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Montclair Action Group will be collecting various "Much Needed" school items at the Montclair Famer's Market Through D Sunday August 23rd. The items. The supplies will be distributed to the Oakland Schools that are the most under resourced. To help WHAT: Oakland School Supply Drive WHEN: Weekends...

This Saturday, August 8th, the Laurel Street Fair is going on from 1-6PM near Mac Arthur Blvd. There is a Farmers Market, a Large Kids zone with Rides, Animals and Games. Various Artists providing Music and Enetertainment. Local Merchants and various food booths. The weekend Weather is heavenly s...

Are you facing foreclosure? You May Have A Better Way Out! There are countless hardships that can turn home ownership from a joy into a burden.  The loss of a job, medical bills, or an unexpected hike in monthly payments can all make a mortgage unaffordable.  But ignoring the bills will not make ...

Prepare for Moving Day the Month Before You finally fell asleep and began to dream. In your dream, moving day had finally come. Unfortunately you had underestimated how many boxes you needed. You also ran out of tape and lost all of your permanent markers that would have allowed you to label the ...

Do You Need a New Mattress? After a long day at work, you come home and try to figure out finances for the future. How in the world are you going to cover all your regular expenses as well as the expenses of both selling your current home and buying your dream home? Your eyes, mind, and body are ...

Laundry Rooms are a New Status Symbol In the new homes, the washers and dryers are no longer stuck in the dark, basement corner of the house. Homeowners are demanding more out of their laundry rooms than ever before. Why? Well, most American families throw 8-10 loads of laundry in the washer per ...

This Saturday, August 8th, the Laurel Street Fair is going on from 1-6PM near Mac Arthur Blvd. There is a Farmers Market, a Large Kids zone with Rides, Animals and Games. Various Artists providing Music and Enetertainment. Local Merchants and various food booths. The weekend Weather is supposed t...

The Grand Lake Festival "Lakefest"When: Saturday & Sunday, August 1 ­ 2, 10:00 a.m. ­ 6:00 p.m.Where: Lakefest, Lakeshore Ave. from Lake Park Ave. to Mandana Blvd., OaklandCost: Free! There will be face paintings and crafts for kids, live music and food from local Vendors. This is the 2nd year of...

People used to buy a home only once or twice during their lifetime. That is no longer the case, with large families downsizing later in life and relocation being the key to career advancement for many people. The average family moves at least once every ten years, which means that there are alway...

".....you have to sell your present home at exactly the right time in order to avoid either the financial burden of owning two homes or, just as bad, the dilemma of having no place to live during the gap between closings...." Unlike the experience of buying a first home, when you're looking to mo...