Tag: Hillsborough News
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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…
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Local cheerleading squads recognized by Hillsborough officials
In recognition of the dedication, efforts and accomplishments of local youths, Hillsborough Township officials, along mayor Frank DelCore, honored three cheerleading squads at a committee meeting on Jan. 22. With each group being honored with a proclamation on behalf of the township, DelCore and the township committee bestowed recognition upon the Hillsborough Dukes JV Cheerleaders,…
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Grant money awarded to three local organizations
Three different non-profit organizations received grant awards last year through the Hillsborough Rewards Visa Credit Card Program. More than $3,000 was awarded through the rewards program toward the local organizations dedicated toward serving Hillsborough’s seniors and youths. Representatives from the organizations were present to accept the ceremonial check presented by former township mayor Gloria McCauley,…