Ipswich Local News PRESRT. STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID ECR WSS IPSWICH, MA PERMIT NO. 20 LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED • www.ipswichlocalnews.com • December 11, 2019 • VOLUME 1, ISSUE 7 High St. water main project to kick off by John Muldoon Ipswich Local News Katherine Squires, who will be six soon, reacts on seeing a tree with toys. Read more about the Tree Jubilee at Marini Farm on page 15. Shoppers checked out the Nutcracker display at the Ascension Memorial Church Christmas Bazaar last weekend. See story on page 3. IPSWICH — Noise, traffic disruption, and intermittent loss of water are all on tap as the project to replace antique infrastructure gets under way. The Ipswich Water Department is set to begin construction to replace a 125-year-old water main along High Street between the Utilities Department Office and Kimball Avenue, Vicki Halmen, the water and wastewater director said. The water main supplies most of the department’s customers, and it has failed in different locations over the past few years. At town meeting this year, voters approved a $5 million bond to replace the ancient pipe. “The project involves installation of a new 12-inch ductile iron water main to replace the existing water main, which will be discontinued and left in place,” Halmen said in an announcement on December 9. “These upgrades are being completed as a result of advanced pipe age and recent failure history,” she noted. More project information can be found at on the Water Department’s website. Halmen said limited work will start December 12 on side streets intersecting with High Street. Full construction begins in early spring 2020, she added. Working hours are set to start at 7 a.m. and run until 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. “Night work may be considered in some locations,” Halmen said. continued on page 14 The Ipswich Middle School Select Chorus was out on a chilly Saturday afternoon to brighten the mood with holiday cheer. Under the direction of choral teacher Beth Haltmeier, the group performed for around 90 minutes around downtown Ipswich. Educator: School security trumps convenience Says memorial highlights how safe a new elementary school would have been “I know what it is like to be in a lockdown for three hours in a classroom full of eight-year-olds, just 15 miles from here,” she said. IPSWICH — In addition to point“I know what it is like to find out ing out how many have been killed in school shootings, a temporary memo- that there is a gunman on his way to the school to get a child that is not his rial inadvertently pointed out how own. And I know what goes through safe a new elementary school could your head when you find out that the have been, an educator has said. child he is coming for is your student Addressing the school committee sitting in front of you,” Curtis told last week, Cynthia Curtis called the display at First Church was a “teach- the committee. “For three hours, I lived with the able moment.” by John Muldoon Ipswich Local News Rebecca Pugh has long reads in our online version about “birding unplugged.” The articles can be found here: http:// bit.ly/iln-birds. uncertainty of not knowing how the next few minutes were going to unfold,” she said. That was why “the irony of these ‘thoughts and prayers’ on display” at First Church were not lost on her, Curtis said. If they were there two years ago, they would have been surrounded by other placards campaigning against a single elementary school at the Doyon site, she explained. continued on page 11 2 Ipswich Local News • Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Jail for woman who walked away from crash A woman has been sentenced to 33 days after she pleaded guilty to walking away from the scene of a car crash. The case before Judge Peter Doyle in Ipswich District Court against Nicole M. Lechleider, 29, of 3 Stone Ridge Road, Beverly heard that she crashed her car on April 7 in Wenham, according to court records. Police said they were called to the area of 204 Grapevine Rd. at around 4:15 p.m. for a single car crash. When Officer Chad LaBrie arrived, he saw a 2014 Volvo S60 “perpendicular to the roadway and into a telephone pole. There were no wires down, but the pole was clearly snapped in half,” his report said. A man, who was a passenger in the car, was talking to Gordon College police, who were already on scene, LaBrie said. No one was injured in the crash, police said. He told police his girlfriend was the driver and “she took off on foot,” the report said. Asked why she left, the boyfriend told police, “I have no idea, she just ran away,” LaBrie’s report said. He told them she may have gone to their house on Hart Street in Beverly, it added. LaBrie said he went to the residence and found the door slightly ajar. However, there was no answer to his knocks, he added. He went back to the crash scene, where Lechleider’s boyfriend was still waiting for a ride. LaBrie said he told him to tell her to contact police. In the meantime, Beverly police checked Lechleider’s last address on Stone Ridge Road, and again on Hart Road, where she was found, the police report said. LaBrie said he and Sgt. Christopher Machain went back to Beverly to speak with Lechleider. LaBrie asked her how the accident happened, and “she told me that she fell asleep at the wheel,” he said in his report. “She stated that she worked nights and was ex- hausted,” he added. Asked why she left the scene, Lechleider reportedly told police she was scared, the report said. Lechleider was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and a marked lanes violation, according to court records. She