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Keep your car clean and let Boy Scout Troop 1776 haul away your tree after the holidays. Help the troop raise money to support trips and efforts in the community. Cost is $20 per tree or $15 per tree if neighbors sign up together. The last scheduled date for picking up trees is Saturday, Jan.…

Ron Skobo, director of township recreation, parks and social services, has retired and his job will be taken by former mayor Robert Wagner Jr. Both actions were approved by the Township Committee on Dec. 29. Mr. Skobo’s last day was Dec. 31. Mr. Wagner will begin work on Jan. 11. He will be paid $88,000…

James Durham has retired as a teacher of mathematics at the Hillsborough Middle School, effective Oct. 1, 2015, after 14 years in the district. Laura Schneider was hired Monday to replace Mr. Durham for the rest of the school year. She will be paid a pro-rated salary of $55,545, the first step on the guide.…

Hillsborough Middle School math teacher Maureen Napoletano has been selected as the winner of the Jingle Ball Making a Difference contest sponsored b y the N.J. Education Association and radio station Z100 (100.3 FM). Ms. Napoletano was nominated by former student and Hillsborough High School sophomore Stephanie Wickman. Stephanie’s essay about the influence Ms. Napoletano…

By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor When young Abby Krawski asked, “Is there a Santa Claus?”, singer Kenny Rogers told her “yes”. . . on stage. Seven-year-old Abby and four friends had the lucky fortune to perform with Mr. Rogers and singer Linda Davis in a Dec. 10 show at the State Theatre in New Brunswick.…

By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Crunch time may be nearing on the fate of the once-palatial Doris Duke residence, now deteriorating and being dismantled. Duke Farms filed this week an application for a long-sought permit to demolish the 65,000-square-foot building that, at its core, is a late 1860s farmhouse. The building has expanded and renovated…

Tyler Diaz of Bloomingdale Drive, Hillsborough Township, was arrested and charged Monday with manufacturing child pornography. Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano said Somerset County law enforcement authorities in November took over a case referred to them by police in Clawson City, Michigan, who had begun investigating in July. Detectives assigned to the Somerset County…

Last spring, Hillsborough Girl Scout Junior Troop 60645 created an anti-bullying campaign aimed at both adults and children. The girls designed and made 500special pins (using the Girl Scout colors of green and brown) to represent anti-bullying awareness. They gave out these pins at Auten Road Intermediate School and the Hillsborough Library. In addition, the…

Hillsborough Democrats are seeking potential candidates to run for the one Hillsborough Township Committee member seat open in the general election of November 2016. Hillsborough Democrats believe in an open process for the selection of their candidates for public office, said John Beggiato, Hillsborough Democratic Organization chairman. “While we certainly know of highly qualified individuals…