Cranford is really nice. I used to live in an apartment downtown and loved it. Movie theater, nice restaurants, and shopping.

I think Rahway is on its way up, but haven't been there in years.

Welcome to Jersey!

Read dog food ingredients and buy high quality dog food. I swear it's kept my dogs healthy and extended their lives.

Don't do grain-free, it can cause cardiac issues.

Love your dog more than your stuff. Meaning if your dog eats your favorite shoes or tears up the sofa, don't surrender them to a shelter. Work with them and teach them and practice patience. You are their whole world and family. That's something many dog owners don't get. Wish you the best of luck. Dogs are amazing.

Westwood in Bergen County. Great downtown shopping and restaurants as well with NJ Transit train stop, good schools, nice homes

J&J have been there forever, long before any of the areas you mentioned were what they are today. For example, Merck has been in Rahway since forever, and that town has had its ups and downs. When you have such a huge campus it's almost impossible to pick up and move, especially in Jersey, since real estate is so expensive.

New Milford, NJ (Bergen County) and area

Know you've made a terrible mistake

I second Mohonk Mountain House. It's absolutely gorgeous, both buildings and it's grounds, tons to do (or not so and just chill...)

Car theft has been an issue county-wide in Bergen, not carjackings. New Milford is not on or near the top of the case theft list.

Very safe town, one of the safest in the county/state. Near a lot of stuff and the city and a nice, quiet place to live.

Not the shore, but what about the Ringwood area? Lakes and lakefront houses that are reasonable (or at least used to be)

E. Broad St near Elm St in downtown Westfield

Go to an ER to get yourself checked out. Let them know it was from an auto accident. Sometimes pain etc isn't a problem until days after an accident, and you don't want the burden of medical bills etc if you have injuries from it. Sorry this happened to you.

If someone hit your car how can the cop say you fled the scene?! smh I'd pursue it with the insurance company to find the guy

Yep, understood, that's why I thought maybe insurance investigator might be an avenue to get it, bc they would know how to obtain it with all the legal i's dotted and t's crossed.

I'd try to get surveillance footage from cameras to get the license of the person who hit you. Maybe something an insurance investigator might do?

Try your town's Freecycle group on FB or some sellers market there. A lol of folks give away desks.