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‘We need both natural lands and playgrounds, sports fields’

In calling for the "preservation" of "half" of New Jersey's land (https://centraljersey.com/2024/05/06/an-urgent-call-to-preserve-half-of-new-jerseys-land/), Jay Watson and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation are misleading your readers. What they're including as "preserved land"...

Common calendar, Packet papers, May 17

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

Hillsborough Township creating a Community Equity and Diversity Profile

Hillsborough Township officials are taking a "deep dive" to create a Community Equity and Diversity Profile. Township Planning director...

An ‘ode’ to New Jersey’s dragonflies and damselflies

by Alison Mitchell, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you're near a pond, stream, or marsh on a...

Depression and suicide risk can intensify in spring and summer

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Intense symptoms for individuals with depression are commonly associated with the winter...

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Hillsborough High School soccer, cross country programs on hold due to recent COVID-19 outbreak

HILLSBOROUGH - After reports of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Hillsborough Township community, some of the fall sports programs in the Hillsborough High School...

Hillsborough restaurant owners prepare for third annual Restaurant Week

A summertime staple over the past few years in the Hillsborough community will be on hand next week for residents. The Hillsborough Business Association (HBA)...

Remediation of contaminated land will fulfill a dream for Liberty State Park

By Michele S. Byers Liberty State Park in Jersey City – the state’s most popular park, with more than five million annual visitors – has...

Larken Associates taking reservations for new mixed-use project in Hillsborough

Larken Associates is taking reservations for residential units at the Hillsborough Village Center. Set to open in mid-2021, Hillsborough Village Center is a brand-new mixed-use community...

Hillsborough issues health advisory after COVID outbreak possibly linked to gymnastics studio

Hillsborough's mayor issued a health advisory on Sept. 18 after several instances of probable test positives of COVID-19 occurred in the township. The initial index...

Opinion: Hillsborough pizza power rankings

By Cody Obropta Since beginning my pizza blog in 2016, I have dined at over 120 pizzerias in the State of New Jersey. As Hillsborough...

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