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The Albrook School to host an Open House on November 15
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Montessori at its best! You are invited to an Open House at The Albrook School on Sunday, November 15 from 1-3 p.m. at 361 Somerville Road, Basking Ridge. Learn about the school’s programs for children from two to twelve years old and experience the beautiful 6.5 acre campus with numerous playgrounds and engaging classrooms. Albrook’s schedule options for toddlers and preschoolers are extensive and all students may take advantage of our full day extended hours program. To attend the Open House, please register&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh3PPg42JjdcjLfmwPiN9ZWD79cK-5k2EcH8I9zem4QDKjWg/viewform" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OPEN HOUSE REGISTRATION.</a>
The Albrook School is a nonprofit Montessori educational program dedicated to educating the “whole child.” We encourage students to grow into independent problem solvers and caring, responsible citizens. Children are given time and space to explore and work at their own pace and in their own learning style. Lessons are presented to facilitate spontaneous self-discovery, thus the environment becomes a nourishing place for each individual. Children enjoy daily outdoor time and students in preschool and above participate in physical education, art, drama, computers/technology, music and Spanish language classes. Albrook also offers after school clubs such as baking, chess and soccer.
More information about Albrook is available at <a href="https://www.albrookschool.org." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">albrookschool.org.</a> If you have any questions, please contact the school by calling (908) 580-0661 or emailing admissions@albrookschool.org. We hope to see you at the Open House on November 15!
The Albrook School was founded in 1979 as a non-profit Montessori school, serving children ages two through twelve, guided by the Montessori philosophy to assist each child in developing their potentialities to the fullest. Our School is accredited by the American Montessori Society and the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools. The Albrook School is located at 361 Somerville Road, Basking Ridge, NJ.

Local Event: The Albrook School

The Albrook School

The Albrook School to host an Open House on November 15
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Montessori at its best! You are invited to an Open...

Ridge High School

Experience a thrilling Ridge Clubs showcase featuring spooky STEAM fun suitable for all ages. Brave guests can also explore an extra spooky hallway, with early bird tickets available for $5 per person or $7 after September 25th.

Local Event: Haunted Hallways

Haunted Hallways

Experience a thrilling Ridge Clubs showcase featuring spooky STEAM fun suitable for all ages. Brave guests can also explore an...

School of Saint Elizabeth

OPEN&nbsp;HOUSE:&nbsp;OCT 20TH 9AM-11AM. Discover 110 years of academic excellence at the School of Saint Elizabeth during our upcoming open house for grades PK3 through 8th. Learn about our affordable private education featuring STREAM, faith-based learning, and vibrant extracurricular programs including performing arts and sports. CONTACT Admissions@steschool.org to learn more!

Local Event: Open House Pk3-8th

Open House Pk3-8th

OPEN HOUSE: OCT 20TH 9AM-11AM. Discover 110 years of academic excellence at the School of Saint Elizabeth during our upcoming...

Brick Academy Museum

Far from being scary, spooky places, New Jersey’s historic burial grounds are treasure troves of information for historians, genealogists, archaeologists, and art historians. This richly illustrated presentation examines New Jersey historic cemeteries from High Point to Cape May. It provides a chronological overview of New Jersey’s historic burial places from the colonial period to the present. Exceptional examples of colonial, Victorian, and modern memorials are all presented and discussed. Particular attention is paid to the Revolutionary time period. Audiences leave with a new appreciation for grave markers and burial places as important sources of information about local history.
We are delighted to host our speaker, Richard Veit, Ph.D., RPA, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Anthropology, Monmouth University. Dr. Veit is also currently directing the archaeological dig at Lord Stirling Manor in Basking Ridge, the 18th century home of Revolutionary War General William Alexander (Lord Stirling).Admission: $15 members, $20 guest (Cash only at the door)

Local Event: Stranger Stop and Cast an Eye: An Introduction to New Jersey’s Historic Burial Grounds

Stranger Stop and Cast an Eye: An Introduction...

Far from being scary, spooky places, New Jersey’s historic burial grounds are treasure troves of information for historians,...

Stranger Stop and Cast an Eye: An Introduction to New Jersey’s Historic Burial Grounds

