Wolfian and Paperbob, I too lived in Willigboro (Millbrook), in the late sixties and early seventies. I then stayed in the Burlington Co. area until the mid eighties. Now I live on the Eastern Shore of MD, the similarities between here and NJ are amazing. The land and the people are the same (lots of pine trees). We don’t really consider ourselves part of MD just like the North Jersey, South Jersey rift.
I went back to Willingboro a couple of years ago to see how it had turned out and it is really sad. It looks like a slum with trees.
Milltown representin’!!!
Grew up in Scotch Plains/Westfield though, and had a stint in the Shore area.
Strangely, I met MannyL long before either of us registered here. We both worked at www.microwarehousesucks.com ,
Nice point I distinctly remember hearing on an episode of Kate and Allie. They, being new yorkers, were looking out over the hudson and contemplating how great NYC is.
Clearly NYC is one of the best points of living in jersey, so is philly, as well as, all the beautiful parks and country land, pine barrens, jersey shore, cape may, high point, plus you have HUGE cities in jersey and every nationality and culture are represented.
Jersey is a wonderland and one of the best states America has to offer!!!
- proud to be a bridge and tunnel chickWhat are the huge cities in New Jersey? There are many small cities, but no huge ones. See, that’s just it. NJ borrows the citiies of others but hoards its own beaches and forests.
Sweetie, may I call you sweetie, (trust me it’s the best name I got for you now) But why don’t you pack a little lunch, get out your eazy pass and take any of the GSP exits after 160 and then come back and talk to me about north Jersey.
Pepper farms wow!! um we got those too. Peaches?? Try the cherry tree festival in Newark.
But seriously, Philster, North, Central and South Jersey are all beautiful and since NJ is so small it is possible for the inhabitants to enjoy all of it. What is it only 3 hours long (Summers on GSP trying to get down to the Shore not included in this time estimate)
Listen I know that living next to NYC and Philly make all cities pale in comparison, but where I’m living now is considered a big ole city an we got what 100,000 inhabitants at best. (scoff scoff)
We’ve got 8,600,000 in the whole state. Jersey City has 250,000 people.
Other cities I’m thinking of Trenton, Camden, New Brunswick, Patterson, The Oranges, Newark.
:eek:
Umm I’ll sit here quietly now so no one will guess that I’m that loud, brash, obnoxious jersey chick that I am.:smack:
btw I’m from Closter
I’m from Spotswood NJ. Went to Rutgers and lived in New Brunswick for (too many) years, then moved up north to Belleville, where I commuted for like an hour to Boonton. Boonton seemed to be about one mile square and had about three costume shops on the main street. What a weird little town. Then, I moved to northern Florida, but I hated it, so after three years I moved back.
There’s no place like home.
100,000 is by no means a “huge city,” or even a “big city.” It’s a small city. Let me know when any of the “cities” you’ve mentioned reach a million, or even 500,000 people.
And no, you can’t call me “sweetie,” just to forestall that. 
(if you’re a “chick” how come your screen name is “americano”?)
dany,
Ok I won’t say sweetie. And my apologies if Philster was offended, my new jerseyisms come out when I’m fired up.
I agree they are small but they are cities none the less.
But townships and municipalities are the norm in Jersey. In bergen county especially, you can drive for 4 miles on a main road and pass through at least 6 tiny towns.
(I didn’t say io sono americano I said “speak American” I misquoted it from a song.)
>>But townships and municipalities are the norm in Jersey. In bergen county especially, you can drive for 4 miles on a main road and pass through at least 6 tiny towns. <<
Don’t I know it! I drove for what felt like days in Salem County whilst lost and sans map.
Hi Count Trari de Reeson and Wolfian, nice to meet you. Former Garfield Park resident here ('65-'89), graduated from WHS in 1981.
Wolfian, I’ve run into a few people from Willingboro who now live in Mount Laurel. I bet there are a lot of us (most of them probably don’t post on the SDMD though).
Count, Willingboro is in a pretty sad state compared to the way it used to be, but I wouldn’t call it a slum just yet (Camden, now that’s a slum!). The houses are getting pretty old and a lot of them aren’t kept up properly, which makes some neighborhoods look pretty shabby, but the township seems to keep up the parks and the parkways pretty well. One area where things seem very bad is the schools - overall student performance in Willingboro is far below most every other school in the county. Maybe Wolfian can shed some light on that - his profile says he’s a student, which might mean he went to school there in the last 10-15 years.
I could go on and on about how nice Willingboro used to be and what a great experience it was growing up there, but that would bore everybody but me. Just ask my wife.
I guess I just get to enjoy all the good things.
Hey, being close to Philly or New York is a good thing…even as bragging rights for New Jersey.
I spend so much time in my native Philadelphia, and so much time at the Jersey Shore that my location between both is perfect.
The media is NJ’s worst enemy.
Anyone left to form an opinion of NJ from some beach closings back in the 80’s, or from talk about toxi waste dumps really needs to be educated.
I know of numerous beach closing on Florida, in California and anywhere humans have settled. I fish the Atlantic often off NJ, and everytime I take someone they are almost slack jawed at how nice the water is, and how nice NJ is. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Californian, or a girl from Kansas.
I’ve taken folks from California fishing and they were genuinely bitter and jealous over the great back waters, bays, inlets and waterways that NJ offers. From light tackle fishing off the intercaostal waterway to ocean fishing to deep sea fishing, they were jealous.
We routinely watch fish swim by…as far down as ten feet - the water is that clear.
The shore is just one thing…just one. And it’s a great thing for so many. Whether you are a millionaire or a 36k/year union guy, you can enjoy NJ, even the beaches. That is rare.
Millions of people pour into my state every Friday night, from Delaware, Pennsylvania and New York, desperate to escape what they have in their own state.
SJ folks give North Jersey folks a hard time, and vice versa and it’s all in fun.
This weekend, I’ll be fishing off Cape May, and while I’m doing that, Ill pause and think about the absolute horror of being landlocked…like in the midwest. I can taste the bile in my mouth because the though of living in a crappy state makes me that ill.
I’m stealing from life…in a nice littel mis-understood state. So many people have long roots here…and for a reason. I won’t be drug from the Atlantic, and while there are other places similar, few offer so many different people from different incomes the opportunities that NJ presents.
It’s a jewel of a place to live, wedged between two cultural mega centers.
Plus, I’m Italian. They’d kill me if I left. I have family in Waste Management.
One major problem though is the public transportation. To get from New Brunwick to North Jersey I had to transfer at Port Authourity. You can’t live in Jersey without a car.
Recent transplant from South Dakota here…living in Jackson now, just east from Six Flags.
So far I love this state.
Except for the crazed drivers.
Well, that’s true. You can get to Philly from SJ, but you need to drive to a PATCO station first, and they’re not too close to each other
I like visiting NJ, but usually also go to Manhattan. Have friends in Elizabeth. Once lived in Newark and also Linden.
…went to school in Jackson…back in the day(class of 87)
Montville – a mile from the Boonton border.
WOOT! JERSEY IN DA HOUSE!!!
(Wrong forum or not…)
I’m from Fords (near Woodbridge) NJ,
and I miss NYC terribly.
Now I live in Tampa, FL. It’s all right, I guess… : |