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August 2018

COMPLIMENTARY

Volume 2, Issue 6

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Salem Town ForestA Hidden Gem

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• Salem's Dynamite Danny Sheehan

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• Gratitude from Chief Parisi

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Pictured with Italian pastries they made in the “Taste of Italy” Summer Enrichment program at Woodbury Middle School are several of the 14 students who participated. Students experienced

Italian culture, language and cooking, making traditional foods from scratch. See page 3.

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When it comes to our relationships with vehi-cles, there seems to be two mindsets.

The first is that a car or truck is merely a

machine that delivers us from point A to point B, preferably safely and on time. The other belief is that a car is an extension of our personality, a member of the family. In 1983-84, my wacky friend Larry owned a 1975 Pontiac Lemans. Zany, mischievous, annoying. All these de-scribe Larry and then some. So it made perfect sense that he hooked up one of those musical horns like the one in the “Dukes of Hazzard” General Lee Charger. After work he would sail across the Marking Basket parking lot at breakneck speed, the horn blaring portions of a half-dozen tunes back to back. The assistant manager would shake his head in disgust and wonder aloud just what in God’s name was wrong with him. To this day, whenever I see a Lemans I think of Larry and his quest to saturate the population of Methuen with irritation. And so it is with my late father, Gray, and the 1937 Ford coupe he restored be-tween 1966 and 1973. Although he died of a heart attack at 49 on July 1, 1985, I am still asked if we (my mother Sue, brother Bruce and I) still have “the coupe.” And the answer is yes. For now. In ’66 he paid $50 for the car with rotted fenders, sagging frame, smashed grille and blown motor. He overpaid. When my parents bought the Howe Street homestead in 1968 for $16,000, my mom called dibs on the house. My dad didn’t hear her, as he was in the back yard courting the 3-story barn which would host a 7-year restoration of the coupe.

As a kid, I remember watching him at night sanding down skim coats of body filler on the huge steel body. He equipped the hefty lateral wooden beam with a Herculean chain hoist that could raise and lower a Navy destroyer. The hoist didn’t lift any ships, but it would tuck one ’49 AB Mercury flathead motor between the fat fenders. Anything he could do himself – and that was almost everything – he did. When the smooth body was ready for paint, he fired up the Craftsman air compressor, slipped on a mask and began spraying Candy Apple Red paint – selected because it was racing legend Ollie Silva’s favorite color. My dad was on his pit crew for a short time. The car was completed in 1973. Money was tight, so he used the car as his daily driver year-round. Evidently heat was an unnecessary luxury in 1937, so those frigid winter commutes to his job at Honeywell were more of a race to beat frostbite than to arrive at work on time. The bright red coupe with the Mercu-ry hubcaps caught the attention of some-one in charge of Honeywell’s employ-ee newsletter. There on the cover of the July 1973 issue is a story of Dad and the coupe, complete with a photo of him proudly sitting on the running board. Methuen’s Bicentennial arrived in 1976 and we were invited to participate in the city-town’s festive parade. The four of us squeezed into the car designed for two. I sat next to Dad, straddling the shifter, relieved that we’d be cruising too slowly for a dangerous shift down into third gear. A lanky 8-year-old Bruce teetered on my mother’s lap … though it could have been the other way around. Accommo-dations were hardly 5-star, but it was a blast celebrating our hometown’s 200th birthday in a widely viewed hot rod. When Dad passed unexpectedly in 1985, my brother and I inherited a car we didn’t

know much about as it originally came off the assembly line decades before we were born. We drove it occasionally until the flathead threw a rod in 1995. Bruce got the car into his garage, covered it with tarps and blankets and that’s where it sat idle until a few weeks ago. Thanks to a leaky roof, water got under the tarps and caused some paint to flaked off. The tires suf-fer from dry rot. Mice made some nests, but thankfully did not chew up the upholstery. The coupe was the right car for guys of my dad’s generation. If he were alive today, he’d be 82. But for Bruce and me, Chevelles, Camaros, Mustangs and Firebirds were/are the cars of our generation. Even if the coupe were in perfect running condition, we probably would be driving something decades newer. Time, money, storage and inter-est have come up short: There will be no re-restoration on our watch. We discussed the situation and arrived at a decision that had never entered our minds be-fore: It’s time to sell the 1937 Ford coupe that has been a member of the family since 1966. It’s a gut-wrenching but practical con-clusion. The coupe is more than steel and rubber and Naugahyde. It’s the strongest connection to our dad and his passion for hot rods and muscle cars -- something his sons inherited with colorful results. We have a couple decent offers, though there’s a canyon-size divide between its cash value and sentimental value. If we could tack on a half-million dollars to its price for the good memories of Dad winding up the ol’ coupe in second gear, then we would. The coupe will eventually have a new owner and home. Nothing like losing a lot of red and getting the blues. But I may know of a cure. Larry is driving a Challenger these days. If he installed another wacky musical horn, I’m going to ask him to up and dow n Howe Street in full concert mode.

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Gray Whipple and his daily driver, a 1937 Ford coupe, on the cover of Honeywell’s July 1973 employee newsletter.

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Students get a – literally!By Linc Jackson

Salem Life Writer

More than a dozen students participat-ed in A Taste of Italy, a four-day program designed for students to explore and expe-rience a taste of Italian culture and cuisine, at Woodbury Middle School in June. The program was offered through the Sum-mer Enrichment program in association with the Salem School District. Summer Enrichment offers more than a dozen pro-grams for elementary and middle school students during summer vacation.

The Taste of Italy program was geared toward students entering grades 7 to 9 with instruction and exposure to Italian lan-guage, history, traditions and food. Wood-bury School science teacher Rino Beninati came up with the idea for the program after talking to his students about his family’s history in Palermo, Sicily.

“It started out with casual conversa-tion with my students, talking about my lunch a lot of time, and about my Italian background and culture. They were really curious, so they really gave me the idea,” Beninati said. “I put the idea out to a few

people and there was immediately a lot of interest. They were really receptive. When we posted the class for the Summer En-richment program, it filled up really fast.”

Beninati won’t take sole credit for the overwhelming success of the class or the recipes.

“The idea was that my parents are the experts who introduced me to the culture and cooking, so I wanted the students to experience it the same way,” he said.

He enlisted his octogenarian parents, Laura Beninati (Nonni) and Enrico Ben-inati (Grandpa) to come from Stoneham, Mass., to help.

“My parents were so excited to partic-ipate and work with the students. They got involved, helping and teaching hands-on. They really fell in love with the students,” Beninati continued. “The students loved them too. They were all calling them ‘Nonni and Grandpa’ by the end.”

Fourteen students participated in the class.

“Once I realized how much work it would be, I got my daughter Laura involved too, so it was three generations working with the kids,” he said.

For each of the four days, Benina-ti prepared a full meal plan. Under the watchful eye of the three generations of Beninatis, students whipped up homemade fettuccine pasta, fresh bolognese meat sauce with meatballs, Sicilian rice balls (Arancini) stuffed with fresh ground beef and mozzarella cheese, Italian “pizzelle” cookies and fresh ricotta filling for can-noli. Meat raviolis with a red meat sauce finished off the week.

