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ROWLEY — Things rarely seem to go smoothly at the Rowley Water Department.

The pending Feb. 2 recall election, which has the support of more than 1,300 residents, could be in jeopardy. It is being challenged in district court by water board commissioner Tim Toomey, the target of the recall.

The action, filed against the town’s Board of Registrars, calls for an emergency p r e l i m i n a r y injunction to stop the election. Toomey asserts that the petition on which the first 100 signatures of residents were collected was flawed.

The first petition for the 100 signatures, which is a required first step in the recall process, did not have word “affidavit” on it, and also missing were the words “signed under the pains and penalty of perjury on this __ day of November, 2015.”

Those deficiencies were later corrected after the petition with all 1,302 signatures were filed, but Toomey wants the court to invalidate the petition and require those who want to oust him redo it.

The recall election was already costing the town $4,500 plus legal fees. Now those legal fees will rise as the Board of Registers fights Toomey’s challenge.

“We’ve put in a lot of hours on this,” said Town Clerk Susan Hazen of the recall process.

The hearing on Toomey’s challenge is set for Thursday, Jan. 21, at Newburyport Superior Court.

The recall election, set last week by the Board of Selectmen, is the result of an effort by residents who want Toomey removed from the water board after months of contention and accusations within the water department and the board. Toomey was given the opportunity to resign, but he did not.

The recall petition accuses Toomey, when he was chairman, of using closed

REGIONAL – The new class started 15 minutes late because a resistance training class was finishing in the main room of the Amesbury Senior Center.

Three women and one man waited patiently for their turn to take a fun, high-energy class, called the Three Bs, that promises to improve balance, increase bone density through strength training and improve cognition with trivia questions and brain games, all while great music plays to keep the seniors motivated.

The invitation sent to Amesbury seniors said, “If you’re ready to have fun and fitness all wrapped up in one class,” join the six-week class at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Created by fitness trainer Brian Coyne, the Three Bs class, brains, balance and bones, is the newest fitness class offered to seniors in Amesbury. This senior center and others around the North Shore offer a variety of fitness classes, including the high-intensity Zumba dance class, plus ones for stretching, weight lifting and resistance training.

Backed up by a growing number of reputable health studies, the Baby Boomer generation is transforming the senior experience by staying as fit and independent as possible.

Ingrid, one of the seniors who waited patiently

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Since Congress continues to fail us, President Obama recently answered our call to reduce gun violence by taking executive actions that will save lives in cities nationwide and right here in Massachusetts.

Volunteers with the Massachusetts chapter of Moms Demand Action – as well as moms, survivors, and other advocates across the country – helped to drive more than 15,000 calls that shut down the White House switchboard as we urged the President to take executive action to reduce gun violence. The President’s orders will narrow the ‘unlicensed sale’ loophole – through which millions of guns are sold each year – by clarifying which gun sellers need to get a license and follow all the rules that licensed gun dealers need to follow. Simply, if you’re making a living selling guns, you should be running background checks.

The President’s orders will help reduce gun violence in our cities by giving law enforcement what they need to crack down on traffickers who fuel the black market for guns that flood our streets and endanger our communities. But millions of guns will still be sold without a background check – that’s why we still need Congress to step up and close the loopholes that make it easy for dangerous people to get guns.

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Water Commissioner Fights Recall in CourtContinued from page 1executive sessions rather than public meetings to approve new policies, including hiring an interim water superintendent when the board placed Superintendent MaryBeth Wiser on leave and spending $5,000 on an investigator into the water department operations.

Several of the actions by the water board were vacated by the selectmen. At a water board meeting last fall, Toomey called the relationship between the selectmen and the water board “adversarial.”

The recall process was already confusing to many, Hazen said.

The ballot, printed last week, is a two-step process. First, voters are asked if they support the recall. Voters have to answer the recall question before they cast a ballot for a candidate.

Then they must choose between two candidates, Toomey, whose name will appear first, and Mark Emery, the other candidate for the water board position.

“Some people are going to be surprised to see his (Toomey’s) name there,” Hazen said.

If voters, casting their ballots at St. Mary’s Church, approve the recall by a majority vote, then the registrars will count the votes for Toomey and Emery. The winner will join John Manning, chairman, and Stuart Dalzell Sr. on the board to fill out the term through May 9, 2017.

A lifelong Rowley resident, Emery, 54, is a firefighter for the town and a former water department employee for six years. He has also served on the Finance Committee from 1989 to 1993.

Emery said he got interested in running for the water board after the recent turmoil on the board. He would like to bring positive change to the department, he said.

With the support of more than 34 percent of the town’s registered voters, it would appear that Toomey has an uphill battle to retain his seat in a special election.

Residents not already registered as a voter in Rowley must register by Wednesday, Jan. 13 if they want to vote in the recall election. Registered voters do not have to re-register, Hazen said.

