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Town Information - Bernards - Somerset County
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*Town Name: |
Bernards |
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Unofficial, common or
colloquial names |
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All zip codes and their Post Office names within town
borders |
07920
Post Office:
21 Brownlee Place
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
908-766-0611
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Link to official municipal website |
http:///www.bernards.org |
I. Single Family Resale Requirements for Residential Properties:
Certificate of Continued Occupancy
Include certificate and fees, fire alarm requirements, carbon monoxide
alarm requirements
When available, telephone numbers, department names, costs, "lead
times", days/hours of operations of each department and scheduling
method.
Single Family Resale Requirements for Residential Properties:
Before the sale of any home in the Township of Bernards, a smoke detector certificate must be obtained. This certificate can be obtained by contacting Fire Safety Bureau at 908-204-3172. The fee is $25.
Certificate of Occupancy is required.
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C/O Requirements for Rentals
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C/O Requirements for 2-4 Family Homes:
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Sign Regulations: Municipal regulations covering "For Sale" signs, open
house signs. List any private communities within the town borders (no
regulations, just the NAMES).
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Cell Phone Regulations
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Trash disposal, sewer and water information if NOT municipal. Sewer and
water, include names of service providers. For trash collection, do NOT
include provider.
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Fencing regulations and information regarding fence permits.
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Parking Information: Municipal Lots, Public Transit Lots, where to
get permits, etc...
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"Horse" regulations
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II. History: Characteristics: Limited to those things that will probably
not change.
Land Area: (square miles approximately)
Population: (approximately)
History:
The Lenni-Lenape Indians, a branch of the Delawares (part of the Algonquin Nation) were the first known inhabitants of the Bernards Township area. Scattered throughout are traces of these people: arrowheads, tomahawks, hearthstones, hammerheads, and camp rubble, which indicate long occupation. One of the most widely used Indian areas was near Madisonville Road --a major camp site was the present AT&T location on North Maple Avenue. A burial ground is known to have existed on the east side of Childs Road on the hillside across from the Indian Graves Brook.
The area was purchased by John Harrison, agent of King James III of England, from Chief Nowenoik of the Lenapes in 1717, a real estate package of 3,000 acres for $50. The remainder of the Township’s land was bought later that year by William Penn. Early settlers were Scotch, Irish, and English. Harrison’s Purchase or Harrison’s Neck was the property’s designation. In 1733 the name Basking Ridge first appeared in ecclesiastic records of the Presbyterian Church andis recorded as being derived from the fact that “the wild animals of the adjacent lowlands were accustomed to bask in the warm sun of this beautiful ridge”. Baskeridge and Baskenridge were commonly used.
By 1740 a list of settlers included names such as Alward, Annin, Conkling, Cross, Dayton, and Lewis. At the time of the American Revolution, as many as 100 men from Bernards answered the call to arms. Revolutionary troops came from Bound Brook through Annin’s Corner and Basking Ridge en route to Morristown. During this time, a liberty pole was placed on the village green, with Annin’s Corner renamed Liberty Corner. Basking Ridge was thought to be a secure place from the British Army as it was only seven miles away from the center of Washington’s army at Jockey Hollow. General Charles Lee, second in command, was captured by British forces at the Widow White’s Tavern in December, 1776. (This is at the corner of Colonial Drive and South Finley Avenue.) A local street, Old Army Road, was so named because it was the path trod through the country from Jockey Hollow to the Vealtown Tavern in Bernardsville by American troops.
In 1750 a classical school, designed to prepare young men for college, was established in Basking Ridge by Dr. Samuel Kennedy, fourth pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and later run by Dr. Robert Finley. The school, known as the Basking Ridge Classical School for almost 50 years, was conducted in the ministers’ homes. Through contributions and partly at Dr. Finley’s expense, the Brick Academy was built in 1809. Pupils came from many other states, as well as New Jersey, presidents provided lodgings. The Academy was known as having contributed more men “to the bench, the bar, and the pulpit.” Students entered their junior year at the College of New Jersey (Princeton University). Among the Academy students were Samuel Southard, governor of New Jersey, U.S. Senate president and acting vice-resident under President Tyler; William Lewis Dayton, vice-presidential candidate with John C. Fremont in 1856, and President Lincoln’s Minister to France during the Civil War; Robert Field Stockton, hero of the Mexican War; Theoodore Frelinghuysen, president of Rutgers College and vice-presidential candidate with Henry Clay in 1844.
