Tag: Hillsborough township committee
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Longtime Hillsborough Township committeeman, former mayor will not seek re-election in November
Hillsborough Township Committeeman and former Mayor Doug Tomson has announced he is not seeking re-election in November. “After careful consideration, I am making the difficult decision to not seek re-election to the Township Committee,” he said in a statement on Feb. 1. “Increased demands in my professional and personal life makes it difficult for me…
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Hillsborough honors township’s very first police officer, former police chief with portrait
Hillsborough Police Chief Donald Dowches’ portrait now hangs in the Hillsborough Township Committee and municipal court chambers. Mayor Shawn Lipani joined Police Chief Mike McMahon, Committee members, Dowches’ granddaughter Allison and Saranya Shiva-Shanker, a junior at Hillsborough High School, to unveil the portrait at a Committee meeting on Jan. 10. Saranya was commissioned to paint…
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Britting, Ciccarelli ready to serve on Hillsborough Township Committee
HILLSBOROUGH – The Hillsborough Township Committee is welcoming back Rob Britting and bringing on newcomers James Ruh and John Ciccarelli to the board this year. Both Britting and Ruh were sworn into office at the Township Committee meeting on Dec. 13, while Ciccarelli had his ceremony during the committee’s reorganization meeting that was held on…
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Somerset County Superior Court judge rejects bid for vote recount for Hillsborough Township Committee’s unexpired seat
The Hillsborough Township Democratic Organization expressed disappointment over a Somerset County Superior Court judge’s rejection of the organization’s bid for a recount of votes for the unexpired seat for Township Committee that was on the ballot in the general election Nov. 8. Superior Court Judge Kevin Shanahan ruled Dec. 19 that Hillsborough Democrats had failed…
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Hillsborough Township Committee appoints BOE member to fill vacancy on committee
Hillsborough Township resident and Hillsborough High School alum James Ruh is adding the title of township committeeman to his ledger. Ruh was appointed by the Hillsborough Township Committee at a special meeting held on Dec. 2 to fill the vacant seat left by Janine Erickson in November and will serve on the board until the…
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Hillsborough Democratic Organization files motion in Somerset Superior Court for recount of unexpired Township Committee term
The Hillsborough Democratic Organization has filed a motion in Somerset Superior Court for a vote recount of the unexpired term for Hillsborough Township Committee that was on the ballot during the general election. Republican candidate Robert Britting, who currently serves in the seat, received 7,473 votes and Democratic candidate Erynn Murray has received 7,427 votes…
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Preliminary Hillsborough election results
There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body for Hillsborough Township Committee, an unexpired term for the Committee, the Hillsborough/Millstone Board of Education (BOE) and a two-year unexpired term on the Hillsborough/Millstone BOE during the general election on Nov. 8. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Somerset…
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Officials recognize Hillsborough Middle School Lacrosse Team for undefeated season
The 2022 Hillsborough Middle School Girls Lacrosse Team went undefeated during a very successful season due to their “hard work and dedication.” The team received a proclamation from the township at a Township Committee meeting on Oct. 11. Eleven different players scored for the team and six players had more than 12 goals during their…
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Hillsborough recognizes Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Hillsborough Township recognized September as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Mayor Shawn Lipani presented a proclamation at a Township Committee meeting on Sept. 13. Township officials and members of the public tied teal ribbons around trees outside the Hillsborough Municipal Building to raise awareness and in honor of the “mothers, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, community members and…
