Veterans Honored in Hillsborough Ceremony

Fourth annual event at town's Garden of Honor recognizes those who have served.

More than 75 people gathered at the municipal complex's Garden of Honor on Monday night for Hillsborough's fourth annual Veterans Day ceremony recognizing service in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. Those in attendance included local veterans, township officials, Sen. Kip Bateman, Assemblywoman Donna Simon, and Assemblyman Jack M. Ciattarelli. Lt. Colonel Robert Vicci, a graduate of West Point, spoke about the meaning of Veterans Day. "Today celebrates who we are as a people and a country," he said. He also spoke about some of the problems facing veterans returning from combat zones. "The unemployment rate of our recent vets is 22 percent," he said. Speaking to those in business and in positions to hire, he said "give our vets a …

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Veterans Day to be Honored With Ceremony in Town

Fourth annual event scheduled for Garden of Honor at municipal complex.

Hillsborough Township will celebrate those who have served the United States in the armed forces a day after the rest of the country officially recognized its veterans. The township's fourth annual Veterans Day ceremony will be held Monday night at 7 at the municipal complex's Garden of Honor.  The ceremony itself will be held no matter the weather, but it will be moved inside to the multipurpose room in the case of inclement weather. A brief reception of participating veterans and their spouses will be held immediately following the ceremony.  The township is asking those who attend to bring a canned good to be donated to the township's food bank.

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Complex Named For Biondi, 'Mr. Hillsborough'

Hillsborough building honors man 'who gave more to his community than he took.'

The late Peter J. Biondi was Mr. Hillsborough. From listening to residents at the Wawa to overseeing the township’s maturation from an awakening rural community to a bustling suburb, Biondi, who served as a township committeeman and mayor, was dedicated to maintaining and improving what he called “The Good Life” in Hillsborough. That’s was just one of the reasons why on Saturday morning the municipal complex, whose construction he oversaw, was named in his honor. Before an audience of nearly 200, elected officials, including Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Rep. Leonard Lance, State Senator Kip Bateman, Somerset County freeholders and Hillsborough officials praised Biondi, who died at age 69 in November 2011, just two days after he was elected to …

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Greg

5:08 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

More about both of Hillsborough's Municipal Buildings here: http://cnhillsborough.blogspot.com/   more ›

Municipal Complex Will Take Late Assemblyman's Name

Pete Biondi, 'Mr. Hillsborough' to many, will be honored at public ceremony on Saturday.

The municipal complex will be dedicated in the memory of the late Pete Biondi in a ceremony on Saturday morning. The complex at the corner of South Branch Road and Beekman Lane was renamed the Peter J. Building Building by the Township Committee on Tuesday night. Biondi, who died in November 2011, was a state assemblyman and served on the Township Committee from 1983 to 1993. He served as mayor from 1986 to 1993 and was a Somerset County freeholder before he was elected to the Assembly. Biondi, 69, died two days after winning re-election for an eighth term to the 16th Legislative District, of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Mayor Carl Suraci remember Biondi as “Mr. Hillsborough.” “The late Assemblyman Peter J. Biondi was a pillar of our community…

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Hillsborough a 'Pioneer' With Energy-Saving Project

Innovative plan will save taxpayers about $100K a year.

It’s power for the people. Before a powerful thunderstorm rolled through Thursday night, township officials cut the ribbon on an innovative project that will save Hillsborough taxpayers more than $100,000 a year. The $3.6 million project, of which the township only had to pay $1.9 million, included the installation of solar panels on the roof of the municipal complex and the Department of Public Works building and the upgrading of the HVAC and lighting systems at the municipal complex. Ted Huesing, an account representative from Siemens that oversaw the project, said Hillsborough was a “pioneer.” School districts have undertaken similar projects, he said, but Hillsborough is the first municipality. The solar panels will provide 25 percent …

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Robert Simpson

10:11 am on Saturday, July 28, 2012

And it cost the rest of us taxpayers 1.7 million. Shouldn't you be adding this in also   more ›

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Municipal Building Has New HVAC Installed

HVAC units were installed on the Municipal Complex roof Monday.

The Hillsborough Municipal Complex’s roof renovations continued Monday, as its new Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning unit was installed on the building. The construction occurred while the building was closed for the President’s Day holiday. It’s part of a $2.1 million project that will replace the building roof, install the new HVAC system and place solar panels on the building. The agreement, developed by Siemens, the Township's Energy Service Company, includes replacing the 20-year-old building roof and HVAC system, as well as installing newer energy technology. The project carries a $2,153,000 price tag, and will be funded through a $153,000 conservation block grant, and bond ordinances. The panels will have a 25-year warranty. …

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Hillsborough Kids Pack Gift Bags To Benefit Local Shelters

Local children prepare and deliver sandwiches for homeless families

Last month, children of various ages prepared sandwiches and gift bags to be delivered to a local family shelter and domestic violence shelter as part of an annual community service event hosted by Jack and Jill of America, Inc’s Central New Jersey Chapter, the oldest and largest African-American family organization in the United States. The youngsters met at the Hillsborough Municipal Complex to prepare sandwiches and assemble gift bags filled with personal hygiene products, donated by Johnson and Johnson. The items were then delivered by the teen group to the Agape House family shelter (Volunteers of America) in Somerville NJ and Women’s Space of Mercer County. Jack and Jill of America, Inc. was founded in January 1938, in Philadelphia, …

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Town Honors Those Who Served

Third Annual Veterans Day Ceremony honors the Hillsborough residents who served or are serving in the Armed Forces.

A cold Novemeber evening did not keep the town or its veterans from commemorating and recognizing service in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard Friday Night. About 20 people gathered for Hillsborough's Third Annual Veterans Day ceremony, including township officals, Congressman Leonard Lance and the township's veterans. "Today is commemorative, but it is also celebratory," Rep. Lance said in his speech during the ceremony. "We thank all of the verterans who servced." In addition to the commemorative wreaths to honor township veterans, officials recognized and laid a wreath for late Hillsborough resident and State Assemblyman Pete Biondi. Biondi passed away on Thursday night.            

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