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Millburn Schools: SNOW DAY!!!!
February 9th, 2010 Categories: Just Because..., Millburn & Short Hills Living
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Oops! But, I Did Make an Appointment!
February 10th, 2009 Categories: Buying a Home in NJ, Just Because..., NJ First Time Home Buyers
Rob Hahn, one of the smartest marketers and social media experts I know, wrote a piece on Blog Your War Stories:
After a recent Lucky Strike Social Media Club dinner — the very first one, as a matter of fact, in which the club was formed — I had the pleasure of riding in a car with two realestistas. Sarah Bandy (@sarahbandy) and Perri Feldman (@perrifeldman) are two NJ-based realtors who are just a joy to be around.
As we were rolling down the NJ Turnpike, Sarah and Perri started telling tales from showings that went akimbo and other war stories.
…First, war stories are fun. Sarah’s story about the homeowner whose cat was on the toilet doing what humans typically do on toilets during a showing drew howls of laughter from me. Perri’s tale of the one showing she did where the sellers forgot about the appointment and decided to… ah… take a mutual lunch break… and were discovered in flagrante delicto — that’s a classic story.
I promised Rob to write about more.
In case you missed last year’s classic: The Ultimate Horror Story
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Millburn NJ Winter Coat Drive Dec 3rd
November 26th, 2008 Categories: Just Because..., Millburn & Short Hills Living
SHARE THE WARMTH…
From Head to Toe
JOIN US
FOR AN EVENING OF GIVING & CAMARADERIE
WINTER SWEATER & COAT DRIVE
TO BENEFIT LOCAL NEW JERSEY FAMILIES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
3 PM TO 7 PM
KITCHEN EXPRESSIONS
325 MILLBURN AVENUE
MILLBURN, NJ 07041
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
TIME TO CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS
GENTLY USED OR NEW ADULT AND CHILDREN
COATS
SWEATERS
SCARVES & MITTENS
SOCKS
BOOTS
COLLECTION BOXES WILL BE PLACED IN THE
KITCHEN EXPRESSION SHOWROOM FROM
MONDAY DECEMBER 1, 2008 TO FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2008
SPONSORED BY:
FOUR GALS FOR GOODNESS
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
PERRI K. FELDMAN - 973-650-4727
KC MALONEY - 973-255-7144
BETH NAPHTALI - 973-912-4440
ALYSSA SUTTON - 973-420-4106
Thousands of New Jersey adults and children need a new, warm coat each winter. Many are forced to make a choice between buying a winter coat and putting food on the table, or meeting other basic survival needs. We can’t ignore the headlines and wanted to create an event to teach our children the importance of sharing and lending a hand to those less fortunate than the residents of Millburn and Short Hills, NJ.
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The House Burned Down 24 Hours B4 Closing!!!
November 14th, 2008 Categories: Just Because..., NJ First Time Home Buyers
Everything was in place. We were soooo close…
The house had been on the market for only two weeks. It was in disrepair and a wonderful investment opportunity for my buyer clients. The home was moments away from foreclosure in a transitioning neighborhood with growth potential.
The buyers were able to pay cash for the property. No need to worry about current mortgage concerns.
The offer was accepted.
And then it hit the fan…or so I thought.
There were two sets of owners. Each with their own lawyer. A judge had to get involved to resolve their individual rights. Needless to say it was messy. My buyers held their breath.
The judge agreed to the sale.
The banks agreed to the sale.
The title search was clean.
Mortgage payoffs were in place.
Tax lien payoffs were in place.
Time of the essence was served.
Time of the essence was extended.
The seller found an apartment.
Final monies were transferred.
All parties agreed on place and time of closing.
Twenty-four hours to go…
The call came at 8am.
THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN
Fire engines took hours to get the house under control. Thankfully, noone was hurt.
There is nothing left.
You can’t make this stuff up!!!
Stay tuned…don’t know what tomorrow will bring.
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New Eyes for the Needy in Short Hills
November 12th, 2008 Categories: Just Because..., Millburn & Short Hills Living
New Eyes for the Needy in Short Hills, New Jersey celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year. It is a wonderful non profit organization that purchases new prescription glasses for poor children and adults in the US and recycles donated glasses for distribution for people in need throughout the world.
ABC highlighted New Eyes for the Needy this past weekend with questions answered by Susan Dyckman, the executive director and Clelia Biamonti, the president of the Board of Trustees.
