospital 70 East St in MethuenMA on March 16 2016 330- 430 pmin the ground-oor auditorium

Dr Simonds a fellowship trainedcolorectal surgeon is on staff at HolyFamily Hospital in Methuen andHaverhill The cost of $5 includes a fullsupper and the presentation Registrationrequired To register please call theDoctorFindertrade line at 1-800-488-5959

Hospital to Host Senior Supper withColorectal Surgeon Jana Simonds MD Offers Free Colorectal Cancer

Seminar in Honor of Colon

Cancer Awareness Month

Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Detection and Treatment a Medical Meetthe Expert seminar with Colorectal SurgeonRomie Mundy MD and GastroenterologistBridget J Seymour MD on March 1 20166-7 pm in the rst-oor auditorium at Holy

Family Hospital - Haverhill 140 LincolnAve Haverhill MA

Attendees will learn how colorectal

Senior Lunch Presentation on HealthyLegs in Haverhill

ldquoAll About Healthy Legsrdquo a SeniorLunch presentation with Board Certied

Vascular Surgeon Paula Muto MD FACSat Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill onMarch 1 2016 1-2 pm in the rst-oor

auditorium 140 Lincoln Ave Haverhill The cost of $5 includes a full dinnerand the presentation The menu includescorned beef potatoes cabbage carrotssalad dinner rolls dessert coffee teaand water Registration required Toregister please call the DoctorFindertradeline at 1-800-488-5959

cancer is prevented detected and treatedas well as the roles of gastroenterologistsand colorectal surgeons Free and open tothe public Light refreshments Registrationrequired Nurses awarded one nursingcontact hour For more information or toregister please email jeanmacdougall-tattanstewardorg or call Jean at

9784201168

Upcoming Seminars at Holy Family Hospital

257 Boston Road

Billerica MA 01862

Rt 3A129 between Bridge St amp

Trebble Cove Rd

Tel 978-215-9975

wwwMyReStoreMAorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 9am-5pm

Saturday 9am-3pm

Donaciones Donations

(please call ahead for large

donations)Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm

647 Andover Street

Lawrence MA 01843

Tel 978-686-3323

wwwmvrestoreorg

Store Hours

Wednesday-Friday 10am-6pm

Saturday 10am-5pm

Donations Donaciones

(please call ahead for large

donations)

Wednesday-Friday 10am-530pm

Saturday 10am-430pm

Abierto al puacuteblico compre-done- haacutegasevoluntario

Favor de no dejar donaciones despueacutesdel horario

Traiga este anuncio a cualquiera de las

tiendas (Lawrence o Billerica) y reciba

un descuento de 10 en su compra

Open to the public shop-donate-volunteer

Please do not drop off items after storehours

Bring this ad to either store (Lawrence

or Billerica) for a 10 discount on your

purchase

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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The UMass Lowell Libraries arecurrently hosting a free six-part seriesfeaturing local experts who will shareinsights into the history of Latinos in theUnited States and their contributions toAmerican culture The installment onTuesday Feb 16 7 pm - will be here inLawrence at the Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St The Lawrence event willfocus on the story of immigrants fromCuba Puerto Rico and the DominicanRepublic who arrived in the United Statesin the mid-20th century and will be sharedin the documentarys installment The NewLatinos The discussion for this installmentwill be led by Dr Maria Matz This is part of a six part series allopen to the public being held from January

through April at locations throughout theMerrimack Valley Sessions will feature

UMass Lowells Maria Matz associate professor of Latin American Studies andCulture Sara Marks the universitys

instruction and outreach librarianand acclaimed poet Rhina Espaillat of Newburyport Installments of the award-winning PBSdocumentary series Latino Americanswill be shown during four programs presented by Matz Afterward she willlead discussions based on topics and eventsdepicted in the series which chronicles thehistory of Latinos in the United States fromthe 16th century to the present The UMass Lowell programs whichare supported by a $3000 grant from the

