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for next year. Th e higher property taxes will increase by about $300 on a median level home.

Trust offi cials also expect docking fees to rise to support a bond issue to build the two-story harbor master’s offi ce, visiting boaters’ facility and public restrooms. Between 2,000 to 3,000 transient boaters tie up in the river every summer. Harbormaster Paul Hogg believes that number will grow, bringing more money into the city’s economy when there was a place for the boaters to take a shower, use a bathroom and wash and dry their clothes.

Construction bids for the facility have reportedly been higher than the estimated $1.3 million cost for the building. Th at is forcing city offi cials to seek cost savings and consider other revenue options to support a larger bond issue.

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NEWBURY – Last summer former wounded Army soldier Donny Jarvis was often “covered in dust,” and “had the worst case of poison ivy I have ever seen,” said Town Clerk Leslie Haley last week.

At a ceremony at the First Parish Church on a Saturday morning this month, Haley and about three dozen others, including the church pastor, Rev. Jeff MacDonald, thanked Jarvis, who served two tours in battle-torn Iraq and Afghanistan, for cleaning out the church cemetery and giving veterans and Newbury ancestors “the dignity they deserve.”

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SALISBURY - Th e Seaport Economic Council voted on Friday to commit $922,888 for the creation of a new boardwalk along the Ocean Front South section of Salisbury Beach.

Chaired by Lieutenant Govenor Karyn Polito, the Seaport Economic Council was created by Executive Order in August of this year to coordinate a statewide approach to invest in the Commonwealth’s maritime communities. Th e 78 coastal municipalities served by the Council represent areas of untapped potential for economic growth.

Salisbury Beach’s proposal is among the fi rst round of projects approved by the Council.

“Our offi ce has worked really hard and closely with the Seaport Advisory Council, State Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives and the Salisbury Beach Revitalization Committee to obtain this important funding for Salisbury. I think the fact that we have had both Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito visit our disctrict multiple times this year and have had them see the site of the proposed boardwalk has helped us a lot in having the funds committed to Salisbury” said Representative James Kelcourse.

“Th e boardwalk will be a critical component to generating a year-round business climate at Salisbury Beach, putting

a Merrimack Valley Regional Transportation Authority bus terminal, is proposed for the lot owned by New England Development at Merrimac and Titcomb streets.

Council members have also been told that the bond issues would not require additional property taxes, which were raised earlier this month

NEWBURYPORT — It is likely to cost more to park your car or boat here next year as city offi cials scour the waterfront for more revenue to pay for a new parking garage and a visiting boaters’ facility and harbor master’s offi ce.

Waterfront Trust board members last week speculated that the city council will have to raise fees to park in its Merrimack River parking lot, plus other lots owned by the city and the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority, to provide revenue to support a bond issue for the proposed $15.9 million parking garage.

Th e city council was informed last week that based on current design there is probably a $9 million gap between the costs of building the parking garage and the $7 million the city has received from the state and federal government grants.

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Jarvis, whose combat assignment was the dangerous work of detonating explosives planted along roads by the enemy, suffers from post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). He was injured when a bomb flipped his truck in Afghanistan sending the Triton Regional High School graduate to a military hospital in Germany.

Since returning home, Jarvis has devoted much of his non-working time helping veterans who are homeless and those who suffering from PTSD. He also is determined to honor deceased veterans.

“They fought for us,” he said. “Now I fight for them.”

Last summer, he organized more than 100 volunteers to clean out the brush that had overtaken many of the cemetery headstones and made finding them virtually impossible.

He and his team, in his words, “freed from the bush” about 100 grave stones, including ones marking the graves of about 40 veterans who fought in wars from the Revolutionary War to World War II.

“Donnie is special,” Haley said. He has the ability to motivate people. “He has risen above his own misfortunes,” she said.

The transformation of the cemetery was outstanding, she said.

The people who attended the service, including several descendants of those buried in the cemetery, came to thank Jarvis. Alice Cunningham got choked up telling him how proud her late father, Dick Cunningham, would be of the work in the cemetery, a pet project of his. “I can’t thank you enough,” she said.

