Charter Day, 5K for Kindness, Meetings This Week

Charter Day, which is celebrated this year as the anniversary of the founding of the township of Bernardston by order of British King George II in 1760, is coming up this Saturday.

Along with the historic aspects of the date, there's lots of fun each May during the full-day event, which will run from about 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. or so.

Also this week, those who want to participate in an official 5K run for a good cause (or at least take a mile walk) can join a fundraiser for the charitable activities of the St. James Men of Charity, based at St. James Church in Basking Ridge.

And speaking of St. James, students at the also on South Finley Avenue in Basking Ridge, will be putting on a performance of Fame Jr. at 7 p.m. this Friday and Saturday. The suggestion is that maybe you can stop at the musical after spending a couple of hours at Charter Day.

Municipal budget on agenda

There also are a number of meetings coming up this week, with the public hearing and final passage of the 2013 municipal budget on the agenda Tuesday for the Bernards Township Committee. If approved at the meeting, which begins at 8 p.m. at the municipal building at 1 Collyer Lane, the proposed budget would add $31 onto the average township home assessed at $587,000.

The Bernards Township Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, back at the William Annin Middle School on Quincy Road.

Also this week:

• The Bernards Township Environmental Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at Monday at the municipal building.

• The Golf Advisory Committee Meeting is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at Monday at the municipal building.

• The Bernards Township Sewerage Authority is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the municipal building.

• The Bernards Township Shade Tree Commission is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the municipal building.

• The Bernards Board of Adjustment has scheduled a special meeting for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the municipal building.

• The Bernards Board of Health is scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Board of Health building at 262 S. Finley Ave.