FirstService Residential Dropped the Ball

UPDATE: It is now over 6 months since this damaged monument sign was reported to our management company FirstService Residential. The damage was done by our snow removal contractor BrightView (formerly Brickman) during a winter storm. BrightView had piled snow over the entire monument making it impossible for emergency vehicles to see the addresses for homes in Parcel 6. When the hidden monument was reported to management, a worker from BrightView was sent to uncover the sign. When the sign was uncovered, the damage was revealed. It was immediately reported to management. 

BrightView is responsible for any damage they cause to the property during snow removal. FirstService Residential is responsible for seeing that BrightView repairs the damage.

The house number sign on this monument was damaged by our snow removal contractor this past winter. The damage was reported to our management company, FirstService Residential, over 5 months ago. The number sign has not been replaced yet. These damaged markers are very visible on the Loop Road and contribute to a shabby image for Princeton Landing.

Why is it that snow damage can't be repaired by the July 4th weekend?

Hillary Clinton Makes History

"When there are no ceilings, the sky's the limit."

                                   — Hillary Rodham Clinton

Photo: National Archives & William J. Clinton Presidential Library
Photo by William Vasta, White House Photographer

Just Peachy Festival at Terhune Orchards

Terhune Orchards is hosting its annual Just Peachy Festival this weekend, July 30 and 31, from 10 am to 5 pm, rain or shine. Join the Mount family at the farm to celebrate one of our state's favorite fruits—peaches.

A special event at the festival is a "Summer Harvest" farm-to-fork tasting section that features local chefs who will use locally sourced ingredients to prepare recipes for visitors to sample. Terhune Orchards is partnering with Zone 7 for this special offering. The tasting area will be open at noon and continue while supplies last. Admission to the special tasting section is $15 per person. For more details on participating vendors and their menus, click here. Event is rain or shine; in case of rain, tasting will take place in the big barn.

Kids' activities will include rides through the orchards on tractor-drawn wagons, pony rides and games. Adults can visit the winery tasting room to sample wines, including the award-winning Just Peachy wine. There will be live music both days from noon until 4 pm. 

Food will also be available for purchase at Pam's food tent, offering peach treats like peach pie, as well as other summer fare including barbecued chicken, hot dogs, salads, gazpacho, apple cider donuts and cider slushies. Pam Mount's popular canning and freezing class will be held on Saturday from 10 am till noon. The class is free. Register here.

Admission to the festival is $5; children under 3 are free. Admission fee includes wagon rides, pedal tractors, barnyard of animals, music, play tractors and children's games. (Additional activities will be available at additional cost.) The farm store and the winery and tasting room are open without an admission fee. Parking is available at the farm, located at 330 Cold Soil Road in Princeton. Get the details about a local road detour here.

First Annual Hog Fest at Brick Farm Market

Brick Farm Market in Hopewell will host its first annual Hog Fest on Saturday, July 23, from 11 am until 8 pm. Entertainment starts at 2 pm and includes acrobats and face painting. Ocean County Bluegrass Band will provide music. Food will be served all day. The menu includes Slow Smoked Pasture-Raised Hog in sandwiches or tacos, House-Made Hot Dogs, Chorizo Burgers with local smoked cheddar and vinegar slaw, Berkshire Burgers, Eloté (Grilled Mexican Corn) with chipotle aioli, queso fresco and cilantro, Raspados (shaved ice with house-made organic syrups), Slow Roasted Goat 'en la Caja China' roasted on premises for tacos after 4 pm, and a condiment table with house-made BBQ sauces, onions, cilantro, ketchup and relishes. As always BYOB.

Brick Farm Market is located at 65 East Broad Street in Hopewell.

FirstService Residential Dropped the Ball

The house number sign on this monument was damaged by our snow removal contractor this past winter. The damage was reported to our management company, FirstService Residential, over 5 months ago. The number sign has not been replaced yet. These damaged markers are very visible on the Loop Road and contribute to a shabby image for Princeton Landing.

Why is it that snow damage can't be repaired by the July 4th weekend?