Businesses located here include a bakery, a bank, antique furniture stores, gas stations and a computer training center. The third business district is Lyons Mall near Stone Road, about three miles from the Basking Ridge district. The shopping center is anchored by a Grand Union supermarket. Other businesses include a bank, a pet supply store, a dry cleaners and a pharmacy. LiCata says two new shopping centers recently received approval from the planning board.
Grand openings are about two years away.
One shopping center will be located near Route 78 and the other will be constructed within The Hills, a new-homes development that sits in the western section of the township. We recently held our annual Charter Day celebration, which included food, music, entertainment and rides for the kids. About 10,000 people turned out. Town historian June Kennedy says the May 24 Charter Day celebration marks the date in 1760 when English monarch King George III granted a charter for the land. The township began holding the celebration five years ago, she adds.