Hillsborough Beacon

Bordentown Opinion

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 state, it’s also predicted to be the first to reach full...

Hillsborough News

Hillsborough Township Police blotter

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

Hillsborough News

Ballots by mail available through May 28

Somerset County Clerk Steve Peter began mailing the initial 29,860 primary 2024 ballots to eligible voters who requested them on...

Bordentown Calendar

Common calendar, Packet papers, May 3

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

Hillsborough News

Somerset County to hold online auction

The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners encourages residents to take advantage of an online auction of surplus...

Hillsborough Beacon

Hillsborough school board lays off staff as 2019-20 budget is adopted

Hillsborough Beacon

ANDREW HARRISON, Staff Writer - May 29, 2019

The Hillsborough Township Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $130.3 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the...

Hillsborough Planning Board approves apartments on Amwell Road

Hillsborough Beacon

THOMAS WIEDMANN, Staff Writer - May 28, 2019

The Hillsborough Township Planning Board has approved additional housing units to be constructed on Amwell Road near the Nelson’s Corner Shopping Center. The decision came...

Hillsborough honors veterans at annual breakfast event

Hillsborough Beacon

THOMAS WIEDMANN, Staff Writer - May 28, 2019

As part of Hillsborough Township’s annual acknowledgment to local veterans on Memorial Day, the municipality held its 14th annual “Salute to Veterans Breakfast.” The event...

Hillsborough baseball team enjoys best season in years

Hillsborough Beacon

JARRAD SAFFREN, Staff Writer - May 28, 2019

The Hillsborough High School baseball team can boast of a season filled with accomplishments. For starters, Hillsborough finished with a 16-6 record, its best mark...

Solutions 5/24: Triumph Brewery serves up Princeton’s Climate Action Plan

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 23, 2019

By Huck Fairman For those thirsty for knowledge in the Sciences, Triumph Brewery served up another evening of information about our physical world, as part...

The State We’re In 5/24: Local foods and dairy farms

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 23, 2019

By Michele S. Byers Dairy farming has always been a tough occupation. Dairy farmers work long days, milking twice a day in all seasons and every...

Health Matters 5/24: Talk to your doctor about uterine fibroids

Bordentown Opinion

Submitted Content - May 23, 2019

By Shyama S. Mathews, M.D. Uterine fibroids affect up to 80 percent of American women, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Although they...