Category: news/hopewell_valley_news
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HOPEWELL: Pennytown purchase plan approval postponed
Officials agreed to continue public hearing on the proposed ordinance Nov. 10. By John Tredrea, Staff Writer A Hopewell Township proposal to buy the Pennytown Shopping Village and use the land for affordable housing ran into considerable public opposition during Monday night’s Township Committee meeting. A bond ordinance was introduced Oct. 14 under which the…
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Democrats win big in Pennington council race
Obama more than doubles McCain’s tally By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Democratic Borough Council incumbents swept to victory by very wide margins in Pennington on Tuesday. Edwin Weed Tucker led the field with 900 votes; Glen Griffiths had 822. Republican challengers Stewart Schwab and Mark Blackwell had 541 and 492 votes, respectively. The results kept…
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SUNSHINE LIST
Municipal, school board and other meetings PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL: Nov. 3, 7 p.m., Borough Hall. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: Nov. 3 agenda meeting canceled. HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING BOARD: Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Nov. 5, 7 p.m., agenda, 7:30 p.m., regular, Municipal Building. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP…
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Hamilton asks MCIA to look at purchase of portion of Trenton water system
FLOW UPDATE By John Tredrea, Staff Writer FLOW, a local grass roots group fighting a proposed sale of a portion of the Trenton Water Works, reports that Hamilton Township has passed a resolution urging the Mercer County Improvement Authority (MCIA) “to explore and study the feasibility” of the MCIA’s purchasing from Trenton the portion of…
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Township officials give out Life Saving Awards
Honorees helped two men who were in cardiac arrest By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Chris Rothenberg and Robert Stemhagen have something impressive in common — their lives have been saved. On Monday night, those who saved them — police, residents and Merrill Lynch employees — were honored by Hopewell Township officials. ”There are no words…
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Township OKs purchase of 14-acre Regan tract
Tract would “anchor” a proposed historic district in the Harbourton portion of the township By John Tredrea, Staff Writer A 14-acre tract near the intersection of Harbourton-Woodsville and Harbourton-Rocktown roads can be purchased for $500,000 by Hopewell Township under a $600,000 bond ordinance adopted unanimously by the Township Committee Monday night. The bond covers closing…
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Garage fire under investigation
Gillespie family awakened at 4:19 a.m. by the fire alarm in the house By John Tredrea, Staff Writer No one was injured in an early morning residential fire on Oct. 22 that was confined to the house’s attached garage, Hopewell Township police said. Lt. Lance Maloney said the fire occurred at the 131 Harbourton-Woodsville Road…
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Valley’s 10 municipal government candidates introduce themselves
Election 2008 By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor Who are the candidates for seats on the Valley’s three local municipal governing bodies? HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE — Four are running for two seats (three-year terms). They are: — Matthew Holley (Republican), of Reservoir Road, was born in rural South Carolina in 1968 but spent most of his…
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Township officials give out Life Saving Awards
Chris Rothenberg (second from left), and Robert Stemhagen, (seventh from left), had their lives saved by those pictured with them above. Those in the photo with Messrs. Rothenberg and Stemhagen received Life Saving Awards at Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting. Shown from left are: Hopewell Township po´lice Officer Louis Vastola; Mr. Rothenberg; Victor Anabaronye,…