Jarvis accepted the thanks and small gifts, a cookbook and gift certificate, for himself and a bag of treats for his service dog, Moka, who never left his side.

He is applying for grants to continue the maintenance of the cemetery, which was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1976. He is also researching the individuals who are buried there. Among them are Rev. Thomas Parker and other founders of Newbury.

For both projects, he appealed for help.

Jarvis also plans to update the diagram of the cemetery so people can find the graves of their ancestors.

To raise money to help maintain and restore gravestones, he is selling wreaths to place during the holidays on the veterans’ graves. Working with Wreaths across America, his goal was to sell 50. As of last week, he has sold at least 100. The cost is $15, of which his project gets $5.

Also he hopes to conduct cemetery tours to raise money for the headstone restoration and maintenance.

According to Haley, Jarvis got involved in restoring the cemetery when he came to town hall to ask who was responsible for maintaining the graves of veterans. When told the town had no veterans grave registration officer, Jarvis applied to the Board of Selectmen for the non-paying position.

He tried to place flags on the graves for Memorial Day, but many were too overgrown for him to place a flag on.

“He hasn’t stopped since” Haley said.

Among the volunteers at the cemetery were 70 student athletes from Triton Regional High School, who devoted a Sunday afternoon to clearing brush. Other volunteers came from the Link House, Boy Scouts, Youth Groups and probationers. A landscaper also volunteered to help and brought bigger equipment to clean out some of the worst areas of the overgrown cemetery.

“His enthusiasm is contagious,” Haley said. “Failure is not an option even if he has to start the project working alone.”

To volunteer at the cemetery or buy a wreath, text or call Jarvis at 978-914-8720.

that the city has a Triple A bond rating, one of the few municipalities in Massachusetts with such good credit. Assuming the Federal Reserve continues to keep interest rates low, the city could issue bonds for about 2.5 percent in interest, officials said.

The city council must vote to raise both parking and docking fees. It would also have to issue the bonds for the garage and boaters’ facility.

Parking fees are 50 cents an hour. And docking fees are among the lowest of New England ports, according to members of the Harbor Commission.

Waterfront Trust officials last week speculated that the city would have to act on the parking and docking fees shortly after the New Year. But city

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“The tail is wagging the dog,” said Trust board member George Ellison.

The proposed parking garage is projected to add 345 parking spaces near downtown and the waterfront.

That is expected to create an opportunity for the NRA to remove some of the parking on the waterfront which could be used to make room for more park space.

NRA Chairman Tom Salemi recently told a special waterfront committee of the city council that he hopes the public agency, which owns about four acres on the waterfront, can reduce parking in the waterfront lots by up to 150 spaces. There are

currently 265 spaces in the NRA east lot and 110 spaces in its west lot.

The Waterfront Trust, which is redesigning its parking lot on the waterfront, has more than 60 spaces, beside the future Ale House. That construction, which was delayed by the need to rebuild a storm water culvert, began construction last week with the start of the demolition of the old Davis Auto Parts building.

Other municipal lots include those on Green Street with 227 spaces, on State Street with 31 spaces and on Prince Street with 43.

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“The boardwalk will have a positive impact on the overall Economic Development and success of Salisbury. It has been great working with the Town Manager Neil Harrington, the Board of Selectmen, many local businesses and State Senator O’Connor Ives. This was truly a group

effort and a perfect example of what happens when people are committed to working together in the best interests of the community. I could not be more pleased with the result!” said Representative Kelcourse.

“I am thrilled that the Baker-Polito administration has funded our boardwalk grant proposal, and I can’t thank Senator O’Connor Ives and Representative Kelcourse enough for their efforts on the town’s behalf. With so many good things happening in Salisbury, this grant award indicates great faith in the future of the town and the potential for the successful revitalization of Salisbury Beach,”

said Salisbury Beach Town Manager Neil Harrington.

