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Celebrating its 23rd season, the MAC performance schedule off ers something for everyone, including Opera Night with the Hillyer Festival

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NEWBURYPORT – Th e good news fi rst: If you like walking, biking, playing along the Merrimack River waterfront, there will soon be two new restrooms for public use. One will be in Cashman Park and the other will be downriver at the soon-to-be-built boaters visitor center.

For the city’s preservationists, there is more good news. An 18th century barn on the waterfront that was slated to be torn down for the new housing project may now be saved and turned into a 10th condominium on the waterfront.

As a result, preservationists and neighbors praised the project by Berkeley Investments and First Republic Development. Bill Harris, a long-time preservation advocate, told the city Planning Board last week, “Th is is coming out so much better than we expected.”

Now the bad news: Berkeley and First Republic, which are seeking city permission to build two- and three-bedroom condos adjacent to Cashman Park, will have to drive another 50 piles into the ground to support the foundation for the homes.

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AMESBURY – Step into the new Craft Beer Cellars shop on Main Street, and the fi rst thing you will see are shelves and shelves of craft beers brewed in Massachusetts, including Newburyport Brewing Co.’s Riverwalk, Ipswich Ales and Sam Adams beers.

Th e shelves of Bay State brews are followed in this beer lovers’ paradise with craft beers from other East Coast states, the Midwest, Colorado and California. In the back are more shelves stocked with the best beers from Europe and the British Isles.

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What you won’t fi nd in the store, co-owned by Jocelyn Hughes and Karen Wood, are beers produced from what Hughes calls “the large breweries.”

“Th ose beers are well represented elsewhere,” Hughes jokes. “We are all about craft beer here.”

Th e craft beer business is booming, growing from 2 and 3 percent of the beer market in years past to 11 percent and rising, Hughes said.

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Eric Ekman, a Berkeley vice president for development, said the piles that were hammered into the ground seven years ago are still good and will be used to support more than half of the condo foundations. But more piles are needed for the condos’ expanded footprint, he said.

Th e piles will be driven into the soggy waterfront up to 12 hours a day, six days a week for about three weeks, Ekman said. Th e city’s noise ordinance allows construction to begin at 7 a.m. and end at 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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AMESBUREY - 12 year old Aidan Hawes, an Amesbury resident and rising 7th grade Triton Youth Basketball player, received Mass Elite Basketball’s 2015 Sportsmanship Award for the Class of 2021 as part of the AAU organization’s Spring Awards Celebration for the 2nd year in a row.

According to Hawes’ Mass Elite Coach, John Amentola, “Aidan has all of the characteristics that a coach could ask for in a player. He has a great feel for the game and can have impact in a number of ways. his competitiveness is always matched by his eff orts on the court and the positive attitude he constantly displays which makes him a valuable member on any team”.

Hawes’ dedication and commitment really started paying off this season. He was named Elite Top 5 Player of the Week within his 500+ AAU group. He an his team, who have been playing together for less than a year, won the 2015 6th Grade Mass State AAU Championship in May. Th ey head to Hampton, Virginia next week to play in the National 6th Grade AAU Basketball Championship.

“Aidan defi es what it means to be a good sportsman said Eric Polli, President of Mass Elite Basketball. He is a hard worker, good teammate, leads by example, and makes everyone better”.

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NEWBURYPORT - Pennies for Poverty today announced the launch of its online Resources Directory for those seeking access to area social services Th e Resources Directory, located at www.resources.penniesforpoverty.org, includes 170 organizations that serve residents of Amesbury, Byfi eld, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, and West Newbury. Th e mobile-friendly directory provides an easy way to search and locate contact information and brief service descriptions of organizations that provide:

Behavioral and physical health servicesClothing and household goodsCrisis supportEmergency fi nancial assistanceEmployment counseling and job trainingFamily supportFinancial counselingFood programsFuel assistanceHousing and emergency shelterLegal assistanceTransportation

“For the fi rst time in the greater Newburyport-Seacoast area, this critical information can be accessed immediately online or from a mobile device,” commented John Cuneo, executive director, Community Action Inc. “Human service providers and folks in need of service can easily search for and fi nd the help they need. It’s a terrifi c resource!”

Volunteers at Pennies for Poverty maintain the information about more than 170 organizations currently included in the directory. Pennies will also periodically publish a hard-copy version of the directory. Pennies for Poverty collaborated with the Hugh Doyle Resource Center to migrate their online directory when the Center closed this spring. “We feel it is critical to have this vital community resource to support those who are living in or at risk of poverty in the greater Newburyport area,” commented Michael Sandberg, president of Pennies for Poverty.

About Pennies for Poverty - Pennies for Poverty: 2 Cents 4 Change, Inc. is an all-volunteer nonprofi t organization whose mission is to reduce poverty and alleviate its devastating impact on people in the Greater Newburyport Area. Th e United States Census Bureau’s American Community Survey found that over 16% of people in the Greater Newburyport Area, about 9,500 of our neighbors, lived in poverty in the 2008-2012 period. We all have a role in making our community stronger. We do this by:

Increasing awareness and educating about poverty in the Greater Newburyport area Maintaining an online, searchable, mobile-friendly directory of social service resources available in Greater Newburyport Promoting volunteerism through our volunteer directory and organizing food drives to help stock the shelves at local food pantries. Improving the quality of food provided to those in need and supporting the local economy by providing agencies with gift cards to local farms and fresh fi sh stores.Raising money to address urgent needs and providing emergency relief through local anti-poverty agencies.

