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ranging from pet supplies to building supplies that day. Easy” website sustainablean- School, the new Sustainable Gar- Raytheon, Phillips Medical, and
dover.org has updates and more den at Andover High School, and HP all have taken giant steps.
information. a virtual tour of the new plans Raytheon has four cafeterias in
A Green Town Forum Oct. 8 for the new Bancroft Sustain- major facilities in Tewksbury
from 6 to 9 p.m. at Old Town Hall able School. The tour will also and Andover feeding over 6,000
will offer a chance to meet and include Philips Academy’s newly people per day. Raytheon com-
learn from others about renew- renovated Addison Gallery which posts or recycles 100 percent of
Come “recycle & repurpose” those old beads! able energy and energy effi- features a living, green roof. Pike the cafeteria “waste.” In addi-
ciency. Attendees may win a free School has embarked on a three- tion, they have installed a 100
Use our Make It Yourself workshop area energy audit or a door prize of year sustainability plan includ- KW solar cell system on their
to create an entirely new “upcycled” piece. green gifts. The event will feature ing food waste composting. Visit Andover rooftop according to
Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 10-2 an update on town progress as a
Green Community. We will hear
SustainableAndover.org to find
out more.
Brian Balukonis, sustainability
leader for Raytheon.
Tools and instruction are provided free of charge. stories from our students about
what our schools are doing. You Homes Being Green Organizations Being Green
You’ll walk in with the old & walk out with a new wearable work of art! will find information and people The Green Andovers Tour Andover Baptist Church is one
Bella is committed to social responsibility by helping to make our community to answer your questions and is on Saturday, Oct. 9. The tour of the local congregations that is
help with your own changes. includes four homes featuring going green.
GREEN! It starts with the power of one … Keep it going!
A downtown business tour renewable energy and high- “We will insulate the sanc-
89 Main Street Andover, MA featuring local restaurants and efficiency designs that are avail- tuary ceiling this f all,
businesses going green and join- able today, affordable, and fit add a new efficient boiler next
www.bellabeadsandover.com ing the team – Oct. 1 to 10. seamlessly into the Andover summer while increasing heat-
978.474.4424 A Green Andovers Tour of landscape. (For addresses and ing zones, and the congregation
homes and schools so you can details, see the chart on facing will be following the Everyday
see Being Green Made Easy in page.) Several local homes are Environmental Stewardship
action – Saturday Oct. 9, 10 a.m. also participating in the North- pointers on the Mass Inter-
to 2 p.m. east Solar Energy Association faith Power and Light website
Here are some signs that Being (NESEA) Solar Tour on Saturday mipandl.org,” according to Kyle
Green in Andover does make October 2nd (visit NESEA.org for McKinney, member of Andover
Dollars and Sense: details).
Please see sense, Page S15
The Michelin Green X marking guarantees a level of energy Environment and safety both play a key role in the development of Nokian
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4 Brady Loop ! ! ! ! ! ! ! with many exemplary renewable and efficient features.
14 Rock O'Dundee ! ! ! Large addition that didn't add to the family's gas or electric bill!
Exterior walls of addition are ICF (Insulating Concrete Forms)
10 Heath Circle N.Andover ! ! ! ! ! all the way up to the roof
All Exterior walls are ICF (Insulating Concrete Forms) all the
18 Lincoln St ! ! ! ! ! way up to the roof
Students will show their new Photovoltaic array and explain how
Bartlet St/Doherty School ! it is used in the school.
Great art in a green renovated building, including a green and
Main St/PA Addison Gallery ! ! ! growing roof.
Shawsheen St Student garden in AHS courtyard
Fax 508-995-8895
4 Main Street reusable water bottles. King’s Subs and Pizza Our door is always open
978-470-2445 11 Bartlett Street to the green team.
978-470-3711
Andover Thrift Shop Household items
10 Park Street get a second life. Lantern Brunch All fresh food,
978-475-0957 89 Main Street everything from scratch.
978-475-6191
Andover Uptown Salon Natural products.
93 Main Street My Brother’s Pizza Place Offering one free green
978-475-3711 12 Post Office Avenue topping on
978-475-9698 Saturday, October 9th.
