I just saw another ad for installation, maintenance, removal, storage and design of exterior Christmas lighting for residences! Christmas is already here?
Holiday Illuminotors (phone 973-228-2867) is the second company that I have seen marketing Christmas tree and outside decoration services. This one differentiates themselves by claiming each job is inspected by electricians that are licensed.listen Labels: christmas, decoration, lights, livingston, nj
Wednesday at 8:47 AM | | 
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The best Chinese food take out restaurant in the area is actually in Roseland, New Jersey.
China Pavilion IV Restaurant located at 12 Eisenhower Parkway in Roseland. [Telephone number 973-618-9700], has the best chinese food, it's clean , it's fast, its delicious.
Monday at 7:36 PM | | |
Penang restaurant on route 10 in East Hanover, New Jersey (Telephone call 973-887-6989) is the best place to get Malaysian and Thai food locally.
Be sure to try the Roti Canai as an appetizer.
Very subtle, but beware that the waiters and staff are all "business savvy" in that they consistently "guide" you to order drinks, appetizers, etc in addition to what you want. It's all done very gently, and you don't notice it until you go a couple of times. They are trained very well in this art of suggestion.
It's a good thing that most all the items on the menu are good. listenPowered by
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at 5:17 PM | | |
One of the last places you'd associate with jugglers, pumpkin painting, spooky storytimes, talking deer heads mounted on walls and face painting would be a museum.
But that's exactly where we went this Saturday afternoon -- to the Morris Museum in Morristown NJ. Although it certainly wasn't cheap ($30 for a family of 4), it was a unique and fun event. The staff put a lot of effort into making it fun for the kids with different planned activities and scavenger hunt throughout the museum.
Hits with the kids at this Morris Museum Halloween Extravaganza:
- Face painting
- Story time
- Make your own Boo-bracelets
- And the juggler who seems to following us around everywhere we turned
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Saturday at 8:39 PM | | |
We met again at the Dublin Pub Friday night in the back room for a great session of classic table fellowship.
The Prime Rib special was a treat. But if you want to ensure a sweet ending to any meeting at the Dublin Pub in Morristown NJ -- literally -- then here's my tip for the day - do some strategic planning when ordering and get the dessert orders in before you do anything! The homemade desserts are a fine feast by themselves and the one that you'll want to feast upon later might not be there anymore. RESERVE your dessert before you even go for that first drink to start the night.
You'll thank me for this tip on your next trip to the Morristown landmark next to the theatre when you're enjoying your sweet ending to your night.Labels: dublin pub, morristown
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The annual Rummage sale at the church in Short Hill, New Jersey at the corner of Hartshorn Drive and Parsonage Hill Road is going on today October 26 Friday and Saturday October 27.
There is literally hundreds and hundreds items available and definitely something that you can take home for a bargain.
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Friday at 10:04 AM | | |
Four times in September and October 2007, the Police Departments of Madison, New Jersey and Bernardsville, New Jersey received reports where adults drove up the children and try to lure them in to their cars.
The ages of the kids were 11, 12, and middle school age.
None were successful, but we need to remind our children not to talk to strangers.
Do it today don't delay.listen Labels: bernardsville, madison, nj
at 10:01 AM | | |
Touchdown Deli is now open at 498 South Livingston Avenue in the shopping center across the street from Shop Rite shopping center.
Their telephone number: 973-535-8200.
I've seen ads announcing that they're serving breakfast, sandwiches, party platters and they deliver too. Although for breakfast, the Super Duper Bagels shop a couple of doors down has REALLY good hand-rolled bagels...yummmmmmy.
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Thursday at 5:12 PM | | |
Free calendar offer for Essex county residents!
Get your free 15 month calendar by calling 973-621-4921 extension 237 or go to www.essexclerk.com.
The calendar features beautiful art work by from kids in our county, interesting culture, treasure and historical facts about our area and holidays / other important days.
It's all free!listen
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Techno Trash day will be held on October 3rd at the Livingston Community Center at 204 Hillside Avenue.
This is a great time to get all your stuff recycled such as printers, fax machines, scanners, speakers, stereos, DVD players, toasters, CD's and DVD's, video tapes, audio tapes, game cartridges, zip drives, thumb drives, hard drives, computer tapes, inkjet toner cartridges, batteries and chargers.
Throw it out! You gain more space, the stuff gets recycles. The garbage dumps will be less cluttered.listen
at 5:04 PM | | |
Get the flu shot before the flu really hurts you!