National Endowment for the Humanitiesand the American Library Association will be presented in English Episodes of LatinoAmericans will be shown in English withSpanish subtitles The UMass Lowell Libraries are pleased to have this opportunity to presentthese programs throughout the communityto promote and educate people aboutLatinos important contributions to ournation Marks said There are more than

50 million Latinos living in the UnitedStates yet there is still much for otherAmericans to learn about their rich andvaried history and culture The events will be held in Lowell andLawrence at various locations They are Tuesday Feb 16 7 pm - The story

of immigrants from Cuba Puerto Rico andthe Dominican Republic who arrived in theUnited States in the mid-20th century will be shared in the documentarys installmentThe New Latinos Lawrence PublicLibrary 51 Lawrence St Lawrence Tuesday March 8 7 pm - The labormovement led by Ceacutesar Chavez and gainsmade by Mexican Americans who forged anew identity as Chicanos in the 1960s and1970s will be discussed after the episodePrejudice and Pride Pollard MemorialLibrary 401 Merrimack St Lowell

Tuesday April 5 7 pm - Thedocumentarys nal installment Peril and

Promise will highlight the arrival to theUS of immigrants from Central Americaand a new wave from Cuba along withthe rise of Latino American celebrities in popular culture Lawrence Public Library51 Lawrence St Lawrence Saturday April 9 10 am to 1 pm

- Members of the public who would liketo learn how to write Wikipedia entries

on various topics covered by the seriesand other related subjects will receivetraining from Marks The program will be

held at UMass Lowell at a location to bedetermined Members of the public interested inlearning more about these programs shoulde-mail Sara_Marksumledu or visit http

umlbetalibguidescomprogramming UMass Lowell is a national research

university located on a high-energy campus in

the heart of a global community The university

offers its 17500 students bachelors masters

and doctoral degrees in business education

engineering ne arts health humanities

sciences and social sciences UMass Lowell

delivers high-quality educational programs

vigorous hands-on learning and personal

attention from leading faculty and staff all of

which prepare graduates to be ready for work

for life and for all the world offers wwwuml

edu

Speaker Series at the Lawrence Public Library

Fire victims Viacutectimas de

incendios

Please contact Heal Lawrence ifyou wish to make a contribution

to the victims of the recent res in

Lawrence The website has a listof donated items and things that arestill needed

Favor de ponerse en contacto conHeal Lawrence si desea hacer unacontribucioacuten a las viacutectimas de losincendios recientes en Lawrence Elsitio en la internet tiene una lista deartiacuteculos que han sido donados y loque todaviacutea necesitan

httpheallawrenceorgheallawrenceaolcom

httpswwwfacebookcom

heallawrencemass

EDITOR RUMBONEWSCOM

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

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American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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Cartas al Editor Letters to the Editor

An independent review of specialeducation in Massachusetts commissioned by the Massachusetts Department of

Education nds that ldquoStudents withdisabilities who spend more time beingeducated with their typically developing peers on average earn higher scores on theMassachusetts Comprehensive AssessmentSystem testsrdquo Based on this nding the

Massachusetts Department of Educationrecommends that students with disabilitiesspend more time being educated with theirtypically developing peers Often this means an inclusionclassroom What is an inclusion classroomIt is the least restrictive setting for a childwith an IEP (Individualized EducationPlan) However merely naming a class an

inclusion class does not meet student needsA true inclusion classroom is composedof a certied general education teacher

and a certied special education teacher

working conjunctively both in planning the

classroom learning activities and also inexecuting those plans together each class period for the entire length of the class The state average of IEP students in aninclusion setting is 611 Based on the most recent data fromthe DOE some districts are doing betterthan others at providing an inclusiveenvironment ndash the least restrictive settingfor students with disabilities With 628 of IEP students in aninclusion setting Methuen exceeds the

state target of 605 The graduation ratefor Methuen students with IEPs is 492 North Andover has a rate of 711 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of their students on IEPs is817 Andover has a rate of 628 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting Theyhave an 845 rate of graduation for their

students on IEPs Dracut has a rate of 565 of IEPstudents in an inclusion setting The

