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WHAT'S INSIDE 2012 Inter-town Babe Ruth 13/14 B Division Champions Page 2 Boys & Girls Club Members Take Aim at the Green Monster Page 2 Triton Vikings Win Championship Page 2 Back to School Guide Pages 4 & 5 Anna Jaques Hospital Recognized as a Top-Ranked Community Value Provider Page 9

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By Stewart Lytle, Reporter –––––––––––––––––

Larson and her team at Eat Cake have acquired in baking cakes and cupcakes might have kept her from losing her head to the guillotine.

Learning to cook celebrated cakes and cupcakes has Photo by Stewart Lytle not been an Hilary Larson shows off her famous cupcakes. easy path for NEWBURYPORT – If the Larson, who gained a degree of starving peasants during the French celebrity status a year ago when Revolution had sampled Hilary she was invited to appear on the Larson's cakes and cupcakes, they national TV show, “Cupcake might not have gotten so angry Wars.” when the reviled Queen Marie The shop, located in a basement Antoinette told them they should of a building on the narrow, eat cake if they didn't have bread. obscure Prince Street, has become Whether or not the young queen a destination – partially because uttered the famous quotation of the TV show, but more because about eating cake, the skills Continued on page 3

By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– REGIONAL – Beverly Buccheri at BC Essentials sells her beauty products and her pain- and stress-easing oils and salves both in her Pleasant Street shop in Newburyport and on her Internet web site from her home in Rowley.

Like every merchant, she collects sales tax for the items sold in the shop. And she collects sales tax for on-line orders made by customers in Massachusetts.

But when she sends her products to customers in New Jersey and other states, she does not charge sales tax.

For many retail businesses, large and small, that seems unfair.

Photo by Stewart Lytle They believe they are competing Th e Amesbury book store Bertram & with the Internet sales giants like Oliver Booksellers is a typical shop Amazon and Overstocked on a competing with on-line sales. field that is not level. On-line Government officials believe retailers are relying on a U.S. Supreme Court decision in the they are missing an opportunity late 1990s in not collecting sales to collect more revenues to pay taxes.

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Bruins Donate Reading Rink to Ipswich Library

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IPSWICH—Don’t forget your library card or your hockey stick next time you visit the Ipswich Public Library.

Children and their parents gathered last Wednesday to celebrate the new Boston Bruins themed room in the children’s section. Bruins’ mascot, Blades, made a special appearance and children were given an opportunity to take pictures and ask him questions. Bruins themed Photo by Maggie Gore crafts were also provided for the Children's Librarian, Laurie Collins, reading to children and parents at the Ipswich children to make and take home. Public Library.

Kids then all gathered around as Children’s Librarian, Laurie Collins, read aloud the book, My Father’s Boat by Sherry Garland.

In correspondence with the summer reading theme, “Dream Big, read,” Bruin’s staffers also arranged for Tyler Brown, a night-fisherman, to educate the children about deep-sea fishing.

Brown, who works for the Yankee Fleet charter fishing boat out of Gloucester taught the children how to identify local fish and Continued on page 2

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2012 Inter-town Babe Ruth 13/14 B Division Champions The Triton 2 team won the Intertown Babe Ruth League, Division B Championship (13-14 year olds) on Sunday, July 29th in a close 1-0 victory in the championship game held at Pines Field in Groveland. The young men achieved their season goal by displaying an uncommon work ethic; mutual respect for each other and their coaches; respect for each of their opponents; and a dedication to personal excellence in a team context. Every member of the team contributed to the team's success.

TRITON-2 Babe Ruth Team Back Row: Asst. Coach Don Anderson, Tom Anderson, Jack McCraven, Hans Morris, Nick Fantini, Paul Silvia, Jake Summit, Justin Ledbury, Coach Mark Leff, and Asst. Coach John McCarthy.

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Boys & Girls Club Members Take Aim at the Green Monster SALISBURY - Club members this summer entered a contest through National Grid to celebrate the 20th year of the Energy Star Program that has taken great stride in transforming how America uses energy. Over 20 Club members took part in the contest. The Club decided to enter two projects into the contest. The first project was the community garden, where members and staff worked with local town officials and community leaders. “The garden is a great way to save energy, connect with the community and learn about the environment. Planting your own garden or buying local produce reduces the fuel emissions, energy consumption and greenhouse gasses”. Said Jeannie Dunnigan who is the Clubs staff responsible for this project. The second project was Plastic Island where members created a recycled art installation made from bottle caps and recycled paper to raise awareness of the importance of recycling plastic and paper. “Plastic Island was created to inspire our local community to recycle plastic. There is too much plastic floating in our seas” says Treavor Souther of Newburyport and a Club members assisting on the project.

