By Bill Primavera Oh, how the years of repeated ritual can produce a strong desire to create a shorthand to achieving final results. That certainly has been the case for me after almost a half century of assisting my wife
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By Bill Primavera About this time every year, I am reminded by my friend “Fireman Joe” Pascarelli that I should write something about fire safety in the home. While my friend is retired from a 30-year career as a Mount
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By Bill Primavera The most interesting aspect of my recent move to a new residence was the discovery of an old footlocker in the attic that had been locked for 45 years and never opened. I had lost the key
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By Bill Primavera – When is someone going to invent the self-cleaning window and take it to Shark Tank? After all, we have the self-cleaning oven, don’t we? Of all the chores I’ve considered doing myself as a homeowner, window
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By Bill Primavera When I opened my own PR firm ‘lo those many years ago, my very first assignment was to write a speech for an icon in the hospitality industry. It was to be delivered at a university where
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By Bill Primavera – “I’ve got one last question to ask,” the very pleasant woman said after an almost two-hour showing of my lovely colonial home. “Does this house make any kind of strange noises that can’t be explained? Noises
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By Bill Primavera – As I drive through Westchester and Putnam counties, I always enjoy the rugged beauty of stone walls harking back to our 18th century agrarian roots, but I appreciate the newly constructed versions as well. We have plenty
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By Bill Primavera – Does your home have its own name? If not, maybe it’s worth considering. More than once, I’ve heard that attaching a name to a home might actually enhance its value. I first became aware of homes having
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By Bill Primavera – As I write this in mid-October, I have a quick question: Do you have a water hose still connected to a spigot outside your home? Other than a fire or tornado, the most damaging event a house
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The burgeoning Chinese economy of the last decade, notwithstanding the recent slowdown, has afforded millions of citizens the opportunity to rise above their agrarian poverty. Moving into new government-created, and subsidized, urban centers, they have landed jobs and careers unheard
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