The House Hunters Guide To Stratford CT Real Estate

In the heart of the town of Stratford on Main Street sits Sterling house behind it’s antique iron gate. If you live in Stratford you probably drive by it almost every day. It’s a true community center that gives a lot more to the community than it takes.

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The Stratford CT summer arts festival is rolling around again.

Have you heard of the summer arts festival yet?

The Stratford Connecticut summer arts festival is in it’s third season and is sponsored by the Stratford Arts Commission and the Stratford Town Council.

The outdoor part of the festival kicks off this year with a free concert at Boothe park from the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. The date is July 11th at 7pm. This is the 2008 date. Check the link in the next paragraph for a current calendar.

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My kids love music and exposing them to live concerts in the outdoors is a win win for parents and children. Especially when the music is free. Tune in to one of the best free offering from the town of Stratford.

At the intersection of Huntington Avenue and Main Street in Stratford Connecticut is Paradise Green. Throughout the summer from June though August the town of Stratford CT puts on free concerts for music lovers.

Every week there is a different band and the styles range from country to swing to symphonies and everything in between.

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Welcome back to day five of thirty thing to do this summer in thirty days in Stratford Connecticut.

Nestled in the homes in Stratford Connecticut’s Paradise Green is Longbrook Park. What separates Longbrook Park from most of the other parks in the area is the shallow pond that is just big enough to look humongous to our kids but small enough for a comfortable walk around for adults.

At the advent of spring this year my oldest son William had his seventh birthday. Among the many presents that he received was a remote controlled boat. The boat is about 18" long and just perfect and for child’s play. You can check out the boat here.
They are pretty cheap. The batteries over the lifetime of the boat will likely cost you more.

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The Stratford Connecticut House Hunter takes you over to Cutspring Road today to check out three Stratford CT homes for sale that are for sale as of June 2008.

Todays first house is a large and seemingly well kept colonial. It’s a good size house at well over 2000 square feet. There are four bedrooms and two more finished rooms in the basement that have closets and could be used as bedrooms as well. The lot is a good size with .28 acres of property on a corner lot. Two full baths and a half bath compliment the four bedrooms on the main floor level. 1050 Cutspring Road Stratford CT

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