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PICC line withdrawn, but the experience created a fire in her to find a solution for millions of patients who need to wear an exposed PICC line.

That led to founding PICCPerfect with Yousef Al-Humaidhi, then also a Babson student. PICCPerfect, which is managed by Levy and other Babson students and recent graduates, manufactures fashionable medical accessories. Its first product is a PICC line cover, which safely protects the exposed line with an attractive, stretchy piece of fabric that can be worn in public without embarrassment.

Levy’s presentation to the conference, attended by more than 50 people at the Chestnut Innovation Center in Amesbury, won her company the chance to compete regionally in InnovatHER, the SBA Summit for women-owned businesses. The top three national winners receive prizes of $40,000 for first prize, $20,000 for second and $10,000 for first.

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NEWBURYPORT – The 7,500 consumers of electricity in this city will have the chance in early 2016 to join other municipalities in the Commonwealth in saving money on their power bill.

The savings could be as much as four or five cents per kilowatt hour, which should be welcome news to National Grid customers who are seeing a hike this month to more than 13 cents/kWh.

An electric bill is divided into two parts: delivery and supply. Delivery costs are still regulated and can only be provided by the local utility, which

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REGIONAL – Emily Levy contracted severe chronic Lyme disease eight years ago as a sophomore at Babson College. To battle the disease with intensive medications, she had to wear a peripherally inserted central catheter or PICC line in her left arm.

The PICC line opening was exposed on the outside of her skin.

As much as she hated the symptoms of her disease, she loathed having to wear her PICC line as she attended college classes, social events and even a Bar Mitzvah. To hide it she wore a sock on her arm, which left her depressed, self-conscious and exhausted worrying about the PICC line’s appearance and the risk of it being pulled on.

“What cute guy is going to ask a girl out with a PICC line in her arm,” she told an audience this month of other women entrepreneurs during the U.S. Small Business Administration’s InnovatHER 2016 challenge.

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As you rush through the holiday season buying and making gifts for your family and friends, take a moment to consider yourself. Do you have some unfinished business from your past school experience? If you didn’t finish high school, now is the time to get yourself a gift: a high school diploma or equivalent. If you did complete high school but know someone who didn’t, encourage him or her to get this wonderful gift.

At Exeter Adult Education you can take evening courses to earn credits to complete your high school diploma. Start with the credits you have already earned (no matter how long ago), add work and military experience, and then find out how many credits you still need. In small evening classes, adult learners study literature, writing, history, math, and science.

Pursuing a High School Equivalency Certificate is another way to complete the high school experience. The HiSET® is the five part exam that includes writing, reading, science, social studies and math which replaced the GED® as the test to earn a NH High School Equivalency Certificate. Many people need to take HiSET prep classes to strengthen their reading and writing skills or to remove a little rust with their math skills. FREE HiSET classes are available both mornings and evenings. When you’re ready to take the exam, you can take it right here since Exeter Adult Education is an official HiSET testing center.

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By popular demand The Jean C. Wilson Music Series has been expanded fromthree concerts to four in 2016.

The 2016 season will feature the Ensemble Aubade trio playing music of Debussy and Ravel; the Renaissonics playing Renaissance and early Baroque chamber and dance music; Fred Moyer, solo piano, playing music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Oscar Peterson, and others; and the return of last year’s stars, the acclaimed oboist Peggy Pearson with the Apple Hill Quartet, playing music of Schubert, Chen, and Haydn.

The concerts will be held on Sundays, Jan. 24, Feb. 21, March 13, and April 10, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, Pleasant Street, Newburyport.

“With this expansion, we are more than ever counting on your support,” said Florence Mercer of the Jean C. Wilson Music Series Committee. “Your contribution will support Newburyport’s cultural life. We could not do this without you.”

Contributions are tax deductible, and donors receive concert passes. Angel $300,receives six passes; Benefactor $200, four passes; Patron $100, two passes, and Sponsor $50, one pass.

Please send checks payable to “First Religious Society” with “Wilson Series” in the memo section to Florence Mercer, 167 Main St., Amesbury MA 01913. If you would like an email reminder about each concert, please include your email address.

The Jean C. Wilson Music Series is named for one of the founders and the director of the music series for 28 years. Now, under the auspices of the First Religious Society Unitarian Universalist Music Committee, the Music Series has typically offered three concerts held during the winter months. This coming season the series has been expanded to four concerts.

For more information about the concerts go to frsuu.org/ eanwilsonmusicseries or call 9784650602 x401.

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Rotarian Bob Arsenault recently returned from a Rotaplast mission in the Philippines.

The Amesbury Rotary Club recently sponsored a medical mission to the Philippines through Rotaplast International, a non-profit organization based in San Francisco. One hundred and twenty two surgical procedures were performed on patients in Cebu City to repair cleft lips, cleft palates, and dental work for patients ranging in age from three months to thirty five years. All medical treatment was free of charge to patients, many of whom travelled up to six hours to the hospital. Medical Director Evelyn Abad explained, “Often children and adults with these deformities are shunned by their community. We give

them a second chance to smile.” The medical team consisted of eight non-medical volunteers from Rotary

Clubs in the Greater Boston area as well as a team of surgeons, anaesthesiologist, nurses and Rotarians from California, Washington, Hawaii, and South Dakota. Among the non-medical volunteers was Bob Arsenault of Ipswich Rotary. Donating time, talent, and a bit of money for airfare, Arsenault served as the Quartermaster for the two-week trip.

