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LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED • www.ipswichlocalnews.com • January 22, 2019 • VOLUME 1, ISSUE 13

Landmark businesses change hands
by John Muldoon
Ipswich Local News

The Three Sisters Garden
Project held a dinner at the
Ascension Church on Thursday, Jan. 16. Pictured above are
(from left) Rick Ostberg, Kirstin
Ostberg, Barbara Ostberg, Dale
Welch, and Karol Ostberg.

Ipswich girls’ basketball co-captain Tatum Galuski prepares to
take a shot. See story, page 11.

IPSWICH and ROWLEY — Two
landmark businesses in operation for
almost 40 years each are set to close
shop.
Run by Robert and Larry McNeil
since 1983, Ipswich Ford was sold for
$3.75 million to Livas LLC of Salem
on Jan. 10.
A day earlier, Potato Realty Trust
sold Spud’s Restaurant on Route 1 in
Rowley for $1.55 million.
Spud’s
Owned and operated by Bruce
Spaulding of Topsfield since 1984,
the Rowley Spud’s was the last of a
multi-restaurant chain.
Other locations included Danvers,
Saugus, Woburn, and North Hampton, N.H. The second-last restaurant
to close was the Saugus branch in
2018.
“With bittersweet feelings, I am
announcing the end of an era. After
35 years of serving our communities,
I have decided to sell the restaurant

in mid-January,” Spaulding said on
Spud’s Facebook page in December.
He bought the first Spud’s on Endicott Street in Danvers with the help
of his parents, Dick and Alberta.
“I will miss operating Spud’s ev-

ery day and being part of the communities I love,” Spaulding said.
“I will especially miss connecting
with the employees of the Spud’s in
Rowley, whose dedication and
continued on page 3

Mark Early, Renee Dupuis, and Tom Palance will perform at the Dolan Performing Arts
Center on March 20 in a concert to benefit the Lions Club scholarship fund.

Huge new expansion planned for NEB
increment financing (TIF) to let it
take advantage of state and town tax
breaks.
IPSWICH — New England Biolabs
Any agreements on local taxes —
plans to add almost 100,000 square
which can run for up to 20 years unfeet and 100 jobs at its County Road
der state law — must be approved by
facility.
the select board and town meeting.
However, the privately owned
TIFs typically defer increases in
company will have a number of steps property taxes on improved buildto go through with the town first.
ings in return for some benefit to the
Its building application will get its community and the promise of highfirst hearing at the planning board on er taxes and greater economic activity
Jan. 23.
in future years.
But NEB also applied for tax
NEB’s plans show a new four-stoby John Muldoon
Ipswich Local News

ICAM will screen “Polar Bear,
Walrus, and the Beaufort Sea:
An Arctic Voyage by Captain
John Wigglesworth” based on
a presentation give at a recent Ipswich Museum event.
This presentation will play on
ICAM channels Verizon 33 and
Comcast 9 on Friday, Jan. 24 at
9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

ry building connected to the current
structure and 97 new underground
and 27 surface parking spaces.
Roadways on the site would also
be reconfigured. Existing structures
such as the Mansion, wastewater
treatment plant, and solar array will
be unaffected.
Details of the TIF haven’t been
released yet, but at its meeting last
week, the finance committee (FinCom) discussed possible approaches.
Town manager Tony Marino told
continued on page 6

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Ipswich Local News • Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Court: suspended sentence for second OUI
Nathan Skylarz, 43, of 287
Merrimac Street, Newburyport pleaded guilty to operating under the influence (OUI)
of liquor on October 15, 2019,
in Ipswich, according to court
records. He was found not responsible for failing to drive
in the right lane on the same
date, records said.
In the case before Judge
Allen Swan, police said they
were called to Poplar Street in
Ipswich after a Ford Escape
went off the road, into a
driveway, and came to rest
over a retaining wall.
The report by Officer Mark
Ruggiero said he smelled
alcohol off Skylarz’s breath.
He added, “I then asked
Skylarz if he had consumed
any alcoholic beverages
today, to which he stated, ‘A
lot.’”
Skylarz was fined a total of
$750 and was ordered to pay
$250 to the OUI fund, $250 to
the head injury fund, $50 to
the OUI victims’ fund, and
$50 to the victims’ fund, court
records said.
He also lost his license for