graduation rate of students on IEPs is 538 The review also nds that ldquolow-

income students with disabilities andLatino and African American students withdisabilities are considerably less likely to

be included in general education classeswhen compared to their White and Asianspecial education counterpartsrdquo This isconcerning considering the nding that

academic success of students with learningdisabilities increases with time spent in aninclusion setting How do our more urban areas of theMerrimack Valley do when it comes to

providing an inclusive setting for studentswith disabilities Lowell reports a rate of 567 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of Lowell students on IEPsis 211 Haverhill has a rate of 526 ofIEP students in an inclusion setting Thegraduation rate of students on IEPs is 488 296 of students on IEPs in Lawrenceare in an inclusion setting Lawrence has a476 graduation rate for students withIEPs While some Lawrence schools areheld up as evidence the receivership isworking many others have shown little or

no improvement A few have become worseFor each year since 2012 the city has beenlabeled chronically underperforming Considering the DOErsquos nding of a

direct correlation between student successand inclusion districts throughout theMerrimack Valley will likely move toward

providing more inclusion opportunities forstudents with disabilities

Amy BerardLawrence

Special Education Inclusion Rates in theMerrimack Valley

Friday February 19th

12pm and 130pm

Join Boston Baroque andexperience Classics forKids with the colorful and

playful music of Vivaldirsquos

The Four Seasons This30-minute version will

be interactive and gearedtowards kids 4-12 years old

complete with an instrument petting zoo following the performance FREE

Seating begins 15 minutes before each show timeREGISTER ONLINE

Classics for Kids - Free Concertages 4-12 - Free

Haverhill - The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will hold their

monthly meeting on Thursday February 18 at 7pm at the MVPC Ofce

160 Main Street Haverhill The agenda includes updates on EconomicDevelopment Environmental and Transportation Programs in the RegionThe agenda is available on the MVPC website ndash wwwmvpcorg For more information call Nancy Lavallee at 978-374-0519 or emailnlavalleemvpcorg

I hope this message nds you well We

are going to be doing our next round of public

outreach for the Haverhill TDI District Urban

Design Plan on Wednesday February 24 Inorder to present the public with more options

increase our opportunity for interaction and

better reach out to stakeholders that have not

yet been heard in this process wersquore going to

be doing things a little bit differently Rather

than have a traditional public meeting we

will be holding two ldquoopen housesrdquo for the

general public and an additional discussion

in Spanish Rather than doing a long formal

presenta tion we will be discussing our work

since the last meeting in a small group drop-

in atmosphere with plenty of time for direct

interaction and discussion with the public

Here is the scheduleDaytime Lunch Hour Open House 12pm-2pm at Pentucket Bank Community Room

35 Merrimack Street

Evening Open House 5pm-745pm atHamel Mill Lofts enter at 40 Locke Street

Spanish Language Open House 8pm-9pmat St James Parish Lower Church WinterStreet Entrance

Una revisioacuten independiente de laeducacioacuten especial en Massachusettsencargado por el Departamento de

Educacioacuten de Massachusetts consideraque Los estudiantes con discapacidadesque pasan maacutes tiempo siendo educadoscon sus compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepicoen promedio ganan puntuaciones maacutes altasen las pruebas del sistema de evaluacioacutenglobal de Massachusetts Basado en este hallazgo el Departamento

de Educacioacuten de Massachusetts recomienda

que los estudiantes con discapacidad pasen

maacutes tiempo siendo educados con sus

compantildeeros de desarrollo tiacutepico A menudo esto signica un aula de

inclusioacuten iquestQueacute es un aula de inclusioacuten Es

el entorno menos restrictivo para un nintildeo con

un IEP (Plan de Educacioacuten Individualizada)