“I was lucky to find the special ricotta impastata for the cannoli filling. You can’t buy it retail but I found some. We made 80 cannolis. They were fantastic,” he said.

“The students made everything. They were hands-on, and it was great to see the pride and smiles on their faces when they saw what they had made,” Beninati added. “At the end of each session we all just sat down and, like a typical Italian meal, we enjoyed what we made that day. Then we cleaned up.”

While making the meals, students talked about the foods, Italian culture and using fresh ingredients.

“We made Arancini – some people don’t know that Arancini is not typically a formal meal, it’s a street food – a food you walk around with,” said Beninati. “It’s a rice ball stuffed with ground beef and mozzarella. The old way is to make it in your hand. Now there is a tool for it, but it’s still tricky. Everyone was so proud when they made their first one. We made 76 rice balls that day.”

Beninati is not sure if the program will be offered next year.

“I would like to do the program again. It’s dependent on my parents, really. I might have to split it into 1 or 2 days each week. They loved it, but they were tired at the end,” he said.

As Beninati reflected on the program, he said, “When you see these pictures, you can see how proud these kids are about what they made. That’s what made it spe-cial. Just to see everyone’s reactions, it was awesome. It was way better than I thought. I had a blast. The kids did too.”

More photos can be viewed on Insta-gram @tasteofitalysalemnh.

Arancini (rice balls) stuffed with ground beef and mozzarella cheese are a little tricky to make, but the students learned quickly.

Students were presented with “diplomas” in Italian to remember their experience. Here students are pictured with (front, from left) Woodbury Middle School science teacher Rino Beninati, his parents Enrico (Grandpa) and Laura (Nonni) Beninati, and Rico’s daughter Laura Perrotta.

From fresh ingredients comes fresh food. Students made homemade pasta dough, cheese ravioli and meat sauce.

It wasn’t all work! After a day of preparing and cooking, students enjoyed the food they made. Courtesy Photos.

It was a hands-on experience for the students, here cutting homemade pasta into fettuccine.


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By Doug SeedSalem Life writer

Braving 100-degree heat, members of the Exchange Club of Salem met June 30 to spruce things up at the Field of Dreams park for the Fourth of July. In addition to dressing up the flag-pole area, Exchange Club members also trimmed, edged and mulched around the main Field of Dreams sign and shrubs. Workers included Stephanie Daniels, Bon-nie Breen and her husband Jack, Brad Segal and his wife Cheryl, Larry Van-Deventer, Doug Seed and Larry Seaman. While members were planting flowers, spreading mulch, raking and edging, an en-graver from Colizzi Memorials of Methuen, Mass., arrived to etch the names of de-ceased club members Andrew C. Marion and Paul E. Buell into the memorial stones. Two special features of the park are of particular interest to the Exchange Club members:

• The 90-foot-high flagpole and the surrounding area are maintained by the Exchange Club in honor of Douglas A. Seed (1915-1995). Mr. Seed was a lifelong Salem resident and among the first three boys drafted into World War II from Salem. The large flagpole was originally planned to stand in front of Burger King on Route 28, however town height restriction ordinances prevented the 90-foot pole from being in-stalled in front of the restaurant and it lay in the grass behind Burger King for several years. When the Field of Dreams was in its

planning stages, Exchange Club member Tom Morrow had the idea to have Burger King donate the pole to the Field of Dreams and the Exchange Club to take custodian-ship of it for future years. The owners of the pole agreed that it was an excellent solution. Granite State Electric Company moved the pole and installed it at the park. Since then, the club has maintained the 12-by-18-foot flag and the grounds around the flagpole.

• In 2012, the idea came about to create a memorial area for deceased Ex-change Club members and the Thomas O. Morrow Memorial Plaza was dedicated. The area includes a roughly 12-by-12-foot area paved with granite squares, and a beautiful black granite bench with Morrow‘s name engraved. Flanking the bench are two black granite panels with an engraved Field of Dreams logo and the Exchange Club logo. The Salem Exchange Club began in 1967 as an offshoot of the Lawrence, Mass., club. Exchange is a community service organiza-tion with core values including “Commit-ment to Family, Commitment to Communi-ty and Commitment to Our Country.” Mem-bership includes individuals and well as local business owners ranging from Newbury-port, Mass., to Nashua and Londonderry. The Salem Exchange Club meets every Thursday for lunch at the Blackwater Grill from noon to 1pm. Anyone interested in volunteering in the community is welcome to participate with the Exchange Club. Contact Larry VanDeventer ([email protected]) for more information.

Exchange Club spruces up Field of Dreams

The Exchange Club clean-up crew consisted of Stephanie Daniels, Doug Seed, Larry VanDeventer, Bonnie Breen, Cheryl Segal, Jack Breen, Larry Seaman and Brad Segal.

Stephanie Daniels supervises Jack Breen mulching. Courtesy photos.

Don Mullen of Colizzi Memorials in Methuen engraves the names of deceased Exchangites Andy Marion and Paul Buell.

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Skip the gluten, but not the deliciousness!It’s All Good in the Kitchen bakery

will tempt any sweet toothBy Juli Couture

Salem Life Writer

The smell of freshly brewed espresso fills the air. Intricately decorated cakes, tarts and cupcakes sit beside sprinkled doughnuts and brownies and beckon from within the display case. What started as a friend’s simple request for a Celiac-friendly cookie blossomed into a completely glu-ten-free dessert lovers’ paradise: a wonder-ful bakery where those with Celiac or glu-ten sensitivity can eat handmade treats they may not otherwise have an opportunity to enjoy. Those treats and so much more can be found right in our own backyard in a per-fectly purple neighborhood shop called It’s All Good In The Kitchen. Co-owners Jacky Levine, 57, and Ron Geoffroy, 62, of Auburn opened It’s All Good last D e c e m b e r when retail space beside The Choco-late Moose became available at 184 N. Broadway. Since then, the dynamic duo has been whipping up specialty treats and desserts by hand and with love for those with Celiac or gluten sensitivity and gener-ally anyone who has a sweet tooth. “We are happy to provide great-tasting des-

serts to our customers with Celiac and gluten sensitivity. However, you don’t have to be gluten-free to like our product,” said Levine. In fact, when the store first opened they offered both traditional and gluten-free baked goods but became concerned about the potential for cross-contamination, so decided to concentrate on being complete-ly gluten-free. The concern for not only their customers’ enjoyment and satisfac-tion but also their health and well-being is apparent in that they only make prod-ucts containing tree nuts or peanuts on specific days to avoid contamination, and also create custom orders to cater to those with lactose or dairy sensitivities as well. The shop offers a wide variety of desserts.

“Most of them are my own,” she said of the rec-ipes, “and some of them I get on-line or they’re traditional reci-pes that I change into gluten-free.” “A lot of at-tempts have gone into the trash,” she laughed. “It is trial and error.”