90 days, was put on probation for one year, and was
enrolled in alcohol and driver
education, records said.
***
Patrick J. Anderson, 23, of
62 Howard Street Extension,
Salem, pleaded guilty to OUI
drugs, second offense; negligent operation; and leaving
the scene of an accident with
property damage on December 12, 2019, in Topsfield,
according to court records.
Police told Judge Allen
Swan that a witness had seen
a Ford Fusion hit a guard rail
near English Commons on
Route 1 at around 12:05 p.m.
Detective Kelly Pickering
said she found the car at the
Topsfield Fair entrance with a
man inside, who appeared to
be passed out.
The car was still in drive,
and the man had to be woken
up and given a sternum rub
before he could put the car in
park, her report said.
Anderson told police he
had taken marijuana and
Ativan but that he had no
prescription for the drug, the

report said.
“Mr. Anderson started
asking questions that made
no sense to me,” Pickering’s
report said.
“He asked if dogs wore
coats and did I need any electrical work done,”she added.
Anderson was given a
field sobriety test and arrested afterwards, police said.
At the police station, he
“again started asking questions that made no sense.
He picked up his jacket and
asked if our dogs would fit
into it,” Pickering wrote.
She said Anderson was
“on the nod a lot during the
booking process” and would
wake up and fall back asleep.
On the OUI charge, Anderson was sentenced to six
months, suspended for two
years; was ordered to pay a
$750 fine, $50 to the OUI victims’ fund, $250 to the head
injury fund, and $50 to the
victims’ fund; was enrolled in
a 14-day inpatient program;

and lost his license for two
years, court records said.
On the negligent operation
charge, Anderson was ordered to pay $250 to the head
injury fund; to attend three
AA or NA meetings a week;
and to remain drug- and alcohol-free with random screens,
records said.
On the last charge, he was
put on probation for two
years, court records said.
***
Genaro V. Chavez, 32, of
36 Bullfinch Street, Lynn was
found responsible for unlicensed operation on December 3, 2019, in Ipswich and
was assessed $200, according
to court records.
***
A charge of driving with
a suspended license against
Stephanie Pena, 29, of 85
Choate Street, Essex was
dismissed upon payment of
$100 in costs, according to
court records. The charged
dated to October 19, 2019, in

Topsfield.

***
Charges of unlicensed
operation and driving an
unregistered vehicle against
Timothy A. Russell, 30, of 121
Hale St., Beverly were dismissed upon payment of $200
in costs, according to court
records. The charges dated to
Oct. 13, 2019, in Hamilton.
***
A charge of driving with
a suspended registration
against Daniel M. Gelsomini, 54, of 38R Enon Street,
Beverly was dismissed upon
payment of $100 in costs, according to court records. The
charges dated to November
18, 2019, in Wenham.
***
Michael McCarthy, 43, of
80 Kernwood Ave., Beverly
was found responsible for
driving with a suspended
registration on December 2,
2019, in Topsfield and was
assessed $200, according to
court records.

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friendships have made it all
possible,” he added.
The new owner of the
5,666-square-foot building
and 2.5 acres of land is Newburyport Turnpike Investments LLC, according to the
Southern Essex Register of
Deeds.
That company is headed by Steven Caruso, who
has real estate interests in a
number of other companies
around the North Shore, according to the Massachusetts
Secretary of State’s corporate
database.
Previous news reports said
Corey Matthews would buy
Spuds to continue operating
it as a restaurant. Matthews
owns the Boat House Grille
and the Blue Marlin Grille,
both of which are in Essex.
Ipswich Ford
In business since 1965, Livas’ company Brake & Clutch
is a final-stage manufacturer
for Ford.
The company is expanding to Ipswich and will keep
the Salem branch open, CEO
Frank Livas said in a phone
interview.
“We’re not really going to
change it, appearance-wise,
in its beautiful country
location,” he said of Ipswich
Ford.
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He said the company will
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LETTER
Townies and newbies must get involved

