5 Blogs to Check Out: Sell Your Home, Holiday Tax Tips, Boom Town USA

Our local bloggers have filled the website this week with lots of interesting prose, from the real estate and IRS worlds to a look at Long Island in the "Boom Town" 1950s. Here are a few to check out if you haven't already.

And, if you'd like to blog on Patch, email erins@patch.com.

Staging Tips for Selling your Home

• Dec 1, 2012

Selling your home? Consider staging your house to help it sell faster.

The 'Power' of Processed Protein

• Dec 2, 2012

Our food is infused with processed protein. Is that a good or bad thing? Check out what Stefanie has to say about it!

New Math in the New York State Senate: What New Coalition Government Means for Long Island

• Dec 5, 2012

Independent Democrats and the Republican Conference in the New York State Senate announced the formation of a power sharing arrangement on Tuesday. Why this is good for Long Island.

IRS Offers Tax Tips for 'Season of Giving'

• Dianne Besunder
• Dec 6, 2012

Here are some 'Season of Giving' tips from the IRS covering everything from charity donations to refund planning.

Boom Town USA: Long Island in the 1950s

• Long Island Museum
• Dec 7, 2012

Suburban expansion on Long Island began in the 1950s, and continues today.

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