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Martha's Vineyard Hospital announced last week that they are taking steps to close the independent living facility at Windemere. — MV Times file photo Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (WNRC) has suspended admissions to its independent living facility as it moves to close the 13-bed unit, where three people now live. In a conversation with The Times on Tuesday, Joe Woodin, president and chief executive officer of Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (MVH), was vague about the closure of the independent living facility , owned by the hospital and on the MVH campus in Oak Bluffs. Though Mr. Woodin didn’t say conclusively that the unit will close, he said MVH is exploring the option of closing. “We’re going through the process of strongly analyzing this and looking at the options for closing the unit,” Mr. Woodin said, referring to the independent facility known as Wildflower Court. According to Mr. Woodin, MVH would not have started the discussion had it not been seriously con...

HOUSTON -- Residents in a west Harris County apartment complex are having trouble sleeping because of a bed-bug infestation. Residents at the Windemere apartment complex are stressing over two wars they have on their hands: fighting the battle of the bed bugs and the battle over who's paying for exterminating bills . Zachary Risher says he never had a bed bug problem until a neighbor did. "To the right of me, they were treating, doing the heat treatment for bed bugs," Risher said. Two weeks later, Richer's other neighbor was treated. And then... "I woke up one morning, bed bugs all over my mattress," he said. Richer's not the only one. According to management, 21 heat treatments and six conventional treatments have been performed in the past 12 months at the Windemere Apartments . Management tells us heat treatments do not drive bed bugs from one apartment into adjacent units. But integrated pest management specialist Dr . Paul Nester says th...

Lake Village Apartments is one of two Ann Arbor complexes bought this month in a record- setting deal involving The Habitat Co. Chris Asadian | AnnArbor.com Two of Ann Arbor ’s largest commercial properties were bought for a combined $85.7 million this month by an entity of the Chicago-based company that had been managing them. The Habitat Co. LLC acquired Windemere Apartments and Lake Village of Ann Arbor from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company . The deals set records in the Ann Arbor market for the price paid per unit, signaling local impact of the national multifamily market experiencing a rebound. Sources said the Windemere deal is a record $92,083 for the 1980s-era property on the city’s north side near Nixon Road. And the Lake Village deal , at $115,277 per unit in the complex on South Main Street , is the highest in the market, based on information available to Habitat, said Matt Fiascone , senior vice president of finance and investment. “We think it’s the high...

FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) –  Police in Farmington Hills are warning residents of the Windemere Apartment complex to be wary, after one tenant came face to face with a man who broke into his apartment. Police say the burglary attempt occurred in the early morning hours Saturday , when a suspect cut the window screen of the apartment and entered through an open window. The homeowner was confronted by the suspect, at which time the suspect fled the apartment. The suspect is described as a black male, medium build, in his early 30’s, dressed in all black clothing and a black knit cap . Residents are asked to call the Farmington Hills Police Department at 248-871-2610 with any information they may have regarding this matter. The Farmington Hills Police Department offers the following crime prevention tips : • Secure doors and windows when possible, whether home or not. • Stay alert to all suspicious person and activities occurring in your neighborhood and call 9-1-1 whenever you observe s...