Bin28 Wine Bar Freshest glass of wine
2 Elm Square possible. Planet Color Hair Wind powered
978-470-2228 Salon & Nail Spa sustainable hair care.
90 Main Street
Bella Beads Bring old beads from home 508-265-8157
89 Main Street and upcycle into new jewelry.
978-474-4424 Quiet Pleasures Jewelry We recycle all
29 Main Street our packaging.
978-474-0390
Carina & Co. Pure mineral cosmetics,
3 Barnard Street natural pearl accessories. Rapids Organic cotton clothing, wool
978-474-1011 39 Main Street socks, reusable water bottles,
978-475-6321 reusable bags.
Casa Blanca Featuring a green
10 Main Street salad special. Starbucks Reusable mugs,
978-289-4165 14 Main Street fair trade coffee, and recycled
978-475-7752 plastic coffee press.
Chic Consignment Closet Committed to recycling
46 Main Street high-end clothes, handbags & shoes. Sweet Mimi’s Healthy chocolate
978-474-1755 99 Main Street produced locally.
978-749-9969
Circles of Wisdom Local Artist
46 Main Street green products & books Ultimate Perk Energizing the green team.
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Look for green footprints in front of participating merchants. For more information go to sustainableandover.org
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revenue or decrease costs, said to replace Bancroft Elementary Residents voted to accept sory Board as a connection terms. The group holds open
Greg Sebasky, advisory board and a new interchange for Inter- the code and in May, Andover between town departments meetings once a month, usually
chairman. state 93. Members work with became one of 35 Massachu- and a wealth of green ideas in on Tuesdays.
Sebasky described the group, newly-formed “green teams” setts towns to become part of Andover. “For us, it represents an eco-
which includes residents with on environmental initiatives at the Green Communities Grant “I saw a lot of people in town nomic opportunity, but also to
backgrounds in business, tech- Andover’s 10 public schools. Program. In mid-July, the town doing great things, and there be a good citizen,” said Sebasky,
nology, building and architec- The Green Advisory Board’s received approval for a $160,329 really wasn’t a town arm to pull who has three daughters, two of
ture, as an economic “voice of most significant achievement is grant to fund a municipal light- these people in,” said Materazzo, whom work in the field of envi-
reason” for the town. the adoption of a energy-saving ing retrofit program. who acts as staff liaison to the ronmental science. “I see the
“It’s not just about being green building “stretch code,” which Future projects include the board. “With an advisory board, things we’re doing as a potential
in principle. It’s about saving put Andover in the running for possibility of creating “solar there is an opportunity to truly platform for job creation – creat-
money and being sustainable designation as a green commu- farms” on unused town prop- interact at a higher level than a ing a more vibrant community,
... We’ve been asked to be prag- nity by the state, and in turn, erty – possibly the Ledge Road volunteer group. We saw there which can continue to spend
matic in getting things done,” grant money. landfill, once recapped – which was a gap, and the (Green) Advi- money for the education of our
said Sebasky, a sustainability Board members created a com- would sell energy captured on sory Board has taken the reins children, which is my highest
and global customer services munications strategy advocating solar panels back into the grid, and run with them. priority.”
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by the state. undermines the integrity of the in the state to adopt the stretch
Dylan’s Bar and Grill.com Town Building Inspector Iric
Rex, said adopting the stretch
uniformity of the State Building
Code, creating different stan-
code. Adopting the stretch code is
the result of environmental pro-
NFL Package code appendix creates relatively dards in different communities, ponents pushing for more-green
minimal change to the town’s and that it drives up the cost of building codes.
NOW AT DYLAN’S
Offering all natural building code. home ownership. Supporters Rex said most contractors are
“The construction business argue, energy costs on heating well-versed in the town’s building
Home of ingredients in general is trying to be more and electricity are expected to codes and homeowners should
� Steeler’s Country � energy efficient,” he said. “This be reduced. ask their contractor about the
(stretch code appendix) is just The state’s website for the stretch code.
18 Park Street • Andover MA one piece of the building code.” stretch energy code says it will “A professional will be happy to
www.DylansBarandGrill.com For example, new home cost about $3,000 extra to build a walk you through it,” Rex said.
