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Views: 25,013 Bernardsville News – August 15, 2013 As part of the Bernardsville News history retrospective, this piece was recently reported to have occured 75 years ago. Based on the original article posted back on June 30, 1938, there seems… Read More »Wheeler Corporation Builds New Jersey’s First Stran Steel Home in Basking Ridge – 1938
Views: 70,825 Are you thinking of living in Basking Ridge? Why are people moving to Basking Ridge, New Jersey, you ask? Contrary to the typical stereotypes, New Jersey has a lot to offer. Those who look at Basking Ridge, known… Read More »Thinking of Living in Basking Ridge, New Jersey? – Top 10 Reasons
Views: 26,465 Krug’s Tavern Hits the Spot Down Neck NEWSFLASH: A NEW WOODEN KEEPSAKE HONORS NEWARK’S KRUG’S TAVERN Serving up great food and spirits with a friendly laid back attitude. Ready to take a step back in a time when… Read More »Best Burger in New Jersey – Krug’s Tavern Tops the List
Views: 19,935 Bernardsville News –Consolidation of five local towns advocatedPosted: Friday, July 15, 2011 3:00 am EDITOR: When will enough be enough? The runaway costs for public services have come to a point where hard decisions have to be made… Read More »Consolidate 5 NJ Towns NOW – New Somerset Hills Township
Views: 15,792 Update The Mr. Local History Project recently learned there is a Sky Farm Historical Society under the direction of Janice Gersky that is working to digitize their document and photo archives. Might be time to schedule a visit.… Read More »America’s Oldest Clothing-Optional Club is in Basking Ridge
Views: 9,565 Everyone knows how controversial lists can be. But then again, it does give you something to talk about. And it probably sells a bunch of magazines to boot. So where does Irvington rank/560 – Camden/481 – Newark/ You… Read More »New Jersey’s Best Towns 2010
Views: 8,647 It’s New Years Day and you don’t want to move from the couch. Don’t worry, if you’ve got cable, then no fret, it’s time for a TV marathon. Step aside college football, it’s Marathon Friday! But which one… Read More »Best New Years TV Marathons
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Views: 19,667 While attending a program entitled “Early American Schoolhouses” at the Brick Academy in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the instructor passed out handouts that discussed rules for students, rules for teachers, and punishments back in 1872. Meg Wastie, program coordinator… Read More »Student Rules Then and Now
Views: 7,278 Here’s something that provides fuel for thought. It’s the US National Debt Clock. Just watch it for 60 seconds…. It’s churning out about: $10,000 of added debt per second. Translating to: $600,000 minute $36,000,000 an hour $864,000,000 a… Read More »The National Debt Clock
Views: 13,829 Want to see why the federal governmnet SHOULDN’T take care of our healthcare system? A trip to the federal Veterans Hospital Canteen in the Lyons/Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp will explain why everyone should be concerned! Dining at the… Read More »Dining at the Lyons VA Hospital Canteen
Did you know that US Route 206 actually used to be Route 31 and what is US Route 202 was actually Route 32?
So now you tell your friend “Take Route 31 North Thru Bedminster
and Turn Right onto Route 32 straight into Bernardsville.” Huh. “Route 31 goes to Clinton right? Left? WRONG! Confused?
Travel back to 1935 and you definitely would have been.
Maybe you could travel down Mine Brook Road to Bernardsville and the directions read take Route 32 south to Bville and stop at the dairy. Or maybe you’re coming down from Chester and you wanted to visit the Brady’s Hamilton Farm in Peapack/Bedminster and you actually have to go down Route 31. Well that was actually the case right up until 1935 when the transition began to change these two crossroads across the Somerset Hills to Routes 202 and 206.
Have you ever had such a major roadway change names in your lifetime? Your whole psychic changes. Think about how much confusion there is when the Department of Transportation changes highway exits and how long it takes you to forget the old ones and replace it with the new numbers. Geeze, I think there’s still exit signs on the southern end of Route 202 South that still say Old Exit 2B.
Read More »Liar – Route 31 Did Go Thru Bedminster & Bernardsville
PBS put out a documentary a few months ago called the Accent of Money, a documentary hosted by Niall Furgerson. Based in his book about the same topic -it’s worth a watch.
Whenever I refer this type of story, it’s interesting how people reply back about the “slant” of the piece. Over done? Liberal view. Keynesian demand side? Doesn’t matter what persuasion you are so long as the program makes you think about it (and maybe learn something).
I’m making my kids watch this!
It’s a two hour program, and it’s online for FREE. What a deal!
Click here to watch Accent of Money online now.
Views: 21,274 Go Figure – It’s true. Founded back in 1932 and situated on 38 acres in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and glad to know that they have a discounted membership for township residents. It’s called a “naturist community for… Read More »America’s First Nudist Colony is in Basking Ridge New Jersey