NJ Monthly Features Sky Farm in Nudist Club Story

Photography included in story on nudist clubs in the Garden State.

Sky Farm Nudist Club, which last year celebrated its 80th anniversary in Basking Ridge with Nudestock 2012, recently was profiled in New Jersey Monthly as one of the state's long-running nudist clubs. And there's pictures. The profile said Sky Farm, founded in 1932, preferred to “stay under the radar,” for a long time, Cindy Thiboutot, the club's membership chair, was quoted as saying. “Now we’re a member of the Bernards Township Chamber of Commerce," she said in the article. Eighty years ago, a group of German immigrants purchased 35 acres for $3,440 in a remote area of New Jersey on the outskirts of historic Liberty Corner Village, Thiboutot told Patch last year. Unlike many properties elsewhere throughout Basking Ridge, that land off …

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59 Fieldstone Drive in Basking Ridge Sold for $763K

Here's the house sales recorded this week in Bedminster, Bernardsville, Bernards and Bridgewater.

Here's the recorded house sales in the past week in Basking Ridge,  Bernardsville, Bedminster, and Bridgewater, according to the list from the Garden State Multiple Listing Service. Here's the list of home sales in all four locations.

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Take a Taste of a Cool Treat This Saturday

Red Mango in Basking Ridge offering frozen yogurt with topping at official grand opening celebration on April 6.

Sometimes there's just not enough days to go around, but each week we'll give you an idea of something to do to relax, spend time with family and just take some time for yourself. Summer and the warm weather may not have arrived yet, but you can have a preview of one of summer's treats this weekend. Just close your eyes and think of the beach, shorts and flip-flops! The area's newest Red Mango, located in Basking Ridge is going to celebrate the store's grand opening this Saturday, April 6 with an all-day free frozen yogurt giveaway for the community. The event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to Red Mango spokesperson Sharyn Frankel. The shop is at 665 Martinsville Road at the Riverwalk Village Center in Basking Ridge…

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35 Timber Rock Trail in Bernardsville Sold for $750K

Here's the house sales recorded this week in Bedminster, Bernardsville and Bridgewater Township.

It was a fairly steady week for house sales recorded in Bernardsville, Bedminster and Bridgewater Townships, according to the list from the Garden State Multiple Listing Service. However, no home sales were recorded in Bernards Township. Here's the list of two home sales in Bedminster Township, five in Bernardsville and seven in Bridgewater Township.

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20 Paisley Lane in Basking Ridge Sold for $999,000

Here is what sold this past week in Basking Ridge and Bedminster Township.

Here are this week's recorded house sales in Basking Ridge and Bridgewater Township. No recorded house sales were reported this past week by the Garden State Multiple Listing Service.

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Gillette Kings Opens With Some Unique Features

Samples greet shoppers on first day of Kings in Valley Mall, relocated from Berkeley Heights.

Shoppers who stopped by the new Kings Supermarket Friday at the Valley Mall Shopping Center in the Gillette section of Long Hill Township were treated to lots of samples and a full platter of sights, aromas and tastes. The new Kings actually is a relocation of the supermarket in Berkeley Heights, and the new store brought over many of the associates, as well as longtime managers drawn from other stores, said store manager Donna Lewis. The new supermarket, which fills a vacant space left by the closed Pathmark, was in the works for about a year, she said. Hibachi Grill, Mediterranean bar Although many of Kings' specialty items are found throughout the store, the new Gillette location has a few unique features. The newest Kings is the only …

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178 Smoke Rise Road in Basking Ridge Sold For $792K

Here is what sold this week in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster and Bridgewater Township.

Here are the home sales recorded during the past week, along with selling prices, in Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Bedminster and Bridgewater Township. The list in Basking Ridge includes townhouses and a Colonial. The list is courtesy of the Garden State Multiple Listing Service.

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Open Houses for Dozens of Homes, Including 2 Laurelwood Drive

Another active weekend for homes on the market holding open houses in Basking Ridge and Bernardsville.

Want to look for a new home this weekend in Basking Ridge and/or Bernardsville? You're in luck — an active spring real estate market apparently has returned to the area ever since the beginning of March. So if you'd like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by testing your luck by visiting multiple homes, you can start planning your tour map today! Keep in mind that Zillow(R) reported mid-week that the 30-year fixed mortgage rate was at a nine-month high of 3.55 percent, up 18 basis points from 3.37 percent at the same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate peaked at 3.58 percent last weekend. Please check the Garden State Multiple Listing Service website and the AOL Real estate website for updates, additions or deletions. Basking Ridge…

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