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'''Bernardsville''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜr|n|ər|d|z|v|ɪ|l}}<ref>Melisurgo, Len. [https://www.nj.com/weather/2017/06/25_nj_town_names_that_are_mispronounced.html "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 23, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2023. "Same goes with the neighboring borough of Bernardsville. (It should be pronounced BERN-ards-vil.)"</ref>) is the northernmost [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. Situated in the heart of the [[Raritan River|Raritan Valley region]],<ref>[https://www.njwsa.org/uploads/1/0/8/0/108064771/raritanbasinhydro.png Raritan Basin Hydrology], New Jersey Water Supply Authority. Accessed June 29, 2023.</ref> the borough is part of the [[Somerset Hills]].<ref>[https://somersethillshistoricalsociety.org About Us], Historical Society of the Somerset Hills. Accessed June 23, 2023. "Founded in 1928 originally as the Historical Society of Basking Ridge, the mission and name of the society was later changed to The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization including all five communities of the Somerset Hills region: Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone, which are all located in Somerset County, New Jersey."</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 7,893,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 186 (+2.4%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 7,707,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected an increase of 362 (+4.9%) from the 7,345 counted at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Bernardsville is often mispronounced as "Ber-NARDS-ville" as opposed to the correct pronunciation "BER-nards-ville".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724115029/http://www.t3consortium.com/drafts/somersethillsbooks.php "Review: New Jersey Country Homes The Somerset Hills."] T3 Consortium, LLC, last modified September 2006, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 24, 2008. Accessed December 11, 2015.</ref>
'''Bernardsville''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜr|n|ər|d|z|v|ɪ|l}}<ref>Melisurgo, Len. [https://www.nj.com/weather/2017/06/25_nj_town_names_that_are_mispronounced.html "Here's the right way to pronounce 25 N.J. town names everyone botches"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 23, 2017. Accessed June 22, 2023. "Same goes with the neighboring borough of Bernardsville. (It should be pronounced BERN-ards-vil.)"</ref>) is the northernmost [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. Situated in the heart of the [[Raritan River|Raritan Valley region]],<ref>[https://www.njwsa.org/uploads/1/0/8/0/108064771/raritanbasinhydro.png Raritan Basin Hydrology], New Jersey Water Supply Authority. Accessed June 29, 2023.</ref> the borough is part of the [[Somerset Hills]] in [[central New Jersey]].<ref>[https://somersethillshistoricalsociety.org About Us], Historical Society of the Somerset Hills. Accessed June 23, 2023. "Founded in 1928 originally as the Historical Society of Basking Ridge, the mission and name of the society was later changed to The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization including all five communities of the Somerset Hills region: Bedminster Township, Bernards Township, Bernardsville, Far Hills, and Peapack-Gladstone, which are all located in Somerset County, New Jersey."</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 7,893,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 186 (+2.4%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 7,707,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected an increase of 362 (+4.9%) from the 7,345 counted at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> Bernardsville is often mispronounced as "Ber-NARDS-ville" as opposed to the correct pronunciation "BER-nards-ville".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724115029/http://www.t3consortium.com/drafts/somersethillsbooks.php "Review: New Jersey Country Homes The Somerset Hills."] T3 Consortium, LLC, last modified September 2006, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of July 24, 2008. Accessed December 11, 2015.</ref>


Bernardsville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 6, 1924, from portions of [[Bernards Township, New Jersey|Bernards Township]], based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1924.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 222. Accessed January 25, 2012.</ref> The borough was named for [[Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet]], who served as governor of the [[Province of New Jersey]] before the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=8 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref> In 2009, part of the borough was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the Olcott Avenue Historic District.<ref name="nris"/>
Bernardsville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 6, 1924, from portions of [[Bernards Township, New Jersey|Bernards Township]], based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1924.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 222. Accessed January 25, 2012.</ref> The borough was named for [[Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet]], who served as governor of the [[Province of New Jersey]] before the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=8 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref> In 2009, part of the borough was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as the Olcott Avenue Historic District.<ref name="nris"/>

