52 street names start with the letter C – the most by any other letter.Knowing the numbers drives the discussions. In business, nothing drives us more that metrics. So she got involved.īased on discussions with June, she named over 40 streets as historian and was an advisor to David Schley and the Bernards Township Engineering Department up until five years ago. During the “boom boom” build years in Bernards Township starting in the 1960’s, she became increasingly frustrated at developers who were building in the township and naming streets after their sons, daughters, golf clubs and whatever else. ![]() June Kennedy had been involved with history as soon as she moved to town from Little Silver, New Jersey. The streets covered include the hamlets of Basking Ridge, Lyons, Liberty Corner, and West Millington which makes up Bernards Township. See what our research has found out since our sessions with June. I think I remember hearing that June named somewhere around 40 of the 463 street names so finding the truth was sometimes a challenge. ![]() We often challenged each other to dig into the true meaning on the naming of all the 463 streets. Before I begin this post, I have to say that this topic was one of my favorites with June Kennedy, our Basking Ridge Town Historian who recently passed in November 2018.
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