BASKING RIDGE, NJ – It’s late August. Summer will soon be over, but isn’t there time for at least one more adventure? How about an historic tavern/pub crawl and tour?

We like touring Morris and Somerset County since this is the “cockpit of the revolution” and most of the old taverns were meeting places of the resistance. Want to grab a pint where General ...

NEW JERSEY – The United States will be experiencing a solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, which New Jerseyans can view partially– if the weather cooperates.

If you lived in one of the 14 states the eclipse is crossing with its 70-mile wide path, you’d be all set.

But if you utilize safety glasses to view the event between 1:23 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and most especially at 2:44 ...

BRANCHBURG NJ - The Raritan Valley Community College Planetarium in Branchburg will be heating up with excitement in August, as the Planetarium—and the rest of the country—prepare for a total Solar Eclipse on August 21. It is the first time in 99 years that the U.S. is experiencing a coast-to-coast total Solar Eclipse. While the “Path of Totality” for complete viewing of ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - Following years of study and work, the Bernards Township school district will change to a new Student Information System (SIS) effective August 28, in time for school schedules for the upcoming school year, Schools Superintendent Nick Markarian announced in a special email on Friday, Aug. 11.

Parents were informed that the district's school building principals will ...

East Coast native Jeanine Jue, Head of Developer Evangelism at Samsung ARTIK Cloud (developer.artik.cloud), did not think twice when high school senior and Girls Who Code club organizer Amira Mouline of Chatham invited her to hangout remotely with the JerseySTEM middle schoolers who attend the Summer Session in Summit.

From her office in the bay area, Jue recalled with nostalgia the ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - The end of the Bernards Township Library's summer reading club for kids, "Build A Better World...READ!" wraps up with an event at the library next Wednesday August 16.

The celebration is scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the program rooms at the library, which is located at 32 S. Maple Ave., Basking Ridge.

The event will feature games, crafts, raffles ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - While seven candidates competed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Education earlier this spring, only two candidates filed to be placed on this November's ballot for three available positions.

Incumbents Linda Wooldridge and Jennifer Korn - who was chosen from among the seven candidates this May to finish up the remainder of Priti Shah's term - filed ...

BERNARDS TWP. – It’s not too late to enter the Suzanne Cutler Teen Writing Contest at the Bernards Township Library. Students who will be ages 12-14 and 15-18 by Aug. 21, have until Saturday, Aug. 12, to submit short story fiction and poetry to the contest.

Winners in each age group and category will receive Visa gift cards and bound copies of all the contest entries.

The ...

BERNARDS TWP., NJ - The Historical Society of Somerset Hills is hosting another session with older residents who have lived in the Somerset Hills area for many years as an opportunity for local residents to learn about their town's history - from those who lived it.

The free event is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Brick Academy at 15 W. Oak ...

ROXBURY, NJ – A Roxbury boy is making a name for himself in the world of sport stacking, having won two gold medals at last month’s AAU Junior Olympics in Detroit, where he also broke the national record in his age group.

Sport stacking is a timed competition in which competitors stack plastic cups, in various combinations, at blazing speeds.

Succasunna 8-year-old Aiden ...