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Seniors Celebrate the Holidays by stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– SALISBURY – It was an early holiday dinner last week when the Salisbury Selectmen, Police and Fire Departments served up turkey and dressing and all the fixings to 120 seniors.

The holiday luncheon was sponsored by Joe Mangarpan, Paul Erwin, who dressed as Santa, the Institution for Savings and the Pettengill House.

Also helping make the holiday luncheon a success were Lisa Davis and the Afterschool Kids Club, Pat Beevers, Linda Randall, Paul Greaney and Jim Pollard.

Pictured Right: Serves includes, from left, Selectmen Fred Knowles, Ed Hunt and Henry Richenburg, Santa Paul Erwin and Police Chief Tom Fowler.

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REGIONAL – Newburyport restaurant owner Nancy Batista Caswell called her staff together recently to announce that one of them had won a major industry award.

Bryanna Tebbetts, the 24-year-old general manager of Brine Restaurant, was excited. She assumed one of the talented chefs she works with was being honored.

To her surprise, the 2007 graduate of Triton High School heard her own name called. She was to be recognized by the prestigious Zagat magazine as one of its “30 Under 30: Boston's Hottest Upand-Comers.” She joined a list of honorees, many of whom come from the trendy Boston restaurant scene.

“We’d say she’s a star hospitality exec in the making, but she’s already burning pretty bright,” Bryanna Tebbetts in Brine.

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Zagat wrote of Tebbetts, who is only in her third year out of Johnson & Wales University.

Of the award, she said she is “so blown away by the caliber of fellow recipients and very humbled to be cheered by my team.”

Being recognized by Zagat as an up and comer in Boston area restaurants was a goal Caswell had set for Tebbetts because it would be good for the restaurant's visibility and for Tebbett's confidence in her own abilities.

For Tebbetts, a Rowley native, it has been a whirlwind ride. At 16, she started clearing dirty dishes at the Starboard Galley in Newburyport.

While still in high school she moved up to hostess, then waitress for the waterfront restaurant before moving the Black Cow restaurant as a waitress.

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by stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– NEWBURYPORT – On Jan. 6, Mayor Donna Holaday will be inaugurated for the third time, as the city takes a long look back at its 250-year history.

The historic birthday will play a big role in her inauguration, the mayor said last week.

But for her it will be only a brief glance in the rear view mirror. Mostly Holaday is looking forward to the next four years when she has the chance to change the face of Newburyport.

When asked what she expected Holaday to accomplish in the next four years, Ward 1 Councilor Allison Heartquist said, “A shorter list would be what she is not going to do.”

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You, the voters, can decide to reduce your taxes, you could send a real message. Your expenses have gone up but has your income? Why doesn't the Town, consider your needs? The Town says they have fixed costs, like oil, insurance, etc, - so what's new? Do taxpayers have fixed costs, get free oil.

Are taxpayers immune from increase in insurance, etc? Think of yourself as a lender to the Town and they can't make do with the money lent them (via taxes) and keep coming back for more. Could you go back to your lender and keep asking for more money? Try telling your employer you need a raise because your taxes are going up.

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The Nuclear Regulatory (NRC) Commission is holding a very important meeting to consider extending the Seabrook Nuclear Plant license, from 2030 to 2050, just before the holidays; on December 18, 2013. This meeting is planed to be held at Best Western Plus, The Inn at Hampton, 815 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH - NRC Open House 5:00 to 5:45 pm, Public Meeting 6:00 – to 9:00 pm. I have been told by a NRC official this meeting will not be recorded for the public record which is no surprise to me. So much for the value of public input.

I will be presenting evidence the NRC, President Obama, & the Seabrook Plant owners are in violation of the law. I also will present content of conversations I have of very brave informants from inside the NRC and from whistleblowers from the nuclear industry who come to me and trust that I will not reveal their identities.

