Justice. The first students to arrive at the flagpole at Tampas Hillsborough High School carried small American flags. Sponsored by PVH Corp. Bridgewater Fashionista Turns Pop-Up Trailer Into Dream Boutique, 'Horrendous Fire' Destroys Bedminster Florist Shop: Photos, Video, Somerset County To Hold First Saturday And E-Waste Drop-Off Events, 'Miracle' Superstorm Sandy Baby Celebrates 10th Birthday In Montgomery, Latin Roots Mixed With Italian Flair Form Unique Hillsborough Pizzeria, Father, Son Duo Expand Milk Delivery Service Into Hillsborough, $4,600 Raised By Hillsborough Girl For Charity In Teacher's Honor, Young Bald Eagle Takes First Flight At Duke Farms. Multiple locations were found. There was no violence whatsoever, Jimenez said. Hillsborough schools pause in tackling library books. Really good kids.. A family poses during Rutgers Day at the Douglass Student Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The chapters president, Didier Jimenez, said the purpose of the moment was to advocate for social justice, reform the criminal justice system and policing methods. Photo: Students participate in a protest against gun violence Feb. 21 outside the White House in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.swat-hb.org. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Have a news tip? The warehouses and office building are permitted uses in the township's Transitional Economic Development zone. They just want to be heard, Gordon said of the students. Hillsborough Protesters Rally Against Warehouses In The Township Students for generations have walked out, and its worked, the site said. Thank you for relying on us to provide the local news you can trust. There was a lawsuit filed regarding a teacher in the district [Nicole Dufault] for assaulting some of her students years back.. The neighborhood was inundated by unprecedented flooding last September fromthe remnants of Hurricane Ida. (908) 927-8795. Well break down the local and state education developments you need to know every Thursday. The topics included Marsha P. Johnson, a pioneering Black LGBTQ activist, and Lift Every Voice and Sing, the Black national anthem, which an Ocala school required a permission slip to learn about. (Susan Gulliford) HILLSBOROUGH, NJ Hillsborough's local citizens' group, S.W.A.T., held a protest rally on Saturday opposing the seven large-scale warehouses proposed in the township. Teachers, students, business owners and local governmental officials were some of the people who attended the protest and joined together to fight against racism of all kinds in our society. Protesters demand answers about N.J. teacher accused of holding Eric Scottis the senior political director and anchor for New Jersey 101.5. SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ A soggy weekend has caused flooding in Somerset County and road closures. Jimenez said that the chapter and the police department were in constant contact in the days leading up to the protest and that the police were helpful in securing space for them to hold the event. The crowd included teachers, police officers, business owners, students, young and old, parents and children, unified as one voice calling for the eradication of violence, bias, and inequality inherent to the nations socio-political, economic, and criminal justice systems. April 12, 2023. Read More >, Local Forecast OfficeMore Local Wx3 Day HistoryMobile WeatherHourly Weather Forecast, Zone Area Forecast for Somerset County, NJ. That being said, it is also important that everyone receives due process when accused of any act, especially one that may be deemed criminal, the statement continued. The walkouts were promoted on social media by celebrities popular with Generation Z, including actresses Pauline Chalamet and Beanie Feldstein and content creator Dylan Troesken. I felt a sense of community, hope and change in the air., Assemblyman Freiman posted to Facebook (@AssemblymanRoyFreiman), Protests and words alone cannot be the cure. South Orange Village Chief of Police, Ernesto Morillo, also released a statement about the incident, calling the allegations particularly troubling where a child may have been the victim of physical abuse. Others also are demanding answers from the school and district. The plan calls for a 30-foot-wide driveway, while the township allows 24 feet. Its easy to brush a protest off as one day because it doesnt make immediate change, but this is not the end. The Protest Rally will be on Saturday, April 22 between 1 and 3 p.m., at the corner of Route 206 and Amwell Road. ORH also contacted the Hillsborough Police Department to let them know that they were planning on having a protest. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The incident happened in March at the Montrose Early Childhood Center. The property is undeveloped, and the southwestern portion was once used as a hog pasture. State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick Callahan says troopers are preparing "to make sure that we can mitigate, if not eliminate, anything like happening like we saw up in Ottawa.". Real change starts from the bottom up, Jimenez said. Passing drivers honked horns and shouted out from their vehicles, joining in on the largest mass demonstration in Hillsborough in decades. Today. Wonderful produce and homemade goodies. I think the protest was very powerful.. The youngster, who is diagnosed with autism, was allegedly held upside down and shaken by his teacher. Many different programs gather for Rutgers Day at the Douglass Student Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey on Saturday, April 29, 2023.