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Bernardsville, New Jersey
Borough
John Parker Tavern
John Parker Tavern
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Location of Bernardsville in Somerset County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Somerset County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
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Census Bureau map of Bernardsville, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Bernardsville, New Jersey
Bernardsville is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
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Location in Somerset County
Bernardsville is located in New Jersey
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Location in New Jersey
Bernardsville is located in the United States
Bernardsville
Bernardsville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°43′49″N 74°35′33″W / 40.730384°N 74.592602°W / 40.730384; -74.592602[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Somerset
IncorporatedApril 29, 1924
Named forSir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorMary Jane Canose (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorNancy Malool[5]
 • Municipal clerkAnthony Suriano[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total
12.91 sq mi (33.44 km2)
 • Land12.84 sq mi (33.24 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)  0.58%
 • Rank184th of 565 in state
9th of 21 in county[1]
Elevation
[9]
682 ft (208 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total
7,893
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
7,837
 • Rank295th of 565 in state
13th of 21 in county[13]
 • Density614.9/sq mi (237.4/km2)
  • Rank428th of 565 in state
18th of 21 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07924[14][15]
Area code908[16]
FIPS code3403505590[1][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885159[1][19]
Websitewww.bernardsvilleboro.org

Bernardsville (/ˈbɜːrnərdzvɪl/[20]) is the northernmost borough in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated in the heart of the Raritan Valley region,[21] the borough is part of the Somerset Hills in central New Jersey.[22] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,893,[10][11] an increase of 186 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,707,[23][24] which in turn had reflected an increase of 362 (+4.9%) from the 7,345 counted at the 2000 census.[25] Bernardsville is often mispronounced as "Ber-NARDS-ville" as opposed to the correct pronunciation "BER-nards-ville".[26]

Bernardsville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1924, from portions of Bernards Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1924.[27] The borough was named for Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, who served as governor of the Province of New Jersey before the Revolutionary War.[28] In 2009, part of the borough was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Olcott Avenue Historic District.[29]

In 2000, Bernardsville had the 10th-highest per capita income in New Jersey.[30] Based on data from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey, the borough had a per-capita income of $70,141, ranked 27th in the state.[31] In 2019, the borough was ranked by Bloomberg News as 64th of 100 on its 2019 list of Bloomberg Richest Places, one of 18 in the state included on the list.[32]

History

Bernardsville was originally a section of Bernards Township known as Vealtown.[33][34] In 1840, Vealtown became Bernardsville, named after Sir Francis Bernard, Colonial governor of New Jersey from 1758 to 1760.[35] Located in the northernmost part of Somerset County, just 12 miles (19 km) south of Morristown, the borough includes some of the last vestiges of the Great Eastern Forest.[36]

During the Revolutionary War, General Charles Lee rested his troops in Vealtown around the night of December 12 to 13, 1776. General Lee and some of his guard spent the night about 3 miles (5 km) southeast at White's Inn on the southeast side of Basking Ridge, near the manor house of Continental Army general William Alexander, Lord Stirling. On the morning of December 13, General Lee was captured by the British and removed to New York.[37] The Vealtown Tavern, now known as the John Parker Tavern, was a regular stop during the 1779–1780 winter encampment at Morristown.[38]

After the Civil War, many wealthy and prominent New Yorkers moved into the area, first as summer visitors, then later as permanent residents of the Bernardsville Mountain. For most, the men worked in New York City while the women and children spent summers in Bernardsville. The Gladstone Branch of the existing railroad line was built through Bernardsville in 1872 and played an important role in the borough's development. The Gladstone line, whose five o'clock train was appropriately nicknamed "the millionaire's special," as it was direct route to Penn Station, allowed the men who built grand estates in Bernardsville to commute to the city on a daily basis rather than only visit their families on weekends.[39] Bernardsville did not become an independent municipality until 1924, when it split from Bernards Township.[27]

