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Cleaner and greener
Hillsborough Township receives Clean Communities grant Municipal and county governments are receiving more than $24 million in annual Clean Communities grants to fund litter removal programs that spruce up communities, improve water quality, reduce localized flooding and protect natural habitats, according to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette. Hillsborough Township…
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Dog dies in house fire
Residents and adjacent homes were evacuated, no injuries were reported A dog died in fire at a Hillsborough Road home May 11, according to the Hillsborough Township Police Department. Police and fire officials responded to a report of a structure fire at approximately 8:15 p.m., police said. Arriving units discovered the attached garage of the…
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Hillsborough police officer, marine veteran to serve as Memorial Day parade grand marshal
The Hillsborough community will come together to honor all military service personnel – past and present – for their sacrifices Memorial Day weekend. It will begin with an annual salute to Veterans breakfast followed by a Memorial Day Parade and Garden of Honor Commemoration program May 27. “Each year we look forward to the Salute…
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Community Options to highlight budget in annual board meeting
Community Options Inc. will unveil a $385 million budget when the nonprofit’s annual board meeting takes place this weekend. The national nonprofit organization that develops housing and employment supports for people with disabilities will hold the board meeting at the Union League Liberty Hill outside of Philadelphia on May 21. The meeting will be chaired…
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Discovery Center at Point Breeze opens May 20
Officials will unveil circa 1819 painting of Joseph Bonaparte in its original frame that has never before been seen in public D&R Greenway Land Trust welcomes community members to the public opening of the new Discovery Center at Point Breeze on Saturday, May 20 from 1- 5 p.m. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at…
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Answering the call
DEA collects thousands of unneeded medications during National Prescription Take Back Day Thousands of unneeded medications were collected in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s bi-annual National Prescription Take Back Day. Some 663,775 pounds of unneeded medications were dropped off at nearly 5,000 collection sites on April 22. Since its inception in 2010, DEA’s bi-annual National…
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Leader in innovation
Princeton University leads an NSF-funded regional consortium advancing photonics research A new Princeton-led collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics has been awarded a development grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program. Photonics is the branch of science that includes lasers, optical fibers and cutting-edge light-based…
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Pennington School names next head football coach
Longtime coach – ‘Chief’ – remains director of athletics The Pennington School has announced the appointment of Michael Watkins as head coach of the school’s long-running football program. Watkins’ appointment goes into effect in September 2023. Current Head Coach Jerry Eure will remain director of athletics at the school, according to the school. Watkins joined…
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Don’t Sneeze Your Way Through Spring: Seek Care for Seasonal Allergies
By Kristen M. Sikorski, MD If you sneeze your way through spring, you are not alone. More than 50 million people nationwide suffer from seasonal allergic rhinitis — commonly referred to as hay fever or seasonal allergies— according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. And that number is only increasing as the…
