Tag: Stand Tall

Posted on 04/08/2025

HUSKY PROUD - NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP #12 FOR UCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL!

The brokers of Borden-Lombardi Realty, both UCONN grads, are thrilled that our UCONN womens basketball team won a 12th NCAA National Championship - congratulations UCONN! One of the players mentioned being in a “state of gratitude”, but perhaps the people of CT should be grateful to have our super UCONN women’s basketball team represent us. Like UConn, we...

Borden Lombardi

Realty

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Posted on 03/26/2025

March Madness - At UCONN+ More - Is Now!

These photos were photos taken at the UCONN ladies basketball game last night (3/24) at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs. The stadium was sold out and the crowd support for UCONN was super, but the players - including Paige Bueckers - were terrific! This could be another championship season for UCONN and we love March Madness for all the...

UCONN

Basketball

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Posted on 03/10/2025

2025 CT Special Olympics Winter Games - March 1st!

On Saturday March 1st, the skating competitions of the 2025 CT Special Olympics Winter Games were held in Simsbury. From CT and surrounding states, figure skaters performed excellent programs. A figure skating judge was Liane Lombardi, Broker/Owner, of Borden-Lombardi Realty, who was an ice dance skater. A judge at this competition for ~15 years, Liane is happy to...

CT Special Olympics

Winter Games

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Posted on 03/04/2025

UCONN Ladies Win Big East Regular Season Championship Again!

This photo was taken at the UCONN game on Thursday night when our lady Huskies received a trophy for winning the Big East Conference Season Championship. Both Brokers at Borden-Lombardi Realty - who are UCONN grads - are so excited for the upcoming March Madness tournaments and we are hoping our ladies to go very deep into NCAA...

UCONN

Huskies

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Posted on 02/26/2025

CT Housing Prices Still Rising!

According to GOBankingRates research of “20 Housing Markets Where Homes will Skyrocket in Value Before the End of 2025”, which started with the 200 largest US Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), all 4 of CT’s MSAs were noted in the ranking of increases which follow: 4th highest was the Hartford/East Hartford/Middletown area, where ‘23-‘24 home values increased 9.4% or...

Real Estate

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Posted on 01/31/2025

Ground Hog Day is Sunday Feb 2nd – What info below is untrue?

Groundhogs and woodchucks are the same. They are largest animal in the squirrel family, can stand on their hind legs & can weigh over 10 pounds. They need to keep chewing to wear down their always growing teeth. They eat mostly plants, including clover, alfalfa, and dandelions - up to a pound or more a day. They live...

Real Estate

Borden Lombardi Realty

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Posted on 12/13/2024

HOLIDAY PREP - SAFETY FIRST!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Here are tips for a safe holiday: Check your smoke detector operation, Never leave a burning candle unattended, Turn off Christmas tree lights when away or sleeping, Water a natural tree every day, Keep holiday plants away from dogs and cats (pets), Get enough sleep, Be aware of heart attack risks, review CPR (if you can)...

Holiday

Safety

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Posted on 12/08/2024

AMAZING COLLEGE SPORTS - Go Huskies! Go Dawgs!

At Borden-Lombardi Realty, we love college sports, including Every UCONN Sport (UCONN = the alma mater of both brokers), especially basketball, and University of Georgia football (Bulldogs), who just won the SEC championship game in overtime and will compete for the national championship! The UCONN men’s basketball team is great and the UCONN women’s basketball team is undefeated...

Borden

Lombardi

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Posted on 11/30/2024

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS TODAY - 11/30/24 & EVERY DAY!

99% of all CT businesses are small businesses, this is more than 360,000 local businesses! Many motivated and hard working small business owners appreciate your loyalty every day of the year, and especially Saturday, 11/30/24 when you are shopping for gifts and other services. Borden-Lombardi Realty is a small business, in operation since 1996. We help people with...

Small Business

Small Business Saturday

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Posted on 11/25/2024

88th Running of Manchester Road Race - Best Thanksgiving Day Road Race!

Our world-famous race will have ~11,000 registrants … Olympians, world class runners, and many more have run in this World Athletics Label Road Race, with a ~4.7 mile course starting and finishing on Main Street. Many sponsors and approximately 400 volunteers also participate, with Town of Manchester support. There are runners and walkers, and many cheering homeowners and...

Manchester

Manchester CT

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Posted on 11/20/2024

Thanksgiving - What Really Happened?

A 3 day outdoor harvest feast in Plymouth, MA in 1621 began what we call Thanksgiving. At this feast, the English settlers were outnumbered by the natives from the Wampanoag Tribe, who brought most of the food. The menu included mostly venison (deer) and there were no mashed potatoes. Today, there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes,...

Thanksgiving

Native

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Posted on 11/06/2024

Good Luck & Superstitions

Many people including politicians, race car drivers, gamblers, athletes, and competitors of all types believe in superstitions such as blowing out birthday cake candles and making a wish, crossing fingers for good luck, also wishing upon a shooting star and many people have a “lucky” item (including UCONN Basketball coach Dan Hurley) or carry a “lucky charm” of...

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