By Kathy on June 30, 2009
I am a big fan of berries. Strawberries. Blueberries. Raspberries, red and black. So, when the summer picking season comes around, you’ll likely find me in a berry patch, kneeling in the dirt, determined to find the biggest, juiciest strawberries. Blueberry picking isn’t so back-breaking, but sometimes the best and brightest blues are nestled deep [...]
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By Tony Derbyshire on June 28, 2009
My second Open House in my career as a Realtor was here in the neighborhood of Stratfield, where I live. It was before I had any listings of my own and I was helping the listing agent. The day before the Open House, I visited the home and found that the grass was up to [...]
Posted in real estate | Tagged Buying homes, Fairfield Homes, Homes, Open Houses, real estate, selling homes
By ed@heyfairfield on June 27, 2009
The Fairfield Public Library’s Jobs 2009 series has concluded for the summer, but the networking will continue on.
Join a summer networking group at the Library.
The meetings will be unstructured, providing members the opportunity to exchange job search tips and strategies while expanding their network of contacts in a supportive environment. Each group of 15 [...]
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By Beth Carter on June 25, 2009
Summer officially started over the weekend although this weather doesn’t feel like it. This is the perfect season to reassess your life before the start of the new school year. I always felt that even if you do not have children that right after Labor Day is a time for a new beginning [...]
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By ed@heyfairfield on June 25, 2009
This was submitted by one of our regular readers, Paul.
Ed,
My neighbor, Todd Jones, just sent a few photos to you of a huge tree which fell across upper Black Rock Turnpike just South of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield. It smashed a windshield on a Subaru and, amazingly, nobody seems to have been hurt. Traffic [...]
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By Tony Derbyshire on June 24, 2009
I’m a Realtor, and this is my first blog. I love what I do for a living. I also like to write so this seemed like it was worth a shot. I’d like to spend my time writing to you about Real Estate. Don’t worry. I won’t overwhelm you with mind numbing stats though numbers [...]
Posted in real estate | Tagged Beach Living, Commuting to NYC, CT, Fairfield, Home buyers, real estate
By ed@heyfairfield on June 19, 2009
Beth Carter , a Personal and Business Coach, with Carter Consultants Ltd. and Melissa Ciotoli, a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will be hosting a free Wish Planning Workshop on 6/25 at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s office in Westport. The workshop will cover life planning and financial planning to achieve your dreams and goals.
For [...]
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Junior Achievement Wraps Up at McKinley School
By ed@heyfairfield on June 26, 2009
The students of Ms. Diana Webb’s third grade class looked on intently as Kevin Demshak, a Regional Consultant with Fidelity Brokerage Services, handed checks to several students in exchange for cash. These students were the “bankers” in Mr. Demshak’s activity “You Can Bank On It”, the last activity of five in Junior Achievement’s Elementary School Program [...]
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