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December 26, 2012 - January 1, 2013 Vol. 9, No. 8

Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Page 2 Newburyport Salvation Army Programs Page 5 New Year's Day Birding Page 8 Newbury Transfer Station Changes Page 9 Rowley Book Club Page 11

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Police Chief Mark Gagnon (left) and Lt. Kevin Ouellet brief the School Committee.

by stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– REGIONAL – One of the shootings. first questions a parent asked Having an officer in the schools Amesbury Police Chief Mark full time “is not the message we Gagnon last week in the wake of want to give to our children. the Connecticut school shooting It would raise the fear factor,” was probably on the minds of Gagnon said. every parent.

The Amesbury Police Could a uniformed police Department already assigns an officer could be assigned to every officer on a random basis – so school? as not to establish a “discernible “Ideally yes, but it would pattern” – to walk through every be unrealistic,” Gagnon said, school on most days. On the day following a presentation to the before the shooting, the police Amesbury School Committee department had conducted and parents about school safety a drill at one school to show procedures. students and teachers how to The chief, promising to keep hide in place in the event of a Amesbury schools safe, said he dangerous event. was more concerned that the Gagnon and Lt. Kevin Ouellet, city and school district should who heads the school safety not overreact to the school Continued on page 3

Waterfront Development Moving at a Diligent Pace NEWBURYPORT – When asked if the new residential and retail buildings proposed for the Merrimack waterfront will dwarf the park in front of them, the Newburyport Redevelopment Authority chairman has a short answer.

“No,” James Shanley said.

And as the point person for developing the NRA land on the Merrimack River, he joked that the long answer was the same.

The NRA, which owns 4.2 acres on the waterfront, is proceeding “at a pace that is diligent and very thorough,” he said.

The proposal, developed by the architectural firm Union Studio, is to work with a real estate developer

by stewart Lytle, reporter ––––––––––––––––– to construct buildings that will house 30 to 35 condos and firstfloor retail shops, restaurants, offices and public restrooms.

The proposed buildings, which would have to be approved by the city's Board of Zoning Appeals, “will be set back enough” not to block the views or negatively impact the park. “They will be similar to other buildings in the immediate surroundings,” he said.

The NRA land between buildings on Water Street and the riverfront Photo by Stewart Lytle boardwalk is currently used mostly Buildings in the immediate surroundings of the proposed waterfront development. for parking lots and storage. that will have adequate parking, development has generated “We firmly believe that we will generate tax revenue for the opposition from some residents have a good plan. We are open to city and will enliven the downtown who fear that any development on compromise. But we feel we are area even more.” the waterfront will hurt views and proposing high quality open space Plans for a new waterfront Continued on page 3

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On December 15th, The Friends of the Rowley Public Library completed their First Annual Holiday Basket Raffle. This fundraiser far surpassed the hopes and expectations of the Friends. Over $800 was raised during three weeks of ticket sales. The funds have been used to purchase a CD/DVD cleaner for the Library. This machine will allow Library staff to more quickly repair problem disks as they circulate and will hopefully better maintain these materials.

Of course, success was driven by all the generous donations of baskets.

We were excited to see 14 baskets created by Library staff, Friends, and Trustees and members of the community. We are grateful to everyone who gave one of the masterpieces. Special thanks go to the Pine Grove PTA, the Rowley Children’s’ Center and the Lezinski Family for their very popular baskets. In fact, the Lezinski’s Holiday Honey Basket - which they created with products from their beekeeping operation – received the most entries.

Other basket themes included: yoga, knitting, scrapbooking, cupcakes, Italian dinner, spa & salon products, preschool supplies, Christmas, gardening, new homeownership, and of course Pine Grove School Spirit!!

Congratulations to all the winners. We hope you are enjoying your prizes or can’t wait to give them as gifts.

Thank you for such strong community support in our last fundraiser of 2012. As we prepare for 2013, we look forward to seeing you all at the Chili Cook-off in March, the annual book sale on the first weekend in May, and at the 2nd Annual Holiday Basket Raffle. Mark your November calendar for longer ticket sales and more great baskets.

