Foreigner, Foreigner 4, 1981 on Atlantic

Fourth (as the name suggests) full length studio album from Foreigner, who brought together three Brits and three Americans (making half the band at least foreigners wherever they played).

Unavoidable on rock radio in the early 80s – “Juke Box Hero,” “Urgent,” and “Waiting For A Girl Like You.”

My copy—via Dyno Records in Newburyport MA—is an original Speciality Records pressing with the inner sleeve, in great shape.

#1980s #1981 #Atlantic #DynoRecords #Foreigner #NewburyportMA #Rock #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

Supertramp, Breakfast in America, 1979 on A&M.

Though I imagine it’s the one Supertramp album most folks could name, this was their sixth LP. It’s got “The Logical Song” “Goodbye Stranger” and “Take the Long Way Home” – all Billboard Top 100 singles.

Love the iconic cover with the twin towers of the World Trade Center and Kate Murtagh in statue-of-liberty-as-waitress pose. The labels and inner sleeve (diner menu style) are great too. Classic album of late seventies rock.

My copy, via Dyno Records in Newburyport MA, is a Columbia Record Club edition (note the CRC in the bottom right of the rear sleeve)

#1970s #1979 #AM #DynoRecords #KateMurtagh #NewburyportMA #Rock #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds

#NewburyportMA: They can fix it: Annual spring #RepairCafe returning soon

By Jim Sullivan | Mar 20, 2025

NEWBURYPORT — "Folks hoping to get their bicycles fixed, their garden tools sharpened or even their house lamps mended should visit the Newburyport Senior/Community Center on Saturday, April 5, for the Time Trade Network of Greater Newburyport’s annual spring Repair Café.

"Taking place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the free event features over 30 local volunteers adept at tinkering with small appliances, textiles, jewelry, bikes, small wooden items and even mechanical clocks.

"Knife sharpening, as well as garden hand tool sharpening along with some expert advice on chair caning will also be offered.

"'We want to encourage people to have their items repaired instead of putting them into the waste stream,' event organizer Elizabeth Marcus said. 'They can also get to see just how easy and fun it can sometimes be.'

"The #TimeTradeNetwork of Greater Newburyport is a group of local volunteers willing and eager to share their knowledge as well as talents with one another.

At the Repair Café, people can bring up to three small, clean items then watch while each is repaired on the spot."

Read more:
https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/they-can-fix-it-annual-spring-repair-cafe-returning-soon/article_910b622e-036a-11f0-a2e7-2750de8b8398.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/aSRM8#
#SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #RightToRepair #ReuseRepairRecycle #MassachusettsRepairCafes #TimeDollarNetwork #TimeDollars #TimeBanks #RepairCafeNewburyport

My old haunt! #Massachusetts: #Newburyport #PublicLibrary starting #SeedLibrary

Updated Feb 16, 2025

NEWBURYPORT — "Starting on March 17, the Newburyport Public Library will have a new seed library on the second floor of the library next to the computer area. Browse the library’s collection of seeds including flowers, vegetables, herbs, and many more. All visitors are eligible to take out up to 10 packages of seeds per week and no library card is required. For full details on how to use the seed library, please check the seed library binder that will be located on top of the drawers. Have some extra seeds you would like to share? The seed library will be accepting seed donations starting on March 10. Ask staff for details. Contact the library for more details or any questions you may have. The library is located at 94 State St., Newburyport. Visit newburyportpl.org for more information."

Original article:
https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/newburyport-public-library-starting-seed-library/article_23661f62-eaf0-11ef-9b18-932b1b52efdc.html

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/zqO5g
#SeedLibrary #NewburyportMA #SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #LibrariesRule! #SeedSharing #SeedExchange #Gardening

I have been missed my regular #cemetery walks. I love looking at grace markers and researching the folks at rest. I've learned so much unexpected events of history in such wild ways. It's been cold lately and with my specific set of disabilities I've been staying home. Looking forward to getting out soon.
I'm fortunate enough to have a cemetery across the street! So I can see it daily as I work.

#taphophile #cemeterywalks #history #newburyportma

Pretty hard to evacuate if the roads are flooded! Or if it's summer tourist season!

Mass. and N.H. Release Updated #SeabrookNuclearPowerPlant Emergency Guides

WHAV News Staff By WHAV News Staff | January 8, 2024

"#Massachusetts and #NewHampshire have both released updated brochures to guide residents in the event of an emergency at the Seabrook nuclear power plant.

"Each state outlines its own communities and emergency plans and procedures for its portion of the 10-mile radius emergency planning zone. New Hampshire communities are #BrentwoodNH, #EastKingstonNH, #ExeterNH, #GreenlandNH, #HamptonNH, #HamptonFallsNH, #KensingtonNH, #KingstonNH, #NewCastleNH, #NewfieldsNH, #NewtonNH, #NorthHamptonNH, #PortsmouthNH, #RyeNH, #SeabrookNH, #SouthHamptonNH and #StrathamNH. In Massachusetts, they are #AmesburyMA, #MerrimacMA, #NewburyMA, #NewburyportMA, #SalisburyMA and #WestNewbury. While a small portion of #HaverhillMA falls within the 10-miles radius and the city borders a number of the communities within the zone, no specific evacuation plans are listed for the city.

"Methuen is also not within the zone, but Methuen High School would accept Amesbury students in the event of an emergency.

"Brochures tell parents, for example, where their children in schools or day care centers will be taken in an emergency and where 'reception centers' are located in the event of an emergency. For example, West Newbury parents are directed to Tewksbury High School, while if evacuation is required, the Masconomet Reception Center, 20 Endicott Road, Boxford, will open to receive, register, monitor and decontaminate (if necessary) evacuees and their vehicles. Evacuation routes for each community are also listed.

"According to a Friday press release from the New Hampshire Department of Safety, the updated brochure details the four emergency classification levels and instructions to be followed in the event one is declared. It lists the ways in which residents, business and visitors may be notified of a potential event at Seabrook Station and what to do during a shelter-in-place or evacuation."

https://whav.net/2024/01/08/mass-and-n-h-release-updated-seabrook-nuclear-power-plant-emergency-guides/

#SeabrookNuclearPlant #SeabrookStation #C10 #SeaLevelRise #NoNukes #RethinkNotRestart #ClimateCrisis #Flooding #ClimateCatastrophe #WaterIsLife #AlkaliSilicaReaction
#GlobalSeaLevelRise

Mass. and N.H. Release Updated Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Guides - WHAV

Massachusetts and New Hampshire have both released updated brochures to guide residents in the event of an emergency at the Seabrook nuclear power plant. Each state outlines its own communities and emergency plans and procedures for its portion of the10-mile radius emergency planning zone. New Hampshire communities are Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton

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I’m a big fan of Al Kooper‘s work throughout his long career: from the Blues Project and the first Blood, Sweat and Tears album to Super Session and his production work. He’s also a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2023.

This album includes a cover of John Prine‘s Sam Stone as well of some gospel – Sam Cooke‘s Touch The Hem of HIs…

https://goatless.org/2023/09/27/al-kooper-naked-songs-1973-on-columbia

Al Kooper, Naked Songs, 1973 on Columbia | Goatless

I'm a big fan of Al Kooper's work throughout his long career: from the Blues Project and the first Blood, Sweat and Tears album to Super Session and his production work. He's also a Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee in 2023. This album includes a cover of John Prine's Sam Stone as well

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