Tag: Hillsborough Township
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HILLSBOROUGH: High school sophomores to be ‘steered straight’ in coming program
Students at Hillsborough High School will get a crash course on substance abuse and addiction later this month with a special program aimed at shedding a light on the real-life ramifications for getting involved with opioids and other illicit substances. On January 31, the sophomore class at the high school will attend “Steered Straight,” a…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sustainability grant awarded to Hillsborough High School
A green team at Hillsborough High School was awarded a $2,000 grant from Sustainable Jersey for Schools and the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), paving the way for students and faculty to lead and coordinate green, sustainable activities throughout the school. Proposals from a number of schools within the state were judged by an independent…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Teens honored for becoming latest Eagle Scouts
Three teens from Hillsborough Boy Scout Troop 489 were recently awarded special proclamations from the Hillsborough Township Committee for becoming the community’s latest group of Eagle Scouts, attaining the highest rank in Boy Scouts. Galen Fritz, Alexander Fung and Benjamin Elliott were publicly honored by the governing body earlier this month. All three scouts donated their time…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Committee honors local Rhodes Scholar
A Hillsborough High School graduate who has since gone on to pursue a life of science was recently recognized by officials for being one of just 32 students throughout the country to be named a 2018 Rhodes Scholar. Jasmine Brown, a member of the HHS Class of 2014, was one of three recipients from New…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Federal tax bill caused $10.5 million tax payment rush in December
The final days of 2017 were a busy time for the more than 500 municipal finance departments throughout the state. The combination of a newly passed federal tax reform bill and an executive order from Gov. Chris Christie resulted in nearly four days of confusion and worry among taxpayers. Between Dec. 27 and Dec. 30, the Hillsborough…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police investigating bomb threat at municipal building
A bomb threat at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex earlier this afternoon has kicked off an investigation by local law enforcement agencies looking into who may have called in the hoax. According to Lt. Mike McMahon, of the Hillsborough Township Police Department, the bomb threat was called in to the police at approximately 1:40 p.m., prompting…
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HILLSBOROUGH: District officials establish strict consequences for ‘vaping’ at school
The beginning of a new year also marks the start of stricter punishments for students who bring electronic cigarettes, commonly known as “vapes” or “vape pens,” onto school property within the Hillsborough Township Public School District. Recent changes to the district’s substance abuse policy and the Student Code of Conduct for Hillsborough High School, Hillsborough…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township promotes two new police sergeants
Two police officers from the Hillsborough Township Police Department were recently promoted to the rank of sergeant by the township committee, filling vacancies left in those positions. Flanked by their friends and families, Sgt. David Ur and Sgt. Peter Scholz were sworn in to their new ranks by Mayor Carl Suraci during a township committee…
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HILLSBOROUGH: McCauley named mayor as township committee reorganizes for new year
The new year started with more of the same as far as Hillsborough Township’s governing body was concerned, as Republicans Doug Tomson and Gloria McCauley were formally sworn-in as returning members to the township committee following their electoral wins. During the township committee’s Jan. 2 reorganization meeting, friends, family and other state- and county-elected officials…