As Quartermaster, Bob handled the logistics of all supplies to and from the site. He joined this mission to give back to those less fortunate, but still was surprised to see how little some of the locals had. He was inspired by the unwavering love the parents showed for their children with birth defects. Having experienced first-hand this powerful resource for change, Bob is committed to focusing on Rotary’s global mission of providing sustainable health care to children and families.

Ipswich Rotary President Bob Gravino congratulated Bob and the other members of the club whose financial contributions helped make this mission possible. “The Rotaplast medical mission to the Philippines was an opportunity for Ipswich Rotarians to help children have a normal life, free from the societal and life altering problems associated with facial deformities.”

To learn more about Rotaplast, and to see photos and videos of the medical mission, visit www.rotary7930.org and click on “2015 Rotaplast Mission” under the Club Information section

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On behalf of Deborah Smith, Executive Director, as well as staff, volunteers, Board of Directors, and most importantly clients, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the community for supporting our winter coat drive.

Many people have warm winter coats thanks to the generosity of volunteers and donors to Pettengill House’s tenth annual Winter Coat Program. The outpouring of donations from local schools, businesses, faith organizations and individuals enabled us to provide 374 coats to individuals and families in need.

This program is made possible each year through the planning and organizational efforts of volunteer and Advisory Board member Peg Brown. Its success is due to her diligent efforts, along with Linda Young who co-coordinated for Coastal Connections. This was our second year collaborating with Coastal Connections on the winter coat drive. Thank you to Rick Bartley for generously lending the space in Amesbury. The staff and clients at Coastal Connections transported coats, helped unload and organize, and directed phone calls.

Once again, Sandi and Dave Schaeffer of Salisbury Discount House loaned us racks to transform the space into a shopping area. Clients were assisted by volunteers who donated their time and energy: Monica Blondin, Pam Brown, Deb Casey, Maria Chanin, Jan Epps, Board of Director member Karen French, Richard Henderson, Noreen and Wally Hager, Cindy Lee, Martha Muldoon, John Noble, Donna Scott, Kelly Seyler, Patty Smyrski, Linda Young, Marie Zappala-Stewart. Some volunteers helped clients shop, some transported the coat racks and some spent many hours organizing the coats and space. This program could not have happened without them.

Our gratitude also goes to Ozzie Morrill and The Amesbury Fire Department for use of tables, Newburyport Mothers and Families Club, AHS Honor Society and AMS Peer Leaders. Special thanks goes to Jennifer Groskin’ s and Sally Leety’ s Clipper Club for donating all the socks from their Socktober drive held at The Nock Middle School. A sky high number of 3,000 socks were donated for people of all ages! It was a great addition to the Coat Program this year! We’d also like to acknowledge the very talented Knitting Club at the Rowley Council on Aging. They delivered boxes of beautifully hand-crafted gloves, hats, scarves and blankets that they worked on all year.

To all of the donors who dropped off coats from far and near, all who are too numerous to mention, we send a heartfelt thank you for supporting Pettengill House in its mission to support the basic needs of children, families and individuals!

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InnovatHER Promotes Women-owned Businesses Continued from page 1Innovating for Women Business Summit on March 17 in Washington, D.C., will bring together creative ideas to support women’s efforts to push the limits, break the glass ceiling and create long-term, positive changes in gender equality, the SBA web site states.

The pitch session in Amesbury on Dec. 2 was organized through 28 Carrots, an organization founded by Lisa Christine Summerville of Newburyport as a platform to connect women globally and leverage the power of the community for growth and celebration. The organization, 28 Carrots, is also a place for powerful ideation and creativity, according to its web site.

Summerville’s event at the Chestnut Innovation Center attracted 13 women-owned businesses from throughout New England. The managing director of Bateau Media, Summerville narrowed the field to five, each of which made presentations in the contest.

The other four presenting companies were The Dinner Daily, Diabetic Dabs, Precious Skin Elixirs and Green Pinata Toy Share.

The Dinner Daily, created by

Laurin Mills, a former Ernst & Young CPA, is an on-line service that “solves a frustrating and universal problem families face each day: how to put a healthy dinner on the table every night quickly and affordably,” Mills wrote in her presentation.

Each week, Dinner Daily develops meal plans, complete with a list of ingredients and linked to on-line coupons for local grocery stores.

For an annual subscription of $48, the meal plans, which cost on average less than $85 for the groceries, will feed a family of five dinner for a week. Mills estimates that the plans will save up to $2,500 per year.

Elizabeth Sacco, founder of Diabetic Dabs in Middleton, was a stay-at-home Mom who turned entrepreneur after her son was diagnosed with diabetes. She grew frustrated that her son would wipe on his clothes and other fabrics the excess blood from the testing. So she developed and patented a non-toxic, highly absorbent wipe that cleans away the excess blood. The Dabs fit in any blood glucose kit.

