Hillsborough Beacon

Somerset County adopts ‘fiscally responsible’ budget

The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners adopted its 2024 budget, which Commissioner Director Shanel Y. Robinson described as "fiscally responsible and consistent with our duty to support the needs of our residents...

Common calendar, Packet papers, May 24

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

Migrating birds from the tropics returning to New Jersey

by Jay Watson, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single...

‘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...

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...

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Hillsborough YMCA Hop 5k returns on June 1

The Hillsborough YMCA Hop 5k is not just any road race. It is a race that brings families and the Hillsborough community together. For 19 years,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  

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...

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Enjoy Memorial Day Weekend at Old York Cellars

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