Absentee ballots will be available until noon on Monday, Feb. 1.

Hazen predicts that there will be more absentee ballots than in most elections. “We have a lot of snowbirds who are in Florida this time of year. Pray for good weather.”

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3B Exercises Challenge the Brains and BonesContinued from page 1 also ping pong paddles to hit

balloons at each other to maintain and improve reflexes and coordination.

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Sponsored by a grant from the Newbury Cultural Council, Family Sprouts music program gathers kids and families together here at The Newbury Town Library once a month, and provides opportunities for children of different ages to learn and interact together. Each session includes active music making designed to elicit different responses from the children based on their cognitive, social and physical skills. (Ages 5 and under) Thursday, Jan. 14th from 1-2pm, Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield, MA. Family Sprouts is a mixed age group from all children under five and is perfect for families with more than one child. Registration is required on our online calendar at: newburylibrary.org.

WINTER HOMESCHOOL FIELD TRIPS: SNOWBIRDS SEARCH

Off to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge where the wintering birds await! Our young birders will learn how to use binoculars and field guides to seek out chickadees, cardinals, juncos, woodpeckers, and hawks. After a bit of practice, we will form teams and, using species checklists, head out for some friendly birding competition. Suitable for children 6 to 11 years. Thu, Jan 14, 2016 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $17. 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.

THE “SELL MORE BOOKS” SEMINAR

Calling all local authors! On Thursday January 14 2016, 7 pm, at the Topsfield Town Library Meeting Room 1 South Common St. Topsfield MA: The “Sell More Books” Seminar with Mayur Gudka. At the Sell More Books Seminar, presented by Mayur Gudka, you will learn: How to turn your author website into a marketing machine; How to maximize social media efforts with limited time; The RIGHT way to offer a sample book chapter; How to build an e-mail sales engine. This event is free and open to the public.

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TEEN FRIDAY FLICKS: PAPER TOWNS (PG-13)

We’re showing movies in the Community Room after school on the 3rd Friday of each month at 2:45pm, just for teens/tweens. Popcorn and water will be served. Movies will be rated PG or PG-13. Today’s movie showing is: PAPER TOWNS, a movie based on the John Green novel of the same name which won the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Paper Towns is rated PG-13 and is 109 minutes in length. Friday after school, Jan. 15th from 2:45-4:45pm. Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield, MA. Please sign up to let us know you’re coming by registering on our online calendar at newburylibrary.org.

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Contra Dance Series at 7pm at the Town Hall Gym, 25 Green Street, Ipswich. On the Third Friday of the Month, January through May! January 15th, February 19th, March 18th, April 15th & May 20th. Live Fiddle Music by Egrets Only. Dances called by Ana Laguarda FREE! FUN!

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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, Jan 16, 2016 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.

LEARN ABOUT SNOWY OWL CONSERVATION

Saturday, January 16th at 1:30 pm - As birders and nature photographers already know, snowy owls are often seen in this region during the winter months. But where do these magnificent animals come from? And why is their seasonal occurrence so variable from year to year? And what to do about the “snowies” that are attracted to the tundra-like landscape that surrounds the runways at Logan International Airport? These compelling questions, and many more, will be addressed by Massachusetts Audubon’s Norman Smith, who will present a narrated slide presentation in the refuge visitor center auditorium on Saturday, January 16th beginning at 1:30 pm. Smith has been heading up the effort to trap and relocate snowy owls from Logan for many years. In the process of that work, he has also tagged and tracked many of these owls. He’ll share what he has learned during this very special presentation. This program will take place in the refuge visitor center auditorium, where capacity is limited to 85 attendees (first-come, first-served). Preregistration is not required for this free public program. Visit us on the web for more information: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/ or call Refuge Headquarters. The refuge visitor center is located at 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.

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Sunday, January 17th, 1:30 – 3:00 pm - If you have ever seen tracks in the snow, sand, or soil and were curious about what made them, then this is the program for you! Refuge staff will lead you through the basics of identifying common animals through the clues that they leave behind. A brief introduction to animal tracks and other sign in the visitor center classroom will be followed by a trip to the refuge where we will look for tracks and attempt to determine their owner’s identity. This is a program for beginners, so parents are encouraged to bring their children 10 and older. Please dress appropriately for cold and damp weather. Meet in the lobby of the visitor center ten minutes prior to the program start time. Preregistration IS required, as the program is limited to 10 people. Visit us on the web for more information: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/ or call Refuge Headquarters. The refuge visitor center is located at 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.

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INTRODUCTION TO VOLUNTEERING: WEATHER, TRACKING, AND WILDLIFE

Joppa Flats presents nature education to schools, groups, and families throughout the school year on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and in the Great Marsh. Join us to see what the tides have brought in on the beach, get a feel for walking a salt marsh, and learn the operations of our bird banding station. Tue, Jan 19, 2016 9:30 am - 1:30 pm. Meet

at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $35. 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.