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Tickets are now on sale for the YWCA Greater Newburyport’s 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast. This year's event will be held on January 21, 2013 at Newburyport City Hall. Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 8:00 am. The program will begin at 8:30. Tickets are $25 ($20 for senior citizens.) Thanks to the generous donations of sponsors and community members, High School students attend the breakfast for free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the YWCA 13 Market Street until Friday January 18th at noon. Tickets will be available at the door.

“Racism is a thing of the past” and “events like this perpetuate issues that no longer exist.” “There is no racism here.” These, and similar comments, were expressed by high school students at last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. At some level, maybe these comments can be excused. After all, the civil rights movement is taught in history classes. The civil rights act was signed into law by President Johnson in 1964, almost 50 years ago. In contrast, in 2008, the United States elected its first African American president. After the election, there was even talk of a “post racial America”. But is it really true? That still unfinished conversation about the current reality of racism has helped the students on our planning committee shape the planning for this year’s event.

Our guest presenter at this year’s breakfast will be Jamele Adams, Associate Dean of Student Life at Brandeis University. Jamele oversees the departments of Student Activities and Community Service, as well as the Intercultural Center and the Chaplaincy. He works with campus groups to promote and enhance opportunities to celebrate diversity at Brandeis. In addition, he oversees the Community Prejudice Response Task Force. Known as Harlym 125, Adams was a frequent and highly regarded figure in competitions in New York and beyond. Since coming to Brandeis, he has become a part of the Boston area poetry scene and joined a team of poets who have won numerous competitions regionally and nationally. This promises to be an engaging and meaningful program for all.

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Schools Cannot Become Fortresses

initiative for the department, assured the public and the School Committee that, “The current practices and protocols in place will protect our children,� he said. “As a father and a grandfather, I can't imagine what they (the Sandy Hook Elementary School parents) are going through,� he said.

School districts throughout the state, nation and along the North Shore were trying last week “to bring logic to an illogical situation,� said Amesbury Mayor Thatcher Kezer, who chairs the school committee.

Newburyport schools had police oďŹƒcers present during student drop-off all week.

Superintendent Marc Kerble told parents entering the schools not to be “unnerved� if they were asked to show identification. “The week leading up to Christmas is a time when the community, staff, students, and alumni are very excited about the coming holiday, and often stop by schools to visit teachers and staff,� he wrote. “However, in light of the tragic event in Connecticut, I want to ensure you that your child’s safety is paramount in Newburyport.�

Although Gagnon called the shooting in Connecticut “an isolated incident,� most schools stepped up safety procedures,

checking to make sure doors were locked and adding staff during morning drop-off and afternoon pickup. Some schools scheduled drills for students to know how to hide. “Our principals and staff will be working together to offer support to your children and to each other this week,� Kerble wrote to parents. “Principals will also be meeting with crisis teams to ensure staff are meeting the needs of our students and that the school psychologists and school adjustment counselors, as well as school nurses, are resourceful and available for parents.�

At the Amesbury School Committee meeting, another parent complained that the front door safety procedures at some of the elementary schools can be bypassed.

Kezer responded that most of the Amesbury schools were built at a time when schools did not face situations such as mass shootings. “It is very diďŹƒcult to manage (security) because you have activities. People are coming and going all the time.

The buildings were not designed to be fortresses.�

Kezer predicted that school design in the future would make security a much higher priority.

Ouellet said incidents like the Sandy Hook shooting can be divided into three parts: prevention and mitigation,

reaction and after action.

He said Amesbury and other police departments are good at reacting to an incident and at working with children and teachers who are victims after the incident.

Ouellet said things can always improve in those areas, but the primary area of concern is getting better at prevention.

Gagnon said Amesbury assigns one oďŹƒcer to work with domestic violence and sexually abused victims. He also works with mentally challenged individuals.

Amesbury School Superintendent Dr. Michele Robinson said the schools' anti-bullying program has also educated many of the professional staff in understanding “the warning signs� for troubled students. In addition, the schools work closely with the Pettingill House, which has a presence at the high school to help identify students in need.

Kezer praised Amesbury city government and community organizations for working well together to identify people in need and get them help.

He called the school shooting “A symptom of a disease.� There is no one solution to curing this disease, but he argued that a caring community, where residents look after one another, is far better than any other solution.

block access to the river and have negative impacts on parks. The Save Our Waterfront group has mounted opposition to the NRA plans in hopes of preventing the construction.

