Tag: hillsborough

  • Driver extricated from car submerged in Hillsborough river listed in critical condition

    Driver extricated from car submerged in Hillsborough river listed in critical condition

    The Hillsborough Police Department responded to the river bank across the street from 828 River Road for a report of a single car motor vehicle crash into the river around 3:48 p.m. Jan. 22. It was reported that the vehicle crashed off the roadway and came to rest overturned in the river, according to information…

  • Hillsborough Township Recreation awarded SNY Playball Grant by Chick-fil-a

    Hillsborough Township Recreation awarded SNY Playball Grant by Chick-fil-a

    Hillsborough Township Recreation was selected as a recipient of the SNY Playball Grant presented by Chick-fil-a. Hillsborough was presented with new equipment and Chick-fil-a gift cards for the youth volunteers that donate their time towards the betterment of the Hillsborough Parks and Recreation youth basketball leagues. “This was a great opportunity to recognize and thank…

  • Hillsborough PBA donates to young girl suffering from pediatric cancer

    Hillsborough PBA donates to young girl suffering from pediatric cancer

    Members of Hillsborough PBA Local 205 presented Adeline Eick with a check for $2,000 on Jan. 4. The Hillsborough Township Police Department raised funds during Pink-Tober and No Shave November. Adeline suffers from a rare pediatric brain cancer, a grade III glioma, known as an anaplastic astrocytoma. She has constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome (CMMRD).

  • Light at New Centre Road and Beekman Lane will became a four-way flashing stop

    Light at New Centre Road and Beekman Lane will became a four-way flashing stop

    The flashing overhead red light at the four-way stop intersection of New Centre Road and Beekman Lane in Hillsborough will be removed. It is being replaced with flashing stop signs at all four corners. New Centre Road is a county road and this is an updated safety improvement being preferred by Somerset County, according to…

  • Update: Decedent, officers identified in fatal police-involved shooting in Hillsborough

    Update: Decedent, officers identified in fatal police-involved shooting in Hillsborough

    The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a police-involved shooting that occurred Jan. 9 in Hillsborough. One male civilian sustained fatal injuries. The decedent has been identified as Joshua Mathis 19, of Hillsborough, according to updated information provided on Jan. 12. No one else was injured. According to the preliminary investigation, at approximately…

  • Attorney General’s Office investigating fatal police-involved shooting in Hillsborough

    Attorney General’s Office investigating fatal police-involved shooting in Hillsborough

    The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of a police-involved shooting that occurred Jan. 9 in Hillsborough. One male civilian sustained fatal injuries. His identity is not being released at this time. No one else was injured. According to the preliminary investigation, the shooting occurred at approximately 6:26 p.m. inside an apartment on Corporal…

  • David Kois honored as one of ’40 Under 40′

    David Kois honored as one of ’40 Under 40′

    Hillsborough Township Business Advocate David Kois was honored by the Somerset County Business Partnership as one of the Top 40 professionals under 40 at their annual meeting on Dec. 13. The Top 40 Under 40 shines a spotlight on the top 40 professionals, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and community leaders under 40 years of age in Somerset…

  • Zoning Board member has near-perfect attendance throughout 200 meetings

    Zoning Board member has near-perfect attendance throughout 200 meetings

    Dennis Valcheck, a Hillsborough resident, U.S. Navy veteran, and local business owner, has served on the Board of Adjustment for 16 years. Valcheck has attended over 200 meetings and has had almost perfect attendance. He has owned Frank D. Valcheck, Inc. School Bus Transportation for 58 years, providing busing to the Hillsborough School District over…

  • Hillsborough police receive additional donation for motorcycle unit

    Hillsborough police receive additional donation for motorcycle unit

      In 2021, the Hillsborough Township Police Department announced the addition of a new motorcycle unit. The two new Harley Davidson FLHTP motorcycles, fully equipped with emergency lights and apparatus, were donated by Dr. Cesar DePaco of Summit Nutritionals International. DePaco recently made an additional contribution to the department for the trailer for the motorcycle…