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Martino Caretto of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township has recently returned from Europe where he swam the English Channel in a little more than 12 hours on August 8. He swam 25 miles because of tides and currents. Caretto is the first Italian to ever complete the swim which marks his second major [...]

Peggy Campbell-Rush of Mansfield Township has joined Gill St. Bernard’s School in Peapack-Gladstone as the new Lower School Director. This two-time New Jersey Teacher of the Year finalist and National Teachers Hall of Fame finalist replaces Susan Hone of Basking Ridge. Hone has held the position for the past six years and will return to [...]

By LINDA SADLOUSKOS The Resource Center of Somerset will honor three supporters of its domestic violence prevention programs at a fundraising gala to be held  at the Natirar Spa in Peapack-Gladstone on Oct. 1.  The honorees at the annual fundraiser, to be held in the mansion at Natirar, include telecommunications giant Verizon, which is launching its own [...]

The Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking Ridge kicks off its registration for fall programs beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 17, for members, and at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 20, for non-members. The fall program guide is available for viewing on the Somerset Hills YMCA website. Hard copies of the program also are available at either of [...]

The Friends of Matheny Second Chance Shop will open for a special, one-day event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, before the shop reopens for its regular season following Labor Day. The shop, located on Jackson Avenue in Gladstone, is fully stocked with “new to you” gently used items. All proceeds from the shop benefit [...]

Even with rain, the daylong Jewish Music & Art Festival will remain in progress until about 9 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15, at the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, its organizers said. A discount is now in place, with tickets reduced to $8 for a single entrant, and $40 for a family, they said. Although the rain sent outdoor artists packing, the [...]

By JOSHUA BURD Erin Markakis, 27, a former fourth-grade teacher at the Bedminster Township Public School, pleaded guilty on Friday (Aug. 13) to five counts of assault by auto before Superior Court Judge Robert Reed, sitting in Somerville. She also pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. The Bridgewater woman will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty [...]

Back by popular demand, the Somerset Hills YMCA in Bernards Township again is selling tickets for performances of The Big Apple Circus to be held between Sept. 23 to Oct. 11. The big tent will go up for the new 33rd anniversary show, “Dance On!” to be presented at the Rustic Mall in Manville at the intersection of Washington [...]

The next scheduled meeting of the Bernards Township Planning Board, set for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 17, has been canceled.

The board’s next next scheduled meeting of the township Planning Board is set for Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the municipal building at 1 Collyer Lane.

Ready, set, go! The crowd was already gathering at dawn on Thursday morning, Aug. 12, where the Somerset Hills branch of the American Association of University Women was getting ready to open its 60th annual used book sale at the Bernardsville Middle School at 141 Seney Drive. The sale, which this year is offering about 4o,000 volumes [...]

Bedminster Township’s new tax bills for 2010 final/2011 preliminary property tax figures were on July 30 mailed to township property owners. The third-quarter grace period has been extended to a deadline for having payments at the municipal building at 1 Miller Lane by August 30, according to the township.  The township also has installed a lockbox located to the right [...]

CUMAnet, the Credit Union Mortgage Alliance Network based at 73 Mountainview Blvd. in Bernards Township, has announced it will expand nationally and has appointed two industry experts to spearhead the effort. CUMAnet is a 100-percent credit union-owned, full service, real estate organization, according to a recent news release. Diane Johnson of the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township [...]

By LINDA SADLOUSKOS Somerset County residents may register through August 20 for the second annual County Caper, a tour that sends participants on a mission to find clues, perform tasks and collect information at Somerset County parks. The hunt, a local version of the television series, ”The Amazing Race,” is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21-22. [...]

The Dog Days of Summer have arrived, and for some area canines, that will mean a chance to enjoy terrace dining for lunch and dinner on Mondays at The Bernards Inn in Bernardsville. The first day open to dogs and diners is today, Monday, Aug. 9, between 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. All through August, The Bernards Inn is inviting people and [...]

By LINDA SADLOUSKOS Army Pfc. Sean McMahon of Far Hills, wounded in Afghanistan on July 4 when the machine gun he was testing exploded and injured his leg, has returned to his family home. Immediately after arriving in town last Saturday, Aug. 7, McMahon was given a hero’s welcome at a gathering of local residents who were waiting [...]

Lord Stirling Stable will host a guided Moonlight Ride for private horse owners from 8 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 21. The stable, which is part of the Somerset County park commission,  is located at 256 South Maple Ave., in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township. An experienced trail guide will accompany participants in groups of [...]

When Basking Ridge resident Neil Klingenburg visited his daughter Laura Peach in West Virginia, she told him that she didn’t have enough children’s books at different reading levels for her third grade students at the Mountain Ridge Intermediate School. So, shortly after returning home, Klingenburg visited Bernardsville Public Library and asked Youth Services Librarian Michaele Casey if [...]

Members of the Knights of Columbus of the parish community of St. Elizabeth, Far Hills, and St. Brigid, Peapack, visited the Matheny Medical and Educational Center in Peapack-Gladstone recently to make their annual contribution.  Joe Giunta of Bedminster, second from left, presented a check for $1,269 to Matheny president Steve Proctor. Matheny is a special [...]

  The Friends of Lord Stirling Stable are hosting their 10th annual “Canine Scavenger Hunt” on Sunday, August 22. Participating dogs and their owners will seek canine treasures along the trails of Lord Stirling Stable at 256 South Maple Ave. in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township.  Registration begins at 4 p.m. and the hunt takes place [...]

This month, Cigars & Fire Trucks at the Bernardsville Shopping Centre in Bernardsville officially re-opened as the Mercury Trading Co., Fine Goods for Men with a new look, new name and product line makeover, its owners announced. More than just changing the name, the shop (often described as a “big boy’s toy store”) also has broadened its product [...]