Hillsborough Beacon

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 to make. Everything hurts." That is what Schools Superintendent Michael Volpe emphasized...

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...

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...

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 Beacon

Hillsborough school board and teachers unable to reach contract settlement

Talks between the Hillsborough Township Board of Education and the Hillsborough Education Association remain at a standstill after a contract settlement was not settled...

Hillsborough’s Bella Pizza was on a mission to raise awareness

For the month of April, one restaurant in Hillsborough is helping raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. This month, Bella Pizza, which is located...

Community comes together to support local ALS foundation

More than 100 people came out to support a local cause on March 24 for the second annual John Bocskocsky Memorial Event. The organization was...

Hillsborough girls’ lacrosse playing great on both ends of the field

Hillsborough High School is off to a 5-0 record in girls' lacrosse this spring. But it's not just the record and victories that jump out. It's...

Hillsborough students participate in national education competition

Multiple sixth grade students from Hillsborough's Auten Road Intermediate School (ARIS) will have their sights set on competing in the State National History Day...

The State We’re In 4/12: Nature Spotting

By Michele S. Byers Nature is all around, even in cities and towns. Birds, butterflies, bugs, flowers, trees, mushrooms and even weeds. The idea behind City...

Letter to the Editor: Come and enjoy Hopewell Borough

To The Editor: With the temporary five month closure of route 518 just before Aunt Molly Road for essential bridge repair, I want to remind...

Letter to the Editor: At an impasse

To the Editor: The Hillsborough Education Association and Hillsborough Township Board of Education were unable to reach a contract settlement on April 1, 2019 after...

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