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05-14-2009, 03:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Palo Alto, CA to NJ
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Moving to Upper Saddle River from San Francisco!
Hey!
I'm moving to Upper Saddle River, NJ from Palo Alto, CA 
How is U. Saddle River?! Their school system etc.? |
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05-14-2009, 04:02 PM
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Not a member
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: NJ
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Great and rich town
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05-14-2009, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Roselle, NJ
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Upper Saddle river is not a town to worry about when it comes to schools and crime.
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05-14-2009, 05:08 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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You'll be fine. Just make sure anyone attending school there wears the uniform of Ugg boots, 7 for all Mankind jeans, a North Face jacket and Vera Bradley bag and they will fit right in.
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05-14-2009, 06:55 PM
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Real Estate Agent
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Northern NJ
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Upper Saddle River is a nice little suburb on the New Jersey-New York border. Very rustic, no downtown, no stores. Although affluent, it is a big step down from a Saddle River or an Alpine in terms of real estate values. Many more houses available. Sort of similar to Franklin Lakes in terms of value and character.
-Marc
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05-14-2009, 07:02 PM
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**Punish the Deed, not the Breed**
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: The Sunshine State
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There are no bad areas in UPS. The whole town is beautiful. Very quiet. You have to go to Montvale to shop. Or Mahwah, Rt. 17, depending where in UPS you live.
Last edited by Blondie621; 05-14-2009 at 07:14 PM..
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05-14-2009, 10:26 PM
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Junior Member
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: New Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UKOK
You'll be fine. Just make sure anyone attending school there wears the uniform of Ugg boots, 7 for all Mankind jeans, a North Face jacket and Vera Bradley bag and they will fit right in.
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Bahahaha! So true. It's definitely upscale but I'm sure you will like the town.. the winters, I'm not so sure. If you've never experienced an East Coast winter before, well, have your salt and ice scrapers handy come November! Good luck to you on your move! |
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05-14-2009, 11:13 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: taxed out of NJ
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Your property tax will likely to triple or quadruple (from what you have in Palo Alto), and the high school average SAT score will be about 200 points lower than Palo Alto (although it's still a good score here). You will endure arctic blast after arctic blast like we just did in winter. Also welcome to shoveling snow, changing to winter tires, $600 monthly heating bill in winter, and hey, remember to clean out all the ice/snow on top of your car before driving since it's the law here (that can take you 10-15 minutes). But don't get scared away - we have a brain drain here and we need people from Silicon Valley. Welcome to Jersey!
Last edited by lwnj; 05-14-2009 at 11:27 PM..
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05-15-2009, 06:23 AM
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Senior Member
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"fender or a gibson??"
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lwnj
Your property tax will likely to triple or quadruple (from what you have in Palo Alto), and the high school average SAT score will be about 200 points lower than Palo Alto (although it's still a good score here). You will endure arctic blast after arctic blast like we just did in winter. Also welcome to shoveling snow, changing to winter tires, $600 monthly heating bill in winter, and hey, remember to clean out all the ice/snow on top of your car before driving since it's the law here (that can take you 10-15 minutes). But don't get scared away - we have a brain drain here and we need people from Silicon Valley. Welcome to Jersey!
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very cute post! |
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05-15-2009, 06:25 AM
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Senior Member
Status:
"fender or a gibson??"
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UKOK
You'll be fine. Just make sure anyone attending school there wears the uniform of Ugg boots, 7 for all Mankind jeans, a North Face jacket and Vera Bradley bag and they will fit right in.
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very true and funny post! Hey its better than living with what im living with the Kmart blue light special!! |
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