Sin embargo maacutes que nombrar un aula

como una clase de inclusioacuten no se ajusta

a las necesidades del estudiante Una

verdadera clase de inclusioacuten se compone de

un maestro certicado de educacioacuten general

y un maestro certicado de educacioacuten

especial de trabajando en conjunto tanto

en la planicacioacuten de las actividades de

aprendizaje en el aula y tambieacuten en la

ejecucioacuten de esos planes juntos en cada

periacuteodo de clase por todo el periacuteodo de clase

El promedio en el estado de losestudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten es del 611 Basado en los datos maacutes recientesdel Departamento de Educacioacuten algunosdistritos estaacuten haciendo mejor que otros

proporcionando un ambiente inclusivo- el entorno menos restrictivo para losestudiantes con discapacidades Con el 628 de los estudiantes conIEP en un marco de inclusioacuten Methuenexcede el objetivo del estado de 605 Latasa de graduacioacuten para los estudiantes deMethuen con IEP es 492 North Andover tiene una tasa de 711de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 817 Andover tiene una tasa de 628de estudiantes con IEP en un entorno de

inclusioacuten Tienen una tasa de 845 degraduacioacuten entre los estudiantes con IEP Dracut tiene una tasa de 565 entre

los estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de estosestudiantes con IEP es 538 La revisioacuten tambieacuten ha descubiertoque los estudiantes de bajos ingresos condiscapacidades y los estudiantes latinos yafroamericanos con discapacidades tienenconsiderablemente menos probabilidadesde ser incluidos en las clases de educacioacutengeneral en comparacioacuten con sus homoacutelogosde educacioacuten especial blancos y asiaacuteticosEsto es preocupante teniendo en cuenta laconclusioacuten de que el eacutexito acadeacutemico de losestudiantes con problemas de aprendizajeaumenta con el tiempo de permanencia enun entorno de inclusioacuten iquestDe queacute manera nuestras aacutereas maacutesurbanas del Valle de Merrimack pueden

tratar de proporcionar un ambiente inclusivo para los estudiantes con discapacidades Lowell reporta una tasa de 567 delos estudiantes con IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes de Lowell con IEP es un 211 Haverhill tiene una tasa de 526 delos estudiantes del IEP en un entorno deinclusioacuten La tasa de graduacioacuten de losestudiantes con IEP es de 488 296 de los estudiantes con IEP en

Lawrence estaacuten en un entorno de inclusioacuten

Lawrence tiene una tasa de graduacioacuten de

476 para los estudiantes con IEP Si bien

algunas escuelas en Lawrence se toman como

evidencia de que la administracioacuten judicial estaacutetrabajando muchas otras han mostrado poca

o ninguna mejora Algunas han empeorado

Cada antildeo desde el 2012 la ciudad ha sido

etiquetada croacutenicamente bajo rendimiento

Teniendo en cuenta el hallazgo de DOE

de que existe una correlacioacuten directa entre el

eacutexito del estudiante y la inclusioacuten distritos entodo el Valle de Merrimack probablemente

proveeraacuten maacutes oportunidades de inclusioacuten

para los estudiantes con discapacidades

Amy BerardLawrence

Tasa de inclusioacuten en educacioacuten especialen el Valle de Merrimack

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

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Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

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NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Historic Mills Photography Workshops and the Lawrence History Center are

pleased to present a Photography Exhibit featuring the works of our workshop participantsRobert Bass Marie Benson Renee Choiniere Frank Conahan Navy Floyd

David Hiley Donna Lind Ginny Newton Cheryl Raistrick Rita Rice Kate

Seeley Jim Washington Jerry Wetterskog and Rick Wetmore

The Visitors Center is open 7 daysweek 900 am - 400 pm

Please LIKE the Lawrence History Center Facebook Page for daily updates

about upcoming programs events and additions to our archival collection

Were at 1855 followers - - help us get to 2000 by the end of February

The Lawrence Mills A Photography ExhibitFebruary 1 - 28 2016 at the Lawrence Heritage State Park

1 Jackson Street Lawrence MA

On Friday January 29 2016 theParade Committee announced at the ParadeFundraiser that the Committee selected asthis Grand Marshall Lisa Breen of Salem New Hampshire Ms Breen has been very active inmany Civic Organizations throughout theLawrence area She has also been a long-time Funeral Director for her family owned business Breen Funeral Home of Lawrenceand North Andover Donations and Parade InformationFor more information or to donate go towwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