LETTERS
Remove dam and look forward to major ecological benefits

any form of flood protection
To the editor:
In a letter to the editor
to the town and may exacerTo the editor:
tax dollars.
bate flooding upstream.
of the Ipswich Local News
During the course of years,
Both groups don’t underThe letter writer further
on January 15, 2020 (“Let’s
many people will comment to stand that there are meetings not be in a hurry to remove
stated that “if the dam failed,
me about the newbies, often
— and Town Meeting itself
(it) would put several busiour old friend”), the aureferred to as “yuppies” by
— where they can show up
thor recalls the impacts of
nesses underwater all down
the townies.
and make a difference by
Market Street and Central
past flooding in downtown
My wife and I are from
asking questions.
Street.”
Ipswich and implored the
Boston. After 58 years in
Yes. Simply question how readers to not “remove an old
In fact, structures like the
Ipswich, we are still not con- you are going to pay all your friend that has protected the
Ipswich Mills dam are indeed
sidered townies. Our kids are bills.
a potential hazard to the comtown for at least a hundred
townies.
Yes. While you sit mute,
munity in the event of failure.
years.”
Folks left the big cities for the officials in town ponder
This is one of the reasons
In fact, the Ipswich Mills
the small-town flavor and to
how much more they can
Dam is a “run-of-river” dam, why the dam owner (the
escape the hustle and bustle, add to spending as long as
meaning that it does not store town of Ipswich) has decided
traffic, and noise of large
the community doesn’t know water in the upstream imto further analyze the feasienvironments.
what’s going on.
bility of removing it, espepoundment such that flood
But — and it’s a big but —
Yes, folks. IMHO, your
cially considering the dam no
waters could be released
they move to the small town
input is discouraged. One
longer serves the purpose for
slowly to mitigate flooding.
they envisioned and want to
town official from another
which it was originally built
In other words, the volmake changes to reflect the
affluent town told me his
ume of water released below (providing power to adjacent
culture that they had in the
citizens would rather ante
mills).
the dam is equal to the volplace they moved from.
up a couple thousand dollars ume of water flowing in the
Investigating the effects
Moving into a small town than give up time to serve on river above the dam.
of dam removal is a prudent
brings some responsibilities,
a board. Is that what Ipswich
decision by the town from a
In 2019, the Ipswich Mills
like knowing what’s going
is coming to be?
liability and maintenance cost
Dam Removal Feasibility
on in town; like caring and
Newbies or townies with
standpoint.
Study determined because
keeping up with the econom- tons of talent don’t care, but
Perhaps an equally comthe dam allows water to flow
ic issues.
say they love Ipswich. Not
pelling reason for removing
over the dam during most
Folks will say they really
caring where their tax dollars typical flows, it does not
the dam is due to its sublove Ipswich, but they want
go. Repeat: where their tax
stantial detrimental effects
serve to prevent or mitigate
everything that the big-city
dollars go.
to river ecology, because it
flooding downstream of the
life offered.
For instance, Linebrook
impedes passage of fish and
dam.
Small towns are commuRoad started out as a resurother aquatic organisms and
In addition, because the
nities that require input and
face. It could have been dug
natural sediment transport,
dam’s impoundment fills all
involvement by the citizens.
up for a new sewer line out to the former floodplain storage and it degrades water quality
Social media has active
Route 1 to encourage busiin the impoundment.
capacity, the dam actually
people who write how they
ness instead of letting RowThe Ipswich river once
increases the probability of
love Ipswich but are quick to ley eat our lunch with their
flooding upstream during an supported important and
criticize anything they don’t
growth.
highly productive spawning
intense storm.
like.
Wind Tower 2 agreeareas for anadromous fish
To put it simply, the IpsThese same people don’t
ment is so convoluted with
like alewife and blueback
wich dam does not provide
understand that they are the
front-loaded payments. Ask
rule and lawmakers of the
questions.
Remove the dam and cheer as the water
town but fail to participate in
So, townies and newbies,
To the editor,
run freely.
town affairs with their input. keep it a small town, but get
In response to Kristen
Your “old friend” does not
The townies are afraid the involved. Use your experiCallahan’s letter, “Let’s not
protect the town from floodspending is out of control
ence and talents.
ing.
and blame it on the newbies.
If you really love Ipswich, be in a hurry to remove our
old
friend”:
It is a “run of the river”
Not so!
ask questions. Expect sensible
The Ipswich River was
dam, not a flood control dam.
Both groups are willing to answers.
here long before any dams
In fact, because of the age of
leave decisions to someone
Phil Goguen
interfered with its ability to
this dam, there is increased
else who likes to spend their
Ipswich

herring, collectively known as
river herring.
These fish live in the estuaries and the ocean for parts
of their life, but need to access
freshwater habitats in rivers
to spawn and development of
egg and juvenile life stages.
The annual spawning
returns of these fish in the
Ipswich River once numbered in the millions of fish
and supported a substantial
commercial fishery, but now
returns are typically less than
1,000 per year.
Although this decline is
attributed to a number of factors, obstruction of migration
pathways by dams is one of
the primary causes.
As the town continues
to study the feasibility of
removing the Ipswich Mills
dam, it is important for the
community to be informed as
to what previous studies have
found regarding the effects
of the existing dam and the
expected conditions without
the dam.
Ipswich residents and
businesses need not fear for
what dam removal would
mean for their safety and
security, but instead should
look forward to the profound
ecological benefits and recreational opportunities that it
may provide them and their
families.
Michael Johnson
Ipswich

flows freely again
risk of flooding downstream
if it suddenly fails.
It’s time to become a good
friend to the river, remove the
dam, and cheer as the water
flows freely again.
Susan Winthrop
Ipswich

