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Real Life and Real Estate in the Greater Hartford Area
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The Manchester Dog Festival will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Globe Hollow in Manchester CT from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  The rain date is Sunday, September 11, 2011.   The Manchester Dog Owners Group (MDOG) organizes the event as a festival and fundraiser for a future dog park in ...
09/02/2011
Fish Family Farm Day in Bolton CT On Saturday, September 3, 2011, there will be plenty of fun at Fish Family Farm Day in Bolton CT.  From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., families can enjoy homemade ice cream sundaes made fresh at the farm from the Fish Family Farm Jersey cows that reside on over 200 acr...
09/01/2011
Looking on the Bright Side!   So this is the first day since Sunday when Hurricane Irene hit that I am actually looking on the bright side. Now that I have power restored, I think I must put it all in perspective.   We lost power at 8:30 a.m on Sunday and didn't have it restored until today, Wedn...
08/31/2011
South Windsor Condo Report ~ July 2011   The condo market in South Windsor was a busy one in July 2011 with 12 closed sales and a median price of $165,250.  In July 2010, there were 10 closed sales with a median price of $172,000, so although the median price was somewhat lower this year, the num...
08/27/2011
A Green Solution for Tick and Insect Control   Yesterday, I was taking a walk around my neighborhood and was stunned to see a group of what I thought might be turkeys of some sort in one of the yards a few streets down from my house.  I live in a residential area so I am always surprised when I s...
08/27/2011
I just listed this home in a great neighborhood in Bloomfield CT for $254,900. This split-level home is on the end of a cul-de-sac on .79 acres with a beautiful yard that abuts town open space. The home has an open floor plan on the main level and a separate family room just a few steps down. The...
08/24/2011
Good News! Cruisin' on Main Street Rescheduled for September 18, 2011! Cruisin' on Main Street, one of Manchester CT's premier events, has had to be rescheduled twice because of the weather.  The new date is September 18, 2011 from 11:00 to 4:00.   Cruisin' on Main Street began in 2001 and is the...
08/22/2011
Back-to-School Shopping ~ Tax-free shopping week in Connecticut! Starting today, August 21, 2011 through Saturday, August 27, 2011, there is tax-free shopping for clothes and shoes under $300 throughout Connecticut.   Now is the time to start your back-to-school shopping and save money!  This yea...
08/21/2011
Good News! Tolland CT and South Windsor CT Make Money Magazine's List Every year, Money Magazine ranks small towns and comes up with a top 100 list of the Best Places to Live among small towns.  This year five Connecticut towns made the list.  Here are the top towns (in order): Tolland (37th) Sou...
08/20/2011
Real Estate Recovery? Good News from The Hartford Courant   Those of us who track the real estate statistics every month know that July was a rebounder in terms of closed sales.  It was the first month that we didn't have to compare month-over-month (2010 vs. 2011) with the inflated numbers gener...
08/19/2011
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Peggy Chirico

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