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Resolution 5K set for Jan. 1
On your mark, get ready, go On New Year’s Day, you can “Resolution Run/Walk” a 5K for two great local causes – Hillsborough High School’s Class of 2024 Project Graduation and Rock Steady Boxing. The Resolution 5K begins at 11 a.m. Jan. 1 at the Hillsborough Municipal building, 379 South Branch Road. Project Graduation provides…
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Arts in the parks
Hillsborough Township was chosen for a T-Mobile Hometown Grant in the amount of $4,200. T-Mobile administers this grant program to invest in the growth and development of communities nationwide. Hillsborough was one of over 500 towns across America that applied for the grant and was only one of 25 chosen for the funding. This grant will…
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Deer management to continue through new year
The Mercer County Park Commission has been approved for a Community Based Deer Management (CBDM) permit from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. The CBDM permit allows for additional opportunities to improve forest understory and the overall ecological condition of natural areas through deer reductions beyond standard state hunting regulations. Reducing deer overpopulation…
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Justin Lawrence Kodner
Justin Lawrence Kodner passed away peacefully on November 24, 2023, in Boynton Beach, FL. A long-time resident of Grover’s Mill, NJ, he grew up in The Bronx and spent his childhood summers at his family’s hotel in the Catskills. He was a waiter, taught swimming and led walks to the ice caves and to pick…
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Why do evergreens stay green all winter?
by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation ‘Tis the season to deck the halls with boughs of holly, decorate evergreen trees with twinkling lights, make wreaths from sprigs of greenery, and hang mistletoe from the ceiling. These pops of green have a magical way of making a home feel cozy and festive during…
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Picture This: Capsule Endoscopy Aids in Detection of Small Bowel Disease
By Kevin Skole, MD Did you know that your digestive tract is nearly 30-feet long, from your mouth to your rectum? That’s about half the length of a bowling lane or as long as two mid-size SUVs bumper-to-bumper. In other words, it’s long. So, when it comes to diagnosing and treating diseases of the digestive…
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Rotary Club of Hillsborough distributes free thesauruses
Continuing one of its longest running annual traditions, the Rotary Club of Hillsborough distributed free thesauruses to Hillsborough and Manville third graders this month, helping to ensure that the young students will have easy access to a tool that will serve them well throughout their academic careers. “The third graders and their teachers were genuinely…
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The Pennington School was ‘all in’
On Saturday, Dec. 9, The Pennington School welcomed about 70 local families to its annual holiday party for clients of HomeFront, a Mercer County not-for-profit organization devoted to ending homelessness and poverty in central New Jersey. The school has a longstanding relationship with HomeFront, and this is the 27th year that the holiday party has…