 OPINION

LETTER

Ipswich on the right track on civil rights Fiscal restraint versus powerful economic and political forces
Fund. John Updike read his
poetry. The library released
This week we celebrated
a list of books on civil rights.
Martin Luther King Day.
The Fair Housing CommitNearly sixty years ago
tee suggested ways in which
Ipswich was in the thick of the residents could participate in
civil rights effort.
the civil rights moveA Fair Housing
ment on a local level.
Committee had been
Later that summer,
formed several years
Rev. Goldthwaite arearlier to combat
ranged for a busload
the prevalent realtor
of Selma teenagers to
response to families
come visit Ipswich.
of color seeking resThe question this
idence in Ipswich.
week, as King is
Those applicants
remembered, is how
were told that there were no
is Ipswich doing now?
listings, that owners who
“Ipswich is still a pretrented while they lived in part ty white community,” one
of the house would have to
observer says. In fact, 4.7% of
interview the applicants, that
our population describe themthe only listings were out of
selves as persons of color.
the price range … a variety
In the key world of real esof excuses to keep persons of
tate, the response is positive.
color from buying in town.
“There’s no obstacle to
The Fair Housing Committee
any person of color buying a
sought to upset that behavior. house in Ipswich,” said realtor
Citizens in town attended
Ingrid Miles. “Ipswich welalso civil rights demonstracomes diversity.”
tions in Boston and concerts
Ed Dick, another longtime
supporting those rights.
Ipswich realtor, agreed. “I
But it was when Unitarian
don’t see any obstacle for
Minister James Reeb of Bosfamilies of color.”
ton, who was marching with
African American Jim Teele
Dr. King in Selma, Alabama,
has lived in town for 50 years.
died of severe injuries to the
Now retired, he was a profeshead that the community
sor of sociology at Harvard
galvanized.
and BU. He said he overheard
King announced he
a racial slur directed at him
would lead a second march
once in town, but otherwise,
to Montgomery, and Rev.
“I have felt very comfortable
Goldthwaite Sherrill of Asliving in Ipswich.
cension Episcopal Memorial
“I never regretted movChurch said he would join
ing here. I always enjoyed
that march. I went with him
coming home from Boston
to cover his participation for
and driving down Topsfield
the Chronicle. Two Ipswich
Road. I love the ocean, too. It’s
women, the late Mary Updike like being on vacation to live
and the late Sally Landis, also here,” he concluded.
joined the march.
Of course, there is no
In town, a benefit event
room for complacency when
at the King’s Rook, a coffee
it comes to civil rights, but it
house and tavern, raised $800 does appear that Ipswich is on
for the Rev. Reeb Family
the right track.
by Bill Wasserman

To the editor:
services that state and local
Mr. Phil Goguen was right governments provide, they
when he used your pages to
have to be considered togethcaution about overspending
er.
in the Ipswich town budget
I suspect that there may be
for FY 2021.
many other aspects our state
However, in doing so, he
and local governments that
is going against powerful
face the same sort of issues
economic and political forces.  that Ipswich faces.
Not the least is an attiI personally believe the
tude being fostered by our
fiscal problems facing the
president, who brags that he public sector may be due in
increased the defense budpart to the easy acceptance
get by $2.5 trillion and then
of the conservative mantra
goes on to answer critics of
that for years would have us
the national debt by asking,
believe that “government was
“Who the hell cares about the the problem" and "needed to
debt? We are going to have a be starved.”
country.” (See Boston Globe,
1/19/20).
With such an undisciplined model of fiscal prudence as Donald Trump at
the controls of the federal
government, it is difficult to
expect that state and local
governments will show
restraint; and, in many cases,
perhaps they should not.
For example, I had the
disquieting but compelling
experience of attending a presentation by Jim Engel earlier
this month.
Mr. Engel, is, of course,
the former selectperson noted
for his skill in analyzing the
problems facing and opportunities open to Ipswich.
The problem he addressed
this time was our drinking
water system.
As might be expected, he
covered all aspects of the system and provided factual and
statistical evidence to support
his every statement.
The takeaway was that
Ipswich is facing a serious
problem but that it can
overcome it if we act in time
and correctly. And it will cost
serious money.
Because of the overlap in

It is ironic that now that
the conservative base has
triumphed the mantra has
changed to, “Who the hell
cares about the debt?”
We'd better start caring,
because it is clear that in addressing the backlog of work
that needs to be done on the
local and state levels — from
roads and bridges to schools
and higher education — there
will be little or no hope for
help from an emptied U.S.
Treasury.
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the committee that the TIF
would likely run for 10 years.
Town records show three
parcels totaling almost 162
acres valued at around $48.43
million. Buildings account
for almost $43 million of that
valuation, records said.
FinCom member Michael
Schaaf said he was in favor of
the expansion and described
NEB as a good corporate
citizen. But he urged officials to remember the list of
infrastructure projects faced
in town.
Schaaf said the main
benefit of the TIF to NEB will
be state tax breaks.“These are
good folks, and property taxes aren’t going to make that
much difference to them.”
Marino, however, cautioned that Ipswich isn’t the
only location where NEB
could expand.
The plan was discussed
more at the tri-board meeting
after the print edition went to
press on Tuesday night.

