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Making A Difference: We’re BUSY!

Since publishing the last BTDC Beat, the BTDC has been busy! What a whirlwind of awesome activity the past several weeks ushered in. Memorial Day Weekend kicked off the excitement with a great presence at the Liberty Corner Memorial Day parade, where the BTDC marched with a great group (and largest to date) of Democratic […]

The BTDC is proud to introduce its new treasurer, Sima Guven, who is no stranger to politics or spreadsheets. Sima is assuming the role after Fred Douglis successfully managed the books for many years running. A hearty thanks to Fred for his work! Like many members of our community, Sima became interested in making a […]

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True Blue: Sima Guven

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Municipal Matters: July 2025

It’s finally summer! School has ended and many of you have enjoyed graduations, and have participated in a variety of activities. I’ve had the pleasure to be part of the Basking Ridge Indian Community HOLI celebration and the 35th Municipal Alliance Twilight Challenge. Mayor Janice Fields and I also joined other Township departments at Oak […]

Our New County Commissioner: Liz Graner

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Bernards Township’s very own Elizabeth Graner was sworn in as Somerset County’s newly appointed Commissioner on June 24, 2025. Former Commissioner Doug Singleterry was required to resign following his appointment to the state judiciary on Monday, June 2, 2025. This triggered a special election by the Somerset County Democratic Committee. At the time of the […]

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Brett and John on Fatherhood

Unscripted. Real. No teleprompter. Our team is proud to be supporting two men who care deeply about family. When it comes to fatherhood, author Clarence Budington Kelland said: “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.”  Happy Father’s Day from Team Hodges & Tompkins 

To each and every one of you who made it important to vote in the primary…. THANK YOU! Thanks to you, we received the highest number of votes for either party in a gubernatorial primary, and the highest number of votes for either party in ANY primary election with the exception of 2020. The 2020 Presidential […]

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PRIMARY RESULTS: Thank you!

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Municipal Matters: June 2025

May has been an active month for the Township including celebrations, recognitions, and making a significant step toward meeting our fourth round of Affordable Housing obligations. Many of you were part of our Annual Charter Day held Saturday, May 17th.  This year we celebrated our 265th Anniversary, whereby Governor Sir Francis Bernards was granted the […]

Our First Campaign Fund Raiser

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Outside, it was a cold and rainy night. Inside? It was a fantastic evening hosted by Bill and Carolyn Knox in their beautiful historic barn. Many thanks to our families, friends and supporters. And special thanks to BTDC Vice Chair, and queen of campaign events, Jen Aaron!

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Making A Difference: Sarah Bonnefoi, Captain, Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1

Sarah Bonnefoi finds her service as EMS Captain of Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1 to be a satisfying way of giving back to Bernards. The all-volunteer effort provides EMS Basic Life Support (BLS) service to emergency calls between the hours of 6pm-6am on weekdays and throughout the weekend. These evening and weekend shifts are […]

The BTDC is delighted to announce the recipient of its 2025 Civic Scholarship: Ridge High School rising senior, Meera Shah, will be awarded a $1000 stipend and an internship with CD-7 candidate Rebecca Bennett. She’ll be recognized at the high school’s June 12 awards ceremony where BTDC Chair, Jane Conklin, will present Shah with the honor. […]

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True Blue: Meera Shah

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Charter Day 2025!

We had a blast!

It Was A Great Day for a Launch!

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It was a FANTASTIC day for a LAUNCH! So many thanks go out to all of our supporters and friends! And special thanks to: Rebecca Bennett – Candidate for Congress CD7 Andrew Macurdy – Candidate for NJ Assembly – LD21 Vincent Kearney – Candidate for NJ Assembly – LD21 Melonie Marano – County Commissioner Deputy […]