Cranford House Hunt: This Weekend’s Open Houses

There are 10 open houses today in Cranford. Most viewing times are between 1p.m. and 4p.m.   741 Willow St. – The split-level home has four bedrooms, three-bathrooms and is listed for $589,000.   22 Hampton Rd. – The four-bedroom, 2-bath home is a colonial priced at $537,000.   717 Brookside Place– This four-bedroom, 2.1-bathroom bi-level home is listed for $549,999.   721 Willow Street – A three-bedroom and 1.5-bathroom colonial is listed at $489,000.   117 Roosevelt Ave – Read more [...]

Oscar Night on the Vineyard: 5 Things for Feb. 24, 2013

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 Menemsha Fish Market is closed today. Youth Group meets at 4 p.m., Federated Church, 45 S Summer St, Edgartown, free. Catch SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN - Nominated for Academy Award: Best Documentary, 4 p.m., Martha's Vineyard Film Center, 79 Beach Rd, Vineyard Haven, $10 Then come back for the OSCAR VIEWING PARTY - RED CARPET AFFAIR, 7:30 pm, Martha's Vineyard Film Center, 79 Beach Rd, Vineyard Haven, $30. When is Illumination Night? What day is the Possible Dreams Read more [...]

Paul Downey wins Mr. Healdsburg crown

Retired banker Paul Downey is the new Mr. Healdsburg. Mr. Downey, 74, became the 10th man crowned as Mr. Healdsburg Saturday nighht at The Raven before a capacity crowd. Paul Downey. Mr. Healdsburg is a beauty pageant parody that is the leading fundraiser each year for the Raven Performing Arts Theater, the 400-seat theater that plays host to a wide range of music, theater, movie and charity events. Mr. Downey got a standing ovation for Read more [...]

House Hunt: Four Open Houses in Clark and Garwood on Sunday

House hunting? This Sunday, there are five open houses in Clark and one in Garwood. See photos of the homes in our gallery. All of these open houses run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 14 Harrison Street, Clark – This five-bedroom, three-bathroom home is listed for $499,900. 45 Florence Drive, Clark – This three-bedroom, two-bathroom Cape Cod is listed for $349,000. 5 Cellar Avenue, Clark – This two-bedroom, one-bathroom condominium is listed for $309,000. 514 Maple Court, Garwood – This three-bedroom, Read more [...]

90 medical ‘don’ts’ listed for doctors, patients to avoid

WASHINGTON — Doctors should avoid 90 medical procedures that are performed regularly but often cost too much or do little good, according to a new list of expert recommendations. The ABIM Foundation said it released its medical “don’ts” to help doctors and patients choose wisely and reduce health-care costs. Some examples: Physicians shouldn’t use feeding tubes for patients with advanced dementia or automatically order CT scans to evaluate children’s minor head injuries. “More Read more [...]

May7ven’s sister listed for UK award

Funmi Odegbami, sister of May7ven and a member of the Black Women in Europe Power List, has received nominations in the categories of “Best Makeup Artist” of the year and “Best Educator” of the year at the prestigious Women4africa Awards 2013.  The 2nd annual awards will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at The Great Hall, Kensington.Funmi established herself as a major player in the field with her impressive portfolio, which includes work on the catwalk,  TV, music Read more [...]

Baldwin-Whitehall House Tour (Two Open Houses)

VIDEO ABOUT LIVING IN BALDWIN-WHITEHALL (produced by local school district officials): bwschools.net/bwsdpromovideo The Baldwin-Whitehall Patch provides another gallery of some of the residential real estate listings in our area. Houses eligible to be listed are any of those in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District. The B-W Patch will do its best to feature houses representing different price levels and representing different real estate agencies. The B-W Patch has no intention of favoring certain Read more [...]

Wanted sex offender arrested in Jackson Twp.

Police conducting a traffic stop on The Strip Friday evening arrested a wanted sex offender from Akron. Bradford L. Dean, 33, was arrested at 5:08 p.m. in the 4500 block of Mega Street NW on a sexual battery warrant out of Jackson Township, Stark County Jail records said. The warrant for his arrest was issued on Tuesday. Details of events that led to the charge were not listed in the jail records. Dean was also convicted in 2006 of sexual battery, Stark County court records Read more [...]

Rockridge Open Houses, Sunday, Feb. 24

All open houses are Sunday, Feb. 24, 2-4:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. ROCKRIDGE (College Avenue area) 6634 Chabot Road, $895,0003 bedrooms, 2 bathsMLS 40603547 UPPER ROCKRIDGE (east of Broadway) 6100 Taft Ave., $869,0003 bedrooms, 1 bathMLS 40603369 6809 Broadway Terrace, $1,075,0004 bedrooms, 2.5 bathsMLS 40603668NEW LISTING(Just outside Rockridge, in lower Montclair/North Hills area)  695 Florence Ave., $1,150,0005 bedrooms, 2.5 bathsMLS 40604343NEW LISTING 5465 Hilltop Crescent, $1,850,0004 Read more [...]

St. Tammany gun shakedown

Under current federal scrutiny, a Louisiana sheriff shifts his position after spending years defending two lawsuits that request the return of items seized at the residence of a former deputy. “I’m not surprised that, two days after I was served with a subpoena to appear before a federal grand jury on February 28, the sheriff’s office now claims we can have our son’s shotgun back,” said the former St. Tammany Parish deputy, Norman J. Manton, Jr. Sherrie Buras-Manton, Read more [...]