North Shore Home & R.E. Talk

North Shore Lighthouses

Nothing says “Sea Coast” quite like a lighthouse, and the North Shore is fortunate to have a variety scattered around the region – some of them easily accessible to the public.
Visit the Salem Maritime Park, where you can stroll along Derby Wharf to the Derby Wharf Lighthouse at it’s end.  You’ll pass the replica tall [...]

Fireworks On The North Shore This July 4th

July 4th is upon us, which marks the unofficial kick-off of summer.
If you’re looking for fireworks on the North Shore this July 4th, you’ll find plenty – even with budget cuts.  Beverly won’t have any, as they save theirs for the end of Homecoming on August 8th.  Here’s the schedule:
Danvers Saturday, July 3                9:30 [...]

Extension Passes For Oil Line Upgrade Law

Ellen Boisvert of North Shore-based Scott Oil, has notified me that an extension to the Massachusetts Oil Line Upgrade law, Chapter 453, has been passed by the House and Senate Conference Committee.  This ammendment applies only to the homeowner compliance deadline, which has been extended from July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.  For more [...]

It's Planting Time On The North Shore

No matter the size of your garden -  a patch, a pot, a window box, an acre – May is the month for planting on the North Shore.  The area nurseries are chock-full of tempting plants and the weather has been delightfully cooperative.  This weekend, I visited Corliss Brothers in Ipswich and picked up tomato, [...]

A Gain In Home Sales, Prices for Massachusetts In December

Some good news for the Massachusetts housing market. Both the number of existing homes sold and the median price of homes sold posted gains in December. The Boston-based Warren Group reported that the median price of a Massachusetts home rose 10.4 percent in December to $295,000.  The median price in December 2008 was $267,250.
Much of this [...]

North Shore: Winter Wonderland?

Remember that first snow fall in December?  Everyone was waxing poetic on Twitter and Facebook (including me) about the beauty, the quiet, the peace, etc., etc. of the snow.  Now it’s mid-January and today I’m looking out my window in Beverly at six inches of heavy, slushy, wet snow.  The only sounds I hear are of [...]

Here's to a New North Shore Year

Now that the excitement of the holidays is over, we have arguably the two bleakest months of the year to look forward to.  I, like countless others, have been taking stock of the past year and making some resolutions for the new one.  Last year, the year of the “Great Recession”, was challenging  for many of us.  [...]

North Shore Weekend Update

Here we go!  The holiday season is upon us and thoughts turn to….shopping (and sleigh bells, and peace and love, and turkey, and snow, and…shopping).  The Wenham Museum hosts the Sleigh Bell Gift Boutique, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m..  Find unique gifts crafted by North Shore artisans.  Mrs. Claus visits Saturday at 2 p.m..  [...]

An Afternoon at Halibut Point State Park

After a blustery night with rain pouring down in sheets, Sunday dawned with sparkling sunshine and bright blue sky.  The perfect day for my field trip with the Creative Imaging photo club.  Destination: Halibut Point State Park in Rockport.  Although the foliage had faded somewhat, the gray of the granite, the golds and oranges of [...]

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