Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • HOPEWELL TWP.: Two drivers hospitalized in Route 31 crash 

    Both drivers were hospitalized following a two-car accident on Route 31 at the intersection of Ingleside Avenue at 7:23 a.m. Monday, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Meaghan McGowan, 25, from Spotswood in a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta was trying to cross over Route 31 from eastbound Ingleside Avenue. She pulled out into the path…

  • HOPEWELL: Chinese water ministry officials visit watershed HQ

    A delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Water visited the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association in November. Twenty officials and a translator toured the Watershed Center for Environmental Advocacy, Science and Education and learned about its innovative technologies. The tour included a close look at stormwater runoff, which can be an overlooked source of pollution and…

  • PENNINGTON: Music from ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ is coming to church 

    Pennington United Methodist Church will continue its concert series for the general public with a jazz concert by the Eric Mintel Quartet on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. The event will feature the jazz music of Vince Guaraldi in honor of the 50th anniversary of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at the church at 60…

  • HOPEWELL: Police report thefts big and small

    Thefts big and small were reported by the Hopewell Township police. On Dec. 1 Officer Robert Voorhees met with a Pleasant Valley Road woman who said that sometime during the day someone entered her residence and stole $1,200 worth of jewelry. There were no signs of forced entry. The same day, Officer Kevin Koveloski met…

  • HOPEWELL: Business group to celebrate holiday

    Hopewell Business Association will celebrate Christmas with appetizers and dessert buffet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at Hopewell Bistro, 15 E. Board St. The party is on the group’s regular meeting night and all business owners or Hopewell supporters are welcome to attend. The cost is $20; RSVP by Dec. 14 to Marilyn at…

  • HOPEWELL TWP.: Township tree ready to shine 

    Hopewell Township will host its annual holiday tree lighting in front of the Hopewell Township Municipal Building on Route 546 on Monday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. The Hopewell Valley Veterans Association will be honored at the event. Refreshments will be served. Toys will be collected for the Marines Toys for Tots program. 

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Principal Daher will stay through June 

    HOPEWELL VALLEY: Principal Daher will stay through June 

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL TWP. — After originally announcing he would retire at end of December, Principal Michael Daher has changed his mind and will stay on as Hopewell Valley Central High School’s head administrator to see the Class of 2016 graduate. “After recently meeting with student council officers and various staff and…

  • HOPEWELL: Borough plans year of events for its 125th birthday   

    HOPEWELL: Borough plans year of events for its 125th birthday  

    By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL — Come the first of January, plans are for church bells to ring, balladeers to sing and Revolutionary War-era reenactors to appear. Even if they don’t, New Year’s Day is sure to be a memorable one in Hopewell as the borough begins to celebrate its 125th anniversary. Events have…

  • PENNINGTON: Santa rolls  into town for Holiday Walk 

    PENNINGTON: Santa rolls into town for Holiday Walk 

    Santa Claus rolled into Pennington on a fire truck Friday night for the borough’s 32nd Holiday Walk, sponsored by the Pennington Business and Professional Association. Enjoying the relatively mild early winter night, a crowd had gathered under and around a tent on the Howe Commons on Main Street for the festivities marking the start of…