Tag: hillsborough
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Princeton High student builds bike ramps for special needs riders in Hillsborough
William Paine Murray, who lives in Hillsborough but attends Princeton High School, earned the rank of Eagle Scout through Boy Scout Troop 1776 in Hillsborough. William’s Eagle Scout project consisted of building 10 strider bike ramps for the local Special Olympics New Jersey cycling teams. The project took 156 hours and 28 volunteers to complete,…
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Collaboration yields grant funding for mental health training
FirstEnergy, the parent company of JCP&L (Jersey Central Power & Light), encourages collaboration between nonprofits and other community based organizations. A grant opportunity was brought forth to Hillsborough Township by the Regional External Affairs consultant, Carol Bianchi. “In working with the municipalities I represent, I strive to provide the excellent customer service that my areas…
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Township, Neshanic Garden Club install Blue Star Memorial
The Neshanic Garden Club, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2019, supports gardens in Hillsborough, Montgomery and Branchburg, including the Gazebo Garden at the Hillsborough Municipal Complex, the Sensory Garden at Ann Van Middlesworth Park, the Station House Garden and Pond Overlook Garden at White Oak Park, and Otto Kaufman Center Gardens. Earlier this fall,…
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Election results: Hillsborough committee, school board
There were elections for seats on the municipal governing body and Board of Education in Hillsborough on Nov. 3. The results listed here reflect what has been posted online by the Somerset County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 3. Mail-in ballots can be received through Nov. 10, and provisional ballots will be tabulated post-Nov. 11.…
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Hillsborough grad works his way up to presidential strike advisor at Pentagon
Major James Kavanagh has served as a United States Marine for almost 24 years. After graduating from Hillsborough High School in 1995 and then graduating from Penn State University, Kavanagh reported to The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where he held multiple billets as a training officer, protocol officer and warfighting operations Officer-in-Charge (OIC). After…
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Eagle Scout creates memorial trail in Hillsborough
Vaughn Colva recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout by organizing the construction of the Mike Merdinger Memorial Trail. The project involved measuring the different legs of the trail, installing trail posts, constructing a trail map and cleaning up the area with mulch, according to the proclamation presented to Vaughn by the Hillsborough Township Committee…
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Hillsborough’s newest Eagle Scout revamps dog park
Raymond Gerald McAleer, a recent graduate of Hillsborough High School, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout through Boy Scout Troop 1776. His project consisted of improving the Ann Van Middlesworth Dog Park by adding two pieces of agility equipment, two leash posts and a marked path to the dog park. The project took 77…
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Duke Farms Community Garden assists in filling community need during COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Duke Farms pivoted their farming and community garden operations in response to immense local food insecurity experienced by New Jersey residents. Typically, the beef and vegetable farming program supplied the café with high quality, sustainably-grown food. Seeing the increased demand on food banks in the local community was a deciding factor…
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Democratic candidate Johnson ‘stunned’ and ‘saddened’ by campaign fliers
HILLSBOROUGH – This past week, Hillsborough Township Committee candidate Donnetta Johnson said she was “stunned” to see a double-sided flier she says was sent out by the Somerset County Republican Organization attacking her and running mate David Brook. One side of the flier in question shows both Johnson and Brook being portrayed as puppets at…
