Hillsborough Top Stories
By JACQUELINE ZYGADLO
October 6, 2024
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – On September 27, 2024, seven-year-old Jaxson Rand had the spotlight of all in attendance at Maloney Stadium, taking midfield as the honorary captain alongside Phillipsburg High School's team captains. The rans roared with applause as Jaxson flipped the coin, shook hands with the ...
BOUND BROOK, NJ - The Bound Brook Revitalization Partnership hosts the return of RiverFest, an annual celebration of the arts and community, taking place on Sunday, Oct. 6th, from 1-6 p.m. on Main Street, bringing together a diverse array of performers, artists and vendors for a day of ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Out of adversity comes opportunity, Benjamin Franklin once said, and today, a Westfield teenager is proving the adage once again: Francesca Mani, a Westfield High School sophomore who has been advocating for stronger laws surrounding AI-generated pornography after learning last ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — A favorite of art lovers and photo takers, the temporary “Reflections of Ordinary Life” exhibition of five sculptures by the late artist Seward Johnson has also inspired darker motives, with some of the artworks falling victim to vandalism recently. In separate incidents reported to ...
RARITAN, NJ - Raritan Mall, LLC, has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the Borough of Raritan and councilman Michael Patente following the borough’s two decisions to vote down a redevelopment plan for the property off Route 206.The property owner put forth a redevelopment plan for the property ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - When one thinks of a senior caregiver, the first thing thatcomes to mind may not be another senior, but that’s precisely what Don Fugate is. Fugate is a caregiver for Seniors Helping Seniors, an organization specializing in senior caregiving provided by another senior. Fugate has ...
NEW JERSEY — Con artists are getting bolder and more creative, with new ways to cheat people out of money, according to the NJ Sheriff’s Association and police departments.The Sheriff’s Association of New Jersey (SANJ) issued a recent warning about a "significant increase" in these fraud cases ...
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday at The White House that targets gun violence, creates government task forces focused on increasing threats of gun violence, and improves active shooter drills in schools.For Nancy Kislin, a licensed clinical social worker, ...
Leer en españolNEWARK — A $336 million redevelopment of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s 12-acre campus that is planned to bring 350 new apartments with shops and restaurants formally broke ground on Wednesday.Construction was visibly underway on the remake of Chambers Plaza in front of the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ—Historians were treated to a special presentation recently as Kevin C. Chapman Jr. donned his Union Army Uniform or “Kit” and led a discussion about the history of United States Colored Troops (USCT) and their service in the Civil War. An estimated 1,100-1,500 Black soldiers came ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Volunteers are needed for the Fall Leaf Clean-Up Project sponsored by the Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services.This year’s event is on Saturday, Nov. 23. Each year, on the weekend before Thanksgiving, volunteers rake leaves for elderly and disabled homeowners around the ...
cSOMERVILLE, NJ – Visit the sixth annual free Diversity Festival, where everyone belongs. The festival features multicultural music and dance performances, food trucks, games, activities, and prize drawings for people of all ages. CSonerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Robinson will sing the ...