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🌱 Patch AM: Basking Ridge's Pingry School To Host Team Morocco For FIFA World Cup 2026

Coming up: Juniors Fore Goryeb: Local Youth Charity Event Seeks Players on the Basking Ridge Patch calendar

Wednesday May 6th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Good morning Basking Ridge! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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In today's newsletter:

  • World Cup team picks Basking Ridge’s Pingry School as training base
  • Police detail April scams, arrests and a restaurant burglary in Basking Ridge
  • How Ridge baseball landed a No. 3 seed despite a skid

Also on today's calendar: Juniors Fore Goryeb: Local Youth Charity Event Seeks Players and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Thursday: More clouds than sun, temps: high: 63, low: 41.
  • Friday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 63 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basking Ridge's Pingry School To Host Team Morocco For FIFA World Cup 2026 (patch.com) — Basking Ridge residents will see global soccer excitement close to home as Team Morocco chooses The Pingry School as its official training base for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The renovated Miller Bugliari ’52 World Cup Field will host the team’s preparations while New Jersey readies for a major group-stage clash against Brazil at MetLife Stadium and welcomes additional national teams across the state.    

• Aggravated Assault On Cop, Fraud, Burglary Of Restaurant Reported In Basking Ridge (patch.com) — Residents in Basking Ridge get a detailed look at April’s police activity, from a restaurant burglary and aggravated assault on an officer to multiple fraud, identity theft, and cryptocurrency scams. The Bernards Township blotter also highlights DWI arrests, warrant arrests on local roads, and repeated warnings for residents to secure property and verify any money-related calls or messages.    

• Baseball: Ridge Gets No. 3 Seed in Somerset County Tournament After 9-6 Loss to Hillsborough (tapinto.net) — Ridge High’s baseball team, based in Basking Ridge, has earned the No. 3 seed in the Somerset County Tournament despite a 9–6 home loss to Hillsborough that extended its losing streak to five games. The Red Devils still secure a bye to the May 14 quarterfinals, with standout performances from Jake Dolan and Kieran Callanan and a possible rematch with Hillsborough looming.    


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🗞 Nearby News

Bernardsville

  • Township of Bernardsville Announces Free Household Clean-Up Days (tapinto.net)
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  • Meryl Streep Net Worth: The Refusal That Built A $160M American Acting Monarchy (sociallifemagazine.com)

Morristown

  • NJ Student Who Was Molested By Teacher Sues School District, Abuser (patch.com)
  • Motorcyclist, 23, Dies In Morris County Crash (patch.com)

New Providence

  • Man Pulls Gun On Landscaper, Taken Down By SWAT In Berkeley Heights, Police Say (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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