For their hard work on these projects Club members were awarded the one and only bonus prize from National Grid. This prize was a private day for 18 members of the Club at Fenway park that included batting practice, tour and luncheon. This is something our members will never forget, taking batting practice at historic Fenway Park, said Jim Keenan the Clubs executive director. They will always remember they did it because they worked hard as a member of the Club.

The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Merrimack Valley serves eight communities: Amesbury, Merrimac, Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, Salisbury, West Newbury, and Seabrook & Hampton, NH. The Club is the largest youth organization the in the Lower Merrimack Valley with a membership of 1500 and an The Town Common Courtesy Photo average attendance of 100 members, ages 6-18. The Club is open during the school year from Monday – Friday, 2:00-6:00pm. Special teen hours are offered every Friday with programming until 9:00pm. During summer months, the Club operates a summer day program from 7:00am-6:00pm, five days a week. Membership is only $25 per year and no additional after school fees. For more information visit: www.bgclmv.org. The Club offers transportation from Triton, Amesbury and Newburyport school districts.

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showed them specimens of live bait including eels and sea worms.

At the celebration’s conclusion, Bruins’ staffers provided giant goodie bags filled with authentic Bruins prizes to attendants.

The Bruins staff members, who organize these local projects, donate a lot of their own time and effort to make it happen.

Collins, who helped organize the event explained, “When I worked at the Newbury Town Library, that library was awarded the first of the Reading Rink grants.

Consequently, I was really excited to hear that my new library home would receive furniture also.”

Each summer the Bruins and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners team up and

distribute Reading Rink grants to libraries across the state. The grant provides each library with brand new Bruins themed chairs and tables for children to use.

“It is an impressive vehicle for outreach and the Bruins do a wonderful job of supporting the libraries,” Collins commented.

The Reading Rink furniture, which consists of black and gold Bruins’ colors and hockey stick trim will be a permanent display in the Ipswich Public Library’s children’s room. Collins and the rest of the Ipswich Public Library Staff encourage everyone to “sit down and put up your feet at the Bruins Reading Rink.” For any questions please contact the Ipswich Public Library Children’s room at (978) 412-8713.

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The Triton Vikings baseball team win the 9 year old division of the Stan Brown Jamboree in Danvers! They were undefeated in the playoffs and won the championship game 12-5 under the lights at Moulton Field on Sunday night, 8/13/12, in Danvers.

Photo info: Left to right, front row: Stone Butler, Brady Lindholm, Ryan Lindholm, Cam Paquette, Matthew Egan. Second row: Kyle O'Doy, Jack Wile, Jackson Irving, Andrew Masher Sam Boschen. Third row:Coach Jim Egan, Manager David Masher, Coach Jon Lindholm. Missing: Cael Kohen and Assistant Coach Drew Wile.

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for city, state and federal services at a time when they are strapped financially.

“It is a loophole in the tax policy. We are trying to close it,” said John Hugo, who owns the Book Rack in Newburyport and the Spirit of '76 Bookstores in Marblehead and Swampscott.

He and other merchants across the country are lobbying state and federal lawmakers to close the loophole. “We collect sales tax. And those taxes pay for schools and roads. Amazon gets a break. And that needs to be fixed,” he said.

The Massachusetts Mainstreet Fairness Coalition was formed to increase awareness of the inequity Internet businesses have in not collecting the 6.25 percent sales tax that shops do.

The coalition, it says, is “fighting to restore sales tax fairness and an end to the abuses of giant on-line only retailers who are devastating downtown retail stores.”

Co-chaired by Salem Mayor Kimberley Driscoll and David Didriksen, the owner of an Acton bookstore, the coalition wants Massachusetts legislators to join other states in requiring

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Larson, who grew up in Greeley, CO, started the business nine years ago after spending her early career selling telecommunication services and products. When the telecom business became a commodity, she grew bored and began looking for something creative to do.

One day while contemplating her future, she looked down at her hands messy with food she was preparing and realized that what she loved was cooking. She decided, as her motto says, “Turn your hobby into your profession.”

With her marketing hat on, she realized that there was a gap in the market for a quality cake business.

