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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 and holiday season, depression and suicidal thoughts are actually more common...

Common calendar, Packet papers, May 10

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

Hillsborough school board approves ‘doomsday’ budget ahead of state senate hearing

To be clear, with everything the Hillsborough Township School District has been through, there are no "good cuts...

An urgent call to preserve half of New Jersey’s land

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey is not only the nation's most densely populated...

Hillsborough Township Police blotter

May 4 - At approximately 2:11 p.m., the Hillsborough Township Police Department responded to 6 Barbara Drive for...

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U.S. Army veteran named 2020 Hillsborough grand marshal

Hillsborough resident Thomas Cellilli, Jr., an Army veteran has been named Hillsborough Township’s grand marshal for 2020. “Yes, we are still naming a grand marshal...

Larken Associates breaks ground on mixed-use development in Hillsborough

Larken Associates has broken ground on Hillsborough Village Center, a mixed-use project comprised of 191 luxury market rate and affordable apartments, with approximately 28,000 square...

Princeton University Art Museum offers free six-month membership

Through May 31, the Princeton University Art Museum is offering free six-month memberships. While the galleries are temporarily closed, enjoy six months of exclusive virtual...

Hillsborough High School softball, baseball squads team up to help local food banks

HILLSBOROUGH - Both the Hillsborough High School baseball and softball teams weren’t able to take the field this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...

Hillsborough reports 330 total positive cases of COVID-19

Hillsborough is reporting 330 cases of the novel coronavirus, with 43 deaths and 154 people recovered, as of May 18. Somerset County has 3,758 positive...

Burlington County CIT coordinator will discuss dealing with law enforcement during a mental health crisis

NAMI NJ (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and AACT-NOW (African American Community Together NOW) will hold a webinar, Successfully Dealing With Law Enforcement During...

LOOSE ENDS 5/22: Reopening of Alexander Road pales in comparison to COVID-19 crisis

By Pam Hersh In hyperbolic language similar to what I hear from my six-year-old grandson, several of my friends declared a few months ago that...

Glittering jewels of the sky

By Michele S. Byers This time of year, New Jersey is popping with color from blooming flowers and shrubs and beautiful songbirds. One of the...

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