ESSEX HERITAGE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Featured Partner Event: Seven Lectures at
The Seven Gables: Giles Laroche
June 19,
2013 • The House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, 01970
Enjoy an
evening with Salem’s noted children’s author and illustrator.
Featured Partner Event: Greenbelt Summer
Film Series presents "John Muir in the New World"
July 10,
2013 • Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA, 01929
The first
film in Greenbelt’s Summer Film Series delves into John Muir’s life and
influences explaining his impact then and now. Bring a picnic, and stroll the
scenic grounds of the Cox Reservation before the movies begin in the Studio
Barn.
Featured Partner Event: Greenbelt Summer
Film Series presents "Sun Come Up"
July 17,
2013 • Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA, 01929
The second
film in Greenbelt’s Summer Film Series about land and land conservation issues
is Sun Come Up: the story of the world’s first climate refugees. This film
chronicles the relocation of Carteret Islanders.
Featured Partner Event: Greenbelt Summer
Film Series presents "The Legend of Pale Male"
July 24,
2013 • Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA, 01929
It's Family
Night at Greenbelt’s Summer Film Series about land and land conservation
issues! The Legend of Pale Male follows the adventures of a red-tailed hawk
nesting near Central Park in New York City.
Featured Partner Event: Greenbelt Summer
Film Series presents "The Greenhorns"
July 31,
2013 • Cox Reservation, 82 Eastern Ave, Essex, MA, 01929
The
Greenhorns, the last film in Greenbelt’s Summer Film Series about land and land
conservation issues, explores the lives of America’s young farming community,
its spirit, practices, and needs.
Salem Maritime Festival
August 3,
2013 • Salem Maritime National Historic Site, 193 Derby Street, Salem, MA,
01970
Celebrate
Four Centuries of Salem's Maritime Heritage!
Featured Partner Event: Seven Lectures at
The Seven Gables: Seven Lectures at The Seven Gables: Hank Phillipi Ryan
August 21,
2013 • The House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, 01970
How does an
Emmy winning reporter become a best-selling author of fast-paced murder
mysteries? Hank will share how she went from a reporter at Rolling Stone
Magazine to the US Senate and then to under-cover investigations for NBC to
following her dreams.
Featured Partner Event: Seven Lectures at
The Seven Gables: Robyn Kanter
September
21, 2013 • The House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, 01970
Robyn
Kanter, of Kanter Design Associates, worked under Dan Foley when he relandscaped
the garden and has remained true to its vision.
Featured Partner Event: Seven Lectures at
The Seven Gables: Brunonia Barry
November 20,
2013 • The House of the Seven Gables, 115 Derby Street, Salem, MA, 01970
Salem’s own
NY Times Best-selling author, Baccante award winner & Strnad Fellowship
recipient presents her latest novel fresh off the press.
Reservations
recommended.
Essex
Heritage and Seven Gables Members $10; Non-Members $15.
For more
information: Essex National Heritage Area • 221 Essex Street, Suite 41, Salem,
MA 01970, ph 978-740-0444, f 978-744-6473
About Us
The Essex
National Heritage Area encompasses the 34 cities and towns of Essex County, a
500 square mile region just north of Boston, Massachusetts. The county was
officially designated a National Heritage Area by an Act of the U.S. Congress
in 1996, in recognition of the important role that the county played in
American history and the significant heritage resources that still exist in the
region.
The Act also
authorized the establishment of the Essex National Heritage Commission as the
non-profit steward of the Area. Our mission is to preserve, promote and enhance
the historic, cultural and natural resources of Essex County for the benefit of
all who live, work and visit the Area. To achieve this, we work collaboratively
with community leaders and organizations throughout the area to ensure that the
authentic story of Essex County has meaning and value for current and future
generations.
The
Commission develops public/private partnerships that support the hundreds of
heritage organizations and sites in the thirty-four communities within the
Heritage Area. Bringing together organizations diverse in size, budget, mission
and experience, Essex Heritage provides a structure that respects, promotes and
sustains regional resources and works to make those resources integral to
residents’ lives and visitors’ experiences.
We host 2.7
million visitors annually from 30 countries, and are home to 738,000 residents,
whose quality of life is our first order of business.