pleaded guilty to the former and was found responsible for the later, records said. She was sentenced to 33 days deemed served, as she was in detox before the case, court records said. OUI case from Ipswich A man has lost his license and been placed on supervised probation on a charge of operating under the influence (OUI) of alcohol. Jeremy L. Martineau, 21, of 31 Kimball Ave., Ipswich was charged with OUI, a marked lanes violation, and speeding on November 23 in Ipswich, according to court records. The case before Judge Peter Doyle heard that police clocked a Volkswagen Passat traveling at 58 mph in a 35 mph zone on County Road at around 1:35 a.m., according to the police report on file. The car was “traveling at a high rate of speed partially in the breakdown lane over the white fog line,” the report said. Police said they stopped the car near on South Main Street near Elm Street. Cops said a portable breath test later recorded a blood alcohol content of 0.19%, which is more than the legal limit of 0.08%. While Martineau was in the station, police inventoried his car before it was towed. They said they found three water bottles “that appeared to be filled with intoxicating liquor.” One bottle was in the front cup holder, one was in the passenger seat, and another in the rear seat, the report said. The OUI charge was continued for one year, court records said. In the meantime, Martineau lost his license for 60 days, was placed on supervised probation for the year, was enrolled in driver education, and was ordered to undergo a risk assessment, records said. He was also ordered to pay a $250 OUI fee, $250 to the head injury fund, $50 to the OUI victims’ fund, and $50 to the victims’ fund, along with ongoing court costs, records said. Martineau was found not responsible for the marked lanes violation and responsible for speeding, according to the disposition. Ipswich Local News Ipswich Local News is in the process of becoming a 501(c)(3) or non-profit operation. It is published weekly, and 6,800 copies are mailed to homes and businesses in Ipswich; 200 more are distributed locally. All articles in the newspaper can also be found online at IpswichLocalNews.com. Editor and Publisher John P. 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IPSWICH — A Christmas bazaar cast its net a little wider this year and invited in local non-profit organizations to spice up the day. Ten non-profits attended. Some had goods to sell, others sold gift certificates or told the public about their work. “I’m glad they’re here and delighted with the added energy and good will that these non-profits are bring to the occasion,” Rev. Bradford Clark said. The groups attending were Action Inc., African Team Ministries, Birth To Three, Chikumbuso, Honors Youth Choir of Chorus North Shore, IRWA, New Thing, Partners in Development, The Open Door, and Three Sisters Gar- den Project. Mixed in with the non-profits were other booths selling seasonal products and gifts. Those included a very large collection of Nutcrack- ers donated by one of the church’s congregation. Calling it a “perfect mix,” Clark said, “It really is — not to sound trite — the season of giving and serving.” Monday, December 16 Really good breakfast • burgers • sandwiches Hearty food at a reasonable price Open 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 20 Mitchell Road • Ipswich, MA 4 Ipswich Local News • Wednesday, December 11, 2019 COMMENTARY OPINION Thank U.S. Postal Service if your paper gets delivered today the costs. But it was very complex, and she decided that I should go into Boston I went into the Ipswich and see Paul. Andrew agreed post office with uneasiness. The building itself is 1900 in- and said he had a good friend stitutional architecture, hard- at that office. The day after the big ly a welcoming space, and I snowstorm last week, I knew my mission would be googled into 25 Dorchester complicated. Avenue behind South Station. “Can I see the PostmasAndrew told me to drive to ter?” I asked at the window. the right side of the buildEric Salnier, the clerk on duty, pointed me to the Post- ing. Ahead I saw a driveway barred by a red and white master door. I knocked. gate. Miraculously, as I drove Almost immediately the up to the barrier, the red and door opened, and a cheerful white bars rose. I drove in. lady said, “Come in. What No questioning, no demand can I do for you?” Sharon Ryan is the Acting for a pass that I didn’t have. I parked in the only available Postmistress, and last week space — it was marked “Reshe set me on the journey to get a bulk mailing permit for served for Amtrak Visitors” — and headed into a huge the Ipswich Local News. The permit would enable the Ips- building. I feared the worst. Such an imposing building wich Local News to be mailed to all the residents of Ipswich. with not many signs had me thinking “bureaucracy.” I figured the process But when I found the Bulk would be long and tedious, Mailing Department office, and the officialdom of such a large institution as the U.S. I walked into a warm, cozy, Postal Service would remind Christmas-decorated office. A lady who turned out to be the me of my service in the U.S. acting manager of the bulk Army. But Sharon, at least, didn’t mail department, and Andrew’s friend, turned to me meet expectations. The first as I came in the department form I filled out at her didoor. “You must be Mr. Wasrection took me a whole serman from Ipswich. Paul is afternoon. But she talked to expecting you.” delivery supervisor Andrew I had already talked to Lubofsky and made calls to Paul on the phone, and the a bulk mail specialist Paul second time I called he had Messina in Boston, to guide