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🌱 Patch AM: Parents Ask Bernards Township District To Revisit Shortened Student Lunch Period At William Annin

And on the Basking Ridge Patch calendar - A Garden Conservancy Open Garden Day!

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Good morning Basking Ridge! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Parents push back on shorter lunch at William Annin Middle School
  • Basking Ridge neighbor honored for decades of lifesaving volunteer service
  • Why a Basking Ridge firefighter traveled to Utica for 9/11 remembrance

Also on today's calendar: A Garden Conservancy Open Garden Day! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mainly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 83, low: 64.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Parents Ask Bernards Township District To Revisit Shortened Student Lunch Period At William Annin (patch.com) — Parents in Basking Ridge are pushing Bernards Township school officials to reconsider cutting William Annin Middle School's lunch period from 40 to 25 minutes, saying students are left rushed and stressed. A petition with more than 700 signatures urges the district to study impacts on nutrition, equity, student well-being, and social time, and to share the data behind the schedule change.
   

• Basking Ridge's John Orfan Honored For Decades Of Service (patch.com) — Basking Ridge resident John Orfan has been recognized as a Senior of Distinction for more than three decades of volunteer service with Bernardsville Fire Company No. 1 and its First Aid Squad. Honored at Congressman Tom Kean Jr.'s district-wide event, Orfan's long record as an EMT, 9/11 responder, and local leader showcases the deep commitment of Basking Ridge neighbors to regional emergency services.
   

• Retired NYC firefighter Tim Duffy speaks during 9/11 vigil in Utica (uticaod.com) — A Basking Ridge firefighter joined fellow first responders in Utica for a moving 9/11 candlelight vigil, where retired FDNY firefighter Tim Duffy shared emotional reflections on that day and its impact on his life. Her remarks highlighted Duffy's courage and continued service, underscoring how firefighters from New Jersey and beyond still gather to honor the fallen and remind communities to never forget.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Bernardsville

  • Wells Road vacant lot fetches $19.9M on near North End of Palm Beach (palmbeachpost.com)
  • Veteran TAPinto Publisher Audrey Blumberg Launches TAPinto Branchburg (tapinto.net)

Mendham

  • Hike For Hope To Mark Suicide Prevention Month In Mendham (patch.com)

Watchung

  • Watchung Hills Field Hockey Rallies From Two-Goal Deficit to Edge Gov. Livingston, 4-3 (tapinto.net)
  • Watchung Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11, Remembers Lives Lost and Calls for Unity (tapinto.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: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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