But she did not know how to bake a cake.

She went to the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts because she thought people would ask her if she had been trained at a culinary school. She got certified and had her home kitchen certified. Then she started learning about the chemistry of cake ingredients and how to decorate.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd CHILDREN’S TREASURE HUNT LACECRAFT FOR KIDS TEEN ICE CREAM PARTY AT CASTLE HILL Ipswich Museum, 54 South Main The Newburyport Public Library The Trustees of Reservations is pleased Dealer Name and Address Dealer Phone Number Street, Ipswich, hosts “Lacecraft for invites teens in grades 7 through 12 to announce that a program for 4-8 year SALE DATE & TIMES RT. 1, TOPSFIELDwww.retailerwebsiteaddress.com Kids” on Wednesday, August 22 from to join us for an Ice Cream Party on olds will be offered this season at Castle 3-5 pm. Come learn about the lace Thursday, August 23 from 2:00 to 3:00 Hill, a National Historic Landmark 978-887-2424 www.usaswim.com industry in Ipswich, view lace from pm in the Children’s Activity Room. located at 290 Argilla Road in Ipswich, the Museum’s collection, and complete Come meet Jessica, our new Teen MA. Enjoy a hunt for treasures both WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22nd

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MIGRANTS ON THE WING Let's explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge with a focus on migrants at this premier, birding destination. Long-sleeved shirt and long pants are suggested. Saturday, August 25th 8:00 am to 11:00am $20. Meeting Location: Parker River SUNDAY, AUGUST 26th National Wildlife Refuge at Parking Lot# 1 NEWBURYPORT FARMERS MARKET FARMERS MARKET Come enjoy the season with The Laurel Grange Farmers Market will be Newburyport Farmers’ Market held every Saturday from 9am to noon. featuring locally grown veggies, live For more information contact Charles music, locally prepared food products Carter at 978-352-2986. The grange and artisanal crafts! The Market will hall is located at 21 Garden St, West be held every Sunday rain or shine Newbury. from 9:00am-1:00pm at the Tannery Marketplace.

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AMESBURY - Applications for the 16th Annual Open Studio Tour in Amesbury are NOW available. The tour will take place on Nov. 10-11, 2012. Applications are download-able on the website and are due by Sept. 14th to the Amesbury Cultural Council. This annual event features work by artists living/working in Amesbury or who have participated in the tour in the past. It is a celebration of the arts in our community. All information and details are available on our website at: www.amesburyculturalcouncil.org. For more information, please contact council members at amesburycc@gmail.com.

-----------------------------------------------------------AMESBURY - The Amesbury Cultural Council requests interested community members and/or groups to apply for grants that support cultural activities within the community. Oct. 15th is the application deadline.

These grants can support exhibits, festivals, short term residencies, performances in schools, workshops and For lectures. Each Sale year local councils award monies to many groups, ranging from school field trips and enriching • music and film just to name a activities, after school programs, concerts, festivals, lectures, theater, dance, few. Local Cultural Council projects take place in schools, libraries, community centers, elder care facilities, parks, town halls and wherever communities come together. The Massachusetts Cultural Council receives funding from the state, which it in turn distributes to the Local Cultural Councils, primarily for grant funding which helps to achieve some of the above stated programs.

Cultural Council • The mission of the Amesbury • is “to promote cultural activities, the arts and interpretive sciences through financial support and community education. Applications are downloadable on our website: http://www.amesburyculturalcouncil.org/ Since submitted applicant information must be typed, accessing either the pdf or doc version of the application will allow the applicant to complete the form on a computer. All applicants must submit an original and nine photocopies of the application documents. Applications must include specific date, time, sponsor for event and specific number of Amesbury residents participating in the event. All applications are due by Oct. 15 to the Amesbury Cultural Council, Amesbury Town Hall, 62 Friend St., Amesbury, Ma. 01913. Please contact Amesburycc@gmail.com for any questions.

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-----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - The Ipswich Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Moonlight Cruise out of Gloucester harbor on Saturday Sept. 8, 2012. There will be music by Ross DJ, a catered buffet, and cash bar. This event will be a fun networking opportunity and will benefit the Chamber Scholarship Fund for Ipswich High School. The boat has a capacity for 140 and will push off from the Gloucester House Restaurant at 6:30 pm. We will return to the dock at 9:30 pm. The tide is right for a cruise thru the river and around Cape Ann. Rough seas will keep us in the harbor. The cost is $30 per person. You can make reservations thru Lisa Shanko at TD Bank (978-463-7114) or Bob McNeil at Ipswich Ford (978-356-2916).

