Are recalled products still in homes?

Millions of consumer products are recalled every year, but the unsafe items still find their way into our homes.

York County group on a mission to restore hope -- and homes -- in New Orleans

The Guinston Gutters, a group of volunteers from a church in Chanceford Township, has made working on Katrina-damaged homes a habit.

Giving LM homes and families a fresh start

Since 2007 Lower Merion Township’s Affordable House Purchase Program has made it possible for two families to become homeowners when that dream seemed out of reach.

Be mindful of potential hazards

First-time homebuyer Jared Goldman had made three visits to a house he was interested in purchasing in the Radburn section of Fair Lawn when a neighbor told him about ongoing testing for a flow of toxic tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in the area. Among the stacks of information provided by the seller’s Realtor was no mention of possible contamination by substances left behind by a dry cleaning ...

Growing number of eateries purchasing from local farmers

By TAHREE LANE BLADE STAFF WRITER Once upon a time, roadhouses and innkeepers purchased food grown by their neighbors: flour from the miller; produce from Farmer Green; cows, pigs, and hens from Old McDonald. It was a simpler era. If blight smote the potato crop, the cook tossed more turnips and onions in the stew. So why, at a time when tilapia filets are shipped from Thailand fairly cheaply ...