Tag: Hillsborough Township
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HILLSBOROUGH: Incumbent fire commissioners re-elected, $3.5 million budget approved
Another low voter turnout marked a Hillsborough Township Board of Fire Commissioners election this year, with the two incumbents needing nearly 260 votes to secure their re-election bids for another three-year term. Last Saturday, the polls opened for seven hours at the municipal building to give voters a chance to not only vote on who…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Ex-lawmaker joins forces with student robotics team to get varsity letters for non-sport activities
Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli is more than a month out from his life as an elected official, but the Hillsborough resident has returned to the spotlight on a more local level, advocating that academic clubs and teams like Hillsborough High School’s Team 75 “RoboRaiders” be eligible for varsity letters. During a Hillsborough Township Board of…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Local youth headed to 4-H leadership conference
Middle schoolers in the 4-H program hailing from seven counties will get the opportunity to participate in an annual leadership conference this Saturday. Among those youths heading out to the Gloucester County town of Clayton for the Discover the Leader in You! 4-H Conference is Hannah Golden, of Hillsborough Township. Touted by officials as a way…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township, school district team up for scholarship competition
Juniors and seniors in Hillsborough High School with an interest in a life of service in local government will have another shot at one of three $1,000 scholarships through the New Jersey League of Municipalities’ Louis Bay II, Future Municipal Leaders Scholarship Competition. During a recent township committee meeting, Mayor Gloria McCauley announced that the municipality…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Four hopefuls running for board of fire commissioners
A group of four candidates will be vying for a pair of three-year terms on the Hillsborough Township Board of Fire Commissioners later this month when voters determine who will help guide the municipality’s fire response efforts. On Saturday, February 17, the polls will open from 2-9 p.m. at the municipal building on South Branch…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Local man charged for four Montgomery burglaries
The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office announced earlier today that a 25-year-old Hillsborough man was taken into custody for allegedly burglarizing four Montgomery Township residences late last month. According to a joint announcement made by Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor and Montgomery Township Police Director…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Officials met with state Department of Transportation to discuss bypass
The Route 206 bypass is still on track for completion by Spring 2020, according to state and local officials who met earlier this month for a status update on the project. On the morning of January 23, Hillsborough Township Mayor Gloria McCauley, Business Administrator Anthony Ferrera, Township Planner David Maski and Assistant Township Engineer Tom Belanger…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School district names its teachers and professionals of the year
More than a dozen teachers and educational professionals at the Hillsborough Township Public School District were recently recognized for their daily work with the township’s student body over the last year. During the Jan. 22 Board of Education meeting, administrators from each of the district’s nine schools took time to introduce and describe each recipient…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Child porn charges filed against local man
A 38-year-old Hillsborough resident will face multiple child pornography charges after a national watchdog group reported to local law enforcement that he had been partaking in sexually explicit online conversations with a minor. Rolando Miranda, of Farm Road, was taken into custody at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, following an investigation by the Somerset County…