Bearing the cost of gluten-free ingre-dients in mind, It’s All Good acquires its supplies in bulk locally, allowing the store to keep the cost lower for customers. Once they get those ingredients, Levine gets to work creating a myriad of flavors. “Our staple items are cookies, brownies,

whoopie pies, raspberry and peanut butter tarts, cupcakes and doughnuts,” Levine ex-plained. “I kind of change things up weekly.” She continued: “For example, this week we have tiramisu, Kahlua cheese-cakes and strawberry shortcake.” Geoffroy added, “We have all kinds of squares as well: fig squares, cherry almond, s’mores bars and seven-layer bars. Jackie also makes cakes, pies and bread, like cinnamon bread, cranberry almond and banana bread.” On the counter, glass jars display hand-made, gluten-free, vegan protein-energy bites in four varieties. Freshly baked muf-fins are also available on weekends. Paired with hand-crafted specialty espresso drinks or smoothies, a visit to the shop in the

morning would be a good start to any day. Levine and Geoffroy fill cus-tom orders for parties or func-tions such as cookie or muffin trays. Geoffroy stated, “Most of the orders we’ve been getting are either birthday cakes or a large number of cupcakes. Other people have ordered whoop-ie pies, cookie trays, tarts and bread.” Those who are interested in ordering can call the shop at (603) 458-7434. They ask that you give at least 24-hour notice for large orders. It’s All Good In The Kitchen can also be found at the Salem Farmers Market as well as the Derry Farmers Mar-ket. Drop on in and taste how delicious gluten-free can be!

Cannolis are a specialty at It's All Good.

Tempting treats line the bakery cases tucked into the cozy purple shop.

Co-owners Ron Geoffroy and Jacky Levine are baking up tasty treats for the gluten sensi-tive as well as those who have a sweet tooth. Salem Life photos by Juli Couture.

Cannoli shells wait to be filled beside jars of decadent cookies.


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More than 150 motorcycles gathered at the Derry Salem Elks Club before beginning the 50-mile ride. Steve Van Seters photo.

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The 15th annual Miss New Hampshire golf tournament, held at Windham Country Club on June 25, raised over $19,000 for a scholarship fund that benefits young Granite State women. The event was sponsored by Canobie Lake Park. Many of Miss New Hampshire’s titleholders from both the Miss and Teen Programs were on hand and worked all day from registration time through dinner, including greeting players and assisting in games and contests. Before tee-off, a helicopter flew over the driving range and dropped 500 golf balls over a designated hole. The ball that went into the hole won the prize of $2,500. The winning ball belonged to Ethan Hurley of Hudson.

Miss New Hampshire board member Lynne Ulaky reported that the tournament raised over $19,000 for the Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Foundation. The foundation is a New Hampshire nonprofit devoted to furthering educational opportunities through scholarships to students who participate in programs including the Miss New Hampshire Competition and the Miss New Hampshire’s Outstanding Teen Competition. The foundation also grants other scholarships to worthy students, and has awarded more than $160,000 in scholarships this year to young women in New Hampshire. For more information regarding sponsorships, donations and volunteer opportunities, visit missnh.org.

The Ulaky team featured (from left) Barry Rogers, Kaz Ulaky, Miss New Hampshire 2018 Marisa Moorhouse, A. J. Christoffels and Scott Rogers. Courtesy photo.

Miss N.H. tourney raises $19,000 for scholarships

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Eric Currier's paternal grandparents, Judy and Russell Currier Sr., attended the 9/11 remembrance ceremony with several family mem-bers, including Eric's father Russell Jr.

"We thought it was great that the town honored these boys that were killed over there," Russell Currier Sr. said. "We're proud of these boys. We thought it was fabulous what the Fire Department did. It was a very nice ceremony."

Methuen Firefighters IAFF (International Association of Fire-fighters) Local 1691 donated approximately $500 for the graph-ics.

The cost of the two rigs was unexpectedly and considerably lower than what the city could have paid.

“These trucks were already built for a department in Georgia, but that order was cancelled so we got them at a discount,” said Methuen’s fleet manager Rick Guilmette who oversees every city-owned vehicle. “These were $480,000 each; we saved at least $100,000 per truck.”

Engine 1 operates out of the Central Station on Lowell Street and Engine 3 is out of the Bean Street station in the West End adjacent to Elmwood Cemetery.

The Severe-Service trucks are 100 inches wide -- 8 inches wider than most fire trucks. The additional width plus a stronger frame will provide more stability.

Powered by a 450-horsepower 6 cylinder Cummins diesel engine, each rig can pump up to 1,500 gallons per minute and carry 750 gal-lons of water plus a crew of up to six firefighters. Normally they are manned by a lieutenant and two firefighters.

The new rigs replace two elderly pumpers -- a 1995 and a 1997, each with over 100,000 miles on them -- that are now out of service. Both will be sold at auction.

“Everything is tired on them,” said Guilmette. “The ’97 has a cracked frame rail. If it were a normal truck, we could fishplate (weld) the frame and put it back in service but that’s not recommended with a fire truck.”

“And the other we got delivered in 1995 right before the Malden Mills fire. No one was even trained on it yet but we put it into service for that fire.”

Traditionally, Methuen’s trucks have been red and white but Guil-mette said the red and black Chicago-style trucks are more popular across the country.

Don’t expect to see these new trucks replaced any time soon.“Usually, depending on normal wear and tear, they are good for

15 to 20 years, which is what the KME recommendations are,” said Guilmette.

Firefighters Jeff Gerardi and Craig Langlais stand next to the truck honoring the memory of U.S.M.C. PFC Eric Currier during a training exercise.

Firefighters recently used Engine 1 (pictured) and Engine 3 at training involving a Mobile Live Fire Training Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services at the city landfill on Huntington Avenue.

CITY’S 9/11 CEREMONYThe 2 fire trucks were dedicated during a special ceremony

last month. See Page 14.

Community comes out in support of fire victims

A group of residents rallied together with Salem police officers and firefighters to hold a pancake breakfast at Mary A. Fisk Elementary School to benefit the victims of June’s Main Street fire that destroyed 11 apartments. Isaiah 58 accepted the personal items and clothing donations, and $5,440 was raised.

While the event served just under 300 breakfasts “most (guests) gave extra money

(and) some just dropped off money without eating,” according to Dianne Paquette, an event organizer.

She also noted that firefighters were outside in front of the school and many drivers stopped and made donations.

The money will benefit the families, with the assistance of Barbara Riley of the Salem Human Services Department.

Salem Police and Fire employees donated their time to cook at the pancake breakfast. Annie Rae’s Photography photo.

Pancake breakfast raises $5,440

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By Bill Klessens

You can’t beat “buying local” if you want to feast on some of the freshest, oh-so colorful and (very importantly) most nutri-tious food around. The Salem NH Farmers Market, open year-round at two different locations depending on the season, remains the “go-to” place for health-conscious fruit-and-veggie eaters from Salem as well as our surrounding communities.