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Did you know installing a fuel-efficient heating system can earn you and cold only comes in if heat the fireplace flue so you
a $1500 tax credit AND up to $1350 in utility company rebates? escapes). don’t lose heat up the chimney
358 tons in fiscal year 2010 – a composting program: ton, Mass., for composting. cling sites for wood, metal, habits.”
176-ton drop when compared • Since Paresky’s “tray- electronics, books, shoes and Russell’s and Johnson’s efforts
to 534 tons in FY 09. In other less” reopening in spring 2009, Catering to recyclers clothes are supported by John Rogers,
words, the Wheelabrator North the facility has sustained an A committed force of fac- • increased reuse of office dean of studies and advisor to the
Andover waste-to-energy facil- approximately 100 pounds-per- ulty, students, and staff, led by su p p l i e s , e q u i p m e n t , a n d head of school for sustainability,
ity received 33 percent less trash day reduction in post-consumer sustainability coordinator and furnishings and buttressed by those of fac-
from the academy in this past food waste. As anticipated, the science instructor Patricia Rus- • reduced use of plastic water ulty recycling coordinator and art
school year than in 2008-09 (and absence of trays discourages din- sell and grounds and vehicles bottles and disposable cups, instructor Thayer Zaeder, Span-
48 percent less than in FY 08). ers from “loading up.” manager Ron Johnson, is work- plate, serving utensils ish instructor Mark Cutler, food
Multiple ongoing efforts have • A new and highly efficient ing hard to educate the campus • a commitment to “reduce, service director Mike Giampa,
contributed to the weight loss. pulper-extractor system grinds community about the environ- reuse, and recycle” at all cam- and a committed crew from the
organic waste, removes 50–70 mental impact of solid waste pus-catered events Office of Physical Plant.
New, green school will have economic, educational benefits
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Elsewhere in
the schools
West Middle School engineering
teacher Dan Miley (kneeling)
installs a solar panel on the
school roof with the help of
seventh-graders last spring.
The panel, paid for by the
Andover Fund for Education, will
power lights in the engineering
classroom, and its operation will
be included in seventh-grade
engineering curriculum on energy.
There are also solar panels on
Doherty Middle School’s roof.
Ellen Sebasky, of Andover, picks the top leaf of basil plants during a
morning harvest this summer in the courtyard of Andover High School,
to sell the produce at the Andover Farmers Market. Students created
the school’s Sustainable Garden Project last year.
For information on recycling thewishproject.org. Call first and let them know what BABY GOODS batteries contain mercury – Do
any item, you can find a recycling Salvation Army (various loca- you have. Lowell Wish Project, 1A not dispose of button batteries
outlet at http://earth911.com/. tions, including Nashua,, 603-880- Wings Used Auto Parts, 1628 Foundry Street, Lowell, MA. 978- in the trash. They are found in
To give away items at your 0271, and Saugus, 781-231-0803). Shawsheen Street, Tewksbury, 441-WISH (9474). Accepts good watches, calculators, PDAs, cam-
curb, try http://groups.yahoo. Or call 1-800-958-7825 or visit MA. 978-522-8088 or 978-851-8100. condition baby equipment, baby eras and hearing aids. Contact
com/group/NASWAC, freecy- www.salvationarmy.org. Appli- Call first and let them know what clothes, bedding etc. Must be your Recycling Office, senior cen-
cle.org, Big Brother Big Sister, ances must be no older than 7 you have. clean and fully functional. Call ter or jewelry stores. Many have
Lazarus House in Lawrence, or years, in working condition and ahead to make sure they need button battery collection boxes
other charitable organizations. located near a power source so AUTOMOBILE TIRES what you have. For more infor- or can tell you the location of the
they can be tested before pick Most tire and automobile ser- mation and drop off hours at the nearest collection box.