Join us for an MCLI Social Innovator MixerWednesday February 24 - 330 to 500

At the Lowell Community Health Center

161 Jackson Street Lowell - 6th Floor

Coffee tea and snacks will be provided Free parkingRSVP Requested TFryLawrenceCommunityWorksorg

What are MCLI Mixers

Members of the Class of 2016 are developing projectsas socially responsible leaders and innovators Youare invited to hear these ideas at an early stage andoffer your feedback and advice

At each Mixer several members of the class will makeshort pitches for their leadership projects After these

informal pitches we open up for networking andfeedback

MCLI MixersFeb 24 - Lowell

March 16 - LawrenceApril 13 - Lowell

May 11 - LawrenceThis process culminates with MCLI Graduation and Showcase

on the evening of June 8 Plan to join us

Lawrence Saint Patrickrsquos Day ParadeSaturday March 19 2016 1 PM

Participant Registration InformationAll forms to register to participate

are for download on the website wwwlawrencestpatsparadecom

It is the Merrimack River Watershed

Councils 40th year this year Will you celebrate with us Please come to our 40th Annual Meeting and free brunch Saturday Feb 20th from 11am-1pm at DCRs Heritage State Park 1 Jackson

Street Lawrence MA I will be speaking about the remarkable progress toward cleaner

water the threats currently facing the river our work and our vision for the future Join

us for the presentation of the award honoring our founders Nate and Rosalind TuftsThere will also be speed-chatting with clubs and our nonprot partners

We would love to see you there Please email us to let us know you are coming as

soon as possible and no later than Friday Feb 12th Please email me (cshumway

merrimackorg)

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CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

7252019 Rumbo February 15

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Rumbo ANtildeO 20 bull LAWRENCE MA bull EDICIOacuteN 521 bull FEBRERO 15 201622

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2324

FEBRUARY 15 2016 bull EDITION 521 bull LAWRENCE MA bull YEAR 20 Rumbo 23READ RUMBO ONLINE RUMBONEWSCOM

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2424

Rumbo ANtildeO 20 bull LAWRENCE MA bull EDICIOacuteN 521 bull FEBRERO 15 201624

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2124

FEBRUARY 15 2016 bull EDITION 521 bull LAWRENCE MA bull YEAR 20 Rumbo 21READ RUMBO ONLINE RUMBONEWSCOM

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50 children in the US will go to sleep without

a home this year Horizons for Homeless Children is looking for energetic and

enthusiastic volunteers to play with children living in family homeless shelters in Northeastern Massachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a week will make a signicant difference in the

lives of some wonderful children in your community Trainings for your region are coming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at (978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg for more information and an application or ll one

out online at wwwhorizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

OPEN STORYTIMES AND PUPPET

SHOWS

Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdaysat 10am Thursdays at 7 pm andSundays at 2 pm Open Storytimes ampPuppet Shows run continuously and noregistration is required

NEWS NASHUA NH

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY

2 COURT STREETFor directions and information onparking go to wwwnashualibraryorgdirectionshtm

Phone 603-589-4610

Fax 603-594-3457

BABIES AND BOOKS STORYTIME

Through stories and music learn howto read aloud and develop your babyrsquos

language and pre-reading skills Babies

and their caregivers are welcome to joinus Thursdays 9 am and 10 am ages13 to 24 months 11 a m and 12 noonages birth to 12 months No registrationrequired For more information call theChildrenrsquos Room at (603) 589-4631

Activities for Teens at Nashua Public

Library

In addition to books movies manga graphic

novels and computers the Nashua Public

Library offers plenty of programs after

school for teens in grades 6 through 12 Go

to tinyurlcomnplteen and start signing up

Learn WordPress at Nashua Library The Nashua Public Library now offers

a class in how to use WordPress to create

websites and blogs This class is in addition to

other one-time computer workshops offered

at the library Computer Basics Internet

Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and

Access Genealogy and Online Job

Searching View the schedule at www

nashualibraryorgcomputerclasseshtm All

are free and open to the public although

registration is required (call 589-4611)