me. She made calculations on answered the phone with “Oh, it’s you again.” Now he scrap paper to help estimate by Bill Wasserman A column last week lamented the departure of the Apostrophe Protection Society. It then wondered if the correct name is ‘Cranes Beach’ or ‘Crane’s Beach’ —before noting that neither is correct. It is actually Crane Beach! That prompted Rita Stone to generate the meme above and post it to Facebook. have fun at Zenobia where you will always find affordable and unique … local art, books, pottery, and jewelry antique treasures fair trade whimsies open sundays until dec. 24th 38 essex road (rt 133) 978-356-7972 grinned as I reminded him of the greeting, and patiently started walking me through the permitting process. Then he was interrupted. Acting manager Julianne McClure came over and said she thought I had better move my car or it might get towed. Wearing only her office clothes she escorted me back outside to my car, she pointed to where I should park and stood by as I backed out. I thought she had gone the extra yard in terms of service. Back at Paul’s desk, I watched as he thumbed through big reference books, pulled out forms, dismissed the six-page double-sided application I had filled out, found a way to save about 10 cents a delivery, and, by the end of our session, presented me with Postal Permit #20, made drawings of what had to be printed on the newspaper to meet regulations, and told me to deposit a check at the Ipswich Post Office. I drove home in a warm cocoon. I had met the postal defenders from Ipswich to Boston, and they had conquered with friendliness, humor, and care. Such a reversal of my fears of big government. Maybe I’ll up my support for Medicare for All! And if you get a paper today, it is thanks to the U.S. Postal Service. Have something to get off your chest? What’s on this week in Ipswich? Thursday, December 12 Greenhead at Ipswich Ale Brewer’s Table, 8 p.m. Friday, December 13 Tree Jubilee, Marini Farm, Linebrook Road, noon to 8 p.m. Castle Hill Christmas Carols with Three Sheets, 5 to 8 p.m. Polar Express, Dolan Performing Arts Center, 6:30 p.m. Rockwood Taylor at Ipswich Ale Brewer’s Table, 8 p.m. Town Hall Winter Ball, The Marsh Hoppers, 16-piece big band led by Tom Palance, 8 p.m. Saturday, December 14 Tree Jubilee, Marini Farm, Linebrook Road, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Holiday open studio, 4 Nuthatch Road, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jingle Bell Walk, Town Wharf, noon. Community hip hop dance classes, Ipswich Moving Company, Cogswell Street, 1 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Ipswich Evergreen, make and take a wreath, 1 to 3 p.m., South Main Street Honky Tonk Women, Along The Way Coffee House, Meetinghouse Green, 7 p.m. Sunday, December 15 Tree Jubilee, Marini’s, Linebrook Road, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with raffles at 3 p.m. Monday, December 16 Dinner Bell, Masonic Lodge, Topsfield Road, 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 17 Jazz at The May Flower, Depot Square, 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 18 Meditation class, Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. Labor In Vain at Ipswich Ale Brewer’s Table, 8 p.m. • • • by appointment 781-477-9903 • Gift Certificates Available Photography By Corinna 78 Turnpike Rd., Ipswich (978) 356-1988 • www.zumis.com • twitter.com/zumis_espresso • facebook.com/zumisespresso • The Tree Jubilee at Marini Farm runs through the weekend. Holiday Portraits 40 Market Street, Ipswich, MA OPINION Agawam Service Center, Inc. 401 Main Street, Rowley • 978-948-2723 Merry Christmas to our friends and clients! Snow Blowers on sale! Hours: Tuesday to Friday 8 to 4, Saturday 8 to 12 - One-Stop Shopping - • • • • All-Natural Deli Meats Local Bread Imported Cheeses Panini & Wraps • • • • Six Daily Soups Beer & Wine Dinner Options Fruits & Vegetables Open every day until Christmas Who’s responsible for single-use plastic packaging waste? Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, is the concept that manufacturers of Whose responsibility is disposable materials should recycling? Most of us would be responsible for the waste say that it is the consumer’s they generate. Although there duty to choose sustainable is a move to push for more products when possible and recycling, manufacturers and reduce the consumption of big retailers are doing whatconvenience-inspired (but ever they can to avoid direct hardly environmentally responsibility for reducing friendly) single-use plastics. their packaging. In fact, they Many of us feel discouraged when we wish we could are so averse to the idea that buy responsible products but they essentially designed and financed the current recycling they aren’t available. What to do when the tomatoes you system in this country. As Samantha McBride buy are packed on Styrofoam trays and wrapped in plastic explains in Recycling Reconsidered, packaging manufacfilm? Packaging can make turers essentially financed things more convenient to early recycling in the 1970s take on the go, but considas a way to sidetrack legislaering our plastic crisis, have tion (especially bottle deposit these single-item, single-use laws) that would force them packages gone too far — a to take responsibility for the plastic package with indipackages they made. Now vidual prunes wrapped in plastic, individually wrapped companies like Walmart, Coca-Cola, Colgate Palmolive, jelly beans, shrink-wrapped Johnson & Johnson, Keurig, potatoes and cucumbers — PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble, it’s too much! Unilever, and Goldman Sachs are sponsoring the “Closed Loop