Precious Skin Elixars, owned by Marissa Bethoney of Boxford, is a collection of nine environmentally friendly skin care products.

The company is talking with Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue stores about putting the products on its shelves.

Green Pinata Toy Share solves the parents’ problem that children get bored of their toys quickly. The company, owned by Shava Kashalkar, offers a subscription service where parents can rent toys. Every few weeks families can exchange five toys for new ones, allowing children from six months to five years old to continue their path of development and stay excited about their toys.

The two subscription services, offered by the company, are $24.99 a month for toy exchanges every six weeks or $39.99 for exchanges every four weeks.

The Innovation Center hosted the event because it views women-owned companies as likely tenants at the center or as partners with the center’s existing tenants. Robert O’Brien, the CEO, said of the 25 companies housed by the Amesbury center, six are women-owned companies.

For more information on 28 Carrots, or if you own a woman-owned business and need office space to rent, email [email protected] or visit www.28Carrots.com.

will continue to deliver your power supply over the wires.

Under state law, passed in 1996, the supply of electricity is no longer regulated and can be provided by a competitive power supplier.

Working with its consultant, Colonial Power Group, and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, Newburyport’s energy sustainability office has developed an electricity aggregation plan that brings together the buying power of its more than 7,500 consumers.

The Newburyport aggregation plan, approved by the city council, has been sent to the state Department of Public Utilities, which is reviewing it.

Colonial Power president Mark Cappadona said he expects the state to approve the Newburyport plan soon, hopefully by the end of the year. The city will then put out a request for proposals from various energy suppliers to bid on providing electricity to the Newburyport consumers.

Mayor Donna Holaday will choose the electric provider, and then residents will be notified of the new supplier and the rate for the coming year. Consumers will then have 30 days to opt out of the city’s program. If they do not opt out, they will be included in the

Cheaper Electricity May Be Coming in 2016Continued from page 1 program.

Cappadona said he hopes that Newburyport consumers, residents and businesses, will start saving money on their electric bills by March.

Earlier this fall, the city of Haverhill enacted its plan where consumers are paying about 10 cents/kWh. The city of Lowell’s plan has a slightly lower rate. Both communities contracted with Hampshire Power to supply their electricity at the lower rate.

Cappadona said he expects Newburyport’s rate to come in even lower, maybe around eight cents/kWh because in the last few months electricity rates have been coming down significantly.

The National Grid rate went up this month to 13.38 cents/kWh.

The state passed the Electric Restructuring Act, which deregulated the electricity market in hopes of bringing competition to the electric industry and pushing suppliers to compete for consumers with better rates and innovation.

According to the city’s web site explanation of the plan, the reason it has taken almost two decades to bring more competition to the market is that suppliers had little interest in soliciting individual consumer because they do not buy enough power. Suppliers prefer to work with a whole community

which can buy electricity in much larger quantities.

That led to the creation of municipal aggregation programs.

Colonial Power Group, an independent energy consulting company, specializes in helping local cities and towns to create and manage its Community Choice Power Supply, a municipal aggregation program. It currently works with about 20 Massachusetts communities.

The Community Choice Power Supply Program is committed to bringing consistency, predictability, premium customer service and freedom of choice. “Your electricity bill will no longer fluctuate based on market conditions. You will also be protected from mounting electricity rates as energy prices rise over the next few years. You can also be proud to support renewable energy because 100 percent of the program’s power supply is offset with New England-based Renewable Energy Credits,” Colonial Power Group states.

CPG’s mission is “to provide the highest quality energy services that will stabilize a community’s utility costs while protecting the community from the risks inherent in the volatile energy markets,” according to its website.

For more information, visit the city’s web site at http://www.cityofnewburyport.com.

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WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING

We are in our twentieth year of Wednesday Morning Birding! These 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 field trips. Wed, Dec 16, 2015 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $17. No 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.

GREAT BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR!

Wednesday, December 16th and Monday, December 28th - both programs held from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm - Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, located in Newington, NH. Participants will have an opportunity to visit areas of the refuge that are not normally open to the public. See a diversity of wildlife habitats while learning how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is managing this very special landscape for conservation. Consider bringing along binoculars

and a camera. The tour is limited to 14 participants; no more than 4 individuals per sign-up. This is a vehicle-based tour, with limited stops on the refuge. Meet the ranger in the lobby of the Parker River NWR visitor center in Newburyport no later than 9:00 am OR in the Great Bay NWR parking lot in Newington, NH no later than 9:45 am. (Indicate location you prefer at time of registration.) Preregistration is required for this program, as enrollment is limited. Be advised that individual tours may be subject to cancellation. *Please note: Those who call and leave messages after hours, your registration is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation call from a refuge staff member. Please call (978) 465-5753 to register for this program. Preregistration required. For directions to the refuge, click on this link: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Great_Bay/visit/plan_your_visit.html

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Every Wednesday morning from 10:30am-12pm – (Ages 0-4, siblings welcome) Do drop in on Wednesday mornings for some playtime in the big room. We’ll have all our toys pulled out, ready for some serious playtime! No registration required. Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St, Byfield newburylibrary.org 978.465.0539

HATHA YOGA Students are led through a

series of stretches, strengthening and balancing postures, twists and inversions by certified yoga

instructor Maura Mastrogiovanni. No registration is required, and all fitness levels are welcome. Bring a mat if you have one and wear comfortable clothes. Class meets every Wednesday evening at the Rowley Library, 141 Main St., from 5:30-7 pm. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, cost for students is $12 or $10 for Friends members. Call 978-948-2850 for more information.