Shanley said the plans for the site will continue in 2013. Several key issues are yet to be resolved. And the NRA is working to remove any concerns Newburyport residents have about the project.

The NRA has not yet decided whether it will sell or lease the land to private developers. “That will be up to the (NRA) board and the developer. We are keeping our options open,� he said.

The board would proceed on the plan that is most advantageous to the city, he said.

The five-member, autonomous board also plans to work with the developer, once one is selected, to conduct soil testing on the west parking lot to determine if the soil is suitable to have a belowground parking lot built under the proposed buildings. Some soil testing was done previously in

the east parking lot, but that was to check on contamination, the chairman said. “It was done for a different issue,� Shanley said.

The city's planning director Andy Port has suggested that the NRA should hire additional technical assistance to formulate the project.

Board member Adam Guild, a construction manager, has been tasked to work with city oďŹƒcials to determine if additional technical assistance is needed. “That's old news,â€? Shanley said of Port's request. “We were already working on that.â€?

The NRA is being aided

by MassDevelopment, a state agency to create jobs and growth, and Abramson & Associates, a consultant to developers.

Many of the questions being proposed about the project must wait until the NRA issued a request for proposal and its selects a developer. Only then can the NRA, its critics and the community know what the project might look like and what revenues

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Critics of the project have been concerned that the NRA and Newburyport Development Corp., owned by New England Development Corp.'s Stephen Karp, will turn Newburyport into another Nantucket, where Karp also has a large real estate investment.

Shanley dismissed that concern.

He said Newburyport Development has been invited to NRA meetings, but has not attended.

To express the fear of Karp's future plans, a critic of the project, Frank Gately, recently published a protest poem: On the Waterfront There once was a guy from Nantucket Who came to the Port to reconstruct it Blocking the Waterfront view That belongs to me and you Now our citizens are stuck in the muck of it.

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TALES FROM BEYOND: THE NIGHTMARE AFTER CHRISTMAS You've heard of Christmas in July, but around here we prefer Halloween in December! Join us for this delightfully spooky Saturday program: What would you get if you mixed a dash of XFiles with a hint of Ghosthunters, added a pinch of Ripley's Believe it or Not, and topped your concoction with some Unsolved Mysteries? This awesomely creepy event! Teens, tweens and adults are invited to join Greg McAdams for an afternoon of ESP, voodoo, ghosts, and more. Newburyport Public Library, December 29 - 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm. This FREE event will be held in the Program Room from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. *Note:

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lecturer at UMass Lowell. At present, in addition to running his studio, he performs with several local drum groups. In 2010 he began 'The Gong Meditation Project' as a means of helping himself and others find ways to escape from the everyday stresses of life. After years of attempting silent meditation, he found that playing soothing pitched gongs enhanced the meditation process by helping distract the mind and encouraging a relaxed state. His service, entitled "Gong Meditation and Relaxation," will provide a brief history of his own journey into using gongs and will offer some meditation tips. He will then invite the congregation to engage in a twenty-minute gong meditation.

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SERVICE The practice sessions meet in On Sunday, December 30 at the lower meetinghouse from 10:30am at The First Religious 6:30pm to 7:30pm. For first time Society, 26 Pleasant Street participants, the 6pm orientation in Newburyport, Zach Field session is recommended. The will present a percussion and instructor is Joyce Haydock, meditation session. Zach has been Dharma Teacher with the Kwan the director and proprietor of the Um School of Zen (KUSZ) for successful percussion studio, Zach more than 22 years. Zen is a way Field Drum Studios, at the Tannery of living, a way to perceive one's in Newburyport for more than life with a clear mind and to better a decade. Currently, he employs understand your true Self. Over six professional percussionists time, with support, one works and offers a variety of lessons and to attain a clear compassionate classes. Zach graduated from the mind which, moment to moment, University of Massachusetts in is able to help all beings. For Lowell with a Bachelor's degree more information, contact Joyce in music performance. He has Haydock at 978-363-5457. Free taught percussion in the Pentucket and open to the public.

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with an all-day excursion to Plum Island, Salisbury Beach, and Cape Ann with Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette. Tuesday, January 1, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $55. Preregistration is required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon. org/joppaflats.

