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Short Hills Ranked #6 Gay Ghetto
July 7th, 2008 Categories: Buying a Home in NJ, Millburn & Short Hills Living
Short Hills, New Jersey was ranked sixth in the GLBT Gay Ghetto Top 10 based on their analysis of demographics and real estate sales data throughout the USA linking towns that are “most in vogue with the diverse GLBT community.”
Short Hills was tied with Dallas/Fort Worth
(Metuchen/Surrounding NJ was included…but for those not in the know, these two towns are too far enough apart and different to be grouped together…could they have meant Millburn?)
And I quote:
#6
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX & Short Hills/Metuchen/Surrounding, NJ
(2-Way Tie)
Dallas/Fort Worth has a relatively young population, a steady economy, a low cost of living, and one of the biggest commercial fashion and furniture districts in the USA. The “Big D” is also big in terms of GLBT communities that can be found throughout the sprawling city with a high concentration along Greenville Ave., Cedar Springs Road, and Oak Lawn Avenue. The Dallas gay Mecca converges in the gorgeous historic Turtle Creek area – home to the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Dallas Theater Center. Neighboring Fort Worth is a smaller city with big city GLBT amenities including its own gay film festival and rodeo.
Short Hills/Metuchen/Surrounding Areas Natural and historical beauty, vibrant downtown venues that retain quaint charms but exceptionally innovative restaurants and shops, the nationally recognized Paper Mill Playhouse, a first-class school system, and easy commutes into the Big Apple all conspire to make this area a uniquely awesome place to live. These valuable features have not been lost on the GLBT community that thrives in this Victorian-era central New Jersey enclave of restored antique homes and outstanding real estate investment opportunities.
To read the full article: GLBT Gay Ghetto Top 10
Want to learn more about Short Hills or see all available homes in Short Hills? Call Perri K. Feldman at 973.650.4727 to learn more.
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Millburn Sidewalk Sale June 18-21
June 20th, 2008 Categories: Buying a Home in NJ, Millburn & Short Hills Living
It has been very busy in Millburn this week with the 5K race on Monday, the opening of the Farmers Market on Tuesday and the Spring Sidewalk Sale Days from Wednesday-Saturday June 18-21. You should stop by.
There are many bargains from local merchants, from maternity (Shelly Belly) to furs (Schultz) to tabletop (Jalm at RBA’s).
Take a stroll down Millburn, Essex and Main Streets and enjoy this lovely weather and all that Millburn NJ has to offer.
Shelly Belly Maternity & Bardot Lingerie
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Millburn High School 2008 Graduates Go Ivy
June 19th, 2008 Categories: Education in NJ, Millburn & Short Hills Living
Every time I am asked “What is so great about living in Millburn and Short Hills New Jersey?”
I can always point to the wonderful education provided to our children.
Not only was Millburn High School awarded a national Blue Ribbon award this year, but twenty-nine of the 331 graduating seniors in 2008 are scheduled to go to Ivy League schools next year.
Here is a glimpse into the number of students and the colleges and universities the 2008 Millburn High School graduates will attend:
Ivy League Schools:
1-Brown University
4-Columbia University
13-Cornell University
2-Dartmouth College
1-Harvard University
4-University of Pennsylvania
3-Princeton University
1-Yale University
14-Syracuse University
12-University of Michigan
11-Rutgers University
9-Vanderbilt University
8-University of Arizona
7-New York University
6-Boston University
6-University of Rochester
5-Stanford University
5-Villanova University
4-Indiana University
4-Lafayette College
4-Maryland University
3-American University
3-Georgetown University
3-George Washington University
3-Lehigh University
3-Seton Hall University
3-Tufts University
3-Tulane University
3-Vassar College
3-Washington University (St. Louis)
Other schools represented are Duke, Barnard, Rochester Institute of Technology, Hobart & William Smith, Penn State, Colgate, Northwestern, Fordham, Amherst, University of Notre Dame and Emory to name but a few. And, a member of the 2008 class will be entering the Israeli Defense Force.