The market opened eight years ago by our town’s dearly departed friend Jane Lang, a wonderful and tireless workmate who began the market mainly as an alter-native to the regular grocery store produce mostly shipped from all around the country before reaching our shelves. The response throughout New England to farmers mar-kets has been extremely positive, as the Granite State boasts around 60 registered locations, the Cape Cod area has one for nearly every city, and they’ve even sprung up in urban locations like Manchester. No knock at all to Demoulas, where I happily do most of my other shopping, but you

can’t beat the incredible quality and taste delights you get from our Farmers Market foodstuffs, not to mention a great array and supply of vitamins and minerals per item. Many nutrients are “lost in transportation” while being trucked from out-of-state farms before finally reaching Salem’s supermar-ket chain stores.

From May to October, your destination

for all things locally grown is the parking lot at Salem Marketplace Shopping Center at 224 N. Broadway (Route 28). During the winter/early spring months, the address is the Mary Fisk School at 14 Main St. (Route 97). The market’s hours are every Sunday from 10am to 2pm, and vendors accept debit and credit cards as well as cash. Salem Zoning Board Vice Chair Bonnie Wright is the market president and she, along with

several other officers and volunteers, over-sees the entire operation of both sites.

The nonprofit Salem NH Farmers Mar-ket not only brings fresh and sometimes unique food to shoppers in Greater Salem, but in addition they give farmers, food pro-ducers and artisans a place to inexpensively sell their products. They also donate back to the community by raising funds to be able to double SNAP/EBT charges and provide food directly or work with area agencies, primarily Boys and Girls Club and St. Jo-seph’s Church, to give coupons enabling low-income families to shop at the market.

An added bonus is the live music ac-companiment to your shopping. The three-piece folk band performing both beautiful covers and original songs while drenched in the sunshine on a recent visit made me feel like I was back in college again.

Finally, you’ll know by shopping there that you’re financially helping adjacent farmers, our neighbors, as well as support-ing top sources for a great home-cooked meal.

See you this Sunday!

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Members of the Salem Farmers Market Board of Directors shown enjoying the day are (from left) Tom Paulinca of Slippery Soap Co., Farmers Market Event Coordinator Justine Young, President Bonnie Wright, Treasurer Dianna Fallon and Volunteer Coordinator Molly Cartier. Missing from the photo are Vice President Dan Joyce and Secretary Barb Harris. Courtesy photo

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This map of the Salem Town Forest provides a lay of the land, but will be updated to reflect the new acreage along Hummingbird Lane. Courtesy of the Town of Salem

Our Best-Kept Secret:

By Alison Colby-CampbellSalem Life Writer

Bill Dumont enters the Salem Town Forest with limb-decapitating apparatus that looks kind of lethal. He carries a rake and a 28-inch Bypass Lopper. This is how he tours the trails.

He mixes his leisurely walk over the 360 acres with trimming the native and in-vasive plant life that inch back daily in their attempt to regain ownership of the trails. Bill’s self-imposed role, mostly with the help of co-volunteer Jim Hatch, is to keep the trails clear for visitors who want to bask in the serenity of the woodland setting or maybe the excitement of wildlife sightings.

“I’d guess maybe 5 percent of Salem residents know what a treasure we have in the Salem Town Forest. People who walk their dogs tend to find it first, and then cross-country skiers and snowshoers,” said Glen Edwards of the Salem Conservation Commission. “The main trail (Trail A) is great for novices, because it is a nice wide, flat trail that even beginners and young children can enjoy. We also have some hill-ier trails for more strenuous treks.”

Dumont grew up in Salem, but it wasn’t until his adult years that he realized the Salem Town Forest existed. Now he walks

the trails whenever he can, bringing his own equipment to mow the grassy paths, monitor for litter, beat back the underbrush, and take in the peace and beauty of this special place.

According to Planning Director Ross Moldoff, “Bill Dumont is a former chair of the Conservation Commission and dedi-cates many hours to maintaining the trails at the Salem Town Forest. We really couldn’t manage the forest without his help.”

Last year, winter toppled so many trees, including huge oaks, that cleanup was ex-ceptionally challenging. Hatch and Dumont needed equipment more substantial than their personal chain saws to remove them. They returned day after day until the job was done.

Other volunteers step up to offer assis-tance on a special-project basis. Comcast laid the gravel on Trail A during a day of service. A Scout created identifying signage along the trails. Another group is coming in to re-paint the beautiful William R Schultz footbridge that makes crossing the Hittytity Brook easier and minimizes disturbance to the wetlands, but on a day-to-day basis it is Dumont and Hatch. The Conservation Commission supports the efforts, yet de-spite their most fervent hopes this inviting forest is mostly unknown.

The forest is accessed most easily from a trailhead and small parking area on Shad-ow Lake Road just beyond the Department of Transportation salt shed. Signage at the trailhead offers a map, animal track guide and other valuable information for visitors. In fact, signage makes the trails easy to identify and follow.

How did such a lush tract of forest and granite come to be? In the town’s 2018 Forest Management Plan written by Licensed Professional Forester Ronald J. Klemarczyk, the history of the Forest is re-ported: “The original 201 acre Town Forest was acquired in 1979 and was formally des-ignated a Town Forest in 1983 by vote of Town Meeting … The Town Forest is man-aged by the Salem Conservation Commis-sion under the Multiple Use concept where consideration is given to timber production, wildlife habitat improvement, recreation, education and watershed protection.”

The land is mostly forested with pine and oak, but contains three major wetlands

and is bisected by Hittytity Brook with its associated wet-land complex. The original Town Forest was expanded in 2016 and 2017 with the acquisition of 133 acres that was part of an abutting subdi-vision project and combined with another 3 acres that were already owned by the Town, but isolated within develop-er’s property.

The last few years have been good ones for the For-est, and they demonstrate how development and preservation can work together. The Con-servation Commission want-ed to buy the 168 acre parcel that was next to the Town Forest, but the cost was $1.7 million and they did not have that kind of money. Then Steve Hatem purchased the land and worked closely with the Commission to design his

subdivision so the Commission could ac-quire 100 acres for $750,000. He donated additional land and built 26 homes on the remainder. Then the Commission received 2 grants for $330,000 from the State to help cover the cost. Stonebrook Land Develop-ers and owner Steve Hatem worked with the town and Conservation Commission for over a year to bring forward a plan under the open space preservation development regulations. He proposed the subdivision of this property to include some reduced size lots compared to what would normally be required by zoning, in exchange for open space to be dedicated to the Town of Salem.

In 2018, approval was provided to start the trail improvements off of Hummingbird Lane including trail planking to protect wetlands.

The few people who did walk or snow-shoe the trails are motivated by nature,

The Schultz Bridge leads visitors from the Shadow Lake Road trail over the Hittytity Brook. Photos by Alison Colby-Campbell

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discovery, and the ease of access made possible by Dumont and Hatch. In two visits to the forest - one accompanied by Dumont, another on our own – Salem Life experienced many noteworthy encounters. Manmade features include capped wells that were abandoned when the amount of rock in the forest meant it was unsuitable for development. Engraved benches are scattered through the trails to offer a place for bird watching or contemplation. A small quarry pond is lined with remnants of cut stone. There are also small areas, about the size of a typical home bulkhead, that are indications of where sand and gravel were removed from the land.