APPLIANCES up. vice stations will accept and warehouse, go to www.thewish- Rechargeable batteries con-
Working (for reuse) recycle these for a small fee. If project.org. tain toxic metals – Do not dis-
Lazarus House, St Claire’s APPLIANCES you want to take them directly to Project Home Again, Andover, pose of rechargeable batteries
Thrift Store, 220 South Union Non-working – for recycling a recycler, contact J.P. Routhier, MA 978-470-1356, www.pro- in the trash. Bring rechargeable
Street, Lawrence, MA, 978-557- Contact the Town DPW to find 256 Ayer Road, Littleton, MA, jecthomeagain.bravehost.com, batteries to your municipality’s
5449. Open 10-4, Monday to Sat- out about drop off options. For 978-772-4251. They take any kind Call 978-470-1356 or email pro- household hazardous waste
urday. They accept appliances, Andover residents, go to http:// of tire and 100% of the tires get jecthomeagain@comcast.net for drop offs or to any Radio Shack,
most types of baby clothing & andoverma.gov/publish/recbro- recycled. Call ahead for fees and drop off information. Staples or Home Depot for recy-
toys, clothing, dishes, furniture, chure.pdf page 6 for listings. hours. cling through the Rechargeable
office equipment, and rugs. Go to For North Andover residents, BAGS Battery Recycling Corporation.
www.LazarusHouse.org for more there is a new drop-off area on AUTOMOBILES (WORKING) Plastic: Contact your area food Contact your Recycling Office
details. Holt Road for residents. For Many charities and public radio pantry to see if they need your for other options (many maintain
Project Home Again, Andover, detailed information, go to http:// stations accept vehicle donations clean plastic grocery bags (for collection boxes at their offices,
MA, 978-470-1356, www.pro- www.townofnorthandover.com/ and their programs include pick example, Neighbors in Need in or can tell you the location of the
jecthomeagain.bravehost.com. Pages/NAndoverMA_Recycling/ up services. Check with your Andover (www.neighborsinneed. nearest collection box.
Being green made easy
Accepts working appliances. NewDropOffRecyclingFacility favorite charity or try: org) will accept clean plastic gro- Vehicle batteries (boat, car,
Think of an empty apartment! MA Special Olympics Recycle cery bags); etc): These are lead-acid batter-
They want anything a family ASBESTOS for Gold Program — go to www. Return clean plastic grocery ies. Lead is both toxic and valu-
would need to make it home! Pick Removal and disposal by specialolympicsma.org or call bags to area grocery stores for able. Bring to your municipality’s
ups available in December to licensed abatement companies 1-800-590-1600 for more informa- recycling. In the future, consider household hazardous waste day,
March- other times call or email only. See the yellow pages. tion. Donate your car to raise investing in reusable canvas or or contact the store where pur-
projecthomeagain@comcast.net funds for the Massachusetts Spe- mesh bags to reuse for years chased to see if they’ll take them
for drop off information or to see AUTOMOBILES, BOATS cial Olympics. They accept cars, when you grocery shop. Do NOT back for recycling. Virtually all
if pick up can be arranged by a AND PARTS trucks and vans. put plastic bags in your curbside locations that sell vehicle batter-
social worker. Volunteers of America, 441 recycling bin either empty or ies will take them back.
Lowell Wish Project, 1A Parts: check yellow pages for Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, holding recyclable materials.
Foundry Street, Lowell, MA, 978- salvage yards in your area, such MA, 617-522-8088. They accepts Bags: paper: use to hold your BICYCLES
441-WISH (9474). Accepts work- as: early 1990s or newer cars, RVs, paper for curbside recycling. If Bikes Not Bombs: 59 Armory
ing, good condition appliances Jack’s Used Auto Parts, Town motorcycles and boats as dona- you have a lot, share with your Street, Roxbury, MA. Call 617-
but call ahead to make sure Farm Lane, Billerica. 888-USE- tions to raise funds for Volun- neighbors for curbside recycling. 522-0222 or go to www.bikesnot-
they need what you have. For JACK (888-873-5225) or 978-452- teers of America. Excess paper grocery bags can bombs.org. A contribution is
more information, go to www. 1990 or go to www.usejack.com. be recycled in your curbside requested. They will accept
recycling program. bicycles and bicycle parts.
Pedals for Progress: They work
Save Energy
BATTERIES with community organizations to
Alkaline batteries (post-1994) do a yearly collection of bicycles.
& Money
go in the trash.
B u tt o n b att e r i e s : t h e s e Please see resources, Page S13
Energy Efficiency
Programs and Services
Helping your home or business
save energy and money!