-----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - All ages are welcome to our free Rainforest Reptile Show, here at the Newbury Town Library, September 12th, at 4:30 PM. Have a chance to meet some of the world's most unique animals and learn how to help protect their very special habitats. Any questions, please contact the library at 978-465-0539.

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-----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT – The 4th Annual NEF Open will be held Monday, September 24, 2012 at the Ipswich Country Club to raise money for the Newburyport Public Schools. The event begins with a shotgun start at 11:30 a.m. Every golfer who signs up by Labor Day (September 3) will receive a $25 gift certificate to Oregano Pizzeria and Ristorante in Newburyport. All proceeds benefit the Newburyport Education Foundation (NEF) and the Newburyport Public Schools Registration fee of $225 includes box lunch, full access to the practice facilities, 18-holes of golf, on course contests, dinner, awards, and raffle prizes. Register online at www.NewburyportEF.org or email golf@NewburyportEF.org for more information. Not a golfer? Join us for dinner for just $55. Sponsorship opportunities are still available ranging from $300 to $2,000, including: Cart Sponsor. Beverage Cart Sponsor, Dinner Sponsor, Putting Green Sponsor, Putting Contest Sponsor, Driving Range Sponsor, Individual Holes Sponsor, Hole in One Sponsors (4).. Thank you to our lead sponsor The Provident Bank. For more information, please contact Greg Park at gpark@newburyportEF.org -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Bethany lodge will host their monthly "Back to the Bean" ham and bean supper with all the home made sides and refreshments, Saturday September 1st from 4:30 to 6 pm at the Masonic Hall at 31 Green Street, Newburyport MA 01952 dinner will be followed by a Masonic Installation Cerimony at 6:30.

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-----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - With the third annual Exchange Club “Field of Honor� fast approaching, the club is once again selling flags to commemorate the victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, as well as to honor those who serve as fire, police, EMT, or military personnel. A booth will be set up in Market Square on Saturday Aug. 25, to pre-sell flags for the September 7-11 display on the Bartlet Mall in Newburyport. Flags will be sold right through the event itself while supplies last. Those interested may call Ben Iacono at 978-465-7028 or email him at biacono@comcast.net. The flags will be set up on the Mall on Friday, September 7, with tags identifying those to be honored. The official ceremony, with a reading of names known as the “Verbal Wall,� will take place on Sunday, September 9. Local dignitaries and musical presentations will be featured. The flags will be taken down and may be picked up by purchasers on Tuesday, September 11.

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BY J. PETER ST. CLAIR, DMD

Last week I was on vacation. There are many definitions of vacation but the first one I found when I looked up the definition is – “a period of

suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel.” I think that is a fairly good definition but for me it is missing one key point.

Most of us look forward to vacation.

For some it might be a time to relax or “unwind” or maybe sleep in and be lazy. For others, like myself, I look at it as having time to do things I love to do or to put it a different way – things that I am passionate about.

I know what you are thinking – but you are a dentist….aren’t you passionate about that? I have been a dentist for 18 years and there is no doubt that I love what I do. The fact of the matter is, it is difficult to stay interested in anything without growth. I take a lot of continuing education in dentistry to continue to learn and grow in my profession.

However, like most people, I have interests outside of work that I look forward to during vacation.

Every weekend is a vacation. I look at it that way because I always want to have a “vacation” to look forward to. Whether we are working or we are in school, we all look forward to time away from our daily routine. Having said that, whether it is a weekend or a longer vacation, I get up at the same time, generally go to sleep at the same time, and I exercise, which is all part of my daily routine. For me that is important because it allows me to spend the same amount of time doing some of the other things that I am passionate about.

So, what’s the key point that I think is missing from that definition of vacation? I think it should include the idea that we want to do things that make us feel good. If you aren’t feeling good you are feeling bad. If you feel bad you are not growing, and if you are not growing you are going in the other direction, which is not good!

While I love what I do on a dayto-day basis during the week, I am passionate about learning. I like to

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learn and grow in my profession but I like learning in general. I believe that is the key to growth and feeling good.

My father is a good example of this. He has been a veterinarian for 50 years! That is a long time to do the same thing. He still loves what he does, although he does it a lot less these days, but he always learning…. not just about veterinary medicine but about other things that he is passionate about. At 75 years old he is still learning and growing.