For those who prefer the works of Mother Nature, this forest delivers. There are enormous old growth trees so large that two people cannot link their arms around, lush pond lilies that close up at night, and the trails mimic shopping aisles with all the produce they offer. We passed high and low bush blueberries that were just beginning to develop the blush as they switch from green to pink and deep blue. Blackberry canes reached out to capture our clothing with their small but irritating thorns. Clusters of wild Concord grapes weighed down multitudes of grape vines entangled in trees. Visitors need to keep their eyes open along the trail or they could miss the bounty. Birds and other critters won’t make that mistake. But picker beware, not all beautiful berries are edible, any foraged food should be washed before being eaten, and some might be entangled in poison ivy.

Animals are at home in the forest. We passed a baby snapping turtle making its way across the trail. Its shiny black body, not much bigger than a flattened tennis ball, was reminiscent of its dinosaur past. An American toad was perfectly camouflaged by the sand at the gravel pit. A variety of beautifully colored birds dodged in and out of trees. Curiously there was a lack of gray squirrels, though some red squirrels and chipmunks made their presence known. A Fowler’s Toad made a

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harsh startling noise that required addition-al investigation. It sounded like a horror movie swamp creature, but was after all just a lovelorn amphibian. To hear the catcalls of a lovelorn Fowler’s Toad as well as 11 other species check out this website: musi-cofnature.com/calls-of-frogs-and-toads-of-the-northeast/.

Forests and nature preserves are im-portant and yet they are becoming rarer even while they are known to bring a peace-fulness to our citizens, provide exercise, and a sense of wonder that cannot be du-plicated through electronics. They provide oxygen as well as shelter for our woodland friends, and stoke imagination. Salem is most fortunate to have such a resource in

the community and more fortunate still to have people like Bill Dumont, Jim Hatch, the Conservation Commission and a town planning director who make it a priority.

Bill Dumont offered some sage parting advice: “A town forest is the kind of asset in a community that should be experienced in person and not overlooked.”

Alison Colby-Campbell is a writer and photographer who learned her love of nature from her father. She finds that just about everything and everybody has an amazing story to tell, and she is honored to take on that responsibility. She lives in Haverhill, Mass., and is also a regular contributor to Haverhill Life because life is good.

Volunteer caretaker Bill Dumont is perched on a quarry rock in the Salem Town Forest.

Summer brings forth luscious water lilies in the Salem Town Forest.

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On July 27, I will put my Salem Fire De-partment uni-form on for the last time and say farewell to the guys I have worked side by side with for al-most three de-cades. I am sad,

but also jubilant in that I will be starting a new job as the New Hampshire state fire marshal. I have had the privilege of serving the res-idents of Salem since 1989. I was 19 years old when I was appointed by Chief Don Bliss and, as a kid from Reading, Mass., the most I knew about Salem was that we would stop at the Granite State Potato Chip Factory to get potato chips on Friday night on the way to our campsite in Hampstead! I knew very little about the town. But I made a commitment to learn everything I could about the community and build my

life here. I am proud to say that I have lived here nearly 30 years, my children have all gone to Salem schools, and through thick and thin I have been an active participant of government. I saw tough financial times in the early 1990s when we laid off firefight-ers; I’ve seen tragic fires such as the Dennis Drive fire in 2000 and the heart-breaking death of Capt. Steven McKenna in 2014. My time as a Salem firefighter has taught me a lot about this community. I have learned that it is financially prudent, which made me very sensitive about spending

money; I have learned that it’s very patri-otic, something that is near and dear to my heart; and I know that it’s a very generous community, as evidenced by the amount of money donated to our “village” in the past six months during fund-raisers for recent apartment building fires. I’ve also seen our town’s compassion, as we witnessed during Capt. McKenna’s illness and sub-sequent passing. It is a place that our fam-ily intends to call home for years to come. I would like to thank former Town Manager Keith Hickey for appointing me to the posi-

tion of fire chief and thank Town Managers Leon Goodwin and Chris Dillon for their support and guidance. I thank our elected officials, past and present, for backing our Fire Department, both through moral sup-port and appreciation, and by giving us the resources necessary to do our job. Thank you to the citizens of our community, who are our No. 1 fans and enthusiasts. And fi-nally, to my family and “second” family, the officers and members of the Salem Fire De-partment: Never have I experienced a more dedicated, compassionate group of people. You are the heartbeat of our community, and I am in awe every day of the work you go out and do for our residents and visitors. My love for you and our organization will never fade away. I wish my successor all the best, for the future at SFD is bright! Please keep our members safe and do what you can to provide them the tools, equip-ment and staffing they need to do their job. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as Salem’s fire chief.

Goodbye, farewell and amenChief's Corner By Fire Chief Paul J. Parisi

“And finally, to my family and ‘second’ family, the officers and members of the Salem Fire Department: Never have I experienced a more dedicated, compassionate group of

people. You are the heartbeat of our community …”

1900s 1930s 1940s - 1960s 1960s - 1990s

Then & Now is a monthly feature presented by Salem Life, in conjunction with noted author and Salem historian,

Douglas W. Seed.

Douglas W. Seed, and his sister, Katherine E. Khalife co-authored the two-volume book set, Salem, NH Volume I and Salem, NH Volume II Trolleys, Canobie Lake and Rockingham Park. The books, are part of the Images of America Series by Arcadia Publishing and are available individually at Barnes & Noble.Also available are a very limited number of two-volume sets, signed by the authors.

Contact [email protected] for more info.

Do you have an old photo that would make a good Then & Now feature? Let us know!Photos, text, header and layout Copyright © 2018 Douglas W. Seed. May not be reproduced without permission.

2007 - CurrentAugust seems a perfect time to look back at the changing faces of Canobie Lake Park’s evolving entrances. Canobie first opened on Saturday, the 23rd of August, 1902 to thousands of delighted visitors—all of whom arrived by Mas-sachusetts Northeastern Street Railway trolleys. The only park entrance was off of Brookdale Road, and it was only open to trolleys—until 1929, when the street railway and its beautiful park went bankrupt. The tremendous growth of personal automobile ownership after WWI caused rapidly diminishing trolley rid-ership. The trolley company failed to cater to the masses right up until their gates were forced to close, simply refusing to allow automobile access to the park.

In 1932, Canobie Lake Park was purchased at auction for just $17,000 (plus $500 in back taxes) by road builder, Pat Holland. One of his first changes was to create the huge parking lot that we access today through the gated entrance on Policy Street. In recent years, the lot has been greatly expanded, and now there’s even overflow parking provided off of North-eastern Boulevard with busses shuttling patrons on busy summer days and weekends.In 1958, the Holland family sold Canobie to three families from New Jersey, who then relo-cated to Salem. Their continued pride in the exceptional, 116-year-old property is obvious.

by Doug Seed

1990s - 2007

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ADOPTABLE DOGSThe Salem Animal Rescue League's open

adoption hours are Wednesday and Thursday 2-5 pm and Friday through Sunday from 12-4 pm. Fill out an application online. SARL is located at 4 Sarl Drive, Salem, NH. Contact them at 603-893-3210,

ext. 206 or visit them at sarlnh.org.

