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UPDATE
Teacher caught in reform storm remains defiant
(By Kerry Drohan, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
Devotion to a principle cost Barry Hazzard of Georgetown the teaching job he had
Encroaching noise shatters suburban tranquility
Towns pass laws to muffle growing cacophony
(By Coco McCabe, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
Peter Sarno, chairman of the Planning Board in Georgetown, couldn't help but grumble one afternoon about the noise in his neighborhood. After all, he'd had a late night listening to the whine of a power saw in the basement of a nearby house. How late? 1:45 a.m.
Grace by the sea
(By Kathy McCabe, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
SALISBURY It seems the most unlikely scenario: A servant of God, clothed in flowing robes on a late summer day, goes down to the sea, holy water in hand, to pray for beachgoers relaxing in chairs, splashing in surf, or sprawling on the fine white sand of Salisbury Beach.
Cigarette butts are target of cleanup
Economists, smoking foes focus on sullied beaches
(By Andrew Blake, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
GLOUCESTER - Like cigarettes and matches, burned-out butts and sand-filled ashtrays, the connection was so obvious nobody noticed - until recently. Now, antitobacco activists have joined with coastal environmentalists to battle the problem of cigarette butts fouling beaches, play areas and estuaries.
A growing need to support farmers
(By Ruth S. Foster, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
On Sunday, I went for my weekly fix to the last cornfield in town.
UPDATE
Judge delays ruling on Salem haunted hearse tour
(By Kathy McCabe, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
SALEM - A federal judge said last week he will give close scrutiny to any decision by the Salem City Council to stop ''hauntrepreneur'' Douglas Antreassian from driving tourists around the Witch City in his haunted hearse.
Community Bulletin Board
(By Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
BEVERLY Business Networking: Beverly chapter of Business Networking International will meet every Tuesday at 100 Cummings Center in the Highland-March Suite 207P from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Visitors are welcome. Call 978-887-0129.
HANDYMAN ON CALL
Consider plywood for garage door repair
(By Peter Hotton, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
Q. My paneled garage doors have Masonite panels between solid-wood framework. The panels are rotted out, but the frame is OK. I don't like the idea of taking out those panels and replacing them. Can I glue a cover right over the outside frame?
BACKYARD BIRDER
Going to great lengths to cure a case of snowy owl fever
(By Mark Wilson, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
In the indolent haze and thunderstorms of summer, I know what bird you aren't thinking about.
Georgetown's San Labelle is a year-round talent
He's making a mark in golf, baseball, hockey
(By Bob Monahan, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
GEORGETOWN - Sean LaBelle, a junior at Georgetown High School this fall, is a cut above your typical high school student-athlete.
COURSE OF THE WEEK
Short layout will test your mettle
(By John Vellante, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
WENHAM - Don't be deceived by its yardage, which from the back tees measures just 4,537 yards.
SPORTS NOTEBOOK
(By Bob Monahan, Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
Amesbury High's players earn kudos
THE POLITICAL TRAIL
(By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
Democratic ticket excites delegates Area delegates and alternates to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles this week say they are excited about helping their party try to reclaim some of the momentum Republicans have been enjoying in the presidential race.
NOTEWORTHY
AIDS kits bound for South Africa
(By Joe Vieira, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
Aprogram to provide educational materials to the needy of South Africa has received a boost from The Mass. Prevention Center of Beverly.
Four change Cahill for legislative seat
(By John Laidler, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
BEVERLY - He is a four-term legislator and the cochairman of the Legislature's influential Committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs. But his growing seniority and his leadership status haven't insulated state Representative Michael P. Cahill from competition back home.
Work to restore Salisbury Beach stalled
(By Kathy McCabe, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
SALISBURY - Beach plums sprout from sand dunes on a stretch of Salisbury Beach where The Frolic's nightclub stood for decades before its demolition last January.
Business Notebook
(By Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
McDonald's plan meets opposition McDonald's Corp. wants to build a new restaurant, with a drive-through window, on the site of the Full of Bull Restaurant on Route 1 South in Saugus.
Classical summer revelry
(By Caroline Louise Cole, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
SALEM - Never mind that the temperature inside the Old Town Hall was a sweltering 90 degrees-plus and that the five table fans set up around the vaulted auditorium were useless against the humidity.
Real Estate Transactions
(By Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
AMESBURY 72 Middle Road - James A. Smith and Rebecca J. Smith to Jeffrey T. Russell and Vilma Periera, $319,900
Night & Day
(By Wendy Killeen, Globe Correspondent, 8/13/2000)
Juried crafts fair adds 20 artisans The 28th annual Wenham Museum Craft Fair, featuring the wares of more than 50 juried artisans from throughout New England, is set for Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calendar
(By Globe Staff, 8/13/2000)
The following Calendar activities take place in the North Weekly area this week. Future events are included as space allows.ARTS
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