The new boardwalk will stretch more than 600 feet along Ocean Front South, providing visitors with an unobstructed view of the ocean. This boardwalk will enhance the beach-going experience for the tens of thousands of visitors heading to Salisbury every year and can serve as a catalyst for the re-development of adjacent underutilized commercial space and create opportunity for the construction of new year-round residential units. “We can’t wait to get started on the project,” Harrington added.

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WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING

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MEET & GREETTrinity United Church of Seabrook,

NH invites newcomers to the area & longtime residents for a “Meet & Greet” social time on Wednesdays from 2-4. Coff ee & light refreshments will be served at the parish house at the corner of 29 Main St & Folly Mill Road. Our phone # is (603)474-7900. Come join us!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26th

THANKSGIVING MORNING WALK AT SPENCER-PIERCE-LITTLE FARM IN NEWBURY

We’ll walk the agricultural fi elds in search of American Pipits, sparrows, hawks, Snow Buntings and Horned Larks. Th ursday, November 26th - 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Fee: 2 for $20. Meeting Location: At the end of Little’s Lane in Newbury - look for the Newburyport Birders’ A-Frame sign. Directions: In Newbury Center, head south on Route 1A and continue through the only set of lights. Th en take your fi rst left onto Little’s Lane.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27th

BLACK FRIDAY ADOPTION EVENT

On the day after Th anksgiving, the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) will join in the holiday shopping spirit by reducing adoption fees to $5 on all adult cats (1 year and up).“On Black Friday, people get excited about bargains—even when it comes to fi nding a kitty companion,” said Liz Pease, Executive Director. “We’ve had so

much success with this event in the past, we decided to do it again, especially since we have a number of wonderful cats that deserve a home for the holidays.” Th e event will run from 11:00am to 4:00pm on Friday, November 26th. All regular adoption screening processes apply, and all cats must be taken home the same day they are adopted. All MRFRS cats go home spayed or neutered, up-to-date on vaccines, treated for fl eas & worms, tested for FIV and FeLV, vet checked, and microchipped. Adopters are encouraged to fi ll out an application prior to the event at www.mrfrs.org or by stopping by the shelter at 63 Elm St. during regular hours. Our regular adoption hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11:00am – 4:00pm.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28th

ART AND SOUL“Celebrate the Season” Saturday,

November 28th 10 am to 7 pm Belleville Church, 300 High St, Newburyport. Fine Artisans and Craftsmen and Live Music, Jewelry, Painting, Pottery, Photography, Stained Glass, Woodworking, Fine Pastries and more.....

LOOK AT EVERY BIRD AT CHERRY HILL [INDIAN HILL] RESERVOIR

The Cherry Hill [Indian Hill] Reservoir is a perfect setting for waterfowl viewing. This public water source hosts Ruddy Duck & Ring-necked Duck, and both spend the fall here in the hundreds. Other species that can be seen here are Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Scaup, Bufflehead, the occasional Canvasback, Redhead and mergansers. Saturday, November 28th, 9:00 am - 11:30 am. Fee: $15. Meeting Location: First parking area you encounter on Moulton Street in West Newbury - look for the Newburyport Birders’ A-Frame sign

SETTLERS OF CATANOn Saturday, November 28, all are

welcome to join us for an afternoon playing the board game Settlers of Catan, starting at 1 pm at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St. We’ll have several boards and some experienced players on hand to help any newbies. The Settlers of Catan from Mayfair Games is an award-winning strategy game where players collect resources and use them to build roads, settlements and cities on their way to victory. Best for ages 10 and up.

ART RECEPTIONThe Seacoast Artist Association

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29th

BIRDING FROM NAHANT TO EAST BOSTON

We will explore hot spots in the northern section of Boston Harbor, starting in Nahant, which offers a good concentration of sea ducks, loons, grebes, and winter shorebirds such as purple sandpipers. Wintering and late migrant passerines are possible in the thickets. Revere and Winthrop provide numerous locations for great views of large numbers of ducks, grebes, loons, and gulls, with possible sightings of black-headed and mew gulls, king eiders, Barrow’s goldeneyes, and late or overwintering shorebirds. Finally, Belle Isle Marsh in East Boston is a great spot to see ducks, northern harriers, and hearty sparrows and other passerines that brave fall’s blustery weather. Sun, Nov 29, 2015 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $55. Preregistration required. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats.

