·Leaves – Township public works shall devote 2 weekdays to collect leaves for foreseeable future.
·Brush – We are planning to begin brush collection Monday, November 5 and we will work brush 3 days per week in each Zone and on each Saturday until all brush is collected. We will collect three truckloads per lot per zone during each collection cycle. We will have one crew devoted to each zone. We only have 2 “claws” to use so we will use the “claws” in Zone 2 and Zone 3. In Zone 1 we will use chippers because the average tree sizes are smaller in Zone 1 than in the northern areas of the Township. We are currently arranging for this chipped brush to be ultimately available to homeowners for mulch. Details to follow.
Hopewell Township polling locations relocated due to power outages are below. Questions, please call Township Clerk Gompf at 737-0605.
DISTRICT NO. 1 – FORMERLY MERCER COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO:
STONY BROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GYMNASIUM
DISTRICT NO. 4 – FORMERLY HOPEWELL VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO:
TIMBERLANE MIDDLE SCHOOL
The School District will hold their annual textile drive at the polls, and I’ve been asked to remind you to bring your used and worn clothing, shoes, handbags, hats, belts, blankets, linens, towels and stuffed toys. Stains & rips no problem!
Hopewell Valley Veterans Day scheduled for November 10 has been canceled.
GOOD NEWS: Most of Pennington and Hopewell Boros have power now. Many areas in the Township have power as well, including: Brandon Farms, Wellington Manor, Hopewell Grant, Hopewell Gardens, much of Search/Crest/Plymouth/Orchard, Dublin Rd, Jacobs Creek area, Hopewell Ridge, Scotch Rd/Township municipal building, most of Washington Crossing Estates, Highpointe at Hopewell, Hopewell Hunt, Mt. Rose, Shara Lane area, Watershed area.
BAD NEWS: but little of Harbourton, Old & New Elm Ridge Park, Titusville, Church Rd and environs, Poor Farm/Woosamonsa Rds area, Crusher Rd, Sourland Mts. Area, Valley Rd area, Bear Tavern area north of Harbourton cemetery. No official OR unofficial word from power providers as to when these areas will get power.
Pennington Presbyterian Church will hold Sunday services.
Come to a Community “Trick or Treat” hosted by Capital Health Hospital and Pennington Quality Market!
Tomorrow, Saturday, November 3 from 2 pm to 4 pm the Hopewell Valley community will come together for a spook-tackular Halloween “Trick or Treat” at Capital Health.
Hopewell Township, Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance, Hopewell Valley Regional School District, Pennington Market and Capital Health want to make sure that the Halloween tradition is celebrated safely even in these difficult times.
So Capital Health has opened its doors to our kids and families to make sure we have a safe and fun afternoon of “trick or treating”.
Kids come in costume! Parents bring any extra candy to share with your friends and neighbors!
Come on out to celebrate our spook-tackular Halloween with no worries about downed power lines or creepy branches!
Public Service has restored power to more areas including much of Pennington. However, significant areas served by PSE&G still without power. There are multiple poles down on Bull Run Road and on Federal City Road, crews are presently addressing Federal City. Public Service crews, and out-of-state crews working with PS are active in many locations.
We have seen no local progress from JCP&L. There was a conference call with them at 4 PM. They have restored 500,000 customers statewide. More crews are coming in state. 3,000 linemen working, 1,400 forestry workers. 500 more came in today. Outage expected to be prolonged.
From state emergency management-Weather Service reports a Nor`easter storm will affect the area on Wednesday Nov 7 with wind and cold rain. Northern NJ may also experience a rain/snow mix.
Water distribution sites are open 24/7. Reception centers will be open over the weekend from 8-4. Reception centers are in all three fire houses.
We have opened up more roads, the latest list of closures is attached.
Power has been restored to all HVRSD schools. Updated road closure list will be provided to HVRSD transportation for route planning in anticipation of schools being open on Monday.
Local EMTs have responded to Brick Township to assist there.
One serious storm related injury was reported yesterday. A private tree service employee, working on a tree into a house on Continental Lane, fell from a ladder striking his head on the paved driveway. We have no update on his condition. Firefighters have remained busy in the days after the storm responding to fire alarms activated when buildings are re-energized as well as small fires started by downed wires.
Hopewell Township Road Closures
Vicinity of Pennington
Bull Run Rd @ Mercer County Technical School, multiple poles down.
Pennington Harbourton east of Timberlane trees and wires completely blocked.
Federal City Rd from Rosedale Park to Old Mill, multiple poles – being address at this time.
Woosamonsa Rd. from Poor Farm – 579, both sides of bridge multiple trees and wires.
Poor Farm Rd at 35 – tree down with wires, cars can make it under, not buses.
Aqua Terrace at #8
11 Honey Brook Dr – tree down wires burning
Alta Vista, 1,2,3,6 access from Elm Ridge Road, all other from Barberry Rd.
Bayberry Rd 0-11 from Pennington Rocky Hill Rd, 12 and higher from Carter Rd.
Cedar Brook and Honey Brook, live line in road.
In Pennington
Baldwin St. from E Welling – Maple
Sked St. at W Welling
Vicinity of Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Wertsville Rd, 194 and higher numbers tree on wires across roadway inaccessible.
Crusher Rd from 0-29 access from Hopewell-Princeton Rd, 29- 99 inaccessible to buses.99 and higher access from Rt 654.
Van Dyke Rd 0-101 access from Rt 518, 115-160 from Featherbed Lane, 161-175 inaccessible to buses, 177-218 from Stony Brook.
Stony Brook Rd #141 from 518, everything from 654 or Mine Rd.
Reservoir Road@135 low wires, passable for cars.
Vicinity of Titusville
Bear Tavern Rd south of school access from Rt 546.
Rt 546 near WCSP entrance – tree, wires – passable
Coleman Ln 22 and above inaccessible, blocked by wires
Fiddlers Creek Rd 0-91 access from Rt 29, 93 and above access from Church Rd.
Harbourton Woodsville Road between 579 and S curve inaccessible.
Forrest Blend Dr, 0-23 access from Forrest Central, 23 and higher access from Maddock Rd.