I am the founder of 'We The People', a National Whistleblower NonProfit Organization established in 1987 to investigate cover ups at NRC and unsafe conditions at nuclear civilian and weapons plants. This came about as a result of the former Executive Director of the NRC, Victor Stello, who informed me in writing to leave a paralyzed resident at our family owned and run nursing home behind and administer the controversial drug Potassium Iodide by volunteers who would be willing to stay behind in the event the Seabrook Nuclear Plant blew up. Because my son’s nursing home and the citizens of the Town of Rowley lived outside the 10 mile radius of the so called Safe Zone, the NRC said we were not allowed to have a say in the evacuation of our residents at the nursing home, or for that matter our children, even though they attended Triton Regional School located inside the 10 mile radius. The whole town was outraged and 80% of Rowley signed a petition to then President Reagan. Because I was a life member of the Republican Inner Circle and still am (whatever that means) I felt my president would meet with me but instead of proving democracy is still alive and well in America, disgracefully Mr. Reagan chose to ignore Rowley’s petitions requesting an investigating of the NRC. Likewise now President Obama and our First Lady are still ignoring the 5 letters I sent them. This includes the last letter to Michelle Obama signed for May 1, 2013.

Because of all the media attention, including getting WTP’s work featured on the cover of 'TIME' & CNN’s 'EARTH MATTERS', informants from the NRC and the nuclear industry contacted me and continue to do so. In the mail, I received evidence of counterfeit substandard parts built in most U.S. nuclear plants including Seabrook’s Plant. Victor Stello then issued a Federal Subpoena which read, “Mr. Stephen Comley Sr. & Roger Fortuna, Deputy Director of the NRC’s Office of Investigation are conspiring to topple the NRC and if Stephen Comley Sr. does not give up the tape recordings he has made of high level officials in Washington he could be jeopardizing the safety of the American people and the security of U.S. nuclear plants from around the country.� Attorney General Thornburgh pursued me in the same court that recently Whitey Bulger occupied for a short time, but I was there for over 6 years, threatening me with jail if I wasn’t willing to give up the names and punish these brave individuals who are willing to place their careers and the financial security of their families on the line so the American people can know the truths about cover-ups at the NRC and unsafe conditions at nuclear plants.

The 10 mile Evacuation Zone is a joke and irresponsible. Chernobyl affected the cow’s milk in Vermont and the fallout from the Fukushima plants in Japan affected our air in MA. Now it’s time for us as Americans to rise up in the interest of our grandchildren and their future generations to demand the shutdown of Seabrook’s rabid dog living in our neighborhoods.

A lot of people are complaining about the way our government is being run these days, and with plenty of reasons, but unless we take the time to get involved and make democracy work in our own backyards there isn’t any chance change will take place. Let work together so we can prevent a nuclear disaster at Seabrook instead of reacting to one.

Hope to see you at the Dec 18th meeting with maybe at least some of the media at this meeting. I can assure you it will be very interesting.

Stephen B. Comley Sr Founder of 'We The People'

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served only one year.

Holaday's to do list is very long.

First, she is focused on completing the current $100 million in capital projects, from improving the city's water treatment plant and redoing the sewage treatment plants to building and remodeling schools. The city will also get a new senior center on the site of the current Bresnahan School. The mayor is so impressed with the new center that she said she had only one question for the architects, “Where is my bedroom going to be?�

The mayor is also moving forward with plans to rewrite the city's zoning laws, which have not been reworked in a comprehensive manner since 1986. The city will soon hire an expert to help it review needed changes. The mayor predicts it will take about a year to complete that project, which will include public hearings.

The city council recently modified the city's zoning laws to allow for a new hotel being planned by New England Development Corp. on the site of the old Fitness Factory.

Following the planning department's recommendation, the council agreed to creating more flexibility in approving the height and setback for new buildings.

That change is expected to allow design of a planned 86-room hotel by developer Stephen Karp on Merrimack Street. It would also permit the city and private interests to build an intermodial facility nearby that would move much of the

parking from the waterfront.

Moving the parking off the waterfront “is the only way it will be successful,� she said.

