| Author | Message | ||
     turliers Citizen Username: Turliers Post Number: 11 Registered: 4-2003 |
we moved here 8 months ago with 2 small kids, and there is so much going on for kids - its great! newcomers group www.somnewcomers.com has playgroups and evenings out to meeeet other newcomers. www.mothersandmore.org - is geared at mums, with playgroups, advocacy groups etc. we came from se asia, so our major adjustment was this bloody freezing weather! | ||
| bob roberts Citizen Username: Local_1_crew Post Number: 1 Registered: 3-2004 |
HI!! me and my fiance are about to close on a new home in maplewood! we couldnt be more excited. just did the inspection today and the closing is at the end of april. it is my first home purchase. i lurked for awhile on this board and found it a helpful resource. | ||
| Local_1_crew Citizen Username: Local_1_crew Post Number: 3 Registered: 3-2004 |
sorry, just checking something. hi again! i gotta pay school taxes?!?! but i hate kids!!! | ||
| amandacat Citizen Username: Amandacat Post Number: 391 Registered: 8-2001  |
Hi, Bob. Welcome to town! It's so exciting -- an terrifying! -- buying your first house, isn't it? For what it's worth, I think you made an excellent choice in buying here -- we moved in almost three years ago and couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Good luck with the move, and the marriage . . . | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 2631 Registered: 5-2001 |
Welcome Bob! | ||
| Shari Noland Citizen Username: Snoland Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2004 |
Hello, My name is Shari and I moved to South Orange with my husband Terry and 2-year-old son, Caleb. We just purchased a home in South Orange near Seton Hall. We're a little overwhelmed about dealing with our home as we're new homeowners and we bought a very old house that needs lots of repairs. But overall, the area seems pleasant enough and our neighbors are very nice. We just moved from Brooklyn, NY, three weeks ago and we're not used to saying more than an obligatory "hello" to the folks next door so it's a welcome change to actually talk to other people and get to know them. In fact, we're very interested in making friends and establishing roots in the area. We'll be sure to check out the newcomers meeting next week. Shari | ||
| Dave Citizen Username: Dave Post Number: 6963 Registered: 4-1998  |
Hi Shari, Welcome. You'll probably find the Home Fix-it section helpful with those repairs. | ||
| LibraryLady(ncjanow) Citizen Username: Librarylady Post Number: 1387 Registered: 5-2001  |
Shari, Come say hi at the South Orange Library. Call us (973-762-0230) if you need directions or info. If you haven't brought Caleb to storytime yet, check it out. It's a great place for him (and you) to meet other families and small children. Welcome to the neighborhood. Nancy | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 2766 Registered: 5-2001 |
Shari: Welcome to our virtual and bricks and mortar communities. You will find a lot of former Brooklynites here - myself included. What part of Brooklyn are you from? | ||
| Shari Noland Citizen Username: Snoland Post Number: 4 Registered: 4-2004 |
We lived in Carroll Gardens for 2 years and the Park Slope area for around 2 1/2 years. And you? | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 2775 Registered: 5-2001 |
Born and raised on Eastern Parkway between Washington and Underhill. | ||
| Pizzaz Citizen Username: Pizzaz Post Number: 234 Registered: 11-2001  |
I own a wild turkey, his name is Soda. He has a madness about him, but was told by a reputable veterinarian to feed him hamburgers. He loves McD's, the franchises that serve the burgers with both ketchup and mustard. I wonder though if it's really any good for him. He spends most of the day, running in cirles and howling COC A DOODLE DOO. Do you, as new members of MOL, know what I could do to settle this poor old bird. | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 2929 Registered: 5-2001 |
1. Introduce him to the wild turkey family that lives in the Reservation. They can throw their wild turkey burger parties up there. 2. Bring him to the annual turkey collection at the TSTI parking lot. 3. Teach him to drive one of the ice cream trucks that play turkey in the straw. Get him a straw cushion to sit in as he drives around town. | ||
| Tom Reingold Citizen Username: Noglider Post Number: 3139 Registered: 1-2003  |
Or serve him on a bar pie. | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 2931 Registered: 5-2001 |
Tom: Will that serve Soda right? I don't think so. If the problem with Soda is that he prefers MacDonald's burgers to Bunnies', then perhaps Pizzaz should consider changing his/her burger recipe (at least where Soda is concerned). | ||
| Troy Waller Citizen Username: Chugs Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2004 |
Hello MOL, My wife and I just bought a house very close to the town. We moved from Flemington, NJ and have only been married since October last year. We're looking forward to raising kids in Maplewood. I'm from South Africa (my wife's from NJ), so was also eagar to find out whether or not there are any other South Africans on this message board, or in the community. Take care. Troy & Leslie | ||
| Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 3007 Registered: 5-2001 |
Troy and Leslie: Welcome to Maplewood. Come to the Memorial Day Parade tomorrow morning (it should be passing along Maplewood Avenue by 9:15 or so). See hundreds (even thousands) of your neighbors and soon to become friends join together to give thanks to the departed servicemen and women who enabled us to continue our special way of life. You will see what a wonderfully diverse town we are and yet how united we have become. Come to Town Hall immediately after the parade for an inspirational memorial ceremony. Cross the park for the unique rubber duck races which follow the ceremony. Get to know your new home. | ||
| galileo Citizen Username: Galileo Post Number: 139 Registered: 7-2001 |
Welcome to town! I believe the minister at Morrow Memorial Church on Ridgewood Road is from South Africa. | ||
| Deborah with a G Citizen Username: Deborahg Post Number: 891 Registered: 5-2001 |
Welcome! I have several friends here from SA...there seems to be a little group. Please email or private line me and I will give you their info! I'm at debgaines@comcast.net. | ||
| silkcity Citizen Username: Silkcity Post Number: 209 Registered: 5-2001 |
Hello and welcome! Yes, Reverend Lee and his wife Bonnie are from SA. They have drawn a pretty big group of others from SA to Morrow Methodist Church (Ridgewood and Baker in Maplewood). Please come sometime to a service and meet our friendly congregation. Warm weather thins our Sunday AM crowd a little, but we have a good time chatting on the lawn with lemonade and cookies after the service. Please come! |
