11.08.2010 Real Estate Hazards that might be found in your house Safe as houses? Maybe not. In fact, your house can be quite a dangerous place. If you’ve ever purchased a home, you likely had a thorough inspection to reassure...
10.27.2010 Real Estate How to make it so you have a pest-free home Just when you thought your home was your fortress, the numbers and varieties of invasive household pests are growing, say local pest control experts. There are some simple steps...
09.23.2010 Real Estate Shutters, gutters and screens KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO Workmen refurbish the roof of a Pike Street home in Mattituck Friday afternoon. Experts say fall is a good idea to make sure siding and roofing...
09.09.2010 Business From ‘bad dog!’ to ‘good boy!’ JAY WEBSTER PHOTODawn Bennett of North Fork School For Dogs conducts a home training session with Tao, a 5 1/2-year-old pit bull adopted from the Southold Town Animal Shelter...
08.05.2010 Real Estate Seaside life, landlocked price BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO A row of summer homes in Woodcliff Park in Baiting Hollow, where at least two cottages can be had for under $70,000 – cash only. Many...
07.22.2010 Real Estate Many comforts, few headaches KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTOSandra Leary can see Long Island Sound from her balcony at the Maidstone Landing condo community in Jamesport, a view most people don Condo living, anyone? Courtesy...
07.15.2010 Real Estate Brown lawns will get green again TIM KELLY PHOTO Joseph Leonard of S & L Irrigation in Southold checks the sprinkler system that keeps the lawn green at a Mattituck business. Despite some welcome showers...
07.08.2010 Real Estate Putting 1 East Main on the map BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTODee Muma heads upstairs to an apartment in her commercial building at the corner of Peconic Avenue and Main Street. Some might say 1929 was not the...
05.27.2010 Real Estate Home meets barn on his 5-acre slice of the North Fork BARBARAELLEN KOCH PHOTO The front foyer’s custom-made lighting fixture is made from an old wagon wheel found in Southold. Blankets from the owner’s collection decorate the second-floor railing. Tucked...
05.13.2010 Real Estate How to be the best neighbor KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTO The fence on this Southold property was installed by North Fork Fence, whose owner, Pete Ponterio, urges homeowners to check local restrictions and property lines before...