In the past thirty days there have been very few Lis Pendens filed for properties in my service area. That’s a great thing!!!
Here are the numbers.
Short Hills - 0
Millburn - 0
Maplewood - 3
West Orange - 0
Livingston - 0
Union - 2
Summit - 0
New Providence - 0
Berkeley Heights - 0
Below you will find a breakdown of the awesome festivities scheduled for Saturday July 4, 2009.
Location :Memorial Park, Maplewood
A Full Day of Family Fun, Near to Home,
including Circus & Fireworks.
Organized by Fourth of July Committee, MCA, financed by your Tag purchase.
Tags required ($10 per tag, babes in arms free).
7:45 a.m., Ricalton Square, assemble for
8 a.m. Opening Ceremonies.
8:15 a.m. Bikes, etc. Parade - Everything Push, Pedal or Pull:
red, white & blue decorated bikes, kazoos, toddlers pots & pans,
rollerbladers. Neighborhood groups and organizations invited to
create original theme entries.
9 a.m. Races, athletic field opposite Town Hall (require sign-up form;
Maplewood residents).
Girl Scouts - morning concession (coffee, water, etc.) near Skate House.
9 to 9:40 a.m. Fourth of July 5K Run starts and finishes on Oakview
Avenue near Skate House (watch for 5K flyers for information).
10 a.m. Art Project, downhill from Maplewood Station, build and decorate
Cube3� by John Kaufman, sponsored by Memorial Post 10120 VFW
and 1978 Maplewood Arts Center (all ages, Maplewood residents).
11 a.m. Ice Cream Eating Contests, presented by Maplewood Rotary,
picnic area next to playground (Maplewood residents K-12 & Adults).
11:30 a.m. Baking Contest (all ages, Maplewood residents;
entries must be at Town Hall between 9 and 9:30 a.m.).
12 noon Pet Show, Main Library (all types, all sizes;
Maplewood residents) presented by Jersey Animal Coalition.
Adult Softball 12 to 3 p.m., athletic field opposite Town Hall.
Kids Percussion Forest by Jamie Ross starting at 12,
downhill from Maplewood Station.
Zerbini Family Circus at 1:00, 3:30 and 6 p.m., under the big top, rain or shine.
First come first served - No reserved seats, seating limited, line up early!
Live Music 3:30 p.m. until fireworks: local young and adult bands,
on lawn opposite town hall.
Ice cream on sale; hotdogs and soda sold by Boy Scout Troop 5.
Fireworks 9 p.m., come early, times approximate.
Millburn Pool Hours.
Ok. Don’t make the same mistake I did. Here are the 2009 Millburn pool hours.
* Hours: From Memorial Day through June 21: weekends only, 11am - 7pm; June 22-24 from 3pm - 8pm; June 25 through Labor Day: Mon - Fri, noon - 8pm; Sat, Sun, 11am - 7pm; holidays, 10am - 6pm
* Pool Information Line (973) 564-7762
On May 12th at 11:00 PM I will definitely be chilling in my crib watching the newest installment of Bravo’s Real Housewives. This time of New Jersey.
Sure, I watch the show. Why not? I’m tired of sitting at home every evening reading Nietzsche. I need some entertainment. Something light and fluffy.
I have really high hopes for this latest incarnation of the Real Houswives. Should be very interesting. Very Interesting. Did I say very interesting?
Check this out.
Keeping it in the family, there are two sisters Dina and Caroline Manzo. There’s Jacqueline Laurita the wife of Dina and Caroline’s brother Chris and two others — Teresa Giudice and Danielle Staub.
Confused yet?
Oh, and get this. According to TVWatch, Danielle Staub claims to be one of the first female American Express Black Card holders in New Jersey, an achievement for which she is very proud.
I’m not counting on this version of The Real Housewives to make home prices in New Jersey go back up – but it should be a lot of fun.
One more thing. According to one online forum, the show has been spending a lot of time in Franklin Lakes. I wonder if that’s where the gals live. If so, here’s what’s happening with the real estate market in that area.