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VOC paints and efficient appliances, are gy efficient as a 1925 home can be, and beginning to understand that you may pay
easily recognizable and sought-after fea- that absolutely increased its marketability,” more per square foot but the payback is
tures. More involved ideas, such as air DiMeco says. significantly lower operating costs.”
sealing for energy The icing on the cake: it sold for Marketing a green home is different
efficiency, take a bit of education before $50,000 more than it’s closest compara- too, requiring more consumer education.
buyers sign on. And the greenest net zero ble. Lack of inventory is DiMeco’s biggest Log on to YouTube to see a video DiMe-
homes, wind turbines, solar panels - while obstacle, and he has overcome it by using co made showing the re-greening process.
popular ideas, remain the milieu of the his construction background to green up “People have really responded to this kind
super-committed. older homes, upgrading building materials of marketing, because you see the home
A certified EcoBroker who specializes in where he can. He greened up a Cam- while it’s still in studs and can understand
high-performance homes, Leland DiMe- bridge condo of 1920s vintage in need of how it was done. Once the walls are in,
co, Owner of Boston Green Realty says in renovation, improving air quality with all you can’t see the air sealing process.”
his experience green homes sell faster and VOC finishes and using eco-friendly
for more money. A perfect example is a
1925 home in Andover that sold in six
FOR SALE: GREEN LUXURY SINGLE FAMILY
DESCRIPTION MLS # 71142278
days.
“We greened it as much as we could
Newton, MA Trendy, Gorgeous and Charming New Construction Green Home.
Completed in May of 2010 this home features the latest in green technol-
ogy and luxury living. This 10,000SF home using Geothermal heating &
before putting it on the market: spray in cooling currently costs the same to operate as a 1,100SF home. Geother-
mal heating is a low to no maintenance system that uses no fossil fuel to
cellulose insulation in the attic, new win- run. Other green features include: Continuous Spray foam insulation
throughout, On Demand Tankless Hot Water Systems, Solar Tube, High-
dows, new efficient heating system, end Energy efficient appliances, LED & CFL Lighting, Dual flush toilets,
Motion activated lighting, High-End Cork flooring, Bamboo Floors,
asbestos remediation, low VOC finishes, Drought resistant landscaping and Recycled Stone work - just to name a
CFL bulbs throughout. We even did a few. Some of the luxury Features include: State-of-the-Art Gourmet
Kitchen, Elevator, Fitness Room, Library, Entertainment Room, Waterfall,
Fountain w/live fish and Gorgeous Detail throughout. Schedule a tour
today to take in all the beauty and charm this home has.
The Andover Townsman
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Summer St - Lynnfield Bowdoin St - Harvard Sq/Cambridge Dartmouth St. - Backbay/Boston Bateson Drive - Andover
Recycling Resources Chance for business
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John Comosa, 8
sense:
The andover townsman
green activities. The Andover dollars and sense for Andover.
of Andover picks and North Andover Girl Scouts We’re excited to see this pro-
tomatoes from the are planning trail clean-up and gram coming to life, supported
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Mann Orchards stand maintenance days at three loca- by so many parts of the com-
at the Andover Baptist. South Church held a tions on Saturday, Oct. 3. For munity: the Town, public and
Farmers Market environmental retreat last fall, more details, contact kfmullin1@ independent schools, local busi-
while his mother, is helping members arrange for comcast.net. nesses, restaurants, and volun-
Lisa, receives home energy audits, and is offer- Andover has been designated a teer organizations, all with the
help from Joshua ing a seven-week bible study “Green Community by the Mas- leadership of our students. We
Fitzgerald, co-owner course using the “Green Bible” sachusetts Department of Energy look forward to seeing you as we
of Mann Orchards on southchurch.com, according to Resources. To learn more, come all take advantage of the oppor-
opening day on the Terry Ebner, Director of Chris- to the Green Town Forum on Fri- tunities offered this week.” said
tian Education at South Church. day, Oct. 8, at Old Town Hall. Alex Vispoli, Chairman of the
lawn of the Andover
Other organizations are planning “Being green does make Board of Selectmen.
Historical Society
last year.
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The Andover Townsman Being green made easy Thursday, September 30, 2010