Category: news/hopewell_valley_news
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PENNINGTON: Armed thief gets cash from Pennington shop
There are no suspects By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The Front Porch, a gift shop at 24 S. Main St., Pennington Borough, was held up at gunpoint Monday morning, police said. Borough police Director William Meytrott said the crime occurred at about 10:30 a.m., when a man entered the store and accosted an employee and…
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PENNINGTON: King George Road section to be fixed with DOT money
Width of travel lanes on new road surface will be designed to slow traffic By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The portion of King George Road between Park Avenue and Pennington-Rocky Hill Road will be reconstructed with a $352,000 state grant, Pennington officials reported last week. The grant comes from the New Jersey Department of Transportation…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Township creates Rural Harbourton Historic District
Mayor: ”I really think we have been able to preserve a jewel of the township” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer An ordinance creating the Rural Harbourton Historic District was adopted by a 4-0 vote of the Hopewell Township Committee on Monday night. Voting in favor of the measure were Mayor Vanessa Sandom, Deputy Mayor John…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Hopewell Township’s downzoning law is upheld
Steve Goodell: “It means the case is over” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The state Supreme Court has decided it will not hear an appeal against a downzoning of Hopewell Township that was enacted in December 2002. ”That’s great news,” said Steve Goodell, municipal attorney, of the court’s ruling, which was handed down a few…
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HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Empty Somerset dwellings cause anxiety
In addition to possible threat to property values, there is potential for teens to break into houses and use them as hangouts, resident said By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer Hopewell Borough Planning Board heard concerns from Elm Street residents at its November meeting regarding five vacant houses on the south side of Somerset Street. Ann…
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PENNINGTON: Toll Gators help prepare 1,000 dinners for the needy
Pouring sweet potato filling into a pie shell are (from left): Toll Gate Grammar School students Isaac Lieboff (fourth grade), Daniel Irvine (second grade), Eric Osterman (second grade), and William Chandler (fourth grade). The pies, which were being made Monday, are just part of 1,000 dinners Pennington-area community volunteers plan to deliver to the Trenton…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Pennington-Titusville Road to be fixed
State grant money will be used By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The state has awarded Hopewell Township a $275,000 grant for reconstruction of Pennington-Titusville Road, Administrator/Engineer Paul Pogorzelski told the Township Committee on Monday. Mr. Pogorzelski said work on the road is scheduled to begin shortly after school closes and should be completed before the…
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SUNSHINE LIST
Municipal, school board and other meetings PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL: Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Borough Hall. HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL: Dec. 1, 7 p.m., Borough Hall. PENNINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION: Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: Dec. 1 agenda meeting canceled. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE and AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE:…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Early morning fire destroys barn
Blaze not considered suspicious By John Tredrea, Staff Writer A 30-by-50-foot barn in Hopewell Township was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning, police said. The blaze is not considered suspicious in nature, but is still under investigation. The fire was at the Gone Away Farm, owned by Caroline Vander Hyden, 35, at 257 Pennington-Harbourton Road.…
