Mill Pond Winter Carnival, West Newbury, Feb. 1st
January 29, 2009
When: Sunday, February 1st, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pmWhere: Mill Pond, Route 113, West Newbury, MA.
The Mill Pond Winter Carnival will be held Sunday, February 1st, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, (yes, Super Bowl Sunday!), weather permitting.
Traditionally, this town wide event includes:
- ice skating
- fun races and games
- nature activities
- sledding and tubing
- cross-country skiing
- snowshoeing.
Frosty the Snowman and two of his wacky friends, Sponge Bob Squarepants and the Cat in the Hat, may put in appearances as well.
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A-Sport Nation Hockey Camp, Governor’s Academy, Byfield
January 28, 2009
When: Tuesday through Thursday, February 17th through 19thWhere: Whiston-Bragdon Arena at Governor’s Academy, Byfield, MA.
Cost:$75 per player.
A-Sport Nation Hockey Camp, sponsored by Amesbury Skate and Sport, is offering a three-day hockey camp with separate sessions for Mites, Squirts and female youth hockey players.
The camp will be held Tuesday through Thursday, February 17th through 19th, at the Whiston-Bragdon Arena of Governor’s Academy, Byfield.
Skaters will receive two hours of instruction each day for $75 per player.
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Black Dog General Store Coming To Newburyport, Spring of 2009
January 27, 2009
According to an article on Boston.com, early this spring Newburyport will become home of the Black Dog’s first location on the North Shore. Actually, it looks like it will be the chain’s first location north of Cape Cod!
The Black Dog is a very successful tourist-based retail chain from Martha’s Vineyard. In addition to several retail shops on Martha’s Vineyard, the Black Dog has shops in the following off-Island locations:
- Falmouth, MA
- Provincetown, MA
- Newport, RI
- Chatham, MA
The selection of Newburyport as the location for the Black Dog’s first general store north of Cape Cod bodes well for regional efforts of local officials and the business community to bolster Newburyport’s reputation as a major tourist destination.
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Amesbury Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours, February 4th
January 27, 2009
When: Wednesday, February 4th, 4:00-7:00 p.m.Where: Amesbury High School, 5 Highland Street, Amesbury, MA
Business After Hours – Amesbury High School
Join the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce & Industrial Foundationand your host, Ralph Noon, for a tour of the newly renovated Amesbury High School at the Chamber’s February Business After Hours meeting.
See the new addition to the Amesbury High School, including the new Gymnasium, Performance Art Center and State of the Art Audio Visual lab as you network with other Chamber members!
Please call or E-mail to make your reservation for this event.
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River Valley Charter School, Newburyport, Monthly Tour, January 28th
January 26, 2009
Where: River Valley Charter School, 2 Perry Way, Newburyport, MA.
On Wednesday, January 28th, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am, you are invited to tour the River Valley Charter School, your local public Montessori charter school.
See the classrooms, meet the students, and enhance your understanding of this great small school.
Please call to reserve a place.
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“Winter Birds on Cape Ann,” Lecture, January 28th, Gloucester
January 26, 2009
When: Wednesday, January 28th at 7:00 p.mWhere: Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave., Gloucester, MA.
If you are curious about knowing more about the species of birds that spend their winters on Cape Ann, you may be interested in attending the free lecture being offered by the Gloucester Lyceum.
The Gloucester Lyceum will present a lecture “Winter Birds on Cape Ann” on Wednesday, January 28th at 7:00 p.m. in the Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, MA.
Christopher Leahy, professional conservationist and Director of the Massachusetts Audubon’s Center for Biological Conservation will discuss the migration of winter birds to Cape Ann.
His talk will describe which species migrate here and how the geology of Cape Ann makes it an especially attractive site for various birds, many coming from very far away places of Arctic interiors to spend their winter along the coast of Cape Ann.
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Rockport Art Association Annual Art Auction, May 2nd
January 26, 2009
Where: Rockport Art Association, 12 Main Street, Rockport, MA 01966
The Rockport Art Association is having its Annual Art Auction on Saturday, May 2nd at 2:00pm. The auction, which is the association’s major fund raiser, features truly remarkable works and is well attended by many major collectors as well those just starting a serious art collection.