LECTURE: BIRDING BIG BEND AND WEST TEXAS

Joppa Flats Education Center offers a monthly lecture series on natural history topics that is free to Mass Audubon members. Children ages 8 and up are welcome. Wed, Dec 16, 2015 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $4. Preregistration is not required. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/joppaflats.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17th

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OR Fri, Dec 18, 2015 10:00 am - 11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Adult, $8/child, $7. 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.

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONWe’ll be ROASTING THE OLD

YEAR and TOASTING THE NEW! Bring your submissions for Merrimac Mic Anthology II, if you haven’t already, and a little Christmas cheer!! This will be the last meet of the year! Where has it gone? Spoken word open mic @ Plum Island Coffee Roasters 54R Merrimac Street Newburyport every Thursday night, 6:30pm - 9:00pm with featured performer @ 7:30

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th

SMART RECOVERYThe First Religious Society,

Unitarian Universalist, Newburyport, will be offering “Smart Recovery – Self Management for Addiction Recovery.” SMART Recovery is the leading self-empowering addiction recovery support group. Participants learn tools for addiction recovery based on the latest scientific research and participate in a world-wide community which includes free, self-empowering, science-based mutual help groups. SMART Recovery helps people recover from all types of addiction and addictive behaviors, including: drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, gambling addiction, cocaine addiction, prescription drug abuse, sexual addiction, and problem addictions to other substances and activities. SMART Recovery sponsors face to face meetings and daily online meetings. In addition, there is an online message board and 24/7 chat room. The meetings are run by trained Facilitators. Meetings are held every Friday evening from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the lower meetinghouse, classroom A of The First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport. Please contact Rob Burnham (robburnham0449@

gmail.com) or 603-501-9549 for more information or http://www.smartrecovery.org. Free and open to the public

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19th

SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING

Our experienced leaders will take you to birding hot spots in the Newburyport/Plum Island area in search of avian activity. Beginners and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Sat, Dec 19, 2015 9:00 am - 11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $12. No 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.

BEHIND THE SCENES REFUGE TOUR OF PARKER RIVER NWR

Held on the following days: Saturday, December 5th @9:30 am; Sunday, December 6th @1:00 pm; Wednesday, December 9th @ 9:00 am; Sunday, December 13th @ 1:00 pm; Saturday, December 19th @ 9:30 am and Sunday, December 20th @ 1:00 pm. Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum Island and the Great Marsh, native wildlife and their habitats, and the role of refuge management in the conservation of these precious natural resources. Participants may be driven along areas on the refuge otherwise closed to the public. This guided two hour program is most appropriate for older teens and adults. Binoculars and/or a camera are recommended, but not

required. Meet the ranger in the lobby of the Refuge visitor center 15 minutes prior to the program start time. Each session is limited to 14 participants; no more than 4 individuals per sign-up. Again, this is a vehicle – based tour, with limited stops on the Refuge. Advance registration is required for this program, as enrollment is limited. Be advised that individual tours may be subject to cancellation. *Please note: Those who call and leave messages after hours, your registration is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation call from a Refuge staff member. Please call (978) 465-5753; to register for this program.

CHRISTMAS IN HISTORIC NEWBURYPORT

Come and join us for a Bluegrass Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 19th, 2015 at the Belleville Congregational Church, 300 High Street, Newburyport MA….offering a Seasonal blend of Bluegrass & Acoustic Holiday Music. Tickets at the door only:

$15 Adults….Children under 12 & Seniors $10. All seating is general admission only. The show will begin at 7:30 PM (doors open at 6:45).

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AMESBURY - The Market Street Baptist Church invites the public to attend the Christmas Eve Pageant & Family Candlelight Service on Thursday, December 24th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the church on 37 Market Street, Amesbury MA. The Nativity Story is presented in pageant form along with hymns of celebration of Christ’s birth and is suitable for all ages. The sanctuary is accessible by elevator.

------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - This winter the Amesbury Public Library will be offering programs for 7th and 8th graders only. They will meet in the APL Loft, which is on the 3rd floor. We will meet once per month from 3:00-4:00 p.m. January 7th we will be creating thumb tack art, February 4 we will be making jewelry, March 3 create art with Sharpie’s, April 7th make mason jar fairy lights, and May 5th we will be creating art from recycled magazines. These programs are funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.