On November 4, 2020, The Bernardsville Library announced that it would join the MAIN Library System, which has member libraries in all of Morris County, all of Hunterdon County and parts of Somerset and Warren counties. The Bernardsville Library is the second library from Somerset County to join the MAIN System, after the Bernards Township Library in neighboring Bernards Township. The library joined the MAIN System on January 11, 2021[40]

On January 15, 2021, Kings Food Markets announced that it would close their Bernardsville location on Morristown Road, officially closing on January 23, 2021.[41]

Historic district

The New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Sites recommended the creation of the Olcott Avenue historic district on February 10, 2009. While the Olcott Avenue School is but one historic structure within Bernardsville's first historic district area, the area's appeal and historic significance is part of the story of the rise of the middle class in Bernardsville and how this particular location impacted the entire region, from the downtown, Little Italy, and the Mountain Colony areas.[42]

Olcott Avenue Historic District
Colonial Revival style house on Olcott Avenue
LocationPortions of Olcott, Childsworth, and Highview Avenues, and Church Street
Coordinates40°43′18″N 74°34′3″W / 40.72167°N 74.56750°W / 40.72167; -74.56750
Area28 acres (11 ha)
ArchitectHenry Janeway Hardenbergh
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Craftsman
NRHP reference No.09000940[29]
NJRHP No.4896[43]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 2009
Designated NJRHPMay 20, 2009

The Olcott Avenue Historic District is a 28-acre (11 ha) historic district located along portions of Olcott, Childsworth, and Highview Avenues, and Church Street that recognizes a neighborhood developed in the early 20th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 2009, for its significance in architecture, community planning and development, and education.[44]

According to the National Park Service:

The Olcott Avenue neighborhood in the borough of Bernardsville, located in northeast Somerset County, was developed at the turn of the 20th century as a carefully laid out middle class residential neighborhood. The streets in the district are characterized by lots of moderate size with regular setbacks with moderate to substantial dwellings constructed in a variety of late 19th and early 20th century architectural styles, several of which are particularly noteworthy examples. The original dwellings constructed during the first three decades or so of the 20th century all still stand and the streetscape has changed relatively little since curbs and sidewalks were added and the road was paved around 1916. Residents of the district have continued the long tradition of participation in civic activities.[45]

Olcott Avenue is named after Frederic P. Olcott, a New York banker, politician, and philanthropist, who lived here. The street was originally named after Stewart Wolfe. In 1905, Olcott financed the construction of a high school, the first in the township, and donated it to the Bernards Township Board of Education. The stone building features Tudor Revival style and was designed by architect Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, who also lived here. Hardenbergh also designed the Bernardsville United Methodist Church and the parish house at St. Bernard's Church. The district includes several houses designed with Colonial Revival style.[44]

  • Bernardsville United Methodist Church
    Bernardsville United Methodist Church
  • Colonial Revival style house
    Colonial Revival style house

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 12.91 square miles (33.44 km2), including 12.84 square miles (33.24 km2) of land and 0.08 square miles (0.19 km2) of water (0.58%).[1][2]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Blaziers Corner, Mine Brook and Somersetin.[46]

The borough borders Bernards Township to the east, Far Hills to the southwest, and Peapack-Gladstone to the west in Somerset County, Harding Township to the northeast and both Mendham Borough and Mendham Township to the northwest in Morris County.[47][48][49]

Climate

Bernardsville has a climate that borders between Humid continental and Humid subtropical with cool sometimes cold winters and warm to hot, humid summers on average. High elevations of the town have a warm summer humid continental climate with more snow during the winter and more orographic precipitation. Summer is the wettest season with frequent afternoon thunderstorms while Winter is the driest season.