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSESalisbury Historical Society invites

you to a Holiday Open House on Sunday November 29th from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (visit before the tree lighting) at 16 Elm St, Salisbury.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1st

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDYThe women’s Bible study women

of the area is again meeting every Tuesday morning from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at The Meeting House, the chapel at New Creation Healing Center, 80 Route 125, Kingston, NH. No previous experience with Bible study is necessary. For more information call Veronica at 603-893-0725.

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Hemorrhoids: Payback for Modern Living,“ with Board Certified Gastroenterologist Francis

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------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Th e annual Whittier Home Museum Holiday Open House is set for Dec. 6 from 1 – 5 p.m. at the home on 86 Friend St, in Amesbury. Th e program will feature the reading of excerpts from Whittier’s masterpiece, “Snowbound,” a winter idyll that shot him to international fame in the 1800s after the Civil War. Th e readers will be none other than Gus Reusch, storyteller and curator at the Whittier Birthplace in Haverhill, and Ms. Laine Senechal, Amesbury’s First Poet laureate who will role play Elizabeth and Gus, her brother, Greenleaf, from 2-4 p.m. President Chris Bryant states: “How proud we are to welcome Amesbury’s fi rst Poet Laureate, Ms. Laine Senechal, collaborating with curator Gus Reusch to read these excerpts at the Open House. And we are deeply honored that John Greenleaf Whittier will be named Poet Laureate Emeritus of Amesbury at an installation ceremony to be hosted by the Amesbury Cultural Council in January. President Bryant invites one and all to “join us for homemade holiday treats and beverages….and free gift wrap of items from our Gift Shop. In addition there will be several raffl es, caroling, a Giving Tree and the seasons’ warmth and friendship”

------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - Th e Friends of the Amesbury Council on Aging (FCOA) is pleased to host their annual family Christmas faire. Th e faire will be held on Saturday December 5th from 9am to 2:30pm at the Amesbury Senior Community Senior Center, at the Nicholas Costello Transportation Center, 68 Elm St, Amesbury. Th is Christmas fair is a fun family time, bring your kids, grandkids and friends. Come down and purchase lunch, Christmas gift items, homemade items. We look forward to you joining us! For more information contact Beverly Drew at 978-852-3042. Th e FCOA is a non-profi t that support’s the COA in providing FREE activities and services to our community.

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------------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Ascension Memorial Church, 31 County Street, Ipswich is having a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, December 5, from 9AM - 2 PM. Come and enjoy a range of craft vendors, silent auction items, gift baskets, decorated tree and wreath raffl es, white elephant sale, bake sale table, lunch and snacks. Drawing for the Patriot sports photo raffl e featuring a Tom Brady and an autographed Malcolm Butler photos will take place. For more information, please visit: www.amcipswich.org or call 978-356-2560.

------------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Join us for a day of holiday festivities and cheer! Greet Santa as he arrives at 11am at the town wharf on East Street in Ipswich. We will sing carols with Buddy the Elf as we await Santa’s arrival. Jingle bells will be available for purchase. Jingle your bells and follow our honored guest and Buddy the Elf on a festive “Jingle Bell Walk” along the river to the Ipswich Town Hall at 45 Green Street, where festivities will begin at 11:30am. Keep a sharp eye out for the “Grinch”! Once Santa arrives at Town Hall, he will receive children 11 and under while holiday carolers entertain. Parents are urged to bring a camera! Each child will receive a gift bag from Santa as well. Following their visit with Santa, the children can have their faces painted, play festive games, and create holiday crafts. Th e Ipswich Rotary Club will serve hot dogs, hot cocoa and more in the COA cafeteria. Tickets will be available for purchase in order to enjoy delicious food, face painting, and crafts. Th ere will be free games to play as well as raffl es for Christmas trees and an iPad Mini valued at $400! In the event of rain or heavy snow, we will meet at Town Hall. Parking is available at Town Hall and in the Ascension Memorial Church lot. Unfortunately, no pets are allowed in Town Hall. Attendees are encouraged to bring unwrapped gifts fi t for a child to support the Marines in their organization, Toys for Tots! For more information go to www.ipswichrotary.org. Th is event is run by the Ipswich High School Interact Club. Proceeds from the Jingle Bell Walk will be donated to Ipswich Caring. Th is organization provides holiday meals and toys for local Ipswich families.