An impressive list by any standard.
Congratulations Millburn High School Class of 2008.
It has been an amazing week of festivities we will all cherish.
If you want more information about living in Millburn and Short Hills, please contact Perri K. Feldman at 973.650.4727 or email Perri@MidtownDirectHomes.com.
Related Links
Millburn High School Top 100 in US
Top Ten Reasons for Moving to Short Hills & Millburn NJ
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Millburn Farmers Market Opens Today
June 17th, 2008 Categories: Buying a Home in NJ, Millburn & Short Hills Living, Selling A Home in NJ
Don’t miss the opening of the Millburn Farmers Market Tuesday, June 17, 2008.
The market will run every Tuesday through October 28th from 8am-2pm at the corner of Essex and Main Streets.
Today’s festivities include:
10 am Ribbon Cutting by Secretary of Agriculture, Charles Kuperus, Senator Tom Kean, Jr. and local dignitaries
11 am restaurant.mc will have a cooking demonstration & tasting. Two tickets to the PaperMill Playhouse production of Little Shop of Horrors will be raffled off.
This year’s vendors include:
Alstede Farms
ER & Sons Organic Farm
Greenwood Farms
Hoboken Farms
Dr. Pickle
Ginas Bakery
Ort Farm
A free raffle will be held each week with coupons donated by local Millburn retailers. The American Red Cross and Millburn’s First Aid Squad will also offer blood pressure readings throughout the season.
Search homes for sale in Millburn and Short Hills or for more information about this wonderful town please visit Midtown Direct Homes or contact Perri K. Feldman at 973.650.4727
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New Jersey Tree Removal Services
June 14th, 2008 Categories: Getting Your NJ Home In Order, Maplewood Living, Millburn & Short Hills Living
Wow!!!
The storm blew through NJ last week with a vengeance.
The sky was black. The wind howled. The rain turned into hail.
And then the trees came down!!!
Frantic phone calls started for Tree Removal Services in New Jersey’s Essex, Morris and Union Counties.
Keller Williams agents came to the rescue.
Here is their short list of suggested New Jersey Tree Removal Providers (in no particular order):
Well Done Tree Service
908.272.7780
Friendly Tree Service Inc.
973.678.8888
The Tree Guy
973.223.3227
Crestview Tree Service
908.464.2673
Carew Tree Experts Inc.
973.763.9323
Spring House Tree Service Inc.
908.273.6211
Save-A-Tree
908.301.9400
Frank’s Tree Service:
908-273-2228
If you can recommend any additional New Jersey Tree Removal Services, I’d love to hear from you. Or if you have any pix you’d like to share of your own backyard…just send them to Perri@MidtownDirectHomes.com.
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Lunch at Samurai Sushi in Millburn, NJ
March 27th, 2008 Categories: Livingston Living, Maplewood Living, Millburn & Short Hills Living, NJ Dining Out
I’m not a big out-to-lunch kind of gal, however, I will always go out for Sushi.
The best deal in town is Samurai Sushi: in downtown Millburn, Maplewood Village and in Livingston, New Jersey. With three locations, you can always satisfy your craving as you drive around the area.
For only $8.95, their lunch special is fantastic: Miso Soup, Green Salad with a terrific sesame dressing and a choice of two roll…I am partial to salmon & avocado and yellowtail with scallion…both inside-out with brown rice.
My favorite, tho’ is the Samurai Salad: with tuna, salmon, whitefish, green seaweed, fish roe, white radish, cucumber, crabmeat with the chef’s Spicy sauce ($10.95)
My kids love to get the Beef Teriyaki Bento Box that comes with a California Roll, Shrimp Shumai, Green Salad, Miso Soup and (Brown) Rice ($9.95).
Their menu is extensive and you can’t go wrong with any choice. Be sure to checkout their “special rolls” on the board behind the sushi chefs…they are always creative with a unique Samurai Sushi Twist.