For more information, please contact Margie Walker, Teen Librarian at 978-388-8148 or [email protected]

------------------------------------------------------------GEORGETOWN - The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library are hosting a fundraiser at the Flatbread Pizza Company at the Black Swan Country Club in Georgetown, MA. Hours are January 5, 2016 from 5:00pm to 9:00pm. For each pizza sold - in the restaurant or as take-out - Flatbread Pizza will generously donate $3.50 (large pizza) or $1.75 (small) to the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library. For more information, email the Friends at [email protected]

------------------------------------------------------------GEORGETOWN - Georgetown Theatre Workshop is holding auditions for Sex Please We’re Sixty by Michael and Susan Parker - December 28th and 29th at 7:30 PM at the home of member Danielle Santapaola, 2 Pandora Drive, Groveland, MA 01834. Production Dates: Feb. 26, 27, 28, and March 4 and 5. Rehearsals are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Characters (2 Males, 4 Females): Bud Davis – age 70 +; Very elderly, somewhat infirm, chauvinistic, brazen, but likeable. Mrs. Stancliffe – age 60 +; a severe woman both in dress and manner; sensible, practical, punctual, business like, menopausal, but finally radiant and sensuous. Henry Mitchell – age 60+; a mild mannered man who has developed Venusia (female Viagra); eventually comes out of his shell. Victoria Ambrose – age 50+; a renowned author who writes steamy romantic novels; pretty, serious, intelligent, menopausal. Hillary Hudson – age 50+; beautiful, well educated, articulate, and sophisticated in both manner and dress, elegant, charming, and menopausal. Charmaine Beauregard – age 50+; the quintessential southern belle; voluptuous, out-going, gushing, demonstrative, menopausal. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. About the Play: A typical Parker farce with lots of sexual innuendo and menopausal jokes. “Bud the Stud” is a member of the senior set who has sex drive of a teenager. Mrs. Stancliffe, the owner of the B&B is tolerant and who believes in absolute punctuality. Bring in a persistent suitor who has developed a female version of Viagra, a friend who is willing to try the product, a frustrated menopausal romantic novelist and a southern belle with an overactive libido. Dialogue is fun, people go in and out of doors at a typical Parker pace. For additional information, please contact the director: Eva Toscano- [email protected] If unable to attend auditions, please email director about interest so that other arrangements can be made for a reading.

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------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Looking for a special holiday gift for the music lover in your life? How about season tickets to the Maudslay Arts Center (MAC) Summer Concert Series? MAC now offers a Special Holiday Promotion: “Tickets for Two,” including patio seating at any (or all) of MAC 2016 Saturday night performances. There are three options available so it’s easy to find a gift in your price range. Option 1: Tickets for two to six shows - Regular price $50 for two = $300. Special gift price $250 - save $50. Option 2: Tickets for two to three shows - Regular price $50 for two = $150. Special gift price $125 - save $25. Option 3: Tickets for two to one show - Regular price for two = $50. Special gift price $45 - save $5. If you can’t make a show but want to help MAC, you can make a donation to MAC in any amount online or inquire about becoming a Friend of MAC. It’s just that easy. As winter approaches, think about sitting under the stars on a moonlit summer. The Maudslay Arts Center Summer Concert Series provides the perfect setting for your entertainment pleasure. Last summer MAC celebrated its 23rd season with Opera Night with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, the classical Aeterna Trio, internationally acclaimed singer/saxophonist Grace Kelly, Boston’s First Lady of Jazz Rebecca Parris, foot-stompin’ country with Don Campbell, jazz singers Donna Byrne and Amanda Carr, The Mystix, Paul Broadnax & Friends, and much more. The 2016 season promises something for every musical taste from classical to jazz, from country to the Great American Songbook. Maudslay Arts Center is located at 95 Curzon Mill Road, Maudslay State Park, Newburyport MA 01950. The concerts are held rain or shine, moving inside to the MAC Concert Barn when weather dictates. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner, which can be casual or as elaborate as a gourmet meal with tablecloth and flowers and whatever suits the patron’s fancy. Delicious desserts such as seasonal cobblers, brownies, and Hodgie’s ice cream, cold beverages and coffee may be purchased during intermission, all served by dedicated MAC volunteers, who continue to make this non-profit series happen. Saturday performances start at 7 p.m., with gates opening at 6 p.m. To purchase seasonal gift tickets online (major credit cards accepted) visit



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On alternating Sunday afternoons through March, the refuge will be screening FREE, child-friendly films that feature a wildlife and/or environmental theme. All films will be projected on the big screen in the refuge visitor center’s awesome auditorium. No preregistration; simply show up! Sunday, December 20th at 1:30 pm: Dolphin Tale: In an inspirational story of the bond between animals and humans, a boy named Sawyer discovers an injured dolphin, who is brought to a marine hospital and named Winter. Unfortunately, her injuries cost Winter her tail, without which she may not survive. But with Sawyer’s devotion, a marine biologist’s expertise and the brilliance of a prosthetist charged with creating a new tail, Winter may receive a second chance at life (2011; rated PG; run time: 113 mins.) Anyone having a question about a refuge program is asked to contact the refuge at (978) 465-5753.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st

BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE AT MAIN STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

On Saturday, December 21st at 7 p.m., Main Street Congregational Church of Amesbury, United Church of Christ, will offer a special “Blue Christmas” service. This service, held on the longest night of the year, is a Remembrance Service designed for those who are grieving or struggling and need to hear the hope and promise of Christmas after a death or in the midst of medical or emotional struggle. The biblical story of Christmas is told in the context of gentle music and candlelight, with time designated for silent reflection. For more information, contact Rev. Joan MacPherson at 978/388-0982 or visit the church website at www.main-street-church.org.