Fund,” a $100 million fund for expanding and improving recycling. The money is aimed at municipalities and is designed specifically to keep the responsibility for waste packaging in the hands of the public. Von Hernandez, global coordinator of Break Free From Plastic, said in a press release, “By continuing to churn out problematic and unrecyclable throwaway plastic packaging for their products, these companies are guilty of trashing the planet on a massive scale. It’s time they own up and stop shifting the blame to citizens for their wasteful and polluting products.” Consumers need to deby Paula Jones mand that corporations take resolute action to stop producing so much throwaway plastic. Some of this can be done through legislation, as during this past March, when the EU voted to ban single-use plastic used by consumers in an effort to curb ocean pollution. CNN reported, “The 10 products affected include plates, balloon sticks, food and beverage containers, cutlery, straws, and stirrers and will take effect in 2021.” Canada has followed the EU model by stating this June that the Trudeau government will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. Another way to demand less plastic packaging is to contact the manufacturers directly. Go to their websites and look for their contact links. You can email them there or go to their Facebook sites and message them there; you will find they are likely to respond. Basically, companies need to hear from us that people cannot recycle their way out of the plastic pollution crisis and that companies need to be accountable for creating alternatives to cheap throwaway plastic packaging. Send questions you have to ipswichrecycles@gmail.com. Don’t forget to bring your reusable bags when shopping. And please, visit our Facebook page at Ipswich Recycles and Composts. Wednesday, December 11, 2019 • Ipswich Local News 7 What’s on this weekend? Christmas Carol, big bands NORTH SHORE — You’ve got two different A Christmas Carols to choose from this weekend. The one is Beverly is a long-standing tradition at the North Shore Musical Theater and that continues through December 22. The other Carol is in Newburyport and also runs through December 22. This one is a pantomime, or panto. That involves a lot of audience interaction, bad jokes and looser plot lines. The Tree Jubilee is open again in Ipswich. This is a free event to benefit the local animal shelter. If you want to help, you can buy raffle tickets to win one of the 127 trees or wreaths. Meanwhile, Santa’s Workshop will be open again Friday evening and Saturday and Sunday afternoons in Newburyport. While there, you can also check out the holiday invitation nights downtown. In Ipswich, there’s a “Town Hall Winter Ball” where you can dance to, or listen to, to a 16-piece big band. There’s more Christmas music — but with a Canadian Celtic twist — in Beverly, when Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy and their kids play. “Canada’s reigning couple of Celtic music, whose dazzling career achievements underpin an incomparable offstage life,” organizers say. The couple tour with their six kids, who are probably not paid. In Rockport, there’s a Swingles Holiday. “For more than half a century, The Swingles have pushed the boundaries of vocal music,” organizers say of the a cappella group. They probably save money by not hiring instrumentalists. December 14, 2019 If you are feeling charitable, you can help Hamilton police stuff a cruiser with toys on Saturday. This is to help Shriner’s Hospital and its patients. There’s a kids’ show in Beverly on Saturday morning with Alastair Moock. “The New York Times calls him ‘a Tom Waits for kids,’ and The Boston Globe declares that, ‘in the footsteps of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, Alastair Moock makes real kids music that parents can actually enjoy,’” organizers say. He probably saves money by having other people write publicity for him like that. There’s another kids’ show in Newburyport with “’Lil’ Iguana Live!’, a music-driven, live interactive stage show featuring the costume character Lil’ Iguana and live performers.” The annual Jingle Bell Walk takes place in Ipswich at noon. Santa will arrive by boat, the Grinch gets locked up, everyone parades to town hall, and the kids enjoy fun and games. There’s a nice free event in Ipswich in the early afternoon where you can drop by at any time and make yourself a wreath. If you don’t know how, someone will show you. You can definitely save money there. If you want to give the holidays a rest, there are community hip hop classes in Ipswich in the afternoon. If that’s not your thing, there’s an afternoon holiday big band concert in Rockport. This one’s a 17-piece band, so Ipswich probably saved money on its band. The Rockport big band actually plays two shows: one in the afternoon and another at night. In Ipswich, the Honky Tonk Women play, and, in Beverly, the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra accompanies the 1925 movie, The Phantom of the Opera. December 15, 2019 The Tree Jubilee wraps up in the afternoon with a raffle to see who will take the trees, wreaths, and all the associated prizes. There are a number of matinees, and there are also two Christmas shows with the Back Bay Ringers. This is “an advanced, auditioned handbell ensemble,” organizers say. There’s a session in Manchester with Celtic singer North Shore Musical Theater in Beverly continues its run of A Christmas Carol through December 22. (Paul Leyden photo) Michael O’Leary. If you ask him nicely, he’ll sing one of his Christmas songs. On Sunday night, there’s a “Session Americana” in Newburyport. “Session Americana (Boston) is a rock band in a tea cup, or possibly a folk band in a whiskey bottle,” organizers say. “This band/collective of talented musicians craft a musical experience unlike any other,” they add. 