Samurai Sushi
*Downtown Millburn: 333 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, NJ 973.921.2848/2849
*Maplewood Village: 166 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 973.378.8336/8337
*Livingston: 517 South Livingston Ave (near Northfield), Livingston, NJ 973.994.3233/3299
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Why Use a Wholesale Mortgage Banker?
February 20th, 2008 Categories: Buying a Home in NJ, Millburn & Short Hills Living, NJ Mortgage Update
Consider using a Wholesale Mortgage Banker for your mortgage this Spring. Why?
Wholesale Mortgage Bankers have access to two distinct sources of mortgage money:
- Secondary Market:
This source of capital comes from investors that invest in mortgage backed securities. Loans are originated then sold to Wall Street banks, bundled into mortgage backed securities and sold.
If a particular loan fits within FNMA’s guidelines they are then sold to FNMA. Since FNMA loans are a large percentage of the overall mortgage market, their 30 yr fixed rate is often the standard when rates are quoted. These rates are driven by the appetite that investors have for buying mortgage backed securities. Their rates are totally market driven.
In the last two months, the market has driven those rates from 6.375%, down to 5.25% and back up to 6.5%. This is a reflection of investor’s outlook for the future value of mortgage backed securities. Read the rest of this entry »
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Deer Hunt Closes South Mountain Reservation
January 26th, 2008 Categories: Millburn & Short Hills Living, NJ Events, South Orange Living
South Mountain Reservation is Closed Between Millburn and West Orange for a Deer Hunt.
Don’t plan on driving through the South Mountain on Tuesdays and Thursdays from January 29-February 28, 2008. Trained Marksmen Will Be On Site to take care of the “Deer Problem.”
One of my fondest memories growing up in Short Hills was going to the Deer Paddock with my parents just off South Orange Ave between Old Short Hills Road and Brookside Drive. I loved to see “Bambi” and feed he and his brothers and sisters.
Now the deer are everywhere. The Essex County Deer Management Program is “taking care of the situation.” Needless to say, neighbors in Millburn, Short Hills, Maplewood, South Orange and West Orange are taking strong stands…on both sides.
What do you think?
ABC NEWS did a piece on Sharpshooters Protecting the Short Hills Mall (which is miles away from The Hunt)
Map of South Mountain Reservation
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SOPAC: Jay Johnson:The Two and Only Tonight
January 26th, 2008 Categories: Millburn & Short Hills Living, NJ Events, South Orange Living
Run, Don’t Walk, to see Jay Johnson: The Two and Only at SOPAC
Tonight, Saturday, January 26th at 8 PM
Short Hills resident Dan Whitten won a Tony in 2007 for Best Special Theatrical Event for this one-person ventriloquism show he helped produced.
Whitten was also the lead producer for Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris which was the longest running new off-Broadway show of 2006-2007.
I had the pleasure, thanks to Dan, to see Jersey Boys before it opened!!! It deserved each one of its four 2006 Tony Awards, especially the one for Best Musical.
There are still tickets available for tonight’s performance of Jay Johnson: The Two and Only online at SOPAC
South Orange Performing Arts Center
One SOPAC Way
South Orange, NJ 07079
Telephone: 973.275.1114
Email: info@sopacnow.org
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Short Hills and Millburn NJ Home Sales 2007
January 6th, 2008 Categories: Millburn & Short Hills Living, Recent New Jersey Home Sales
304 Homes SOLD in Millburn Township in 2007…
221 in Short Hills and 83 in Millburn.
Despite the state of the national real estate market, Millburn Township real estate grew in the past year with Average Sold Price up 2% and Volume of Homes Sold up 13% over 2006:
Short Hills
Average Sold Price: $1,559,166
Average Days on Market (DOM): 65
Lowest Priced Home Sold: $547,000
Highest Priced Home Sold: $5,600,000
Average List Price: $1,615,011
Sold/List Price Ratio: .96
Millburn
Average Sold Price: $602,348
Average Days on Market (DOM): 52
Lowest Priced Home Sold: $217,500
Highest Priced Home Sold: $1,400,000
Average List Price: $608,440
Sold/List Price Ratio: .99
The data above is from GSMLS which is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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