High on her agenda is resolving the dispute over the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority's plans for developing its 4.2 acres on the waterfront. The NRA has proposed building three three-story buildings that would house residences, shops and restaurants. It would also spruce up the waterfront acreage and improve the dirt parking lots, which most agree are an eyesore.

The mayor does not like the NRA proposal, despite criticism from supporters of the NRA plan that it is the only plan that works financially. “I don't care about the financial model. I want to do what makes sense,� she said.

She said she will meet next month with the NRA, her staff and city council members to work out a workable plan for the riverfront.

Improving the schools is also high on her new agenda. As chairman of the school board, she was criticized during the last campaign for the quality of the schools and the instability that has existed in the superintendent's office. The mayor concedes that improvement at the schools “has been flat� in recent years.

She believes Susan Viccaro, the new superintendent, is the right person to run the schools. “She gets it,� the mayor said. “She is working on the right things.�

And she expects that Viccaro will stay in Newburyport for several years, which will give her time to build trust with the teachers and staff.

The schools will be consolidated into three buildings with the Brown School becoming an administrative building. Viccaro is expected to move her office to the Brown School, which will create space for a foreign language wing at the Nock Middle School, the mayor said.

Other issues include completing the waterfront jetty and dredging the river so deeper hulled ships can dock in Newburyport.

She also wants to revisit the preservation of historic buildings, particularly the mansions on High Street. The proposed historic district ran into strong opposition last year. She hopes to expand historic preservation more slowly, such as enlarging the Fruit Street district.

She wants to work with the “strong leaders� in the Newburyport Business Park to make improvements that will attract more economic growth there.

And she wants to continue fixing sidewalks. In recent years, the city has increased the sidewalk repair budget six fold, but she acknowledges it is not enough to meet the needs. The good news, she said, is that the tree commission has identified trees whose roots do not destroy sidewalks.

With a strong economy and experienced leadership in City Hall, she expects that Newburyport will enjoy a new renaissance as it begins it next 250 years.

In college she studied to be an event planner in the Johnson & Wales hospitality management program. But Tebbetts had a passion for restaurants. “I decided I was willing to give up having a social life and time with family because in restaurants you work long days and every holiday,� she said.

But when she applied at 50 to 100 restaurants for a management job, she got no interest. There was no management experience on her resume. Then she got an interview with Caswell, who had opened the 50-seat Ceia Restaurant on State Street. After two and a half hours together, Caswell, another graduate of Johnson & Wales, invited Tebbetts to join the Ceia management team part time.

The part-time position soon became more than a full-time job as she opened the restaurant at Ceia and often closed Rockfish across the street, which was partly owned by Caswell's husband. “Nancy threw me to the wolves,� she said of her boss, whom she describes as a hard worker with extemely high expectations on her employees and particularly her young manager. “I learned more in

one year here than I did in four years in college.�

Throughout the first year she said she felt overwhelmed. Then it got harder.

Ceia was invited to cook at the prestigious James Beard House, and Caswell took Tebbetts along to manage the sold-out event.

Boston Magazine and the Boston Globe recognized Ceia as one of the top area restaurants, which drove Caswell to look for a bigger space to accommodate the growing number of customers.

She decided Rockfish had seen better days. The restaurant company demolished the three-story Rockfish and made way for the now 150-seat Ceia. Tebbetts moved across the street to be a manager.

The day after completing the remodeling of Ceia, the company began turning the old Ceia space at 25 State Street into a trendy, romantic oyster bar, called Brine, which was what Caswell had always wanted in that space.

After a few weeks, Caswell perceived that she had thrown her protege into water that was too deep.

