Honors & Achievements Top Stories
By STEVEN PHILIP
September 25, 2025
BRIDGEWATER, NJ– Noor Fatima of Hillsborough, a junior enrolled in the Academy for Health and Medical Sciences at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS), has earned the Congressional Award Gold Medal. This award is presented to students in recognition of their initiative, ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – This year, 22 Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School students were among the nearly 300,000 students across the nation who were honored by the College Board for their academic achievements. More than half of those honored at SCVTHS are from Hillsborough.The honors ...
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Edward Wengryn will visit Norz Hill Farm in Hillsborough Monday, Sept. 22 at 1:30 p.m. to present the New Jersey Farmer Recognition Award to the Norz family to highlight the 15th annual Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week, and the third Ag ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli presented proclamations to five Eagle Scouts, all members of Troop 489 at Tuesday night's Sept. 9 meeting.Neel Chauhan Hillsborough High School Senior and member of Boy Scout Troop 489, Neel Chauhan, was the first of five Eagle Scouts with a proclamation in ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – The National Association of School Superintendents, dedicated to advancing the success of educational leaders through collaboration and professional growth, has named Superintendent of Hillsborough Township Public Schools Michael J. Volpe the 2025 national winner of the NASS ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Eight seniors in the Hillsborough High School Class of 2026 have qualified as semifinalists along with 16,000 other students nationwide in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship program.The Hillsborough students are Nirav Banerjee, Manna Bhardwaj, Ishaan Goyal, Cynthias Lei, ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli and members of the Township Committee honored two Girl Scouts at their meeting last week for earning the coveted Gold Award.Ciccarelli presented Hillsborough High School Junior and member of Girl Scout Troop 65052 Emma Lowman, with a proclamation lauding her ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ The 26-year-old Somerville man who had all the right answers during a 16-game winning streak on the Jeopardy! TV game show last month threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the Somerset Patriots game at TD Bank Ballpark Thursday night.Scott Riccardi, a 2021 graduate, proudly ...
WASHINGTON - Bob Fenster, an educator at Hillsborough High School in Hillsborough, New Jersey, will attend C-SPAN’s Summer Educators’ Conference to learn about the network’s free educational resources and how to incorporate the materials into their teaching programs.Fenster, a social studies ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Rotary Club of Hillsborough HAS announced the 2025 winners of their annual, post-secondary school scholarship program for Hillsborough residents. Now in its third decade, the program provides qualifying students with a $2,500 scholarship to help offset the cost of their ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Members of the Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS), chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) recently competed in multiple events during the FBLA National Leadership Conference held from June 29th to July 2nd in Anaheim, ...
BRIDGEWATER , NJ – Several Hillsborough students from Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School (SCVTHS) attended the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference held June 23-27 in Atlanta, Georgia. Students from Somerset County Vocational Technical High School won a total of ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – The New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) presented Senator Andrew Zwicker (LD-16) with the Library Champion Award for his role in passing New Jersey’s Freedom to Read Law and continued advocacy on behalf of New Jersey’s libraries on July 9th at the Hillsborough branch of the ...
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – NJ Sharing Network, the federally designated non-profit organization responsible for the recovery of donated organs and tissue in New Jersey, recently honored several local residents and organizations for their exceptional volunteer service during its 2025 Volunteer ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Hillsborough Baseball League 9-and-Under Travel Team has won the 2025 Northern District Championship for the second year in a row. The team compiled a perfect 6-0 record for the second year in a row. The back-to-back champions scored over 140 runs in those 12 games and beat ...
EDISON, NJ - The NJ Business Immigration Coalition honored the winners of the 12th Annual 2025 New Jersey Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards last month for their achievements and the important contributions they’ve made to the growth of the economy, including the owner of the Little Gym of ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Township Board of Education and Supt. of Schools Mike Volpe presented a proclamation to the 2024-25 Girls' Track & Field team winning several titles, including Skyland Conference Relay Champions, Somerset County Relay Champions, Skyland Conference Champions, and Somerset ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - The Board of Education presented a proclamation to the Hillsborough High School Boys' Volleyball team at its June 23 meeting commending the team for its successful season, capped by winning the Skyland Championship Trophy.The proclamation reads:WHEREAS, the pursuit of excellence ...
HILLSBOROUGH NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli presented the Hillsborough High School Team 75 RoboRaiders with a proclamation recognizing their successful season at the June 24th Township Committee meeting, The RoboRaiders won the Gracious Professionalism Award at the World Championship in Houston, Texas.
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Just a few weeks after closing out their Cinderella season, members of the Hillsborough High School Raiders baseball team were on hand Monday night to accept a proclamation from the Hillsborough Township Board of Education commending the team for winning the Central Jersey Group ...
HILLSBOROUGH. NJ - It’s an undisputed fact that in the most meaningful contests, with a lot on the line while being considered the underdog, the Hillsborough High School baseball program rose to the occasion in big ways.“Our (NJSIAA) Central Jersey Group 4 final at Old Bridge (on June 5) was the ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Samantha Schurick, a first grade teacher at Woods Road Elementary School is the winner of the Applebee's Above and Beeyond Teacher Essay Contest.Her students celebrated with her in the classroom last Friday at a party catered by the Hillsborough family restaurant and received ...
NASHVILLE, TN — The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum in New Jersey is the recipient of Awards of Excellence for its original exhibition, The Head that Wears the Crown: Black Women’s Headwear from Slavery ...
BRIDGEWATER, NJ – Kristina Zalewski of Somerville, a sophomore in the Culinary Arts program at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School, has been selected as Student of the Month for June 2025. Kristina is the daughter of John and Marcia Zalewski.She was selected for the award after ...
BRANCHBURG, NJ - Nearly 1,000 students from 15 Somerset County schools participated in the 2025 Teen Arts Festival at Raritan Valley Community College. The annual event, hosted last month by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, highlighted the importance of the fine and ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Over 100 scholarships and awards were handed out to members of the Hillsborough High School Class of 2025 during an assembly at the school Thursday night.The following list was provided by the Hillsborough High School Counseling Department, and recognized individual students for ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli presented Auten Road Intermediate School Sixth Grader, Madison Campbell, with a proclamation honoring her for her achievements in wrestling at the May 27th Township Committee meeting, Madison is the New Jersey State Champion in the 2025 Girls Junior Division ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli recognized Cassandra Shannon, an English as a Second Language teacher at Hillsborough Elementary School, for being named the 2024 VFW Teacher of the Year at the May 13th Township Committee meeting,Shannon initiated “Multicultural Mondays” which are ...
South Branch Reformed Church175th Anniversary South Branch Reformed Church was honored with a proclamation by Mayor John Ciccarelli at the the May 13th Township Committee meeting in celebration of its 175th anniversary. The church was built on land donated by the Amerman family, and the building ...
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - Mayor John Ciccarelli recognized Anjana Iyer, a Chemistry Special Education teacher at Hillsborough High School, as the recipient of the 2023 Presidential Award of Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching at the May 13th Township Committee Meeting, The United States ...