Are you the special someone Jake needs?

Jake is a very special dog who is looking for patient and nurtur-ing adopters.

Although still young in age, Jake has not had the easiest life so far. He would benefit from being in a home where his adopters will understand that he will need plenty of time to gain trust and com-fort from his new people. Once he gains your trust, Jake is a sweet, loving boy. He is a 2-year-old male and weighs 45 pounds. Because Jake can be nervous with loud noises and sudden movements, we

would recommend an adult, dog-savvy home. While at SARL, Jake enjoys spending time with staff and volun-

teers in a quiet setting where he can hang out on his dog bed and get gentle affection. He loves playing with his big green ball and makes an excellent soccer player. A fenced yard to do this all day

would be his dream come true! Jake will need dedicated individuals who are willing to meet him multiple times before finalizing an adoption to create a bond with him. Are you the

person Jake is looking for? Jake is currently in foster, so please contact

SARL at (603) 893-3210 to speak with adoption staff to learn or fill out an

online application!

Greater Salem Boys & Girls Club staffers spread wood chips around the club’s new play area, made possible through a $50,000 grant from Lowe’s. Shown are (from left) Director of Opera-tions David Razo, CEO Marco Abreu and Program Coordinator Austin Ward. Salem Life photo by Linc Jackson

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem received a $50,000 grant from Lowe’s to renovate the outdoor playground area. The grant is part of Renovation Across the Nation, a $2.5 million annual program between Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Lowe’s that provides one club in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with a grant and volunteer support from Lowe’s to complete much-needed improvements and renovations.

The Salem club was selected as the sig-nature club in the state of New Hampshire for 2018.

“The club is grateful for the opportunity which Lowe’s and BGCA have made possi-ble. Improving our playground allows our members to engage with one another in a safe, supportive, and fun environment. The kids are already extremely excited,” said Marco Abreu, chief executive officer of the Salem Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem.

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Salem Burying Ground The Salem, NH Historical Society is

asking the community to provide informa-tion about people buried in the old Salem Burying Ground cemetery on Main Street. Specifically, any biographical information about people buried there is requested. Some of the information will be used for a second “God’s Acre” documentary that is being developed. All information is wel-come.

The first “God’s Acre” documentary focused on the old meeting house building that now houses the Historical Society mu-seum, and briefly discussed the importance of the adjacent graveyard. The second doc-umentary will focus on the effort to restore and preserve the town’s oldest cemetery. The film will include information on some of the people buried within the cemetery as well as the restoration process and plans for the future. Proceeds from the film will benefit future restoration.

To share information, please contact the Salem, NH Historical Society at (603) 890-2280 or [email protected].

Dog Days Openis Aug. 9

The 32nd annual Salem Firefighters’ Dog Days Open will be held Aug. 9 at Merrimack Valley Golf Course in Methuen, Mass. Registration is at 7am followed by an 8am shotgun start. Cost is $125 per player and includes greens fees, cart, door prize, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Proceeds

from the event go toward building a 9/11 memorial in Salem. The event is regularly a sell-out, so interested players should sign up early. Business sponsorships are also available.

To register to play or for sponsorship information, contact Lt. John Hall (ret) at (603) 505-0683.

History of ourFarmers Market

On Aug. 14 at 7pm, the Salem Histori-cal Society will host Bonnie Wright present-ing the story of the Salem Farmers Market. Organized in 2010 by Jane Lang, volunteer market coordinator, she along with market patron supporters have built a strong fol-lowing of people who appreciate and want to buy fresh, local products produced by the diversity of vendors who participate in the market. The market has been recognized as a public charity, establishing itself as a 501c3 since 2012. Farmers markets are an important public face for agriculture and a critical part of our food system.

The meeting is at 7pm at the Old Town Hall Museum, 310 Main St., Salem, and is open to all free of charge. Light refresh-ments will be available after the meeting. For details, call (603) 893-8882 or (603) 898-0842.

Support troops byplaying golf …

The Homeland Heroes Foundation’s third annual Support our Troops Golf Tour-nament is Aug. 20 at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua. Registration will be held at noon with a shotgun start at 1:30 sharp. Cost of $175 includes 18 holes of golf,

cart, dinner, award ceremony and raffles. The hole-in-one prize is a 2-year lease for a 300 C Class Mercedes Benz. Tickets can be purchased at www.auctria.com/auction/HomelandHeroesGolf2018 or by mail at The Homeland Heroes Foundation, 224 N. Broadway, Unit E-1, Salem, NH 03079. Sponsorships are available.

or if hoopsis your style …

The Homeland Heroes Foundation also runs a basketball fund-raiser. The Hoops for Heroes 3-on-3 basketball tournament is Sept. 15 at Griffin Park in Windham. It’s open to youth teams, ages 13-17, for $75 per team or adults 18-plus for $100 per

team. Price includes at least 2 games and a T-shirt. The tourney is double elimination, and no less than 3 and no more than 4 mem-bers can be on a team. There will be prizes for first and second place in both youth and adult divisions, as well as an optional 3-point competition for $10 entry.

Registration can be done the day of the event, online (www.auctria.com/auc-tion/HoopsforHeroes) or by mail by Sept. 1. Please send mailed registration, waiver and payment to: The Homeland Heroes Foundation, 224 N. Broadway, Unit E-1, Salem, NH 03079.

Salem resident Brenden Nault is working with the Historical Society to create a documenta-ry about Salem’s oldest cemetery, and community input is sought on people buried there. Salem Life photo

Salem in MotionBattle of the Badges nets 40 units of blood

The Red Cross recently held a Battle of the Badges blood drive at the Salem Senior Center. The “Battle” was a friendly competition between the Salem Fire and Police departments to deter-mine which one could generate the most donors. Over the course of the day, supporters were able to sign up online through the Red Cross and walk-ins were accepted as well. At the end of the event, 40 units of blood were donated which is enough to help 120 patients in need. As for the winning department … there was one happy Dalmatian riding away from the Senior Center on a big red truck!

Steamy walk/run was a success!

The Salem Recreation Advisory Committee, led by Jim KocZat, held its 2nd annual 4th of July Fun Walk/Run.

The family-oriented race featured 1- and 2.5-mile courses starting and finishing at the Field of Dreams. Although it was a hot and muggy morning, close to 40 families and friends participated in the free event. Each runner received a participation award and was treated to a free pancake breakfast.

NH Senior Oral Health Project

The Department of Public Health Ser-vices’ Oral Health Program will be con-ducting screenings and preventive dental treatment for seniors in various centers throughout the state, including the Salem Senior Center. The goal is to raise awarness of the importance of oral health for New Hampsire’s older adults and to provide oral health education and basic prevention ser-vices to this population.

The Oral Health Program has funding available to provide seniors with oral health

screenings, oral health education, and pre-ventative services such as fluoride varnish and silver diamine fluoride (if indicated). For patients with urgent dental needs, a referral will be made to a dental provider in your area to provide dental services as needed. The cost for this treatment could be covered by a grant from the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services.