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Camry hits telephone pole in Topsfield Road crash.

No injuries have been
reported after two one-car
crashes over the Martin Luther King Day weekend.

The first crash happened
at around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, on Topsfield
Road near Turner Hill.

One car, a 2006 Toyota
Camry, hit a utility pole,
police said.
The only occupant, a
woman, declined to be taken
to hospital, they said.
The car had to be towed
after the accident. The Electric Light Department was
called to check on the pole.
The second accident
happened around 9 p.m. on
Monday, January 20, in the
area of 72 Little Neck Road,
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Obituary

Obituaries
Betty Ann Beaulier

Betty Ann (Callahan) Beaulier, 90, wife of Albert kind, loving, and compassionate woman, she alJ. Beaulier of Eastern Avenue, Essex, died on Sunways saw the good in everyone.
Cheryl (Glover) Farrell, 78, of Ipswich, wife of
day, January 12, 2020, at Care One at Essex Park in
People felt her loving warmth and were drawn
Joe Farrell, died on Saturday, January 18, 2020,
Beverly following her long illness.
to her like a magnet. Betty enjoyed the simple
surrounded by her loving family.
Born on September 27, 1929, in Ipswich, she was things in life, such as red cardinals, flea markets,
Born in Danvers, she was the daughter of the
the daughter of the late Arthur and Blanche (Calland an occasional vodka and tonic.
late Harry and Nancy (Bragdon) Glover. She was a lahan) Melvin.
She was always the life of the party;
graduate of Danvers High School.
Betty had a wonderful life with her
Betty would laugh and delight in the comCheryl had been employed with the Myopia
husband. They married on November 1,
pany of her friends and loved ones, and
Hunt Club for 33 years until the time of her retire- 1945; Betty was 16, and Al was 18.
they in hers.
ment.
Shortly thereafter, Al and Betty purBetty took tap dancing lessons as a
A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother,
chased a house in Essex, where they
girl, and her love of dance followed her
Cheryl was dedicated to her family.
raised their family. They enjoyed many of
throughout her entire life; she always took
She enjoyed spending her time traveling, was
their days and nights on the Essex River,
advantage of an opportunity to cut a rug.
an avid reader, and loved cheering on ‘her’ Green
taking their children and grandchildren
She had a remarkable sense of humor
Bay Packers.
camping, water skiing, fishing, clamming,
and never shied away from having a good
She was
and joyriding.
laugh at herself.
extremely
Betty and Al enjoyed traveling to places such
To those who knew her, she was a source of
proud of her
as Belize, Las Vegas, and the Caribbean. In their
never-ending love and acceptance. Her light will
children and
retirement years, they enjoyed the warmth of the
not be diminished.
grandchildren Florida sunshine during the winter months.
In addition to her beloved husband of 74 years,
and was hapBetty and Al dined out frequently, often with
she also leaves her daughter, Ann, and husband
piest when
friends and family, and were well known and
James Albertson; granddaughter Michelle and hussurrounded
loved by employees who often would go out of
band Darrell Gonyea; grandson Brian Albertson
by her loved
their way to say hello and offer hugs and kisses.
and wife Nancy; and great-grandson Jericho.
ones.
Betty always put her family first. She prided
Betty was predeceased by her son, Robert BeauCheryl
herself on cooking and baking for her family and
lier, formerly of Wenham; her sister, Doris; grandwas her son
friends.
son Richard Beaulier; and granddaughter Heather
Jeffrey’s
She was a ray of sunshine to all who had the
Albertson.
best friend.
pleasure of crossing her path. Betty always had a
Private arrangements are under the direction of
She will be
smile on her face and a kind word for all. A sweet, the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home of Ipswich.
missed.
Cheryl is survived by her husband of 22 years,
Crystal Lane
Joe Farrell, of Ipswich; her son, Jeffrey Bryson, and
Crystal B. (Muise) Lane, 60, wife of Franklin J.
also enjoyed her Saturday shopping trips with her
his companion, Laura, and her daughter, Jill Pel“Skip” Lane of Vermette Court, Ipswich, died on
parents, which often included dining out.
letier, and her companion, Rusty, of Beverly; her
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, in her home
In addition to her husband and pargrandchildren, Jennifer and Jordyn; her family in
ents, she is survived by a son, Benjamin
Green Bay, Wisc., including Joe’s three children, 10 following her brief illness.
Born in Beverly on February 2, 1959,
Lane, of Salem; a daughter, Lynsey N.
grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren; her
she was one of the five children of Gerald
Merry, and her husband, Jason, of Rowsister, Dini Sauchuk, and her husband, Richard;
ley; two grandchildren, Jase and Miles
and her brother, Vaughn Glover, of Danver; as well C. and Mary Jane (Burnham) Muise of
Essex.
Merry, both of Rowley; a brother, Glenn
as several nieces and nephews.
Crystal was raised in Essex. She was a
Muise, and his wife, Anne, of Kingston,
She was the loving mother of the late Jennifer
graduate of public schools and a member
N.H.; three sisters: Jean Toby and her
Lynn Bryson.
of the Gloucester High School class of
husband, Bruce; Joan Perrigo and her
Her funeral services are private. Assisting
1978.
husband, Robert; and Colleen Tofuri, all
the family with the arrangements is the PeterMarried in 1986, the Lanes soon
of Essex; and many nephews and nieces.
son-O’Donnell Funeral Home, 167 Maple Street,
moved to Ipswich, where they raised their family.
Visitation was on Sunday in the Whittier-Porter
Danvers.
She was employed for 13 years as a mail carrier Funeral Home, 6 High Street, Ipswich. Interment
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
in Essex, more recently was a smiling face behind
will be private.
Jennifer Lynn Bryson Memorial Scholarship, C/O
the counter at DJ’s Variety in Ipswich for several
In lieu of flowers, contributions in her name
Joseph Farrell, 400 Colonial Drive, DH2, Ipswich,
years and worked as a secretary at Fox Hill Oil.
may be made to the Essex Shipbuilding Museum
MA 01938.
She loved spending time with her grandchilfor the Historic Hay Barn Rescue Project, 66 Main
To share a memory or offer a condolence, please
dren and tending her home flower gardens. She
Street, Essex, MA 01929 (designate barn in notes).
visit www.odonnellfuneralservice.com.