NEW YEAR’S DAY BIRDING New Year's Day Birding at Salisbury Beach State Reservation on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 from 2:30 to 6:00 pm Fee: $20 Meeting Location: Salisbury Beach State Reservation's Boat Ramp Parking Lot Join Newburyport Birders for an afternoon of birding on the first day of the New Year.

Salisbury Beach State Reservation is a wonderful, winter birding site. At sunset, we'll have some refreshments, do our summary and appreciate the evening sky. Please dress warmly in layers; wear warm, waterproof footwear and bring along a flashlight.

December 26, 2012 - January 1, 2013 WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area.

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Wednesday, January 2, 9:30 am12:30 pm Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. $17. Preregistration is not required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www.massaudubon. org/joppaflats.

THE ICARUS SESSION: SHARING YOUR ART IN 140 SECONDS OR LESS The Newburyport Public Library will be hosting the initial Icarus Session on Wednesday, January 2, at 7:00pm in the Children’s Activity Room. The Icarus Session, created by author and public speaker Seth Godin, asks artists to bring forward their art and take a leap in describing the piece(s) and the process in 140 seconds or less.

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This event is organized by local metalsmith Pam Farren and sponsored by the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library.

TRIVIA NIGHT Keon's Trivia Nights on Wednesday from 7 - 9, $2 off all menu items & gift certificate givaways. 258 Andover St., Georgetown 978-352-2900 JAZZ VESPERS Jazz Vespers celebrates the inspiration of Jazz, Blues, and Swing music. Wednesday January 2nd at 8pm will feature special guest Bobby Spellman on trumpet, with the house band of Lark Madden, Tomas Havrda, Susan Creamer, and Andy Brewster. The service will also feature reading selections. Please join us as we begin the New Year with music and time for reflection. The First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Street, Newburyport - Free and open to the public

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"With everyone trying to reduce their carbon footprint, the Town saw this as an opportunity to encourage both an increase in recycling and a decrease in trash from our residents," said Newbury Board of Health Chairman Steve Fram. "The town will not pay any operating costs associated Personalized lessons in your home. with the transfer station starting January 1st and expects to see a profit that can be utilized elsewhere in the Town's operating budget." =The pay-as-you-throw program will replace the annual sticker program. Residents who currently pay $175 per year for a sticker to utilize the transfer station, will now pay $1 for a small bag and $2 for a large bag. Recycling will be SIGNS by DOUG SIGNS by DOUG free with the goal to increase recycling among town residents and therefore lowering residents' trash costs. An average household with one large bag of trash per week will now pay $104 per year, which represents more than

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Patients see things differently than dentists. Often, what is important to dentists is not important to patients. This seems like the hysterical discovery of the obvious, but dentists have a blind spot when it comes to seeing things from a patient's viewpoint.

They have a similar blind spot in their ability to communicate with patients. When asked to rate their ability to communicate with patients, 60% of physicians rated themselves in the top 10%. Dentists would probably have similar results.

David Clow's book "A Few Words From The Chair, a patient speaks to dentists", does a great job of pointing out these blind spots and how dentists can eliminate them. I have purchased this book and plan on doing a series of columns reviewing the differences between the dentist and patient perspective on things. This is a book written for dentists.

Hopefully your dentist will read it.

Dentistry is often ignored or portrayed like an unwanted stray dog in the media, movies and TV. There are no national associations devoted to curing oral cancer, rampant decay, or advanced periodontal disease. None trumpet the wonders of restoring a person's smile, health and wellness as a result of a dentist's knowledge, care, skill and judgment.

Grateful patients do not donate millions for a wing of a hospital devoted to dentistry.

Movies portray dentists as sadists or hapless nerds as in Marathon Man, Little Shop of Horrors, The Dentist, 10, The In- Laws, Three Stooges, Waiting for Guffman, Wild Hogs and The Whole Nine Yards. We all know the cruel dentist jokes: What are the six scariest words in the English language? "The dentist will see you now." What about relating a bad experience to the dentist? "It was worse than a root canal." or "It was like going to the dentist." or “I’d rather have a baby than go to the dentist.”

Yes, dentists often get a bad rap.

