Basking Ridge NJ history Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/basking-ridge-nj-history/ History and Gossip from New Jersey Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:02:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://mrlocalhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-Mr-local-History-250-Logo-theme-32x32.jpg Basking Ridge NJ history Archives - Mr. Local History Project https://mrlocalhistory.org/tag/basking-ridge-nj-history/ 32 32 168989768 Jimmy DeCoste – Mr Local History Honors a Friend https://mrlocalhistory.org/jimmy-decoste-mr-local-history/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/jimmy-decoste-mr-local-history/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:31:28 +0000 https://mrlocalhistory.org/?p=80440 Views: 1,013 If you live in Basking Ridge and you went to Brush’s Deli, you were bound to see Jimmy DeCoste holding court with his friends at the table by the window. They would meet just about every day, shoot the breeze, have breakfast, and have a few coffees at the third-generation place that Tim… Read More »Jimmy DeCoste – Mr Local History Honors a Friend

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]]> https://mrlocalhistory.org/jimmy-decoste-mr-local-history/feed/ 7 80440 When the Basking Ridge Garden Club Turned 100, Mr. Local History Was There! https://mrlocalhistory.org/baskingridge-gardenclub-centennial/ https://mrlocalhistory.org/baskingridge-gardenclub-centennial/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:58:23 +0000 https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/?p=33259 Views: 3,843 In 1923, Calvin Coolidge was President of the United States, Yankee Stadium opened for the first time, and Bernards Township residents gathered to form the Basking Ridge Garden Club. A century later, congratulations to the Basking Ridge Garden Club on its landmark 100 years of service beautifying Basking Ridge and making the community… Read More »When the Basking Ridge Garden Club Turned 100, Mr. Local History Was There!

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