In previous years, this auction has presented the works of well known historic Cape Ann artists such as Antonio Cirino, Charles Paul Gruppé, Emile Gruppé, Aldro T. Hibbard, Max Kuehne, William Meyerowitz, Frederick Mulhaupt, Marguerite Pearson, Carl Peters, Jane Peterson, W. Lester Stevens, Paul Strisik, Anthony Thieme, Harry Vincent, Stow Wengenroth and many more.
An Evening Preview of the works of art to be auctioned will be held on Friday, May 1st from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the Rockport Art Association, 12 Main Street, Rockport, MA.
Catalogs will be available for a $4.00 donation.
For more information about the auction, visit the Rockport Art Association website.
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“The Great Debate”, Saturday, January 31, First Religious Society, Newburyport
January 25, 2009
When: Saturday, January 31, from10:00 am to 11:30 am.Where: Sanctuary of the First Religious Society (Unitarian Universalist),
26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts/
You are cordially invited to attend THE GREAT DEBATE: “Resolved: that preservation of the Union is more important than the abolition of slavery,” at the Sanctuary of the First Religious Society (Unitarian Universalist) on Saturday, January 31, from10:00 am to 11:30 am.
On this morning, time will roll back almost 150 years to January 31, 1861.
The states of the deep South have just seceded from the Union. Every month, more Northerners see the expanding slave system as an abomination. Is there yet a glimmer of hope that this nation — so new, so promising — can survive? And if so — how?
Join the audience as Newburyport’s first Mayor and esteemed representative to U.S. Congress, Caleb Cushing, debates intellectual firebrand Thomas Wentworth Higginson, returning to Newburyport from Cambridge after his 1849 ejection from the pulpit of the First Religious Society for his radical anti-slavery views.
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NOAA Gives Navy Marine Mammal Protection Measures for Sonar Training off Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico
January 25, 2009
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA’s) Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting Atlantic fleet active sonar training off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
The regulations require the Navy to implement measures designed to protect and minimize effects to marine mammals.
Along with issuing these regulations, NOAA will undertake a comprehensive review of all mitigation measures applicable to the use of sonar and will report to the Council on Environmental Quality regarding the results of this review within 120 days.
Regulations To Be In Effect For Five Years
These regulations, in effect for five years, govern the incidental take of marine mammals during the Navy’s training activities, include required mitigation and monitoring measures, and require annual letters of authorization.
The letters of authorization, which are required for the Navy to legally conduct their activities, provide the Navy with the terms and conditions of the marine mammal mitigation measures, and requires annual reports, and Navy review of their activities to show they do not result in more numerous effects or more severe harm to marine mammals than were originally analyzed or authorized.
The Navy requested authorization under the Marine Mammal Protection Act because the mid-frequency sound generated by tactical active sonar may affect the behavior of some marine mammals or cause a temporary loss of their hearing.
NOAA’s Fisheries Service does not expect the exercises to result in serious injury or death to marine mammals and is requiring the Navy to use mitigation measures intended to avoid injury or death. However, in a small number of cases, exposure to sonar in certain circumstances has been associated with the stranding of some marine mammals, and some injury or death potentially could occur despite the best efforts of the Navy. Therefore, the regulations and the letter allow for a small number of incidental injuries to marine mammals.
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has determined that these effects would have a negligible impact on the species or stocks involved.
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Greater Newburyport High School Hockey, Saturday, January 24th
January 24, 2009
All of the games are being played locally. If you want to catch a game without having to do much driving, then this is a good weekend for you! Two of the games are being played at the Graf Rink in Newburyport and the other three are being played at the Whiston-Bragdon Arena over at Governor’s Academy in Byfield. It’s a beautiful arena and a very comfortable environment in to watch a high school hockey game.
Game Time and Location:
Boys Ice Hockey
- Pentucket at Newburyport, 12:00 p.m. at the Graf Rink, Newburyport
- St. Sebastian’s School at Governor’s Academy, 3:00 p.m. at Whiston-Bragdon Arena, Byfield
- North Reading at Triton, 6:00 p.m. at Whiston-Bragdon Arena, Governor’s Academy, Byfield
- Lynnfield at Amesbury, 7:00 p.m. at the Graf Rink, Newburyport
Girls Ice Hockey
- North Yarmouth Academy at Governor’s Academy, 1:00 p.m. at Whiston-Bragdon Arena, Byfield
