Oh, and not to forget - Moorestown is also home of the deliciously hilarious Blair Hornstine "I'm a Valedictorian!" brouhaha from a couple of years ago:
http://tinyurl.com/cvtt7 - Jim Jim Campbell wrote: >I spent 7 years living in Moorestown as a kid, and it is, indeed, a very >nice place to live. Tree-lined is an appropriate description - my >neighborhood was absolutely engorged with oaks and pines. I had a >newspaper route and a treehouse and plenty of kids my age all over the >place. Once we're ready to uproot from KC again, I'll consider going >back there again - it's a terrific town. > >"...Reputation for not flaunting its wealth" - sure, if you consider the >fact that most of the Ferraris are garaged during the day, I suppose >that's right. And it's funny that Donovan McNabb lives there. Back in >my day, Randall Cunningham lived there - even coached Pop Warner >football. I ran into him and Buddy Ryan at a Wawa up the street from my >house. Of course, I think everyone in Moorestown from back then has a >story about running into Buddy Ryan buying hoagies. > >- Jim > >Jacob wrote: > > > >>Well, NJ has the best town and what I believe it the worst town.. NEWARK! >> >> >>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050711/ap_on_re_us/best_town >> >>Magazine Names Moorestown, N.J., Best Town >> >>By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 30 minutes ago >> >>MOORESTOWN, N.J. - In this tree-lined suburb of Philadelphia, the schools >>are considered top-notch, police dutifully caution motorists who don't yield >>to pedestrians and, each winter, they make a big deal out of something >>called Random Acts of Kindness Week. >>ADVERTISEMENT >> >>If you think that makes Moorestown sound idyllic, you're not alone. In an >>issue being sent to subscribers this week, Money magazine proclaims it the >>nation's best place to live. >> >>Money looked at towns with at least 14,000 people and crunched the numbers >>on population, property value, school quality, recreation, safety and other >>factors. Magazine reporters were dispatched to the 12 top towns to decide >>which had the most community spirit. >> >>After Moorestown, the top towns were Bainbridge Island, Wash.; Naperville, >>Ill.; Vienna, Va.; and Louisville, Colo. Three other New Jersey towns were >>in the top 100: Chatham, 9; Princeton, 15; and Hackettstown, 72. >> >>Craig Matters, a senior editor at Money, said the list will likely have more >>of an effect on bragging rights than on anything like real estate prices. >>The magazine publishes annual lists of other best places to live, focusing >>in past years on small towns, coastal communities. >> >>"It's a point of civic pride. It ends up on all their stationery, on all >>their Web sites," Matters said. "It's not like these places have inferiority >>complexes to begin with." >> >>In Michael's Kitchen, a couple of tables full of mostly retired men gather >>each morning for pancakes, coffee, jokes and complaints about their town's >>rising taxes, worsening traffic and the swath of homes that has replaced >>farmland over the last 15 years or so. >> >>So, what about the title from Money? >> >>No complaints. >> >>"Everything you'd want in a nice small hometown America is right here in >>Moorestown," said Joseph Wujcik, 72, who grew up in Moorestown, ran his >>pharmacy and raised six children here before retiring to a smaller house in >>nearby Mount Laurel. >> >>Moorestown, with a hair under 20,000 people, was settled in 1682. By the >>1920s, it was a desirable address for the captains of industry in Camden and >>Philadelphia. The town's roots in Quakerism - a practice that values >>simplicity - helped bring it a reputation for not flaunting its wealth. >> >>The old-timers at breakfast say that's one thing that has changed in zip >>code 08057. "They want you to know," said Alex McGugan, 74, a retired golf >>pro. "That's why they move into town." >> >>Plenty of executives still inhabit its 15-square miles. But the best-known >>citizens these days are a number of Philadelphia Eagles players, including >>star quarterback Donovan McNabb. >> >>There are century-old mansions in one part of town, newer "McMansions" in >>another and neighborhoods of postwar suburban-style homes that help account >>for the $375,000 median price tag on a single-family home. There's a buzzing >>downtown full of law offices, antique shops and independent shops such as >>the beloved Peter Pan Bakery and Happy Hippo toys. A large mall sits near >>the border. >> >>Moorestown is still a place where the community musical production (this >>summer, it's "Oklahoma!") is one of the biggest events of the year. And each >>February, the town takes a week to celebrate being nice. This year, child >>"kindness ambassadors" met with the mayor to talk about passing along >>civility. >> >>It's a town where streets this summer are lined with 30 painted statues of >>Nipper, the Victor Talking Machine Co.'s iconic mascot, in honor of company >>founder and native son Eldridge Johnson. >> >>It's a place where moms like Maura Rafferty let their children walk downtown >>by themselves for ice cream or pretzels. "They do old-fashioned stuff," said >>the mother of three, who moved to town from another suburb four years ago. >> >>And the children don't forget. >> >>"We raised five children here," said Pat Miller, whose husband is a former >>mayor. 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