MOXIE THE LISTENING DOG Moxie is a dog who loves stories

and loves to have children of all ages read to her and improve their reading skills. She will be visiting our library during Do Drops on Jan. 6, Storytime on Jan. 8 so she can meet some of the children who come to the library. THEN, Moxie plans to be here on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the hopes that some children will tell her a story or two. (All ages) Tuesday, Jan. 19th from 3:30-4:30pm, Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt St., Byfield, MA. Please email Erin Tuomi, the Youth Services Librarian, to sign up for a 15 minute session with Moxie: [email protected]

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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, Jan 20, 2016 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet in Gloucester at the Friendly’s restaurant at the first traffic circle on Route 128. $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.

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On Wednesday, January 20 at 6:30 join us for an adventurous presentation on “Paddling the Florida Everglades.” Professor Ken Thomas of Northern Essex Community College Speaker’s Bureau will chronicle his trip of a lifetime, from its planning and preparation stages to the actual trip itself. Hear about the pain of fire ant and no-see-um attacks, the beauty of paddling under a full moon, the frustration of running aground at super low tides, and the challenge of paddling during small craft advisories. Space is limited, call 978-388-8148 or go to our website www.amesburylibrary.org to sign up.

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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, Jan 20, 2016 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/

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------------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Amesbury Library also has ongoing book clubs that meet once a month. The Wednesday evening book club will next meet on January 13 at 6:30 to discuss “The Dinner” by Herman Koch. Reading Glasses book club for 20 and 30something adults will next meet at Flatbread in Amesbury on January 27 at 7:30 to discuss “Room” by Emma Donoghue.

No sign up is required for either book club and books are available for check out at the library.

------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Golden Agers held their Christmas meeting and elected the following officers for the year 2015 President, Gordon Andrews, First Vice President, Georgia Twomey, Second Vice President, Elizabeth Gormley, Secretary, Carolyn Kyle; Treasurer, Jeanne Thomas; (temporary); Sunshine Chair, Beverly Cronin; Chaplain, Phyllis Hanscom; Financial Secretary, Gene Tatro, Planning Board, Phyllis Carter. Mayor Holaday installed these officers. They enjoyed a dinner put on by the Elks Hall cooks afterwards.

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------------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Ensemble Aubade will perform on Sunday, Jan. 24, at 4 p.m. at the Unitarian Church, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport, the first of four concerts in the 2016 Jean C. Wilson Music Series. Praised for “intensity, imagination, skill and finesse,” Ensemble Aubade features Peter H. Bloom, flute; Francis Grimes, viola; and Mary Jane Rupert, harp. The trio is known for its vivid and compelling concerts throughout the United States. Ensemble Aubade performs masterworks and rarely-heard gems by European and American composers. The centerpiece of the concert will be the magnificent “Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp” by Claude Debussy, celebrating the 100th anniversary of this landmark composition. 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 offers three or four concerts held during the winter months. Suggested donations are $20, $10 for seniors, children and students free. For more information about the concert go to frsuu.org/jean-wilson-music-series or call 978-465-0602 x401.

------------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society wants you to ring in the New Year by making a resolution to neuter your male cat during their “Happy Neuter Year” campaign. Sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, the “Happy Neuter Year” campaign will provide $20 neutering surgeries for male cats during the month of January. Spaying and neutering is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet population and is safe for kittens as young as eight to 10 weeks old, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. This special $20 rate is even less than the organization’s normal low-cost price and is available to all. Pet parents who wish to take advantage of this offer must mention the “Happy Neuter Year” campaign when they schedule their appointment. This campaign is based on availability. MRFRS’s Catmobile will provide 200 “Happy Neuter Year” sterilizations for $20 in January. Please visit www.catmobile.org or call 978-465-1940 for more information or to schedule an appointment. PetSmart Charities’ “Happy Neuter Year” campaign provides more than $733,180 to spay/neuter clinics to fund affordable, high-quality spay and neuter surgeries for more than 20,650 male dogs and cats across the nation during the month of January.

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Yes, dentists play a role in helping diagnose more sleep problems. Patients typically visit dentists more frequently, and in many cases tend to have more direct contact with their dentists than with primary care physicians. Also, teeth show many attributes that identify patients as having a sleep-related breathing disorder. These signs include bruxism (grinding), erosion (acid destruction - which shows evidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease), scalloped tongue, and other intraoral changes.

I think it’s critical for dentists to learn OSA screening techniques and treatment. Without this, we potentially cause at least 20% to 30% of our population to lose years of their lives. Furthermore, non-treatment worsens quality of life by increasing risks of stroke, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes.

