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🌱 Patch AM: NJ Transit's Gladstone Branch Weekend Trains Replaced By Buses Through Oct. 10

Be sure to catch Tremendous Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale on the Basking Ridge Patch calendar

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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:

  • Weekend Gladstone trains swapped for buses, including Basking Ridge stop
  • What new long-term plans are Bernards schools making for Basking Ridge?
  • How a Basking Ridge kicker turned family tragedy into a memoir

Also on today's calendar: Tremendous Office Furniture Warehouse Liquidation Sale and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, rain becoming heavier, temps: high: 68, low: 56.
  • Monday: Cloudy with a shower possible, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NJ Transit's Gladstone Branch Weekend Trains Replaced By Buses Through Oct. 10 (patch.com) — Weekend riders from Basking Ridge on NJ Transit's Gladstone Branch will need to catch substitute Lakeland buses through October 10, with boarding on North Finley Avenue at Ridge Street. The temporary change supports tree trimming, station roof repairs, and electrical upgrades, and riders are urged to check adjusted bus times, which may run earlier than regular trains.
   

• Bernards Township Schools Adopt Three Goals for 2026-27 School Year (tapinto.net) — Bernards Township schools, based in Basking Ridge, have set three major goals for 2026–27: gathering broad community input on district values, strengthening student support systems, and crafting a 10‑year capital plan without raising debt service. Residents will be invited into listening sessions, including a BT Connect meeting, to help shape facilities priorities and long‑range funding decisions.
   

• Basking Ridge Author, Former NFL Kicker Reflects On Loss, Family In New Memoir (patch.com) — A longtime Basking Ridge resident and former NFL kicker, Moe Lajterman, has published "23 A Memoir," sharing his family's immigration story and the loss of his brother in the 1970 Marshall University plane crash. He hopes local readers connect with its themes of family, grief, and resilience, and plans book signings while working on Kindle and audiobook editions.
   

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  • Troop 54 Liberty Corner Announces Its Newest Eagle Scout: Ian Scheper —Christian De La Cruz Read on Patch
  • US Department of Veterans Affairs posted a job opening for Intermittent Medical Support Assistant in Basking Ridge. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Bernardsville

  • SHEF30 to Celebrate 30 Years of Supporting Somerset Hills Schools (tapinto.net)
  • Immaculata football program seeks admission to Big Central Conference, could join league in '28 (cjsportsradio.com)

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Morristown

  • Driver Who Killed Tow Truck Driver On I-287 Indicted By Jury, Family Says (patch.com)
  • Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning Filming New Series In Morristown, Report Says (patch.com)
  • Dirt Bike Chase In Morris Co. Ends With Crash, Arrest: Police (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: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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