Climate data for Bernardsville, New Jersey
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 74
(23) 		76
(24) 		86
(30) 		94
(34) 		99
(37) 		101
(38) 		104
(40) 		105
(41) 		105
(41) 		92
(33) 		84
(29) 		73
(23) 		105
(41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 38
(3) 		41
(5) 		50
(10) 		61
(16) 		72
(22) 		80
(27) 		85
(29) 		83
(28) 		76
(24) 		64
(18) 		54
(12) 		42
(6) 		62
(17)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 18
(−8) 		20
(−7) 		27
(−3) 		36
(2) 		46
(8) 		56
(13) 		61
(16) 		60
(16) 		52
(11) 		40
(4) 		31
(−1) 		23
(−5) 		39.2
(4.0)
Record low °F (°C) −16
(−27) 		−12
(−24) 		−1
(−18) 		16
(−9) 		26
(−3) 		34
(1) 		44
(7) 		38
(3) 		29
(−2) 		12
(−11) 		5
(−15) 		−10
(−23) 		−16
(−27)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.59
(91) 		2.84
(72) 		3.94
(100) 		4.09
(104) 		4.33
(110) 		4.35
(110) 		4.83
(123) 		3.98
(101) 		4.26
(108) 		4.21
(107) 		3.59
(91) 		3.84
(98) 		47.85
(1,215)
Source: Weather.com (Monthly Averages for Bernardsville, NJ)[50]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19303,336—
19403,4052.1%
19503,95616.2%
19605,51539.4%
19706,65220.6%
19806,7150.9%
19906,597−1.8%
20007,34511.3%
20107,7074.9%
20207,8932.4%
2023 (est.)7,837[10][12]−0.7%
Population sources:1930[51]
1940–2000[52][53]
2010[23][24] 2020[10][11]

Some of Bernardsville's Latino population are made up of residents of "Little Paraguay" located on the Basking Ridge side of the train tracks.[54]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 7,707 people, 2,685 households, and 2,086 families in the borough. The population density was 597.2 per square mile (230.6/km2). There were 2,871 housing units at an average density of 222.5 per square mile (85.9/km2). The racial makeup was 91.38% (7,043) White, 0.88% (68) Black or African American, 0.14% (11) Native American, 3.27% (252) Asian, 0.06% (5) Pacific Islander, 2.18% (168) from other races, and 2.08% (160) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.72% (903) of the population.[23]

Of the 2,685 households, 40.6% had children under the age of 18; 67.2% were married couples living together; 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.3% were non-families. Of all households, 19.1% were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.27.[23]

28.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.3 males.[23]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $128,333 (with a margin of error of +/− $12,233) and the median family income was $141,510 (+/− $17,179). Males had a median income of $87,500 (+/− $36,816) versus $73,250 (+/− $10,725) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $70,141 (+/− $9,890). About 1.9% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.[55]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census[17] there were 7,345 people, 2,723 households, and 2,050 families residing in the borough. The population density was 568.1 inhabitants per square mile (219.3/km2). There were 2,807 housing units at an average density of 217.1 per square mile (83.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.94% White, 0.25% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.64% Asian, 1.55% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.98% of the population.[56][53]

There were 2,723 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.12.[56][53]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.[56][53]

The median income for a household in the borough was $104,162, and the median income for a family was $126,601. Males had a median income of $91,842 versus $50,732 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $69,854. About 1.6% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.[56][53]

Government

Local government

Bernardsville is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.[57] The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[7] The borough form of government used by Bernardsville is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.[58][59]

As of 2024, the mayor of Bernardsville is Republican Mary Jane Canose, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Jena McCredie (R, 2025), Jay Ambelang (R, 2024), Chad McQueen (R, 2025), Albert Ribeiro (R, 2024), Jeffrey Roos (D, 2026) and Christine Zamarra (D, 2026).[3][60][61][62][63][64]

In June 2021, Democrat Thomas O'Dea Jr. resigned from office from a seat expiring in December 2023.[65] In July 2021, the borough council selected Matthew Marino from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant seat on an interim basis.[66] In November 2021, Republican Diane Greenfield was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[64]

