A friend of ours just made an appointment with his chimney sweep to clean out the creosote and dirt from his fireplace. He told us that his local sweep, located in Marcy, NY, is a Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA) Certified Chimney Sweep. That prompted us to take a look at the CSIA website. […]
November 5, 2014
Snowmobiling the Adirondacks…riders come from all over the Northeast to the trails out of Old Forge and Inlet. But for us here in the New Hartford area, it’s only an hour away! Then there’s the Tug Hill with record breaking snowfalls each year and down home trails all over Oneida, Madison, and Herkimer Counties. We […]
October 29, 2014
You’re driving to work minding your own business when you get rear ended by a guy texting his girlfriend. He never even slowed down and he hit you pretty badly. The airbags burst open and you slam into them, spraining your neck and breaking your arm. This is bad for anyone, but it’s big trouble […]
October 21, 2014
Your homeowners insurance policy is there for you to rebuild at today’s construction costs if you experience a serious fire, wind damage, or other covered loss. Actually, here at Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, we’ve had more catastrophic wind claims in the last year or so than ever before. Our extreme weather here in Oneida, Herkimer, […]
October 15, 2014
We bet you didn’t know it but in 1992 the U.S. Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week to be celebrated every October. This year it’s October 6-10, 2014 and the theme is “Say YES! to excellence” At Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig we’re glad it is because it gives us the chance to tell you about some […]
October 8, 2014
With Nano Tech coming to the Utica area, we thought it would be a good time to update our construction clients and building owners on New York’s Labor Laws 200, 241(6) and 240(1). They are commonly called the “Safe Place to Work Law” and the “Scaffolding Law.” These laws have been on the books since […]
October 1, 2014
Are you a renter? Maybe you’re putting off buying a house. Or you’re at a stage in life where renting an apartment just makes sense. For many parents, their son or daughter just graduated from college and moved on to a job in another city where they’re living in an apartment and paying rent. Life […]
September 24, 2014
If you’re like many of our homeowners insurance clients here in the Mohawk Valley, you’ve recently left your son or daughter off at college. If it’s a first for your child, you’re very likely proud but also a bit apprehensive. How will they do academically? Socially? Will they be safe? Most of all you want […]
September 17, 2014
Seems almost pointless when the weather chills to what it is today, to even talk about it. HOWEVER, there is still a little summer left and while everyone is scrambling to take their last days of summer vacation, they still need to practice safety around any kind of water. Pools, lakes, rivers, even those little streams […]
August 15, 2014
IT’S HERE! Boilermaker weekend. Seems it was just yesterday that everyone was scrambling to register before it closed; it took just under 2 hours for the 15k entries to fill up. A record! I stopped off at McDonald’s on that day back in March just so I could use my phone to register as I knew I’d […]
July 11, 2014