Bring the Family to the Zoo for Peanuts Now you can visit the Franklin Park Zoo

in Boston or the Stone Zoo in Stoneham at

greatly reduced admission prices using your

Nashua Public Library card Simply go to

nashualibraryorg and click Museum Passes

Then follow the instructions to reserve a

pass for the date you want to go The pass

admits six people at just $6 per adult and $4 per child ages 2 to 12 Children under 2 are

free Regular admission is $12ndash$18 You

can also book a pass at the reference desk in

the library or by calling (603) 589-4611

Memory Cafeacute at Nashua Public Library Come to the Nashua Public Library on the

third Friday of the month from 2 pm to 330

pm for Memory Cafeacute a gathering of people

with early memory loss and their caregivers

Each monthrsquos program will have activities

centered on a theme along with plenty of time

to enjoy free refreshments and socialize

If you would like to attend please register

by calling 589-4610 or going to wwwtinyurl

comnplevents and scrolling down to the date

of the event Memory Cafe is sponsored by thelibrary and Home Health and Hospice Care

Need help fnding a good book Are you looking for ideas on what to

read next Maybe you need suggestionsfor books to buy for your grandchildren or

mother-in-law for the holidays Let NashuaPublic Library staff zero in on the right onesfor you with Reading Radar Just go to nashualibraryorgconnect

reading-radar Thatrsquos where eight staff

members tell you a bit about their own reading

preferences Choose the one whose interests

match yours ll out a short form and that

person will reply with ve suggested titles

If you want suggestions for childrenrsquos

books go to nashualibraryorgexplorekids

See free lms at Nashua Public Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through May Cinema Cabaret lms

geared to adults are shown on Tuesdaynights at 7 pm

The Family Film series is held onSaturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcomingdates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the libraryFor more information call (603) 589-4600

See free films at Nashua Public

Library The Nashua Public Library shows freelms several times a week in its theater from

October through MayCinema Cabaret lms geared to adults

are shown on Tuesday nights at 7 pmThe Family Film series is held on

Saturdays at 2 pm Children 6 and under

must be accompanied by an adult Teen lms for ages 13 to 17 are shown

occasionally in the afternoon with upcoming

dates of January 13 and February 25

Le Cinema Francais featuring classicFrench lms is held on the second Tuesday

of the month at 3 pm Titles of the lms are listed on the online

events calendar at tinyurlcomnplfilmPrinted schedules are available in the library

For more information call (603) 589-4600

Game Nights for Adults at Nashua

Library Round up some friends to compete inSuper Smash Bros for Wii U on the bigscreen at the Nashua Public Library thiswinter Or bring your own system and getothers to play Two game nights are planned MondayJanuary 4 and Monday February 29 bothfrom 7 pm to 9 pm

Due to their huge popularity at lastsummerrsquos Nashua Library ComicFest

wersquore adding board games to this yearrsquos

game nights We have Pictionary Blokus

Cranium Apples to Apples and Scrabbleor bring whatever you and your friends like

to play Game Nights are free and snacks will

be provided If you have a Wii U controller bring it along The event is open to adults

ages 18 and up

Limited tax forms available at

libraries this year Because taxpayers are increasinglyling their tax returns electronically the

Internal Revenue Service has told librariesthat it will cut back again this year on the

type and number of forms provided forlibrary customers

This year the Nashua Public Library

will only have the 1040 1040A and 1040EZ

forms to give out and only in limited

quantities The library will not be able to give

away instruction booklets for these forms but

will lend them out for short-term use

If you have instruction booklets of your

own please consider donating them to the

library once you are done with them You can order forms and instructionsfrom the IRS by calling (800) 829-3676 or