Cheryl Farrell

 Obituary
Clifford E. Poor
Clifford E. Poor, 81, of Avery Street, Ipswich,
husband of the late Sandra (Brokvist) Poor, died
on Saturday, January 4, 2020, in the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers following his brief
illness.
Born in Ipswich on September 25, 1938, Cliff
was one of the eight children of the late Kenneth F.
and Eleanor (MacKinney) Poor.
He was raised in Ipswich and was a 1956 graduate of Essex Agricultural and Technical School.
He went on to serve an enlistment in U.S. Army,
serving at Fort Jackson, S.C., and Fort Benning, Ga.
Married in 1984, he and Sandra soon made their
home and raised their
family on Avery Street.
Cliff was employed
for 31 years at Bostik
Chemical in Middleton, retiring in 2003.
In retirement, he
was employed for
several years as a custodian at the Ipswich
YMCA.
Cliff enjoyed family
camping in Hampstead, N.H., and his
big best friend, “Blackie” the black Labrador
retriever.
He was a lifetime member of the First Church
in Ipswich and a longtime member of the Ipswich
AMVETS Post #201.
He is survived by one son, Douglas Poor, of
Maine; three stepsons: Eric Hudson of New Hampshire, Mark Hudson of California, and Michael
Hudson of Leominister; several grandchildren; a
brother, Kenneth Poor Jr., of Illinois; five sisters:
Barbara Powers of Ohio, Carol Saulnier of South
Carolina, Nancy Haug of South Carolina, Joanne
Collins of Oregon, Linda Godtland of Salisbury;
and many nephews and nieces.
He was the father of the late James Poor, formerly of Connecticut; Gary Poor, formerly of Florida; Kristen Poor, formerly of Ipswich; and brother
of the late Herbert Poor, formerly of Illinois.
Visitation was on Monday, January 20 in the
Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High Street, Ipswich, followed by a funeral service.
Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in
his name may be made to the Ipswich Humane
Group, P.O. Box 873, Ipswich, MA 01938.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 • Ipswich Local News

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Girls’ relay team dedicates state
title to late coach Ken Spellman

Olivia Novello, Grace DeBoer, Faith DeBoer, and Isabelle Harper dedicated their win on Saturday to late coach Ken Spellman (screen grab from BayStateRunning.com).

BOSTON — After winning a state title, the
girls’ relay team made an emotional dedication to
beloved coach Ken Spellman.
“This whole season, we just wanted to win for
him, so today was for him, and I think he’d be really proud of us,” Grace DeBoer said of Spellman,
who died last June.
The girls team competed in the Division 5 relay
meet at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston on
Saturday. They beat last year’s champions, Lunenburg, by 0.4 seconds.
In addition to Grace DeBoer, a senior, other
runners on the team were sophomore Faith DeBoer, junior Isabelle Harper, and Olivia Novello, a
freshman.
In 2016, Spellman was inducted into the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Hall of Fame.
In 1969, he began teaching at Ipswich High
School and coaching basketball, football, and track.
His football coaching career spanned over thirty
years and included eight league and five state
championships.
The stadium track built at the Ipswich High
and Middle School in 1999 is now named the Ken
Spellman Track.
Faith DeBoer said the team hopes to win more
relays this spring, “hopefully for Spell again.”
“Every meet when we have our huddle, we
make sure that we say, ‘Win for Spell this meet,’”
Grace DeBoer said.
Also at the meet, the boys team came in third