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Other terms and conditions may apply. Member FDIC • Member DIF **Points and/or additional fees may be assessed for borrowers with credit scores lower than 720. Wednesday, December 11, 2019 • Ipswich Local News 9 Christmas lights come on with Memory Tree ceremony IPSWICH — For the children who attended, it was a chance to hold an actual lighted candle in their hands. For people a little older, it was “to hold in our hearts the lights of our lives,” according to one of the organizers, Janet MacKay-Smith. She was speaking at the annual Memory Tree lighting on Friday evening that ushers in the Christmas season downtown. People buy a star that is hung on the tree to remember a loved one. Organizer Kim Porter said over 400 stars were sponsored this year. That raised over $5,000 for local charities Ipswich Caring and The Open Door, she said. This is the 18th year the event has been run, and many of the stars are reused from year to year. However, demand is high for the memories, Porter said. “We have to make the stars smaller because the tree’s not growing fast enough,” she quipped. The event started with some music provided by Linda Ayala of Ipswich Flowers while candles were handed out.After that, MacKay-Smith, Porter, and Jenny Wile read out the names of Aurelia Teheen stands in front of a snowman she and brother Zennon made. They even had a shelf on his belly for the candle. the loved ones. That was followed by a moment of silence before the crowd counted down the lighting. Wile then wrapped up by saying, “Keep everybody close by you at times, because it goes by really quick.” Christmas decorations s trees s wreaths The tree lighting raised money for Ipswich Caring and the Open Door. s kissing balls s berries s twigs and boughs • AND GREENHOUSES Jerry and Kat Kenney 121 Argilla Road, Ipswich 978.729.9959 “a family business providing quality service for over 85 years” • (978) 356-2955 24 Essex Road, Ipswich www.gordonblooms.com 10 Ipswich Local News • Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Ipswich police and fire log, December 2 through 8 Monday, December 2 6:39 Motor vehicle (MV) stop, Essex and Candlewood roads 8:52 Disturbance, Spring Street 11:21 Injured animal, Heartbreak Road 11:37 Medical aid, Topsfield Road 17:57 Suspicious activity, Animal Control Shelter, Fowler’s Lane 18:00 Car crash, Turnpike Road (Route 1) Tuesday, December 3 2:01 Medical aid, Labor In Vain Road 4:47 Animal complaint, Heartbreak Road 5:06 MV stop, Topsfield Road and Wayne Avenue 9:30 MV complaint, Peabody Street 12:08 Medical aid, Agawam Village 15:48 Car crash, Argilla Rd. 17:14 MV check, Town Farm Road 17:19 MV stop, Jeffrey’s Neck Road 19:07 MV stop, County Road and Ward Street 20:24 MV hit-and-run, Riv- erview Pizza, Estes Street Wednesday, December 4 8:02 Medical aid, Peatfield Street 9:07 Medical aid, County Street 10:46 Medical aid, County Road 10:50 Medical aid, Wimbledon Court 10:55 Check well-being, Essex Road 11:24 Medical aid, County Road 13:58 Medical aid, Ipswich Woods Drive 16:40 MV complaint, near Tetreault’s, Market Street 17:28 MV stop near New England Biolabs, County Road 18:03 MV stop, Hammatt Street 22:56 Medical aid, Arbor Inn Motel, High Street Thursday, December 5 6:10 MV stop, Linebrook Road 7:00 MV stop, North Main and Central streets 7:36 Medical aid, Vermette Court 8:07 Medical aid, Colonial Drive 9:22 Medical aid, Choate Lane 10:36 Medical aid, Hood Farm Road 12:41 MV stop, Jeffrey’s Neck Road 13:54 Medical aid, Old Right Road 16:17 Medical aid, Sisters of Notre Dame, Jeffrey’s Neck Road 18:35 Suspicious phone call, Spring Street 20:46 Medical aid, Residence at Riverbend 22:54 Medical aid, Hood Farm Road Friday, December 6 7:24 Car crash near Shaw’s, High Street 9:24 Medical aid, Avery Street 10:30 Credit card fraud, Elm Street 11:24 Medical aid, Gordon Florist, Essex Road 11:29 Medical aid, County Road 12:23 Medical aid, Caroline Avenue 13:31 Medical aid, Farley Avenue 16:48 Medical aid, Arrowhead Trail 18:25 Assist citizen, North Main Street 18:49 Fire department called out, Colonial Drive 19:32 Animal complaint, area of 26 Newbury Road 20:23 MV stop, High Street 20:34 MV stop near Corliss Brothers, Essex Road 21:14 MV stop, High Street 22:00 Assist citizen, Caroline Avenue 22:54 Medical aid, Residence at Riverbend, County Road Saturday, December 7 0:58 MV stop, Paws With Inn parking lot, High Street 1:19 MV stop, High Street and Mitchell Road 1:24 Medical aid, Residence at Riverbend 1:29 MV stop, High Street and Mitchell Road 1:47 MV stop, near Turner Hill, Topsfield Road 2:17 Medical aid, Colonial Drive 4:22 Medical aid, Residence at Riverbend 4:34 Medical aid, Residence at Riverbend 8:28 Medical aid, Colonial Drive 17:12 Animal complaint, Linebrook Road and Howe Street 19:47 Parking complaint, Pineswamp Road 19:51 Medical aid, Our Lady of Hope, Pineswamp Rd. 20:30 Assist Danvers P.D., Manning Street 20:37 Fire department mutual aid to Pingree School Ice Rink, Hamilton 21:22 Medical aid, Ipswich Woods Drive 21:46 Fire department called out, Pinefield area, Linebrook Road 22:18 Animal complaint, near 191 Linebrook Road Sunday, December 8 5:01 Suspicious person, Market Street 5:39 Suspicious person, Market Street 6:08 Car crash, Cumberland Farms, Turnpike Road 11:06 MV stop, area of 108 Essex Road 11:08 Check well-being, Riverpoint Drive 11:17 MV stop, Wayne Avenue and Topsfield Road 16:08 Medical aid, Avery Street 17:09 Medical aid, Hamlin Reservation, Argilla Road 19:11 MV stop, Market St. Come to work. 