I had a patient in the other day who is truly passionate about bike riding.

While that is not his profession, it is obvious that he loves bike riding and is constantly striving for improvement and growth. Bike riding for him makes him feel good. And that is the key point – when you feel good you are happy and we all want to be happy.

There are things that we have to do in our day-to-day lives that don’t necessarily make us feel good. Many of those things cannot be avoided.

However, in general, we should try to avoid those things that do not make us feel good. For example, I do not watch the news very often any more.

If you watch the news on a regular basis I would bet you know why.

So, if you find yourself not as happy as you would like to be, stop and write down a list of the things that bring joy to your life. Make time to do more of those things, or even just one. Pick something that you want to learn more about and “grow” with it. I truly believe that happiness is a choice.

Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered 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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-----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Adagio Dance Studio is hosting an open house and registration offering classes in all styles for Commercial Printing & Professional Graphic Design children age 2 - adult on Wed August 22nd, and Wed Aug 29 from 6-8 PM. Their director, Samantha has danced for over 25 years and has been teaching for 12 years. For more information contact the studio at 978brochures, wide format posters, office forms, menus, flyers 948-7900. 319 Newbury Turnpike, Rowley. www.danceadagio.com presentation folders, notepads, tickets, business cards -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Library is happy to announce our new passes for the Lowell Spinners. The passes are www.CoastalPrintingInc.com available for each home game and allows six people entrance at $3 per person (half price). The passes are presented to the box office of the Lowell Spinners when the tickets are purchased. Sponsored by the Friends of the Rowley Library. Don’t forget that the Rowley Library offers discount passes to a few of the local museums.

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-----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Library Book Club to meet September 6 For its first selection of the season the Rowley Library Book Club is reading This beautiful life by Helen Schulman. The novel examines what happens when a privileged New York family gets caught in a child pornography scandal because of a video sent to their 15 year old son by a classmate. Library Journal called it "a painfully honest novel that examines with precision the delicate balancing act needed to nurture a family through these manic times." Copies are available at the library or at http://rowley.mvlc.org Join the discussion Thursday, September 6, at 6:30 pm at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Fellowship Thrift Shop located at the First Congregational Church of Rowley, 175 Main St (Rte 1A)Rowley is open on Tuesday and Saturdays 9 AM to 1 PM and Thursday 3 - 7pm. Donations of gently used clothing are accepted during shop hours ONLY. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - Rowley Library Collecting for Rowley Food Pantry - Donate non-perishable food items, cleaning supplies and paper goods, or personal hygiene products for the Rowley Food Pantry in the basket in the Library lobby. The Rowley Food Pantry is open on Tuesday mornings from 10 am to noon and Thursday evenings from 6 - 7:30 in the parsonage of the Baptist Church at 153 Main St. All Rowley residents are welcome.

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Trivia Wednesdays 7-9pm ---------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society is overloaded with cats and kittens and is desperately $2 off all menu items & gift certificate giveaways seeking new adoptive families for cats and kittens, as well as adult cat foster families to help with our situation.

Calypso Every Thursday 6-9pm Just this past weekend we had a mom cat and her litter of kittens – one of which had a string tied tightly around Live Calypso music on the patio. its neck -- left abandoned in a carrier in by our back door. More needy cats & kittens come in everyday, so we Caribbean themed food and tropical drinks. need families who can help with temporary housing for adult cats and permanent adoption of kittens and cats.

To help with this effort, we are discounting all adult cat (over 1 yr old) adoption fees to just $50 for the month of August. “It is just so heartbreaking to see these wonderful cats and kittens that need a home,” said MRFRS $5 of f the purchase of President Stacy LeBaron. “The summertime is when we are at our fullest capacity, so if you want to bring a two s a l a d s o r s a n dwi c h e s kitty home, now’s the time we have the most to pick from.” To adopt a kitty from the Merrimack River Feline Ke o n ’ s G r i l l e ( G e o rg e t own ) O n ly Cannot be combined with other discounts or coupons Rescue Society please visit www.mrfrs.org and fill out an adoption application or visit us at 63 Elm St. Our Expires 8/31/12 adoption hours are Tuesday 12-3 and 5-7, Weds 12-3, Thurs 12-3 and 5-7, Friday 12-3 and Saturday 12-5.

