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njhelpplease OP t1_j5jrj9t wrote

Reply to comment by jarofpickles89 in Ideal place to move with great school district within 30-40 min of Hackettstown? by njhelpplease

Thanks for the thoughtful response! Yeah we were looking into Chester as well and others here have suggested Long Valley. We have friends who live in Bridgewater and they love it. Clinton was suggested as well but I wasn’t sure how much it floods in that area close to the water. I really appreciate your help! We’re originally from Bergen county so I had never heard of Mendham and some of these morris county towns so it’s nice to get a good perspective from you. Thanks!

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dryerasenerd t1_j5jqgrf wrote

Reply to Is there any plan for NJ to allow drivers licenses to be added to Apple Wallet? by OmegaGLM

We have a barcode on the back of the card already. We don't need a new protocol to handle this.

The registration is from the state and attached to the car. They don't need the card.

Insurance is attached to the car and required for registration. So we shouldn't need to hand that over either.

The car is registered to a person and cops should be able to get information on a person that owns the car which is most of the time.

What I'm saying is that most of the time nothing is actually needed that they shouldn't be able to get from a license plate.

NJ is not an efficient state when it comes to bureaucracy (or they like potentially screwing people, which matches my experience with firearms ownership in this state).

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jarofpickles89 t1_j5jqg1d wrote

Reply to comment by njhelpplease in Ideal place to move with great school district within 30-40 min of Hackettstown? by njhelpplease

If you’re unable to find anything in Mendham I would consider Chester and Long Valley. Both have excellent schools, with Long Valley being closer in commuting distance to Hackettstown (5-15 minutes depending on if you’re on the mountain side or the valley side). I’ve lived here about 3 years and love it- very peaceful, safe town close to outdoor activities, farms and fresh food, etc. Don’t have kids but the schools are rated excellent and you get a bit more house for your budget. That being said it is definitely more rural than some other towns.

If you would prefer more options in terms of activities/restaurants/more people, I would recommend going as far south as Readington/Bridgewater areas which would put you at approx. a 40 minute commute. Bridgewater has a ton going on (shopping, restaurants, Life Time gym, hotels, Wegmans/Whole Foods, great schools, etc) as well as lots of companies headquartered there. It’s always been a competitive housing market there and you’ll still get less house for your money, but the upside is there is a ton more in the area than, in my opinion, a town like Mendham. I grew up in Bridgewater and still work in the area and would highly recommend it to raise a family. Readington, Clinton and surrounding towns are also very nice, however more rural than Bridgewater and less diverse, and still about a 40 min commuting distance to Hackettstown. Upside is you get a little more house for your money than Bridgewater.

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mikeynj908 t1_j5jof5q wrote

Reply to I'm leaving New Jersey for one reason: The Litter by [deleted]

Hate to say it but we're not gonna miss you. I'm in Texas right now but moved back to NJ at least twice now already having also once done this with Pennsylvania. When I do it this time will clearly be a matter OF when and not if. My loyalty to my home state will never die, but I also do plan to die living there too.

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