Hillsborough News
By ROD HIRSCH
July 11, 2025
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Just a few hundred feet from the front doors of the Somerville Post Office, the Tyrone Stackhouse Project will be ready to deliver a first-class concert Friday night, kicking off a weekend doubleheader of live music with Cushetunk taking over Saturday night as the Downtown ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game three of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday by a score of 1-0. Somerset picked up its sixth shutout win of the season. The Patriots won their sixth game in a row. Somerset improves to 14-1 against ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – The New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) presented Senator Andrew Zwicker (LD-16) with the Library Champion Award for his role in passing New Jersey’s Freedom to Read Law and continued advocacy on behalf of New Jersey’s libraries on July 9th at the Hillsborough branch of the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game two of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Wednesday by a score of 9-1.The game was called in the middle of the sixth inning due to rain, resulting in an official game. The Patriots have won five games in a ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ– Tuition for in-state Rutgers undergraduate students will rise 5%, and out-of-state students will see a 6% increase in their tuition bills.Additionally, mandatory student fees will increase 5% for all students.The hikes were unveiled Tuesday as the Rutgers Board of Governors voted ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township Parks & Recreation Department, joined by and the Hillsborough Township Community Assistance Network (C.A.N.) have partnered with the 2025 Bathing Suit & Goggle drive that's spearheaded each year by the New Jersey Parks & Recreation Association ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The New York Yankees have called up RHP Cam Schlittler to the major league roster. He is expected to make his MLB debut as the starter in Wednesday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium.The Yankees No. 10 prospect began the 2025 season in Double-A Somerset ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in game one of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday by a score of 5-1. The game began after a 1 hour and 57 minute weather delay. The Patriots have won four games in a row and six of their last seven.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) announced that his offices in Washington, D.C. and Lebanon Borough, NJ, are now accepting applications for the Fall 2025 Internship Program. This competitive program offers college students a unique opportunity to gain firsthand experience in the ...
KERRVILLE, TEXAS – A New Jersey native who joined the U.S. Coast Guard while still a student at Rider University is being hailed as an “American Hero” for his efforts to rescue victims in the tragic flash flooding in Texas. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Scott Ruskan was on ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – NJ Sharing Network, the federally designated non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in New Jersey, recently honored several local residents and organizations for their exceptional volunteer service during its 2025 Volunteer ...
TRENTON , NJ– The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH), and New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) are reminding the public of the importance of controlling mosquito populations and risk for disease from bites by eliminating ...
TRENTON, NJ - The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee has dvanced legislation sponsored by Senator Andrew Zwicker, which would amend the law concerning post-election audits. “With the widespread adoption of early voting and vote-by-mail, we need a more ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - New Jersey residents 18 or older are invited to create their own renditions of over 15 landmarks and historic sites throughout Somerset County for the upcoming Hues of History exhibit. The art exhibit celebrates 25 years of Somerset County’s Historic Preservation Grant Program and ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Hillsborough Baseball League 9-and-Under Travel Team has won the 2025 Northern District Championship for the second year in a row. The team compiled a perfect 6-0 record for the second year in a row. The back-to-back champions scored over 140 runs in those 12 games and beat ...
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in New Jersey of the July 15 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by excessive heat occurring June 1-July 31, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in the finale of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a score of 4-2. RHP Trystan Vrieling (6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K) tossed a season-high six strikeouts and earned his first win and quality start of the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A lot of good things can be said or written about the 2025 Hillsborough High School boys tennis program. At the top of that list is the fact that in big time matches, the Raiders showed great character, resilience and positivity.“Our (NJSIAA) Central Jersey Group 4 run [was very ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in game five of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday by a score of 4-3. The Patriots picked up their second walk-off victory in as many days and the fourth walk-off victory of the season. Somerset tied a ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Warmer weather often means more time outside, whether it’s swimming, hiking, barbecuing, or gathering with friends and family. It also brings more insects, stronger sun exposure, and a greater risk of heat-related illnesses and water accidents. The Somerset County Department of ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset County Park Commission held the annual 4th of July fireworks celebration at North Branch Park, on Milltown Road, Friday, with food trucks, live music and a fireworks display at the end of the night.
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin Phils in game four of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday by a score of 4-3.The Patriots picked up their third walk-off victory of the season and their second in the last two series. Somerset improved to 4-1 in ...
The sounds of fireworks were replaced by the high-pitched screech of chainsaws and the rumble of heavy-duty wood chippers as thousands of Central New Jersey homeowners and municipal and commercial work crews cleaned up downed trees and branches left behind by Thursday night's thunderstorm, with ...
EDISON, NJ - The NJ Business Immigration Coalition honored the winners of the 12th Annual 2025 New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards last month for their achievements and the important contributions they’ve made to the growth of the economy, including the owner of the Little Gym of ...
READING, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Reading Fightin Phils in game three of a six-game series at FirstEnergy Stadium on Thursday by a score of 2-1.Somerset pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts. The Patriots are 4-11 in one-run games this season.LHP Brock Selvidge (4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ...
TRENTON, NJ - The budget wasn’t the only thing on the agenda when the Assembly met in Trenton on Monday. Assemblyman Roy Freiman and Assemblywoman Mitchelle Drulis passed several pieces of legislation addressing issues from farmland preservation to first responder mental health. Freiman and ...
TRENTON, NJ - Legislation that would designate electrical lineworkers and certain utility workers as first responders during weather-related states of emergency recently passed the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee. Bill A5079, sponsored by Assemblyman Kevin Egan and Assemblywoman ...
WASHINGTON — Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) released the following statement after voting in favor of the final reconciliation package this afternoon. The legislation passed by a vote of 218 to 214 and now heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law. “This afternoon, Congress passed a ...
READING, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots swept the Reading Fightin Phils in their doubleheader at FirstEnergy Stadium on Wednesday. Somerset won the first game 9-4 and the second game 8-5.In game one, eight of the nine Somerset batters scored a run and collected a hit. In game one, six of the nine ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ -While the planned July 4th celebrations in Central New Jersey and the rest of the nation will carry on a red, white and blue American tradition, the Somerville Recreation Department is focused on another hallowed American holiday.They're talkin' turkey, specifically the 10th annual ...