Hillsborough News
By STEVEN CUSUMANO
May 14, 2024
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots were defeated by the Portland Sea Dogs on Tuesday night by a final score of 11-10 at TD Bank Ballpark. The Patriots trailed by as many as six runs in the game, but scored runs in six separate innings to ultimately strand the tying runs on base to end the ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A affiliate, will host their annual Veterans of America Day at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday, May 19. The pre-game ceremony will begin at 12:10 p.m. before the scheduled 1:05 p.m. game versus the Portland Sea Dogs (Double-A ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - New York Yankees INF Oswald Peraza and RHP Tommy Kahnle will continue their MLB rehab assignments with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Tuesday, May 14th. when the Patriots take on the Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) at TD Bank Ballpark at 6:05 pm. Peraza joined Somerset ...
PISCATAWAY NJ – There were moments for Briella Payami when the course load seemed overwhelming, when spending long hours staring at a computer screen became unbearable for the engineering student who sometimes suffers the lingering effects of three concussions. On those days, Mom always knew ...
TRENTON, NJ - The state Senate on Monday approved the Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program which will help to restore state aid to 140 school districts that experienced severe cutbacks in aid to education for 2024-25. The state Department of Education slashed the Hillsborough School ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots split their double header with the Altoona Curve on Sunday, winning the first game 5-2 and losing the second game 3-1. The loss in game two of the double header snapped Somerset’s second three-game losing eak of the week. The Patriots have won six of their ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - The Seeing Eye, the first guide dog school in North America, has added two new members to its Board of Trustees, including Deb Hughes of Hillsborough, a senior vice president for Automatic Data Processing. Also elected was attorney C. Patterson “Pat” McKenna of Highland ...
ALTOONA, Pa. = The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a final score of 7-3 on Saturday at PNG Field following a season-long three-hour, 37-minute rain delay. Umpires shortened the game to seven innings, and canceled the second game of what was to have been a double header. It will ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Members of the township's Police Department were joined by local officials for the annual “Coffee with a Cop” event at the Starbuck's on Route 206 on Wednesday afternoon.The local police are joined thousands of police departments in all 50 states and several countries around the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Three Hillsborough High School students have been selected to receive a $2,500 National Merit® Scholarship award. Winners from Hillsborough High School are: Jennifer Dong, probable career field: Computer Science; Anvesh Polamuri probable career field: Quantitative ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – All the pomp and circumstance. All the caps and gowns. All the hugs and laughs. Sunday’s annual commencement ceremony typically affords Rutgers a football-stadium-sized stage to beam with scarlet pride, boast of its many accomplishments and dispense a bunch of degrees, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The New York Yankees have announced that INF Oswald Peraza is scheduled to commence an MLB rehab assignment with the Double-A Somerset Patriots on Friday, May 10 when the Patriots take on the Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) on the road at 6 p.m. Peraza was placed on the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office is increasing its commitment to fighting the statewide opioid epidemic by teaming with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey to provide free opioid prescribing education to healthcare providers within the county. This program is ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Hundreds of New Jersey police officers pedaled their bicycles through downtown Somerville on Thursday, the first of a four-day, 350 mile trek to the nation's capital. The Police Unity Tour memorializes police officers who have died. Lights flashing, members of ...
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 2024 New Jersey SkillsUSA Championships. Of the 158 students from SCVTHS who competed, 83 ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a final score of 7-4 on Thursday afternoon at PNG Field, overcoming a season-high three-run deficit to win the game with six unanswered runs scored between the seventh and eighth innings. The game began after a season-high one ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Tyler Boatwright's dreams of a career in the National Football League are still alive, with the New York Giants extending an invitation for a tryout at the team's free agent and rookie camp in East Rutherford starting Thursday, May 9, just one week after the 2018 Hillsborough HS ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots were shut out by the Altoona Curve by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday night at PNG Field, managing just three hits and four walks. The loss drops the Patriots to 0-4 on Wednesdays this season, the only day of the week when they have yet to win a game. It also ...
TRENTON, NJ - Interstate Route 78 eastbound is scheduled to have lane closures beginning tomorrow and continuing through the weekend as the I-78 Bridges over Routes 202/206 and Washington Valley Road deck replacement project advances in Bedminster and Bridgewater. In addition, the I-287 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Hundreds of police officers will pedal through downtown Somerville on Thursday, May 9th between 2:30-3 p.m. on the Police Unity Tour traveling east on Main Street from Mountain Avenue. The four-day trek will bring them to the nation's capital to memorialize polie officers who ...
CAMDEN – You soon may have a bounty on your head if you are illegally dumping waste in Camden. A new section of city law being considered by City Council offers a reward of up to $1,000 to citizens who provide “information and assistance” to law enforcement in the apprehension and conviction of ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The annual Rotary Fair and Business Expo will once again transform the Hillsborough Promenade (315 Route 206) into a classic carnival with a colorful midway, over 20 amusement rides, games of chance, fireworks, food vendors and an expansive exposition of local ...
NEW BRUNSWICK – Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway on Monday defended his decision to negotiate with pro-Palestinian protesters who camped on Voorhees Mall last week. “People have said we should have not engaged in discussion with the protesters,” Holloway said during a special meeting of the ...
BERNARDSVILLE, NJ – Ellie Beaugris of Somerville High School is the winner of New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District 2024 Art Competition. Her painting, “Fall Sport,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and she will be invited to Washington for a national recognition ...
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots defeated the Altoona Curve by a score of 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon at PNG Field behind a stellar pitching effort by Bailey Dees and an offensive clinic by designated hitter Agustin Ramieez. The win marked Somerset’s third straight, their longest win ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – A firetruck, X-ray machine and a variety of office equipment and other surplus items will be sold by Somerset County during an online auction May 8-15. Online bidding begins 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, and closes at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 15. A list of all auction items, ...
CARTERET, NJ — Dozens of Middlesex and Somerset County high school musicals, young actors, singers, musicians and production teams, including several from Hillsborough High School, are in the running for the 2024 Marquee Awards. Winners are to be announced on May 15th at the Carteret Performing ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Rain is a good thing, especially if you are a farmer which could explain why there were few complaints at Sunday's grand opening of the Somerset County Regional Farmers Market, under new management by the Somerville Alliance for Food Education. Despite the wet weather, business ...
RARITAN, NJ - The Raritan Borough Planning Board found the Raritan Mall redevelopment plan consistent with the borough’s master plan. On May 7, the borough council will vote to either adopt or not adopt the redevelopment plan, an ordinance that would supersede all zoning on the Route 206 site, ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Mayor Brian Gallagher hosted a walk-and-talk with Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-7th) through Downtown Somerville on a busy Friday afternoon, stopping along the way to introduce the congressman to several Main Street store and restaurant owners. Rather than meeting in the mayor's office ...