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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 David Kois and Samantha Ball, office administrator for the township's Economic...

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...

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...

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Hillsborough officials grant tax abatement to developer

An ordinance to grant a tax abatement for a residential developer was approved recently by the Hillsborough Township Committee. The decision of approval for the...

Hillsborough girls’ volleyball team returning talent from successful 2018 squad

Hillsborough High School looks on the verge of a  successful girls' volleyball season. The Raiders are returning the core of a 2018 team that went...

Solutions 8/16: Food & soil shortages: The planet’s declining ability to feed its growing population

By Huck Fairman This week, a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned, on top of its 2018 evaluation, that both...

The State We’re In 8/16: Nature can slow climate change

By Michele S. Byers It’s hard to be optimistic in the face of climate change. For instance, just this past week we learned July was...

Letter to the Editor: Reparations? ….Hmmm

To the Editor: The impact of slavery, over the 400 years of the African American experience in America, cannot in any way be measured in...

Somerset County will host weekly food drive

Somerset County residents are encouraged to participate in an Aug. 16 food drive. Somerset County Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia Walsh announced on Aug. 12 that...

Department of Health will host workshop for individuals battling cancer

The Somerset County Department of Health is scheduled to host a free “Cancer Thriving and Surviving” workshop for people who are battling the disease...

Play Golf with Hall of Famer Jan Stephenson at Forsgate

LPGA legend Jan Stephenson, who earlier this month was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, will be at Forsgate Country Club on...

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