She decided to bring her back across State Street to be the general manager of the smaller Brine, where she has

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Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) and Newburyport, in remembrance of o r g / e v e n t s / h o l i d a y - 2 0 1 2 / Call for a tour and is staffed by a licensed veterinarian Newtown, Ct., the focus at this meet our staff and a veterinary technician. The Documentaries and Discussion BEHIND THE SCENES” Catmobile offers low cost spay and event will be on gun violence- REFUGE TOUR neuter services for cats only. The - stemming the epidemic of gun Join a refuge ranger for a behind 78-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com• •Comfortable advertise@thetowncommon.com Classroom package consists of spay/neuter, violence. Sean Redding, guest the scenes tour of Parker River rabies vaccinations, exam, nail speaker from Mayors Against National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will • Weekend Lessons trim, treatment for fleas and ear Illegal Guns, will talk and answer be conducted via refuge van, with mites. Spay package costs $100 questions and members of Moms several brief “drive by” stops along Ask about our Referral Program and neuter package costs $80. The Demand Action For Gun Sense the way. The tour will present an package is available to anyone and in America will also be present. “up close and personal” look at the there is no qualification process, Please join us as we discuss how we refuge through the multiple lenses but reservations are required and can prevent future tragedies of gun of the cultural history of Plum can be made by online at www. violence. Refreshments will be Island and the Great Marsh, native Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday/Monday catmobile.org or by calling 978- served. All are welcome. wildlife and their habitats, and the role of refuge management in 465-1940.

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INCARNATIONS Sunday, December 22 at 10:30am at The First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, Rev. Harold Babcock will deliver a sermon titled, “Incarnations.” The sermon will revisit the work of the poet-saints of the Hindu Bhakti tradition. Unlike in the Christian tradition, where the incarnation is a once-and-for-all event, in the Bhaki tradition incarnation is profligate, spread broadcast throughout creation. The Divine is everywhere, even, paradoxically, in you and me. The sermon will investigate. Free and open to the public

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AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Union Church Choir on Sunday, December 22 at 4:00 p.m. under the direction of Rosemary Mijal will present an Old Fashioned Christmas Concert featuring Eric Radcliffe, Tenor, and Cheri Christensen, piano. Our TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24th 19th century riverfront meeting house creates the quintessential CHRISTMAS EVE PAGEANT

& FAMILY CANDLELIGHT SERVICE The Market Street Baptist Church invites the public to attend the Christmas Eve Pageant & Family Candlelight Service on Tuesday, December 24th from 5:00-6:00 pm in the church on 37 Market Street, Amesbury MA. The Nativity Story is presented in pageant form along with hymns of celebration of Christ's birth and is suitable for all ages. The sanctuary is accessible by elevator.

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history's most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials, and on posters and stamps.

DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in THE SUN it's so.' Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?

VIRGINIA O'HANLON. 115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH STREET." VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see.

They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children's, are little.

In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies!

You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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Community Announcements AMESBURY - The Bartlett Museum is asking the public for help with a new project. We’re working on a living exhibit of the Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project. One of the aspects of the exhibit is to chronicle the history of the original Whittier Bridge through photographs and stories from anyone in the Amesbury community who may have worked on the project. Our hope is that we can reach out to the Amesbury community and see if anyone has any photos they would like to share with us or allow us to copy and if there is any help to be had to interview anyone who worked on the bridge in the 50's. You can reach Bartlett Museum board member Alexander Pooler at alexander.pooler@comcast.net or on his Facebook Page.

Thank you very much for any help you can offer and we can’t wait to see you when your Bartlett Museum reopens Memorial Day weekend, 2014!

-----------------------------------------------------------For AMESBURY - Sale Have you been diagnosed with Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma or some other condition that has prevented you from activities you enjoy?• The Amesbury Council on Aging welcomes you to join a group of supportive people with similar challenges. If you have discovered recent or ongoing vision loss and would like to learn about the tools available to you, and have the opportunity to share your experience, this group is for you. Guest speakers from the Mass Commission for the Blind, Perkins Institute, Simply Footcare and others have shared • valuable tips for daily living.

• The meetings alternate between educational and social support with bi-annual outings. This support group meets the 1st Thursday of each month from 1-3pm at the Amesbury Senior Center. Please contact Doreen Brothers or Jeanne Marie at 978-388-8138 to sign up.

