Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver calls in to update 97.9 The Hill’s Brighton McConnell on several items from the town’s Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday night. She shares changes to Hillsborough’s noise ordinance, updates on the Collins Ridge development and the Fairview Community Center. Plus: Weaver comments on the latest pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.

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