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I have written before on the various barriers that keep people from getting good dental care. In review, they are concerns about money, lack of time, lack

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Dentists need to recognize, fully understand and be able to manage each and every one of these barriers to convert a patient. Every patient has their own issues, their own concerns, their own personality and their own true or false notions about dentists and dentistry.

Changing the public perception on the benefits and importance of good dental health is not going to come from 1-800-DENTIST or the slew of commercials on sedation dentistry and low-cost dentures. That is part of the reason I write these columns. Although I don’t have a national audience, there are enough reading this that change can be made.

Make 2013 the year to improve your health.

Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to health-centered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at jpstclair@dentalhealthforlife.com. You can view all previously written columns at www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.

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Education Center at One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, and then continue outdoors on Plum Island.

Registration fees will be refunded for those who satisfy the volunteer commitment. Training themes may change dates if the weather is inclement. The registration deadline is 4:00 pm the day before each program.

For more information or to sign-up as an education volunteer trainee, please contact Lisa Hutchings at (978) 462-9998 or email: lhutchings@massaudubon.org.

-----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The YWCA Greater Newburyport is currently accepting applications for its Session 8, Encore Program (after breast cancer). Session 8 will meet on Wednesdays, January 9 – March 27 2013 at 5:15 pm for land exercises followed by warm water pool exercises at 5:50 PM. Peer Support Group sessions are held once a month. YWCA Encore is designed specifically for those who have experienced breast cancer at any time in their lives. This free program incorporates gentle land/warm water exercises and relaxation techniques which target areas that have been affected by breast cancer surgery and treatment. The peer group support sessions provide an opportunity for participants in the program to share their experiences and information in a safe and supportive environment. Many women have benefited from the YWCA’s Encore Program and have seen improvements in range of motion, stamina and general well-being. Pre-registration is required and applications are available at www.ywcanewburyport.org or at the YWCA Membership Desk, 13 Market Street. For more information contact Connie at 978-465-9922 ext. 27. Enrollment is limited to10 participants per session.

-----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center announces the opening of an exhibit featuring the nature photographs of Newburyport Art Association members Linda Dahlberg and Beth Reiter Blanchard. The show, “Take Another Look,” will be held in the Center’s Juliet Kellogg French Room from January 6 through February 24, 2013. The artists will introduce their work at a free opening reception on Sunday, January 6, from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport. A portion of all purchases made during the exhibit helps to support Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats. Founded in 1896 by two inspirational women who were committed to the protection of birds, Mass Audubon has grown to become a powerful force for conservation in New England.

Together with more than 100,000 members, Mass Audubon cares for 35,000 acres of conservation land and provides educational programs for 225,000 children and adults annually. Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats

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Repayment options: No repayment is made until the home is sold or the owner(s) permanently moves out or passes away. If the last surviving borrower passes away while living in the home the home remains in the estate and the estate can pay-off the reverse mortgage principal plus accrued interest. If you or other siblings want to keep the home in the family, you can take out a new traditional mortgage or use other assets to pay for it. If no one in the family is interested in keeping the home, it can be sold to repay the loan. Any money left over goes to the estate to be shared according to your parent’s wishes.

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Real Estate • For Sale The Teeth in Real Estate Law • Sports • Sports Sports family in terrible crisis, she knew in his challenging these laws.” that nothing short of a meteorite demolishing that home would stop the transaction. She said “The closing will take place exactly as the parties have agreed.”

The caller was incredulous and said “The seller told me the deal is off and he will not under any circumstances sell this home to your clients. The wife is in jail!

What am I supposed to do?”

What that Realtor explained to her caller is important for all buyers and sellers to understand before they enter into a contract as serious as is the Real Estate Contract to Purchase. The Real Estate Contract exists to protect the parties and it comes with its own teeth. Two of these legal teeth are called “Specific Performance” and “Lis Pendens”.

These legal remedies derive from old English law during such times when the economy was rooted in the land. The remedy for breach of contract is almost always money. Real Estate, however, is so very unique, that money is not always an adequate remedy and the courts will order “Specific Performance” …….

“Hand over those keys as you agreed to do”.