-----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Amesbury Cultural Council is looking for volunteers who would like to serve on the local council. Our goal is to help foster and promote the cultural enjoyment and enrichment of our citizens through local and regional arts and culture events and programs. If interested, please contact the Amesbury Town Hall for an application. Additionally, email could be sent to Amesburycc@gmail.com for information.

-----------------------------------------------------------BYFIELD - Chair Yoga - Yoga for Healthy Aging With Annie Sobel - Chair yoga is a wonderful way to gently experience the healing power of yoga and improve your overall well-being. Develop balance and flexibility, increase concentration, learn breathing techniques and deeply relax your body. All levels are welcome.

Modifications are made to address everyone’s abilities. Tuesdays 2pm - 3pm - Cost for series: $100. Register by calling RTW 978.463.YOGA (9642) Location: 1 Lunt Street Byfield, MA www.rootstowings.com. 10 week series begins January 7th—March 11th 2014 -----------------------------------------------------------BYFIELD - The food pantry at the Community United Methodist Church in Byfield is open to area residents every Friday from 1-3pm (please note time change) The pantry is located at the church, 11 Central Street, Byfield. For additional information contact the church at 978-465-5946.

-----------------------------------------------------------HAMPTON - The Hampton Arts Network Dec artist of the month is Barbara Busenbark, the title of her exhibit is "Granite Treasures." Barbara's favorite subjects are mountains, her vibrant oil paintings are created using palette knives. Busenbank started painting as a teenager and study with several master painters. In May Barbara opened Color Notes Art Gallery in Hampton Falls. Busenbank's artwork will be at the Hampton Town Hall until Jan 3 and will be for sale, public may view art work during regular business hours.

-----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Looking for some added spirit (or relief?) as the holiday season approaches? Instead of fighting for parking or waiting in line at a shopping mall, picture yourself touring a lovely National Historic Landmark home beautifully decorated for the holidays, participating in a holiday-themed cooking class, or taking a peaceful stroll with family and friends instead. The Trustees of Reservations are hosting holiday activities throughout the North Shore that are sure to get, and keep you, in the spirit of the season. And while you’re out and about, to make your holiday shopping easier, The Trustees also offer some local “Green Gift” ideas including a new Appleton Farms Holiday Cheese Sampler featuring four of their hand-crafted cheeses and an Appleton Cooks! gift certificate good for hands-on culinary workshops. To learn more, stop by Appleton Farms (219 County Road, Ipswich) or call the farm, 978.356.5728.

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Institution for Savings Rowley Office Deposits Top $200 Million ROWLEY - At a time when the growing national banking movement has seen either stagnation or a decline in deposits, the Rowley Office of the Institution for Savings is defying that trend, recently exceeding the $200 million milestone in total deposits just six years after opening its doors.

“We are very happy to see the phenomenal growth that this location has experienced in the last six years,” said Institution for Savings President and CEO Michael J. Jones.

“I believe it proves that our brand of personal, professional attention to our customers, coupled with great products, great rates, low fees and community support is exactly what customers are looking for in a bank.”

The Rowley office, located at 312 Haverhill Street near the intersection of Routes 1 and 133, opened in October 2007 on the site of the former McIntyre’s Restaurant and is managed by Joshua Tuff. In addition to being a full-service retail office, the location also is home to the Bank’s growing Commercial Lending division. This important department of the Bank, managed by Senior Vice President and Senior Commercial Lender Karen MacCormack, continues to show significant growth.

“With the growth and success of the Commercial Lending department we will be expanding the Rowley office to include a second story over the

drive-up,“ said Mr. Jones. The project is expected to begin in early January.

In its six years of operation the Institution for Savings Rowley Office has steadily increased its market share in the region. According to the June 30, 2013 FDIC data the Bank has 59% of the market share in Rowley. ”When we chose this location back in 2007 we believed that this office would serve not just the people of Rowley, but the neighboring communities as well,” said Mr. Jones.

“It’s close, it’s convenient, and the personal and business products we offer are among the most competitive of any area bank.”

