Tag: Hillsborough Township
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Hillsborough soars to 11th Somerset County girls outdoor track & field championship
Coach Richard Refi said he was very impressed by the performance of his Hillsborough High School girls outdoor track & field team during the Somerset County Championships. The Raiders soared to a total of 128 points to win their 11th Somerset County championship and first since 2019. Ridge High School from Basking Ridge, which placed…
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Hillsborough schools settle lawsuit filed by former student’s family
The Hillsborough Township Public Schools recently settled a sexual harassment claim that was filed by the family of a former student against another student regarding issues that allegedly occurred during the teenagers’ time at Hillsborough High School. In 2018, parents who were represented by the legal firm of Costello & Mains, LLC, filed a lawsuit…
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Antunes resigns from Hillsborough superintendent of schools position
After a four-month sabbatical, Dr. Lisa Antunes is no longer superintendent of the Hillsborough Township Public School District. The Hillsborough Township Board of Education (HBOE) approved the resignation of Antunes at its board meeting on April 25. Antunes’ resignation will officially go into effect on May 1 as stated by HBOE President Paul Marini. The…
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Davenport tosses no-hit gem to lead Hillsborough past Montgomery
The Sarah Davenport highlight reel in the circle for the Hillsborough High School softball team just keeps growing. Davenport recorded another stellar pitching gem for the Raiders on April 25 in Hillsborough against Montgomery High School. Seventeen strikeouts, no walks, no runs and zero hits spelled out Davenport’s third career no-hitter to lead Hillsborough to…
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Hillsborough captures 15th Somerset County Relay girls track & field championship
The ending to spring break vacation was a sweet one to stay the least for the Hillsborough High School girls track & field team. The Raiders captured the program’s 15th Somerset County Relay crown by scoring 121 points to finish atop the team standings at the 60th running of the meet on April 16 at…
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Hillsborough alum prepares to fill vacant seat on Hillsborough Board of Education
Jim Ruh has called Hillsborough Township home since his family moved into the community in 1989. Ruh has since developed a strong bond with the Hillsborough community in a variety of ways that continue to this day, from coaching youth sports in the township to being the executive director of the Shaun O’Hara Foundation. Now,…
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Raiders to roll behind ace Davenport during 2022 softball campaign
You can never take away a state sectional championship. Those were the words of Hillsborough High School softball Coach Cheryl Iaione about what her 2021 team was able to accomplish last spring. Led by a stellar sophomore campaign in the circle by Sarah Davenport, the Raiders rolled to a sectional title and made it to…
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Hillsborough alum Mosko to lead Raiders on the diamond this spring
If there is anyone who knows the baseball landscape in Hillsborough Township, it’s Matthew Mosko. The 2009 Hillsborough High School graduate and former baseball player at Scranton University has been entrenched in the Hillsborough baseball community for the last 10 years at both the youth and high school levels. After serving as an assistant coach…
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Hillsborough Elementary School student selling hand-crafted paintings in support of Ukraine
Ukraine runs through the veins of Hillsborough Elementary School third-grader Sofia Murtazin. Both her mother, Marta, and her father, Illya, were born and raised in Ukraine, before coming to the United States over 20 years ago. Various members of Sofia’s family currently live in Ukraine, such as her grandfather and great grandmother. Sofia is very…