by visiting wwwirsgovformsAccording to an email from the IRS 95

percent of taxpayers led electronically in

2015 Free tax assistance for seniors and low-

income taxpayers will be available again

this year at the Nashua Public Library from

February 1 through April 15 Volunteers from

AARPVITA will be in the MusicArtMedia

Wing on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10

am to 7 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 2

pm More information will be available starting

in late January at wwwtinyurlcomnpltax

Learn about saving seedsGardeners of all abilities are welcome

to come to the Nashua Public Library onThursday February 18 at 7 pm to learnabout seed saving First wersquoll get some tips on gathering

and saving seeds from garden plants after

they bloom then wersquoll swap seeds with one

anotherBring each variety of seed in its own

jar or plastic bag labeled with the name ofthe seed and growing instructions You can bring seeds you have saved yourself or onesyoursquove purchased If you donrsquot have seeds to

share come anyway and bring some home

to share next year The event is free and open to the publicRegistration is not required

The library is located at 2 CourtStreet Nashua For directions and parking

information go to wwwnashualibraryorgvisitdirections For other informationcontact Carol at caroleymannashualibrary

org or (603) 589-4610

History of the Tuskegee Airmen On Sunday February 28 at 2 pm atthe Nashua Public Library learn about thehistory of the Tuskegee Airmen the rst

African-American military aviators in theUS armed forces

Members of the Col Charles McGeeand New England Chapters of the Tuskegee

Airmen from Hanscom Air Force Base andBoston will present the program Lt ColEnoch Woodhouse II (Ret) one of the

original airmen will be in attendanceThe event is free and open to the public

Registration is not required

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2224

Rumbo ANtildeO 20 bull LAWRENCE MA bull EDICIOacuteN 521 bull FEBRERO 15 201622

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2324

FEBRUARY 15 2016 bull EDITION 521 bull LAWRENCE MA bull YEAR 20 Rumbo 23READ RUMBO ONLINE RUMBONEWSCOM

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

iquestComenzando un Negocio iquestComprando un NegocioiquestHaciendo Crecer su Negocio

CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2424

Rumbo ANtildeO 20 bull LAWRENCE MA bull EDICIOacuteN 521 bull FEBRERO 15 201624

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2224

Rumbo ANtildeO 20 bull LAWRENCE MA bull EDICIOacuteN 521 bull FEBRERO 15 201622

Volunteers Needed Did you know that 1 in every 50

children in the US will go to sleepwithout a home this year Horizonsfor Homeless Children is looking for

energetic and enthusiastic volunteersto play with children living in familyhomeless shelters in NortheasternMassachusetts A commitment of just 2 hours a

week will make a signicant differencein the lives of some wonderful childrenin your community Trainings for your region arecoming up soon - sign up today Sign up today Contact us at(978) 557-2182 or at northeast

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg formore information and an applicationor ll one out online at www

horizonsforhomelesschildrenorg

CALENDARIO | CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wwwrumbonewscom

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Para maacutes informacioacuten contacte Lawrence Music Clubhouse DirectorJake Zeigler at jzeiglermvymcaorg

Surviving Sibling Support GroupFor Surviving Siblings Of All Ages And For Any Reason

Starting April 30 2016

Where Saint John The Evangelist Old Parish Hall 115 Middlesex Street

North Chelmsford MA

Time 1030 am to 1200 pm

Facilitator Peggy Hassett Sibling SurvivorCertied Spiritual Director

All are welcome to a safe place to share their story nd comfort hope

and encouragement as you continue a new path in life

ldquoThere is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside yourdquo ndash Maya Angelou

7252019 Rumbo February 15

httpslidepdfcomreaderfullrumbo-february-15 2324

FEBRUARY 15 2016 bull EDITION 521 bull LAWRENCE MA bull YEAR 20 Rumbo 23READ RUMBO ONLINE RUMBONEWSCOM

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841PARA MAS INFORMACIOacuteN

