Hillsborough reports two storm-related deaths

During Tropical Storm Ida on Sept. 1, members of the Hillsborough Police Department responded to multiple incidents involving water rescues of citizens whose vehicles became disabled in quickly rising flood waters.

Once waters began to recede, two vehicles in separate locations were discovered in which the occupants were found deceased.

Cheryl Talke, 61, of Belle Mead, was recovered at Route 206 near the Montgomery border.

Daphnee Francisca Lopez Del Bono, 30, a resident of Santiago, Chile, who resided in Ringoes, was recovered from Amwell Road near North Willow.

According to a GoFundMe page set up for Lopez, “on behalf of Uceda International and Uceda Institute, we started this fund to assist Daphne Lopez’s family in the funeral and transport costs. Daphne was an international student of ours from Chile and tragically died in the flood on Sept. 1, 2021. Please help us help her family by contributing to this fund. The funds will be used to repatriate Daphne’s body back to Chile.”

For information on how to support the Lopez family, visit www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-funeral-and-transport

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Due to weather conditions, the Hillsborough Township Municipal Building is closed to the public today, Sept. 2. All services are available online, through email, or via phone.
The Hillsborough branch of the Somerset County Library System New Jersey is also closed.
The Auten Road Debris Facility will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 3 and 4 for storm-related debris. Hillsborough residency is required to access the facility.
Road closure information is posted at www.hillsborough-nj.org/
The following roads are closed due to flooding:
Route 206 at Dukes Parkway
Dukes Parkway East
Route 206 to Dukes Parkway West
Millstone River Road at Amsterdam to the Manville border
Sunnymead Road
Amwell Road at Montgomery to Clover Hill
Three Bridges Road
Blackpoint Road
Montgomery Road from Wertsville and Amwell
River Road at Riverside Drive
Studdiford
River Road at Elm Street
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