Hillsborough Top Stories
By JAKE NEMCEK
April 28, 2026
WARREN, NJ — Watchung Hills broke open a tight game with a three-run sixth inning to defeat Hillsborough, 6-2, improving to 8-3 on the season.The game remained close through the early innings, with both teams trading runs. Hillsborough (6-7) struck first in the third inning and added another in the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — All information is provided by the Hillsborough Police Department; any charges are merely an accusation and those mentioned are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. Several abbreviations are used - HTPD, Hillsborough Township Police Department; HTMC, Hillsborough Township ...
CARTERET, NJ — The family of a local woman, who drowned in a freakish 2025 sinkhole accident, has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit that names Carteret, Middlesex County, Woodbridge, and the Middlesex Water Co. as defendants.The victim, 36-year-old Shelly Malbranche, died on July 26, 2025, in an ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Minor League Baseball has named Somerset Patriots INF Coby Morales as their Eastern League Player of the Week for games played between April 20-26. In six games against the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) last week, Morales slashed .389/.476/.944 with three home ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Sometimes, the team with the highest tournament seed or the best record in baseball does not always reach the mountaintop.In a sport loaded with variability like high school baseball, Bridgewater-Raritan High School was a notable exception to that in 2024, when the Panthers went ...
TRENTON, NJ — From betting on elections to controversial wagers on life-and-death events, prediction markets have exploded in popularity. Now, New Jersey lawmakers want to shut some of them down.Lawmakers have introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at regulating prediction markets, platforms ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots fell 4-3 in 10 innings to the Richmond Flying Squirrels at CarMax Park on Sunday afternoon. Somerset closes the series dropping five of six games against the Flying Squirrels.With a first inning home run from Garrett Martin, Somerset launched its eighth first ...
The year was 1926, and the Girl Scouts of New Brunswick had a problem. Summer was fast approaching, and they had yet to secure a suitable location for their annual camp season. For years, they had been a somewhat itinerant troop - moving from one undesirable campground to another. Whether it was ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) students recently competed against other Career and Technical Education (CTE) students from around the State as part of the 2026 SkillsUSA New Jersey State Championships. Of the 169 students from SCVTHS who competed, ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots fell via a walk-off two-run homer to the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-6 at CarMax Park on Friday night. With three home runs, Somerset has hit multiple home runs in four of its last five games, smashing a league-high 12 homers in that span. Somerset’s 28 home ...
WAYNE, NJ - Two off-duty firefighters and the always-on-duty volunteers of Wayne's fire companies and first aid-squad, helped put out a structure fire and save an older man trapped within his burning home on Brookwood Drive this past Thursday evening, April 21, 2026.The call came in from dispatch ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots roared back from down five runs, beating the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-8 at CarMax Park on Wednesday evening. The last time Somerset overcame five runs to win a game was also in Richmond (6/28/24 @RIC, 7-5 W, trailed 5-0). Somerset smashed four home runs, ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor Catherine Payne has been selected by the Somerset County Federated Republican Women as the recipient of their 2026 Millicent Fenwick Award. This award is presented annually as it acknowledges and recognizes women who have dedicated their lives to outstanding public service ...
RICHMOND, VA - The Somerset Patriots dropped the series opener to the Richmond Flying Squirrels 8-5 at CarMax Park Tuesday evening. Somerset smashed three home runs, marking the third game this season with three-plus homers and sixth game overall with multiple home runs. Somerset’s 21 homers this ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Somerset County has launched its Community Outreach Program, sending trained canvassers door-to-door to connect residents with free services and support.Canvassers can provide information and referrals for:Behavioral health servicesFree food resourcesAging and disability ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Elm Avenue wends its way through the quiet solitude of the New Cemetery on South Bridge Street, with 19th and 20th-century gravestones and massive concrete monoliths off to each side of the packed dirt pathway.It is just one of many pathways that lead visitors to the final resting ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township will launch the 250-Mile Challenge April 25 as part of the community-wide effort to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and promote healthy living through the Mayor’s Wellness Program.This initiative encourages residents to stay active while embracing community ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Gifted and Talented Honors Dance Department at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS), will present “A Night at the Oscars,” a student-choreographed dance concert. The shows will take place on Friday April 24th and Saturday April 25th at 7:30 p.m. in ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Ahead of April 20th, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reminding drivers that it’s illegal in every stateand territory to drive under the influence of drugs. On “420”, a date commonly associated with marijuana use, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ -The Rotary Club of Somerville & Bridgewater will host a dinner and reception on Friday, April 24 to honor two pilots who flew 8,800 miles across 11 countries and the Atlantic Ocean in a single-engine Cessna plane on a mission to raise money to eradicate polio.The pilots, Peter ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots split their first series of the season, dropping the series finale to the Reading Fightin Phils 7-6 at TD Bank Ballpar on Sunday afternoon.Eight of Somerset’s starting lineup recorded hits with the Patriots combining for nine total hits for the second ...
HILLSBOROUGH. NJ - Beginning Monday, April 20, Dukes Parkway West will be closed to traffic as work crews will begin milling and repaving the heavily-traveled roadway.Heavy truck traffic has contributed to the deterioration of the roadway, which has been temporarily patched at several locations on ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots lost to the Reading Fightin Phils 6-2 at TD Bank Ballpark on Saturday night. With nine strikeouts in the game, Somerset’s pitching staff has recorded eight or more strikeouts in 12 of 13 games this season. The Patriots’ 10.9 K/9 is tied-for-second in the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – If the last decade was not already a clear indicator of this, Thursday evening’s thriller between Hillsborough High School and Bridgewater-Raritan High School was just the beginning of another great series in 2026.Going back to 2015, both the Raiders and Panthers squared off at ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots beat the Reading Fightin Phils 9-8 at TD Bank Ballpark Friday night in 10 innings.Somerset picked up its first walk-off win since 9/6/25 vs. NH (Jake Gatewood) last year, moving to 1-1 in extra inning games this season. The Patriots pounced with a five-run ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Phillipsburg High School scored in the first inning on shortstop Shantalina Blake’s third home run in the last three games, but the offensive output stopped there in a 3-1 loss to Hillsborough in a Skyland Conference Raritan Division softball game at the Ruth Gibbs Complex on ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - Olivia Miles, a Sts. Philip and James elementary school graduate who also played in the Lady Liners AAU program, was picked second overall on Monday by the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA player draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City.Born in Summit N.J. before moving to ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots beat the Reading Fightin Phils 9-8 at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday night as both teams combined to hit 9 HRs while Somerset pitchers combined for 18 Ks. The Patriots pounced with a season-high six runs in the sixth inning. It marked the fifth time this ...
HILLSBOROUGH. NJ - How will a community care for its poor? This is a question Hillsborough Township has contemplated since before the municipality was Hillsborough Township. Meeting minutes of the Westering Precinct of Somerset County - the name for the combined future townships of Hillsborough ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) has completed a major, eco-conscious renovation at its Hillsborough branch. To celebrate this milestone, the Township will host a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, April 20, at 2 p.m. at the Hillsborough branch. The ...