Hackettstown Photo Tour (Newark, East Orange, Orange: crime, house, landscaping)
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great pics. How are those baby Yankees treating ya up there in Sctranton anyway? I live in a great town right off Green Pond Rd with TONS of nature. Rockaway. Anyway Newton has historic houses. I rented there once. Sorta boring.
But good lucky with your nex town I loved it!!!!!!!!!!
great pics. How are those baby Yankees treating ya up there in Sctranton anyway? I live in a great town right off Green Pond Rd with TONS of nature. Rockaway. Anyway Newton has historic houses. I rented there once. Sorta boring.
But good lucky with your nex town I loved it!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! I haven't been to a single baby Yankees game yet here in Scranton, but I can't wait to go. My family was always born-and-bred Phillies fans, but I might just "break ranks" to support the new local team. I haven't decided which town I'll do next in NJ, but I might be leaning towards Newton or Belvidere. Both will get done eventually, but it's a race against time (I go back to school on August 27!)
That wasn't the posting........it was a long bit ago.
It must have been a typo.....because I was wondering why a name like Tahiti would be "Mr"? I had to look at that a few times.
One thing that did puzzle me though was the proliferation of nicer vehicles in town. Considering how much you people rant and rave about being "poor" on this forum, 99 out of every 100 vehicles that I passed that were parked in driveways or that passed me on the roadways was a late-model one, with about 25% of those being BMWs, Audis, Lexuses, Land Rovers, etc. I even saw a Bentley attempting to parallel park along Main Street! Sometimes I wonder if it's a case of people in NJ truly "struggling" to provide for their families or struggling to "keep up with the Jones's." I'm sure a sharper distinction must be drawn there. Please don't attack me for that honest observation; I just think the word "struggle" is tossed around WAY too freely on this forum.
Part of that is probably due to the people who work at Mars. As a former employee of that place, I can tell you that the parking lot is full of luxury cars; they pay well. Even for plant workers.
That said, I think Hackettstown is a godawful town. You've captured some pretty photos, but the town itself does not live up to its potential. Those shops are close to useless, there are very few restaurants of any quality, and the high school is not good. There's also a problem with illegals.
Part of that is probably due to the people who work at Mars. As a former employee of that place, I can tell you that the parking lot is full of luxury cars; they pay well. Even for plant workers.
That said, I think Hackettstown is a godawful town. You've captured some pretty photos, but the town itself does not live up to its potential. Those shops are close to useless, there are very few restaurants of any quality, and the high school is not good. There's also a problem with illegals.
Hot Dog Johnny's, though? Awesome.
Well, I used the bridal shop for a prom dress for our daughter once.
( and I lived two towns over)
I got a party tent once for a graduation at the party store.( again, I lived two towns over)
My daughter went to the used baby store last week to look for a special item she had in mind, and it wasn't elsewhere.
We've used the churches for baptisims.
Took the little one to the movie of Cars when it came out.
Did a bit of antique shopping also.
Took the Martz bus from the grand Panther Valley Shops area, came back and was dropped off right downtown. Thats quite handy.
Hot Dog Johnnys......I sure wanted a hamburger badly, and they don't have them..LOL
Having all the new "big box" stores is expanding the town. Its location for getting to commuting locations is great. It reminds one of Honesdale, but in a better location for getting to the shore, NYC, the Rockaway Mall and Ledgewood area.
Try to have a BBQ with the smell of M&Ms drifting through the air.
Chocolate anyone?
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I haven't been to a single baby Yankees game yet here in Scranton, but I can't wait to go. My family was always born-and-bred Phillies fans, but I might just "break ranks" to support the new local team. I haven't decided which town I'll do next in NJ, but I might be leaning towards Newton or Belvidere. Both will get done eventually, but it's a race against time (I go back to school on August 27!) 