In December 2018, the borough council selected Diane Greenfield from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the balance of the unexpired term of office ending in December 2019 that had been held by Michael C. Sullivan until he resigned from office earlier that month.[67]

In February 2018, Republican John Donahue was selected by the borough council from three candidates nominated by the local party committee and appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by Michael dePoortere until he resigned from office earlier that month; Donohue will serve on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election.[68]

In March 2018, Mayor Kevin Sooy, elected as a Republican, announced that he was switching parties and would run for re-election as a Democrat, saying that he was in sync with the platform of the local Democratic Party on issues facing the town.[69] He would be defeated in the primary by Thomas O'Dea Jr. who was defeated in the general election by Republican Mary Jane Canose.[70]

In 2018, the borough had an average property tax bill of $15,362, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.[71]

Federal, state and county representation

Bernardsville is located in the 7th Congressional District[72] and is part of New Jersey's 21st state legislative district.[73]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 7th congressional district is represented by Thomas Kean Jr. (R, Westfield).[74] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).[75][76]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 21st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Jon Bramnick (R, Westfield) and in the General Assembly by Michele Matsikoudis (R, New Providence) and Nancy Munoz (R, Summit).[77]

Somerset County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners, whose members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting held on the first Friday of January, the board selects a Director and deputy director from among its members.[78] As of 2025, Somerset County's County Commissioners are:

Director Shanel Robinson (D, Franklin Township, 2027),[79] Melonie Marano (D, Green Brook Township, 2025),[80] Paul Drake (D, Hillsborough Township, 2026),[81] Douglas Singleterry (D, North Plainfield, 2026)[82] and Deputy Director Sara Sooy (D, Bernards Township, 2027).[83][84][85][86][87]

Constitutional officers, elected on a countywide basis are: Clerk Steve Peter (D, Somerville, 2027),[88][89] Sheriff Darrin Russo (D, Franklin Township, 2025)[90][91] and Surrogate Bernice "Tina" Jalloh (D, Franklin Township, 2025)[92][93][86]

Politics

Millicent Fenwick, the "grand dame"[94] of Bernardsville

As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,341 registered voters in Bernardsville, of which 955 (17.9% vs. 26.0% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,472 (46.3% vs. 25.7%) were registered as Republicans and 1,913 (35.8% vs. 48.2%) were registered as unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[95] Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 69.3% (vs. 60.4% in Somerset County) were registered to vote, including 97.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.4% countywide).[95][96]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 61.5% of the vote (2,318 cast), ahead of incumbent President Barack Obama, a Democrat, with 37.3% (1,408 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (44 votes), among the 3,788 ballots cast by the borough's 5,673 registered voters (18 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 66.8%.[97][98] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 2,295 votes (55.8% vs. 46.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Obama with 1,753 votes (42.6% vs. 52.1%) and other candidates with 41 votes (1.0% vs. 1.1%), among the 4,113 ballots cast by the borough's 5,208 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.0% (vs. 78.7% in Somerset County).[99] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,495 votes (61.0% vs. 51.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,543 votes (37.7% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 37 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,093 ballots cast by the borough's 4,909 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.4% (vs. 81.7% in the whole county).[100]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 77.9% of the vote (2,118 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 20.7% (564 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (37 votes), among the 2,762 ballots cast by the borough's 5,728 registered voters (43 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 48.2%.[101][102] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Christie received 1,867 votes (60.2% vs. 55.8% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 747 votes (24.1% vs. 34.1%), Independent Chris Daggett with 463 votes (14.9% vs. 8.7%) and other candidates with 13 votes (0.4% vs. 0.7%), among the 3,099 ballots cast by the borough's 5,304 registered voters, yielding a 58.4% turnout (vs. 52.5% in the county).[103]

