🌱 Patch AM: How Basking Ridge students are turning service hours into earthquake relief

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In today's newsletter:

• How Basking Ridge students are turning service hours into earthquake relief

Also on today's calendar: Summerfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the bartender say to the jumper cables when they walked in? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 73 and low of 67 degrees.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
• Friday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 84 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basking Ridge Family, Students Rally For Earthquake-Hit Hometown In Colombia (patch.com) — A Bernards Township family based in Basking Ridge is rallying neighbors and Ridge High School students to support their earthquake-stricken hometown of Balboa, Colombia, by raising $50,000 for tarps, tents, and shipping packed relief boxes. Students can earn service hours packing donations, and locals are invited to sponsor shipping boxes or donate online to keep aid flowing to affected families.
   

📸 Around Basking Ridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Basking Ridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Summerfest →
  Millington Baptist Church, 520 King George Rd, Bernards
  11:00 am
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

Friday September 4
• Sayreville Varsity Football @ Ridge →
  Ridge High School, 268 S Finley Ave, Basking Ridge
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Get Creative with Canva →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  11:00 am
• VIRTUAL Gardens of the Gilded Age, with Jana Milbocker →
  BernardsLibrary.org
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Welcoming Week at Somerset Hills YMCA →
  Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt Airy Rd, Bernards
  9:00 am
• Baby Time (Birth-16 months) @ Bernards Township Library →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Basking Ridge
  10:00 am
• VIRTUAL Stephen Sondheim's Assassins, with Gil Harel →
  BernardsLibrary.org
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Operation Helping Hand: Running for Recovery 5K Run and Walk →
  Duke Island Park, 191 Old York Rd, Bridgewater
  9:00 am
• The Cedars at Basking Ridge Community-wide Garage Sale →
  301 Arrowood Way, Bernards
  9:00 am
• Meet The 4th Light Dragoons →
  Historic Van Horne House, 941 E Main St, Bridgewater
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Friends of Great Swamp NWR Photo Contest Awards Presentation →
  Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, 32 Pleasant Plains Rd
  1:30 pm

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• Ridgedale Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors — (973) 534-8014
• Environmina Pest Control LLC — (848) 482-0479
• Somerset Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery — (908) 222-0070
• Prime IV Somerset — (908) 895-6413
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Mendham. Apply here.
• ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.49 - $15.49/hr in Watchung. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Basking Ridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bernardsville

• Missing dog found safe after 32 days on the run through New Jersey (wrnjradio.com)

Watchung

• Watchung Takes A Moment To Reflect On September 11 (patch.com)

Morristown

• 2 'At-Risk' People Vanish In Morris County Forest, Police Seek Help (patch.com)
• Cop Who Shot Unarmed NJ College Athlete Dead Charged, Officials Say (patch.com)
• Morris Choral Society Seeking Singers: See Audition Details (patch.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: Don't you 2 start anything (Thank you Mary L. for sending it in!)
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