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    Oct 18, 2011 |Blog| Sun-Sentinel

  1. Avoid contractor fraud: do the homework before home improvement

    Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel
    The National Center for Home Improvement Fraud?? will hold a free??workshop, ???How to Protect Yourself from Home Repair Contractor Fraud,??? on Oct. 20 at the Central Broward Regional Park.?? Open to the public and hosted by Broward County Commissioner...

    Tags: Fraud, Home Improvement, Lauderhill, Services and Shopping, Corporate Crime

    2. May 11, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Power line marking mishap quite a jolt

    Judy and Joe Kaminski hired a landscaper to plant trees in their yard to replace trees that died during recent storms.
    Judy and Joe Kaminski hired a landscaper to plant trees in their yard to replace trees that died during recent storms. They felt comfortable knowing the landscaper, as required by state law, would make sure the underground utility lines in their yard...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Allentown, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Services and Shopping

    3. Feb 11, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  3. Kevin Hunt: The Blizzard And Blocked Gas-Furnace Vents, Insurance Claims And 'Nemo' vs. 'Charlotte'

    Look what The Bottom Line just uncovered beneath several feet of drifting snow:
    The Hartford Courant
    Look what The Bottom Line just uncovered beneath several feet of drifting snow: Gas furnaces, carbon monoxide and rotten eggs: Homes heated by natural gas vent a byproduct, carbon monoxide, to the outside of the house. A side-wall vent blocked by...

    Tags: Weather Reports, Consumers, Environmental Issues, The Weather Channel (tv network), Weather

    4. Feb 3, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  4. Market Basket: Urban style in the suburbs

    When you're apartment hunting, you usually look around the neighborhood.
    When you're apartment hunting, you usually look around the neighborhood. The more urban the residential complex, the more you might be interested in what amenities and destinations will be close to home. Within walking distance of your home, even....

    Tags: Sales, Apartments, Dunkin' Donuts, Consumers, Rentals

    5. Nov 29, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  5. Don't wait for spring for home projects

    If you’re looking to have work done on your home, you may not want to wait.
    If you’re looking to have work done on your home, you may not want to wait. Contractors aren’t as busy this time of year because many homeowners wait until spring to start a project, meaning that there’s no time like the present to save...

    Tags: Services and Shopping

    6. Oct 31, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Scams blow in with Hurricane Sandy

    In the calm before the storm, hopefully you prepared as best as you could for Hurricane Sandy's arrival. Now that she's gone, it's important to remain calm after the storm, too. If a tree crushed your car or fell on your home, or if your roof or...

    Tags: FEMA, Consumers, Bucks County, Business, Lawyers

    7. Sep 26, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  7. City cracks down on unlicensed contractors

    In attempt to crackdown on unlicensed contractors operating in the city, Department of Code Enforcement inspectors opened up an abandoned house in the 3900 block of Carrollton Avenue to lure under-the-table operators into making renovation bids.
    In attempt to crackdown on unlicensed contractors operating in the city, Department of Code Enforcement inspectors opened up an abandoned house in the 3900 block of Carrollton Avenue to lure under-the-table operators into making renovation bids. “...

    Tags: Carrollton, Economy, Business and Finance, Services and Shopping, Companies and Corporations

    8. Sep 16, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  8. PennDOT guide rail blocks resident's off-street space

    <strong><em>Q: I moved to Boston a few months ago, but my adult son is living at our home on Route 611 in Williams Township. Imagine my surprise when visiting him in late June to find a brand new guardrail installed on the canal side of northbound 611, directly across the road from our home. For more than 25 years there was a pull-off space there, as a 'break' in the railing, complete with end caps, that left a space big enough for a car to pull off the road safely. Since 611 has zero shoulder, and there's a blind curve just behind this spot, the pull-off seemed a sensible way to keep disabled cars from being struck from behind. The ground is level and it seems perfectly safe to park there. We also use this space to safely turn left out of our driveway, given the curve and speeding drivers on 611. No notice of this change was given. The ugly rail blocks our view of the canal and river. Ironically, a similar pull-over spot just north of ours was left untouched, though it is smaller and the ground slopes toward the canal. Is there any hope to have this unneeded, unwanted and highly inconvenient rail removed?</em></strong>
    Q: I moved to Boston a few months ago, but my adult son is living at our home on Route 611 in Williams Township. Imagine my surprise when visiting him in late June to find a brand new guardrail installed on the canal side of northbound 611, directly...

    Tags: Allentown, Sean Brown, Services and Shopping, Car Safety Tips and Advice

    9. Aug 27, 2012 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. There are ways to keep plumber away

    Like knees and elbows, you may not realize how much you rely on your home's toilets or sinks until things go bad. I learned that lesson recently when a pipe fitting below my house cracked and backed up my toilets and tubs several times. Not something any...

    Tags: Business, Plumbing, Services and Shopping

    10. May 4, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  10. PennDOT repaving blocked a driveway, the wrong driveway

    The plastic "belly pan" under the front end of the seven-year-old Infinity coupe cleared the pavement despite the dip at the end of Ken Horodenski's driveway.
    The plastic "belly pan" under the front end of the seven-year-old Infinity coupe cleared the pavement despite the dip at the end of Ken Horodenski's driveway. It missed it by only an inch, however. (I know because I stopped with the front wheels in...

    Tags: Vehicles, Highway Transportation, Lehigh County, Services and Shopping

    11. Apr 29, 2011 |Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  11. It's time to check your air conditioning

    Summer begins in little more than six weeks, which means now is the time to make sure your air-conditioning system is up to the job of keeping you and your family cool.
    Summer begins in little more than six weeks, which means now is the time to make sure your air-conditioning system is up to the job of keeping you and your family cool. Already, 90-plus degree weather is here, reminding us how hot and humid South and...

    Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Florida

    12. Jun 23, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  12. Kevin Hunt: He Wants Money Back (And More) For Home Depot Kitchen

    Bob Deasy and his wife, Janet, have lived in the same Unionville house with the same kitchen for 44 years.
    The Hartford Courant
    Bob Deasy and his wife, Janet, have lived in the same Unionville house with the same kitchen for 44 years. They're retired, living on a pension and Social Security, but last October Bob Deasy decided to flatter both his wife and their home with a new...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Building Material, The Home Depot, Employment

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