Community Building Secrets of Successful Committees
2010 May Secrets of Successful Committees

Being on a committee is no easy task. In fact, it can be downright frustrating. A three-month commitment can stretch into six months; meetings can go on forever; committee members may drift off topic; and precious, limited time can be …

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Community Building It Takes a Village
2010 May It Takes a Village

There’s both a batch of homemade beer and a vat of homemade sauerkraut aging in the boiler room of Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm in Peterborough, New Hampshire – and it’s not even close to Oktoberfest. The maple trees were tapped months a…

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Community Building Ready, Set, Renovate
2010 May Ready, Set, Renovate

 Worn-out or damaged common areas in community associations can hurt overall  property values and send the wrong message. Of course, a newly-refurbished grand entrance and beautiful common areas that  give owners bragging rights are univer…

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Community Building May 12 is the Day!
2010 May May 12 is the Day!

 Free seminars, networking opportunitiesand a chance to get all your condo questions answered – the 2010 New England Condo Expo brings it all together, in one day, under one  roof.    If you’ve been trying to find solutions to ongoi…

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Landscaping Harvesting H2O
2010 April Harvesting H2O

When 70,000-plus football fans watch the New England Patriots play at Gillette Stadium, they are drawing on the water resources of Foxborough, Massachusetts, a community with only 29,000 residents. How can the small town keep up with…

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Landscaping Come Prepared to Learn at the Condo Expo!
2010 April Come Prepared to Learn at the Condo Expo!

 The New England Condo Expo on May 12th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston is more than just a great place to  meet condominium professionals and network with community association leaders– it’s also a tremendous opportunity to le…

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Q&A: Board Ignores Delinquency of Fellow Member
2010 April Q&A: Board Ignores Delinquency of Fellow Member

Q Last year, a board member discovered other directors have allowed our association secretary to be 10 months delinquent in his assessments. No action was taken. Other unit owners have been in the collection process for the same viol…

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Landscaping Essex, Connecticut
2010 April Essex, Connecticut

Nestled just off the Long Island Sound halfway between New York City and Boston, Essex is a colonial hamlet resting on the banks of the Connecticut River. This diminutive town – population just over 6,700 –is actually composed …

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Landscaping Botanic Garden Branches Out
2010 April Botanic Garden Branches Out

The bulldozers are clanging and tradesmen are busy pounding away, but in a few short months peace and quiet will return to Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. All the noise is part of a $7.5 million expansion…

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Landscaping Your Great Outdoors
2010 April Your Great Outdoors

 As today’s homeowners forego vacations – and long for a getaway without actually going away –the idea of creating that retreat outside the back door is gaining popularity. “People are looking for a place they can enjoy, and not feel that …

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