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Somerset County to hold online auction

The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners encourages residents to take advantage of an online auction of surplus property that will start at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, and...

‘This is a big day’

For his 101st birthday, Donald Stern flew around the Verrazzano Bridge towards the Freedom Towers and circled the...

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...

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Hillsborough travel baseball team wins Ripken Experience tournament down in Maryland

Brandon Bender swung and barreled the baseball into the right-centerfield gap at The Ripken Experience facility in Aberdeen, Md. As the ball rolled toward the...

Hillsborough Township municipal and state officials address incident regarding anti-Semitic posting

Hillsborough Township municipal officials released a statement regarding an incident at the municipal complex where an anti-Semitic flier was posted on a door. Municipal officials...

Hillsborough student recognized for national spelling bee performance

The Hillsborough Township Committee dedicated a portion of its July 9 meeting to recognize one particular young student for his prominent academic skills. At the...

Hillsborough Township announces new chief of police

The Hillsborough Township Police Department will be headed by a new chief of police. Hillsborough Police Department’s Lieutenant Michael McMahon was named the sixth Chief...

Solutions 7/26: Our future and our responses

By Huck Fairman As many Americans look back 50 years at the extraordinary national effort to send men to the Moon, we find ourselves facing...

The State We’re In 7/26: Saving rare Pickering’s morning glories

By Michele S. Byers Anyone who has planted “garden variety” morning glories knows how easily they grow. These showy annuals climb like crazy and produce...

Zwicker food drive benefits South Brunswick Food Bank

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) held a food drive across the 16th Legislative District to benefit the South Brunswick Food Bank,...

Hillsborough Meeting Notice

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 231, Laws of 1975, the “Open Public Meetings Act,” notice is hereby given that...

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