If interested please contact, Angela Boyle, RDH, MPH, at Community Cross-roads: (603) 893-1299 ext. 344 or Karen Bryant at the Salem Senior Center.

Have a program idea? Contact the Salem Community Services Department at the Ingram Senior Center at 1 Sally Sweets Way. To find out more about the activities offered by the department, visit www.town-ofsalemnh.org, then click on Community Services Department – Recreation Division or Senior Services Department. Fire Chief Paul Parisi, known for giving his all

to Salem, donated his blood during the Battle of the Badges blood drive.

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A Dab of DynamiteBy Ted BodenraderSports

Salem alum promises TNT for upcoming fight gala Long before trading leather with

the future heavyweight champion of the world, “Dynamite” Danny Sheehan once ignited the both gridiron and gymnasium at Salem High School. Whether bursting into the end zone or grappling down op-ponents, Sheehan’s athletic prowess was rivalled by few peers throughout the early 1990s.

Before bidding adieu in 1992, Shee-han capped a fourth-place finish at the New England wrestling championship and cemented a rep as one of New Hampshire’s most fearsome running backs. Today, he’s revered as a hard-nosed prizefighter whose solid career has spanned three fistic de-cades. With the encore now slated for Aug. 11 in Dover, Sheehan’s journey remains a fixture upon the modern history of Salem athletics.

“It’s been quite a ride,” says the 43-year-old New Hampshire resident. “I have nothing but fond memories of wres-tling and playing football for Salem High. And those experiences helped springboard me toward a pro boxing career.”

Shortly after attending Dean College and AIC, the 5-foot-10 Sheehan delved mitts-deep into professional boxing and, in 1997, emerged as one of the scrappi-est pugs on the local circuit. His thrill-ing punch-now, duck-later style quickly became a crowd favorite, earning him fanfare from Foxwoods to Florida. In fact, Sheehan’s ring battles even commenced on foreign soil, including fight venues across Israel, Germany and the Dominican Republic.

“I loved fighting in Germany,” recalls

Sheehan. “One of the great perks of my career has been fighting abroad and before so many diverse fight crowds. It’s been a great experience.”

Along the way, he tangled with some of the sport’s elite practitioners, including New York’s Lou Del Valle, the former light heavyweight champion (and first to knock down the great Roy Jones Jr.) and the formidable James Butler of Harlem, N.Y. Earlier in his career, he claimed victory over Kosovo’s Elvir Muriqi, a highly-touted prospect, before a national ESPN audience.

In 2010, Sheehan went eyeball to chest with the 6-foot-7 Deontay Wilder, now the reigning WBC heavyweight kingpin, in an ex-ercise of courage and will.

“A lot of people thought I was insane for getting in the ring with (Wilder),” says Shee-han, a natural middleweight. “It’s not anything I thought twice about. Fighting is what I do for a living. It’s what I’ve always done.”

But what aptly defines Sheehan is his rare blend of both grit and wit. Working along with the most reputable promoters on the East Coast, Sheehan long established him-self as the premier matchmaker in New England, mastermind-ing hundreds of bouts of the crowd-pleasing variety. Since the turn of the millennium, he’s expertly compiled first-class

events in Boston, Hartford, and the Con-necticut casinos.

“When I got into matchmaking, I started to understand the inner workings of the game,” explains Sheehan. “Boxing went through a bit of a rough stretch, but it’s coming back. Our job is to just keep putting forth a quality product. When our show is a success, it helps the entire sport get back on track, and that includes rival promoters as well. Together, I believe we can bring this sport back to its heyday.”

On Aug. 11, Sheehan will show-case his skillset for fight fans throughout

southern New Hampshire and beyond. His highly anticipated “Night of Champions” is slated for Dover Ice Arena under the sea-soned direction of Cartelli Promotions Inc. Tickets can be purchased at www.brown-papertickets.com. Not only has Sheehan inked the eight–bout lineup (with cruiser-weights Orlando Farias and Vinny Carita in the main event), he’ll also end a six-year ring hiatus by appearing in the co-featured attraction. His long-awaited showdown with Iman Green (of Bridgeport, Conn.) marks a rubber match some 21 years in the making, with the pair exchanging victories back in 1997.

However, the veteran slugger prom-ises additional fireworks come the second Saturday of August.

“This night will have it all,” assures Sheehan, who labored long hours to as-semble the card. “We want to ensure the fans that they’ll be treated to quality box-ing, but it goes beyond that. We aim to make this show an event, an all-around fun night out, and so you can expect drama, excitement and high entertainment.”

And, of course, a little dab of dyna-mite won’t hurt either.

Ted Bodenrader is best known as a world-renowned boxing writer, covering the sweet science for the Boston Herald, The Ring Magazine, Boxing Monthly Magazine and ESPN. Ted also contrib-utes regularly to national publications devoted to organic farming, hunting, hik-ing, music and others. He lives in Rowley, Mass., with his two beagle (and chow) hounds, Maggie and Willy. Visit him at www.bodenrader.com.

“Dynamite” Danny Sheehan (right) emerged in 1997 as one of Boston’s most exciting sluggers. Courtesy photos

Before graduating in 1992, Sheehan (right) campaigned as a two-sport superstar for Salem High.

In 2005, Sheehan waged war with Lou Del Valle, the former world light heavyweight cham-pion.

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Two Narragansett references in two months? Not bad for a legendary, 128-year-old beer brand which our great-grandfathers could have enjoyed at one of the corner bars which dotted every neighborhood around Lawrence, Mass. (P.S. Sorry for the “grand-father” reference, but the misguided tavern owners of the late-1800s weren’t smart enough to let in the ladies).

In any event, last month I expounded on my belief that the setting in which a beer is enjoyed can absolutely improve the overall experience, even if the beer itself is not a superstar in the craft beer world. As an example I offered the perfect fit of enjoying a classic Narragansett Lager in the grandstand of Fenway Park much as it was done back in the 1940s. (By the way, those tiny blue wooden grandstand seats at Fenway, unlike a Narragansett Lager, are not part of an enjoyable trip down memory lane but rather are reminiscent of sitting in your preschooler’s desk/chair combo at “Parent’s Day”). Well last week I hit upon another wonderful beer/setting combo when I enjoyed one of Narragansett’s new Fresh Catch golden ales on the top deck of the

seacoast’s very best seafood restaurant, Lit-tle Jack’s at Boar’s Head in Hampton. The picture I snapped says it all. And by the way, I loved the Fresh Catch, a session-style American golden ale but with hints of citrus in the hop mix. If you’re like me, session

beer or one low in alcohol, usually means bland and no flavor. ‘Gansett’s tasty Fresh Catch breaks the mold, however, and comes in at an ultra-low ABV of 4.2 percent or, as ‘Gansett’s dearly departed arch-rival Schae-fer Beer used to claim, the beer to have when you’re having more than one. The dry-hop method and the citra hops make this a perfect summer beer, blowing away in my opinion ever-present seasonal brews such as Sam Adam’s Summer Ale. And it’s also much easier on the wallet than Sam as well. Take my advice when I say to enjoy a Fresh Catch on the deck of Little Jack’s. It’s like a 3-D summer postcard with a beer and some fried clams in it. Now, on to my featured review of the month.