You can get the flu show every Saturday between October 20 and November 3 at the flu shot clinic which will be available at the Livingston Mall again this year from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We went last year and got our shots within 15 minutes waiting in line, not bad.
Want more details? Call: 973-994-9390.
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at 5:02 PM | | |
Jump jump jump for joy The Little Gym on Microlab Road in Livington New Jersey.
The Little Gym is having an open house from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM on October 27th. If you go, don't forget to wear your costumes!
Claudia, the owner is great with kids and her attitude is shared by the entire staff -- check them out this October 27th!
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at 4:59 PM | | |
Here's the leaf collection schedule for 2007 in Livingston NJ:
- Section 1 can start putting leaves in in the street October 29th through November 4.
- Section 2: November 5th through November 11th.
- Section 3: November 12th through November 18th.
- Section 1, 2, and 3: November 19th through November 25th.
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at 4:56 PM | | |
Don't drink and drive in Livingston!
On Saturday October 27th from 10:30 PM to 2:30 AM, a check point for drinking and driving / DWI will be held at 449 Mt Pleasant Avenue in the eastbound direction.
Just be careful when you drive and never drink and drive!
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at 4:52 PM | | |
We just saw a handsome deer that looked just like one of Santa's reindeer, staking out Livingston to see if the kids have been good or not. . . so that's how he knows!Labels: deer, livingston
at 11:19 AM | | |
This morning we went top the Dunkin's donuts on Northfield Avenue in Livingston and tried their new Hash Browns for $1.29.
They were totally delicious. . . we are coming back for more.
Wonder how their toasted flatbread sandwiches and personal pizzas taste!
It looks like their using the new super-quick convection toasters that Subway and some other shops are now using. . .
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at 8:53 AM | | |
One of my favorate websites to go to on my cell phone is www.7togo.com.
It offers video on demand, news, weather, trafic links continuously updated throughout the day and perfect to look things up when you are on the go -- like traffic reports.
When you're stuck in line somewhere, it's a great break to watch some of the news clips or sports items they have at the WABC-TV website.
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Pelican Ski on route 10 west of Livingston and East Hanover is having a great sale on skis, boots and pole packages for rental.
And the tip of the day is that right now if you go and get your seasonal rental mid week instead of the weekends, you will get $20 off in addition to their cheap prices. I believe our seasonal rental for our kids was $89 which included boots, poles and skis. We rented a helmut for $20 for the season too. They're sitting in our garage right now, and we have to go in to swap them out for larger ones because our kids' feet grew since last ski season!
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I walked into my local Dunkin donuts in Short Hills, New Jersey and guess what I found. . .
Not just donuts -- they are now actually selling Hash browns, toasted croissants, bagel sandwiches and for lunch they now offer personal pizzas. Wow! And the food looks realllly good too.
Looks like I am coming back to Dunkin Donuts again.
Click here to listen at 12:56 PM | | |
The new and improved DMV: it used to be a nightmare to get anything done at the DMV in New Jersey.
But it seems they have changed all that. Now, the "DMC" as it is now called has modernized itself. No lines or very short lines, courteous people...
And the location on Center Street in Springfield, New Jersey is always a pleasant trip.
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at 9:02 AM | | |
There's a couple spots in town where you can get completely free wireless Internet access on the go.
The first one is at Fresh City in Livingston Town Center, the second one is at Dunkin Donuts in North Field Center on Northfield Avenue and the third one is the brand new Livingston Library which is completely Wi-Fi enabled.
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Have a Super Hero Halloween.
Create your own costumes.
Watch the Incredibles movie!
Trick or Treats safely . . . at the Montclair Art Museum.
They are hosting a Halloween event next weekend - Saturday October 27th, 1PM to 5PM. A great place for kids to start a Halloween weekend.
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Monday at 4:36 PM | | |
It's been a warm October and this week is supposed to stay 75-80 degrees in New Jersey.
That means there's tons of outdoors stuff that we can still do with the family before Winter arrives for real.
What are you doing these days outdoors to stay active and happy?
What's your favorite park? Playground? Tennis court? or any outside activity around town?
