The Hillsborough Township
    Committee Wishes  Everyone
    a Happy Passover 

Hillsborough Township Recognizes Three Hillsborough Outstanding Women   

Proclamations Given to Somerset County's
Outstanding Women of the Year

The Commission on the Status of Women recently named Dianne Leoni, Viktoria Wargo and Donna York, all Hillsborough residents, Outstanding Women of the Year in various categories.  These awards are presented annually in celebration of Women's History Month in March; all honorees are women who reside or work in Somerset County.

Dianne Leoni is receiving the "Entrepreneur Award", Viktoria Wargo is receiving the "Education Award", and Donna York is receiving the "Hometown Hero Award".  They will receive their honors from the County at the 21st Annual Outstanding Women in Somerset County awards dinner, on Friday, March 22nd.  

All three award recipients attended a Township Committee meeting in which Mayor Frank DelCore presented them with Proclamations, honoring their achievement. 

The Hillsborough "Sourland Star Party" is hosting a free event to highlight the arrival of the new early evening Comet PanSTARRS!

This event will take place Saturday March 23, 2013 between 7:00pm to 9:30pm at Singley Park (Woodfern School).

Hillsborough Township Municipal Offices will be Closed - Friday, March 29, 2013

 

Clean Up Coupons Available   

"It is that time of year for the Annual Clean Up", announced Committeewoman and Liaison to the Department of Public Works Gloria McCauley at Tuesday night's Township Committee meeting.  Coupons and Senior Citizen stickers for the Township's Annual Clean up are now available at the Hillsborough Department of Public Works (DPW) office, located at 21 East Mountain Road, Monday through Friday 7 am to 3 pm and are distributed on a first come first serve basis.

Coupons, required for drop off at the Auten Road facility, will be issued for the first and last Saturdays of the Month beginning in May through October.   This program is for Hillsborough Residents only and proof of residency is required.  The drop off site is open rain or shine.

The purpose of the clean-up program is to allow residents the opportunity to dispose of old furniture, toys, rugs, appliances, bicycles, yard debris, etc.  Please note electronics are NOT accepted.  Residents can recycle e-waste, free of charge, at Newtech Recycling Inc., located at 600A Apgar Drive, Somerset, N.J. 08873, Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Remaining Saturday drop-off dates in 2013 are  April 6, May 4, June 1, July 13, Aug. 3, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7.  For more information about Newtech Recycling Inc., call (732) 564-3110 or visit www.newtechrecycling.com

Due to the presence of a confirmed case of measles and a suspet measles case both of which were in Somerset Medical Center and various other locations (see attached NJDOH FAQs below), the public was notified and people who were present at the listed location sought assistance from their physicians and the local healther departments.  Since the incubation period can be up to 21 days after the last contact, any additional cases will be known by the first week of April.  Information about measles and vaccinations can be found at www.cdc.gov/measles, as well as the information below from teh NJ Department of Health.  Although the call center is no longer in service, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact your physician or the Hillsborough Health Department at 908-369-5652. 

It is a good time to remind everyone to check on their immune status for measles, as well as other communicable diseases as mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis and tetanus, among others, by contacting your physician.  Also, if you are a health care provider, proof of immunity may be different than it is for other adults.  Please check this carefully. 

Making sure you are immune to vaccine preventable diseases is especially true for those traveling abroad.  If you have questions about information regarding immunizations needed for travel, you can start by going to the Hillsborough website, under the Health Department and then going to the section under communicable diseases and travel information.  This is a link to the CDC (Federal Centers for Disease Control).  There is also a travel information link on the CDC site www.cdc.gov/measles.

Please note that any Hillsborough or Millstone Borough child without health insurance coverage can get free immunizations via the Child Health Clinic held twice per month at the Hillsborough Health Department by calling the Community Visiting Nurses Association at 908-725-9355.  Anyone with no health insurance or limited health insurance can contact the Federally Qualified Health Center in Plainfield at 908-753-6401.

Easter Egg Hunt

A free Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday March 30, 2013 at Pheasants Landing Restaurant 311 Amwell Road in Hillsborough. Hunt begins at 11am and is for children 8 and younger 

  

Township Police Department Offering Firearms Safety Locks to Residents  

The Hillsborough Township Police Department is committed to keeping our community, and especially our children, safe. In an effort to accomplish this, Chief Paul Kaminsky is encouraging gun owners to practice safe and responsible firearms ownership and storage by distributing  200 firearms safety locks to Township Residents.

Residents of Hillsborough Township may come to the Hillsborough Township Police Department at any time to obtain a free firearms safety lock that includes safety information. Residents will be eligible for up to 2 locks per household.

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