Tag: Hillsborough Township
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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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Top stories of the year for Hillsborough
As we come to the end of 2023 and look forward to the new year, the Hillsborough Beacon looks back at the top three stories that stood out this year in the township. On the mat In his first year as head coach of his alma mater during the 2021-22 season, Rhys Weinberger led the…
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‘A proud moment’
Two properties that were pending warehouse developments will now be part of the Hillsborough Township’s open space inventory. The Township Committee unanimously voted in favor of an ordinance for the purchase of two properties – 1170 Millstone River Road and 303 Amwell Road at a meeting in November. Township officials had come together to make…
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New Hillsborough school hires expected to begin after new year
The Hillsborough Township Public Schools are “thankful” this holiday season. Voters headed to the polls and passed two referendum questions on Nov. 7 – one on school security and one on bringing back 20 staff positions that were cut due to targeted state aid decreases, school officials said. For question one, Hillsborough Township and Millstone…
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Historic cupola symbolizes Hillsborough’s ‘rich heritage’
The restored historic cupola that was on the original Hillsborough Municipal building now sits outside the current municipal building on South Branch Road for all to see. “It’s not for only our children to view, but for our children’s children to see how this all started,” said Hillsborough Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rich…
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Hillsborough finalist in PetSafe Unleashed Contest
Do you want a dog park at Willow Park Road? If so, Hillsborough Township officials are asking for your vote in the PetSafe Unleashed contest that will award $50,000 to the community with the most votes. Hillsborough is the only community from New Jersey to make the semi-final round now competing among finalists across the…
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Hillsborough voters to decide on school district’s ‘Build Boro Back’
Hillsborough Superintendent of Schools Michael Volpe has a vested interested in the district he has overseen for the past 10 months. He has lived in the township since 1999 and noted that Assistant Superintendent Kim Feltre also lives in the township. Volpe has three children who are graduates of the Hillsborough Township Public Schools and…
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Bronx, N.Y. man charged in catalytic converter thefts
A 31-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man was charged with three counts of theft and three counts of criminal mischief in connection with the theft of catalytic converters from vehicles in Hopewell Borough during the overnight hours in May, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The man was arrested Sept. 19 for his role in the…
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Hillsborough residents can ‘save Christmas’ in tree contest
The Grinch cut down the township’s Christmas tree in an attempt to ‘steal Christmas’ Is it too early to talk about Christmas? Well, unfortunately The Grinch stole the Hillsborough Township Christmas Tree and Hillsborough’s annual tree lighting is in jeopardy, according to township officials. “Thanks to the quick thinking of a resident with a video…