Every year on the first weekend in August, our quaint seaside town celebrates our heritage. A whole weekend devoted to celebrating our history. Happy 472nd Birthday, Scituate! One of my favorite events is the Luminara Display along the entire coast on Friday night. Volunteers light candles (mostly in plastic cut out milk containers filled with sand) every few feet. The best way to view this is from the water (probably even better from the air!) Another event we always enjoy is the releasing of the Butterflies. A sight to behold.... Both Saturday and Sunday, Front Street in the Harbor is closed and there are all kinds of vendors selling unique and fun items. There are band performances (FAT CITY BAND!) and a few years ago they added rides for the kiddies over on Cole Parkway. I am always amazed to see all of the tourists who flock here that weekend. They almost always say "What a great town to live in!". I couldn't agree more.....
There are many of us who take for granted what happens when we flush the toilet, turn on the faucet, take out the trash....... I was happy to see my 5th grader go on a different field trip last week - to the fun and fabulous waste water treatment plant! I thought it a great idea and kudos to the Jenkins teachers/staff for making these arrangements. Did they learn anything - lots, but more importantly, it sowed the "seeds" to helping them THINK about our environment and our precious Earth.
Other GREEN news. Scituate will be helping it's residents to dispose of hazardous waste this Saturday, June 14. Bring items to the DPW Highway Garage located at 68 Captain Pierce Rd. (near tracks). Use the following guidelines:
Accepted:
From the workbench:
Oil based paint and Stains
Hobby/Artist Supplies
Photographic Chemicals
Fiberglass resins
Adhesives
From the Garage
Flammable liquids and aerosols
Gasoline, motor oil mixtures
Automotive fluids
Tire and carburetor cleaners, degreasers
Marine and auto paints
From the shed:
Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides
Fertilizers containing pesticides
Pool chemicals
Cesspool cleaners
Wood preservatives
From the house
Mercury, including thermometers and thermostats
Drain cleaners
Moth balls and crystals
Hazardous cleaners and polishes
Poisons
Acids and bases
Materials not accepted include:
Latex paint and driveway sealer
Alkaline batteries
Radioactive materials (including smoke detectors)
Nonfriable asbestos
Pathological and medical waste
Pressurized gas cylinders * (including fire extinguishers)
Lead acid (automotive) batteries *
Explosives (call your local Fire Dept.)
Industrial waste
Another item in the good news depart
ment. Scituate has begun the next phase in finalizing plans to install our first wind turbine! We are getting closer to a "Sustainable Scituate"! Kudos to many in this town who have taken the lead on this and many other initiatives. From committees to create walking/bike trails, to groups focusing on recycle bins at recreation fields, clean-up days, etc.... These volunteers give their valuable time and are dedicated to making Scituate a local leader in GETTING GREEN!
Steady as she goes! I am always bemused when I see the look on locals faces when they hear that our market conditions right now in Scituate are good. They seem very surprised - as well they should be... The national "doomsday" media has them all believing that the sky is falling yet again. While we were not unscathed by the foreclosure/down market, overall, we are remaining steady with sales. The new commuter rail has been a great added benefit and has drawn many from the Boston area. Gas prices have increased ridership substantially. Soon, families will be going back to the old days of a one-car family with Daddy taking the train... Cohasset is also doing well. The condo market has slowed considerably. My buyer clients are not remotely interested in them. Even those that are great deals are not seeing the activity they should. Norwell single family homes are not fairing very well. Not sure why. Could be the coast draws more interest? Although, that would not explain Marshfield ;) sales also being down. The summer market will hopefully see the continuation of activity.
Scituate's citizens and business owners are becoming more excited about the prospect of a First Cliff Marine Center. So much that they are all willing to pitch in and donate money, supplies and labor. The town purchased the parcel of land on Edward Foster Road in 2004. It was previously Young's Boat Yard and consists of 3.1 acres overlooking Scituate Harbor and is located on the road heading towards First Cliff. National Lumber is donating $30,000. worth of material to build a Maritime Center and this structure will be built by the students at the South Shore Vocational Technical High School for free. The outpouring of support is largely due to the benefit it will provide to the town itself. The Marina will provide additional access to the water and will offer a park with walking trails. It is hoped that after obtaining the necessary permits, constrution of Phase One can begin as early as June 1.
Well, here goes........ My first attempt at "blogging"!
I am happy to report that current market conditions here on the South Shore in Massachusetts seems to have stabilized. In Scituate, we saw up to 225 single family homes on the market last fall, dwindle down to the current 135. The sellers have started to listen and now realize that they need to price effectively if they REALLY want to sell. As I like to say - I am not here to advertise your house, I'm here to sell it. The buyers are returning - the current prices in Scituate have gone back to '04 prices (down 16% overall) - some first time buyers are able to now purchase a small home in the 300's. The arrival of the Commuter Rail last fall has helped us tremendously by highlighting our town. Buyers who first thought of the North Shore are giving the South Shore a new look. We still have quaint villages, our beaches are much more accessible and our school systems are terrific. We seem to be enjoying a "run" on the million dollar homes and homes on the low end. The mid-range inventory is still fairly high, and those are sluggish unless priced very aggressively. The condo market has not done well the past year.
Overall, we are doing well - thank goodness!
Serving Sellers and Buyers on the Beautiful Southeast Coastal Towns of Scituate, Cohasset, Hingham, Hull and Marshfield. Member of the National Association of Realtors and a Certified Buyer's Agent.
The Greenbush train is here! Everyone is discovering our beautiful seaside communities in Scituate and Cohasset. Come see how living on the South Shore is like taking a vacation - all year! See why Scituate was on the list of the Top Places to Live in Boston Magazine's Spring 2008 issue.
I have lived on the South Shore for over 15 years and absolutely would not think of living anywhere else. Member of the National Association of Realtors. I am also a Certified Buyer Agent and love representing BUYERS in the purchase of their home. Buyer Agency is a fairly new concept here in the East, but has been used extensively on the West Coast for many years. This is why I LOVE working with West Coasters relocating to our towns. They "get" how buyer agency works and wouldn't think of purchasing a home without having representation! Of course, I'm also a successful listing agent and enjoy working with "realistic" sellers who have a sense of the current market conditions and who would be willing to work with me as a TEAM to sell their home at the BEST possible price -fast! Primary Market Areas: Scituate, Cohasset, Hingham, Norwell Hull and Marshfield.
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