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  • Year round living at Green Pond

    Published by Green Pond Real Estate™ | Marilyn Lapham, Jill Lapham Rotta & Andrea Fritzsch | Coldwell Banker Realty People who discover Green Pond always ask the same question: What is it like there? And the honest answer is that it’s difficult to describe in a way that does it justice. So instead of trying

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  • A Buyer’s Guide to lakes within 1 hour of NYC

    Published by Green Pond Real Estate™ | Marilyn Lapham, Jill Lapham Rotta & Andrea Fritzsch | Coldwell Banker Realty The idea has crossed your mind more than once. A place on the water — a real lake, not a pond in a subdivision — close enough to the city that you can actually use it

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  • Lake House vs. Shore House

    Published by Green Pond Real Estate™ | Marilyn Lapham, Jill Lapham Rotta & Andrea Fritzsch | Coldwell Banker Realty If you grew up in New Jersey or the New York metro area, the dream probably looked like this: a house at the Jersey Shore. A place near the boardwalk, the beach, the salt air. For

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  • NJ Private lake communities: FAQ

    Published by Green Pond Real Estate™ | Marilyn Lapham, Jill Lapham Rotta & Andrea Fritzsch | Coldwell Banker Realty Buying a home in a private lake community in New Jersey is unlike any other real estate transaction. The process, the ownership structure, the community rules, and the lifestyle considerations are all distinct — and if

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  • First Annual ‘Green Pond Cardboard Box Boat Regatta’

    First Annual ‘Green Pond Cardboard Box Boat Regatta’

    If there is one thing I can say about the Community of Green Pond is that in all the places I have lived, I have NEVER seen more community spirit than with Green Ponders. Evidently, this summer a couple of very fun Green Ponders were sitting around thinking about new and different activities we could do as

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  • The ‘Scandals’ a mid-summers night Green Pond production….

    The ‘Scandals’ a mid-summers night Green Pond production….

    The  ‘Scandals’…. Green Pond’s rendition of a community talent show. Like almost everything in Green Pond The ‘Scandals’ is routed in tradition that dates back almost 100 years (are you shocked?)….Of course you aren’t! A brief history of  The ‘Scandals’.  During the 1920’s & 1930’s Green Pond was a summer only community and the major forms of entertainment  centered

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  • E and her friends ‘Summer at The Pond’ video

    E and her friends ‘Summer at The Pond’ video

    I was a bit reluctant to share this video as the kids, my daughter & her friends, in this video have made something incredibly special and perhaps quite frankly to some degree….sacred. Then, I got to thinking about the video, not just how darn COOL it is but also how it is a time capsule….a moment

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  • Embrace the Lake…any given Tuesday in July at ‘The Pond’: Part 2

    Embrace the Lake…any given Tuesday in July at ‘The Pond’: Part 2

    In Part 1 of Embrace the Lake I shared jumping off of the iconic EKD rock on the West Shore of Green Pond. In Part 2 I will share the rest of our afternoon which consisted of a couple of paddle boards, a couple of kids and a dog….that’s it….no screens, no video games, no

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  • Embrace the Lake…any given Tuesday in July at ‘The Pond’: Part 1

    Embrace the Lake…any given Tuesday in July at ‘The Pond’: Part 1

    One of the things I love about the summer in Green Pond is the level of spontaneity that can occur at any point in the day and have a tremendous impact on your day, perhaps your summer! Today was one of those days. It just so happened we woke up to a top 10 day

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  • SubDebs & RinkyDinks a longtime ‘friendly’ Green Pond rival…..

    SubDebs & RinkyDinks a longtime ‘friendly’ Green Pond rival…..

    The SubDebs and RinkyDinks have been a Summer tradition here at Green Pond for close to 100 years! If you are in Green Pond during the summer and are a girl or boy  between the ages of 9 & 14, chances are you are either a SubDeb (girls) or a RinkyDink (boys)! Both groups are

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