Welcome to More for Residents and Visitors
The Somerset Hills is one of the best-kept secrets in New Jersey and in America. At one time
“A district of country estates transplanted from England, the Somerset Hills in northern New Jersey have long been a home of America’s landed gentry. Architect George Post, who designed the New York Stock Exchange, also drew the plans for many of the area’s rambling Tudor, Georgian and Colonial mansions.” (Donald McBride)
There’s even some confusion as to whether it’s in northern or central New Jersey - the boundaries have been shifting, but Central New Jersey has gradually been emerging as a distinctive region - and just what its boundaries are. Is it just Basking Ridge (Bernards Township), Bedminster, Pluckemin, Far Hills, Bernardsville, Pottersville, Lamington, Peapack, Gladstone, and Millington? Or does it include Warren and Watchung, Chester and Mendham, Gillette and Stirling? Is it an ecosystem, or just an administrative district?
It’s one of the wealthiest areas in America, with some of the best schools, the finest golf courses, the most Republican of administrations in the middle of a northeastern Democratic state; and some of the most elegant and luxurious of homes. It’s also home to some of an increasing number of New Jersey municipalities looking to go green.
Even for those of who live here it’s got more to offer. The new $20-million-dollar park at Natirar, for example, with the mansion leased to Sir Richard Branson for a Virgin Spa. Bike paths and nature trails. Largely unmarked historical venues “at the crossroads of the American Revolution,” and some that considerably predate the Revolution. And plenty of challenges, distractions, and opportunities. This web site is a celebration of them. It’s also an invitation to join in commenting, assessing, and further improving the quality of life in the Hills.
You’ll find plenty of ways to participate. Become a commentator or an original author. Review a park or a restaurant. Link to other sites about the politics, the schools, churches, nonprofits, and municipal services. If you run a business you want people to know about, list it here and visit our sister site, SomersetHillsBusiness.com, to advertise where newcomers (and perhaps many of your existing customers) will find you. Run a classified ad - it’s free for 30 days, and can be renewed for a small fee as long as you wish after that. Link to us and if you’re local, and relevant, and legitimate, we’ll link to you (every link is reviewed by us so that we know it’s not just another spam site). Above all, have a good time, find whatever you’re looking for, and come back - because we’re adding new features and material all the time.
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Made Sunday, of July 6, 2008 at 9:16 am
Tim Razzaq wrote:
Fairleigh Dickenson University’s Sustainable Business Incubator’s (SBIF)
“Entrepreneur in Residence”, Jonathan Cloud, says “Sharing our lives has in
never been easier, and never more difficult. The Internet allows each of us to
become a broadcaster - to share our ideas, experiences, and passions with the
rest of the world. On the other hand, the “creative disruption” of our
social environments, by technology, by ideology, and by the unresolved conflicts
in the global village we now live in, means that there is no longer a shared
reality within which our lives unfold.”
Now, Cloud is Growing the Next Generation of Green Ventures in the (virtual)
Sustainable Business Incubator, a program of the Institute for Sustainable
Enterprise, Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Building Open Opportunity Structures, also known as BOOST, is very pleased to
be able to invite members of the general public to hear about SBIF at its second
in a series of public awareness forums under its banner Green, Smart, and
Sustainable Stakeholder Education and Training series (GSS-SET 2008-09).
On Saturday, July 12, BOOST will host Mr. Cloud for a presentation entitled,
“Opportunities in Green Business and Eco-Entrepreneurships”. Cloud will join
Christine G. Ritter, Program Administrator for the Science Education Program of
the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) who will present, “Unveiling the
Hidden Opportunities for Middle and High School Students: Career Paths in the
Sciences”. This event is free to the public and take place on Saturday, July 12,
from 11am until 5pm at Simply Natural Living at Serenity Plaza, located at 1505
Parkway Avenue in Ewing New Jersey. Please RSVP by calling (206) 202-2883 or
emailing gsssetcentral@yahoo.com.
In addition to PPPl’s Ritter and SBIF’s Cloud, Professor Alvyn Haywood will
conduct a viewing and community discussion from his on-going series,
“Introducing Abraham: The Secret behind ‘The Secret” with a focus on the “Art of
Allowing”, a special guest, Mut Seshatms for New Jersey’s House of Life, will
present “Rethinking Solar: Giving Power Back to the People.”
Cloud was recently cited in the June 29 edition of the New York Times, in an
article entitled “Now, In an Age of Fossil Fuel, Returning to the Water for
Electricity”, and July is an very exciting month for BOOST and its growing
network, as the organization has been tapped as “New Green Leader” in the
Northeast Region’s Garden State (New Jersey) by GenGreen
(http://www.gengreen.org/region.php?s=NJ), whose goal “is to ‘mainstream green’
for all by providing easy access to the resources that make sustainable living
easier for everyone on a local level. This is accomplished in a variety of ways
from our extensive online network and public events that encourage connection,
growth and education through communication, to our online marketplace where
people can find the eco-friendly products and services they need to support
their sustainable lifestyles.”
We invite everyone from all backgrounds and interests to join us on July 12 and
learn how we can work together to build a sustainable future for the citizens of
New Jersey.
Website: http://www.gss.set.blogspot.com
IP: 76.116.40.147
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