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Town Home Living in Livingston is HOT!!!

Ever wonder what it would be like to live in an updated 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath town home in Livingston? Many people wanted to know: The Fairways has it all...Gated Community, NYC transport at the front gate, School buses for the kids, close to shopping, pool, club house, tennis/basketball court and playground. Some homes even sit on the golf course! 86 Winged Foot is gone, but there are additional units...

Changing Lives One Smile at a Time

The NJ Jewish News highlighted a very special person this week: Dr. Paul R Feldman Changing Lives One Smile at a Time Paul launched the "Special Ops" dental program to aid veterans in May 2018 because he wanted to provide for "an underserved population." His initial program of $50,000 to be applied to veterans' dental care has blossomed into $89,720 value of treatments and services. Once he...

All About Chatham NJ And Why Live Here

All About Chatham NJ And Why Live Here

Are you and your family planning a move to Chatham soon? Whether you are searching for homes in Chatham Borough or Chatham Township, there is a wide variety of beautiful homes that will meet your family’s needs. Learning about Chatham NJ demographics, real estate, schools, and Chatham NJ real estate can help you make an informed decision about your move and settle into the best neighborhood for you and...

Top New Jersey High Schools 2014

The LIST is out...you know the one...New Jersey Monthly's bi-annual ranking of New Jersey High Schools. New Jersey home buyers use this list when considering which community is Best! Congratulations to those top ranking  Midtown Direct Communities, and other Essex, Morris, and Union County towns with easy commutes to NYC: 1. Chatham 5. Millburn 6. New Providence 16. Livingston 19. Mountain Lakes 21....

Do You Live in a Super Zip?

Do you live in a Super Zip Community as defined by The Washington Post ? "The Washington Post analyzed census data to find Zip codes where people rank highest on a combination of income and education. They are Super Zips. The ranks, ranging from 0 to 99, represent the average of each Zip’s percentile rankings for median household income and for the share of adults with college degrees. Super Zips rank...

Where Will Chatham High School 2013 Graduates Attend College?

          Nine of the 279 Graduates from New Jersey's Chatham High School 2013 class will attend Ivy League Schools: 5 University of Pennsylvania 3 Dartmouth College 1 Yale University Most of the Chatham High School Graduates will be attending colleges and universities in the eastern part of the country, including: New Jersey: Drew University, Fairleigh Dickinson University,...

2013 Millburn High School Graduates Send 36 to Ivy's

            Thirty six seniors are heading to Ivy League schools from Millburn High School's 2013 graduating class: 13 Cornell University 6 Yale University 6 University of Pennsylvania 3 Harvard University 3 Princeton University 2 Columbia University 2 Brown University 1 Dartmouth College Of the 354 graduates, here are just some of the other top universities and colleges the...

Millburn Top Ranked NJ High School…Again

  Millburn High School continues to gain high marks in the National Press: Newsweek 2012 America's Best High Schools ranked Millburn High School #83 out of the best 1,000 public high schools in the nation that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads...and #4 in the State. School administrators provided the six components by which the schools were judged: graduation...

2011 Columbia High School Graduates Going to Top Schools

The 2011 graduating class from Columbia High School were accepted at some of the most prestigious top tier colleges and universities. They have an impressive twenty four students going to Ivy League and Seven Sister schools including  Barnard (2), Brown (3), Bryn Mawr (1), Columbia (2), Harvard (5), Princeton (2), Smith (1), University of Pennsylvania (2), Vassar (1), Wellesley (1), and Yale (4). Others...

2010 Livingston High School sends 11 to Ivy's

  The 2010 graduating class of 404 from Livingston High School has an impressive eleven students going to Ivy League Schools in the fall: 4-Cornell 2-Harvard 1-Princeton 3-University of Pennsylvania Just one of the reasons that Livingston High School is ranked #22 in the 2010 New Jersey Monthly's Bi-Annual Survey of High Schools. Almost 28% of the graduates are going to colleges in New Jersey (112) with...

