Hillsborough Beacon

More than birds are migrating through New Jersey’s fall landscapes

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation Fall migration in New Jersey means skies filled with warblers, thrushes, raptors, and other birds heading south. Many are neotropical migrants, traveling hundreds or...
Bordentown Current

Balloon pollution is spoiling the party for wildlife

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation There’s something undeniably cheerful about balloons. We buy them for birthday parties, graduations,...
Bordentown Current

Got bugs? Got life!

Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County will sponsor the 22nd Annual Insect Festival on Saturday, September 19, at...
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When it comes to state’s grasslands, we reap what we sow  

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation When people picture New Jersey’s classic natural landscapes, they often think of the...
Bordentown Current

‘We remember’

Twenty-six years ago, September 11 meant back-to-school spirits; hazy, end-of-summer weather; the beginning of a season with rowdy...

Central Jersey Airport receives two state grants for taxiway improvements

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Central Jersey Airport in Hillsborough Township is receiving state funding to rehab its taxiways as part of the state's Airport Improvement program. The Murphy...

Middle school teacher faces child porn charges

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A 48-year-old township man has been charged in relation to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material in the Township of Hillsborough,...

‘Elon Musk has got to go’

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Photo by Lea Kahn/Staff Protesters in front of the Tesla dealership in Lawrence Township on Feb. 22. Holding aloft signs that said, "Unplug Musk," "Steal data...

‘We can always come together’

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Courtesy of Hillsborough Township Mayor John Ciccarelli presents members of Hillsborough High School's Black Student Union with a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month....

Dance for Cure introduces Pink Ribbon Tribute

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Dance for the Cure, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing financial assistance to breast cancer patients, has introduced the Pink Ribbon Tribute, a heartfelt...

The benefit of retaining home-health aides

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As part of continued efforts to grow New Jersey's home- and community-based services workforce, the Department of Human Services has partnered with the John J....
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