Hillsborough Top Stories
By ROD HIRSCH
June 29, 2024
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Golden Gays didn't disappoint, flaunting their special brand of family-friendly drag comedy on the stage during Somerville's Family Pride Night celebration on Division Street Thursday. Downtown Somerville was the epicenter of a dynamic celebration honoring LGBTQ pride from ...
RICHMOND, Va. -The Somerset Patriots won their fourth consecutive game to begin the second half of the season in come from behind fashion, taking down the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-5 on Friday night in game four of a six-game series at The Diamond. After trailing 5-0 entering the 7th inning, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Living Proof, a Jersey Shore cover band with a set list decades long, will perform on the Division Street Summer Stage Saturday night from 6-9 p.m. First formed in 2007, the 4-piece band performs party and dance covers, Top 40, classic rock, R&B, the Fab '50s, alternative ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - - After more than three decades serving Temple Beth-El, Rabbi Arnold Gluck will retire as of June 30, 2024, at which time he will become the congregation’s first Rabbi Emeritus. During his tenure, Rabbi Gluck pioneered Jewish education programs for adults and youth and worked ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots won their third consecutive game to begin the second half of the season, taking down the Richmond Flying Squirrels 6-2 on Thursday night in game three of a six-game series at The Diamond. Somerset has won the first three games of a series for the first time ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Business Partnership (SCBP) hosted the grand opening of the newly renovated Somerset Business Hub at 50 Division St. this week. The two-day event marked a significant milestone in the Partnership’s efforts to foster innovation and collaboration among local ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ - Former Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano, who retired in 2019 after a 50-year career in law enforcement, died Wednesday, June 26. He was 81. A former resident of Raritan, Provenzano and his wife Lou Ann moved to Tuckerton after his retirement. His law enforcement ...
RICHMOND, Va. = The Somerset Patriots downed the Richmond Flying Squirrels 4-3 on Wednesday night in game two of a six-game series at The Diamond in Richmond, VA. Somerset has won the first two games of a series for the first time this season. LHP Brock Selvidge (6 IP, 1 ER, 2 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K) ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The fourth annual Family Pride Night will be celebrated by the Downtown Somerville Alliance on Thursday, June 27 with displays and vendors on the Division Street pedestrian mall and a performance by the Golden Gays, a trio of drag comedians who last performed on the Summer Stage in ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Bill Arnold, President, RWJBarnabas Health Southern Region, and Chief Executive Officer for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has announced the appointment of three executive leaders to the system’s Central/Southern Region operational management teams. Patrick Delaney ...
BASKING RIDGE, NJ - The Greater Somerset County YMCA wants to ensure that water safety doesn’t get lost in our communities’ eagerness to jump into summer. As temperatures rise, kids want to cool off, whether that is in home pools, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, or oceans. And that means the risk ...
RICHMOND, Va. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 12-4 on 16 H and 4 HR on Tuesday in game one of a six-game series at The Diamond. All nine Patriots reached base in the contest, while eight players had a hit and six different Patriots saw multi-hit games. Tuesday ...
NEW JERSEY - Tourist season in New Jersey brings life to our beaches. The Parkway becomes an automotive chess game with license plates reflecting exotic, far-off places like Michigan, Ohio, and Montreal. Most importantly, the season brings important dollars and employment to half a million New ...
I’m incredibly frustrated with this situation as I am working incredibly hard on behalf of all 43,000+ Hillsborough residents to get this project back on track. We are still at the mercy of the state and the New Jersey Department of Transportation here. I’m awaiting final wording that the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – New Jersey Rep. Tom Kean, Jr., R-7th presented a $3,794,414 ceremonial check during a visit to the Somerville YMCA Monday morning secured by the FY2024 Community Project Funding process. This funding will be used for renovating the Somerville YMCA to build classrooms. Kean ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were swept in a doubleheader by the Erie SeaWolves 10-7 and 11-5 Sunday afternoon to round out a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark and the first half of the 2024 Eastern League season. Game one was a continuation of a nine-inning affair which was ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Former Hillsborough Schools Superintendent Dr. Lisa Antunes, who took a leave of absence and subsequently resigned in the midst of an investigation into the school district's finances in 2021-22, has been hired as Superintendent of Schools in Little Egg Harbor. She begins her ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Summer Social hosted by the Hillsborough Business Association affords an opportunity to renew old friendships and make business connections at The Landing on Thursday, June 27 from 6-8 p.m. Registration closes Monday, June 24. Register online ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - More than 600 people attended the Somerset County Business Partnership BizFest Expo at the TD Bank Ballpark last week, interacting with more than 120 vendors who took advantage of the opportunity to connect, collaborate, and showcase their products and services. From innovative ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The staff and vendors at the Somerset County Regional Farmers' Market are offering several raffles this Sunday hoping to beat the heat. With temperatures expected to be in the mid-90s, the raffles are intended to ensure customers will be at the farmers' market between 10 a.m.
BRISGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves 8-2 on Friday night in game four of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. RHP Zach Messinger (4.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K) took the loss in his 14th start of the season. Messinger allowed more than two runs in a game ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Two graduating seniors from Hillsborough were selected as the salutatorian and valedictorian of the 2024 graduating class at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School. One hundred and seventy-three students received their diplomas during the Commencement ceremony ...
NEWARK, NJ - Survivors of domestic violence incarcerated because they attacked their abusers and people serving lengthy jail sentences because they exercised their right to trial, are among the categories of people who may be offered clemency under an executive order signed by Gov. Phil ...
CAMDEN – The Battleship New Jersey is home again. After getting fresh coats of paint on its hull and other maintenance in the Philadelphia shipyard dry dock, the Camden tourist attraction on Thursday was pushed up the river by tugboats and reunited in the early afternoon with its berth on the ...
BRIDGEWATER NJ - The Somerset Patriots fell to the Erie SeaWolves 9-7 on Thursday night in game three of a six-game series at TD Bank Ballpark. 2B Anthony Seigler (2-for-4, 3 RBI, HR, 2B, 2 R, BB) put Somerset on the board with an RBI double in the 2nd inning, before his two-run homer in the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The township will get an early start on the July 4th Independence Day holiday with a fireworks display and live music performed by Gypsy, a Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac tribute band on Saturday, June 29th beginning at 5 p.m. at the Auten Road School. Parking will be at ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Golden Gays will flaunt their special brand of family-friendly drag comedy on the stage during Somerville's Family Pride Night celebration on Division Street Thursday, June 27, a performance unlike anything seen at the popular outdoor venue. Downtown Somerville will be the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ -The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Erie SeaWolves on Wednesday night at TD Bank Ballpark by a final score of 11-2. LHP Brock Selvidge (4.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K) was handed the losing decision, allowing career-highs in hits and runs. RHP McKinley Moore (2.1 IP, 2 ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The first day of summer 2024 is June 20, with a week of solid 90-degree-plus temperatures imposing itself on New Jersey and much of the northerastern US. The local The Office of Emergency Management reminds residents to be aware of excessive heat during the coming days. Please ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Twilight Disciples, a popular 5-piece cover band that features a play list that will make you want to get up on your feet and dance, returns to the Summer Stage On Division Street Saturday, June 22 starting at 6:30 p.m. The band is a regular on the central and north Jersey ...