January 2008

1 Tuesday

• New Year's Day

2 Wednesday

• 1:30 PM Friends of the Council on Aging meets. Location: Senior Center, 100 E Main St, Merrimac.

3 Thursday

• 7:00 PM Merrimac Citizens for a Strong Community meets. Location: Meeting room, Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.
• 7:30 PM Open Space Committee meeting. Note new time and date, starting in October. Location: Town Hall, 4 School St, Merrimac.

4 Friday

• 12:30 PM Council on Aging Board of Directors meets. Location: Senior Center, 100 E Main St, Merrimac

7 Monday

• 9:30 - 10:30 AM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.
• 7:00 - 8:00 PM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

8 Tuesday

9 Wednesday

• 6:30 PM Merrimac Public Library Trustees meeting. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac
• 7:00 PM Lion's Club meets. Location: Starboard Galley, Water Street, Newburyport.
• 7:00 PM Merrimac PTO meets. Location: Music room at Donaghue Elementary School, 24 Union St Extension, Merrimac.
• 7:00 PM Zoning Board of Appeals meets. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac, meeting room.

10 Thursday

• 6:00 - 7:00 PM Friends of the Merrimac Library meets. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac, meeting room.

11 Friday

• 6:00 - 11:00 PM Scrapbooking Workshops facilitated by Marianne Snow. These events are free and open to the public. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Eighteen tables are available and will be reserved on a first come first serve basis. Walk-ins will be welcome if space allows. Scrappers must bring their own supplies. To reserve a space, call 978-346-9293 or email mariannesnow@gmail.com. Location: Meeting room, Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

14 Monday

• 9:00 - 10:30 AM Pentucket Middle School Advisory Council is hosting two coffees (morning and afternoon) to answer questions regarding its Corrective Action Status. Middle school special education students have not met the target for annual yearly progress on MCAS for more than two consecutive years. Location: Central Office Conference Room, Pentucket Regional Middle School, 20 Main St, West Newbury.
• 9:30 - 10:30 AM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.
• 7:00 PM The Couplings, Merrimac Fire Auxiliary meets. Location: Fire Station, 16 E Main St, Merrimac
• 6:00 - 7:30 PM Pentucket Middle School Advisory Council is hosting two coffees (morning and afternoon) to answer questions regarding its Corrective Action Status. Middle school special education students have not met the target for annual yearly progress on MCAS for more than two consecutive years. Location: Central Office Conference Room, Pentucket Regional Middle School, 20 Main St, West Newbury.
• 7:00 - 8:00 PM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

15 Tuesday

16 Wednesday

• Lunch Time Merrimac PTO School Store Location: Sweetsir Elementary School, 104 Church St, Merrimac and Donaghue Elementary School, 24 Union St Extension, Merrimac.
• 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Register To Vote Last day to register to vote or change parties for the February 5, 2008 Presidential Primary. The Town Clerk's Office will be open for voter registration, absent ballot applications or party changes only. Location: Town Clerk's Office at Town Hall, 4 School St, Merrimac.

17 Thursday

• 6:30 PM Merrimac Board Of Health meets. Location: Conference room A at Town Hall, 4 School St, Merrimac.

18 Friday

• Pentucket Schools Closed In service.
• 7:00 - 9:00 PM A Night of Holistic Health presented by Conscious Touch Massage and Nature's Hidden Pathways. Looking for something to do on a cold and dark January night? Join us for an informative night featuring local holistic and alternative health practitioners including Massage Therapists, Aestheticians, Herbalists, Energy Workers, Sound Therapists to name a few. All practitioners and healers are from the greater Merrimac Valley and will be available to answer questions regarding their modalities and some will provide samples. Free to everyone. Please contact Elle Janelli at Conscious Touch Massage at 978-346-4050, with any questions. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

21 Monday

• Pentucket Schools Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• 9:30 - 10:30 AM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.
• 7:00 - 8:00 PM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

22 Tuesday

• 7:00 PM School Committee Finance Subcommittee meeting. Budget open hearing. School Committee vote on fiscal year 2008 proposed budget. Meetings are usually broadcast on Local Access Channel 12 on the second Friday after the meeting at 7:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria at Pentucket Regional High School, 24 Main St, West Newbury.
• 7:30 PM Planning Board meets. Location: Second floor at Town Hall, 4 School St, Merrimac.
• 7:30 PM School Committee Business Meeting meeting. School committee vote on fiscal year 2008 proposed budget. Meetings are usually broadcast on Local Access Channel 12 on the second Friday after the meeting at 7:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria at Pentucket Regional High School, 24 Main St, West Newbury.

23 Wednesday

• 7:00 PM Lion's Club meets. Location: Starboard Galley, Water Street, Newburyport.

24 Thursday

25 Friday

• 7:00 - 9:00 PM Family Movie Night Sponsored by the Merrimac PTO. This movie will be "Meet the Robinsons" rated G. Location: Sweetsir Elementary School, 104 Church St, Merrimac, cafeteria.

28 Monday

• 9:30 - 10:30 AM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.
• 7:00 PM Board of Selectmen meeting. Some of these meetings are taped and will be shown live on either channel 12 or 18. Location: Town Hall, 4 School St, Merrimac.
• 7:00 - 8:00 PM Balance Pilates Join us for the remaining 6 weeks. Price will reflect this. Please contact Maria Ammon at balancepilates@yahoo.com if you are interested. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

29 Tuesday

• 10:30 - 11:30 AM Winter Story Hour for ages 4 and 5 years. Sign up is required and space is limited. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

30 Wednesday

• 10:30 - 11:30 AM Winter Story Hour for ages 2 and 3 years. Sign up is required and space is limited. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.

31 Thursday

• 10:30 - 11:30 AM Winter Story Hour for ages 2 and 3 years. Sign up is required and space is limited. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.
• 1:00 - 2:00 PM Winter Story Hour for ages 4 and 5 years. Sign up is required and space is limited. Location: Merrimac Public Library, 86 W Main St, Merrimac.