RISMedia has released its annual "Power Broker Report", and Calcagni Associates is ranked nationally as being a leader in the industry! This not only shows that we are still heavy-hitters, but that we are nationally ranked for being so. Additionally, Calcagni Associates is only 1 of 5 Connecticut brokerages (out of 600!) that makes the grade in this survey. This year, although everyone...
2009
On Saturday, May 9th, several of our agents and staff volunteered their time (and muscles!) to the first of 5 Habitat for Humanity Sleeping Giant "builds" at 40 Edgecomb Street, Hamden. The meetings for this charitable organization are held at our Calcagni Hamden office. Our hard-working, hammer-wielding crew, spent the day framing walls that will later be used on the site. For progress on the build,...
We can’t escape the news headlines. The casualties from our ailing economy are all around us - companies are closing, workers are losing their jobs and foreclosure rates are on the rise. As a result, many pet owners have been forced to give up their beloved family pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, or because their new housing accommodations will not allow pets. I have been...
With the warmer weather comes the luxury of sitting outside in the sunshine with a great new book; whether it's at the beach or in your own backyard, there is something so relaxing about opening those pages as the sun warms your skin & the breeze ruffles your hair. This summer, I'm really looking forward to delving into some books that have come highly recommended from dear friends of mine. These avid...
Join us for The Diaper Bank STROLL-A-THON! The Diaper Bank Stroll-a-Thon is set for May 10, 2009 and we hope you will join the individuals and teams that will come out on Mother's Day to support our work with mothers and children. The event will start at East Rock Park in New Haven at noon...its going to be a really fun day!! News Channel 8 is our media sponsor and Chris Velardi will lead off the 3-mile...
As you may probably know, Earth Day is officially on Wednesday, April 22. I was thinking about what this day really signifies, and it brought me back to my first real experience and awareness of 'Earth Day'. Flash back to over 12 years ago, when I was still a college student, I recall annual events on campus commemorating this day. I did not think too much about it at the time, despite having a general...
Every once in awhile we need reminders that we all have, what I would call "ghost energy drains." You know what they are, but we all forget about them, which is why I refer to them as the "ghost energy drains." Such items include toaster ovens, portable microwave ovens, dryers, hair dryers, computers, printers, fax machines, cell phone chargers, even electric toothbrush chargers all "drain" our...
Back in the day, early mattresses were made of simply hay or straw covered with ticking. Under the mattress was roping, woven through the bed frame (usually 4-poster) and at the footboard, the rope would be visible and it could be tightened with a stick. Hence the origin of the old nursery rhyme instructing the sleeper to "Sleep tight (tighten the ropes), and don't let the bed bugs bite (breeding in the...