Hillsborough News
By STEVEN CUSUMANO
April 6, 2025
HARTFORED, CT - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 16-5.The result marks Somerset’s first series loss against Hartford in five years as the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. The Patriots ...
HARTFORD, CT = The Somerset Patriots picked up their first win of the season by defeating the Hartford Yard Goats on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 6-2.Somerset’s pitching staff struck out 16 batters in the game between four pitchers. Offensively, the Patriots strung together 11 hits, ...
HARTFORD, CT - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Hartford Yard Goats 5-4 in walk-off fashion on Friday night.The Opening Day loss marked Somerset’s first in Double-A franchise history, falling to 4-1 on Opening Day.The Patriots were held without a baserunner for the first five innings of ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ –The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office is commemorating Natonal Crime Victims' Rights Week April 6-12 by attaching magnets on all municipal police cars to raise awareness about crime victims’ issues and rights and to encourage members of the community to learn how to help ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Somerset County residents can safely dispose of electronic waste at the South County Public Works Garage, 410 Roycefield Road on Saturday, April 5 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Residents should remain in their vehicles unless otherwise instructed and may need to remove items without ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Deirdre A. Blaus, MHA has been named Chief Administrative Officer at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset, an RWJBarnabas Health hospital. Blaus has led the hospital in an interim role since June.“In her nine years in various leadership roles at RWJUH Somerset, ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield High School student Francesca Mani was in the room where it happened Wednesday when Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislation (A3540/S2544) establishing civil and criminal penalties for the production and dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, aka ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - Bodnar's Auction will sell a single-owner collection of over 1,000 boxed McFarlane action figures on Thursday, April 10.Previews available in-person by appointment only in Monmouth Junction, Tuesday, April 8 from 10 a.m.- p.m.Established in 1994 by the visionary comic book ...
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Members of the Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America recently competed in multiple events during the New Jersey FBLA State Leadership Conference in Atlantic City. Overall, 9 of the 22 SCVTHS competitors finished ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - A beloved member of the Flemington community has been detained by ICE, and residents and elected officials are working together to try to get him released.A popular server at the former Blue Fish Grill in Flemington (now Nova), Karim Daoud was detained on March 12 and brought to ...
FLEMINGTON, NJ - In an ambitious attempt to elevate local theater, "The Parishioner" is set to premiere at the Flemington Elks Lodge #1928 on April 13. While initially conceived as a vehicle for writer/producer John "Gemini" Lombardi to showcase his acting skills, the production has evolved into ...
SOMERSET, NJ - A small aircraft crash in Franklin Township claimed the life of a Lawrenceville man on Sunday, March 30, prompting a multi-agency investigation led by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), according to the Franklin Township Police Department.At approximately 11:26 AM on ...
HIGHTSTOWN, NJ – Hightstown residents with experience in urban planning and sustainability are coming together to create New Jersey’s first cohousing community that will merge “collaborative living with intentional design.”The proposed Rock Brook CoHousing Community is aimed at addressing the need ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - To help save the monarch butterfly, the township has partnered with James Bushong, a resident and president of the Neshanic Garden Club, to raise awareness of its plight by planting ecology gardens and encouraging residents to do the same.The Township is working with Bushong to ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The New York Yankees have announced the 2025 break camp roster for the Double-A Somerset Patriots, led by No. 3 prospect OF Spencer Jones. who will begin the season in SomersetHe will be joined on the roster by 15 players who have spentprevious time with the club.The Patriots ...
SOMERSET, NJ—Authorities in Franklin Township are investigating a single-engine aircraft crash that occurred Sunday morning, prompting a multi-agency emergency response and an active federal inquiry.According to a press release issued by the Franklin Township Police Department, air traffic control ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township will join municipalities throughout the state in celebrating NJ Local Government Week, April 6th through 12th. Because local government is the closest government to most citizens and the one with the most direct daily impact on its residents, residents should take ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Metal detectors will be installed at the entrances to three township high schools after the arrest of a Woodbridge High student for bringing a loaded “ghost gun” to school. A day after that 17-year-old’s arrest, Superintendent Joseph Massimino sent a letter to parents saying metal ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching a national high-visibility enforcement effort to deterdistracted driving. Law enforcement officers nationwide will work together to enforce textingand distracted-driving laws and ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - A trail camera in a remote area of Duke Farms inaccessible to the public captured the image of a solitary bobcat walking through a field in the middle of the night on March 14."The recent bobcat sighting at Duke Farms is a testament to the success of our ongoing conservation and ...
NEWARK, NJ — CivicsNJ, a new, non-partisan coalition that describes itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing civic learning and engagement” launched earlier this month at a ceremony in Newark.“The purpose of CivicsNJ is to share information, connect teachers and other service leaders to ...
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Excitement is brewing in North Plainfield as two-time Academy Award winner Robert De Niro prepares to film his latest project, "The Whisper Man," set to commence on April 7.The highly anticipated film also stars Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott, promising a blend of talent ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Officer Justin Tesorio (A Squad) and Officer Vail Nazaryk (B Squad) have been recognized by the Hillsborough Township Police Department as the Top Cops of 2024, continuing a program implemented in 1996 to recognize the performance of its top-rated Officers. Two Officers, one from ...
BRIDGEWATER – Justin Salmeron of Bound Brook, a first-year student in the Graphic Communications program at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School has been selected as Student of the Month for March 2025. Justin is the son of Carlos and Cecilia Salmeron.His teachers have been ...
NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) has released its list of 60 nominees for the 2025 public vote, which is open through April 15.The inductees will be announced at the end of June, with the induction ceremony scheduled for the fall.TAPinto is proud to be a media sponsor of the New ...
TRENTON, NJ - Legislation sponsored by Senator Shirley K. Turner and Senator Andrew Zwicker to permanently recognize April 9 as “Paul Robeson Day” in New Jersey has cleared the Senate, honoring one of the state’s most distinguished and influential native sons who graduated Somerville High School in ...
BRIDGEWATER – Michael Dagostino of Bridgewater, a senior enrolled in the Culinary Arts Program at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School (SCVTHS), was honored by the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) as a Somerset County “Unsung Hero” at a recent ceremony.. According to the ...
TRENTON, NJ — A legislative committee has signed off on a bill to require New Jersey schools to teach elementary school students cursive handwriting.The legislation is the first step toward reinstituting a statewide policy to teach cursive handwriting to all students by third grade, a move that ...
TRENTON, NJ - A Hillsborough lawmaker is co-sponsoring a bill that would provide retroactive tax exemption for 100 percent Disabled Veterans.The Assembly State and Local Government Committee advanced Bill A941 last week. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblymen Roy Freiman, Christopher Tully, and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The borough's four volunteer fire companies have been consolidated under one roof, and along with the borough's First Aid & Rescue Squad and Police Department, are getting used to being neighbors.All three are located inside the new 45,000 square-foot Emergency Services ...