Tag: hillsborough
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Hillsborough woman raises awareness of organ and tissue donation
The NJ Sharing Network Foundation’s Hearts for Emma Partner Fund has awarded a scholarship to Gabriella Giolli of Hillsborough for her passion and dedication to raising awareness of organ and tissue donation. Giolli was presented with her scholarship award at the NJ Sharing Network’s headquarters in New Providence during a private ceremony with her family…
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Senior is first-ever finalist from Hillsborough High in U.S. Presidential Scholars Program
Hillsborough High School senior Youssef Abdelhalim was nominated, selected as a semi-finalist and ultimately chosen as a finalist for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. There were 160 finalist candidates selected from 600 students in the final round and Youssef was one of four from New Jersey and the first-ever from Hillsborough High School, according to…
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Retired teacher created ‘judgement-free, welcoming’ environment for student
Retired Hillsborough Middle School teacher William Hunt was nominated by his student Youssef Abdelhalim and selected as a U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Distinguished Teacher. Hunt was Youssef’s eighth grade history teacher and had a profound impact on him in his first year in the United States, according to a proclamation presented by the Hillsborough Township…
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New Jersey American Water issues mandatory water conservation until further notice
New Jersey American Water is issuing a mandatory water conservation order for customers in the western and southern regions of its Raritan water system. Affected towns include Belle Mead, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Cranbury, Far Hills, Flemington, Gladstone, Hillsborough, Jamesburg, Kingston, Lawrence, Manville, Montgomery, Peapack, Plainsboro, Pottersville, Princeton, Raritan Borough, Raritan Township, Readington, Somerville, Tewksbury, Three Bridges,…
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Hillsborough Township BOE appoints high school principal, math supervisor
The Hillsborough Township Board of Education (BOE) unanimously appointed Michele Fisher as the new principal of Hillsborough High School (HHS). Effective July 1, Fisher takes the helm of HHS to lead the nearly 270 staff members and more than 2,300 students, according to the vote during the June 28 BOE meeting. Fisher, an HHS alumni,…
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Somerset County Library System continues virtual events
The Somerset County Library System will continue holding virtual events during July. Note: The library will be closed July 4 and 5. An animal show will be held July 7 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. Explore the virtual wild side. Register at sclsnj.libnet.info/event/4883002. Tails and Tales: Music, Bubble and Biodiversity Dance Party will be held from 10:30-11:10…
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Hillsborough announces BoroSafe Poster Contest winners
The theme of this year’s BoroSafe Poster Contest was “Exercise Your Emotions! How Do You Make Yourself Feel Good?” in which students were encouraged to create a poster showing how they can take care of their feelings and themselves. All posters were displayed and voted on by community members who attended the event. The winners,…
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Faith Lutheran Church welcomes new pastor
Faith Lutheran Church in Hillsborough installed its new pastor during a ceremony on June 6. After the retirement of Pastor William Zimmerman and a year-long “call process,” Faith Lutheran’s invitation was accepted by Pastor Jill Collict last summer, according to information provided by Kelly Haase. Collict and her dog Phoebe joined Faith Lutheran last September.…
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Developer is awarded attorneys’ fees and costs over town’s settlement’s breach; Hillsborough officials will address issue again on July 13
A judge has awarded attorneys’ fees and costs for breach of a court-approved settlement over a proposed inclusive residential development in Hillsborough. Somerset County Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Shanahan held that Hillsborough violated the settlement when its planning board failed to approve a site plan for 96 units, including 23 affordable-housing units. Campus Associates…