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Enter promo code MULDOON when booking your first day pass and it’s on us! 42 Market Street, Ipswich. www.gathr.work ICAM presents Lucy’s Big Beautiful World of Painting, where viewers can learn beginner painting skills on Mondays at 8 p.m., Thursdays at 11:30 a.m., and Fridays at 9 a.m. (Courtesy photo) 45 North Main Street, Ipswich 978.356.2422 www.morrisfh.com John Morris, Owner 172 school shooting victims since Columbine were memorialized in a temporary installation at First Church. from page 1 But that school would have had the latest security features built into the design, “a school specially designed to help protect our children from similar fates of those being memorialized,” Curtis said. “Two out of three Ipswich voters supported the building of that safer school. Yet it can be argued that the project was voted down by parents who wanted their own children to be able to walk to school on fair weather days,” she added. Curtis said the memorial was also a reminder not just of gun laws but other issues, such as domestic violence, mental health, addiction, and bullying. “It’s about people feeling ostracized, separated and not welcomed by the community. It’s about being told that we do not want you to be part of our group or to join yours,” she added. “These victims can teach us about establishing priorities. That getting to school isn’t as important as coming home from school,” Curtis said. She added that the “desires of a small minority should not come at the expense of the safety and health of all the rest: Over 1,000 Ipswich children and their teachers.” The school committee thanked Curtis, but members didn’t comment on her remarks. 12 Ipswich Local News • Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Obituary Julie P. O’Brien Julie P. (Buckley) O’Brien, 66, of Central Street, Ipswich, died on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, in the Kaplan Family Hospice in Danvers following her long illness. She was the wife of the late William J. O’Brien. Born in Malden on February 2, 1953, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Margaret M. (Escott) Buckley. Julie was raised in Malden and was a graduate of Girls’ Catholic. Married in 1973, the O’Briens soon made their home in Grafton, where they raised their family and lived for 20 years. The O’Brien family summered on Little Neck, where Julie loved the activities of the beach and community. It was there that she enjoyed family, friends, and swimming. For several years she was employed as a courier for Tufts University. She is survived by two sons: Keith W. O’Brien and his wife, Sarah, of Wakefield and Mark W. O’Brien and his wife, Sarah, of Danvers; a daughter, Amy E. Conklin, and her husband, Gregory, of Danvers; eight grandchildren: William and Grace Conklin; Chloe, William Finn, and Maeve O’Brien; and George, Auriel, and Leo O’Brien. She is also survived by two brothers: John Buckley of Medford and Robert Buckley of Malden; two sisters: Deborah Cody and Elaine Lemire, both of Ipswich; and many in-laws, nephews, and nieces. She was the sister of the late Maureen Fairbanks, formerly of Florida, and Nancy Fogarty, formerly of North Reading. Her funeral was held on Monday, December 9 from the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home. A committal service was held on Tuesday, December 10 in St. Philip Cemetery in Grafton. Memorial contributions in her name may be made to www.cjmoodyfund.com and or NAMI Massachusetts. Student athletes honored Ipswich students, coaches recognized at school board meeting The fall 2019 sports athletes have been honored. And for the third year running, Ipswich students and coaches have been entered into the the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Honor Roll. That award means no students or coaches were disqualified or suspended from any contests, explained Athletic Director Tom Gallagher. The students were recognized at the last school board meeting. Jack DeMarco (boys’ cross country) was the Baker Division runner of the year. Cole Terry was Baker Division defensive player of the year. Sue Markos (boys’ cross country) was Baker Division coach of the year. The boys’ cross country team won the Baker Division championship. The girls’ volleyball team earned the North Sectional championship. The girls’ cross country and boys’ soccer team both won the Baker Division sportsmanship awards. The Baker Division is part of the Cape Ann League and includes six high schools that have approximately the same enrollment. The North Section is a larger area from north of Boston to the state line. Other honorees were: Caragh Coughlin, all-star cheerleading. Riley Daley and Heather Milano: First team allstars in field hockey. Rowan Galanis and Tatum Galuski, second team all-stars in field hockey. Cam James, Alex Somers and Cole Terry, first team all-stars in football. Aidan O’Flynn, first team all-star in golf. Bobby Grady, second team all-star in golf. Jake Scruton, first team all-star in boys’ soccer. Carter King, first team all-star in girls’ soccer. Wednesday, December 11, 2019 • Ipswich Local News 13 100 bikes given away to North Shore kids in need BOXFORD — There was a line of cars outside a warehouse in an industrial park last Friday morning. Social workershad come to pick up bicycles for children all over the North Shore this Christmas. Some of the kids were in families that had lost their homes to fires, others were refugees, others were in transition from troubled homes. All were nominated by a social worker who picked the bicycles up. The bicycles, 100 in all, were donated