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Santa Comes to Black Rock CT

11-29-11
Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT
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Thursday, December 8th at 5:00 PM, The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: The second annual Black Rock Rotary and Library Holiday Party. Santa will be here so feel free to bring your camera for a photo with the jolly man in the red suit! Refreshments and other surprises! Contact Miss Bina: 203-337-9676

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Black Rock Real Estate Update - November 2011

11-26-11
Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT
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The first train should leave the platform at the new Fairfield Metro Station on Monday, December 5. This has been a long time coming! There is no word yet on when regular service will begin or details on when the 1,440 parking space permits will be issued. Also up in the air is whether there will be Express Service to Grand Central from this new stop.

From a real estate perspective, this is good news as a new stop on a train line tends to increase property values within a one mile radius of the train station by 14-18% according to studies. These are unusual times, so it remains to be seen what kind of impact the train station will actually have on property values, but listing agents are reporting an increase in showings of Black Rock properties and buyer agents are noticing more interest in Black Rock properties. You can see the increase in activity by scrolling down and looking at my own listings which are under deposit or under contract.

35 Battery Park Dr
JUST LISTED
35 Battery Park Drive $1,199,000

Exquisite custom architectural details in interior designers own Nantucket style home with water views of Long Island Sound. Open floor plan. Built in 2003 with exceptional design, materials, and craftsmanship upgrades in 2006. C/A. Professionally landscaped yard with Rainsensor sprinklers. Pennsylvania bluestone patio. MLS #98519230


Please visit 35 Battery Park Drive or take a Virtual Tour

65 Battery Park Dr
65 Battery Park Drive $899,000

Elevated water views of Black Rock Harbor from this one level spacious custom-built home. Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room with fireplace and water views with French doors onto stone patio, dining room with water views, family room with fireplace and water views, screened porch with water views, C/A, lush periennial gardens with underground sprinkler system and patio with spectacular water views. MLS #98498106

For more photos and details please visit 65 Battery Park Drive

28 Anchorage Drive $595,000

Direct waterfront on Black Rock Harbor with views of Long Island Sound from this 1937 architect-designed home on park-like grounds. One acre with potential for dock. Sold "as is" and requires probate court approval. 7 RM, 4 BR, 3.5 BA, 3,451 SF, .99 acres. Driveway at 166 Grovers Avenue. MLS #98478003

For more photos and details please visit 28 Anchorage Drive
427 Brewster
427 Brewster Street $475,000

Historic 1801 home with 4,000+ SF, 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 7 fireplaces, cherry-coffered ceilings, cherry walls and many other exquisite period details. Can be single family. Has townhouse style apartment with own driveway $1,500/mo. rent cover property taxes and more! Walk to new train station. MLS #98490900.

For more photos and details please visit 427 Brewster Street

616 Courtland EXTERIOR
UNDER DEPOSIT
614-616 Courtland Avenue $329,000
Mint condition 2-family custom-built in 1949 by owner's family. Beautifully maintained. 2 BR, 1 BA units on 1st and 2nd flrs. Room for expansion in walk-up attic. Off street parking. Two blocks from water. First time on market ever. MLS #98517333

For more photos and details please visit 614-616 Courtland Street

62 Prescott Exterior
SALE PENDING
62 Prescott Street $318,900

Historic Colonial with Arts & Crafts influence, spacious rooms with 9 foot ceilings and great flow. High end renovations including new Pella windows with period details. New kitchen with maple Kraftsmaid cabinets, Corian counters, Liebherr refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher and range. 30 foot living room with fireplace. One car garage. MLS #98492016

For more photos and details please visit 62 Prescott Street

125 Gilman Exterior
UNDER DEPOSIT
125 Gilman Street $219,000
Colonial with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths. Open floor plan for kitchen/dining room/living room. Living room with fireplace. Family room. Updated kitchen, first floor laundry/mudroom, wraparound back porch and patio. Newer vinyl windows, high end gas boiler 2 yrs old, hdwd flrs. Short sale. MLS #98517631

For more photos and details please visit 125 Gilman Street

75 Haddon

75 Haddon Street, #2 $142,900

Upscale renovation of true 2 bedroom unit in historic complex. Exposed brick, limestone counters, marble floor in bathroom, slate floor in kitchen, hardwood floors. Large 22 foot living/dining room combination with five windows. Sunny enclosed porch overlooking courtyard. End unit with windows on three sides. Walk to new train station. Common charges of $447 include heat, hot water, and taxes! Coop board approval required. MLS #98493004

For more photos and details please visit 75 Haddon Street, #2

606 Brewster 1 Kitchen

606 Brewster, #1 $129,500

Upscale renovation of true 2 bedroom unit in historic complex. Glass mosaic backsplash, 5 burner LG gas range, hardwood floors. Large 22 foot living/dining room combination with five windows. Sunny enclosed porch overlooking courtyard. Outdoor area. End unit with windows on three sides. Walk to new train station.

