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Sunday, May 4th, 2008

MicroSoft Walks From Yahoo Deal

Like I said before I didn’t like the idea of having only two search engines. So I am very glad the Steve Ballmer wrote a letter to Mr. Yang saying that they are walking away from the deal.
I have to applaud all the things that Yahoo did to stand up to the big bad M$. […]

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Digging out of a sub-basement mess

Q. There are two basements in my century-old house, both above ground. I was told that the main beam on the ceiling of the sub-basement has to be replaced because of insect activity (not termites). I found a company that will do it, but there is very little overhead under the beam, where the men have to work, and they …

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

East Cambridge

THE GOODS Long home to Italian, Irish, and Portuguese immigrants drawn by jobs in the nearby glassworks and furniture factories, East Cambridge had evaded the gentrification that swept through much of the city. But in recent years, this small neighborhood of old factory buildings near the mouth of the Charles River has been host to high-priced condo developments and high-tech …

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Tax relief

Communities with the largest amount of tax-exempt properties. City/Town 1. Huntington 42% 2. Gill 33% 3. Mt. Washington 33% 4. Williamstown 30% 5. Petersham 26% 6. Cambridge 26% 7. Boston 24% 8. Washington 23% 9. Chelsea 23% 10. Lincoln 22%

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Fresh Start

$619,000 36 A STREET, UNIT 3C, SOUTH BOSTON SQUARE FOOTAGE 1,370 CONDO FEE $267 BEDROOMS Potential for 2 BATHS 2 full 2008 TAXES $1,607 LAST SOLD FOR First time on market

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Wooded view and masonry add to home’s flair

1651 Trapelo Road Waltham Price $725,000 Style Contemporary Built 1947 Square feet 2,766 Rooms 8 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 3 Sewer Septic When Tricia Andriolo-Bull and her husband, Eric Bull, first saw this house nine years ago, they fell in love with the architectural details, European flair, high ceilings, and more. Tricia’s father fell in love with the opportunity to bring …

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

A neighborhood showcase

When Mary Ann Ponti bought a loft “right in the thick of things” in Downtown Crossing six years ago, her friends were horrified. Cabdrivers questioned her requests to be dropped off there late at night. And she had to regularly remind police officers that people actually lived in a building across from where heroin dealers hung out.