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Cheers Basking Ridge! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • New rules target poorly maintained commercial properties in Bernards Township
  • Basking Ridge harmonica ace shares his most personal memory of Dolly
  • Why a Basking Ridge retiree can't get Medicare's $50 drug deal

Also on today's calendar: ACEing Autism Tennis Clinic Begins and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 84, low: 60.
  • Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maintenance Rules For Commercial Properties Approved In Bernards Township (patch.com) — Basking Ridge residents and Bernards Township officials have approved a new ordinance setting minimum maintenance standards for commercial and other non-residential properties, aimed at protecting neighborhood appearance and property values. Supporters say it tackles blighted sites like poorly maintained commercial buildings while avoiding added rules for homes, though one resident raised concerns about enforcement costs and staffing.
   

• Dolly Parton's NJ harmonica player recalls her 'warmth, genuine soul' (northjersey.com) — A longtime Basking Ridge musician, harmonica player Rob Paparozzi, is remembering Dolly Parton's kindness and down-to-earth warmth after her death at 80. He recalls backing her on major TV shows in 2005 and says her generosity, from photos to personal gifts, set her apart from other stars he's worked with.
   

• Medicare's $50 Weight Loss Discount Excludes Millions Whose Conditions the Drugs Are Actually Approved to Treat (medicaldaily.com) — A retired Basking Ridge professor on Medicare is being denied access to the new $50-a-month GLP-1 "Bridge" discount because his severe sleep apnea triggers much higher Part D copays instead. The piece explains how this rule can leave millions of older adults paying hundreds per month, and outlines practical steps patients and families can take to appeal or shop for better coverage.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Dolly Parton donated 332,000,000 books in honor of her father calling it Imagination Library.
    Which translates at $15 a book, on the inexpensive side of a book, to almost 5 trillion dollars. Talk about fighting literacy!!! May she rest in… (Nextdoor Church Street to 78)
  • ShopRite posted a job opening for ShopRite - Grocery Clerk (Village NJ) Salary Range $15.92 - $16.99/hr in Bernardsville. Apply here.
  • Stop & Shop posted a job opening for PT Night Crew-Clerk - Grocery - 0834 in Berkeley Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Basking Ridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bernardsville

  • Late-August Waves, Tunes & Unique Cocktails: This Week's LBI Distilling Co. Entertainment Lineup (tapinto.net)
  • 2026 7-District US News and World Report Summary and Four-Year Trends (nj21st.com)

Mendham

  • Teacher's Sexual Abuse Of Student Prompts Lawsuit Against Chester School (patch.com)

Watchung

  • Election 2026 Update: Kraft Replaces Xavier on Watchung Democratic Council Ticket (tapinto.net)
  • Watchung Hills High School Back-to-School Requirements (tapinto.net)
  • Secaucus Police Blotter: August 17, 2026 to August 23, 2026 (secaucusnj.net)

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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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