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By committed, I mean do you have a place to go? Are you willing to sell for potentially less than you bought? If you can answer yes to these two questions and you are looking or need something different (a new home, new town, new living arrangement), then it is a great time to sell. Homes are selling at a significantly faster pace and for more money than in 2012. With the first three quarters of 2013 complete single family homes in Essex County have sold at a much more rapid pace and for more money. In an Economic Watch Report (put out in collaboration between MLS Property Information Network, Inc .), and the Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® home sales in the 3rd quarter of 2013 in Essex County are up 10.6% from the same period in 2012 and 26.3% from 2011.

Read that again. There has been a 26.3% increase in the number of homes sold in Essex County in the 3rd quarter in two years!!!

Other quarters are just as strong.

The median sale price has gone up 7.8%, the “days on market” has decreased 20%, and most importantly number of homes for sale has decreased 22% in the same quarter of 2012. With the number of homes decreasing that dramatically, buyers are left with few options. For example, a buyer may have walked away or not even looked at the home that has only a one car garage. Now, without the 4 or 5 other homes for sale with the desired two car garage, that buyer is compromising and coming back to that home and making an offer.

Is it the right time to buy? How about answering a question with a question…why not? Current interest rates on a 30 year fixed mortgage are around 4.5%. Other shorter term or adjustable rates are much lower. These rates, while not as low as previous rates are still a fantastic opportunity. With inventories so low and no sign of a reduction in the number of buyers, demand is far outnumbering supply. This is only going to cause prices to go up and as I illustrated above they have already started.

Rental units are harder to find and paying someone $1,500 per month to rent doesn’t make much sense when you can buy a home with as little as 3% down (or 0% down in some rare cases). Isn’t it better to pay your own mortgage than your landlord’s mortgage?

Buying a home now may save you money in the long run. One thing to keep in mind is that, historically, owning a home is your best long term investment.

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I am ready, what should I do next? Sit down with your local, trusted REALTOR (me!) and answer any questions. We can review all of your options. If you are buying let’s get you set up with a mortgage agent who can identify what you can afford. I can also get a feel for how you want to search for homes. Does just giving you addresses so you can drive by make sense? Should I preview homes for you before setting up an appointment with you? Do you want me to give you access to MLS and the listings as they come right on the market? If you are selling I can do a free market analysis. We should sit down and review the recommendation on a price for your home.

Will this process be stressful and aggravating? I would be lying if I said no. At times you will find yourself stressed out and wondering why you decided to buy or sell. We are here to make the process less stressful, more enjoyable and as always to answer all of your questions. OK? If you have any questions about this article, real estate in general or are looking to buy or sell a home please contact me, John McCarthy at Rowley Realty, 165 Main St., Rowley, MA 01969, Phone: 978 948-2758, Cell 978 835-2573 or via email at john@rowleyrealestate. com

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You can remodel your bath or kitchen counters at a fraction of the cost of replacing those items.

Miracle Method’s technology eliminates the down time of installation, the mess and stress of remodeling and the concerns of disposing of the demolition materials.

This is what Renee D. from Grafton, MA had to say “Absolutely wonderful.

I am so happy with your resurfacing of my stand-alone shower unit, clawfoot tub, bathroom sink and kitchen counters. Everything looks like new fixtures. Totally amazing. My kitchen counters had formica in a color from the 70’s. Now it looks like faux granite with a rounded edge added. The technician Pat was the sweetest, most hard working and professional worker I have ever had, and he told me how much he loved his job and what pride he took in completing each

project. That speaks a lot to insure a durable finish and for both the product and the provide a five-year guarantee management. Thank you. “ against failure of adhesion.

Miracle Method has an Miracle Method will not over 32-year reputation introduce harsh chemicals for quality, durability and into a home or business. customer service. The Miracle Miracle Method uses only Method technical training the highest quality materials teaches the details that set available.

Miracle Method apart from We look forward to other refinishers: hearing from you about your Miracle Method refinishers next project. receive extensive technical training.

Technicians are insured professionals, not part timers or contract labor.

Only Miracle Method uses the proprietary UÊ -/]ÊÓ 9Ê*," -chemical bonding agent

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