2010 Top NJ Schools Along Midtown Direct

Once again, Millburn High School is ranked #1 in New Jersey Monthly's Bi-Annual Survey of High Schools in the State. Other towns along and adjacent to the Midtown Direct Train line into New York City and Manhattan were also in the top tier: 1  Millburn 5  New Providence 8  Chatham 15 Madison 22 Livingston 24 Governor Livingston (Berkeley Heights) 25 Summit 40 Jonathan Dayton (Springfield) 41...

Twenty Percent Millburn 2009 Senior Class Receive National Merit Honors

Richard L. Brodow, Millburn NJ Superintendent of Schools, said last week: "We couldn't be more proud of our students" as word came in that fifteen senior from Millburn High School have been selected as semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Competition.  In addition, 49 students qualified as recipients of Letters of Commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. The...

Millburn High School Ranked #1 in NJ

Millburn High School is ranked the Number #1 High School in New Jersey by New Jersey Monthly . Why? "After placing eleventh in the 2004 New Jersey Monthly high school rankings, and third in 2006, Millburn High School earned the top spot this year, in large part due to its students impressive test performances. Millburn outranked the states 315 other high schools on average SAT score and performance on...

West Orange High School Graduates 429 in 2008

There were 429 graduates from West Orange High School at the Richard Codey Arena on June 23, 2008. Five students are off to the Ivys€¦Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.                  44 €“ Essex County College  38 - County College of Morris  33 - Rutgers University 24 - Montclair State University  23 €“ Kean University  10 €“ New...

2008 Chatham High School Graduates 233

Chatham New Jersey has a lot to be proud of: In February 2008, Chatham, NJ was named the best place to live by New Jersey Monthly and the 2008 Graduating Class from Chatham High School is sending four to the Ivys including Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth and Harvard. Where are the rest of the 2008 graduates going?   8-Villanova University  7-St. Josephs University  6-University of...

2008 Livingston NJ High School Sends Twelve to Ivys

The 2008 graduates of Livingston High School have big plans for their Freshman year at college. Twelve will be entering Ivy League Schools including Brown, Columbia, Cornell, University of Pennsylvania. Where are the rest going? It is quite an impressive list:  29 - Rutgers University 16 - County College of Morris 12 - SUNY €“ Binghamton 11 - Montclair State University 10 - University of...

Where Will the Road Lead the Students from Madison High School?

Madison, New Jersey is home to three important Universities: College of St. Elizabeth Drew University Fairleigh Dickinson University With a bustling downtown, great restaurants and college feel, Madison, New Jersey has long been a favorite community along the Midtown Direct Train line. So where are the 2008 graduates of Madison High School off to next year? Two students are off to the Ivy's:...

241 Students Graduate from Summit High School in 2008

On a beautiful June evening 241 Seniors graduated from Summit High School at the Metro Homes Field in Summit, New Jersey. Eight students are heading to the Ivy's: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth and Princeton. Where are the rest going? It is quite an impressive list: 9 Rutgers University 5 Bucknell University                       5 George Washington University 4 County College...

Millburn High School 2008 Graduates Go Ivy

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...

Millburn Ranked Among the TOP US High Schools

Millburn High School was ranked among the top 100 high schools by U.S. News & World Report. In their first America's Best High Schools study published last week, Millburn earned a rank of 97 in a survey of 18,000+ public high schools. "Using a formula produced in collaboration with School Evaluation Services, a K-12 data research and analysis business run by Standard & Poor's, we put high...

The Devil Came On Horseback Screening Millburn High School

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, €œThe Devil Came on Horseback.   The screening will be followed by a forum with a panel of experts, including Brian Steidle, whose experiences in Sudan were the...

Millburn High School Named National Blue Ribbon School

Wow!!! I just received this letter from the Millburn Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) written by the Superintendent of Millburn Schools: "Please see the letter I received from Dr. Brodow this morning. Congratulations to Dr. Niegel, Mr. Miron, Dr. Brodow and the entire faculty, staff and student body for all of their hard work."  €œIm pleased and proud to let you know that this morning the United...