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We are in our twentieth year of Wednesday Morning Birding! Th ese very popular programs provide an excellent opportunity to explore one of the most productive birding areas in the country. To date, we have seen over 320 species of birds on these Wednesday fi eld trips. Wed, Dec 02,

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GEORGETOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING

Th e public is cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of the Georgetown Historical Society on Wednesday, December 2 at 7 pm in the Georgetown Peabody Library meeting room. Special guest speakers this year are Bill and Liz Hallet and Aileen Kelly of Newburyport. Only days after the end of the Civil War 150 years ago, the nation was shocked by the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Th eater. Bill Hallett will give a special presentation on the assassination, including little known facts about John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices, after which Liz Hallett and her daughter, Aileen Kelly, in period dress, will discuss mourning customs and fashions of the 1860s. Bill Hallett is the author of Newburyport and the Civil War. He and Liz conduct the Footsteps of Heroes Civil War walking tours of Newburyport and are actively involved in the Civil War Round Table of the Merrimack. Gift shop items will be available for sale. Th is will also be the last chance to purchase tickets to the iPad Air 2 raffl e. Th e drawing will be held at the conclusion of the business meeting. Th is event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

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------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - Holiday Open Studio Sale at 2 Rivers Ceramics Studio on Saturday, December 5th. 9-5 pm & Sunday, December 6th. 10-5 pm. Presenting another great year of beautiful unique pottery for your holiday. Please visit us and see wonderful work by these featured artists from our studio! Lloyd Hamovit, Stina Lindroth, Dan Ryan, Melissa Stanley, Jo Alice Stockwell, Sarah Allen and other amazing studio artists. For more information and directions contact: 2RiversCeramics.com, 978-618-1475, 108 Middle Road, Newbury.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURPORT - Central Congregational Church Fair – Th e doors open at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5th for a special day of holiday shopping, music, and lunch. Th e fair features a cookie walk, fresh holiday wreaths, a bake sale and candy sale as well as hand crafted gifts such as scarves, hats, blankets, and jewelry. Th e ‘Souper Luncheon’ begins at 11:30 and includes homemade soups featuring the renowned Central Church Fish Chowder. A highlight of the fair is the Gift Basket Raffl e which includes more than 50 unique baskets with a variety of themes including Bruins Tickets, Spa Products, Newburyport Restaurant Gift Certifi cates, Custom Handmade Quilts. Saturday Dec 5, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Congregational Church at the corner of Pleasant & Titcomb Streets in Newburyport. Admission is free.

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------------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Th e Rowley Police Association will be conducting a “Fill the Cruiser” toy and food drive event at the Pine Grove School craft fair on December 5th, 2015. Th e craft fair will be held at the Pine Grove School at 191 Main St in Rowley from 9 AM to 3 PM. All are encouraged to stop by and to donate a food item and/or an un-wrapped toy and meet the offi cers. Please stop by and help the Rowley Police Association achieve its goal to fi ll up the cruiser as many times as possible with these items to help the local community during this Holiday Season. All food items will be donated to the Rowley Food Pantry and all toys will be donated to Toys-For-Tots. We hope to see you there!

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“Is that…is that a…..do you see that…..…..?” Th e city slicker was nearly incoherent as she mumbled to her husband. His face had a tortured twist to it as his mind raced to determine if he would ever see the property he loved again. As he took his wife’s hand to lead her away from the pond, he said “Th at’s the fakest looking snake I ever saw. Boy, these folks have a weird sense of humor, don’t they? I just love this place.” No one seemed to notice the cloud of dust left behind by the Realtor as the wife said “Imagine buying a fake snake like that for such a pretty pond? What’s wrong with these people?”

