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‘This is a big day’

For his 101st birthday, Donald Stern flew around the Verrazzano Bridge towards the Freedom Towers and circled the Statue of Liberty in a small aircraft. The skies are familiar territory...

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...

Common calendar, Packet papers, April 26

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

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Somerset County Library System of New Jersey pilots self-checkout stations at three locations

In order for customers to safely and easily obtain library materials, the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) offers two permanent options...

Hillsborough library branch plans programs for October

  The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey’s Hillsborough branch announced both in-person and virtual programs for October.     Virtual Programs for All Ages Spooky Science Show:...

Common calendar, Packet papers, Sept. 17

Ongoing   Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are open to help residents affected by the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida. Representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business...

Opinion: Reduce pollution by instituting a carbon fee

The climate crisis is upon us. We see the effects with devastating hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, rising seas and more. This is our last chance; we...

Hillsborough mayor ‘encouraged’ by president’s visit after Tropical Storm Ida

Following the destruction that Tropical Storm Ida left across the State of New Jersey, President Joe Biden made a trip out to Somerset County...

Feedings Hands not letting flood interrupt pledge to serve the Somerset County community

Tropical Storm Ida affected many households and businesses across Somerset County two weeks ago, especially Hillsborough and Manville. The headquarters of Feeding Hands, a local...

Twenty years later, We will never forget: Former Pennsylvania governor continues to ‘tell the story’ of those lost on Sept. 11 during Rider University’s...

Twenty years after United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania on the sunny morning of Sept. 11, 2001, former Pennsylvania...

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