Liberty-Corner News

BERNARDS - Residents had the opportunity to tour the proposed site for an Islamic Society of Basking Ridge mosque at 124 Church St., in Liberty Corner, Saturday morning.

It's the day that's the favorite local event of so many Bernards Township residents.

This year, the Bernards Township Memorial Day Parade again will be hosted in Liberty Corner, with the assembled paraders set to step off from the Liberty Corner Firehouse at 95 Church St.

Bernards Township Police and rescue squads from both Basking Ridge and Liberty Corner headed to a three-car pile up on North Maple Avenue last Friday afternoon in which the third car reportedly hit two others with occupants who told police they were heading to a game of volleyball at Southard Park.

After many months of construction and renovations, Bonnie Brae officially welcomed seven young men into their new Transitional Living Home in Bound Brook this past Wednesday, April 24.

In a continuing back and forth over how many parking spaces would be needed at a proposed mosque at the edge of Church Street in Liberty Corner Village, an expert hired by the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge put the number at 60, a steep reduction from the 110 recommended by township professionals.

A proposal to build at 4,200-square-foot mosque to serve the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge is on the agenda to be back before the Bernards Township Planning Board for the first time since February.

BERNARDS - Township planners will hold another public hearing to resolve their differences with the developer on parking needs for a proposed mosque in Liberty Corner.

Farming has always been a key part of Hillsborough, but the costs of doing business and skyrocketing land values in the 1990s pushed many local farmers out of the business.

This week is Youth Week in Bernards Township - even with the kids off from school, the Bernards Township Parks and Recreation Department has plenty of fun things planned.