by 1° North Real Estate, Newburyport. It is the fourth year the company has done this, said owner Byron Lane. The Community Giving Tree handled distribution and coordination with the social workers. The program started as a matching challenge in which 1° North Real Estate would donate one bicycle for each house sold. But they ended up donating 100 and stayed with the round number ever since. Lane loaded most of the cars that pulled through over the two-hour pickup window. And Kate Delgiacco, also of 1° North, got hands-on, too. She and husband Craig took delivery of 100 bicycles needing assembly. With Triton Regional High School football players and friends, the bikes were assembled in an hour, she said. Byron Lane of 1° North loads a bicycle while Kristy Heath of Community Giving Tree waits. Last minute holiday gift guide: shop Ipswich Still have a few people to check off your list? Here’s a guide for some of the best places to find that perfect, last-minute gift right here in Ipswich. For the gourmand(e): Check out the Cellar Door for a great selection of upscale culinary items, including infused olive oils, artisanal salts, Italian pasta, local honey and maple syrup, and a variety of herbs and spices. They also have a collection of wines, craft beers, and hard ciders, as well as custom gift baskets and gift certificates. The Coastal Greengrocer has a wide range of cheeses and fresh produce and artisanal chocolates and loose-leaf teas, among many other culinary items. They also carry wine Visit Appleton Farms for local eggs, dairy, and meats (including delicious locally produced cheeses), as well as a variety of other locally sourced foods, such as maple syrup, honey, ice cream, and soda, and local crafts. Marini Farm has an assortment of local and imported cheeses, pastas, dried sausages, and honey. If their favorite “food” is coffee, pick them up a bag of coffee beans (whole or ground) from Zumi’s so they can make a cup of their favorite brew at home. Or treat them to breakfast, lunch, or dinner at one of Ipswich’s many restaurants and cafés, such as the Ipswich Inn, the Choate Bridge Pub, the Busy Bee Café, Heart & Soul Café, Zabaglione, Fox Creek Tavern, Spice Thai Kitchen, the Brown Dog Restaurant, the Hart House, Ithaki, Sophia’s Café, the Village Pancake House, or newly opened Burrito Spice. For the pop culture geek: Nostos Boutique has new and vintage pop culture collectables and toys, trading cards, books, comic books, and graphic novels. For the beauty maven: Treat them to a hairstyling session, manicure, facial, or massage with a gift certificate from one of the many salons and spas in Ipswich. These include (but are not limited to) *inhales* Fringe, Haircrafters, Salon 36, Sundara, Nail Etc. Day Spa, SpaTech, Detangles, Salon Bogart, A&K Nails, Extreme Hair Studio, A New You Hair Studio, Star Nails, Hair Structure Salon, Studio 197, and Color Creations Hair Design, not to mention SpaTech. Whew! For the art afficionado: Zenobia has items made by local artists, potters, and sculptors, in addition to books, antiques, and whimsies. Stop by the Olde Ipswich Shop and Gallery to take a look at Johanne Cassia’s folk art, and maybe buy a print or set of postcards. You’ll also find handwoven textiles and custom jewelry. And if you’re looking for a little more function in your art, check out Ipswich Pottery, where you can buy handmade mugs, plates, cookware, and candleholders, among other items. For appreciators of shiny items: Tetreault Jewelers and Rainbow Jewelry both provide a range of jewelry items. Tetreault is also able to provide custom-designed items. For something a little different, check out Betsy Frost Design, which has a variety of unique jewelry designs. They also carry boutique clothing and local items. And don’t forget Luxa Jewelry! For the vintage-lover: AnnTiques has a huge selection of antique (geddit?) and mid-century furniture, clothing, art, and decor. And if you’re just looking for clothing, check out Forget-Me-Not consignment store for vintage finds. For the wine (or beer, or spirits) connoisseur: Grab a bottle of their favorite wine or whiskey (or vodka, or gin, or rum, or ...) or a case of their favorite beer at Marcorelle’s, the Ipswich Bottle Shop, or Ipswich Beverage. Or keep it really local and pick them up some beer at the Ipswich Ale Brewery or True North Ale Company. Beer not their thing? Check out Privateer Rum (for rum), or the 1634 Meadery (for mead). For the kids: Henry Bear’s Park (formerly the Green Elephant) has something for every child on your list (and maybe some of the adults, too) with a wide range of stuffed toys, board games, building kits, and books, as well as baby items. For you: Now that you’re finished with your holiday shopping, you’d better grab yourself some dinner on your way home — maybe a pizza from the Ipswich House of Pizza, Georgia’s, or Riverview, or some takeout from Good Taste or the Mayflower. 