Monthly Archives: November 2013

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New Berlin woman charged with third drunken driving offense By Jane Ford-Stewart Oct. 15, 2013 9:33 a.m. | The driver involved in a crash that knocked out the traffic signals at busy Moorland Road and National Avenue in New Berlin shortly before the morning rush hour Oct. 8 has been charged with drunken driving, third offense. Driver Gina Ramirez, 41, of New Berlin had a court appearance Wednesday afternoon and will have a preliminary Read more [...]

Charming Grade II listed cottage

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School Cottage is a charming, Grade II listed property in Cutbush, Wickhambrook, with a delightful garden backing on to the recreation ground. This superb, extended cottage has many features including fireplaces, exposed brick floors and timbers.Accommodation includes an entrance hall, sitting room with bay window, dining room with fireplace, kitchen/breakfast room with doors to the garden, utility room, study, family room with French doors to the garden, and a shower Read more [...]

Fire damages three homes on North Division Street

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A firefighter was taken to Erie County Medical Center to be checked out after suffering an injury battling an overnight fire on North Division Street that started in one home and spread to two others.The fire began at about 1:30 a.m. at 737 N. Division, a vacant 1½-story house, and caused extensive damage at 735 and 739 N. Division.An occupant in one of the houses required temporary shelter from the Red Cross.Damage at 739 N. Division was listed at $75,000 and damage at 735 N. Division was put Read more [...]

Listed IFA completes 16th acquisition in £1.1m deal

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Listed IFA AFH Financial Group has completed it third acquisition this year by purchasing West Midlands-based Origin Financial Ltd in deal worth up to £1.1m. The purchase will comprise an initial cash payment within three months of completion of £412,501 from the company’s existing resources, with a further cash consideration of up to £687,499 payable over the 29 months following the acquisition depending on performance. Origin has approximately £88m Read more [...]

Wake County school connection to Monday’s teacher walk-in events

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Some Wake County school board members and leaders of the Great Schools in Wake Coalition will be out backing teachers during Monday’s teacher walk-in events across the school district and the state.School board members Susan Evans and Jim Martin are among the elected officials who are scheduled to attend after-school walk-in events. Public Schools First NC and the N.C. Justice Center are holding a press conference at noon in connection with the walk-in events.Organize Read more [...]

Plans for 200 homes on site of Shrewsbury’s old Shelton Hospital

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The former Victorian asylum, which closed last year after being replaced by the new £46 million Redwoods mental health centre, has been purchased by Shropshire Homes for an undisclosed sum.The firm intends to start public consultations on its plans for the site in early 2014 before submitting a planning application in March. If granted, work could begin on site late next year.Parts of the Victorian hospital are Grade II-listed and Shropshire Homes has said it will retain “almost all” Read more [...]

What’s Happening: 11/04

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List your events Low-cost, local events happening this week. To be included, your event must be family friendly, cost less than $25 per person and take place in Cecil County as well as adjoining areas within a 20-minute drive. Please submit the event title, time, address and the cost per person online at cecildaily.com. Once approved by an editor, the event will be listed on Cecildaily.com until its completion date. It will run in the print Read more [...]

Black Iris developer defends housing conversions

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OTTAWA — Tamer Abaza is one of the most prolific developers in the city when it comes to converting homes into multi-unit student housing, yet many residents who fiercely oppose such projects know little about him.One of several directors of Black Iris Developments, Abaza’s name is attached to several companies that own at least 14 properties in neighbourhoods near the city’s two major universities where on-campus digs are hard to come by.He’s not the only one transforming Read more [...]

Holocaust memorabilia listed for sale on eBay

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The internet auction site eBay has apologised and removed 30 items from sale after it was found to be selling artefacts that belonged to the victims of the Holocaust.The items included a uniform thought to have belonged to a Polish baker who died in Auschwitz, which was on sale for £11,200.The site apologised and said it had made a donation of £25,000 to charity.Other items reported to be for sale included shoes and a toothbrush belonging to a death camp victim and Star of David armbands Read more [...]

Some digits stand out in home listings

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According to a study from the University of British Columbia, when the number on the house ended in four, houses sold at a 2.2% discount. The reason, according to the study: In Mandarin, Cantonese and several other Chinese dialects, the pronunciation of the number four sounds very similar to the word for "death." There's even a name for the fear of the number four: tetraphobia. And it's why Richmond Hill, Ontario, passed a bylaw this summer outlawing the Read more [...]