Once a buyer has been informed that the seller intends to breach the Contract, the buyer can file a “Lis Pendens” (notice of action pending) with the Registry of Deeds. Title companies are not likely to underwrite a policy for the property in dispute in that event and the seller will not be able to close with anyone else.

The young couple’s Realtor said “I can only imagine how very difficult your clients’ lives are at this time and I can tell by your voice that you are beside yourself. My clients, however, have already lost one house and my young Mother has almost lost a pregnancy that has been made worse by the stress from near job loss as well. Their own home is now under agreement and they will be homeless themselves if your sellers do not meet their obligations and vacate that house before the closing.

Tell your seller that life as he knows it will become far worse for him if he does not comply and if he has any doubt, he should check with his lawyer immediately. His home has already been sold, but he will face all the additional court costs and attorneys fees that will result

The closings occurred back to back and the family in crisis found adequate temporary housing.

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Broker/REALTOR® Janet Hilton is a former practicing attorney and critical care RN who with the husband retired Lynn Fire Lieutenant George Hilton owns and operates Country Crossroads Realty Associates, LLC. For excellent service with buying or selling North Shore real estate, call Janet at 781-405-4867. or visit www.countrycrossroadsrealty.com.

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BY JANET HILTON, BROKER, ESQ., COUNTRY CROSSROADS The young couple was expecting their third child and they found the larger home they wanted. Because they could not sell their smaller home in time, however, the larger home was sold to another family who was ready to buy.

The couple’s disappointment from the failed transaction was palpable and to add to the stress, the young father’s job security was tenuous at best. As the tension within their small but happy home was mounting, the young mother began having symptoms that threatened the pregnancy for which the doctor ordered strict bed rest.

Within weeks the couple’s Realtor had their little home under agreement for full price and only days later, had them under agreement for a far better home than they had “lost”.

Life was good again and the young mother’s symptoms were improving. The sellers were moving to Colorado with their five small children and they were also thrilled to be “on their way.” There would be back to back closings of both homes and the movers had been scheduled.

Days before the closing, the young couple’s Realtor received a late night call from the sellers’ Realtor whose voice was shaking over the phone. “The deal is off.

My clients can not go forward with the sale. You will likely see it in the papers tomorrow, so I’ll tell you that the wife is in jail.

The husband just called to say that he will not be moving to Colorado. His wife ‘snapped’, was wielding a huge knife, and had to be taken in a straight jacket from the home. The children are with the grandparents and he is a mess. He won’t make any more changes right now and he told me to return your client’s deposit. I am so sorry for all of this.”

The young couple’s Realtor listened quietly to the distraught Realtor on the other end of the phone. Even as she listened to the heart wrenching details of a

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December 26, 2012 - January 1, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) An old adversary wants to make amends over the holidays. The decision is yours. But wouldn't it be nice to share the upcoming new year with another friend?

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) As news of your work gets around, expect to receive a special holiday "gift" from influential contacts who could help you launch your new projects in the new year.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Instead of fussing over what you didn't do to prepare for the holidays, relax and enjoy the kudos for a job truly well done. A happy surprise awaits you early next year.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The best way to shake off lingering holiday blues is to join loved ones in the fun and festivities of this special time. A confusing situation starts to make sense in upcoming weeks.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Special emotional rewards mark this holiday time for Leos and Leonas who are able to open up to new relationships and the possibilities they offer in the upcoming year.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your efforts to make the holidays especially memorable for some people will be rewarded in some unexpected (but very welcome) ways in the upcoming year.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Be assured that your efforts to make this holiday special for everyone won't go unnoticed by those who could make some important changes in your life.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Lots of folks want you to light up their holiday parties. But try to take some quiet time 'twixt those glittering galas to spend with some very special people.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) While the current round of holiday revels has your social life on the fast track, someone special might want to keep pace with you next year, as well.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Enjoy all the fun you deserve at this holiday time. However, don't lose sight of the need to check out some of the changes the new year is expected to bring.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) What happens during this holiday time can help clear up some of the confusion jeopardizing a once-stable relationship. Follow your instincts on what to do next.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your holidays are brightened by new friends eager to become part of your life. But don't forget to spend time with that one special person. (You know who!)

BORN THIS WEEK: You have the ability to encourage people to reach their potential by setting an example with your own efforts.

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