Tag: Hillsborough township committee
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Hillsborough Township to celebrate 250th anniversary this weekend
Get ready for a night of family fun to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Hillsborough Township. In conjunction with Hillsborough’s annual Family Fun Day and Independence Day Celebration, the township will be holding a community-wide celebration to honor Hillsborough being around for 250 years on June 26 at Auten Road Intermediate School. Live music, food,…
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Educational services professional receives award from governor, proclamation from township
Elizabeth Aleo, an educational services professional, is Sunnymead Elementary School’s Governor’s Educator of the Year for 2021. Aleo has been a member of the Hillsborough School District faculty for 11 years and at Sunnymead Elementary School for one-and-a-half years. She worked as an instructional aid at Triangle Elementary School, Woods Road Elementary School and Auten…
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Sunnymead first grade teacher named Governor’s Education of the Year
Caitlyn Sonier, first grade teacher, is Sunnymead Elementary School’s Governor’s Educator of the Year for 2021. Sonier has been a member of the Hillsborough School District faculty for eight years. She created Bitmoji classrooms and interactive libraries as a way to engage virtual students this past year, according to a proclamation presented by the Hillsborough…
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Hillsborough Township Committee election results
For the Hillsborough Township Committee, Republicans Shawn Lipani received 1,774 votes and Steven Cohen received 1,695 votes during the primary election on June 8. Lipani is the current mayor. On the Democratic side, Jeffrey Wright received 932 votes and Roger Koch received 874 votes. Wright is currently on the council. Results are unofficial until certified.…
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Hillsborough Township Committee votes to prohibit cannabis businesses under new ordinance
At last week’s Hillsborough Township Committee meeting, the board voted 4-1 in favor of adopting a new ordinance that would prohibit any kind of cannabis business activities to take place within the township for the time being. Mayor Shawn Lipani, Deputy Mayor Frank DelCore, Committeeman Doug Tomson and Committeewoman Janine Erickson were the four members…
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Route 206 Doctor’s Way to Valley Road project breaks ground
The one-mile stretch on Route 206 from Doctor’s Way to Valley Road is “up to bat” for expansion, as Gov. Phil Murphy stated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the project on April 27 in Hillsborough. Route 206 will be widened into four lanes between Doctor’s Way and Valley Road and brings Hillsborough Township and the…
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Hillsborough officer promoted to lieutenant
The Hillsborough Township Committee promoted a police officer to fill a vacancy in the position of lieutenant. “There exists a vacancy within the department as a result of a recent retirement, and because of the vast experience base we have within the police department we are able to promote Lt. Mark Szymanski to fill this…
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Wright selected to join Hillsborough Township Committee
Democratic candidate Jeffrey Wright was appointed to take over the seat that belonged to former Councilwoman Olivia Holmes on the Hillsborough Township Committee at a special board meeting held on March. 2. Holmes resigned from her post on the board on Feb. 4, citing health issues that had arisen for her from contracting COVID-19. An…
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Hillsborough scouts renovate community locations to earn Eagle rank
Mayor Shawn Lipani presented four Hillsborough Eagle Scouts with proclamations at the Feb. 23 Township Committee meeting. Kyle Crockett, Vincent Guarnieri, Nicholas Murray and Rishit Roy, all sophomores at Hillsborough High School and members of Troop 489, served in various leadership positions and dedicated many hours to completing their Eagle Scout projects in the local…
