🌱 Patch AM: How will Basking Ridge’s 280 new affordable units be built safely?

Morning Basking Ridge! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will Basking Ridge's 280 new affordable units be built safely?

Also on today's calendar: Rocking Horse Rehab: Equine Therapy Open House and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 65 degrees.
• Monday: Lots of sun; nice, less humid, temps: high: 76, low: 50.
• Tuesday: Sunshine and delightful, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Amended Plan For 280-Unit Affordable Housing Project Approved By Bernards Township (patch.com) — Bernards Township's planning board has signed off on an amended plan for a 280-unit affordable housing development off Mountainview Boulevard in Basking Ridge, keeping the original unit count but refining design and safety details. New conditions cover generator backup for the community center, balcony safety treatments, fencing along steep areas, and a more detailed fire official letter on the upgraded water system.
   

📸 Around Basking Ridge

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Basking Ridge

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 13
• Rocking Horse Rehab: Equine Therapy Open House →
  256 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Warren County Hot Air Balloons, Fun & Games Festival →
  Warren County Community College, 475 NJ-57, Washington
  1:00 pm
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 September 13
• Friends of Great Swamp NWR Photo Contest Awards Presentation →
  Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, 32 Pleasant Plains Rd
  1:30 pm
• Live Concert! Maggie Worsdale Sings the Hits of 1976 →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  2:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Pet Food Drive Starts Today at Somerset Hills YMCA! →
  Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt Airy Rd, Basking Ridge
• VIRTUAL The Worthiness Crisis: The Real Root of Burnout Nobody is Talking About, with Diane Lang →
  BernardsLibrary.org
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• September Daytime Book Discussion →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  11:00 am
• Atlantic Adult Day Center Open House →
  200 Mt Airy Rd, Bernards
  4:30 pm
• Drew Empty Nester Semester: Digital Literacy and Pop Culture →
  Drew University, 36 Madison Ave, Madison
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Music & Movement with Colorful Colby (ages 2+) →
  Bernards Township Library, 32 S Maple Ave, Bernards
  10:30 am
• Farmstead Arts Presents "Voices of the Revolution" →
  450 King George Rd, Bernards
  11:00 am

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• Environmina Pest Control LLC — (848) 482-0479
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Handyman wanted ASAP!
  Please help me to get a handyman and he has job for couple of days minimum. Thanks (Nextdoor Stonehouse Rd)

• Acosta posted a job opening for Product Demonstrator PT in Watchung. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Bridgewater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Basking Ridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bernardsville

• Football: Gov. Livingston Battle Back, Fall to Bernards 49-29 (tapinto.net)
• Grab Lunch, Then Stock Up for Dinner at Bernardsville's Butcher & Farmer (njmonthly.com)
• Weekending 'Round The Towns: September 11-13, 2026 (franklinreporter.com)

Watchung

• Ridge Girls Volleyball Battles Back to Beat Watchung Hills, Remains Unbeaten (tapinto.net)
• Canterly place surpasses 50% leased milestone amid high demand in Livingston (binje.com)

Bedminster

• Trump touches a nerve in Ireland, says reunification would be 'fantastic' (oregonlive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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