🌱 Patch AM: What’s changing in the 280‑unit Mountain View housing project?

Good day Basking Ridge! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What's changing in the 280‑unit Mountain View housing project?
• Why is Basking Ridge's Stop & Shop on the chopping block?

Also on today's calendar: ACEing Autism Tennis Clinic Begins and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Monday: Partly sunny with a shower, temps: high: 78, low: 55.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Updated Plan for 280-Unit Mountain View Development Comes Before Bernards Planning Board (tapinto.net) — A major 280‑unit Mountain View housing development in Bernards Township, serving the Basking Ridge area, is back before the Planning Board with design changes focused on the apartment buildings. The revisions tweak bedroom mixes, balconies, lighting, EV parking and building connections but keep the total and affordable housing unit counts the same. The hearing was continued to Sept. 8 for further discussion.
   

• Raley's supermarket chain closes stores, lays off employees (kansascity.com) — National grocery chains are closing underperforming stores, and Basking Ridge is on the list, with Stop & Shop planning to shut its local location as part of a broader downsizing. The article explains how inflation, shifting shopping habits, and online competition are pressuring supermarkets nationwide, leading to closures, layoffs, and a few strategic new openings even as chains retrench.
   

📸 Around Basking Ridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Basking Ridge

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• ACEing Autism Tennis Clinic Begins →
  Green Knoll Tennis Center, 587 Garretson Rd, Bridgewater
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday August 23
• 10th Annual Rotary Family Fun Fest & Car Show →
  Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt Airy Rd, Bernards
  11:00 am
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
  7:00 pm
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 →
  BernardsLibrary.org
  11:00 am
• VIRTUAL Music and the Founding Fathers, with Dr. Robert Butts →
  BernardsLibrary.org
  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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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LCB Senior Living, LLC posted a job opening for Cook The Residence at Basking Ridge in Basking Ridge. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Watchung. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Basking Ridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bernardsville

• Somerset Hills School District Welcomes New Staff Ahead of the 2026–27 School Year (tapinto.net)
• 'Running For Recovery' 5K To Raise Awareness At Duke Island Park (patch.com)

Mendham

• Earthquake Shakes Morris County Saturday (patch.com)

Bedminster

• Donald Trump wins yet another golf tournament at a familiar venue (pulptastic.com)
• Mom charged in fatal boat crash in Barnegat Bay (nj1015.com)
• What Trump Aide Natalie Harp Is Said to Really Think of Her Human Printer Nickname (pulptastic.com)

Ok Basking Ridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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