My position on 150 Allen Road has never changed. I opposed Signature Acquisitions&rsquo; plan from&nbsp;the start. I oppose it today. And if elected to the Township Committee, I will keep opposing it. This is not a close call. The proposal would tear down an office building and replace it with two&nbsp;light-industrial and manufacturing buildings on a residential road. It would bring tractor-trailers&nbsp;onto a stretch with a hill, a blind curve, and Mount Prospect School nearby. Our teenage drivers learn on these roads. Our kids walk and ride on them. No traffic study changes what a loaded&nbsp;truck does on a blind curve. The environmental cost is just as clear. The plan called for clearing hundreds of trees, more than&nbsp;400 by residents&rsquo; count, with far fewer replacements than our ordinance requires. We already&nbsp;have drainage and stormwater problems near Allen and Martinsville. Removing that canopy makes them worse, permanently. Then there is density. Our zoning allows a floor area ratio of 15 percent. The applicant asked for&nbsp;nearly 20. That is not a minor adjustment. It is a request to put more building, more traffic, and&nbsp;more noise on land that cannot carry it. Our Zoning Board heard 18 months of testimony and voted 6 to 0 to deny the application.&nbsp;Residents showed up by the dozens, night after night. The process worked, and the answer was&nbsp;no. Now the matter is back before the board. My answer is the same. A revised plan that keeps the&nbsp;same basic use in the same place does not fix the underlying problem. On the Committee, I will: - Support the board&rsquo;s denial and a vigorous legal defense of it - Back zoning that ends light manufacturing as a permitted use in residential-adjacent&nbsp;areas, which the Committee has already moved to do - Keep residents informed and heard at every step Bernards Township&rsquo;s charm is not an accident. It is the result of decisions made by people&nbsp;who cared enough to protect it. I intend to be one of them. Paul Humbert P.S. Before you vote, make sure you know where each candidate for Township Committee stands&nbsp;on this critical issue. If they won't tell you now, you know what they'll do if elected.

Why I Oppose the Allen Road Project: Then, Now,...

My position on 150 Allen Road has never changed. I opposed Signature Acquisitions’ plan from the start. I oppose it today. And if elected to the...

Why I Oppose the Allen Road Project: Then, Now, and On the Committee

In Bernards Township, a young family with two working parents can barely keep up with a record 4.98% school tax and 3.44% municipal tax this year and increased home appraisals. Now they must pay fees for sports and marching band - and yet again this year, over 20 teachers were laid off due to State of New Jersey budget cuts.
Seniors on fixed incomes watch their savings shrink as utility and property bills climb despite promises from Democrats.
A recent graduate can&rsquo;t find a job locally; local companies like Verizon cut back, but grow in Dallas, Mitsubishi leaves town and pharmaceutical Regeneron with other financial firms have vacated Allen Road leaving empty shell complexes, taking jobs with them. An active lawsuit pending for light manufacturing was just sent back to the Township by a judge recently. 131 Morristown Road had a 210,000-office complex vacant to be replaced with townhomes.
Is more affordable housing on the horizon?
Why Businesses Are Leaving New Jersey and Other State&rsquo;s Growing.
The evidence clearly shows that New Jersey&rsquo;s cumulative 14% Corporate Business Tax the nation&rsquo;s highest compounded by Bernard Township&rsquo;s high local taxes, long permitting reviews, and sky-high electric utility rates is pushing employers out (look at your own electric bill).
As one executive in town noted: 
&ldquo;Companies have choices on states and townships now, and they&rsquo;re clearly exercising them.&rdquo; 
Every single departure means lost revenue, forcing higher
taxes on residents - a downward spiral. While other states gained, New Jersey lost over 25,000 jobs to other states over July according to the New Jersey Dept of Labor Jobs Report. (below) 

Solutions:
1) Advocate Democratic Governor Sherrill for lower corporate taxes, the Democratic majority for LOWER local Township tax rate
to stay competitive with neighboring states and towns as it was under Republican fiscal control. 
2) Local economic development outreach to new businesses, retail and groceries like Trader Joe&rsquo;s, Wegmans to replace departed Stop and Shop at Lyons. 


3) Streamline local permitting to attract new tech and pharma investment at existing open commercial sites. 
4) Hold Governor Sherrill and the Democratic majority accountable for astronomical electricity costs driving up business and household expenses. Your gas would be much cheaper if not for the 49-cent New Jersey gas tax. Other states like PA and OH have lower rates.
5) Importantly, the new &ldquo;independent contractor rule&rdquo; affecting 1.7 million business owners enacted by Democrats on Oct 1, despite business opposition hurts thousands of small businesses in town. (below)
6) Limit Trenton&rsquo;s overreach and control like The Highlands which have crushed local school districts In Morris, Passaic and Sussex County. The "broken promise" complaint is that Trenton-imposed restrictions without delivering the money. The Highlands Council has been underfunded, and tax-relief and economic programs meant to win local support have been reduced, frozen, or eliminated. 
Without a major shift in leadership and structural policy, more towns like Bernards risk losing businesses that sustain them. Talk to your local business owner &ndash; get the facts.
This is why I support Republicans to return us to common-sense fiscal values this November and I ask for you to join me. 
Douglas Sheldon
14 Benedict Crescent 


 
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 <a href="https://njbia.org/nj-lost-25k-jobs-in-july/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">NJ Lost Over 25K Jobs in July</a>
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