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Halloween is just around the corner!  Who doesn’t love to trick or treat, or decorate their home or dress up in costume!  Spooky or cute, the kids have a blast!

Basking Ridge has several activities planned during this month.  From crafts at the library to pumpkin rolling and trick or treating sponsored by local businesses it shouldn’t be hard to find something to do.  Follows is a schedule of events:

Saturday, October 24th – 1:00-4:00 Safe Trick or Treat in downtown Basking Ridge.  Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, children are invited to come trick or treating for treats given out by local businesses and merchants.

Saturday, October 24th – 1:00-3:00 Drop-in crafts at the Bernards Township library.  Children must be accompanied by an adult but no registration is required.  Children of all ages are welcome.

Saturday, October 24th – at 1:00 The Bernards Township Recreation Department has many fun activities scheduled at the Oak Street School field on Henry Street.  Pumpkin rolling races, crafts and other ghoulish activities.  Come for tricks after you get your treats!

Monday, October 26th 7:00-7:45 Midnight at Normandy at the Library; Children ages 5-12 are invited for an evening with Piccirillo Sciencetelling.  Tickets are a must – contact the library for more information.

If you are interested in buying or selling a home in Basking Ridge, please visit my webiste at www.Basking-Ridge-Real-Estate.com or click here to sign up for listing alerts in and around Basking Ridge.

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The Liberty Corner Fire Company welcomes it’s newest addition:

Measuring 47 feet long, weighing 40 tons, and boasting a 100 foot high LADDER:

Until now the fire company had to rely on the Lyons VA Medical Center or the Far Hills-Bedminster fire company when there was a need for a ladder truck.  The Lyons truck is about to be decommissioned, and waiting for a neighboring community may waste precious moments when help is needed.

Visit my website for more information about exciting community events.

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I am working with first time home buyers who are considering making an offer on a townhouse in Society Hill, Basking Ridge.  So I spent this evening working on a market analysis to determine if the list price on the unit they like is within the boundaries of reality.  The unit has been on the market for quite some time and is not in the best condition.  The agent shared with me the seller’s bottom line.  Knowing that certainly helped – and I actually think that their bottom line reflects a nice deal, even with the elbow grease that the unit needs. 

I had to go back beyond 12 months to find another sale to compare to the large three bedroom unit that is on the market on Baldwin Court; but for the two bedroom units there was a lot to go by – that seems to be the most popular model recently.  Most likely because they account for a larger percentage of the types of units and since they are small, the turn over more frequently.  Interestingly enough – there have been three sales in the last 30 days of the two bedroom model - that leaves only my listing and one other still available, could my clients be the next lucky sellers?

I thought I would share the Society Hill Market Analysis that I put together – please let me know if you have any questions.  I am happy to send you information about other properties available here in town,  or click here to search available town houses in Basking Ridge.  (Please forgive my spacing issues – my webmaster is on vacation!!)

Remember, these units make great first homes!  Take advantage of the first time home buyer credit if you qualify – time runs out at the end of November!

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Did you know that Basking Ridge is holding a “Community Shred Day“?! – Bernards Township residents are invited to have personal documents shredded at a free, on-site, mobile paper-shredding event Saturday, October 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bernards Township Engineering Services Building parking lot at 277 S. Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge. This event will be held rain or shine. “Community Shred Day” is sponsored by the Bernards Township Committee. Documents will be commercially shredded safely, privately and properly by trained, licensed and bonded document-destruction specialists. Residents may bring documents in whatever type of container they wish. Staples and paperclips do not have to be removed. Papers will be dumped and the container will be returned to the resident. Participants may stay and watch the process, if they wish.

Basking Ridge Property Tax Summary – William Draper, the Bernards Township Demographer has put together his latest report for the residents of Bernards Township. This report describes the history of property taxes in Bernards Township from 1993 – 2009.

Milling and Paving – On July 23rd, The Bernards Township Department of Engineering Services started to mill and pave Spring Valley Boulevard from Valley Road to English Place. Construction is weather dependant and all dates are subject to change without notice. During paving operations, vehicular access will be restricted. Traffic will be maintained in one direction towards Acken Road.   Also scheduled are Pheasant Run Drive, Ridgeview Drive, and St. Nickolas Way. Milling is scheduled to start on Pheasant Run Drive and St. Nickolas Way on Monday, August 3rd. Ridgeview Drive is scheduled for milling on Tuesday, August 4th. And all streets are scheduled for paving on Thursday, August 6th.

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