Teen Hangout?
My family just moved to the area and I was wondering what the teens do for fun? Is there a place they all seem to frequent?
kd3 
Hopeful Go to school and make friends. After 10pm there are Half Price Appetizers at Applebees that kids like. Get involved with school activities is best bet.
LittleRascal 
Calico696 Welcome to the area. Hackettstown has some great organizations. Our teenager has been involved in the Colonial Musketeers for years. It is a great family atmosphere and has a great history of building children with great character for over 40 years. Come to the Hackettstown Community Center any Friday night from 7pm to 9:30 and check it out. For more info www.ColonialMusketeers.com
Chris Morpeth I don't think there any many people above the age of 18 at Applebee's on a Friday/Saturday night. A lot of kids go there and get app's/milkshakes. I feel bad for the wait staff as I'm sure they're a high pain/low gain crowd.
Sycamore
Chris OConnor Calico, yes, Applebees is packed with teens after 10 PM for the half-priced apps. It seems that it's their target audience. They go there after school/sports events, or after they get off work.
Like Chris Morpeth said above, Colonial Musketeers is a great idea.
As for the other Chris on this thread, the 80's called and wants their hangouts back
Rich Wow! I had to be home by 10:00, the latest, even when I was a senior in HS. I guess times have really changed.
It's very innocent Calico696. I too at first was like hmm, after 10? But there isn't a whole heck of a lot for them to do. So I never minded driving them there or picking up. My children are out of HS and still go for the apps and a place to just talk.
yes, there are plenty of clubs and sports to get involved in here in Hackettstown. Go to Hackettstown.net and check out recreation.
just saying 
Clyde Potts Calico do you remember the term "breaking night"? Back in the 80's it was a big deal and if you did "break night" you were considered to be so cool. Lol
positive "Wow! I had to be home by 10:00, the latest, even when I was a senior in HS"
Nerd (-;
ianimal Lol ian!
Calico, no wonder we never met even though we both grew up in the same neighborhood. While you were sleeping I was busy "breaking night". Lol
I guess I was the bad kid... ();
jrsemom 
iRun positive - Never heard of it.
ian - Nerd had nothing to do with it. Having a strict Italian father, not afraid to use a belt, had everything to do with it!!!! :-)
Senior at 10pm. Weekdays maybe but certainly not hard and fast. But I was up at 5am for my commute. Weekends too? I was just heading out at that time.
Strangerdanger When I was in high school we hung out in the cornfields in Great Meadows and drank...so that's always an option. kidding
Colonial Musketeers probably isn't appealing to many.
Unfortunately, its part of growing up around here. You hang out at friends houses, movies, restaurant, bowling, hiking...i guess that's why we chose to drink underage.
Nosila I'm still curious about those movies at "The Strand" that Chris OConnor mentioned. Did the Vienna Piano Company move out and someone take over the theater portion of the building from them? The Strand hasn't shown movies in quite a long time.
kd3
The Cinepolis Theaters in Mansfield show movies and there are places to eat in the same strip mall, as well as nearby. The best night to go is Tuesday, as long as they still offer $6 tickets that night. If you're somewhat gregarious I imagine you could meet other teens there, since you'd already have the movie in common to talk about. There's normally more teens at the weekend shows, especially during the school year which starts soon. http://www.cinepolisusa.com/mansfield.aspx
Of course the best place to meet other teens is at school itself. After school clubs and/or athletics provide a great place to find like minded people who'll surely clue you in and show you the places to go and "show you the ropes" so to speak so you quickly get familiar with the town. I moved a LOT due to being a "Military Brat", so I know how tough it can be when moving to a new place.
Phil D. Too bad the skate park closed, that was THE place to go when my daughter was a teen.
A teen social night club would be nice..a DJ, dancing, soda and snacks. That was the go to place when I was a teen where I grew up.
positive, we had that too. Sometimes at a local social club, sometimes at area municipal pools. We still drank before we went. So, I don't think you can blame teen drinking on a lack of anything else to do.
I agree ian some are still going to drink a smoke weed. However from my own experience..keeping teens stimulated and busy does help.
When I lived at the lake.. my teen daughter at the time and her friends would rely on me to take them out of no man's land. Lol. I took them on little adventures, such as investigating old abandoned homes, buildings and bridges at night. I took them to the pool, mall, skate park and much more. My home was their home. Call me a den mother. Lol
Unfortunately most of these kids came from an undesirable home life and I did what I could to try to keep them out of trouble, but of course they still dId there teen rebellion thing. However, I believe it could've been much worse.
Bored teen (who feels ignored)=trouble
LOL!!!! Can't even type right and spitting out my tea!! You got me good young lady!
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