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Thank you, Jimmy Carter.
When I was a student in Florence, Italy, in 1979, I was invited to a fellow student’s home in Munich. There I was awakened by loud noises
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By Monte Leeper
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7/3/25
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Q. After much research, we chose brick for our new house. It has been a nightmare getting satisfaction from the mason who did the work.
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By Monte Leeper
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5/8/25
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Valley Stream District 13’s proposed budget for the 2025–2026 school year is out — and it packs higher spending, modest tax hikes, and upgrades to classrooms, playgrounds, and …
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By Juan Lasso
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4/18/25
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Q. Our front steps are falling apart, and it’s going to cost a lot of money to get concrete foundation, new brick, etc. We were given an alternative to build wooden steps, and I was wondering . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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4/10/25
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The PTA, staff and students of William L. Buck in Valley Stream District 24 recently celebrated and honored its custodial team during this year’s Founder’s Day celebration. The event was …
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By Juan Lasso
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4/4/25
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Q. We looked at a home to buy, and saw that the stairs from the first to the second floor were leaning. We keep seeing this in homes that we’re interested in.
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By Monte Leeper
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2/13/25
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Q. We have an old home, built in the 1940s, that we just found out needs permits for a garage and a back family room. We don’t understand why we need this. The house was sold to us this way . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/12/24
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Q. We were in Manhattan recently, and learned that tall buildings actually sway back and forth. We stared at the tallest apartment building in the Western Hemisphere, at 432 Park Ave., but couldn’t really tell.
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Q. We are buying a house and got an engineer’s report that said there are several problems, including the worst, a crack in the foundation wall. It is parallel to the floor of the basement, but there’s no crack on the outside . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Q. We want to add a bathroom on our second floor, where there is currently only a half bath. We bought the house a few months ago, and want to make things right with a baby on the way. We interviewed a couple of contractors . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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