Mendham Borough Labor Day Parade

It hard to believe if you read the papers, but we have been so busy since Labor Day that we have been having a hard time finding a free moment to blog!
Let me start by saying what a success the Labor Day festivities were this year. On our two trips to the carnival, we saw lots of folks we knew and everyone seemed to be having a great time. A special thanks to the Pastime Club volunteers for all their hard work again this year.
On the day of the parade we welcomed many of our Coldwell Banker customers to join us at the office for coffee and bagels to watch the festivities. I was happy to see some old friends and meet some new ones!

The Shop on Blog Street

Somehow Realtors become the clearing house for anyone who needs to sell or give away
possessions which they no longer need or for which they no longer have room.Do we know of anyone who can use one of their treasures.

Recently one of the realtors in our office had been asked if they knew
of anyone who would like a vintage player piano.Evidentally beautiful
workmanship.
Someone else wants to buy an armoire.Do you have an extra one of those?


If you would like to enter your selling/giving articles to our Shop on Blog Street go to mendhamhomes@gmail.com and we will publish your offering.

We have had inquiry from one of our readers asking for help in finding an LEGO table.
Do you have one you would like to pass on? E-Mail us and we will give you the contact information.

Mendham Labor Day Carnival

If you're a kid in Mendham, the highlight of your summer is the Pastime Club's Labor Day Carnival. The carnival runs Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at Mendham Borough Park. Today is the last day to buy tickets at the pre sale price of $10.00 a sheet, which is 33% discount. Carnival ride tickets are at Village Video, Mendham Camera, Blue Ridge Pools & Spa, Pastime Lanes and Mendham Books. The proceeds of the carnival support to local youth sports programs throughout the area. The Pastime Club has been sponsoring the carnival for over 60 years.



Don't forget to give us a call if you'd like to join us for bagels, juice and coffee at Coldwell Banker and have a great place to watch the parade go by! Call Diane, Betty or Joe at 973-543-2552.

Recycling Opportunity to Go Green

We have a golden opportunity this next month to get rid of old electronic devices which we have put aside in our garage or basement. They are gathering dust in our homes because we don't want to send them in to our landfills and yet don't know what else to do with them.
A local recycler AERC has made arrangements with our municipalities and Peapack Gladstone Bank to provide a special collection day on September 13, 2008 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. to accept computers,TVs ,Telephones,Printers etc. from residents.

We can bring them to the Administrative Building of the Peapack Gladstone Bank which is on Route 206 in Gladstone.They tell us everything will be recycled with a donation going to COTA,Children's Organ Transplant Association.

If you have defunct cell phones it is even easier to recyle .Rotary has several sites where they can be dropped off. They will be recycled and the money used by Rotary to fund a project which is focused on bringing clean water to villages in Africa and India. It is hard to imagine poverty so intense that sickness and death occur due to a lack of potable water.
Drop off your old cell phones at:

Coldwell Banker 21 East Main St. Mendham
Provident Bank East Main St. Mendham
Brookside Post Office Brookside

If you have more questions about the September 13th Recycling Event you can direct your inquiries to AERC at info@aercrecycling.com or 866-447-5177

Labor Day Parade

Mendham celebrates Labor day with bands ,fire engines and marching teams waving flags and blowing horns.The Pastime club organizes the parade and the carnival which beckons all the children to try the rides and eat the popcorn.

You are invited to come visit Coldwell Banker at 21 East Main St. for a front row spot to review the passing scene. You will have to bring a lawn chair for total comfort. We serve coffee, orange juice and bagels to all our friends who come
share the fun. We would appreciate it if you would call Betty,Diane or Joe if you are planning on coming so that we can tell Sandi our office manager to order enough bagels etc. Even if you don't know us now ,come and get acquainted !If you forget to call come anyway! We will split our bagel with you.

The parade offers an opportunity to celebrate the essence of small town community spirit which is enthusiastically embraced as we clap and cheer our neighbors marching by!

Mendham/ Chester home market news the week of Aug. 10

New listings:

Chester Twp.
53 Furnace Road --$849,000. --listed by Coldwell Banker
8 Cromwell Drive -- $879,000. -- listed by Coldwell Banker
2 Meadow Brook Road -- $$1,099,000. -- listed by Weichert
2 Oak Forest Lane -- $4,300,000. -- listed by Turpin

Under Contract:
43 West Main Street -- $890,000. -- listed by Turpin

Sold:

Chester Twp.
11 Drake Lane -- $639,900. -- listed by Coldwell Banker -- $605,000. sold by Coldwell Banker
1 Ryan Court -- $950,000. --listed by Coldwell Banker-- $925,000. sold Coldwell Banker
11 Forest View Drive -- $1,075,000. listed by Coldwell Banker -- $1,037,500. sold by Weichert

Mendham Boro.
10 Hampshire Drive -- $387,500. listed by Realmart Realty --$369,000. sold by Weichert

Mendham Twp.
15 Browning Court -- $749,000. --listed by Weichert --$732,000. sold byBurgdorff
6 Winston Farm Road -- $2,450,000. -- listed by Coldwell banker --$2,062,500. sold by Keller Williams
Please give me a call if you would like further information Joe Rhodes (O) 973-543-2552
or click here CLIENT2UP

Mendham/ Chester homemarket news (sold) the weeks of July 27 & Aug 3

Sold:

Chester Boro.
195 West Main Street-unit 3 -- $39,900 -- listed byWeichert
/$39,000. sold by Weichert

Chester Twp.
2 Cowie Road -- $469,000. -- listed by Weichert/ $390,000. sold by Weichert
20 Benjamin Road -- $669,900. -- listed by Coldwell Banker/ $671,000. sold by Coldwell Banker

803 Old Chester Road -- $819,000.-- listed by Weichert/ $768,000. sold by Weichert
429 Route 24 -- $1,119,000. --listed by Godby/ $1,050,000. sold by Prudential

Mendham Boro.
14 Park Ave. --$525,000. --listed by Burgdorff/ $497,000. sold by Coldwell Banker
39 Hampshire Drive -- $659,000. --listed by Coldwell banker/ $624,500. sold by Coldwell Banker
5 Village Circle -- $660,000. --listed by Coldwell Banker/$630,000. sold by Coldwell Banker
12 Franklin Road -- $859,000. --listed by Re/Max Classic Group/$842,000. sold byWeichert
17 Hilltop Road --$899,000. --listed by Turpin/ $860,000. sold by Weichert

Mendham Twp.
3 Franklin Drive $495,000--listed by Turpin/ $463,00. sold by Weichert
1 Corey Lane -- $645,000.--listed by Weichert/ $620,000. sold by Weichert
16 Springcroft Road -- $2,850,000. --listed by Coldwell Banker/$2,850,000. sold by Coldwell Banker
34 Corey Lane --$3,900,000. --listed by Coldwell Banker/ $3,750,000. sold by Coldwell Banker
Please give me a call if you would like further information regarding these properties Joe Rhodes (O) 973-543-2552 or click here
CLIENT2UP