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It’s been around 5 years since you posted this but hopefully you didn’t choose Westfield. I live here. Sure it’s a nice place but once you get settled.. yikes. I go to Westfield high school and it’s not a good place to send your children to. Everyone at the school is entitled and stuck up, you will get bullied if you don’t smoke or drink like the other kids, and no one is nice. Everyone is always gossiping and in people’s business, unlike me I avoid all of that because my freshman year I was bullied about wearing makeup and rumors were spread about me. There’s never not a day where nobody is being a holes.. and the teachers there could care less if the student is doing good mentally they rather want you at school always and if you do talk about your feelings and if your depressed etc they’ll do literally nothing to help you and they will put you in special education regardless of how smart you are.
Another satisfied, well rounded reluctant Jersey resident. Don't ever let anyone try to talk you out of getting the hell out of dodge. Good luck to you.
So funny, how different perceptions and experiences are. We live in Berkeley Heights, which another poster was railing on. When we moved here, my daughter was just starting 6th grade, and we all know (or most of us know) how awful middle school girls can be. First day of school, she came home with nothing but good words about how nice everyone was. Just this past Thursday night, she reiterated that sentiment. She said (and this is nearly word-for-word), "I'm so glad we ended up in this place. Mostly because of the people. Everyone here is so nice." We had just come from a meeting with girls from surrounding towns - New Providence, Chatham, Florham Park, Millburn/Short Hills and Summit.
As an adult leader, when they forget I'm in the room, they'll sometimes say inappropriate things - usually about boys, lol - but they really are pretty kind to each other. Very little of the back-stabbing, gossipy, I'm-better-than-you nonsense that I've seen elsewhere. Now, it could just be this particular group of girls is nicer than average, but even if that's the case, it shows that there are nice people here. Find the good ones, and ignore the rest.
My wife and I recently moved to a modest house in Madison and love it. We looked at all the towns mentioned in this thread. Pretty sure you can't "go wrong" with any of them. While I'm certain "snobbery" does exist here and in every town, we haven't yet encountered it and have found everyone we've met down to earth and friendly.
These are personally my favorite towns in New Jersey!
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Hello, first time user on here. I am a recently divorced mother of 2 kids, who do not begin school until 2016. I relocated from Wall Twp, NJ to Watchung. For no particular reason other than Avalon apartments had a location in Watchung with an immediate move in date. I am looking for what everyone is looking for, a beautiful suburban town, with a great school, and short (under 90 minute) commute to city.
After many late nights of searching through here I have come upon Westfield, Summit, and New Providence. Which are all very close to me now, giving me the opportunity to drive through. Westfield really stands out to me, although I have a lingering concern of moving to a town with significant wealth, that my children are going to be raised among, entitled, little pompous a-holes. I grew up very modestly and have done well for myself, I know there are great suburban towns where everyone doesn't have their noses up in the air. Just don't want to make a mistake in choosing one. A sense of community is very important to me. So here are my questions...
Is Westfield as ideal as it appears?
Are there any properties with more than .2 acres of land that won't cost me upwards of 1 million?
Does the high school have a genuine interest in helping children prepare for future, or do they merely shuffle kids in and out?
What is the general feel of current residents in Westfield?
Any other towns to recommend....?
I think you have it right there close to you. New Providence.
Its a long read and I am sure others can comment on the story, I took a drive to Westfield this weekend and wanted to check out the area lol. Its a nice town with Upper East Side New Yorkers who still want to be treated as if they live in the Upper East Side. That's the vibe I got
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