If you have been diagnosed with OSA, your diagnosis is ranked mild, moderate or severe based on an index used to measure

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I mentioned blood pressure at the beginning of this column. Both continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and oral appliances reduce blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

I will be discussing more about OSA as the year goes on and I continue my own journey with learning more about diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.

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 some of the reasons why sleep, good sleep, is so important. There are multiple reasons why people do not get quality sleep. At the end of my column last week I introduced a few questions to ask yourself to determine if you may have a sleep problem. One of the questions that I left out was – Do you take more than one medication to control your blood pressure?

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In working with some buyers recently the topic of short sales v. bank owned properties came up. A bank owned property is fairly straightforward; a bank is selling a property they foreclosed on due in all probability to unpaid mortgage payments. This property can come at a bargain but usually not without some issues related to neglect. A short sale is a whole different scenario:

No need to tell you what has happened over the last several years

in real estate or with the economy. Simply put many buyers have bought homes with the intention of living in them for many years, then something happened, maybe good, maybe bad. Irregardless, they have no choice, but to leave their home.

When most homeowners move, they need to sell their house. Typically that isn’t a problem as some equity has been established and you sell for a profit. Nowadays it can be a problem. This is due in large part to the previous easy access of financing, the housing crash and sluggish economy as home values dropped most everywhere.

So what happens when you have to sell and owe more to the bank/mortgage company than your house is worth on the open market? Well, you can walk away and refuse to pay the mortgage as some homeowners have decided to do. Which will ruin your credit, or you can try to “sell short”.

Simply put a short sale is when the lender agrees to accept a mortgage payoff that doesn’t cover the outstanding loan or loans. For the buyer to get “clear title” on the property, the seller must remove the loan obligation. To do this the bank needs to have the mortgage paid off at closing. A short sale asks the lender to take less than what they are owed.

Why do lenders accept short sales? Lenders will usually lose money when they foreclose on property. In many cases, they will lose less money through a short sale than they would by foreclosing on the home and selling it as a bank owned property.

Should be a simple process right? Go to the bank, ask them to take less, they accept, the seller can get on with their lives and the buyer gets a new home. Not so fast. There are rules that need to be followed. First, the borrower must experience a genuine financial hardship such as a job loss. Eventually, you will have to document the hardship and your inability to deal with it financially by disclosing all your assets. Bank statements, investments, tax returns, pay stubs. The lender will want to see everything.

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hardship, you’re also going to have to put your home on the market and sell it. (We can get into Loan Modification which can allow you to keep your home in a future article).

Once you list (you will need to let potential buyers know you are “selling short”) and agree upon a price for the property, you have to supply additional documentation to the lender. Prior to the property being listed, presumably your REALTOR® prepared a comparative market analysis. You’re going to need a copy of that for the lender, along with a hardship letter and anything else that particular lender needs (requirements from lender to lender can vary). Your lender will send out an appraiser to value the home.

After submitting everything you are asked, you wait. Once you are done waiting you wait some more. Lenders are very slow lately in allowing short sales to be reviewed and hopefully accepted. If approval is needed from more than one lender or investor the process can drag on and on. If you call to check in with the representative at XYZ National Mortgage Lender and find out that the person assigned to your case with whom you have been talking to for the last 3 months has left, you will have to wait some more. This is the bad news. The good news is from a buyer’s standpoint they can get a home at less than market value. For example if you are planning on closing on the home you are selling in the morning and buying a “short sale” home in the afternoon, forget it. The timing won’t work. The bank works on their time schedule, not yours.

Buying a “short sale” property can be a great deal financially. However, with any great deal there are usually strings attached. The strings here are that you never know when or sometimes even if the sale will go through.

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]

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emerge stronger than ever. Enjoy your success.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Set aside your usual reluctance to change, and consider reassessing your financial situation so that you can build on its strengths and minimize its weaknesses.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Some recently acquired information helps open up a dark part of the past. Resolve to put what you’ve learned to good use. Travel plans continue to be favored.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Act on your own keen instincts. Your strong Piscean backbone will support you as someone attempts to pressure you into a decision you’re not ready to make.BORN THIS WEEK: You embody a love for traditional values combined with an appreciation of what’s new and challenging.



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A Public Hearing will be held at the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, on Thursday, January 21st, 2016 at 7:15 p.m. to act on an ap-plication received December 22nd, 2015 from Jeff Antonelli. Applicant is requesting a Special Permit from the Board of Appeals to change the existing non-conforming use on the property from a landscaping and retail power equipment business to a Landscaping and Fence business under section 5.2 of the Rowley Zoning Bylaws. Property is locat-ed at 524 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley, MA. The property is in the Outlying district and is shown on Assessors’ Map 19, Block 9, Lot 0. At the public hearing, members of the public may ask questions and present evidence that supports either the approval or denial of this petition.

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