We Realtors have a legal obligation to put our clients’ interests before our own. Some circumstances, however, cause us to wonder what we were thinking when we took such an oath.

Several months ago, there was a home inspection where the buyer was extremely superstitious. He never walked under a ladder. He took care around mirrors. He was very wary of black birds, as they represented bad omens to him. As his Buyer Realtor explained to the Listing Realtor, the buyer would be doing an exorcism immediately after the closing incase there were any evil spirits in the home.

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As the buyers walked around the outside of the home during the inspection, the inspector continued to comment on the excellent condition of the exterior. Th e buyers could not have been happier with this exquisite home on this perfect sunny day. Th e buyers, however, were not the only ones who were enjoying the sun. What appeared to be an old brown fallen tree trunk lying across a miniature bridge in the pond began to change shape when the buyers approached.

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from walking around the back yard, his Realtor came running into the house to fi nd the Listing Realtor. “Quick!! Hurry!!!”..”the patio” he whispered. Th e Listing Realtor looked out onto the patio and there to her horror was a huge dead black bird that had apparently just dive bombed into the sliding glass doors. Some would cite the Law of Attraction as evidence that the buyer’s own fearful thoughts brought the black bird to the home inspection. Th e Law of Th e Realtor, however, dictates that we do whatever it takes to put our client’s interests before our own.

Th e Listing Realtor still has nightmares about raking a huge dead black bird from the patio across a ½ acre of land as quickly as its bobbing beak would allow in as casual a manner as possible so as not to draw unnecessary attention given the fact that there was an exorcism planned anyway.

Whether the basement fl oods, the pipes burst, the roof collapses, the ants come marching a million by a million, the toilet overfl ows, there are mushrooms growing in the attic, or the Rottweiler goes into labor on the oriental rug, rest assured that the undaunted Realtor will fi nd a way to rise above Anacondas and Evil Spirits.

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People who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease might want to reconsider doing strenuous exercise as a means of keeping their physical abilities.

A recent short-term study concluded that normal, frequent movements are better for Parkinson’s patients than working out. Th e study was funded by some power hitters -- the Department of Veterans Aff airs, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the National Institutes of Health -- and conducted by Parkinson’s research teams at the University of

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Researchers tested whether a strenuous exercise program such as swimming or aerobics could help with symptoms. Th e answer: No, it’s the daily, small activities that were protecting motor skills. It’s those routine movements that were linked to fewer motor symptoms, even in those patients with lower dopamine levels.

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ROWLEY - Rowley Council on Aging Seeks Raffl e Donations! Each year, the Rowley COA Holiday Party is a great time and a huge success! Everyone looks forward to the basket raffl es! But, we need your help to make this happen! We are seeking donations of items for the raffl e baskets. Our wonderful staff will use the donated items to craft beautiful baskets for the Holiday Party Raffl e! To donate, please call the Senior Center at (978) 948-7637 or drop off a donation at the Rowley Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, Rowley. Donations will be accepted from Monday November 2nd until Wednesday December 2nd. Th ank you!

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------------------------------------------------------------PETTENGILL HOUSE - Th e Pettengill House is accepting donations of gift cards to support families in need during the holiday season. Although Pettengill House does not have a formalized Christmas holiday gift program, we support and work in conjunction with area holiday gift giving programs for children. Any toy or clothing donation brought to Pettengill House will be distributed to formalized area Christmas programs. Rather than collecting toys, Pettengill is asking for donations of gift cards to assist parents with children that do not have a designated program in their town or who do not qualify under these programs. We reach many children that might otherwise go without gifts, especially teens too old to qualify for programs. Gift cards to areas businesses for clothing, shoes, cafes/food and gas stations are recommended. If you are having a holiday party, this can be a fun way to involve guests! Gift card donations can be dropped off or mailed to Pettengill House, PO Box 5551, 13 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA 01952. As always, monetary donations are appreciated as well. Please make checks payable to Th e Pettengill House, Inc. Th e Pettengill House, Inc. is a non-profi t community social service agency providing services to more than 3,000 men, women, and children, 637 of whom are deemed homeless, in Amesbury, Byfi eld, Groveland, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, and West Newbury. Th e mission of Pettengill House is to support and empower children and families by providing education, comprehensive case management and basic needs; and by coordinating community supports that contribute to individual and family stabilization, personal growth and development.

