Hillsborough News

Marielle Brady said she was surprised to learn she was to be valedictorian for Hillsborough High School's Class of 2013, since she hasn't always been too focused on her GPA.

The University of Scranton has announced it's Dean's List, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2013 spring semester.

If you think New Jersey is all about factories, beaches, and where the Jets and Giants play, then you need to take a One Tank Trip to Hillsborough and find out why it's called the Garden State.

More than 5,000 students from the Hillsborough area all have something in common: they all prepared for the dreaded S.A.T. exam with a local course offered by S.A.T. SMART , founded by Hillsborough resident Susan Alaimo back in the spring of 1995.

Take a drive on most Hillsborough back roads and you'll pass a farm stand-there's Hillsborough Farms on Hillsborough Road, Norz Hill Farm on South Branch Road, Suhaven Farms on Orchard Road, Dukes Farms and the Lima Family Farm , on Amwell Road.

After Hillsborough resident Jennifer Klejst, a student at the Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, learned about senior residents at the Morris Hall with Alzheimer's, she recruited some of her classmates to help make the residents' lives a little better.

One of the greatest summertime pleasures is dining alfresco . When the weather is just too nice to take a seat inside, head to one of these eateries in Hillsborough for a good meal with a view to match.

HILLSBOROUGH - A business man has reported more than a quarter-of-a-million dollars worth of machines and tools missing from a storage space since October, police said.

HILLSBOROUGH - Two Hillsborough men are accused of tossing stolen jewelry into the trash at a McDonald's restaurant in New Brunswick.

Eleven high school seniors from Hillsborough will learn about the intricacies of government on the local, county and state level when they come together for the week-long American Legion Jersey Boys State at Rider University beginning Monday.

HILLSBOROUGH - This photo courtesy of the Triangle Elementary School is captioned "Story time in Mrs. Horn's kindergarten class, early 1970s."

Hillsborough police were able to talk a Kaler Street resident out of his house, after he had refused to open the door for officers checking on him.

Five Hillsborough residents were named to the the dean's list at Quinnipiac University for the Spring 2013 semester: Jessica Farraye, Carolyn Kolb, Crystal Komoroski, Erica Reiss and Marissa Sbrilli.

The Somerset Medical Center Urgent Care at Hillsborough will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends and holidays at 751 Route 206 North between Homestead Road and Raider Boulevard.

While interviewing the driver, Andrew Campbell IV, 26, of Hillsborough. Thompson saw indications of alcohol intoxication, police said.

Four Hillsborough students graduated from James Madison University during the May 4, 2013 commencement exercises: Irene Beam, Nicolette Minutillo, Meghan O'Reilly and Hayley Biraghi.

Large-scale community projects and small acts of kindness were highlighted in the fifth annual "Giving Smiles" essay contest, which gave local children and teens the opportunity to be recognized for their charitable experiences.

A Hunterdon County grand jury has decided that sufficient evidence exists for the prosecution to proceed with cases against the people listed below.

A small feral cat population's numbers are dwindling at a Hillsborough property, prompting some residents to speculate on the cause of their disappearance.

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon outside Espo's Restaurant and Bar on Second Street when the chatter of a couple dozen people impatient to greet the guests of honor was interrupted by the loud clompity-clomp of two black Clydesdale horses.