Settled during colonial times, Basking Ridge is home to several major corporate entities and some very large condo communities. It is an unincorporated community located within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset Cou…
Seventy-six years ago Lakehurst was the scene of one of the most iconic and notorious air disasters in history, the explosion of the German zeppelin Hindenburg. Memories fade throughout the decades, and while most people have seen the …
Nestled in the hilly Watchung Mountains in Central New Jersey, this tight knit community of Watchung offers more amenities than you might think. In addition to parks (Mobus Field, Philips Field, Watchung Lake Park), valleys and waterway…
Every news channel in the tri-state area, if not the entire U.S., aired minute-by-minute accounts of Superstorm Sandy's brutal march up the Eastern Seaboard. The accounts and pictures of the devastation were indelible. Weathermen and n…
Given the popularity of the Jersey Shore and its reality showcase, most people don’t think of New Jersey as having mountainous terrain but tucked in the northeast corner of Sussex County is the township of Vernon, New Jersey. …
The Jersey Shore has received a lot of press in recent years, thanks in part to the popularity of MTV's reality show Jersey Shore. Many New Jerseyans find the TV show a mixed blessing, while the antics of Snooki, J. Woww, the Situation,…
Many jokes have been made throughout the years at Secaucus' expense. Even its very name causes a few snickers since Secaucus is a derivation of the Algonquin words for “black” and “snake;” a more apt translation is “place of snakes,” no…
When surveying the area now known as Maplewood, Robert Treat found several trails used by the Lenape tribes of Algonquin Native Americans, though there was only sparse settlement. Many of these paths form the basis for the town's main …
Situated a mere 10 miles from the “Big Apple,” Clifton is a delightfully diverse community that does not fit the mold of the average commuter town. While a sizable number of residents do commute to “the city,” a majority of residents wor…
The Borough of Rumson is an upscale and historic community that caught the eyes of English settlers as far back as 1663. During the Victorian Age, it was the summer playground of New York's elite due to its proximity to New York City. …