Tag: Hillsborough Beacon
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Hillsborough school board and teachers discuss kindergarten program for referendum
Hillsborough Board of Education officials recently discussed the implementation of a full-day kindergarten program that’s proposed in the referendum to be put in front of Hillsborough Township voters on March 12. The presenters discussed the changes that have occurred over the last 20 years in regards to what is expected of the district’s youngest…
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Somerset County revives proposal for Amazon HQ2
Somerset County Freeholder Director Brian D. Levine plans to reopen talks with Amazon about locating the company’s second headquarters, HQ2, in Somerset County. Levine made the announcement Feb. 22 at a meeting of the Somerset County Employers Legislative Committee in Somerville. Somerset County put in a bid for HQ2 originally, he said, but “the state…
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School district updates Hillsborough residents on referendum vote
The Hillsborough Township School District reminds residents to vote on the upcoming referendum on March 12. Residents will be asked to vote on Hillsborough Township Public Schools’ plan to invest in the future of the district by implementing a full-day kindergarten program as well as assisting the board in laying out a plan for long-term…
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Hillsborough students collect soup for local food pantry
Two fifth grade teams at Auten Road Intermediate School, Teams 5J and 5K, held the fifth annual Soup-er Bowl Canned Food Drive collection to benefit the Hillsborough Township Food Pantry last month. Teams 5J (Mrs. Diane Lyons and Mr. Tom Augello) and 5K (Ms. Megan Colis and Mrs. Mindi Andreski) consist of four homerooms of…
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Hillsborough Township Committee honors Rotary Club
In recognition of their continuous efforts to the community, the Hillsborough Rotary Club was honored for Rotary Awareness Month at a Hillsborough Township Committee meeting in January. The Hillsborough Rotary Club, chartered on March 18, 1955, has been involved in numerous local projects such as Operation Shoebox, the Dictionary Project, Veterans Appreciation Day, Rotary Golf…
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Developer expresses interest to build childcare center in Hillsborough
The Hillsborough Planning Board unanimously approved an informal hearing for the proposed construction of school childcare center. Matthew Taylor, the development project manager for Primrose Schools, presented the conceptual plan for the proposed school building prior to it being fully engineered. Taylor said the proposed school facility will have the capacity for approximately 195 children…
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Planning board adjourns application due to environmental concerns
The Hillsborough Township Planning Board members unanimously approved a motion to adjourn an application from a developer to a later date due to environmental concerns with the property. The developer, MAAC Development Group, Inc., was seeking preliminary and final major subdivision approval for the meeting, but given issues with proposed property’s drainage that could potentially…
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Hillsborough Township partners with school district for scholarship competition
Mayor Frank DelCore announced Hillsborough Township’s participation in the New Jersey League of Municipalities’ Louis Bay II, Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition, during a recent township committee meeting. “The Township is once again teaming up with the Hillsborough School District so Hillsborough students can participate in this scholarship competition,” DelCore said during the Jan. 29…
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Two Hillsborough women to be honored
Each year, the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women sponsors a program to highlight women who have made significant contributions in their professional fields, to women’s causes,or in community endeavors. Nominations are accepted for Somerset County women who go above and beyond in the following categories: Arts/Entertainment/Sports; Business/Entrepreneur/Information Technology, Education, Environmental Initiatives, Government/Public/Social Service, Hometown…