Common charges of $447 include heat, hot water, and taxes! Coop board approval required.
MLS #98511653

For more photos and details please visit 606 Brewster Street, #1

81 Nash

UNDER DEPOSIT

81 Nash, #4 $92,000

Updated kitchen in one bedroom unit in historic complex. Washer/dryer in kitchen. Large 22 foot living/dining room combination with bay windows. Sunny enclosed porch overlooking courtyard. End unit with windows on three sides. Walk to new train station. Common charges of $444 include heat, hot water, and taxes! Coop board approval required. MLS #98525678

For more photos and details please visit 81 Nash Lane, #4

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Black Rock CT Library - December Events

11-21-11
Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT
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Here are some upcoming December events at the Black Rock Branch Library.

Mondays 10:30 – 11:30AM. The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: Free Computer Classes for Beginners. The Black Rock Branch Library announces a series of free computer classes designed for beginners. All classes begin at 10:30 AM or and will last approximately 1 hour. Space is limited so register for one or more classes now. Call: 203 337-9676

Mondays & Wednesdays – 1:00 PM. The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: Get Fit Bridgeport – The Black Rock Branch announces a physical fitness series using exercise DVD’s, that are available at the library. They are simple to use and appropriate for those who have not exercised regularly, or who need a gentler way of exercising, yet want results. The format will be 15 minute welcome and education, 30 minute walking with the video, 15 minute handout /repeat education and close. This program is free but registration required. Please call 203 337-9676 to reserve your spot. As with any exercise program, check with your doctor if you have any known health issues.

Wednesdays– 10:45- 11:45 AM. The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: Little Rocks. Join us for our popular Little Rocks program for children up through age 3 with a caregiver. Stories, rhymes, music, movement, short films, and time for play are all part of the mix! Contact: Miss Bina: 203-337-9676.

Thursday, December 1st at 6:30 PM, The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: Bridgeport – City Budgets and Balance Sheets: 101 (a view from the “cheap seats” as a taxpayer….) Civic leaders often use words like “open, accountable, transparent” (O.A.T.) to characterize their activities and processes. However, when you follow the money processes (according to the Charter, City ordinances, or best practices in ‘top-rated’ communities) that are frequently hidden from view, you may question whether O.A.T.s is an accurate description in Bridgeport. Time for Q & A.John Marshall Lee and Andrew Fardy will be the presenters.

Thursday, December 8th at 6:00 PM, The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: The second annual Black Rock Rotary and Library Holiday Party. Santa will be here so feel free to bring your camera for a photo with the jolly man in the red suit! Refreshments and other surprises! Contact Miss Bina: 203-337-9676.

Thursday, December 8th at 6:30 PM, The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: Save and Burn - A documentary film by Julian Samuel. Save and Burndeepens our understanding of the history of civilization through the phenomenon of the library. From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco Roman world, we see how the library radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross fertilization of ideas from one culture to another. (A part of the Library Science/Artspace statewide Film Festival and New Haven exhibition in collaboration with the Connecticut Library Consortium.)

Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 PM, The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: Drop In Craft: Recycled Crafts! In our Children’s Craft area. Please join us in making some nifty crafts using all recycled materials! Will it be old CDs? Candy wrappers? Jigsaw Puzzle pieces? Newpapers and magazines? Find out. Fun for all ages! And you will be helping out with keeping our city green! In conjunction with the new Recycle Bank program!!! Contact Miss Bina: 203-337-9676.

