Tag: hillsborough
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Miss Hillsborough UNICO to appear at the Hillsborough Rotary Fair
Last summer, Hillsborough resident Fiona Lenzo found a nice surprise in front of her house. It was an arrangement of balloons placed on her front lawn. She then looked at her phone and saw she had a voicemail from no other than Hillsborough Township Administrator Anthony Ferrera. Ferrera, who is a member of the UNICO…
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Somerset County Library System announces August programs
The Somerset County Library System New Jersey has scheduled both in-person and virtual programs throughout August at its Hillsborough branch, 379 S. Branch Road. Explore these programs at sclsnj.libnet.info/events In-Person Programs Read to a Therapy Dog (grades K-4): 10:30-11:30 a.m. outside in the gazebo behind the library. Aug. 4: Register at sclsnj.libnet.info/event/4883271 Aug. 18: Register…
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Assistant literacy specialist is Hillsborough Middle School’s educator professional of the year
Tina Androulakis, an assistant literacy specialist at Hillsborough Middle School, was named Hillsborough Middle School’s Governor’s Educator of the Year for 2021 because of her dedication and service to the Hillsborough School District. Androulakis has been a member of the faculty since 2010. She assists literacy specialists in the seventh and eighth grade READ 180…
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Funeral arrangements planned for Hillsborough Township assistant fire chief who died in the line of duty
An assistant fire chief for Hillsborough Fire Co. No. 2 succumbed to injuries sustained during a response to a motor vehicle fire. Hillsborough Fire Company No. 1 and No. 2, and district career staff, responded to Copart Salvage Auctions, located at 2124 Camplain Road, on July 14 for a motor vehicle fire, according to information…
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Hillsborough places first in state in population category in water challenge
Hillsborough is No. 1 in New Jersey for its population category in Wyland’s water challenge. Hillsborough entered Wyland’s 10th annual National Mayor’s Campaign for Water Conservation for the third year in a row and finished 37th out of hundreds of towns and cities across the United States and first in New Jersey in the 30,000…
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Hillsborough Township assistant fire chief dies in the line of duty
An assistant fire chief for Hillsborough Fire Co. No. 2 succumbed to injuries sustained during a response to a motor vehicle fire. Hillsborough Fire Company No. 1 and No. 2, and district career staff, responded to Copart Salvage Auctions, located at 2124 Camplain Road, on July 14 for a motor vehicle fire, according to information…
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Children explore benefits of reading to a therapy dog
HILLSBOROUGH – Research has shown that reading to a furry, feathery or scaly friend can help motivate children to read, build their confidence and improve fluency. On June 23, the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey’s (SCLSNJ) Hillsborough branch hosted the location’s first in-person program since the pandemic began, a read to a therapy…
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Hillsborough celebrates its 250th anniversary with Family Fun Day
PHOTOS COURTESY OF HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP Hillsborough Township’s 250th anniversary celebration was part of Family Fun Day at Auten Road Intermediate School on June 26.
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Municipal taxes reduced for fourth consecutive year in Hillsborough despite pandemic
Hillsborough adopted the 2021 municipal budget at the Township Committee meeting on July 6, with a tax reduction and a taxpayer savings of $792,424. “Hillsborough saw no reduction in revenue, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, unlike many surrounding municipalities,” Chief Financial Officer Nancy Costa said in a statement released by the township. “This budget is the…
