Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • PENNINGTON: Billmeier on tap for state post

    He is state Superior Court nominee By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Longtime Pennington resident Robert Billmeier has submitted his resignation, effective March 16, as Pennington Borough’s municipal judge.    Borough Clerk Elizabeth Sterling said Mr. Billmeier has resigned because he has been nominated as a state Superior Court judge by Gov. Jon S. Corzine and expects…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: March 12, 7:30 p.m., special meeting, Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: 7 p.m., March 12 (Municipal Building) and March 26 (Union Fire Company).     HOPEWELL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: March 12, 7:30 p.m., 13 E. Broad St.     HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Township has school board races

    Four for two seats in township; now just one for one in Pennington By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    After 4 p.m. March 2, three Hopewell Township residents and two Pennington residents had filed nominating petitions as candidates for seats on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education.    There are two open seats in the township…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Council plans to amend noise law

    Other ordinances also under consideration By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    Hopewell Borough Council introduced an ordinance Monday that, if adopted, would amend the noise regulations, revising the hours during which construction can take place in the borough, whether by a homeowner or a contractor.    The new noise ordinance would prohibit “excavation, grading, paving, erection, demolition,…

  • PENNINGTON: Thriving HVC Bank celebrates 10th birthday

    PENNINGTON: Thriving HVC Bank celebrates 10th birthday

    Shown celebrating HVC Bank’s first decade are (from left): Pat Ryan, Jim Hyman and the Hopewell Township Mayor Vanessa Sandom.

  • HOPEWELL: Mom shares concerns at state’s session on bullying

    New Jersey Commission on Bullying is expected to deliver its report in July By Lea Kahn, The Packet Group    Seeking to crack down on bullying in New Jersey’s public schools, Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation last year that created the New Jersey Commission on Bullying in Schools.    Recently, a handful of commission members spent three…

  • PENNINGTON: WW-P educator may be new schools chief

    Thomas A. Smith, the assistant superintendent of schools for the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The front-running candidate to be the next Hopewell Valley superintendent of schools is on the local scene today.    He is Thomas A. Smith, the assistant superintendent of schools for the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District. Like Hopewell…

  • GUEST OPINION: Not a zero-increase budget, but we’re trying

    By Mel Myers, school board president    Even in the best economic times, the challenge of funding our schools at a level that maintains their quality at minimal cost to local taxpayers is huge. In today’s economy, that challenge is even greater.    The Board of Education approached the planning process for next year’s budget with an…

  • PENNINGTON: Senior center plan is on council agenda

    On March 9, representatives of Hopewell Valley Senior Advisory Board are expected to make presentation about proposed new full-service senior center By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Monday night’s Pennington Borough Council meeting was postponed until March 9 due to the winter storm.    At the March 9 session, representatives of the Hopewell Valley Senior Advisory Board…