Bernardsville vote by party
in presidential elections
Year Democratic Republican Third Parties
2020 53.8% 2,608 43.7% 2,116 1.7% 84
2016 45.2% 1,860 50.4% 2,071 4.4% 180
2012 37.3%1,408 61.5% 2,318 1.2% 54
2008 42.6% 1,753 55.8% 2,295 1.0% 41
2004 37.7% 1,543 61.0% 2,495 0.9% 37

Education

Public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the schools of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional school district serving students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone, along with students from Bedminster who are sent to the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[104][105] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,797 students and 155.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.[106] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[107]) are Marion T. Bedwell Elementary School[108] with 471 students in grades Pre-K–4, Bernardsville Middle School[109] with 474 students in grades 5–8 and Bernards High School[110] with 819 students in grades 9–12.[111][112][113] The district's board of education is comprised of nine elected members (plus one appointed member representing Bedminster) who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration.[114] The nine elected seats on the board are allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with six seats allocated to Bernardsville.[115]

The School of Saint Elizabeth, established in 1916, is a parochial school serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen.[116][117]

Transportation

U.S. Route 202 in Bernardsville

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 67.80 miles (109.11 km) of roadways, of which 53.28 miles (85.75 km) were maintained by the municipality, 10.50 miles (16.90 km) by Somerset County and 4.02 miles (6.47 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[118]

The most prominent roads directly serving Bernardsville are U.S. Route 202[119] and County Route 525.[120] Interstate 287 passes by just outside the borough.

Public transportation

The Bernardsville train station is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

NJ Transit train service is offered at the Bernardsville station on the Gladstone Branch and Morristown Line of the Morris & Essex Lines, with service to Hoboken Terminal, Newark Broad Street station Secaucus Junction and to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan.[121][122]

Lakeland Bus Lines provides Route 78 rush-hour service from Bedminster to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.[123]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Bernardsville, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bernardsville include:

