Hillsborough News

"It provides an avenue of self-expression that isn't necessarily nurtured, but, once discovered, people seem to thrive on the arts," he said.

The school districts in such New Jersey boroughs such as Rocky Hill, Millstone and Glen Gardner will be history by the time schools open in fall 2010 under a bill signed by the governor Tuesday.

A northern New Jersey handyman has pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and theft in the fatal beating of an accountant who hired him to remodel a Newark home.

The Township Committee has approved additional zoning changes in the form of two ordinances designed to help boost business on township streets.

A city man pleaded guilty to beating to death a 64-year-old man who had hired him as a handyman, authorities said.

A week ago Friday was a big, nostalgic, day for Somerville. To start several months of Somerville's 100th year anniversary activities, more than 1,000 residents and friends attended the opening of a 50-year-old time capsule ... heard some good speeches about the Somerset County seat by Mayor Brian Gallagher and former Mayor David Hollod and others ...

Township residents will get an early start on Fourth of July festivities Saturday with the township's annual Independence Day Celebration at Auten Road School.

Somerset County has 12 newly minted graduates, but not from a high school or university.

On June 7, Jason Rudich of Hillsborough Troop 186 was awarded his Eagle Scout rank.

Lateefah Fleming, Center for Modern Dance Education in Hackensack, will present 'Raqs La Majali' Middle Eastern Dance Workshop at the seven senior centers operated by the county Office on Aging.

The Somerset County Resource Center for Women and Their Families is looking for volunteers to help domestic violence survivors move on with their lives.

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ, June 13, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Melanoma Research Foundation announced today that it has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, the highest rating from the nation's largest and most-utilized independent evaluator of charities.

Emilio Acosta has wanted to bring his 3-year-old daughter to the park for a ride on the swings or a tumble down the slide, but he's had few opportunities these past few weeks.

Many schools throughout the region are utilizing a program of heightened cleaning measures and continuing to follow state health department directives in the wake of a number of swine flu cases and a flu-like outbreak.

THE SOMERVILLE KNIGHTS of Columbus will host its 100th anniversary picnic from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at the Polish Falcon Club, 140 Falcon Road, Hillsborough.

NEIL SIMON'S CLASSIC comedy, 'The Odd Couple,' will be performed by the Somerset Valley Players through Sunday, June 14 at their theater, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough.

Construction of the long-awaited $110 million, 2.8-mile Route 206 Bypass project is expected to begin this winter or next spring, state Department of Transportation officials have announced.

The township has approved plans for a 14,400 square-foot Walgreens to be constructed on Route 22 at the southeast corner of Warrenville Road.

Carolyn M. Stone was a shy kid who grew up into a hard worker with a constant smile, according to those who knew her.

The 9th annual Hillsborough Hop 5K was run Saturday morning, as scheduled with a start time of 9:00am and with a record number of participants - almost 600 runners! The venue at the Hillsborough Family YMCA was full of people registering, warming up, taking pictures, mingling with the large crowd and enjoying the beautiful race day conditions.