Tag: Hillsborough township committee
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Lipani to lead Hillsborough again as mayor during 2022
The Hillsborough Township Committee selected Shawn Lipani as mayor and Janine Erickson as deputy mayor for 2022 during the annual reorganization meeting of the Township Committee on Jan. 5. Lipani, elected to his second term on the committee in November, is a lifelong Hillsborough resident and just completed his first year as mayor in 2021.…
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Cohen ‘humbled’ to be elected to Hillsborough Township Committee
There will be a new face on the Hillsborough Township Committee when the new year rolls around. Steven Cohen, a 23-year Hillsborough resident, will be sworn into office along with Mayor Shawn Lipani at the first Township Committee meeting in January 2022. Without a doubt “humbled” for the opportunity to serve on the committee, Cohen…
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Lipani re-elected to Hillsborough Township Committee
The election results for the Hillsborough Township Committee have been certified and both Republican candidates have been elected to serve on the governing body for the next three years. Shawn Lipani and Steven Cohen defeated Democratic candidates Jeffrey Wright, an incumbent, and Roger Koch. The leading vote getter was Lipani with a total of 8,745…
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Preliminary Hillsborough Township Committee election results
There are two seats up for election this fall on the Hillsborough Township Committee, and as of press time Republicans Shawn Lipani and Steven Cohen are the leading vote getters to apprise those spots on the council. As of the last updated election results by Somerset County on Nov. 3 at 9:09 a.m., Lipani received…
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Opinion: Roger Koch is ‘the best possible choice for our future’
We are writing to urge the voters of Hillsborough to cast their ballots for Roger Koch, Democratic candidate seeking to serve as a member of the Hillsborough Township Committee in the upcoming election. We have known Roger for 15 years as a person of integrity and honesty, not only as a friend and neighbor, but…
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Opinion: Bait-and-switch on development increases overdevelopment and flooding – enough already!
On Sept. 28, three members of Hillsborough Township Committee passed an ordinance to increase the amount of impervious coverage for a proposed development of 380 single family homes on the current site of the former Glen Gery brick factory and surrounding properties east to Sunnymead Road and from Hamilton Road to Falcon Road. It boggles…
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Opinion: Senator endorses Lipani for Hillsborough mayor
I am writing today to endorse Mayor Shawn Lipani for reelection to the Hillsborough Township Committee. Mayor Lipani has been a part of the Hillsborough community for over 40 years, attending the local schools, participating in Little League and Dukes Pop Warner. He is a small business owner with his family, Central Jersey Nurseries; a…
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Hillsborough Township hosts parade to honor its 250th anniversary
Hillsborough Township celebrated its 250th anniversary in style on Sept. 18 with a community-wide parade. The 50-square mile township officially became a charter of New Jersey on May 29, 1771. From veterans and first responders to Hillsborough Township employees, the Hillsborough High School Marching Band and other community-wide groups participated in the parade that ran…
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Hillsborough mayor ‘encouraged’ by president’s visit after Tropical Storm Ida
Following the destruction that Tropical Storm Ida left across the State of New Jersey, President Joe Biden made a trip out to Somerset County last week to survey the damages and find out ways to help those affected by the tropical storm. Several mayors from nearby local municipalities came out to speak with the president…
