Hillsborough News
By STEVE PHILIP
October 10, 2024
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School (SCVTHS) history teacher Ed Graf was honored as the 2024 recipient of the Smart/Maher Veterans of Foreign Wars National Citizenship Education Teacher Award at the high school level. The award was presented during the 125th VFW ...
NEWARK, NJ – A disbarred attorney from Hillsborough has admitted to a wire fraud scheme that caused losses of more than $1 million, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.Lawrence Coven, 61, of Hillsborough pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kirsch in Trenton federal ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Ten seniors from Somerset County were named as winners in the 2024 State Senior Citizen Art Show, including two from Hillsborough.The group of ten artists received first place, second place, and honorable mentions in several professional and non-professional artistic ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Army National Guard members and equipment are expected to be in Florida by the end of the week to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton.The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday.“Floridians are family, and we know from personal experience ...
CHARLOTTE, NC – Minor League Baseball has awarded the Somerset Patriots their “Golden Bobblehead for Best New Merchandise Promotion or Retail Sales Strategy” for the Jersey Diners at the 2024 Fall Business Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Jersey Diners previously won the 2024 “Best ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Army National Guard members and equipment are expected to be in Florida by the end of the week to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton.The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday.“Floridians are family, and we know from personal experience ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Downtown Somerville Alliance (DSA) has partnered with Haunted History Productions (HHP) to host the “Headless Horseman” tour event on Oct. 12 from 6:30-9 p.m., with a rain date scheduled for Oct. 13.The classic tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” will be brought to life in a ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Rotary Club of Hillsborough is once again organizing the “Flags for Heroes” field of honor at the Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex for Veteran’s Day. “Flags for Heroes” is a national movement designed to honor our veterans by assembling a field of American flags ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Bernard Vincent Navatto, Jr., 73, passed away surrounded by the love of his family on Oct. 4, 2024.Born in Somerville to Bernard Vincent Navatto, Sr. and Violet Ball Navatto, Bernard was raised in Bridgewater with his sister Jeanne. A graduate of Bridgewater West High School, he ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Mike Kerwin, former mayor and Somerset County Freeholder, who became executive director of the Somerset County Business Partnership in 2009 before retiring four years ago, has been selected as the organization's Citizen of the Year, and will be honored at the SCBP annual dinner in ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The annual Candles of Hope vigil in honor of victims of domestic violence will be held at the Historic Somerset County Courthouse on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 6-7:30 p.m.The event is organized by Safe+Sound Somerset, a non-profit organization based in Somerville that offers counseling ...
pmHillsborough Township recently launched its new community engagement platform, Engage Hillsborough, as part of its ongoing efforts to reach more residents, gather input, and make data-driven decisions in service of the community. Powered by PublicInput, a leading community engagement software ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Devin Alexander, renowned chef from NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” and cookbook author, will be the keynote speaker for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Symposium, “Balancing Hormones and Losing BIG with Devin Alexander,” on ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - First Responders and their families are invited to the annual Blue Mass at Mary Mother of God Church on Sunday, Oct. 6th at 10:30 am,The service honors and celebrates all first responders - police, firefighters and EMS - who serve the people of Hillsborough. There will be ...
RARITAN, NJ – The Raritan Borough Council has voted to give land to the state for planned changes near the Somerville Circle that in theory would ease congestion there.The has council voted unanimously to move forward with the transfer of two borough-owned parcels of land adjacent to Route 202 to ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - In her nearly three-decade career advocating for Rutgers on Capitol Hill, Francine Newsome Pfeiffer regularly calls on the skills she developed as a first-generation student at Rutgers. “What has drawn me to this path is the transformative power of higher education.
SOMERVILLLE, NJ -Join Gallery on Main for a reception, Saturday, Oct. 5 from 5-7 p.m. celebrating the work of New Jersey-based conceptual artist John Meyerhofer. At age 73, this is his first solo exhibition.Meyerhofer’s work will be on view, and available for purchase, at Gallery on Main throughout ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ -Maor Robert Britting, Jr. has proclaimed October National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Kathleen Cirioli, a three-time cancer survivor, and Joanne Liscovitz accepted the proclamation at the Sept. 24th Township Committee meeting on behalf of Dance for the Cure,a non-profit ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Jersey Diners have won 2024’s “Best Alternate Identity” at the MiLB Awards Show. The award was voted on by fans online and announced by MiLB Awards Show hosts Matt Vasgersian and Cole Tucker on MLB Network’s airing of the show on Monday, Sept. 30. “We are beyond excited and ...
RARITAN, NJ - Raritan residents gathered recently on the 103rd anniversary of the signing of the Knox-Porter Joint Resolution, the Treaty of Raritan, for the first ever private viewing at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.The document was stored in the archival vaults for the last 103 years, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – The newest weapons in the city’s efforts to handle trash and curb litter are a little more than 4 feet tall and 2 feet wide, run on solar power and can tell you if they are full of cast-off food wrappers and crumpled cigarette packs.Fifty new high-tech trash cans deployed ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - The word for “ready” in Spanish is “lista,” and alumnus Gerardo Leal said he’s more than ready to take on his first role as a counselor in the Latinx community thanks to the LISTA certification program he completed at Rutgers School of Social Work.Hispanic Heritage Month is ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Joined by public officials and other law enforcement agencies, the Somersset County Prosecutor's Office hosted its annual Breast Cancer Awareness event at the Historic Somerset County Courthouse Tuesday, introducing seven police vehicles wrapped in pink. First Assistant Prosecutor ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - There will be dinner. There will be a “murder.” There will be costumes, a 50/50, and a silent auction when St. John’s Episcopal Church hosts Murder at the Billionaires Masquerade Ball on Saturday, Oct. 26. The special event will feature dinner, dessert, refreshments, prizes, and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Business Partnership has added mentoring services for local business leaders to the newly launched Business Hub under a partnership with SCORE Central New Jersey. The new Business Hub, made possible by a grant from the Somerset County Board of Commissioners, ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Discover the fascinating history of colonial life in Somerset County at the annual Lord Stirling 1770s Festival on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is held at Lord Stirling's Manor House, located on 96 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge, NJ.Experience the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey's (SCLSNJ) Hillsborough branch has kicked off the school year with kindness. "The public library serves as a vital space for connection and support, and I believe that uplifting notes and affirmations can greatly enhance our shared ...
Leer en españolNEWARK — Former Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera used tree branches as his baseball bats when growing up in a Panamanian fishing village.Rivera would climb a tree and select the straightest branch he could find, Rivera told students at Newark Vocational High School on Tuesday. Baseball ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - If there is one word to describe the Phillipsburg High School football team so far this season it’s “exciting” as big scoring plays have been a staple already in this young season.On Friday night, the Stateliners outdid themselves on the way to the school’s 740th win of all-time ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Hillsborough stunned Phillipsburg High School at the beginning of the game and again late in the contest in pulling out a 3-2 victory over the Stateliners in a Skyland Conference Delaware Division field hockey game on Thursday at the Phillipsburg Athletic Complex.First, the ...