ST JAMES BLUE CHRISTMASBlue Christmas Service at St.

James: December 21st at 7pm. While for many the Advent and

Christmas seasons are a joyous time, for many they can be a very difficult and sad time. On Monday December 21st at 7:00pm we will have what is known as a Blue Christmas Service. It is a Christmas service where, while remembering those events that may have occurred in our life that can make it hard to rejoice at this time of year, we also remember how a Savior was given, born unto us all and the hope and peace this wonderful gift of God can give. The service will feature a Blue Christmas sermon, ribbon tying ceremony on our Christmas tree where we give to God those painful events, traditional Christmas hymns and Holy Communion. Please join us at 120 Main Street, Amesbury, MA. For more information, visit our website at www.stjamesamesbury.org or call the office at 978-388-0030.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22nd

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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1. Take a good look at the calendar. Holidays are interspersed with regular days. After every holiday, head straight back to your normal eating routine.

2. Try the 80/80 approach. If you shoot for the perfect diet, you are likely to fail. Instead, eat 80 percent of the things that are healthy for you 80 percent of the time.

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5. Instead of coming in at night and heading straight for the fridge, try a relaxation ritual. Dim the lights, sit down in your cushiest chair and just relax for a few minutes.

6. Learn to say no. You don’t have to attend all of the parties and events on the calendar. You’ll save calories, time and stress. And if someone tries to force food on you despite your protestations, try humor. Say something like, “Sorry, I’m allergic to that -- every time I eat it I break out in fat.”

7. Stay right where you are. Instead of trying to lose weight for the holidays, give yourself a big present by just trying to maintain your weight.

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distractedly, it doesn’t register.9. Avoid temptation traps. Toss

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10. Remember that exercise is not a license to eat. Feeling virtuous because you worked out before the party? Good for you. But if you think that exercise gives you permission to eat everything in sight, you’re fooling yourself.

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And a young local girl named Carol Poles is missing.

A group gathers to go from house to house in search of her, but people are afraid to open their doors. To ease their fears, the searchers sing traditional Christmas songs.

Despite their efforts, young Carol is never found, but her community doesn’t give up. Each year just before Christmas they travel from door to door with their songs ... and the tradition continues to this day, sharing the tunes now known as Christmas “Carols.”

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isn’t it? Pity there probably isn’t a grain of truth to it, as the custom of Christmas caroling existed decades before little Carol supposedly vanished. But then, how did it start?

Well, the exact history is a bit murky. One account dates to the marriage of Germany’s Prince Albert to Britain’s Princess Victoria in 1840, claiming that after learning the prince thoroughly enjoyed Christmas carols, peasants serenaded him with them, beginning a tradition.ÊThe custom has also been traced toÊMethodists and Lutherans who brought a modified version of it to America,Êas well as theÊancient Romans and the pre-Christian Festival of Yule.

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It’s the week before Christmas in the Whitechapel District of London, 1888. Newspapers have been breathlessly reporting a series of murders attrib-uted to a man calling himself Jack the Ripper. Thus far only women of the night have been his victims, but who knows where he might strike next?

And a young local girl named Carol Poles is missing.

A group gathers to go from house to house in search of her, but people are afraid to open their doors. To ease their fears, the searchers sing tradi-tional Christmas songs.

Despite their efforts, young Carol is never found, but her community doesn’t give up. Each year just before Christ-mas they travel from door to door with their songs... and the tradition contin-ues to this day, sharing the tunes now known as Christmas “Carols.”

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it? Pity there probably isn’t a grain of truth to it, as the custom of Christmas caroling existed decades before little Carol supposedly vanished. But then, how did it start?

Well, the exact history is a bit murky. One account dates to the marriage of Germany’s Prince Albert to Britain’s Princess Victoria in 1840, claiming that after learning the prince thor-oughly enjoyed Christmas carols, peasants serenaded him with them,

beginning a tradition. The custom has also been traced to Methodists and Lutherans who brought a modified version of it to America, as well as the ancient Romans and the pre-Christian Festival of Yule.

But the most likely explanation appears to lie in an ancient English custom called the “waits” — going from house to house and singing in exchange for food, which resurfaced in Victorian England and America and is best described in the carol “Here We Come a-Wassailing.” And if you’ve ever stopped to wonder just what “wassailing” means, it traces back to the Old Norse ves heill, meaning “be well and in good health.”

Interestingly, it is also said that carol singers went from door to door because they were banned from churches during the Middle Ages for taking the word “carol” (to sing and dance in a circle) too literally, thereby disrupting solemn Christmas masses!

These days, however, it seems as if this beloved old practice has largely gone the way of the dinosaur. What happened?

Again, there are several theories, ranging from decreased neighbor interaction to simply being too busy or nervous about singing in public. Another claims that caroling was nev-er really as widespread as we assume. But if you get the chance to participate in a strolling holiday songfest this year, I can think of no better advice than this refrain written by William A. Muhlenberg in 1840:

Carol, brothers, carol,Carol joyfully,

Carol the good tidings,Carol merrily.

And pray a gladsome ChristmasFor all good Christian men;

Carol brothers, carol,Christmas day again.