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  135. ^ Lambert, Bruce. "Millicent Fenwick, 82, Dies; Gave Character to Congress", The New York Times, September 17, 1992. Accessed January 25, 2012. "Millicent H. Fenwick, a retired Republican Congresswoman renowned for her political independence and championing of liberal causes, died yesterday at her home in Bernardsville, N.J. She was 82 years old. She died of heart failure, her family said."
  136. ^ Millicent Hammond Fenwick, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed March 21, 2011. "was a resident of Bernardsville, N.J., until her death there on September 16, 1992."
  137. ^ Douglas, Sarah. "The Bumpy Adolescence of Zach Feuer: A Story of the Art Market", December 20, 2010 "By now, the broad outlines of his meteoric rise are well-known: the modest Bernardsville, New Jersey"
  138. ^ Staff. "Guy Gabrielson, G.O.P. Figure, Dies; National Chairman in 1952 and a Jersey Leader, 84", The New York Times, May 2, 1976. Accessed July 11, 2018. "For the last 10 months, Mr. Gahrielson had lived at 965 East Avenue in Mantoloking, N.J. Earlier he had resided for about 35 years in Berriardsville, N.J."
  139. ^ Larson, Erik. "Trump's Lawyer Leads Counterattack From Her 5-Attorney Firm; Alina Habba is spearheading the former president’s aggressive legal tactics", Bloomberg News, May 13, 2022. Accessed January 22, 2023. "In the Bernardsville, New Jersey home she shares with her husband, a commercial real estate investor, she has two Make America Great Again hats signed by Trump and ensconced in glass boxes, as well as Trump-related books and a photo of the former president smiling with their children by a pool"
  140. ^ Gray, Christopher. "Streetscapes/Henry Janeway Hardenbergh; An Architect Who Left an Indelible Imprint", The New York Times, May 7, 2000. Accessed January 25, 2012. "He alternated living in New York and New Jersey, at first at 121 West 73rd Street, in Jersey City and Bernardsville, and in a big town house of his own design at 12 East 56th Street."
  141. ^ Cheslow, Jerry. "If You're Thinking of Living In/Peapack and Gladstone; Fox-Hunting and High-Priced Homes", The New York Times, August 7, 1994. Accessed January 25, 2012. "She does have a story about Aristotle Onassis, who rented a home in neighboring Bernardsville with his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis."
  142. ^ Staff. "Elmer M. Matthews, veteran, lawyer and former N.J. legislator, dies", Palm Beach Daily News, February 7, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Elmer M. Matthews of Palm Beach and Sea Girt, N.J., died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 87. Born in Orange, N.J., Mr. Matthews lived in South Orange, Verona, Bernardsville and Sea Girt, N.J., before moving to Palm Beach."
  143. ^ Newman, Melinda. "From Brat Pack to Backpack; Andrew McCarthy still acts and directs, but the Summit native has won new acclaim writing about his global travels.", New Jersey Monthly, August 15, 2011. Accessed November 1, 2016. "Born in Summit, McCarthy grew up in Westfield, the third of four boys.... The family moved to Bernardsville when he was 14: 'Apparently, it's where Meryl Streep was from. I never saw her.'"
  144. ^ Staff. "Katie Meyler featured at benefit March 16 in Bernardsville", The Bernardsville News, March 9, 2015. Accessed March 24, 2017. "A Bernardsville native, Meyler is a Bernards High School graduate and founder of the More Than Me Foundation, a non-profit organization that educates girls in Liberia. She was named a 2014 Time magazine 'Person of the Year' for her work in this impoverished West African nation, which has been hit hard by the deadly Ebola virus."
  145. ^ Staff. "DWI For Moyers", St. Paul Pioneer Press, August 3, 2002. Accessed March 21, 2011. "Moyers, 68, of Bernardsville, N.J., who served as special assistant to President Lyndon Johnson and publisher of Newsday before turning to public TV in the '70s, was stopped by state police last Saturday in Arlington, Vt."
  146. ^ Staff. "Robert Nash Dies at 84", The New York Times, February 2, 1977. Accessed July 11, 2018. "Born in Ireland, Mr. Nash spent his early years in Bernardsville, N. J."
  147. ^ Staff (April 16, 1909). "Frederic P. Olcott, Financier, Is Dead". The New York Times. Frederic P. Olcott, a former Controller of the State of New York and the ex-President of the Central Trust Company, died at his home in Bernardsville, N. J., yesterday.
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  152. ^ Baratta, Amy. "Bernards High grad now a leader at ESPN", The Bernardsville News, July 13, 2012. Accessed October 15, 2020. "Former Bernardsville resident Carol Stiff, shown here in her high school yearbook photo, has made her mark in women’s basketball, first as a player at Bernards High School and Southern Connecticut State University, then as a coach at Western Connecticut State University, Rensselaer Polytechnic University and Brown University, and now as a programming executive at ESPN."
  153. ^ "FOX News CEO now calls Bernardsville home", The Bernardsville News, December 9, 2021. Accessed November 17, 2022. "The latest media leader to call Bernardsville home is FOX News CEO Suzanne Scott, who moved here in 2020."
  154. ^ Schneider, Wolf. AFI Award: Meryl Streep, The Hollywood Reporter, June 10, 2004. "A New Jersey girl made good, Streep grew up middle-class and mousy-haired in Summit and Bernardsville, suburbs in which those around her would remember Streep as a bossy child."
  155. ^ Gross, Ken. "As Wife Robin Givens Splits for the Coast, Mike Tyson Rearranges the Furniture", People, October 17, 1998. Accessed March 21, 2011. "The food lies untouched. The only sounds across the breakfast table in the Bernardsville, N.J., mansion are the loud silences of words being swallowed. Finally, Robin Givens, 24, star of the ABC-TV sitcom Head of the Class, pushes herself away from the table and announces, 'I have to pack.' 'Me, too,' says her husband, Mike Tyson, 22, the world heavyweight boxing champion. Suddenly the Sunday morning atmosphere is tense and full of menace."
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