Saturday, May 18, 2013
The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.
Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur, Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. …
Friday, May 17, 2013
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $550 million, or a $350 million one-time payout.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 19 drawing is now $550 million. The one-time cash payout is estimated at $350.1 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in Wisconsin and 42 other states, including Florida, Texas, California and New York. For a full list of lottery agents, click on this link and you can search by community. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was $384 million and was won on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s collection of lottery winners’ stories.
Check out a sampling of Winchester open houses slated for May 18-19 by viewing our photo gallery. Open house information is located in the caption of each photo.
Realtors and homeowners, this is your space. Upload photos of the houses you're showing this weekend and enter the property's details in the caption. Selling your Winchester place without a realtor? Consider yourself invited to add your photos and details into the mix and don't forget to check out our Real Estate section. Please upload one photo per open house listing and include the following information in the captions of all photos: Click on the big green "Upload Photos and Videos" button to get started. If you have any trouble getting the message out, send an email to winchester@patch.com. Check out a sampling of Winchester open houses slated for May 18-19 by viewing our photo gallery. Open house information is located in the caption …
The "Lucky 13" En Ka Street Fair, which is located at the Jenks Center parking lot across from Winchester Town Hall, will kick-off Friday and run from 5-11 p.m. It also runs from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
I'm hoping to drive my old beater into the ground before we need to get another car, but I'm on the lookout. What's your next car going to be?
My wife and I drive a perfectly good 2002 Nissan Sentra with 127,318 miles on it. "Stella" has four wheels and gets us from Point A to Point B. We've reached the stage in the life of the car where we don't repair body damage (as you can tell from the accompanying photo). I'm ashamed for my Dad to see it. But hey, it's paid for. Even though I'd love to get 200K miles out of Stella, she has some mechanical problems, like a seized bolt that has left the transmission fluid unchangeable for about eight years. She could conk out any old day. So we've been on the lookout for our next car. I'm paying attention to car commercials, asking friends about their cars. You know the feeling. We're looking for something that gets good gas mileage, and is…
The "Lucky 13" En Ka Street Fair, which is located at the Jenks Center parking lot across from Winchester Town Hall, will kick-off Friday and run from 5-11 p.m. It also runs from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday.
Got a fever for more carnival rides? Then take a swing by the "Lucky 13" En Ka Street Fair on Friday and Saturday across from Winchester Town Hall in the Jenks Center parking lot. The fair, which runs from 5-11 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, will feature 20 rides, book tents, carnival fare and a bargain box, according to an announcement from the En Ka Society. The event has been a community draw since 1935. One Quality Quilt Several En Ka Society members have also spent hundreds of hours creating a quilt that will be raffled off at the fair. "Every year, for over 30 years, a group of talented and dedicated En Ka members, who give of their time and fabrics, come together to create a quilt that is raffled at the annual En Ka Fair …
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17 Gracewood Rd, Stoneham, MA
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14 Middlesex Rd, Stoneham, MA
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22 Chisholm Rd, Winchester, MA
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Mike G.
4:48 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
UGH, yet another AOL-imposed blogspam crappost. I wonder which marketing genius thought this up. more ›