1920 - Prohibition Starts in the Somerset Hills. On this day in local history, on January 20, 1920; the 18th Amendment took effect. A nation-wide ban on the manufacture, sale or transportation of any alcohol in the U.S. Places like the Bernards Inn became speakeasies. Take a look back at Distilling in the Somerset Hills - https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/the-new-jersey-hills-are-alive-with-distilling/

#baskingridgehistoricdistric - We felt the research was strong enough to publish. Written by Brooks Betz, the Bernards Township official historian, read the 1993 tale of "The Vote that Killed the Basking Ridge Historic District." https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/baskingridgehistoricdistrict/

1995 - Rev. Kings Daughter speaks in Basking Ridge. On this day in Somerset Hills history, on Jan 17, 1995 the Rev. Bernice King spoke at the AT&T complex at 211 Mount Airy Road in Basking Ridge as part of AT&T’s second annual celebration of her late father, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The 31-year-old pastor told a mixed audience of about 200 people that race relations were better but still had a way to go. She said that when she goes out to shop, “there are still people who are suspicious of me when I go into these stores.”https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MWJlM28yZnZjMzl0dTkwNjIwbHV1N3NqZWtfMjAyMjAxMTcgcTN2N2E0MDQzZTZia2U2cWFzNW02bXZjcG9AZw

BERNARDS TWP FLAG FOR EVERY STUDENT AND RESIDENT - CHARTER DAY 2022 GOAL - Optimistic we will have a 2022 Bernards Township Charter Day - Did you know that Bernards Township is one of only a handful of NJ towns to actually have a township flag? TRUE.

Our non-profit wants to get a Bernards Township Flag into every residents (and students) hands. BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please click the link and read about BERNARDS TOWNSHIP PROJECT AMBASSADOR. Read more - https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/bernardstwpflags/

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