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Brick Ranch Home for Sale in Chesapeake Virginia $234,800
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Brick Ranch Home on Culdesac in Chesapeake Overview Maps Photos Description $234,800 Single Family HomeFor Sale Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms1 UnitInterior: 1473 sqft Location 808 Contrell Ct.Chesapeake, VA 23320 Tina Merritt - Virginia Beach Homes for Sale Long & Foster Oceanfront(+1) 757-287-6338 Call nowtina@tinamerritt.comhttp://www.tinamerritt.com Listed by: Long and Foster Real Estate Our recent listings... Read Full Story
Social Media at the Beach!
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January 23, 2010 will bring a new and exciting social media event/convention to Virginia Beach.  Social Media @ the Beach will be held at Peabody's and will feature a day packed with great information for both the social media novice and expert alike. Keynote speaker Jeff Turner will headline the event.  Jeff is an internationally known social media educator and we are so fortunate to have him coming from California for our event. Of course, in the spirit of other notable social med... Read Full Story
Dropping Out in Portsmouth
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The Class of 2009 in Portsmouth received recognition that school officials would probably prefer to not see; they had the 2nd highest dropout rate in the State of Virginia. The City had a 20.1% drop out rate.  That is almost 3 times the State average of 7.9%. In more promising news, the Portsmouth City Public Schools are all now fully accredited by the State.  Also, the on-time graduation rate has continued to increase. All of the Hampton Roads area school districts have at least on... Read Full Story
Where to Vote in Virginia?
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Thanks to Google maps, there is now a handy map that will show Virginia residents where they need to go to vote this Election Day.  Simply enter your street address and your polling place will pop up along with directions you can print out, download, etc. as well as a list of the candidates who are running.    ************************************************************************************** Tina Merritt and the ALL757 Network can be reached at email:  tina@tinamerrit... Read Full Story
Making a Difference - Extending your Help to Someone with a Simple Gesture
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  Via Anne Marie Malfi, Real Estate Marketing Consultant/Virtual Asst, Bucks County,PA (Malfi Marketing Solutions ~ for real estate professionals):This community is full of people who are always looking to make a difference to the people who hire us to provide real estate services, in our communities or to those special people in our lives. This idea was shared with my  11 year old daughter (Sarah) from a teacher in her school.  My daughter has been actively looking for ways to get invol... Read Full Story
New Updates on Extending the $8,000 tax credit for First Time Home Buyers
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  Via Kryste Adams - Central Oregon Real Estate (Fred Real Estate Group *Bend-Redmond-Sunriver-LaPine-Sisters):Good News for First Time or Second Time Home Buyers in Bend, Oregon  - Updates on Extending the $8,000 tax credit for First Time Home Buyers According to CNBC, the extension of the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit is making progress.  The most recent update has the $8000 tax credit extended through the end of April.  In addition, the Bill will included a credit f... Read Full Story
International Paper Closing in Franklin
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Isle of Wight County is about to lose a major employer.  International Paper announced the closure of their plant in Franklin. The layoffs will begin November 7th and continue through spring until the plant is permanently closed.  The closure will effect 1100 employees. Virginia is seeking aid for the workers under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Program.  In addition to the 1100 workers, it is estimated that another 2400 workers could be hurt.  Those workers inclu... Read Full Story
The Separation of Family and Money
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I heard a very sad story earlier this week.   A father opened up a savings account for his son at a local bank.  The son was leaving for college and the father wanted to be able to deposit funds for his son.  The account was in the names of both father and son with the father's good intention of providing spending money to his son when needed. The son got mixed up with a bad kid.  The kid opened up a checking account at another local bank.  The kid wrote a bunch of ch... Read Full Story
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