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Brookfield Heights is a section of Brockton, MA that is nicely located in the Northeast part of the City, bordering the towns of Abington and Holbrook. From about 1958 to 1962 the Campanelli Brothers built several thousand houses designed to appeal to the young, first time homebuyer....
01/03/2013
The City of Brockton will be holding its' 'Santa Hat Day" this Sunday, November 18th in the downtown section in an attempt to break its' own mark in the "Guiness Book of World Records" for having the most people gathered in one place wearing Santa Hats at the same time. This year they will be te...
11/15/2012
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The long awaited statue of World Heavy Weight Champion Rocky Marciano has been delived to the City of Brockton MA. The massive 22 foot tall image of the "Brockton Blockbuster" was delivered this week from Mexico City in six seperate pieces, which need to be assembled by a team of experts. ...
09/13/2012
Brockton High Schools Marciano Stadium will be presented a 22' tall Statue of the Brockton Blockbuster on September 23rd. A gift to the city by the World Boxing Council, the $250,000 sculpture has been on display in Mexico City. Rocky Marciano was born in Brockton, the son of immigrant Ital...
09/04/2012
The 2012 Junior Golf season begins this Tuesday with the start of the Tuesday Night League. We are hoping to build a traveling team this year, with the help of Head Pro Brian Mattos. He is trying to arrange a 'home and home' series with a couple of other courses in the area. This is not as...
06/25/2012
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Why We Will Rue The Demise of The Greatest Generation Austin (Bud) Kingston passed away last week at the age of 87 with very little fanfare. There were no news people around to note his demise. There was no mention on CNN, Fox News, or any other news outlet about his Reality Show, drug ad...
04/22/2012
For the fifth consecutive month, homebuilders are feeling upbeat about prospects for the market in single-family homes, offering another positive signal for the depressed housing industry. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose to 29 from 25 in February, hitting the highest level in four ...
02/15/2012
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In perusing some older blogs of the best and brightest of the AR Community, I happened upon a piece by Broker Bryant on his opinion of Value Range Pricing in which he was in favor. In the many comments that followed he was praised, villified, called a genius, and threatened to be publicly t...
02/02/2012
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According to data from the MLS the following facts of record will show that: in the first six months of 2011: 243 homes sold with an average List Price of $170,270 and a final sales price of $164,408 in the last six months : 268 homes sold with an average List Price of $174,352 and a final sa...
01/04/2012
Everything that I know about conservation I learned from my Aunt Emma. She and my Uncle Cyril made their way in the world during the Great Depression. He built a solid, though crooked, house in the early 1930's that still stands today. Most of the back yard was a vegetable garden, and what ...
01/02/2012