LLAMAR FIFI GARCIacuteA (978) 681-9129

TRUE PHOTO STUDIOBy Dario AriasBODASBAUTISMOSCUMPLEANtildeOSMODELOSFOTOS FAMILIARESFOTOS PARA PASAPORTES

406 Essex StreetLawrence MA 01840 Tel (978) 975-3656

New Office Number 978-688-0351FAX (978) 688-4027

hminvestigationscom

Harry MaldonadoDETECTIVE

DETECTIVE PRIVADO Y ALGUACIL

NEW OFFICELOCATION

33 Franklin StreetSuite A

Lawrence MA 01841

CLASIFICADOS | CLASSIFIEDS

LINE COOK amp DISHWASHERSmall Italian Restaurant inSouthern NH is looking for a line

cook and dishwasher------

Pequentildeo restaurante italiano enel sur de NH estaacute buscando uncocinero y lavaplatos

Call for details Para maacutes informacioacuten

603-339-3207

Miledy Martiacutenez propietaria

Abierto 7 diacuteas a la semana de 9AM a 7PM

iquestEnviacutea usted cajas a la Repuacuteblica Dominicana u

otros paises Venga y tendraacute un precio especial

Lunes a saacutebado de 10 a 6pmy domingo de 10 a 3pm

180deg Thrift Shoppe

Toda la ganancia de estaorganizacioacuten sin neslucrativos BlueskiesWellness Inc la cual provee programas de prevencioacuten contra el acosoescolar en el Valle deMerrimack

436 Broadway Methuen MA 01844 - (978) 208-1138

Dondequiera que esteacutesWherever you are

rumbonewscom

American Trainings Annual Coat Drive Spread the WOW Magic in our community by donating coats and jackets

to American Trainings annual Coat Drive Help us make life matter by keeping

our community warm Last year more than 100 coats were collected and thusmore than 100 community members were kept warm through the harsh winter

This year were expecting another difcult winter and are hoping to collect

even more coats and jackets All donations will be distributed to those in our

Community who are in need through our own programs and Antons CoatDrive

Donations can be made now through February 1 at any of these threeAmerican Training locations (8 am to 430 pm Monday through Friday)

6 Campanelli Drive in Andover 150 Industrial Avenue in Lowell and 107Audubon Road in Wakeeld or by contacting Robin Gazelian at 978-685-

2151 ext 6822Be a part of the WOW Magic donate today Find out more at

americantraininginccomcoatdrive2015 Thank you for helping us make life matter

DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

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DOC 532016

In City CouncilFebruary 9 2016

Notice is hereby given that the position of School Committee Member representing District A in theCity of Lawrence MA is vacant In order to ll the existing vacancy The City Council for the City ofLawrence MA is soliciting letters of interest from persons who wish to be considered for the available

position pursuant to the provisions of Section 57 (a) of the Lawrence City Charter which states asfollows

57 Filling of Vacancies Section (a) If a vacancy in the ofce of school committee member shalloccur in the rst 18 months of the term for which school committee members are elected the vacancyshall be lled in the same manner as provided for district councilors if the candidate who is willing toserve shall have received not less than 30 per cent of the votes cast for the ofce of school committeemember in the district in which the vacancy exists If no such candidate is available the city councilshall within 30 days following the date the vacancy is declared to exist elect a suitable person fromamong the voters residing in the district to serve for the balance of the unexpired term

All persons interested in being considered to ll the vacancy are required to formally state theirinterest in writing by submitting a letter of interest to the Ofce of the City Clerk Attn William JMaloney City Clerk City of Lawrence 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 Any and allletters presented shall be considered timely if received at the above stated address and ofce no laterthan Monday February 22 2016 at 430 pm

Attest William J Maloney City Clerk

PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Lawrence MAMayor Daniel Rivera

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CONSEJOS GRATIS Y CONFIDENCIALES SOBRE NEGOCIOS POR UNAORGANIZACIOacuteN SIN AacuteNIMO DE LUCRO

Sesiones de Consejeriacuteas jueves de 1000 AM a 230 PM

Excepto el 3er

jueves de cada mesPor favor llame al 978-686-0900 para una cita con Lawrence SCORE

MERRIMACK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE264 ESSEX ST

LAWRENCE MA 018409830851516

CONSEJEROS DE LOS PEQUENtildeOS NEGOCIOS DE AMEacuteRICA

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