Sunday at 8:09 AM | | |
Today, I'm meeting a friend at Atlanta Bread Company. The cafe/coffee house is in Madison, NJ actually.Kind of like a Panera Bread, they serve coffee, desserts, and sandwiches, etc with a LOT of space for hanging out and meeting up with friends. I don't know if there's much of a differentiator between the two local bakery/coffee houses. Perhaps I'll find out today when I go.I just looked-up the local "ABC" store and it looks like they offer free WiFi Internet connections to surf while you sip your coffee.Downtown Madison, New Jersey has a ton of little shops and restaurants and Atlanta Bread Company is just one of them to explore.Labels: madison, New Jersey
Friday at 6:57 AM | | |
That's the Dublin Pub at 4 Pine Street Morristown, New Jersey (telephone 973-538-1999).
We have a meeting tonight in the back room and I was told that I should try out the good old fish and chips -- one of my favorite dishes that I can't resist whenever seen on a menu. The restuarant is on the corner, right next to the theater in Morristown and across the street from the Library.
There are a bunch of interesting local restuarants in Morristown and this is my first trip to on in the cozy town.
I hope that it's worth going to Dublin for!
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Wednesday at 3:54 PM | | |
We had a small repair job done this past spring and it was time to follow-up on another repair that we didn't want to do at the same time. We found our original contractor through Servicemagic.com which is one of best resources for home owners.
Service Magic provides 3-4 qualified contractors that are pre-screened for licensing and liability insurance. And they also have a customer rating system in place so you can go look-up past comments pro and con about each contractor. The system really works to help you find a decent contractor for home improvement and home repair jobs. Estimates are free.
But I don't have the contact info for the original contractor, so I just headed back to ServiceMagic to put in another request. And immediately 3 contractors were matched up with me from our area.
For anyone that's going to use servicemagic.com, there are some tips on using ServiceMagic.com that you really should read before you go and put in a request. READ THE TIPS. . .Labels: contractor, estimate, home improvement, home repair, service magic, servicemagic, servicemagic.com
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It looks like there's 2 days of motion picture filming in the town of Madison, NJ by Drew University for the Incredible Hulk movie.
For the Hulk fans out there in the Garden State, the movie, slated to be released in 2008 is about The Hulk being captured and it's escape: After hiding out in the northern region of Mongolia, The Hulk is captured by the Russian Government. Before escaping, the Russian Government collects enough DNA from the Hulk to create the Abomination. They send the Abomination to retrieve the Hulk thus preventing him from going to General Ross about the Russians' illegal experiments. From IMDB
The filming involves a scene with a helicoptor circling around over the campus, so keep looking up! Labels: hulk movie, madison, nj
Monday at 6:11 PM | | |
We had a really pleasant heat spell recently at the end of September/early October -- can't believe we saw 85+ degrees in October!?!?!!?!
But now the weather looks like it's returning back to normal with the chilly early mornings and nights.
This of course means that it's time to close the pool for the season. There are plenty of pool guys around town, but I happened to stumble upon King of Clean LLC out of Bernardsville a couple of years ago and have been using them every year since. Jeff is friendly and flexible for scheduling and was willing to "teach me the ropes" of pool maintenance and ownership along the way, so that I can do most of the stuff during the summer -- very easy once you know the routine.
The other advantage to using someone from outside this immediate local area is that you're not charged "local pricing" from contractors! One quote to open my pool originally was north of $800! King of Clean saved me a couple of hundred bucks in addition to the pleasant service I've enjoyed over the years.
It's important to find good contractors that you can develop relationships with over time. In my case, the pool isn't a headache for me as a home owner because of this type of service. If you're not fully happy with any regular contractor for the pool or any other type of work on your home, perhaps it's time to try someone else?
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We were at the Harmon Discount supply store on Morris Turnpike in Short Hills recently and found out that they started taking competitive coupons from Bed, Bath and Beyond!
So now on top of their rock bottom prices, you can get an additional 20% off just by bringing a Bed, Bath and Beyond coupon. Got to love competition in retailing!
Saturday at 3:24 PM | | |
Mama Tucci's Restaurant on the second floor of the Livingston Town center opened this past year which is an upscale Italian restaurant serving the Livingston neighbourhood.
They originally opened on Saturdays for lunch but I found out recently that they stop serving lunch and now open on Saturday's from 5:00 p.m.
I hope it's not because the food or service is lacking since I've yet to go and want to visit soon (it would have been today for Saturday lunch, but they are closed!).
at 3:20 PM | | |
Recently the TGI Fridays Restaurant on route 10 in East Hanover were went under complete renovation.
The interior decor was fresh, contemporary, and clean.
The menu looked exciting.
The food on the plate came medium warm, not hot, could have been better.
