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My husband has a great opportunity at one of the big companies in New Brunswick, so we maybe relocating.
Currently we live in the western suburbs close to Chicago. I love it here, so I'm doing my
Homework to make sure this would be a good fit for us.
Can anyone out there share their experience moving to central Jersey and what you like/don't like
About it? How do you like the schools? After school activities? We have a 6 year old who attends public school and who is currently in gymnastics and girls scouts. What was The biggest adjustment for you and your
Family?
New Brunswick is a decent small city. It's primarily a college town with Rutgers University based there. The downtown area has some decent bars and restaurants, but most other parts of the city away from campus and downtown have issues with crime and are not so nice.
Central Jersey in general is the epitome of suburban sprawl. Miles and miles of strip malls, gas stations, and heavy traffic along busy routes 1 and 18. The best schools are arguably in Plainsboro, West Windsor, and East Brunswick. In any of those towns you're within an hour's drive to NYC. If you like a small-town feel, check out Metuchen and Highland Park. I lived in the area for 10 years. Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.
My husband has a great opportunity at one of the big companies in New Brunswick, so we maybe relocating.
Sounds like Johnson & Johnson. I worked there for many years. It's in the best part of New Brunswick... frankly the only part of New Brunswick you want to be in... and their office buildings are (literally) right next to the train station.
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Currently we live in the western suburbs close to Chicago. I love it here, so I'm doing my
Homework to make sure this would be a good fit for us.
Can anyone out there share their experience moving to central Jersey and what you like/don't like
About it? How do you like the schools? After school activities? We have a 6 year old who attends public school and who is currently in gymnastics and girls scouts. What was The biggest adjustment for you and your
Family?
Thanks in Advance!
If you're looking for schools with lots of activities and great opportunities for children, take a look at West Windsor, NJ (shared school district with Plainsboro). It's about 25 minute drive to New Brunswick, or a 14 minute train ride (West Windsor has a train station).
South Brunswick is great for its high school marching band.
Central NJ has great access to Princeton, Philadelphia, and New York. It's also extremely diverse (with a lot of caucasians and mongoloids who are drawn to the school systems).
The biggest adjustment will be cost of living and taxes.
Sounds like Johnson & Johnson. I worked there for many years. It's in the best part of New Brunswick... frankly the only part of New Brunswick you want to be in... and their office buildings are (literally) right next to the train station.
If you're looking for schools with lots of activities and great opportunities for children, take a look at West Windsor, NJ (shared school district with Plainsboro). It's about 25 minute drive to New Brunswick, or a 14 minute train ride (West Windsor has a train station).
South Brunswick is great for its high school marching band.
Central NJ has great access to Princeton, Philadelphia, and New York. It's also extremely diverse (with a lot of caucasians and mongoloids who are drawn to the school systems).
The biggest adjustment will be cost of living and taxes.
MONGOLOIDS is considered a derogatory term, to describe people from East Asia, Southeast Asia, certain parts of Northern Asia, Pacific Islanders, the Artics, Eastern Russia, certain type of Americans......etc, etc., etc.,
Not longer a very nice term to describe people.......
MONGOLOIDS is considered a derogatory term, to describe people from East Asia, Southeast Asia, certain parts of Northern Asia, Pacific Islanders, the Artics, Eastern Russia, certain type of Americans......etc, etc., etc.,
Not longer a very nice term to describe people.......
What's the appropriate term for that classification today?
To state that New Jersey has nice people, would have been enough.....
Perhaps my point went way over your head. I was pointing out the diversity in central NJ. It's a different makeup than Chicago.
Your implication of Chicago not having nice people is not accurate at all.
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