Thank You, Basking Ridge Readers, For Visiting Us

Thank you, Basking Ridge Patch readers, for taking time in your busy days to spend a few moments with Patch. We appreciate your visits and contributions, and we want you to know we take nothing for granted here. Thank you for helping us to grow and thrive this year.

In August, Basking Ridge Patch recorded 67,929 visitors. For a town of 26,747 people, that's a lot of readers! Our visitors hail from Basking Ridge, for sure, but many residents of neighboring towns also land on Basking Ridge Patch from time to time, too. That figure — compiled and verified through Google Analytics — includes readers on desktop, laptop, tablet, mobile and our app, and our visitors often access Patch on several devices over the month.

Nine years ago, on Dec. 9, 2009, Basking Ridge Patch launched. We've come a long way, and you're a big reason why.

Here are 10 of the most-read articles on Basking Ridge Patch in August.

1. Basking Ridge Man Dies Holding Breath During Bachelor Party Game
2. Family, Dogs Rescued From Early Morning Fire In Basking Ridge
3. Basking Ridge Nanny Found Guilty Of Abusing 9-Month-Old
4. Ridge High School Student Achieves Top ACT Score
5. 2 Luxury Cars With Keys Left Inside Stolen In Basking Ridge
6. 3 Teeny, Tiny Homes For Sale In Somerset County
7. This Is All That's Left After Truck Catches Fire In Basking Ridge
8. Teen Killed As Car Crashes During Police Chase In Warren
9. 3 Arrested For Drug Possession In Basking Ridge
10. Pingry School In Top 10 Sending Students To Elite Universities

Got a news tip? I'm Alexis Tarrazi, your local editor. I've been covering Somerset County for almost three years now, and love hearing from readers. Send your tips, ideas and questions my way at alexis.tarrazi@patch.com.

Our readers also love Basking Ridge Patch's calendar of events— more than 2,368 visits were made to our calendar in August. Coming up soon on the calendar are a Huge Rummage Sale at St. Mark's, a Basic Horse Care Workshop, and 90th Anniversary Free BBQ. Sounds like a lot of fun in Basking Ridge this month!

If you would like to post on Basking Ridge Patch, too, you may easily to sign up for a free user profile. As a Patch user, you can post articles, events, jobs, and announcements. And the "rules of Patch" are easy to follow: "no abusive content, no commercial spam, keep it local, and be awesome."

What else is new? So far this year, 314 new email subscribers have joined Basking Ridge Patch. (Wait? You don't get our email? Click here and we'll hook you up.) There's also plenty of Basking Ridge lovers following our Facebook page, too. We just recently hit 2,979 fans and are working our way towards 3,000! If you haven't liked our page yet, please give it a try. If you're already on the page, please share with a friend. Reaching 3,000 fans in September would be a huge milestone for us.

If you own a local business and are interested in getting your message on Basking Ridge Patch or our nearby Patches, please visit the page and tell us what you need. One of our sales reps will be in touch.

Here's another fun fact about Patch: Did you know that Patch is among the 100 most trafficked websites in the United States? Patch ranks 91st on the most viewed websites in the country, according to Alexa. Basking Ridge Patch is part of a broad network, with dozens of Patches in New Jersey and more than 1,200 across the United States. That's a lot of local news!

Many news websites are limiting access to free articles, but Patch articles and events by our journalists and our users are always free to view.

We're thrilled you've made New Jersey Patch a part of your life. Thank you so much for your support and readership.

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(Image by Jason Hutchings: Great Oak Tree)