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exchange for food, which resurfaced in Victorian England and America and is best described in the carol “Here We Come a-Wassailing.” And if you’ve ever stopped to wonder just what “wassailing” means, it traces back to the Old Norse ves heill, meaning “be well and in good health.”

Interestingly, it is also said that carol singers went from door to door because they were banned from churches during the Middle Ages for taking the word “carol” (to sing and dance in a circle) too literally, thereby disrupting solemn Christmas masses!

These days, however, it seems as if this beloved old practice has largely gone the way of the dinosaur. What happened?

Again, there are several theories, ranging from decreased neighbor interaction to simply being too busy or nervous about singing in public. Another claims that caroling was never really as widespread as we assume. But if you get the chance to participate in a strolling holiday songfest this year, I can think of no better advice than this refrain written by William A. Muhlenberg in 1840:

Carol, brothers, carol,Carol joyfully,

Carol the good tidings,Carol merrily.

And pray a gladsome ChristmasFor all good Christian men;

Carol brothers, carol,Christmas day again.”


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Whether they adorn city-street lampposts or front doors, holiday wreaths are as much a symbol of the season as silver bells and carols ... and they’ve been around for longer than you might think.

A visit back in time with our pagan ancestors reveals that the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, meant a great deal to them. In anticipation of spring and increased sunlight, celebrants gathered wreaths of evergreen, a symbol of life through darkness. In Sweden, candles were added to symbolize the sun’s power.

Ancient Persians donned wreaths as headbands to symbolize importance and success. Victorious Olympians were endowed with crowns of laurel much like those worn by Roman leaders, and similar coronets embellished doors as marks of victory.

A quite different purpose was achieved by early Europeans, who used wreaths to identify their homes in much the same way we use house numbers today, with exotic blooms likely grown by the homeowner. But while modern wreaths serve a merely decorative purpose, their inherent meaning survives in some of the materials we use to make them, such as holly to represent immortality, cedar for strength ... and best of all, a joyous spirit of festivity and welcome.

Thinking about designing your own wreath this season? The possibilities are endless, but here are a couple of fun and easy suggestions.

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Candy Cane: Looking for a variation on the traditional circle? A candy cane wreath will add a perfect holiday statement to your home. Draw a candy cane shape on a large piece of paper, cut it out and trace it onto a 2-inch thick piece of Styrofoam, then cut it out with a serrated knife. Wrap a piece of white felt 4-inches wider than the cane around it, using straight pins to attach it on the back, then wrap a piece of wire around the top, forming a loop for a hanger. Spread a bunch of peppermint candies and candy-cane pieces on a newspaper in a well-ventilated area, and spray them with polyurethane -- making sure all sides are coated -- and let them dry. Apply the candy with a glue gun and spray the cane with two more coats of polyurethane. Add some sprigs of pine and a bright red bow to top it all off.

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A visit back in time with our pagan ancestors reveals that the Winter Sol-stice, the shortest day of the year, meant a great deal to them. In antici-pation of spring and increased sun-light, celebrants gathered wreaths of evergreen, a symbol of life through darkness. In Sweden, candles were added to symbolize the sun's power.

Ancient Persians donned wreaths as headbands to symbolize importance and success. Victorious Olympians were endowed with crowns of laurel much like those worn by Roman lead-ers, and similar coronets embellished doors as marks of victory.

A quite different purpose was achieved by early Europeans, who used wreaths to identify their homes in much the same way we use house numbers today, with exotic blooms likely grown by the homeowner. But while modern wreaths serve a merely decorative purpose, their inherent meaning survives in some of the mate-rials we use to make them, such as holly to represent immortality, cedar for strength... and best of all, a joyous spirit of festivity and welcome.

Thinking about designing your own wreath this season? The possibilities are endless, but here are a couple of fun and easy suggestions.

Frosted Fruit: A great option for either autumn or winter. Just gather an assortment of artificial fruits and insert a florist pick into each one. Roll them one at a time in tacky glue (avail-able at your local craft store), then Epsom salts, and finally white irides-cent glitter. Insert the pins into a foam brick and allow the fruit to dry. Wrap an 18-inch straw wreath in green rib-

bon, securing it with pins, and use a craft knife to insert holes in the ribbon where the fruit will go. Insert the fruit into the wreath, beginning with the larger pieces and securing them with a glue gun. Attach an organza ribbon with wire and wrap the ends around the wreath.

Candy Cane: Looking for a varia-tion on the traditional circle? A candy cane wreath will add a perfect holi-day statement to your home. Draw a candy cane shape on a large piece of paper, cut it out and trace it onto a 2-inch thick piece of Styrofoam, then cut it out with a serrated knife. Wrap a piece of white felt 4-inches wider than the cane around it, using straight pins to attach it on the back, then wrap a piece of wire around the top, forming a loop for a hanger. Spread a bunch of peppermint candies and candy-cane pieces on a newspaper in a well-ven-tilated area, and spray them with poly-urethane — making sure all sides are coated — and let them dry. Apply the candy with a glue gun and spray the cane with two more coats of polyure-thane. Add some sprigs of pine and a bright red bow to top it all off.

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Let’s examine some of the top causes of home devaluation and see what, if anything, homeowners can do about them.

