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Also on today's calendar: ACEing Autism Tennis Clinic Begins and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Superintendent Markarian Honored After 25 Years In Bernards Township School District (patch.com) — Basking Ridge area residents are learning more about retiring Superintendent Nick Markarian, who is being honored after 25 years in the Bernards Township school district. Board members praised his steady leadership through challenges like the pandemic and his reputation for listening, while noting that Assistant Superintendent Kristin Fox will step into the superintendent role. The tribute highlights how his approach shaped the local school community.
• I hate when my grocery store disappears — and now it's happening again (wchram.com) — Stop & Shop plans to permanently close its Basking Ridge supermarket sometime this fall, leaving local shoppers to find a new go-to grocery option. A New Jersey radio host reflects on how disruptive losing a familiar store layout can be and muses about how people choose their preferred supermarket. The piece mixes news of the closures with personal anecdotes and nostalgia.
• The New Reality of Grocery Today: Fewer Bad Stores, Tougher Decisions (foodtradenews.com) — Basking Ridge's Stop & Shop is among two New Jersey locations slated to close this fall as part of a broader wave of grocery store shutdowns across the Northeast. The article explains how chains like Stop & Shop, Albertsons, and Grocery Outlet are pruning underperforming stores to focus on more profitable markets. It also explores rising costs, shifting consumer habits, SNAP changes, and food-safety concerns reshaping the grocery landscape.
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