14 Ipswich Local News • Wednesday, December 11, 2019 Noise, traffic disruption, intermittent water loss on tap starting Dec. 12 No closure of High Street is anticipated Property sales in Ipswich and surrounding towns, November 19 through 29 Seller Buyer Address Boxford 11/20/2019 Spinelli, Donna M Costello M J 36 Rowley Rd Lot 6 $651,000 Boxford 11/27/2019 Bucci, Jeffrey Demarco J 26 Partridge Ln Lot 12A, Etc $616,000 Essex 11/25/2019 Campbell, David S Mscisz C 0 R Pond St, Etc $550,000 Hamilton 11/21/2019 Mccarter, Kathleen E Gaughan C P 28 Porter Ln Lot 4 $750,000 Hamilton 11/22/2019 Palmer, Joan E Chittick W J 47 Appleton Ave $603,000 Hamilton 11/21/2019 Cox, Karen A Levine J S 97 Lake Dr $475,000 Hamilton 11/22/2019 Tamanaha, Rod S Vautour B 236 Highland St $420,000 Ipswich 11/20/2019 Stewart, Prescott D Nunes A N 28 Hawk Hill Ln Lot 125 $860,000 Ipswich 11/20/2019 Sasseville, Vito Murdoch J M 131 Argilla Rd Lot 3 $725,000 Ipswich 11/25/2019 21 Upper River Road Ipswich Nominee Trust Tra L Bro Liv Tru 21 Upper River Rd $680,000 Ipswich 11/26/2019 Reem Property Llc Reggio C D 43 Plover Hill Rd Lot 785 $600,000 Ipswich 11/27/2019 Fenton, Laurie Mercier A 7 Perley Ave Lot 1 $550,000 Ipswich 11/29/2019 Adamowicz, Peter M Dunstan E M 17 Mineral St $496,100 Ipswich 11/22/2019 Heil, Scott W Mcclain M K 37 Leslie Rd $465,000 Ipswich 11/22/2019 Carroll, Anne K M Siebertz T J 24 Estes St $445,000 Ipswich 11/25/2019 Surette Family Irrevocable Income-Only Trust Ford S 25 Plains Rd $431,250 Ipswich 11/22/2019 Obriant, Susan Manning Heil S 117 High St Un 7 $365,000 Ipswich 11/26/2019 Passales Family Trust Moon A S 100 Linebrook Rd $337,000 Ipswich 11/22/2019 Siebertz, Thomas J Hale B M 58 Central St Un 2 $255,000 Ipswich 11/27/2019 Smith, Robert Andrew Est Giallombardo N 4 Cleveland Ave Un 1 $248,000 Ipswich 11/19/2019 Winsloe, Valda Alden Greenough C 6 S Main St Un E $240,000 Ipswich 11/27/2019 Lynch, Phillip Goldberg S J 7-9 Mineral St Un 3 $137,750 Ipswich 11/20/2019 Surrette, Donald V Allen D M 78 East St Lot B Rowley 11/27/2019 O N G Development & Design Llc Snyder J E J 9 Harts Way Un 10 $679,900 Rowley 11/21/2019 Wysong, Katherine Cullinan R J 545 Newburyport Tpk Un 5 $580,000 Rowley 11/22/2019 Peacock, Gary Primpas N J 45 Leslie Rd Lot 2 $446,700 Rowley 11/25/2019 Roy, Richard P Moulison K 2 Circuit Dr $440,000 Rowley 11/27/2019 Rice, Susan E Webber R W 19 Morphew Ln Un 8 $385,000 Rober t B. Por ter Director Rowley 11/21/2019 Marion M Kenny Irrevocable Trust Winderlin S 27 Meetinghouse Rd, Etc Topsfield 11/22/2019 Patton Family Lp Ess Cou Gre Ass Inc 137,147 & 147R Asbury St, Etc Topsfield 11/22/2019 Niconchuk Realty Trust Barbati E J 20 High Ridge Rd Lot 8 $870,000 Six High Street P.O. Box 142 Ipswich, MA 01938 Topsfield 11/21/2019 Mscisz, Steven Fitzgerald B R 22 High St Lot 1 $850,000 Topsfield 11/20/2019 Greenslade, Lori Ann Alberts J C 67 Central St Lot 2A $569,000 Topsfield 11/20/2019 Wilkinson, Suzanne K Martin S D 48 Pemberton Rd $549,000 Topsfield 11/21/2019 Grillo, Stephen P Oteri C 278 Perkins Row Lot 278L $440,000 Topsfield 11/20/2019 Greenslade, Lori Ann Alberts J C 69 Central St Lot 3 from page 1 The project engineering company is the New England Civil Engineering Corp. of Salem. The primary contractor is Joseph P. Cardillo & Son of Wakefield. Halmen said no closure of High Street is anticipated, but travel will often be restricted to one lane. “Police detail officers will direct traffic as needed. Please allow extra time when traveling in the area and seek alternate routes if possible,” her announcement said. “Water service to area residents will be temporarily interrupted at times in order to activate the new water main and services,” Halmen said. However, “customers will be notified of planned interruptions 48 hours in advance,” she added. Apart from that, other potential impacts could include noise from construction equipment. Then, next year, as sections of the project are completed, the water main will be thoroughly flushed. “This may result in temporary low water pressure and dirty water,” Halmen cautioned. Customers who see that should flush cold water fixtures until the water is clear, she advised. W H ITTIER -P ORTER F UNERAL H OME (9 7 8 ) 3 5 6 -3 4 4 2 Town Date whittierporter@com cast.net www.whittier-porter.com 24 Market Street Ipswich, MA h Since 1940 h (978) 356-0577 tetreaultjewelers.com T E T R E AU LT J E W E L E R S Fine Jewelry h Custom Design 126 County Road, Ipswich (978) 356-6464 Purchase Price $10,000 $25,000 $4,000,000 $1,000 Wednesday, December 11, 2019 • Ipswich Local News 15 From poop tree to jewelry tree, Jubilee has it covered Annual Tree Jubilee at Marini Farm will benefit local animal shelter; prizes to be drawn Dec. 15 IPSWICH — The poop tree appealed to a certain demographic — boys, mostly. Other people liked the booze trees or the scratch card trees. They were among 127 holiday trees and wreaths on show at the annual Tree Jubilee to benefit the Ipswich Humane Group (IHG), which runs the local animal shelter. The poop tree was donated by a plumber who clearly specializes in unclogging drains. “It’s our biggest year yet,” said organizer Tracy Halliday. This is the ninth year the event has run at Marini Farm. All trees and wreaths were donated by local organizations and businesses. Meanwhile, the IHG is completely volunteer-run, Halliday noted. The display is free to enter, but if anyone wants to buy raffle tickets to win anything that catches their fancy, tickets are $5 for 10. People can then spread their tickets around or drop them all at a single display in an effort to boost their odds. “There was a little boy yesterday who fell in love with the Pokemon tree,” Halliday laughed. He put all his tickets in the collection, she said. Other trees featured gift tokens, alcohol, and scratch cards. “People are so generous,” she said, adding that Marini Farm also donated use of the space for two weekends. The Tree Jubilee will be open on Friday, December 13 from noon to 8 p.m., December 14 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and December 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On Sunday, December 15, raffle tickets will be drawn to see who has won the prizes. Ipswich Area Nature Word search: Nature around Ipswich Joshua Grady (left) and Dilyn McCallum check out the poop tree. Amy Laiosa gives raffle tickets to kids Natalie and Silas. 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