Removing a Bedroom: Thinking of getting rid of a bedroom to expand another bedroom? Think again. Removing a bedroom is one of those home improvement mistakes that can negatively affect a home’s worth even if you are able to create a larger bedroom. Why? Simple, the more bedrooms you have the more buyers you are likely to attract.

The vast majority of buyers use the internet to search for homes. Other than location and price what is the next most likely search parameter? Square footage? Number of bedrooms? There are people searching for homes that will not even consider a 2 or 3 bedroom home. Keep in mind that a lot of buyers typically want separate rooms for their children.

Listing prices are set (or at least they should be) by looking at what comparable homes are selling for in the same real estate market, and the number of bedrooms is an important consideration used to compare properties. Reducing the number of bedrooms means fewer potential buyers interested in your home. That said, the impact of removing a bedroom will differ depending on how many bedrooms you start out with. If you have a six bedroom home with several small bedrooms (say, less than 8 by 10 feet), you can possibly justify combining two.

Removing closets: People need and want closets! A few years ago I met with a potential home seller who wanted to get an idea on the value of her home. I gave her an idea and she told me she would get back with me. When I came back a few years later she had removed the walk in closet in the master bedroom and put in a master bath. While the new master bath is

nice, the room now has no closets. A mistake and one that made the home that much harder to sell.

Turning the garage into living space: Simply put getting rid of a garage makes a home less appealing to a lot of people. I go back to the search criteria I mentioned above. Many buyers want a garage and not having one can certainly sway a buyer as to whether to even look at your home. Not only does this renovation remove a place to put your cars during a New England winter, it will remove valuable storage space for many homeowners. If you’re going to turn a garage into a family room, office or “man town” you may want to consider leaving the garage doors on the outside. When you go to sell, with the garage doors in place a buyer can easily visualize the conversion back to a garage.

Additions that don’t match original home: I have run into some excellent examples of this recently. One was a I sold a home that was built in the early 1800’s. It was once a charming home that had multiple additions over time and ultimately was transformed into a home that doesn’t match the original age. While these additions added functionality (an additional bathroom and bedroom) it changed the look of the home to one that is disjointed and doesn’t resemble its original structure. Also, by adding rooms to older homes your materials and finishes can differ from the original house. If you are adding a big addition to say a split level home do you create something that will look out of place? If you are staying there that is one thing but are you really getting your money’s worth at resale?

If you are thinking of selling and would like an opinion as to the value of an “improvement” consult with your REALTOR® to evaluate the potential financial impact of it first. You may find out that your improvement will ultimately cost you more money down the road than you thought.

If you have any questions about this article, real estate in general or are looking to buy or sell a home please contact me, John McCarthy at Rowley Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley, MA 01969, Phone: 978 948-2758, Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at [email protected]

In the past I have written extensively about what a homeowner can do to increase the value of their home. Just as there are projects you can take on to improve your home’s value there are “fixes” you may be doing (inadvertently sometimes) to decrease it.

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you. They will spend a countless amount of time talking about the many new features that their brand has and the options between different models. If the salesman worked for a different brand or if you went to a different dealership you would hear the same reasons why that brand is right for you. Their goal is to sell you a car.

If you went into a dental office and the dentist spent all their time talking about their array of technological gadgets and how they were right for you, how would you feel? If you went to a different office and that dentist had a different set of gadgets, they have a bias as to why theirs are right for you. You would feel like you were trying to be “sold” something.

Branding draws us in. You may have a preconceived notion that a particular make of car is what you “need” or see a dental advertisement that attracts your attention.

It doesn’t take much to realize that there are many different brands of anything that would satisfy our needs.

Whether it is a car or teeth, there are often gaps between the “seller” and the “buyer”. There is a gap between what we really need and what we think we need. There is another gap between what the dentist or salesman thinks we need and what we think we need. And,

more specifically, there is often a serious gap between the value most dentists have and the value they feel they can discuss with patients. Sometimes we feel we don’t have the time to discuss these things and other times we are afraid we will scare you away.

Dentistry offers people so much that they want and need. Why don’t people get it? What would permit someone to have this resource available, and fail to use it? What would cause them to misunderstand it so thoroughly that they fear it more than they fear the consequences of not collaborating with a dentist?

Dentists need to communicate facts and truths. They need to convey expertise and enthusiasm. This goes back to the idea of time I have mentioned so often in the past. Dentists need to spend time with patients, not hard-sell with little information, and let the patient decide what the best line of treatment is for them.

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.

Last week I discussed the importance of communication in any relationship, specifically the healthcare provider/patient relationship. Trust is mutually built as this relationship develops over time.

“There’s not enough time in the day.” Have you ever used this excuse? I said this yesterday to someone. We all tend to waste a lot of time, or at least don’t use the time we have as effectively as we could. You would think that in our technology-filled world, time management would be easier. I think that some of this technology gets in the way by adding even more of a time commitment to things that reduce interpersonal communication.

Here’s an example. It’s time to buy a new car. There are many different car brands and within those brands are many models. No matter what dealership you go to, they will gather a minute amount of information about you, or maybe none at all, but guaranteed, they have a car on their showroom floor that they tell you is the right car for

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