Orono Brewing’s Tubular IPA

Where do I begin with this one? Well, Billy Rayno and I ventured up to Portland to catch a Seadogs matinee recently and af-terward used the opportunity to sample one or two of Portland’s dizzying array of craft brews. I think it had been 3 or 4 years since I was up in Portland and for a craft beer

I usually stopped by the venerable Great Lost Bear or 3 Dollar Deweys. However, there has been a craft brew renaissance in Portland so it was time to try something new. A friend of Billy’s suggested we swing by a place right in the Old Port near the water-front called The King’s Head Pub. In a re-furbished warehouse, the King’s Head was a jewel of a find and one we may not have located without the help of a native. A terrif-ic cross-section of Maine-based craft brews were on tap, making it an extra-special treat as getting the best stuff from Maine’s small-er breweries outside of the Pine Tree State is usually a daunting task. After reviewing the beer list, chatting with our helpful bar-tender and trying a sample or two, I locked into a beer I absolutely loved: Tubular IPA from Orono Brewing. I had always heard great things about Orono Brewing and with virtually no chance, nor cause, to ever go to Orono I figured I’d take advantage of the fact that it was available and give it a C

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L i b r a r i e s Rock! contin-ues to provide

many opportunities for summer fun for kids through Aug. 3. Come climb the Vertical Dreams rock wall at the library on Wednes-day, July 18 from 1 to 3 pm. Anyone with the ability to try it out can climb with the help of the experienced Vertical Dreams instructors. You can’t miss this! (Literally, there will be a giant rock wall set up in the parking lot – you can’t miss it!) Be sure to wear your sneakers. Climbers under the age of 18 will need an adult to sign for them to climb. Bring friends! Here’s a great opportunity to try something new. Vertical Dreams has been a generous sponsor of our summer programs for the past three years.

Join us for a free Rockin’ Sing-along with Steve Blunt on Tuesday, July 24 at 6 pm (doors open at 5:30). This is a fun, upbeat musical celebration for the whole family, with a kid-friendly mix of original tunes and familiar standards. For summer reading 2018, Steve has a new hit single with a classic 1950s sound: “Libraries Rock - Let’s Rock ’n’ Roll & Read!” He keeps the crowd singing, clapping and moving

along while he sings and plays guitar, djembe drum, ukulele, low brass horn and more. And there’s always a whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on when Steve passes out shak-er eggs for all the kids! This award-winning children’s musician is a seasoned per-former who delivers a little rock ’n’ roll -- and lots of fun -- for library audiences of all ages, especially fami-lies with young children.

Free programs for kids• Mondays and

Tuesdays: Drop-In Imagi-nation Stations. Come build and play with some unusual materials!

• Tuesdays: Coding for Kids. Each week will be a different coding game or project. Please keep your child’s ability in mind when signing up.

• Wednesdays: Story times. 1st Step for ages 9 months to 2 years, 9:30-10am; 2nd Step for ages 3 to 5, 10:30 to 11:15am.

• Thursdays: Art Programs. Join Miss Corrie for art programs based on music! Those in grades 2 to 5 will create a different project each week.

• Fridays: Music & Motion with Laura. Join Laura for this ener-getic toddler program. Kids will be led in song and dance!

Activity game cards are wildly popular. Each week, children can pick up a new game card and play. Children can collect beads

for their dog tags as they complete the activities on the game card. For each tic-tac-toe completed on the game card, raf-fle tickets are awarded to be entered in our weekly prize drawings. Play a game card for one week or all seven weeks.

Also, there is a book display featuring titles from the Salem School District’s sum-mer reading lists. These titles are extremely popular and are often checked out. We recommend placing holds on specific titles you want to read. If you have questions, our children’s staff will be glad to help.

The fun continues with a Summer Scav-

enger Hunt through the Salem NH Historical society. To participate, pick up a flyer at the li-brary, Salem NH Farm-ers Market or the Salem NH Historical museum. Prizes will be drawn at Salemfest. Be sure to join in the celebration of the 280th birthday of the meetinghouse.

Book GroupsOur Book Groups

will be reading and dis-cussing the following

books: • “Little Bee” by

Chris Cleave on Wednesday, July 25 at 7pm. “Little Bee will blow you away,” ac-cording to the Washington Post. This is the Kelley Book Group selection.

• “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 7pm. “...

Originally written in 1898, (this book) examines the age-old questions of human-kind's ultimate destiny and the role we play in shaping it,” according to Amazon. This is the SF & Fantasy Book Group selection.

• “Code Warriors” by Stephen Budiansky on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 7pm. “A skillful history of America's World War II code-breaking and the rise of the National Security Agency,” writes Kirkus. This is the Non-Fiction Group selection.

New and drop-in members are always welcome. Copies of these books are avail-able at the front desk. Pick up your copy today. We love to talk books.

Did you know? Our reference staff is here to help with

eBooks and eAudios or other types of li-brary downloading or streaming. We offer one-on-one help to ensure success. Paul, Becki, Heather and Betsy are the library’s “genius bar” team.

For more info on what’s happening at the library, visit kelleylibrary.org.

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How high can you climb on the Vertical Dreams rock wall? Courtesy photo

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Parishioners at Saints Mary and Joseph Parish bid a fond farewell to two beloved priests last month. Father Tom Frink was named pastor in 2011, and Father Al Hicks joined as senior priest in residence in 2015. For their new assignments, Father Tom will travel to Yap, Micronesia and Father Al will relocate to upstate New York.

The priests’ departures mark the end of a 13-year period of Jesuit leadership at the parish. The Catholic Diocese of Manches-

ter has resumed leadership. Although the change was planned in

early 2018, a new pastor has not yet been chosen. During the absence of an appointed pastor, Bishop Peter A. Libasci, leader of the Diocese of Manchester, has taken up temporary residence at Saints Mary and Joseph Parish to serve the Salem congrega-tion. Masses will be celebrated by Bishop Libasci and others until a new pastor is named.

Jesuit priests will be missed at Saints Mary and Joseph Parish

Father Al Hicks (left) and Father Tom Frink recently left Saints Mary and Joseph Parish for new assignments. Salem Life photo.

whirl. What can I say? Yes, the Tubular is a New England-style IPA and is just terrific. Juicy with a complex blend of fruits and citrus, this beer was incredibly flavorful. It’s a standard ABV in the low 7’s for this brew style, but the Tubular hits said style right in the sweet spot. I loved it and it’s almost worth going to Orono to get more. Almost. Find out more about the awesome

King’s Head at thekingsheadportland.com and, if you’re heading up to Portland this summer, make this a stop on your list. You won’t regret it.

As always friends, thanks for reading and please enjoy these terrific craft brews responsibly. I welcome your comments at [email protected]. Cheers!

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