Real Estate Roundtable: Beating the Heat and Still Closing Deals

Summer afternoon by the pool
Behind the Hedges

Summer 2024 is likely to be one of the hottest on record in the United States, according to meteorologists. Widespread heat began even before summer officially began with above-average temperatures hitting the East Coast. When temps rise, we wonder how agents stay calm, cool and collected in the summer heat. In between running around to open houses…

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Islip Town Lifeguards Reinstated After Controversy

Town of Islip Lifeguards
Fire Island News

Five experienced and celebrated Fire Island Ocean District (FIOD) lifeguards have been invited to serve again this summer after the Town of Islip unexpectedly did not rehire them for the 2024 season. The move comes a week after a change.org petition was launched by their coworkers to get the group invited back to the…

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Leaf Blowers Banned by Long Island Village

Man cleaning the sidewalk with a leaf blower
Fire Island News

The Village of Southampton has become the first municipality on Long Island to ban gas-powered leaf blowers completely. The new law is a model in part for a bill that Huntington Town Councilmen Dave Bennardo and Salvatore Ferro plan to advance a similar ban in Huntington “possibly in 2026,” Ferro said. “Between health risks…

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