I can’t believe that I’ve lived in New Jersey for over fourteen years, and it wasn’t until recently that I learned about Star Tavern. In a matter of about two weeks, six different people mentioned the place.
Where the hell have I been!!!!
Ok. Here’s the deal. Star Tavern has amazing thin crust pizza. Go there NOW! Don’t read the rest of this blog. Just go.
Well, if you’re still here, the Star Tavern has been around for over sixty five years and has a huge following. Generations of residents have been frequenting this local landmark for years. Some even drive hours to get a slice of their thin crust pizza.
When I first walked into the Star Tavern, my eyes almost popped out of my head. There was a huge line of people snaked across the entire restaurant? It freaked me out. It was the type of line one might encounter at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Just long an ominous.
For a second, I contemplated leaving – but didn’t. Thank God.
It only took us about fifteen minutes to get a table. Not too bad.
Prior to leaving the house I had called one of my friends for a dish recommendation. She said that I had to try the Portabello Mushroom Pizza with Pine Nuts and Sundried Tomatoes.
When the waitress stopped by the table to take our order, I asked her about the Portabello Mushroom pizza. She responded quickly and confidently.
“It’s da best.”
So that’s what we ordered. End of story. The pizza at Star Tavern is amazing.
It was so good I’ve eaten there about five times in the last two months.
Now, don’t forget that the Star Tavern has a great bar and the other food is supposed to be excellent. In fact, if you are reading this now and have a favorite dish — please let us know about it.
So give the Star Tavern a try. You’ll love it.
Star Tavern
400 High St
Orange, NJ 07050
(973) 675-3336
Visit the Star Tavern website
Stop!!!!!!!!
Don’t leave this post just because it appears to be dated. This is actually the latest version of This Month In Real Estate. Rest assured, each month it automatically updates to the newest version. So have a look.
Ok. If you haven’t watched This Month In Real Estate before, here’s the deal. It’s a brief update on the state of the US real estate market. US. Not local. So please understand that what is being said may not apply to you. Real Estate is local — even hyper local so make sure you have all the numbers before you make any real estate decisions.
Enjoy.
Renee has been dreaming of this moment for years, and today it happened. She bought her first home.
The smile says it all.
Congrats Renee.
Whoops. I forgot to post the latest edition of This Month In Real Estate. Here it is. Better late than never.
Those of you who have ever brought your car to an auto mechanic know that the best way to describe it is like waking up on the side of the road in a foreign country with a sutured up wound and one kidney. That is, unless you’ve taken your car over to Chris at New Palumbo’s.
I’ve been going there for years and his workmanship and service is so smooth, it’s like having a sip of cool Belvedere at the 40/40 Club during a Jay Z Album release party.
New Palumbo’s is the kind of business you rarely find in this day and age. A garage where the owner actually knows your name when you walk through the door. Chris is a straight shooter. If it needs to be fixed — he’ll tell you. If it doesn’t — he’ll send you on your way.
In terms of services, New Palumbo’s covers the gamut when in comes to auto repair. They even do work on classic cars. I used to bring my 66 Thunderbird down to the shop before my wife made me get rid of it.
Go Figure.
So give New Palumbo’s a try. You won’t regret it.
New Palumbo’s Inc
238 Main St.
Millburn,NJ 07041
973-376-6631
This is not a topic that gets me excited. It’s very sad. I’m doing this because I want to keep it real with my readers.
This is reality in 2009.
Every month, I will breakdown the number of properties in each of our towns for which a lis pendens has been filed in the past 30 days..
What is a lis pendens?
In essence, it’s the beginning of the pre-foreclosure process.
I have addresses for these homes — but will not be putting those in print.
So here’s what has been happening in our area over the past thirty days.
Millburn - 2
Short Hills - 0
Maplewood - 1
Livingston - 1
West Orange - 5
Springfield - 0
Summit - 0
New Providence - 0
Berkeley Heights - 1
Madison - 0
