🌱 Patch AM: Bernards Township To Hold Annual 9/11 Ceremony

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In today's newsletter:

• Basking Ridge to honor 18 local 9/11 victims at park ceremony
• Revised 280-unit Mountain View plan reshapes Basking Ridge housing project

Also on today's calendar: 10th Annual Rotary Family Fun Fest & Car Show and 9 more events.

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• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with showers around, temps: high: 73, low: 65.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bernards Township To Hold Annual 9/11 Ceremony (patch.com) — Residents in Basking Ridge are invited to gather at Harry Dunham Park on Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. for the township's annual remembrance ceremony marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks. The program will honor nearly 3,000 victims, including 18 from Basking Ridge, and shares personal remembrances of each local resident lost, underscoring the community's ongoing commitment to remember their lives and families.
   

• 280-Unit Mountain View Development Shares Updated Plan In Basking Ridge (patch.com) — A major 280-unit Mountain View housing project in Basking Ridge is back before the Bernards Township Planning Board with design changes but no increase in units or affordable housing. Experts detailed revised apartment layouts, added balconies, EV parking and lighting, while a nearby resident secured a commitment for new fencing, with the hearing continued to Sept. 8.
   

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Sunday August 23
• 10th Annual Rotary Family Fun Fest & Car Show →
  Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt Airy Rd, Bernards
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Monday August 24
• Board of Education Meeting
  William Annin Middle School 70 Quincy Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
• Family Fun! Bubble Beats with Miss Jolie →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  6:30 pm
• Board of Education Meeting
  Bernards Township School District Ridge High School PAC, 268 S Finley Ave, Basking Ridge, NJ 0792
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Tuesday August 25
• Veterans Social at Somerset Hills YMCA! →
  Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt Airy Rd, Bernards
  6:00 pm
• Light Opera of New Jersey Announces Auditions for Amahl and The Night Visitors →
  Basking Ridge, NJ - Registrants will be advised of exact location after registering.
  7:00 pm
• Township Committee Meeting
  Bernards Township Meetings 1 Collyer Lane , Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
  7:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Mary Anning: Pioneering Paleontologist →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  7:00 pm
Monday August 31
• VIRTUAL Get Started with eBooks & Audiobooks →
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  11:00 am
• VIRTUAL Music and the Founding Fathers, with Dr. Robert Butts →
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  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• September Evening Book Discussion →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Bernardsville Recreation Announces Fall 2026 Soccer Clinic (tapinto.net)
• Bernards Township Health Department Releases Community Health Assessment Results (tapinto.net)
• Somerset County to host 'Running for Recovery 5K' at Duke Island Park (wrnjradio.com)

Mendham

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Watchung

• Kean Secures $1 Million for Watchung Pedestrian Safety Improvements (house.gov)
• Marcus Borden's Camp Caravan 2026: Edison hosts scrimmage vs. Watchung Hills (cjsportsradio.com)
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