• 500 square miles of northeastern Massachusetts
• 34 cities and towns
• 9,968 sites listed on the National Register
of Historic Places
• 26 National Historic Landmarks
• 86 historical sites and museums open to the
public
• 400 farms
• 9 State Parks
• 2 National Park Service units
Essex
National Heritage Area • 221 Essex Street, Suite 41, Salem, MA 01970, ph
978-740-0444, f 978-744-6473
MEDICAL SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABLITIES
News From North Shore Elder Services
An
additional benefit to consumers: Offering Prescription Advantage application
processing by telephone.
Prescription Advantage is now
completing applications over the phone! This means when someone calls to
request a form, we will offer to take the information over the phone and data
enter it directly into our system. The process takes about 10 to 15 minutes. We
still need income documents to determine eligibility and our Customer Service
Rep explains that to the applicant while we have him/ her on the phone. We also tell the applicant that he / she will
be receiving a letter from PA within a few days that will again, explain what
documents are needed. Also included with the letter is a printout of what was
entered into the system and the applicant can verify that everything is correct
and a signature page is also included that the applicant must sign and return
to PA.
We started this as a “pilot project” in
February by completing a small amount of applications over the phone as part of
the Longevity Connection. After working
out all the kinks, we have now opened it up to anyone who wants to complete the
application right away. In April and May
we completed over 100 applications by phone each month and we hope to see this
increase in June.
If you are referring people to PA for
an application, you might want to let them know that the telephone process is
an option. It’s quick and easy. They
just need to have their Medicare and/ or other insurance cards handy as we will
ask about other insurance they may have.
Annette V. Peele, MSW, CIRS-A
Director Of Information Services
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
One Ashburton Place, Room 517
Boston, MA 02108
(617) 727-7750
TTY/TDD: (800) 872-0166
1-800-age-info: (800) 243-4636
www.800ageinfo.com
www.mass.gov/elder
Paul J. Lanzikos
Executive
Director
North
Shore Elder Services
152 Sylvan Street
Danvers, MA 01923-3568
978/624-2245
978/624-2244
(TTY)
North Shore Elder Services
Serving
Danvers, Marblehead, Middleton, Peabody, Salem
Life. Made Easier.
REGIONAL MATTERS
Finding traces of arsenic in the soil at
Bertram Field in Salem will change the process
Preliminary
soil studies of the football stadium in Salem found an objectionable element
that must be removed before the changes that must be made to correct the
deficiencies in the length of the track that surrounds the field that will be
replaced with artificial surface. The
discovery of the negative element will not slow down the process but will
increase the cost of the process that will be adjusted upward.
North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly Opens
with Sound of Music
The North
Shore Music Theatre, an Essex Heritage Corporate Partner, opens its 2013 season
with the Award winning musical Sound of
Music from the creative minds of Rogers and Hammerstein - a two-week
engagement at the Dunham Street Property in Beverly. Tickets still remain for this show and a
season long presentation of five additional “Must See” Musicals. They also will present a series of
personality concerts and shows for youth.
There are good tickets are still available for all performances and can
be obtained at www.nsmt.org Seating is available at many different levels. Call
for Tickets - 978 322-7200.
Planter Program, Along the Trail in Danvers
With work
beginning on the new surface that will make riding or walking on the Danvers
Rail Trail easier and the next project will be to add accents to the project
that will give a “homey” and more comfortable feel. A couple of weeks ago I provided information
about a series of benches that have been added to the Trail Landscape provided
by our neighbors in Peabody at Brooksby Village.
Now the Rail
Trail advisory committee and a group from the Danvers Boys Scouts with the
support of a Danvers Technology Company, Ceil Technology Inc. has instituted a
beatification project on the Rail Trail designed to add color and beauty to the
Trail. If anyone in Danvers wishes to
gather more information on what is to be planted or what it may take to how to
maintain the already installed planters go to www.danversrailtrsail.org. The trail continues to improve and for the most
part this wonderful new recreational asset has been completed with little or no
contributions from the Town Treasury.
Virtually all of the improvements along the trail have been developed
through an excellent private-public partnership. Much credit on the work completed to date
can be attributed to the volunteer group, The Danvers Bi-Peds, who were among
the first to recognize this potentially sensational public-private partnership
and to bring to organizations such as The Town of Danvers and The Essex
National Heritage Commission that recognized what a sensational project it
could become and how precisely the project fit into the Border To Boston
project the Commission had adopted .
Restoration Work on Cupola in
Hamilton-Wenham to Begin
Early last
month the restoration work on the cupola that sits atop the Community House in
Hamilton-Wenham started. The work
project is estimated to cost the two communities $100,000 and will include an
evaluation of the Cupola, repairs to windows, copper gutters that was
originally constructed in 1921. The two
towns have $72,700 in community preservation funds to repair the iconic
structure uses for a number of community events.