New Eyes for the Needy has provided nearly a half-million people with the glasses they so desperately need in the US as well as 56 Countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Ghanna, Morocco, Nigeria and Uganda.
Funding comes primarily through individual donations, foundation grants, corporate sponsorships and special events. They also have a jewelry and gift-ware re-sale showroom at their facility in Short Hills. Fabulous Finds is open Thursday afternoons and certain Saturdays during the school year and is completely volunteer run. The showroom contains estate and costume jewelry, watches, silver, crystal, china and gift-ware - all available at bargain prices because the merchandise is all donated to New Eyes for re-sale.
You can help New Eyes for the Needy by making a cash donation, donating your used eyeglasses, hearing aids, jewelry and gift-ware. A gift of just $60 will buy the glasses that can turn someone’s life around.
Donors can give right on New Eyes website, www.neweyesfortheneedy.org.
New Eyes for the Needy
549 Millburn Avenue, Short Hills, NJ 07078
973-376-4903
Want to learn more about Short Hills? Call Perri K. Feldman @ 973.650.4727 or visit www.MidtownDirectHomes.com.
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Happy Valentine’s Day New Jersey
February 14th, 2008 Categories: Buying a Home in NJ, Just Because...
Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
To everyone looking for a new kitchen
and bedrooms
and bathrooms
and new homes
in
New Jersey!!!
NJRealEstateWire Invites You to Search Here
For Your New Home in NJ Through
The Garden State MLS
FOR FREE
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Had to Share: Man Stroke Woman Estate Agent
January 29th, 2008 Categories: Just Because...
Kudos to sherbetbizarre in the UK for this wonderful YouTube video. Thank you for this gift of real estate humor.
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Meme’d: Who is Perri K. Feldman
December 13th, 2007 Categories: Just Because...
I just got Meme’d by Fedua “Sarah” Bandy, who just shared five tidbits about herself online…for the whole world to see.
I had no idea what a Meme was…but now I get it…it’s a chain letter in the cyber world. Wikipedia states it is a link from one person to another.
Far be it for me to break the chain…so here goes:
1. I am living less than 2 miles from where I grew up…and that’s more than just ok!
2. Travel is our family passion and I spend a lot of late nights searching the web for great deals.
3. My family loves to ski. I try to keep up, but, alas I am always the caboose.
4. Living in Los Angeles in the Eighties, working for Warner Bros. Film, was definitely “cool.”
5. If you don’t ask, you don’t get. I believe in making your own opportunities.
Ok, now it is my turn…TAG YOU ARE IT!!!
Cathy Devito Hill & Co.
Nancy Steinhausen LiveInDurhamRegion
Lisa Herald The Woodlands Herald
I’m looking forward to jumping into your worlds!!!
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Best Places for Sledding in Essex County NJ
December 2nd, 2007 Categories: Just Because..., Livingston Living, Maplewood Living, Millburn & Short Hills Living, South Orange Living, West Orange Living
It’s SNOWING!!!!
Pull out the boots and gloves, grab the sled, load up the car and head for the best places for sledding before anyone else gets there!!!!
Since I was a little girl, my three favorite places to go sledding in Essex County were at:
1. The top of Francis A. Byrne Golf Course at 1100 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange. The walk from the parking lot was always a killer, but once you were there it was great…and not very crowded.
2. South Mountain Reservation. Drive along Brookside Dr. between Glen and South Orange Ave. and you will see cars parked along the way. Try to find a spot and grab your toboggan for a glide through a winter wonderland.
Map of South Mountain Reservation
3. Cameron Field in Meadowland Park just below North Ridgewood Ave and above South Orange Village. You can park at the top or the bottom of the hill…watch out for people walking up for their next ride as you fly down fast and furious.
Don’t forget to load up on hot Chocolate!!!
Where is your favorite place?
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The Devil Came On Horseback Screening Millburn High School
November 28th, 2007 Categories: Education in NJ, Just Because..., Millburn & Short Hills Living, Summit Living
On Wednesday, December 5 at 7 p.m., in the Millburn High School Auditorium, the Millburn and Summit High Schools’ Help Darfur Now chapters are hosting a community screening of the award-winning documentary about the crisis in Darfur , “The Devil Came on Horseback.”
The screening will be followed by a forum with a panel of experts, including Brian Steidle, whose experiences in Sudan
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