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Robert H Grasmere Local History Center
May 21, 2013On Saturday, June 8, 2013, members of the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission will be at the Robert H Grasmere L...
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Essex County Offers Family Garden Party at Presby Memorial Iris Gardens, Saturday
May 17, 2013MONTCLAIR, NJ - All are welcome, Saturday, to attend the Essex County Family Garden Party at the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens where...
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Asthma and Basements
May 14, 2013What is the correlation between asthma and basements? The air in the basement is usually the worst air in the house. Du...
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Greater Newark Conservancy to Host Annual Spring Block Party
May 11, 2013Join Greater Newark Conservancy staff and community members at the Conservancy’s Urban Environmental Center, 32 Princ...
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Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission to meet at History Center of Maplewood
May 6, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Members of the Maplewood Historic Preservation Commission will be at the Local History Center of Maplewood, 1688 Sprin...
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Learn How to Install a Drip Irrigation in Your Garden with the Green Team
April 30, 2013SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The Green Teams of Maplewood, South Orange and Millburn will be installing a drip irrigation syste...
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Dispose of Your Household Hazardous Waste This Saturday
April 30, 2013CEDAR GROVE, NJ – Essex County is holding a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, May 4, at the Essex...
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Community Church to Hold Rummage Sale for Charity
April 25, 2013SHORT HILLS: April 23, 2013 – Community Congregational Church in Short Hills is preparing for its semi-annual C...
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Low Pressure Injection for Foundation Crack Repair
April 23, 2013Low pressure injection is a form of crack repair that is used for non-structural cracks. Because non-structural cracks...
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Local Art Dealer Selected for Newly Revamped Fair at New York Botanical Garden
April 22, 2013Scotch Plains botanical art dealer, Susan Frei Nathan Fine Works on Paper, has been invited to be one of the new vendors participating...
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Should I do Crawl Space Sealing or Encapsulation in NJ?
April 17, 2013Sealing your crawl space is also known as encapsulating your crawl space. Whichever term you prefer, the answer is yes. You want to pr...
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10 Steps to Check Your New Jersey Basement for Water Damage
April 12, 201310 Steps to Check Your NJ Basement for Water Damage. Unexpected water in your basement&...
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Budget Blinds Partners with NBC’s George to the Rescue to Help a Community
April 12, 2013Budget Blinds, along with its sister company Tailored Living, recently partnered with NBC’s popular home imp...
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Indoor Air Quality and Formaldehyde in New Jersey
April 10, 2013The I A Q (Indoor Air Quality) in your home Part 3 of 4: Formaldehyde Most people just breathe without giving it much thought....
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Indoor Air Quality and Mold in New Jersey
April 8, 2013The I A Q (Indoor Air Quality) in your home Part 2 of 4: Biological Pollutants Most people just breathe witho...
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Is New Jersey Indoor Air Quality Important ?
April 5, 2013The I A Q (Indoor Air Quality) in your home Part 1 of 4: VOCs Most people just breathe without giving it much thoug...
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Why Do Basements In New Jersey Leak?
April 3, 2013Why Does My Basement Leak? First we should know how the house was built. Here in New Jersey most of the homes built from the 20th&...
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How To Get Better Indoor Air Quality In New Jersey
April 2, 2013The Better Dehumidifier Hopefully you have power restored by now and have the water out of the basement. What about the...
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Which is the best Backup Sump Pump for a New Jersey Basement?
April 1, 2013Which is a better backup sump pump system; water powered or battery powered? Even with a high quality primary sump ...
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How To Choose a New Jersey Basement Waterproofing Company
March 29, 2013What should you expect when calling a basement waterproofing contractor? Maybe we should be asking; “what red flags should...
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Maplewood Schedules Spring Rake-Out Days
March 27, 2013MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Spring “Rake-Out” days have been scheduled for all areas of Maplewood. Each area is scheduled ...
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Garden State Yarn Crawl
March 26, 2013Come on the Garden State Yarn Crawl April 18-21, 2013 Be inspired by beautiful yarns and books AND support local business...
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Stop New Jersey Surface Water from Getting into my Basement
March 25, 2013A good $25 D I Y Home Improvement Project One of the easiest and least expensive home repairs you can do thi...
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Does NJ Surface Water Erode Your Basement Foundation?
March 18, 2013Water is erosive. Left unchecked it can carve a path through the earth to your foundation. Once that occurs, it clears the way fo...
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The Smart and Easy Way to Preserve Your Memories
March 11, 2013A picture may be worth a thousand words. But only if you can see it. With threats of natural disaster like flooding, storm damage and ...