Land Area: 25 square miles
Population: Approximately 25,800
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Links to schools - public and private:
Education:
Bernards Township Board of Education, 101 Peachtree Road,
Basking Ridge, Dr. Valerie Goger, Superintendent
Kindergarten cut off October 1
Public Schools
Cedar Hill School - Grades K-5 - 100 Peachtree Road
Joseph Mollica, Principal 908-204-2633
Mt. Prospect School - Grades K-5 - 111 Hanson Road
Judith Slutzky, Principal 908-470-1600
Liberty Corner School - Grades K-5 - 61 Church Street - Liberty Corner 07930 - Katholeen Pecoraro, Principal - 908-204-2550
Oak Street School - Grades K-5 - 70 West Oak Street
Mary Fleck, Principal 908-204-2565
Wm. Annin Middle School - Grades 6-8 - 70 Quincy Road
Joan Tonnarelli, Principal 908-204-2610
Ridge High School - Grades 9-12 - 268 South Finley Avenue
Richard Stotler, Principal - 908-204-2585
Private Schools
St. James Catholic School - 200 South Finley Avenue - Grades K-8
Sr. Janet Marie Kurgan, Principal - 908-766-4774
Albrook School - 361 Somerville Road - Ages 2 thru 6th Grade
Jean Hicks, Principal 908-580-0661
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Link to library:
32 S. Maple Avenue - 908-204-3031 - e-mail: ameany@bernards.org |
Other information:
Social & Civic Organizations:
Somerset Hills YMCA - 140 Mt. Airy Road - 908-766-7898
Boy Scouts - Troop 351 - Bob Albanese - 908-658-9313 - 5thGrade to 18 years - Presbyterian Church - Thursday 7:30 PM
Girl Scouts - Girl Scouts of Rolling Hills Council - North Branch - 908-725-1226
Daisy Kindergarten
Brownies Grades 1-3
Jr. G.S. Grades 4-6
Cadettes Grades 6-9
Sr. G.S. High School
American Association of University Women - PO Box 5 - 908-766-00240
Basking Ridge Garden Club - 2 Washington Ave - 908-766-0624
Bernards Township Repulbican Municipal Committee - 908-647-4083
Bernards Township Smoking & Tobacco Organization - Program, 262 S. Finley Avenue 908-204-2523
The Bonafides of Somerset Hills - PO Box 91 908-766-5396
Business & Professional Assoc. of Basking Ridge - PO Box 11 - 908-766-1978
CHADD of Somerset County - 5 Lyons Mall-PMB 115 - 908-647-9325
Far Hills Chorus - 3 Frederic Court - 908-204-0577
Historical Society of Somerset Hills - PO Box 136 - 908-647-2241
Kiwanis Club of Somerset Hills - PO Box 246 - 908-781-6862
Knights of Columbus Council 2393 - 14 Brook Ave. - 908-766-9181
League of Women Voters of Somerset Hills - 181 Mountain Road - 908-647-1300
Newcomers Club of Somerset Hills - PO Box 161 - 908-626-0413
One By One - PO Box 353 - 908-766-3704
Trilogy Repertory - PO Box 199 - 908-604-8674
Senior Citizen Groups:
Somerset Hills Adult Day Center, Inc - 510 Mt. Airy Road - 908-766-3919
Parks & Facilities
Allen Street Gazebo
Coakley Russo Memorial Golf Course
The U.S. Dept of Veterans Golf Course - 908-630-5520
Community Center - 289 South Maple Avenue
Dead River Trail - West of Acken Road
Dog Run at the Memorial Field Complex
Dunham Park
Pleasant Valley Park
Pleasant Valley Pool
Schmidt Park
Southard Park
Houses of Worship:
Millington Baptist Church - 520 King George R. - 908-647-0594
Somerset Hills Baptist Church - 520 Mount Airy Road - 908-647-7091
St. James Catholic Church - 184 S. Finley Ave - 908-766-0888
Covenant Chapel - 127 W. Oak St 908-766-6174
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church - 140 S. Finley Ave. - 908-766-0510
Evangelical Fellowship Chapel - Valley Road, Liberty Corner 908-647-1979
Chabad of Basking Ridge - 3048Valley Road - 908-874-0444
Congregation B’nai Israel - 40 Whitenack Road - 908-204-1412
Somerset Hills Lutheran Church - 350 Lake Road - 908-766-2858
Bishop James United Methodist Church - 22 S. Finley Ave. - 908-766-1108
The Presbyterian Church - 1 E. Oak St. - 908-766-1616
The Presbyterian Church - 45 Church Street. - Liberty Corner - 908-647-00340
Commuting:
Bus: Lakeland Bus to Port Authority, New York City
Rail: Basking Ridge is served by two NJ Transit stations, Basking Ridge - Lyons Station
Road: Major highways include Route 24, I-287, Rt. 78
For rail and bus schedule and fare information call NJ Transit - 1-800-772-2222 (within NJ) or 1-973-762-5100 out of area, or Lakeland Bus @1-973-366-0600
Sources of Information:
2001-2001 Our Town Recorder Community Newspaper
The Bernardsville News
Somerset Hills 2001 Local Yellow Pages
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