Hillsborough News
By TAPINTO HILLSBOROUGH STAFF
April 18, 2025
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township Committee has promoted four police officers from within the Department to fill vacancies in the positions of Captain, Lieutenant, and Sergeant.Sworn in by Mayor Hhn Ciccarelli at the on April 9th meeting were:Lieutenant Jeremy Cuomo has been promoted to ...
NESHANIC STATION, NJ - The Somerset County Park Commission honored 14 top volunteers for 2024 at their Annual Evening of Recognition at the Neshanic Valley Golf Course Clubhouse. The Awards are dedicated to Park volunteers for their generous contributions of talent, time, and caring service that ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Despite the efforts of a neighbor to extinguish the fire, ten chickens were killed in a greenhouse fire at 875 Amwell Road.Police say the greenhouse was being used as a chicken coop.By the time police arrived at 5:35 p.m., the fire had been extinguished. The April 13 fire does ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Not an Easy Fix will host its second Annual Sober Recovery event - “One Voice, Many Sounds . . . the Arts of Recovery” on Saturday, April 26 from 6:30-10 p.m. at the Edward Nash Theater at Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg.The evening begins with an art show, followed ...
NaSheena Porter Poznansky, 973-645-2783usanj.publicaffairs@usdoj.govNEWARK, NJ – A disbarred attorney from Hilllsborough has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for a wire fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Alina Habba.Lawrence Coven, 61, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court ...
ALTOONA, PA. -The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in game three of a six-game series at PNG Field on Thursday by a score of 6-4.Somerset made a season-high four errors on defense, leading to five unearned runs. The Patriots bullpen pitched 3.2 innings and combined for 1 H, 0 R, ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - New Jersey wildlife biologists climbed an 80-foot sycamore tree at Duke Farms last week to lower three 6-week-old Eagle hatchlings in a bag to the ground where they were measured, and vital signs checked before each was fitted with identification bands, placed in the bag and ...
ALTOONA, PA. - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Altoona Curve in game two of a six-game series at PNG Field Wednesday afternoon by a score of 10-1. Sixteen consecutive Somerset batters were set down from the third to eighth innings. RHP Bailey Dees (2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 BB, 3 K) was tabbed ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School students recently competed against other Career and Technical Education students from around the State as part of the 2025 SkillsUSA New Jersey State Championships. Of the 161 students from SCVTHS who competed, 79 received ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Forty nonprofit winners of the annual Somerset County Board of Commissioners TD Bank Ballpark Drawing, including several from Hillsborough, will enjoy Somerset Patriots home baseball games at one of the nation’s “Best Independent Ballparks,” according to Ballpark ...
ALTOONA, PA. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve in game one of a six-game series at PNG Field on Tuesday.Somerset’s pitching staff combined for a one-hitter. The lone hit allowed was an infield single in the seventh inning, which brought home the only run. The win marked the first ...
TRENTON, NJ - The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, led by Chair Assemblyman Roy Freiman, held a hearing last week focused on examining Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) and their impact on prescription drug prices paid by New Jersey residents. These hearings come amid ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots fell to the Reading Fightin’ Phils in the series finale at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday by a final score of 8-7. RHP Trent Sellers (4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K) made his second start of the season and did not factor into the decision. RHP Luis Pacheco (1.0 IP, ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - Greater Somerset County YMCA recognized outstanding volunteers and celebrated the success of its Annual Campaign at the Spirit Awards on April 9 at Bridgewater Manor. Held during National Volunteer Month, the event honored individuals and groups whose generosity and dedication ...
BRIDGEWATER , NJ - The Somerset Patriots swept the Reading Fightin’ Phils in their doubleheader at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night. Somerset won the first game 10-5 and the second game 4-1. The wins marked the first doubleheader sweep in the team’s first doubleheader of the 2025 season. The ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Schools Superintendent Michael Volpe capped off a frenetic week of crunching numbers, public hearings and 11th-hour dramatics Friday with a letter sent to the state Board of Education in Trenton confirming that the local school board was willing to consider raising the ceiling on ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots and Reading Fightin Phils game scheduled for Friday, April 11 at TD Bank Ballpark has been postponed due to inclement weather.The game will be made up as a single-admission double header at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday, April 12 at 4 pm. The two games will be ...
PROSPECT PARK, NJ - More information is coming out about Anand Shah, the councilman who was arrested for racketeering on April 9. According to the Attorney General, Shah “was identified as allegedly managing illegal poker games and an online sportsbook in association with the Lucchese Crime ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Reading Fightin’ Phils in the third game of their series at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday night by a final score of 4-1. The win marked Somerset’s first at home in 2025. RHP Clarke Schmidt (4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K) made the second start of his ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Local historian Marge Sullivan will guide fellow historians and guests on an armchair tour of distinctive Sears homes built at the turn of the 20th century in Somerville and surrounding communities at the April 14 Somerville History Roundtable.A Sears house - including blueprints ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Duke Farms is undertaking a long-term reforestation effort on 112 acres of fallow fields on the northern boundary of Duke Farms in close proximity to the Nevius Street Bridge spanning the Raritan River.The restored floodplain will help reduce downstream flooding, improve water ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Somerset County residents can safely and securely dispose of their personal documents at the Operation Secure Shred event on Saturday, April 12. The event will occur rain or shine. The free shredding event takes place at the Somerset County Public Works Garage, South County ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ = The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Reading Fightin’ Phils in the second game of their series at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ on Wednesday night by a final score of 3-1.From the second inning to the eighth inning, 19 straight Patriots batters were retired by the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The New York Yankees have announced that RHP Clarke Schmidt is currently scheduled to start for the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Thursday, April 10. The Patriots take on the Reading Fightin Phils (PHI) at TD Bank Ballpark at 6:35 pm.Schmidt pitched on rehab assignment with ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township has once again been designated as a “Healthy Town” by the Mayor’s Wellness Campaign. Hillsborough Township joined the Mayors Wellness Campaign in 2006, pledging to increase awareness about healthy living and remains steadfast in that resolve, with even more programs ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Reading Fightin’ Phils in their home opener at TD Bank Ballpark on Tuesday night by a final score of 5-4.The loss marked the second time in the Patriots’ first four games where they had a 4-1 lead in the eighth inning or later and lost by ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The borough's Favorite Son, Paul Robeson, a graduate of Somerville High School, All-American athlete at Rutgers University, graduate of Columbia Law School, esteemed Broadway performer and singer and social activist, was honored by the Borough Council Monday night with a ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – The Hillsborough Township Board of Education last night took a preliminary step by voting 6-3 to apply to the state for the potential ability to raise the local tax levy by up to $20 million and potentially receive $1 million in state aid. This option was only presented to the ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jerseyans soon might have an incentive to forget about their plastic reusable shopping totes, as some lawmakers are pushing for a return to paper bags in grocery stores.The state in 2022 banned paper and single-use plastic bags at large retailers in a step to combat climate ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli and Deputy Mayor Catherine Payne are encouraging residents to attend Monday night's Board of Education meeting to learn more about a possible solution that would help to restore $1 million in state aid withheld from the school district by state budget ...