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...
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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,...
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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...
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‘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...

Somerset County to offer back-to school routine vaccine clinic

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The Somerset County Department of Health announced the opening of a public health clinic to provide routine immunizations to children ages 18 years and younger living in Somerset County through...

Hillsborough Rotary Fair opens Aug. 13

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With less than two weeks to go, excitement is growing for the launch of the annual Rotary Fair, which opens on Tuesday, Aug. 13,...

Hillsborough Township hopes to reschedule National Night Out in early September

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Due to the thunderstorms that rolled in on Aug. 6, the Hillsborough Police Department cancelled what would have been its second annual National Night...

Artist submissions open for county’s Open Air, Open Space project

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In celebration of Somerset County's Open Air, Open Space Project, the county is seeking New Jersey based Plein Air artists to capture the beauty of the public parks system. The...

Lemonade stop

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Courtesy of Hillsborough PBA 205 Hillsborough police recently responded to Michelle Lane for the reports of fresh, iced cold lemonade. Upon arrival the officers were...

Somerset County 4-H Fair to offer summer fun for all ages

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The Somerset County 4-H Fair is back again this August for more summer fun. Join Somerset County 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County,...
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