Tag: Somerset County
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Art, music organizations receive funding boost
Three Hillsborough organizations were among 15 organizations to receive funding through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program (LAP). The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners and Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission approved and awarded the grants totaling $200,000, which assist organizations with general operating support and special projects. It…
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Hillsborough certifies as a ‘film ready’ community
Hillsborough is ready for its closeup. The Somerset County Board of Commissioners named Hillsborough along with Franklin, South Bound Brook and Watchung as first members of New Jersey’s Film Ready Communities program, a new certification from the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, according to a press release through Somerset County. The program takes…
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It’s a family affair for some graduates of the Somerset County Fire Academy
It’s a family affair for the Wendling family. Frank Wendling Jr. and his two sons Frank Wendling III and Max Wendling graduated together from the Somerset County Fire Academy on Jan. 27. The sons decided to join Montgomery Fire Company No. 1 after Montgomery firefighters rescued Frank III’s girlfriend Julia from her car after it…
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Robinson, Singleterry lead Somerset County Board of Commissioners
The Somerset County Board of Commissioners reorganized selecting Commissioner Shanel Y. Robinson to lead the board for her third consecutive year and Commissioner Doug Singleterry to serve as deputy director. “This is my fifth reorganization with this board, and I feel the same sense of awe at the faith and trust the people of Somerset…
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Sourland Mountain Region gains 10K trees in 2022
For Hillsborough Township resident Jennifer Bryson, the “tremendous loss of ash trees” in the area in and around her property has been “devastating.” That is why when the Sourland Conservancy (SC) expanded its efforts to include plantings directly on private land through a grant from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) in partnership with the FoHVOS…
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Universal Society of Hinduism calls for all Somerset County school districts to close on Diwali
The Universal Society of Hinduism is asking for all 18 public school districts in Somerset County to observe the Diwali holiday – the most popular festival of the Hindu religion – by closing on Oct. 24. Schools are already closed in Bernards, Bridgewater-Raritan, Hillsborough and Montgomery school districts, according to a press release through the…
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Raritan man charged with alleged sexual assaults in Somerset County
A Raritan man has been charged in connection to alleged sexual assaults reported in Somerset County. Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives John W. Fodor announced the charges against Rogelio Calyeca Postrero, 38, on Aug. 10. Postrero was initially charged in relation to an act of…
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Somerset County Superior Court Judge now serves as county’s Prosecutor
Former Somerset County Superior Court Judge John P. McDonald is now Somerset County’s Prosecutor. Somerset County Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober administered McDonald’s oath of office at the Somerset County Historic Courthouse on July 1, according to a press release through the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Gov. Phil Murphy nominated McDonald on June 9…
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Montgomery Township cuts ribbon on a new municipal complex, Somerset County library
Montgomery Township officials with a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated the completion and opening of Montgomery’s new municipal center. The township has long-awaited a new municipal headquarters and has not had a new building complex in decades. Montgomery Township Mayor Devra Keenan, along with members of Montgomery’s Township Committee, the New Jersey State Legislature and officials…