Tag: Hillsborough Township
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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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Our Revolution Hillsborough supports Asian Americans during Rally Against Racism event
In its continuing mission to bring awareness to the injustices surrounding minority groups, Our Revolution Hillsborough (ORH) held a Rally Against Racism event on April 3 at the intersection of Route 206 and Amwell Road in Hillsborough. ORH President Didier Jimenez said that the purpose of the event was to bring awareness to the hateful…
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Hillsborough Township Public Schools prepare to welcome back students for more in-person instruction
More in-person instruction for students in the Hillsborough Township Public School District is on the horizon. On April 19, the school district will welcome back fifth and sixth graders, middle school students and high schoolers into the classroom for four days of half-day in-person instruction. According to Superintendent of Schools Lisa Antunes, around 660 fifth…
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Fitness Elite helps raise money for medical expenses through Fit Love Movement
Fitness Elite owner Kristen Pappalardo was sad that her gym was unable to conduct its annual Fit Love Movement campaign last year due to COVID-19. The Hillsborough-based gym had run its fundraiser the prior three years, raising over $2,000 each time through its love of fitness to help people suffering from severe medical diseases in…
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Opinion: Save the Sourlands
I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You love coffee, so you must love birds!” The brilliant scarlet tanager spends winter in Central and South America. Like lots of colorful songbirds, she spends her winter vacation in the dense…
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Hillsborough restaurant owners ‘excited’ to expand capacity for indoor dining
As spring approaches, restaurants across the State of New Jersey will begin to welcome more patrons into their establishments. Restaurants will be allowed to expand their capacity for indoor dining purposes to 50% starting on March 19 as per Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order earlier this month. In addition to restaurants being able to expand…
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Augello named new Hillsborough High School varsity baseball coach
HILLSBOROUGH – Thomas Augello was officially approved at the Hillsborough Township Board of Education meeting on March 8 to become the new coach of the Hillsborough High School varsity baseball team. A fifth grade teacher in the Hillsborough Township Public Schools the last three years, Augello brings a lot of experience from coaching baseball at…
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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 boys hoops score big win on Senior Night
Nothing has been easy for the Hillsborough High School boys basketball team this winter. A two-week COVID-19 shutdown just two games into the season and recent snowstorms have limited the amount of times the Raiders have been on the court during February. The tough circumstances have been a challenge for Coach Scott Kallens and his…