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pressure regulation, insulin release for blood sugar maintenance, immune function, and inflammatory response. An earlier study published in the same journal the year before found that increased levels of cortisol can lead to more destruction of the gums and bone due to periodontal diseases.

Behavioral factors may come into play. People who are under extreme amounts of stress or suffering from depression may be more likely to disregard good oral hygiene. They may even take on new behaviors that could negatively impact their oral health, such as the use of nicotine, alcohol, or drugs, all of which can affect the teeth and gums.

Your gums are not the only victims of stress. Another oral side effect is teeth grinding or clenching, which often occurs during sleep. This may lead to headaches, earaches, or toothaches. Facial muscles can become sore and jaw joints tender. Besides causing discomfort, grinding and/or clenching can lead to severe tooth wear, loosening of teeth, and cracked or fractured teeth.

It is important to find healthy things that help relieve stress. A regular exercise routine can do wonders for relieving stress, as well as having a balanced nutritious diet and getting enough sleep. If you find it difficult to manage your stress you should see your physician. You should also make

your dentist aware of your stress level so that he/she can make any necessary recommendations.

I’ll leave you this week with a quote from A. Cornelius Celsus’s DeMedicina. He wrote this around the birth of Jesus Christ, 2000 years ago. He was a Roman author and medical historian.

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wine.Take massage, baths, exercise and

gymnastics.Fight insomnia with gentle

rocking or the sound of running water.

Change surroundings and take long journeys.

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and amusements.Listen to music.

Although 2000 years old, it seems like it could have been written yesterday.

Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to health-centered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at [email protected]. You can view all previously written columns at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.

Thanksgiving is here and Christmas is right around the corner - Are you stressed out? It seems that stress levels in people are on the rise. We worry about school, work, finances, illness, children, relationships, and more. Some even worry about how much they worry. Not to add to your stress, but you should be aware that all that worrying could have a negative impact on not only your general health but also your oral health.

According to an article published last summer in the Journal of Periodontology, there is a strong relationship between stress and periodontal disease (gum disease). In addition to stress, other psychological factors, such as anxiety, depression, and loneliness, are linked to an increased likelihood of periodontal disease.

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IIn accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, sec-tion 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection By-law, a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 7:45 PM at the Town Hall Annex located at 39 Central Street, to consider a Request for Determination of Appli-cability application filed by Pamela Head, for proposed tree clearing and grading fill for construction of an ap-prox.10,000 sq. ft. farm stand park-ing area possibly within the 100’ Buffer Zone of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands at 366 Central Street (Map 22, Parcel/Lot 20) in Rowley, MA.

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In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, sec-tion 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection By-law, a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Town Hall Annex located at 39 Central Street, to consider a Request for Determination of Appli-cability application filed by Roger LeBlanc, for proposed soil evalua-tions for the design of a residential subsurface sewage disposal system possibly within the 100’ Buffer Zone of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands and DEP Approved Groundwater Protection Area Zone II at 151 Box-ford Road (Map 2, Parcel/Lot 28) in Rowley, MA.


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In accordance with the Town of Rowley Stormwater Management and Erosion Control Bylaw, as amended, a Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at 8:30 PM at the Town Hall Annex located at 39 Central Street, to consider a Stormwater Manage-ment Permit application filed by H. A. Patrican Jr. for proposed demoli-tion of a wood frame structure and in ground pool, removal of scattered debris, removal of impervious drive-way, grading, and construction of a gravel storage area and stormwater basin at 344 Wethersfield Street and 428 Newburyport Turnpike (Map 18, Parcel 5, Lot 21-1A and Map 18, Parcel 3, Lot 1) in Rowley, MA.


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