https://mrlocalhistory.org/basking-ridge-town-green-history/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://mrlocalhistory.org/basking-ridge-town-green-history/#comment-240954 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:46:16 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=81293#comment-240954 Back in the 1930s, there was a fair-sized wooden box for the drop-off of bread at the entrance to the Cerino brothers’ grocery store across the street (Finley & W. Oak). One night, a group of teenagers brought the “Bread Box” over to Cerino’s (owned) island, connected it to the flag pole rope, and hoisted it up to the top of the pole. Cerino’s eventually transferred their island to the town. (As told by my father).

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