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Registration is now in progress for Fall Troop riding lessons at Watchung Stable, located at 1160 Summit Lane in Mountainside. Classes are conducted for beginners through advanced students at the stable, which is a facility of the County of Union. Riders from nine years of age to adults, especially those who have never ridden before, are encouraged to participate.
Junior Troop, for children nine through 18 years of age, begins the week of September 7. The Fall session consists of 10 one-hour weekly lessons. Classes are available Tuesdays through Saturdays. Adult Troop, consisting of eight lessons, held on Sunday afternoon or Tuesday morning, also begins September 7.
Applications must be presented in person at the Watchung Stable office from 9:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. No mail-ins will be accepted. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Full payment must accompany all applications. All new students must bring proof of residence. New junior troop members also must bring a birth certificate.
All students will be required to provide specified uniforms and helmets. These items can be purchased year-round at the stable during regular office hours.
For further information about riding lessons, riding equipment or other activities at Watchung Stable, please call (908) 789-3665; email: stablequestions@ucnj.org; or visit the Union County website: www.ucnj.org.
MTC Res (98):
You’re a newbie so I’ll work with you here. Brigadoon is the blog moniker for Westfield. Only Brigadoon and Montclair applied for Quiet Zone status in all of the state of New Jersey. Why I threw that in here is to present a parallel that Brigadoonians and Upper Brigadoonians (Montclair replacement) when presented with facts that bash their towns choose to ignore them cause they think that their sh1t don’t stink. Recently someone here blamed NYC for the out of control taxes in Montclair. Wrong on most counts. I can think of millions of dollars of countless spends over the past 8 years which is responsible for our insane taxes. I constantly call our town council’s attention to them, but they also think their sh1t don’t stink. We just paid $25,000 for a gate to a playground and nearly $100,000 to put mosaics on the wall of parking stucture. We almost spent $700,000 on wayfinding signs (stopped only by a lawsuit by a former town councilor) so people who don’t pay taxes to Montclair can take advantage of its amenities. Then there’s the near million dollars to move a baseball field 15 feet, $37 million for a school we now don’t need, $1.2 million for the quiet zone, what will end up being over a million for the eminent domain takeover of the future police officer personal parking lot, the million dollar street scape project for South Park. The list is endless. But go ahead and blame the Park Slope crowd. Anyone stupid enough to move here after examining the fiscal imprudence of our local leadership is smoking the same crack that our Mayor must be. Enjoy the pools that are really only open for the brothers who don’t pay for it and need not provide any proof of fiscal hardship to obtain free membership. New York my backside.
Don’t get me going with the town susidized pre-k that costs more for residents than what we paid for private pre-k in Bloomfield with an arguably better program. That’s right, there is a sliding scale tuition where most of the costs go to those who can’t afford it. It’s a town priority. But blame New York.
I look at a town like Glen Ridge which also has high taxes, but has no ratables to speak of whatsoever. Their services are fantastic and their local government does everything possible to toe the line considering the lousy cards they’ve been dealt. The township wanted a pool, the government did not subsidize it. The BOE wanted a turf field, the town elected to save money and go with grass. They privatized their garbage (which they still take out from the back of your home) and outsourced their fire protection at a price that is absolutely highway robbery compared to what Montclair pays for their protection. The Montclair schools are barely in the top 100, Glen Ridge is top Ten. Renting in Montclair is not the smart move. Buying/residing in Glen Ridge is. There is nothing quite as satisfying as enjoying the culture, diversity and restaurants of Montclair while letting those dumb saps paying taxes in Montclair pay for it, while residing in Glen Ridge.
