Hillsborough Beacon

‘This is a big day’

For his 101st birthday, Donald Stern flew around the Verrazzano Bridge towards the Freedom Towers and circled the Statue of Liberty in a small aircraft. The skies are familiar territory...

Grand Marshal welcome

Courtesy of Hillsborough Township Hillsborough Township Mayor Robert Britting stands with U.S. Army veteran and resident Meghann Valeo, who...

Hillsborough fire calls

On April 26 at approximately 12:16 p.m., the Hillsborough Township Police Department responded to 555 Hillsborough Road for...

Explore D&R Canal State Park during 50th celebration!

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation It's hard to imagine a world in which the fastest...

Common calendar, Packet papers, April 26

Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which...

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Your Turn: Somerset County Library System responds to issues at Hillsborough branch

Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) operates 10 branch libraries throughout Somerset County. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to...

Montgomery Township breaks ground on site of long-awaited municipal center

Montgomery Township has officially broken ground on a new comprehensive municipal building complex that is scheduled to be completed in 2022. The new municipal center...

Your Turn: Mayor says issue with contact tracing sign in sheet is reason for reduced hours at library

The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) operates a branch of the library system, located at 379 S. Branch Road, which is...

Local author bases book out of Hillsborough gym

A local Somerset County author recently published a book that is based out of a Hillsborough gym where he does book signings. Lew Freimark, of...

Hillsborough Township recognizes October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Hillsborough Township Committee recognized October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month during its meeting on Oct. 13, marking the annual campaign to increase...

Hillsborough promotes two police officers to fill recent vacancies

  The Hillsborough Township Committee promoted two police officers from the department to fill recent vacancies. After a thorough interview process, Sgt. John Carney was promoted...

Common calendar, Packet papers, Oct. 16

Editor's Note: Please call before attending any event. As of press time, certain restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus outbreak.     Mondays &...

Opinion: Hillsborough officials favor private interests of developers over citizens

Lately you can’t avoid noticing all the construction going on in Hillsborough. The Township Committee under Mayor Doug Tomson authorized private developers to build...

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