upgrade point-of-sale systems, launch e-commerce sites, and hire local teens for weekend shifts. History is never far away.Ten significant sites within a five-minute walk of the train station now carry discreet plaques with QR codes. Scan one and an app—developed with the local historical society and hosted by Main Street Bernardsville—narrates the story of the building, from the 18th-century Olcott gristmill to the bank that survived the 1930s by hiding cash in the basement. Younger residents haven’t been forgotten. While the borough dreams of one day adding an oldfashioned arcade, the Bearded Dragon board-game café has become the de facto teen and twentysomething hangout, packed on weekend nights with groups battling over Settlers of Catan or painting Warhammer figurines.The independent Bernardsville Cinema—one of the last downtown theaters in New Jersey—continues to show first-run films on its massive curved screen while hosting an increasingly popular classic-film series. The theater survived the pandemic by renting the auditorium to individual families; today it thrives under new management that understands its role as a community living room. . New pocket parks are in the works—one planned for Church Street, another tucked beside the train station., and the borough’s tree commission has planted dozens of native oaks and redbuds that will shade sidewalks for the next century. Van Cleef Engineering Associates, LLC 32 Brower Lane, Hillsborough, NJ 08844 908-359-8291 www.vancleefengineering.com Since 1972, Van Cleef delivers responsive, innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions to our valued clients. 45 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 12 BERNARDSVILLE, NJ
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