Families Needed to Host French Exchange Students

Twenty-five French students are coming to the area this summer, and blogger Jill Werling Quinn is looking for host families. Can you help?

Home Inspection, Moving Tips & Organic Lawn Care: Patch Blogs

Several Patch bloggers wrote posts this week on how to take care of your home — inside and out.

Want to know more about your home's foundation? Or how to go green in terms of lawn care? We have bloggers who can help.  We rounded up the three best House and Home posts from this week, in case you missed them. 1. Before the shrubs around your home start getting lush again, check out your house's foundation. If you see cracks, check out this blog by Cynthia Freeney to find out what they mean, and how you can fix them. 2. Are you moving in the near future? Try to make it as stress free as possible by following these tips from Moving Ahead Services blogger Jeffrey Collins. 3. Who doesn't love a lush, green lawn?  Did you know you don't need lots of chemicals to get it that way? Take the organic approach by following these tips from blogger…

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How Not To Burn Your House Down This Holiday Season

Fairlawn fire Lt. Rick Szeles offers some safety tips for decorating your home.

Everything is beautiful this time of year because, frankly, you make it that way. But your favorite Fairlawn-Bath Patch editor and the Fairlawn Fire Department want to make sure your decorations aren't going to burn your house down.  We checked in with fire Lt. Rick Szeles for some decorating safety tips this holiday season. Here's what he had to say: • "Believe it or not, one of the biggest fire hazards is lit candles," Szeles said. "For some reason folks light a lot of candles during the season and typically that's how bad things happen."  Don't leave a candle unattended or place it near something combustible such as curtains or draperies, he said. • "People like to overload electrical circuits during the holidays," Szeles said. "They …

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Realtors: Share your Fairlawn-Bath Open Houses Aug. 6-12 Here

Photos and information in this article are uploaded by local realtors and Fairlawn-Bath Patch.

Realtors, this is your space. Upload photos of the houses you're showing this weekend and enter the property's details in the caption. Selling your place without a realtor? Consider yourself invited to add your photos and details into the mix. Please upload one photo per open house listing and include the following information in the captions of all photos: Click on the big green "Upload Photos & Videos" button to get started. If you have any trouble getting the message out, send an email to megan.rozsa@patch.com.

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Fairlawn-Bath Open Houses: This Weekend

Looking for new digs in Fairlawn or Bath? Check out these open houses.

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Inside Look at A Million Dollar Home for Sale in Bath

This four-bedroom ranch at 1781 Great Run Lane is selling for $1.1 million.

This house, at 1781 Great Run Lane, was built in 2003 and sits on 3.79 acres of land. It's selling for $1,139,000 and has been on the market for 100 days (as of May 7, 2012). It features four bedrooms and five bathrooms. Here's what the realtor, Keller Williams Chervenic Realty, has to say about this property: "Sensational sunken great room w/ stone fireplace flanked by built-ins is open to kitchen, formal dining room, and seated bar area. Gourmet kitchen features breakfast bar, hdwd floors, and all amenities incl. dbl. ovens. Handsome library w/ cherry cabinetry and beamed coffered ceiling w/ fireplace, built-ins, and access to screened veranda. Luxurious master suite boasts captivating glamour bath w/ sauna, and access to screened porch…

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House Hunt: Check Out These Five Open Houses This Weekend

If you're looking to relocate to Fairlawn or Bath, then check out these open houses this weekend.

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Last Day to Check Out Summit Mall Home Show

Looking to do some home renovations this spring? Get help from the experts at Summit Mall today.

Check Out Fairlawn, Bath Open Houses This Weekend

Looking to relocate? Check out these open houses.

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Check Out the Six Most Expensive Homes in Bath Township

You may not have a pocket full of cash, but seeing the inside of these homes is pretty amazing.

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