place in the 4 x 100 shuttle hurdle relay race,
seventh in the 4 x 800 relay, 10th in the distance
medley relay, 15th in the 4 x 200, and 14th in the 4
x 400 relay.
Pierce DeBoer placed second in the high jump
finals, while James Robie was 10th and Ethan
Driscoll 22nd.
Marlin Dessources, Peter Bauman, and Dom
Morello placed in the long jump finals.
Henry Wright, Josh Mallette, and Bauman were
among the shot put finalists.
The girls placed fourth in the 4 x 400 meter relay
finals, seventh in the 4 x 200 relay, 12th in the 4 x
800, and 24th in the sprint medley relay finals.
In the long jump finals, Novello placed 16th,
while Faith DeBoer was 24th and Harper was 29th.
In the girls shot put finals, Reagan Amazeen
was 15th, Samantha Orroth 21st, and Lydia Comprosky 26th.

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Ipswich Local News • Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Ipswich native named BU’s new head soccer coach
BOSTON — Ipswich
native Kevin Nylen has been
named head soccer coach at
Boston University.
A 1999 graduate of Ipswich High School, Nylen will
move back north from Miami,
where he was head coach at
Florida International University (FIU).
“I am honored to be
named the men’s soccer
coach at Boston University,”
Nylen said in a press release.
“BU is a prestigious academic institution that has a
rich soccer history established
by Neil Roberts over the last

40 years,” he added.
Nylen has participated in
seven NCAA tournaments
either as a coach or a player.
“He becomes just the sixth
BU men’s soccer head coach
in the storied history of the
70-year old program after the
retirement of Neil Roberts
(1985-2019),” according to
SoccerWire.com.
“After a thorough search,
we could not be more pleased
to introduce Kevin Nylen as
the next head coach of our
men’s soccer program,” BU’s
director of athletics, Drew
Marrochello, said in a press

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“He has demonstrated a
strong passion and ability to
build successful teams both
on and off the field over the
past decade, and it became
evident that he was the ideal
candidate as we start a new
era of Terrier soccer.
In Ipswich High School,
Nylen was a four-year starter and a two-time captain.
Described as a varsity standout, he earned the Cape Ann
League Player of the Year
award in his senior year.

He was
also the
basketball
team captain and a
conference
all-star
lacrosse
defender.
He was
inducted
into the Ipswich High School
Athletics Hall of Fame in
2011.
After graduating from
high school, Nylen attended
Saint Anselm College from
1999 to 2003.
He played four seasons
for the Saint Anselm’s soccer
team, the Hawks, and served
as team captain in 2002.
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in leadership, scholarship,
and athletic achievements,”
Wikipedia says.
After graduating, his professional soccer career saw
him spending three seasons
with the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second
Division, Wikipedia says.
He then joined the
Charleston Battery of the USL
First Division for three more
seasons.
Nylen started coaching
in 2009 at Amherst College
before moving on to Boston
College, where the Eagles
earned a spot in the finals of
the ACC Tournament, and
finally attained the position
of head coach at the FIU Panthers in 2016.
Before taking the head role
at the Panthers, Nylen spent
a period as a scout for the
Major League Soccer Orlando
City Development Academy.
A Division I team, the Panthers recorded an unbeaten
season in 2019, and a United
Soccer Coaches poll ranked
them at number 15 team in
the country.
“I want to thank FIU, the
players, alumni, and all staff
within the department for the
past seven years,” Nylen said.
“It was a great ride, and FIU
will always be special to my
family.”
That family — wife Michelle, daughter Pearl, and
son Teddy — will be moving
north in the near future.
“The student-athletes
under his care will grow and
develop in the environment
and culture of excellence that
Kevin creates. I am so excited
for Kevin to return to coach
in his hometown of Boston
with his family and friends,”
said Scott Calabrese, FIU’s
head coach from 2014 to 2016.