FREE Trolley Rides Due in Salem
Because of
an agreement between the City of Salem and the Trolley Owners, residents can
ride the regular route from 6/1 through 9/39 2013 FREE. Residents must purchase a ticket at the
Trolley Depot in advance.
Former Salem Mayor passes Away but leaves a
Legacy
A former
Chief Executive Officer of the City of Salem recently passed away and he was a
friend I will miss. Former Mayor, Gene
Levesque who was elected Mayor as a compromise candidate from the Salem City
Council turned out to be the perfect man to fill a difficult job. His tenure as Salem’s Chief Officer lasted
only a decade but in that ten- year term of office the man who served his
country in World War ll served his community very well. He worked the corner office most effectively
during the ten years he had control of the City reins. Mayor Levesque was responsible for a great
deal of re-development that is still ongoing in parts of the downtown. His support for the citation of the Downtown
Pedestrian Mall in Salem served the community very well for a number of years.
The Levesque walkway is now being considered for some changes, but when it was
built it had great community support and right up to the time that I stopped
coming to downtown Salem, I regularly bumped into Jean enjoying a trip around
the City on his walkway.
My most
complete connection with Mayor Lévesque was in the early 1960 was a Senior Vice
President at Salem Five when President Al Cole and I approached him about
support for a project we wanted to undertake at what was to be known as Pickering
Wharf. In its earliest days the project
was not the success that we had hoped for, but in retrospect, the project and
his forward thinking support for the effort
more than likely were at least partially responsible for the rebirth the
National Park Service Maritime Site, the building of the replica sailing ship Friendship, The Waterfront Hotel, the
Canal Walkway. The Salem Ferry and the many rebuilt properties along Derby and
New Derby Street.
Robert and Eli Boling were elected in
Manchester-by-the-Sea as selectmen
PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS
BOSTON SPORTS
The Boston
Red Sox had the 7th overall pick in the Amateur draft and chose hard throwing 6
AND ½ foot left handed pitcher/outfielder named Trey Ball who played round ball
in basketball crazed Indiana. Let’s hope
he turns out to be a good pick that matches the last player the sox picked in
the lofty position where they picked and drafted Trot Nixon.
The Boston Bruins playing before its usual
sold out TD Garden home on Friday evening used a smothering team defense to
complete a four game sweep of the offense minded Pittsburgh Penguins with a
pressure packed 1 to 0 shutout win to move on to the final round of the Stanley
Cup playoffs against either the Los Angeles Kings or the Chicago
Blackhawks. This will be the second
trip to the finals in the last three years for the Boston team. The four game sweep included a two period
overtime win in the semifinal match.
After this recent effort the Bruins will likely be considered the favorite
in the cup final series regardless of the opponent. The coming of age of the Bruins Goalie Tuukka
Rask’s advance to the elite level of goalies may be all the Bruins need.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS RESULTS
Due to a
rain filled weekend and an early deadline due on this report we can only
provide limited results at this time. I
am aware that St. John’s Prep continued its dominance over Peabody by the
shutout route to move into the north D1 finals at a date to be determined
against either Billerica or Westford Academy.
Their opponent and the date of the game will be determined by the
weather and the date of graduation for one of the playoff teams. The Danvers Falcons won and advanced to the
D2 final against their next- door neighbor Masconomet. The Boys from Beverly will face a formidable
foe in either Concord-Carlisle or Hingham after there playoff to see who will
face the Panthers. The Marblehead girls Lacrosse entry fell one win short of
the finals
CATHERINE LEONARD NAMED ONE OF THE TRI-CAPTAINS
OF DANVERS LACROSSE TEAM
I certainly
hope that you will allow me a very personal observation. I want to offer my warmest personal
congratulations to my grand-daughter Catherine Leonard along with Rachel Trochi
and
Katlin
Tivnan who were recently named tri captains of the Danvers Girls Lacrosse team
for 2014. The 2013 season for the
Danvers Girls was not a superior one but Kate and all of her teammates played
hard and gave there all to the sport.
They often fell behind in the early stages of games but always offered a
most honest effort in the second half of games. They always made the games most
competitive at the end. 2013 was a
rebuilding year for the Danvers Falcon Girls Lacrosse team with a large number
of players in the very early stages of their lacrosse career. We can only hope that the seasoning of many
of those young ladies will show up in a promising season for 2014.
