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Preservation award goes to rehabbed two-family
IPSWICH — The Day-Dodge house at the corner of North Main and East streets is this year's recipient of the Mary P. Conley award for historic preservation.
Resident and architect Mat Cummings and Chris Sullivan, owner of KCM General Contracting, collaborated on the rehabilitation of the house, along with master woodworker Jim Whidden .
Built in 1737, the house is not a First Period (1625-1725) home. It is still considered historically valuable, however, and there are elements in its oldest section that were taken from a First Period home, including beams and a fireplace.
As additions were made over the years to what began as a two-story, two-room home, the prevailing architectural styles of the day were employed, so it features Federal, Greek and Georgian details.
The Historical Society has been handing out the preservation award since 1992. Mary Conley was a former town historian and preservationist who was heavily involved in renovations to the Choate Bridge, among other projects.
This is the second time in five years one of Cummings' projects has been named. The first was for the restorations he designed for the Abraham Knowlton House at 16-18 County St. in 2003.
The award will be presented at the Aug. 4 selectmen's meeting.
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Salem mayor's health care proposal spurned by Firefighters Union
SALEM — One day after the leadership of the police patrolmen's union voted not to bring a contract proposal before its membership, the firefighters followed suit.
Mayor Kim Driscoll said she was told late yesterday that the fire union's bargaining team rejected the city's offer and voted not to bring it to a membership vote. -
Fix sought for wall at Folly Hill development
DANVERS — A failed section of a riprap overlooking Bradley Road is one of the issues the Planning Board wants more information about when it takes up the luxury housing development on Folly Hill next month.
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Argument over welfare of rabbit leads to father's arrest
DANVERS — Danvers police played "who's got the rabbit?" Wednesday afternoon as they investigated simultaneous reports of a domestic dispute and a call to check on the well-being of a bunny.
It turned out to be a fight between a father and a son over how the father was caring — or failing to care — for the hare. -
Salem advocate gets to shake president's hand
SALEM — It has been a big two weeks for Mary Margaret Moore.
The executive director of the Independent Living Center of the North Shore and Cape Ann, the regional disabilities agency based in Salem, was in Washington, D.C., for national conferences and for the celebration Monday of the 20th anniversary of the passage of the landmark civil rights legislation, the Americans With Disabilities Act. -
Auto body worker admits fleeing scene of collision
DANVERS — A now-former employee of an auto body shop pleaded guilty yesterday to crashing into two customers' cars there and then leaving the scene.
Daniel Borowiecki, 28, formerly of Atkinson, N.H., also admitted that his driver's license was under suspension at the time. - Police
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