 Wednesday, January 22, 2020 • Ipswich Local News

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Persistent Pioneers test Tigers boys’ basketball
Walker.
Once again, the ball-hanOn Tuesday, January 14,
dling mantle of command
the Boys’ varsity basketball
was handled expertly by Ray
team traveled to battle the
Cuevas.
Pioneers of Lynnfield.
But the Pioneers proved to
It was the Pioneers who
be too daunting a team with
roared out of the gate, endtheir fast-paced play and fulling the first quarter with an
court press.
impressive 20-9 lead.
The fourth quarter was
Despite the best efforts
more of the same, as the Piofrom senior guard forward
neers began to run away with
Will Vanderbilt, and a bevy
the victory. The final score:
of three-point rainmakers,
Pioneers 72-Tigers 35.
the Tigers couldn’t catch their
Tigers tame the Academy
elusive prey.
at Penguin Hall
Lynnfield’s dynamic duo
On January 17, the girls’
of Clayton Marengi and Jack varsity basketball team took
Ford determined the outcome to the road to square off with
Riley Daley tries to get past Academy at Penguin Hall defenders on
of the contest.
the players from the AcadFriday night (Jack Mulhern photo).
Beginning in the third
emy at Penguin Hall at the
Carter King played like a
quarter, the Tigers fought
Magnificent play was exDanvers Indoor Sports Arena.
back with persistent offensive
This girls’ team dominated hibited by the entire cub club leader, and foul shots were
rebounding and put-back
and at once appeared driven throughout the first half, end- handled skillfully by Tatum
Galuski and Ava Horsman.
plays from center Nikhil
ing with a lead at halftime.
and cohesive.
Riley Daly consistentThe entire team played
ly hustled and got the ball
as one, running sharp plays
where it needed to be for the
with focused passing and
benefit of the team.
shooting.
Jennie Tarr played with
Their preparation from
Coach Tolios is plain to see
throughout the game, but
by Mel Bowen
as they confidently commuwe competed against a really
nicate on the floor and bring
good CAL large team,” Tolios
On Tuesday, January 14,
their smart moves to bear on
said. “We were down three
the Lady Tigers hosted the
-Attorney at Laweach play.
Lynnfield Pioneers and were with one minute left when
The Tigers roared out to
Riley took a three pointer
defeated by a score of 41-36.
an impressive and commandthat went in and out. I’m not
Head coach Chris Tolios
ing 10-0 lead and continued
said, “It was a really competi- sure I’ve ever seen a shot go
their dominance throughout
tive and good CAL basketball down so far and then come
the first quarter, ending with
back out, but that’s sports for
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a 12-2 advantage.
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Ipswich girls’ basketball team
bested at home by Lynnfield

Patrick J. McNally

heart and reliably positioned
herself in the best spot for
offensive opportunities.
In the fourth, APH had
some efficient rebounds and
put points on the board, but
the Tigers’ all-around skilled
play proved to be the demise
of the players from APH,
with a final score of 54-23.

LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
The Ipswich Planning Board will
hold a public hearing on February 13,
2020, at 7:05 p.m. at a meeting
beginning at 7 p.m. in Town Hall,
Meeting Room C, 2nd Floor, 25
Green Street, on three proposed
warrant articles for the 5/12/20 Town
Meeting. The articles would amend
the Ipswich Zoning Bylaw as follows:
1. Marijuana Establishments/
Adult Use Marijuana Amendment:
a) Amend Section III. Definitions:
Define marijuana establishment
and other definitions related to
marijuana establishments;
b) Amend Section V. Table of Uses
by adding allowances for recreational
marijuana establishments in the PC
and LI districts by special permit,
adding a prohibition for retail
recreational marijuana establishments
in all districts, and adding a footnote
reference to a new subsection in IX;
and
c) Amend Section IX. Special
Regulations by adding a new
subsection T: Adult use marijuana
establishments, in which the use,
operation, location, and related
requirements will be described.
2. Registered Marijuana
Dispensaries Amendment: Amend
Section IX.R. Registered Marijuana
Dispensaries (RMDs) by amending
the minimum and maximum size of
an RMD, prohibiting drive-through
services and establishing other
dimensional, use, and operational
restrictions on RMDs.
3. Clarification Amendment:
Amend Section III. Definitions,
“Use, Residential Mixed,” to clarify
that the individual uses in a
Residential Mixed Use are subject to
all applicable requirements in the
Dimensional and Density Regulations
in Section VI of the Zoning Bylaw.
Draft language of the articles is on
file at Town Clerk/Planning Offices
in Town Hall and on the town
website.
For more info, call 978-356-6607.

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Meditation for Wellbeing,
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Thursday, Jan. 26
Pasta Making Workshop,
Appleton Farms, 6 p.m.
Polar Sea, Ipswich Ale
Brewer’s Table, 8-10:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 24
The Bordellos, Ipswich Ale
Brewer’s Table, 8-10:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25
Free tech tips/training, Ipswich Public Library. 10 a.m.
Naimo Gallery grand opening, Central St., 6:30-11:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 26
Baking School, Appleton

Farms, 1 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 27
Dinner Bell, Masonic Lodge,
Topsfield Road, 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Jazz at The May Flower,
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