Archive for July, 2007

Canterbury’s Dupont: I want to rest (Norwich Bulletin)

Monday, July 30th, 2007

CANTERBURY — After 10 years as first selectman, Neil Dupont Sr. is finally calling it quits. Dupont did not seek re-election at last Tuesday’s Republican Town Committee caucus, confirming what he’d been telling people for months: It’s time for a rest.

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World’s largest shingles facility completes $40M expansion project (The Herald-Sun)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

If you’re in a new home or one whose roof has been replaced, there’s a good possibility the shingles were manufactured in Granville County at the world’s largest roofing materials plant.

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Senior center events for August (Williamsport Sun Gazette)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Editor’s note: Information for the following senior centers was incorrectly provided and published in the July edition of Senior Sun.) 1 South Main St.

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Fairfield tavern returns to Washington era (Connecticut Post)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

FAIRFIELD — The town is nearly finished restoring a historic structure where George Washington slept in October 1789 during his tour of colonies invaded and torched by the British.

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Church Receives Final Touch (WBAY Green Bay)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

An historic cathedral, getting a costly copper makeover, has a new addition. From the ground, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral’s two steeples seem to reach the sky; from the sky, they inspire.

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Alabama farmers want to export more to Cuba (USA Today)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Dorman Grace looks over his north Alabama farm and wonders how chickens may play a role in ending the trade embargo between Cuba and the United States.

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Students help rehab Falls housing (The Buffalo News)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

NIAGARA FALLS — More than 800 teenagers and chaperones worked diligently the last two weeks to put new roofs on houses, paint walls and repair porches and steps for people who couldn’t afford to do the work themselves.

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Caulk no, grout yes between tub and tile (Boston Globe)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

I was reading your column and wonder if you could clarify your answer to “Upset Over Brown” asking about his now-brown caulking around the bathtub. You mentioned that if the joint was between the tub and tile, he should use grout. I am in the process of a bathroom renovation and my contractor was going to have the tile …

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Microburst causes major damage (The Star)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Homer Glen residents living in the Cedar Glen subdivision looked a bit shell-shocked as they began cleaning up tree branches and scattered lawn furniture.

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Green roof is truly alive Environmentalist couple plants sedum where shingles would go (The Morning Call)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

| On leafy Charlotte Street in Kansas City, Mo., on top of a gray-sided, 1920s Dutch Colonial typical of the neighborhood, a new swath of greenery has sprouted.

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Journey along with Bruch (Seattle Times)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

As a sculptor, Cris Bruch has a lot going for him. He starts his artworks with strong ideas, then creates elegant forms that vary in method…

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Roof inspected only from ground level (Los Angeles Times)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Question: I have two complaints against home inspectors. The last two I hired inspected the roofs from the ground only, and neither reported any defects. I also have found that home inspectors won’t admit to errors made during their inspections. When problems are discovered after the purchase, they often dismiss them as normal conditions. For example, when I found that my main water shut-off …

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Copperton township: Life slows down a bit, and residents are glad (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

Call them the forgotten “cities.” They have main drags. They have parks. They have civic boards. They have homes. In fact, their combined population approaches 100,000 people.

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Longest episode ever (Vail Daily)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

He Said I came into “The Simpsons Movie” with high expectations. I’m a longtime fan of the Springfield, Wherever, TV family, and my motto is “There’s a Simpsons quote for everything.”

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Municipal matters (Times Leader)

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

KINGSTON – Wyoming Valley West tax bills will be mailed on Monday.

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