Wednesday, December 14th at 1:00 PM, The Black Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: Food for Thought – Book Discussion. The Black Rock Branch Library’s lunchtime book club meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:00 PM - bring your brown bag lunch, we will provide coffee, tea and dessert. Our next book up for discussion is: The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler. Swedish Detective Inspector Joona Linna investigating the murders of three family members, whose killing was witnessed by a fourth intended victim, a traumatized child whose shock Linna hopes to penetrate through a controversial hypnotism session. Call the library today and reserve your copy:203 337-9676

Thursday, December 15th at 7:00 PM, The Black

Rock Branch Library, 2705 Fairfield Avenue presents: New England’s Other Witch-Hunt: The Hartford Witch-hunt of the 1660s and Changing Patterns in Witchcraft Prosecution. Lecture by Doctor Walter Woodward: professor at the UConn Department of History and Connecticut’s State Historian. Everyone knows about the witch hunt at Salem in 1692. But few people know that in the years before Salem, Connecticut was New England’s fiercest witch prosecutor. The first person hanged for witchcraft in New England came from Windsor, and every single person indicted for witchcraft in Connecticut in its early years was convicted and hanged. Co-sponsored by the Bridgeport Digital Humanities Initiative and the Black Rock Branch Library.

John Soltis

Community Librarian

Black Rock Branch Library

203 337-9676

jsoltis@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org

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Black Rock CT Library: New England's Other Witch Hunt

11-19-11
Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT
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Thursday, December, 15th
7:00 PM
Black Rock Branch

New England Other Witchhunt New England’s Other Witch-Hunt: The Hartford Witch-hunt of the 1660s and Changing Patterns in Witchcraft Prosecution.

Lecture by Doctor Walter Woodward: professor at the UConn Department of History and Connecticut’s State Historian.

Co-sponsored by the Bridgeport Digital Humanities Initiative and the Black Rock Branch Library.

Everyone knows about the witch hunt at Salem in 1692. But few people know that in the years before Salem, Connecticut was New England’s fiercest witch prosecutor. The first person hanged for witchcraft in New England came from Windsor, and every single person indicted for witchcraft in Connecticut in its early years was convicted and hanged.

.Walt Woodward brings this extraordinary, but nearly forgotten story to life, in a lecture that begins with the Protestant Reformation and traces its history all the way through the Hartford Witch hunt of the 1660′s, a nightmare of trials and executions that preceded Salem by a generation.

Some of those who ran the Hartford witch trials also came to Bridgeport. There was a trial and execution in what is today Fairfield Avenue in the Black Rock section of the city.

The lecture starts at 7pm for one hour and there will be a brief Q & A afterwards.

Refreshments will be served.

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Black Rock CT Library: Save and Burn - A Documentary by Julian Samuel

11-19-11
Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT
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Thursday, December 8th
6:30 PM
Black Rock Branch

TheophilSave and Burn - A documentary by Julian Samuel

(A part of the Library Science/Artspace statewide Film Festival and New Haven exhibition in collaboration with the Connecticut Library Consortium.)

Click here for Film Festival and Exhibit info.

Save and Burn deepens our understanding of the history of civilization through the phenomenon of the library. From ancient China, India, Islam, and the Graeco Roman world, we see how the library radiated knowledge and spiritual values, and facilitated the cross fertilization of ideas from one culture to another.
Save and Burn puts the institution of the library within a startling political context. Generally considered a preserver of culture, the documentary points out how libraries are subject to the ideologies of their time and place ­ and not above them, as may have been assumed.
The film assays the commercialization of libraries, the irresponsible weeding and closing of libraries, the excesses of copyright law, but most of all, the fact that the West has not recognized the Orient for much of its cultural heritage..

The film is packed with provocative ideas. Historically, libraries have been used to promote or inhibit democratic debate, with a nod to the Patriot Act. The filmmaker combines exquisite footage of the Alexandrian Library, the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, and Bromley House in Nottingham. Interviews include Tom Twiss, Government Information Librarian, University of Pittsburgh, who describes the destruction of Palestinian libraries by Israeli soldiers, as well as the fate of Iraqi libraries during the “liberation.”

Julian Samuel is a Montreal-based film-maker and writer. Earlier work examined the contemporary relationship between the West, the Middle East and Asia. His most recent documentaries include The Library in Crises (2002), Save and Burn (2004) and Atheism (2006). His published writings are: Lone Ranger in Pakistan, The Raft of the Medusa; Into the European Mirror (transcripts and commentaries); and his first novel, Passage to Lahore.

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