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are not required to pay back until you move out of your home or the last surviving borrower passes away. You’ll make no monthly mortgage payments and there’s no income qualification.

Reverse Mortgages are helping older Americans across the country achieve greater financial security and enjoy their retirement years to the fullest. The senior is responsible for keeping up payments on Home Owners Insurance, Property Taxes & Maintaining the home. Please consult with your attorney.

To qualify for a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), the borrower(s) must be 62 years of age or older and have equity in your home. In addition, Lenders require that borrowers receive counseling from a HUD-approved counseling agency prior to receiving a loan.

This can take place over the phone or in person.

How much money can one receive? The general rule of thumb is the older you are and the higher the appraised value of your home, the more money you receive. The major determining factors are: the reverse mortgage program chosen, the age of the borrower, the appraised value of your home, the amount of equity in the home and the current interest rates.

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.

What Are Common Reverse Mortgages Myths?

1) The main one is that if you don’t repay the loan the home will face foreclosure. This is simply not true, because provided that you are living in your own home. The lender nor anyone else can take your home away from you. The entire point of a reverse mortgage is to give you a loan and for the lender to receive his money after you either move out, sell it, or after you are deceased.

2) The second myth is that you won’t be able to qualify and this is also incorrect because as long as you are 62 and own your own home and live there, you will qualify.

Regardless of bad credit.

3) Another myth is that the lender will take your entire estate and leave nothing left for any family members. This is also untrue because if you took out a $50,000 loan and your home is worth $175,000.00 the remaining $125,000.00 will not go to the lender. It will go to whomever you want it to go to provided you have a will.

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While and operates Country Crossroads there is value to working with the buyer you have, there is little to no value to working with a buyer whose “LOW BALL� offer is unreasonable and evokes feelings from a seller who will not look favorably upon continued dialogue with the buyer.

2. Offer a fair price, but PLAN to RENEGOTIATE the price after your home inspection. Once an agreement has been reached, every buyer should have a home inspection. A home inspection should be done by a competent professional of the buyer’s choice for the purpose of allowing the buyer to obtain information about the property so that he may learn among other things, if there are problems that were not known at the time of the agreement that substantially impact the value of the home. The deliberate practice of using the inspection clause in the agreement to come back for a second bite of the apple for issues that do not impact the value of the home is both unfair and antagonizing to the seller. Just when the buyer thinks he’s got the seller “over a barrel�, the seller often will direct his REALTORŽ to “Give the buyer back his deposit. I do not want to deal with him again�.

3. Ask for many items such as furniture, fixtures, appliances whether you want them or not to create ‘bargaining chips�.

Let’s just hope the noises stop in your head in time.

There has been a demonstrable shift in the market that continues ever so slowly. It is no longer a “hot� buyers’ market but we are a long road from a “hot� sellers’ market. Prices have been corrected over a six year prolonged buyers’ market but unemployment figures and a fragile consumer confidence still impact both sellers’ and buyers’ decisions in the real estate world.

No matter what the market conditions, the very best closings happen when buyers and sellers have shown each other the mutual respect and understanding they deserve throughout the process.

Many times good friendships have developed that last years between folks who came together over the most valuable asset in their lives.

What more could one have in common with another but to love the other’s home? Be good to each other and “happy sales to you.�

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In a sellers’ market where there are few properties from which to choose and a surplus of buyers looking for homes, the seller generally has more control over the price and terms because of the supply and demand. When several buyers are competing for that one property available on Maple Street, as long as the asking price is not over the bank’s financing guidelines, the seller can get “over asking� for the home in what is commonly referred to as a “bidding war�. Moreover, the seller is not likely to see any additional demands such as “leave the dining room set, Waterford chandelier, and the Lexus as gifts when you move out�.

In contrast, in a buyers’ market where there are many more properties than there are buyers, the dynamic shifts especially if the property is overpriced. In this buyers’ market it’s critical that all parties embrace the basic tenants of fairness and respect when engaging in the process of the transfer of home ownership from one to the other. Stubbornness, insensitivity and inflated egos can squash a deal in a heartbeat, so if you really want to BLOW THE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN THE HOME OF YOUR DREAMS, HERE’S HOW TO DO IT: 1. Convince yourself that “The seller is desperate, so I’m going to LOW BALL my offer.� While there are some circumstances where sellers are not in a position to remain on the market until a reasonable offer comes along, they are few and far apart even in a strong buyers’ market. Sellers have been paying attention to the market and their asking prices

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