Would we return? Don't know....not next Friday, that's for sure.
at 1:41 PM | | |
It pays to give.
Recently we supported the Livingston high school football team fund raiser and in return received a players edge discount card.
Now we get discounts for merchants around town. Places like pizza, dry cleaning, firestone, ice cream, nail salons, bowling, golf range, Mcdonald's, Subway, Livingston car wash, and more.
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Friday at 9:15 AM | | |
If you around town and want a taste of great Indian cuisine, you need to try Saffron Indian Cuisine.
They're located at 249 Route 10 East in East Hanover, New Jersey.
Telephone number. 973-599-0700.
They have a sister restaurant in New York City which we used to got to all the time, and when they opened one in East Hanover, we were excited. A great place for Indian Food.
Try their lunch buffet, it's affordably priced and they serve a LOT of good food.Click here to listenPowered by
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at 8:56 AM | | |
Burning rubber.
My car needs new tire replacement soon and my gut feeling was to go to livingston Tire on Northfield Avenue or Firestone on Mount Pleasant Avenue in Livingston.
However, I remembers that Costco tire center in East Hanover in New Jersey always have the best prices.
The Michelin Tires that I need are over $20 cheaper per tire and the prices are all inclusive with mounting, balancing, rotation and tire disposal included...
at 8:39 AM | | |
It seems that there are hundreds and hundreds of black birds, smaller than crows -- but hundreds of them that have taken to carpeting the lawns & streets, hanging out in trees and thinking that our town is layover stop on their way headed South for the winter.
While it's fun to drive by and watch them fly away in droves, hopefully, they will be out here soon.
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at 8:27 AM | | |
It's almost time for Halloween and we need a pumpkin for front of our house!
Our favourite place to go is in Chester, New Jersey.
Alstede Farms is a great place to bring the family, not only do they have pumpkin picking, but they also have a huge haystack mountain to play on, haystack tunnel for the kids, corn mazes and animals to feed like goats and pigs. Last time we were there, we picked peaches, apples and raspberries and took the tractor-pulled hayride wagon to the fields.
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Thursday at 9:25 AM | | |
It's a smooth ride ahead. It's look like the Township of Livingston is repaving some roads off of Northfield Road. Streets likes Heron Road and others along Northfield are being repaved today.
Looks like smooth driving ahead. But when are they going to repave my road? :-)
Wednesday at 1:09 PM | | |
I've got the power!
Shoprite of Livingston is having an incredible sale of batteries -- Just 99 cents for a 12 pack of your choice of batteries. This is the time to stock up on batteries for all those toys that suck up energy around the house.
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at 1:04 PM | | |
Actually NOT. . . Because it was broken.
I needed a new belt for my Hoover vacuum but couldn't find one at Home Depot or BestBuy or other places around town.
Until I found a store that I never knew existed right here in town. Livingston Vacuum behind 599 South Livingston Avenue had the belt I needed at $3.50 plus service with a smile.
Gotta love local retailers that are friendly and affordable.
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at 12:15 PM | | |
These days it's pretty rare to go anywhere involving retail and finding employees that are actually frienly to you.
One place that's consistent that I've noticed is the Gulf Gas Station on the corner of East Hobart Gap Road and South Livingston Avenue.
If you take notice everytime you go to fill up, they'll greet you, fill up your gas, and then say thank you and bid you farewell and .....
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at 12:12 PM | | |
Here's a Short Hills, New Jersey, cell phone dead zone:
There is a big dead zone for cell phone signals on the AT&T wireless network located at Hartshorn Drive and Parsonage Hill Road. Everytime I'm driving across Parsonage or around that area -- if I'm on the phone I'll be talking and then.................................Click here to listenPowered by
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at 12:04 PM | | |
Usually, they spread isn't this wide but it looks like right now the Shell gas station on the corner of Northfield Road and South Livingston Avenue is $2.61 per gallon while the Raceway Gas Station at Livingston Circle is only $2.51 per gallon.
Hey, the money you can save on a single tank of gas will pay for a coffee at Starbucks!
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at 11:17 AM | | |
Here we go! If you're interested about life in and around Livingston, New Jersey -- part of Essex County in the tri-state NY/NJ/CT area, you've found the place!Get ready for realistic reviews, tips, comments, critiques and more about living the suburban life in New Jersey.If you're here reading a post, LEAVE A COMMENT! Whether or not you live, work or know about this area, let us know what you think, or tell us something similar/different about your own town!
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