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Berkeley Investments, a Boston-based, real estate investment and development company, which specializes in diffi cult reuse projects, resurrected First Republic’s controversial waterfront condominium project. It is seeking approval to renovate three long-empty houses on Merrimac Street next to the Towle Building into fi ve residences, build nine new waterfront condos and convert the 18th century barn into a 10th condo.

Th e condos would be about 2,500 square feet with two or three bedrooms in each and have great views of the Merrimack River from inside the units and on decks and patios outside.

Two of the units in one of the houses on Merrimac Street would be sold as aff ordable housing. One of the houses, believed to have been built in 1690, will be renovated into a single-family home.

Berkeley initially proposed to tear down the barn rather than move it because it would cost $60,000 to move the structure. But after running into stiff opposition from city boards and commissions, the developer agreed to incorporate the barn into the housing development, if the city will give the barn back.

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Berkeley and First Republic also would build a facility with two handicapped-accessible restrooms at nearby Cashman Park, where fi shermen, players and walkers now use port-a-potties. Th e developers have dropped plans for a larger building that would have had other recreational uses.

Th e city’s Parks Commission will have fi nal approval on what the restroom facility would look like.

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In 1979, when President Jimmy Carter and Congress deregulated the brewing industry, 89 breweries existed in the U.S. Today, the Brewers Association reports there are more than 2,000 breweries in operation that are considered craft breweries. Some of the larger breweries are now purchasing craft beer producers to take advantage of the popularity of the new beers, Hughes said.

Craft Beer Cellars, a national franchise based in Boston, is well positioned to take advantage of this shift in taste. Founded in Belmont in 2010, by Suzanne Schalow and Kate Baker, the Craft Beer Cellar franchise won Boston Magazine’s Best of

Boston award in 2013 and 2014. It has spread across country to 16 locations from Maine to Colorado. Th e Amesbury store is the seventh in Massachusetts and the only one on the North Shore.

In the Amesbury franchise, Hughes and Wood often serve as coaches, giving expert guidance to Budweiser, Coors and Miller drinkers, who are discovering the expanding world of craft beers. Hughes has a lengthy history in the beer business. Her parents were in the brewery business in Germany before immigrating to America. She said she fell in love with beer while living in London. And for 20 years she owned and operated a 120-seat brewpub in Waltham.

“I tend to get a long winded when I am talking about beer,” she said. “I love beer, and I am particularly partial to New England breweries.”

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Cellars are often surprised to learn from Hughes and Wood that they can break up four and six packs of beers. For a few dollars more, they can create their own six pack, buying diff erent beers they are unfamiliar with. Hughes and Wood also enjoy pointing out new beers.

Th e craft beer industry is known for its innovation, bringing out a steady stream of seasonal beers, which gives Craft Beer Cellars a constantly rotating stock.

“Consumers have a tremendous choice,” Hughes said. “Th ere is something for everyone.”

Hughes, a resident of Newburyport, and Wood, who lives in Newbury, are happy the store is in Amesbury. Th is city has been very welcoming, they said. And it has a beer culture.

“Look at all the restaurants around us,” she said. “Th ey have great beer menus.”



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ART WALK IN IPSWICHAnnouncing an art walk in the

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ESTES Rockets & Supplies,Plastic & Wood Models / Supplies

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METALDETECTORS

COINSITEMS WANTED – Wanted by Pratt Coin and Hobby in Georgetown. U.S. Coins, silver, gold, foreign world money. Old pocket watches, wrist watches, costume jewelry and post cards. Wheat pennies, Pre-1958 - 2 1/2 cents each.

1/2¢........................... Lg. 1¢..........................Fly. E 1¢...................... Cop. Nic. 1¢.............. 2¢ Piece.................... 3¢ Silver I.................. 3¢ Nic....................... Shield 5¢....................Liberty 5¢................. Bust 1/2 10¢.............. St. 1/2 10¢.................Bust. 10¢................... St. 10¢........................ Bar. 10¢..................... 20¢ Piece.................. Bust 25¢ Lg.............. Bust 25¢ Sm............. Seated 25¢................ Bar. 25¢..................... Stand. L. 25¢ I........... Stand. L. 25¢ II......... Bust 50¢.................... Seated 50¢................ Bar. 50¢..................... Seated $1..................Trade $1...................

AVG. CIR.$55.0016.0018.007.00

12.0020.0012.0020.00

.5040.0011.0023.0010.002.00

85.0075.0075.0016.005.00

18.005.00

50.0030.0010.00

200.00100.00

AU$100.00100.00125.0040.0060.00

115.0045.0080.0035.00

175.0055.00

275.0050.0040.00

275.001500.00550.00100.00135.00130.0055.00

250.00135.00275.00650.00230.00

TYPE COINS

STERLING SILVERPrivate Mint ............ 16.00 oz.

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