On Thursday, December 29th, the    Chabad Center for Jewish Life teamed up with Hillsborough Township for the annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony.   Miriam Krinsky from the Chabad Center for Jewish Light was on hand to lead the festivies, along with  Mayor Frank DelCore, Deputy Mayor Carl Suraci and   Committeeman Doug Tomson.

CERT educates individuals about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills such as: fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

Township employees participated in an extensive training program over the last several months culminating in a ceremony at a Township Committee meeting in which the participants received their completion certificates and their official CERT supplies.

Pictured with Mayor DelCore: Asst. Scoutmaster Paul Miller, Connor Welch, Brendan Carew, Ryan Welch, Darren Kinzler, Joseph Patti, Corey Bessasparis, Bryan Nastawa, Jack Szwarc, Jack Cummings, Stephen Strauss, Jacob Miller, Patrick Carew, and Scoutmaster Barry Bird.

Suburban Transit is currently conducting another survey to determine the level of interest in limited weekend service. If you would use Saturday and / or Sunday bus service to New York City, please go to Suburban's website ( suburbantransit.com ), click on "Hillsborough Weekend Service Survey" and complete the brief questionnaire.

 

When : Saturday, January 14, 10 am - 12 pm

Where : Hillsborough Department of Public Works - 21 East Mountain Road, Hillsborough

 

No Registration Necessary

Dogs must be Leashed

Cats must be in secure carrier

 

Clinic will be rescheduled if cancelled due to inclement weather

Date pending availability of veterinarians and vaccine

Please check website the week before to be sure the clinic is on

The Somerset County Recycling Center, located at 40 Polhemus Lane, will be closed Monday, January 2nd, in observance of the New Year's Day holiday. 

County offices will be closed January 2nd for New Year's Day and January 16th for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.  The Recycling Center will be closed January 2nd, but will be open on January 16th.  Recycling pickups will proceed as scheduled on January 16th.

To view the 2017 Recycling Collection Schedule, click here...

The Somerset County Park Commission is accepting natural Christmas trees for recycling until January 31, 2015.

Somerset County residents may bring their tree to Colonial Park, Parking Lot F, 156 Mettlers Road in Somerset, Franklin Township or to North Branch Park, 355 Milltown Road in Bridgewater at the northern end of the parking lot near the lighted ball field. Both facilities will accept trees from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., seven days a week.

Trees will be chipped into wood chip mulch and used in the park system and some chips are available to the public at the drop off site free of charge.

One tree per family and the tree must be free of all ornaments, wire, netting and tinsel. Wreaths and garland are not accepted.

Nominations must be received by  Dec. 31st, 2016.  Email submissions are preferred.  Send an electronic copy of the completed and signed nomination form, along with any supporting documentation, to  SCCSWomen@gmail.com  Entries also may be mailed to the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women, Attn:  Janice M. Fields, Chair, 36 Darren Drive, Basking Ridge, NJ  07920.

It's that time of year again where we all have to make the necessary preparations to deal with snow, frigid temperatures, and ice. In FEMA's January webinar, to be held on  Wednesday, January 11, 2017  at 12 pm , the National Weather Service will provide  valuable tips on how to better prepare your home, business, or loved ones for the coming winter.  Speaker Gary Conte is the voice of several weather updates from the National Weather Service office in Upton, NY.

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