Five of the 19 women who will be honored with Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards are from the Somerset Hills. The county’s  Commission on the Status of Women will present the awards at the group’s 18th annual awards dinner Friday, March 26, at The Imperia in Somerset. The Commission on the Status of Women presents [...]

Representatives for the Bernardsville Centre shopping plaza are scheduled to return before the borough Planning Board on March 25 for a second meeting about plans to expand the shopping center by more than 20,000 square feet, with retail and office space. The new addition would be built on a 2.3-acre vacant lot on Morristown Road between Kings [...]

Representatives for the Bernardsville Centre shopping plaza are scheduled to return before the borough Planning Board on March 25 for a second meeting about plans to expand the shopping center by more than 20,000 square feet, with retail and office space. The new addition would be built on a 2.3-acre vacant lot on Morristown Road between Kings [...]

Popular syndicated radio host, Dr. Joy Browne, will emcee Fellowship Village’s debut fundraising gala on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at Dolce in Basking Ridge. Dr. Joy, as she is known to her listeners, is America’s leading radio clinical psychologist. The Dr. Joy Browne Show, the longest running radio program of its kind, can be heard daily [...]

The Junior Women’s Club of Somerset Hills will be holding its annual food drive on Saturday, March 20th, from 9-11 a.m. outside the Bernardsville ShopRite. The club will be collecting non-perishable food for local families in the community. Anyone wishing to contribute to the food drive, please bring all non-perishable food to the Bernardsville ShopRite on 93 [...]

The Rampant Lion Pipe Band of Basking Ridge will hold its second annual Spring Fundraising dinner on Saturday evening March 20th 2010, beginning at 6:30 pm, at the SNUFFY’S PANTAGIS RENAISSANCE, 250 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076. The restaurant is located directly off Route 22. This formal Scottish evening of celebration will begin with an [...]

Cadet/ 2nd Lt Ryan Mellody of Basking Ridge, NJ, of the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, received the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Billy Mitchell Achievement Award at a recent ceremony held at Gill St. Bernard’s School, Peapack-Gladstone, NJ. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Mellody of Basking Ridge, NJ. Cadet/ 2nd Lt Ryan Mellody is a freshman [...]

A Bernards couple said they will stay with their adult children after they escaped a fire Thursday that destroyed their duplex in The Cedars town house development. Ed and Lea Schmall said they were grateful to firefighters, rescue workers and neighbors who invited them indoors while dozens of firefighters battled the blaze at 2 Magnolia [...]

Another meeting of the new Bedminster business association has been scheduled for April 9. Township Committeeman Sally Rubin, who has been working to set up the fledgling association, said she is looking for more township businesses or local professionals to join the group, which aims to promote local shopping and cooperation among merchants. About 14 [...]

BURGLARY, 1 a.m. March 4. Police are investigating a burglary at the Butlers Pantry on Route 202. The business was burglarized between 9 p.m. March 3 and 1 a.m. March 4. An unsuccessful attempt was made to steal an ATM inside the business, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Chief Kenneth Hartman [...]

Russell B. Kromjong, 44, of Bernards, has been charged with robbing the PNC Bank on Route 202 this morning. Kromjong is being held in the Hunterdon County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail. Kromjong was arrested without incident in the parking lot of the Hunterdon Medical Center. Hunterdon County Communications was alerted by PNC Bank personnel that [...]

June Golf Classic in Memory of 9/11 Flight 93 Hero to Support Kids’ Programming BEDMINSTER, N.J., March 8, 2010 Jeremy’s Heroes, a non-profit organization formed in memory of 9/11 Flight 93 hero Jeremy Glick, will honor Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.’s Jeremy Neuer of Whippany, N.J., during its 9th Anniversary Golf Classic on Thursday, June 10. [...]

The Somerset County Park Commission Environmental Education Center Naturalists will continue to provide programs designed to educate children and adults on methods to protect our environment. The Environmental Education Center is located at 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge, NJ. Our Earth is a three-part program for adults and children age 12 and older that will [...]

Week of March 8 is National Girl Scout Week Heart of New Jersey Girl Scout Awarded Girl Scouts USA National Young Women of Distinction Honor One of Ten Honorees Nationwide. Sixteen year old Shannon McNamara of Basking Ridge has been named one of the Girl Scouts’ 2009 National Young Women of Distinction. Girl Scouts USA [...]

The Junior Women’s Club of Somerset Hills will be hosting “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” on March 13th to benefit Foster and Adoptive Family Services. The event will take place 9 – 11 a.m., at the William Annin Middle School, 71 Quincy Drive, in Basking Ridge. There will be a continental breakfast, performance by the magician [...]

Spring break in some Central Jersey school districts could be shorter, or the academic year could grow longer, as a result of the number of snow days taken in February. In some cases, a number of districts have taken as many as five snow days this winter. Now, those districts are hoping for a mild [...]

The kickoff meeting for a new township business association is rescheduled for 8:30 a.m., Friday, after heavy snows resulted in light attendance at two meetings in February. The township does not have its own chamber of commerce. Township Committeewoman Sally Rubin said she is trying to bring together local businesses to launch a local business [...]

Deirdre wrote a new blog post: New Bedminster business assocation kickoff rescheduled for Friday morning

The kickoff meeting for a new township business association is rescheduled for 8:30 a.m., Friday, after heavy snows resulted in light attendance at two meetings in February.
The township does not have its own chamber of commerce. Township Committeewoman Sally Rubin said she is trying to bring together local businesses to launch a local business association. [...]

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Deirdre wrote a new blog post: Fellowship Village director earns fund-raising title

Phylis Tranotti, director of development at Fellowship Village, has been named as a Certified Fund Raising Executive by CFRE International. Tranotti joins a select group of professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation.
Individuals granted the CFRE credential have met a series of standards, including tenure in the profession, education, demonstrated fundraising achievement and [...]

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Deirdre wrote a new blog post: Bernards Inn names Edie Turna assistant general manager

Hospitality veteran Edie Turna has been named assistant general manager of the historic Bernards Inn, a AAA Four-Diamond and restaurant in downtown Bernardsville. In this role, Turna will be responsible for the hotel division, including strategic direction, sales and marketing of the guest rooms, and enhancing the overall guest experience.
Turna’s career spans 17 years at [...]

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