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Embracing the spirit of the season, I want to share with you all the wonderful gifts of Harding Township, NJ. Look for one gift everyday!

The 10th gift is Harding’s annual Santa visit. Each year the New Vernon Volunteer Fire Department sends out a letter to the residents notifying the date of Santa’s visit to the children of New Vernon. Parents must fill out the card requesting a visit and indicating where they live. The fire department then follows the routes indicated and hands out small gifts! All have such fun and great memories to cherish from year to year.

The 11th “gift” will be Harding’s Jockey Hollow. Open it up next!

PS- Don’t forget to read my other blogs below that may have more extensive information.

Posted by:  Mary Jane Benedetto

Embracing the spirit of the season, I want to share with you all the wonderful gifts of Harding Township, NJ. Look for one gift everyday!

Harding Township’s beautiful Bayne Park is the fifth gift. Located at the corner of Blue Mill Road and Glen Alpin in the center of New Vernon, it offers beautiful vistas every day and season to passersby, as well as great fun for park visitors.

At this time of year, residents eagerly anticipate ice skating. Harding creates two large rectangular ponds and then floods them. (No danger of thin ice here.) Spur of the moment hockey games can be seen when the temperature is low enough to freeze the water. Look for the “ice skating today” sign, lace up, and enjoy old-fashioned fun with the family.

The spring brings fishing, blankets on the grass, and beautiful scenery. Truly one of the most special gifts!

The 6th “gift” will be Harding’s new library. Open it up next!

PS- Don’t forget to read my other blogs below that may have more extensive information.

Posted by:  Mary Jane Benedetto

In a previous blog, I promised to tell you about the Harding Township Library. This is a major effort to build a free-standing structure next to Kirby Hall on Blue Mill Road in New Vernon. The current library is located in a small corner of Kirby Hall and has completely outgrown its available space. Books have no shelves and readers have no seats!

The Library Executive Board has campaigned diligently for private funds. The aggressive goal of $6 million dollars is almost achieved! The realization of this vibrant entity will benefit many segments of the residents of Harding Township.

One of these beneficiaries will be Harding’s children. They will be able to participate in activities, story groups, and other events. These will not only help children appreciate books, but to meet other children from other schools and to offer a meaningful alternative to the Internet in research projects.

Another segment of the population which will benefit will be Harding’s seniors. This will become a gathering place in which many events can take place. The library will offer a place to read, socialize, and make friends. The sense of community, stability and camaraderie cannot be beat!

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Posted by: Mary Jane Benedetto

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Mary Jane moved to the New Vernon section of Harding Township in 1994, when she and her husband designed and supervised the building process of their home. She and her husband, an ophthalmologist who practices locally, have a college-age daughter. In her free time, Mary Jane enjoys cooking, entertaining, reading and travel. She has traveled to Europe and the Far East extensively for business and pleasure. She has a B.A. degree in French from Douglass College.

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