Author: Central Jersey
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Old aircraft hangar, once used by Lindbergh, due to be razed
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — Some of the last evidence that the Twin Pines Airport, used by famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, ever existed is being torn down. Plans have long been in the works to raze an old aircraft hangar at the site off Pennington-Lawrenceville Road, near Federal City Road in eastern…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Township to have special meeting on affordable housing
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — A special meeting on affordable housing has been scheduled by the Planning Board for tonight, Aug. 20. Four special meetings in total are being scheduled prior to an early-December deadline set by a state court for towns in New Jersey to submit new plans for low- and…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Special needs employee training center proposed
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL TOWNHIP — A facility to train employees with special needs to work at convenience stores is being proposed near the intersection of Route 31 South and Denow Road. Mark Iorio, president of The Mega Group business consulting company in Hamilton, has helped organize what he describes as a “group…
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PENNINGTON: Backhoe cuts gas main
PENNINGTON — Eight homes were evacuated on North Main Street Wednesday morning after a backhoe operator struck an underground gas main, police reported. North Main Street was closed after the 10:49 a.m. incident, and police evacuated the homes as a precaution. The half-inch gas main was struck by a backhoe operated by Pave Patrol of…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: County, LHT set Full Moon Ride
Check-in time for this year’s Full Moon Ride, a special night hosted by the Lawrence Hopewell Trail and the Mercer County Park Commission, is 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the parking lot at Rosedale Lake in Mercer Meadows, Hopewell Township. As many as 600 bicyclists ages 12 and up are expected at the second…
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Bridge Commission recalls 60th anniversary of ’55 flood
In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the worst flood ever recorded along the Delaware River, the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has reissued the brief account of the flood as recorded in the agency’s 1955 annual report: “The most devastating flood of the Delaware River ever recorded occurred on Aug. 19 and 20,…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Sunshine list
Those responsible for updating information about 2015 meetings for local governing bodies, boards, commissions, etc., are urged to email it as soon as possible. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD SPECIAL MEETING: Aug. 20, 7 p.m. Discussion of housing plan. PENNINGTON MUNICIPAL COURT: Aug. 20, 6 p.m. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m.…
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Be grateful to ‘caring’ community
The Deaver Erickson family, Hopewell Township We sometimes don’t realize the depth of connection we have to our community until a crisis hits. Better that we know earlier through our own gifts of time and care, but we are easily distracted, swept up in world events or the tasks and journeys of our daily lives…
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Make township more affordable
Kevin D. Kuchinski, Pennington Taxes in Hopewell Township are too high, forcing longtime residents to move in search of more affordable options. This year, the joy of seeing my second son graduate from Hopewell Valley Central High was tempered by the sadness of seeing family after family announce they would be leaving Hopewell Valley as…
