| Author | Message | ||
     Jerry Ryan Citizen Username: Gerardryan Post Number: 996 Registered: 5-2001 |
Curt: The South Orange/Maplewood Adult School has extensive course offerings and you might be able to teach there. Also Seton Hall University is very close by. Welcome to Maplewood! Jerry Ryan | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 1105 Registered: 5-2001 |
Nearby New Jersey Institute of Technology is one of the most wired campuses in the Country and has a very large Computer Science Department. | ||
| Antonio Cafiero Citizen Username: Acafiero Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2002 |
Hello everyone! Marianne and I just moved here from South Orange but I am recently from Jersey City and she is originally from Michigan. We love it here! Well we love everything but the taxes. The people are so friendly and the area is so serene! We hope to get to know everyone and be here for the long haul. | ||
| Jerry Ryan Citizen Username: Gerardryan Post Number: 998 Registered: 5-2001 |
Welcome to Maplewood! | ||
| Katracho Citizen Username: Katracho Post Number: 1 Registered: 11-2002  |
Greetings and salutations to all… Let me start by saying that we are not residents of the area, not just yet. So, you may actually consider us spies. My wife and I ran into this virtual community a couple of weeks ago (thanks to New Yorker magazine) and have been trying to get a feel of the town. We also have actually gone on recognizance missions in your area. We even carried out a couple of incursions in open houses this past weekend. We were driven back by hostile, and strong, asking prices. But, we like what we saw and looks like we’ll go back with reinforcements and a good strategy to invade your town. We like the idea of having about the same kind of commute into the office as the one we have now. We live in Queens, and takes us between 45 to 60 minutes to get into midtown. But, we’d get the “small town” community feel that I am sensing from reading the postings here. One thing that concerns us a lot, though, is arranging for day care for our 18-month old. Right now, my mother, who lives next door, takes care of our little angel. Since we would be the respective pioneers of our families, taking our belongings west in our wagons, we will surely miss the convenience of having other family close-by. We want to get as much information about your town as we can. Anyway, don’t mind us. We’re “window shopping” with intent to buy. All comments welcome. Thanks. Regards, Katracho. } | ||
| algebra2 Citizen Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 630 Registered: 5-2001  |
Katracho --- call the YMCA 973-762-0860 and put your name on the waiting list now. No matter what hapopens your name is on "the list". For daycare, I'd say the Y is the absolute best in the area. | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 1164 Registered: 5-2001 |
Katracho: Check out the calendar (link from MOL home page). Then check out some of the many activities listed there. See if the atmosphere in the community is as you imagined it or perhaps even better. This is a much better way to judge SO/M than just reading the board and going to a few open houses. Hope you like what you experience. Joan | ||
| jfburch Citizen Username: Jfburch Post Number: 287 Registered: 6-2001 |
(And don't panic if the Y list is long, or you don't make it--it is good daycare, but there are other good options when the time comes if you need them. Though, obviously, you can't beat having mom next door.) | ||
| deborahg Citizen Username: Deborahg Post Number: 408 Registered: 5-2001  |
Hi, Katracho! Don't forget nanny sharing and some of the local preschools as possibilities (kids can go as young as two). Hope you move here, we need some good Queens-ites! -Deborah G | ||
| Nancy Janow Citizen Username: Librarylady Post Number: 632 Registered: 5-2001 |
I guess everyone in Maplewood/S.O. is NOT here via Brooklyn.. Let's hear it for Bayside!! | ||
| Ed May Citizen Username: Edmay Post Number: 979 Registered: 9-2001 |
What did New Yorker Magazine have to say about us? Ed May | ||
| algebra2 Citizen Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 631 Registered: 5-2001 |
http://www.newyorkmetro.com/realestate/articles/02/09/affordable/index.htm | ||
| Katracho Citizen Username: Katracho Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2002 |
Thank you all for the information you've provided me. The article came out in New York magazine, not New Yorker, as I had stated above. See algebra2's posting. Also, does anyone recommend any particular realtor from the area? I met a nice woman from Weichert last weekend... Their signs are all over the place. (I never heard of them until about three weeks ago.) She was in the Millburn area but said she can work Maplewood, too. | ||
| shoshannah Citizen Username: Shoshannah Post Number: 38 Registered: 7-2002 |
Katracho, South Mountain Nursery and Kindergarten guarantees you a spot if you sign up and give your deposit by January 7. They are located in the St. Georges Church on Ridgewood Road, but the school is nondenominational. Open 7am to 6pm. My daughter and son both went there. 973-275-1020. | ||
| maplemommy27 Citizen Username: Maplemommy27 Post Number: 24 Registered: 6-2002 |
I'm a stay at home mom to a 17 month old boy. Looking to meet other moms with kids around the same age...and possibly have playdates in my house during the winter time! If you are also looking for someone to take care of your child a few hours a day...I will do it in my own home! Thanks, ilovegisi@aol.com | ||
| B of BT Citizen Username: Btbone Post Number: 5 Registered: 1-2003 |
Greetings... New poster to MOL... Not from Maplewood or So. Orange but close enough. (Orange) Originally from Sleepy Hollow, NY - moved to the area in April, 2000. Trombonist in Big Train, Maplewood's rockin' soul band! www.bigtraintracks.com Peace, Rich | ||
| adiaz831 Citizen Username: Adiaz831 Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2001 |
Hi. I moved here last spring with my 3 and 13 year old girls. I have a few friends here so I feel like I've been here for awhile. Born and raised in Manhattan but I'm definitely enjoying the change. I haven't become involved with any community activities. Any suggestions? | ||
| Eric Gram Citizen Username: Gram Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2003 |
HI, new guy here. NYC native. Love to read. Fan of raw real music and good movies. Hike the open mountains of where ever there are open mountains when I can. How the hell are ya? | ||
| Ed May Citizen Username: Edmay Post Number: 1084 Registered: 9-2001 |
Welcome new posters - hope to see you at the face-to-face - watch out for the Sbenois Welcome Wagon! Ed May | ||
| Dave Ross Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 4068 Registered: 5-2001  |
Hi Adiaz, Eric, Rich, Maplemommy, Katracho, Shoshanah, Welcome |
