Well...right now no one knows!  The future of the Public Library in Moorestown, NJ (previously voted #1 place to live by Money Magazine) is in limbo.  A brief history is as follows:  The library closed last October 2006 to prepare for a major renovation.  A $3.7 million project was in the works to reconstruct the library and double it's size. Unfortunately, those plans were halted by town council. Due to actions taken by the General Contractor, the township was forced to rescind the contract.  So after being closed for almost 4 months, the township reopened the library on January 29th and hired a consulting firm, Library Development Solutions, to help plan what the future should be.  Now many outsiders may not think this is a big deal, but for Moorestown residents...this is a big deal! ... 03/07/2007

  Moorestown residents - are you curious about what your neighbors house sold for?  Thinking of moving to Moorestown and want to know what homes are selling for?  Here is the February 2007 Moorestown Real Estate Update.  You can visit my previous posts for more information on Moorestown as well as past updates.     Subdivision Street Days on Market  Sold Price  Red Leaf Woods       Crider  66         167,000 None Available       2nd St 2         212,000 None Available       2nd St 12         218,000 None Available       Garfield 98         245,000 None Available       Grant 121         248,000 Tanglewood           Tanglewood 84         257,500 None Available       Lorraine 49         264,900 None Available       Main St 8         282,500 Valley Stream        High St 102         295,000... 03/02/2007

The Moorestown Teen/Tween Spring Movie Series schedule has recently been announced.  The movies are shown on the 3rd floor of the Church Street Recreation Center on Friday nights.  Admission is free and snacks and drinks can be purchased.  Movie times start at 7:30 and the schedule is as follows: March 2nd HOMEWARD BOUND II March 9th ED March 16th PAULIE March 23rd           BABE  March 30th OLD YELLER April 7th                N O   M O V I E    April 14th FREE WILLY               If you are interested in more information on Moorestown or other towns in South Jersey, please email me or you can Search Homes for Sale at my website.   ~Ravi Shah, Moorestown Real Estate 02/12/2007

The New Jersey Department of Education released its annual School Report Card, which contains detailed statistical information about all public schools in the state.  Here is a summary for Moorestown High School.  As expected, Moorestown once again exceeded State averages and improved in most categories over last year. The Graduation Rate remained at high levels (Moorestown - 96.2% vs. State - 93.2%) with 79.1% going on to attend 4 year colleges and 13.4% attending 2 year colleges.  The rest headed to vocational schools, military or full time jobs. SAT scores continued to improve and exceeded State averages as well.  In fact, Moorestown scored the highest compared to area schools!  For Math, Moorestown averaged 583 vs. State average of 516 and for Verbal, Moorestown averaged 567 vs the ... 02/07/2007

Moorestown New Jersey, located in Burlington County, is a town with much history dating back to the Civil War.  Over time we've seen new developments being built all around town and today, many of these new developments have become homes to some notable residents.  So if you live in Moorestown or are thinking of moving to Moorestown, here are some potential neighbors! Samuel Leeds Allen, inventor and industrialist. Vernon Hill, founder and CEO of Commerce Bank.  Mr. Hill recently built a 45,000-square-foot mega-mansion located off of Moorestown-Mt. Laurel Rd & Main St. Eldridge R. Johnson, the founder of RCA. Jevon Kearse, player for the Philadelphia Eagles. Donovan McNabb, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles who lives off Bortons Landing Rd Alice Paul, women's rights activist. Jere... 02/07/2007

Here is the Moorestown NJ Real Estate January 2007 update.  Moorestown, located in Burlington County, minutes from the Betsy Ross & Ben Franklin Bridges is home to many historic sites dating back to the 1800s.  Mixed in with the old world charm are much newer high end developments as you'll see in the market activity.   In summary, there were 16 homes that went under contract (Pending) and 16 that settled.    Details of the sold homes are as follows (where possible, subdivions were listed): Lincoln Ave         187,500 Schoolhouse Mews             216,000 Valley Stream                367,500 None Available               387,000 Spruce Ave         390,000 Nicholson Dr         515,000 Kings Crossing               571,000 Fernwood Rd         595,001 Moorestown Hunt              644,000 Coll... 02/02/2007

Within Moorestown New Jersey, you'll find some peace and tranquility over at Strawbridge Lake.  Located along side Rt. 38, the Lake runs from Church to Kings Highway over by Lenola Rd.  The lake is frequently used for picnics, long walks with the kids or dogs and even for fishing.  It also has become a popular location for joggers and those who just need a few minutes of peace and quiet during their lunch break.  Lined with trees it's easy to lose track of time just staring at the water.  As with the rest of Moorestown, Strawbridge Lake has it's own piece of history to share.  To start, it's one of the few man made lakes in the area.  What prompted the creation of a man made lake?  The Great Depression!  In 1931, discussions started on developing a work project to help Moorestown's unem... 01/29/2007

Here is the real estate market update on Moorestown, NJ for the month of December 2006.  Moorestown, located in Burlington County, minutes from the Betsy Ross & Ben Franklin Bridges is home to many historic sites dating back to the 1800s.  Mixed in with the old world charm are much newer high end developments as you'll see in the market activity.   In summary, there were 7 homes that went under contract (Pending) and 12 that settled.  Some of the highlights are as follows: Things were busy around Lenola this month with 4 homes selling with an avg. price of $249k One home went in each of North Riding, Northwest Estates & Timbercroft for an average of $640k Inverness Dr. in Laurel Creek sold for $575k The highest seller went to a home in Peachtree Point for $1.5M followed by one on Rivert... 01/06/2007

Now that Thanksgiving has past, time to turn our attention to the upcoming holiday season.  Moorestown, NJ will be kicking things off this Thursday, 11/30 with its tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Perkins Center for the Arts on Main Street.  Then on Saturday 12/2, Santa will be making his appearance at the annual Moorestown Lions Club Holiday Parade at noon.  It's supposed to be a nice sunny day so bring the family and the lawn chairs as this event is always a crowd pleaser.  I've been bringing my two little ones for a couple of years now and they are always mesmerized by the events! 11/28/2006

Plainly visible from I-295 and the NJ Turnpike, this landmark often draws double-takes from motorists not from the area. As odd as it may seem, located a stones throw from million dollar homes in Moorestown, NJ is a working mock-up of a Navy warship. Known as the USS Rancocas, or the "Cruiser in the Cornfield", this is a research & development center used by the Navy & Lockheed Martin for the Aegis weapon system. Armed with a working radar, this facility can also monitor aircraft up and down the Northeast coast. Originally built by RCA this facility has been around about 50 years! 11/08/2006

Money magazine proclaimed that Moorestown, NJ (in Burlington County) is the Best Place To Live in the USA for 2005.   As far as I know, it's still one of the greatest, if not the greatest.   However, Burlington County has many other great and unique communities in addition to Moorestown.According to Money: "MONEY magazine and CNN/Money spent months looking for Great American Towns -- where you would want to raise your children and celebrate life's milestones. Starting with more than 1,300 cities, we settled on 10 winners." Click here for more detailsClick here for local online articleNOTE: New Jersey received two of the top ten Best Place To Live spots with Chatham, NJ coming in at #9 and three of the top fifteen with Princeton, NJ at #15!Visit my web site for additional resources and s... 07/13/2006