Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • Four towns make water fight official

    Steve Goodell: “The lawsuit maintains that water revenues should only be used for the water utility. The people in the four townships have no say in the city government, so their water revenues shouldn’t be used fo By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Hopewell, Ewing, Lawrence and Hamilton townships filed a lawsuit against the Trenton Water…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m., regular, Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Oct. 23, Nov. 6 and 13, 6 p.m., department budget hearings, Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE: Oct. 27, 7 p.m., regular, Municipal Building.     STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY: Oct. 27, 8…

  • VOTER INFORMATION

    What you need to know about this year’s general election    The Oct. 15 Candidates’ Night Forum for those running for seats on Hopewell Valley’s three municipal governing bodies can be viewed on cable TV.    The 90-minute forum is being televised on Channel 19 throughout the Valley for Comcast viewers, and on Channel 32 for Verizon…

  • Pennytown site slated for affordable housing

    Proposed bond measure would make acquisition of the site possible By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Pennytown Shopping Village, a Hopewell Township landmark for more than 40 years, could become one of several locations eyed for affordable housing projects, if a bond ordinance introduced Tuesday is OK’d on Oct. 27.    At its regular meeting Tuesday, the…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE UPDATE

    Proposed ordinances involve Regan property and Wellington Manor By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    On Tuesday, the Hopewell Township Committee introduced several ordinances on first reading. They are:    • A bond proposal provides for the acquisition of a portion of the Regan property — which is 14 acres in size and located at the corner of Route…

  • Township planners to review first draft of COAH proposal

    Affordable housing session tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, Route 546 and Scotch Road By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Affordable housing will be the topic of a special meeting of the Hopewell Township Planning Board tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building, Route 546 and Scotch Road.    Board members will review…

  • Township man struck by vehicle remains in hospital

    Injured in Oct. 9 accident in Brandon Farms By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Lloyd J. Brower III, 44, of Denow Road, Lawrenceville, has been charged with aggravated assault, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, driving under the influence, refusing to take a breath test and several other offenses.    These charges are the…

  • Nomad Pizza application gets OK

    HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING UPDATE By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    Hopewell Borough Planning Board approved an application by Nomad Pizza to open a restaurant on the site of the former Soupe du Jour, which has been vacant since the popular eatery closed in July 2007.    Thomas Grim and Stalin Bedon, co-owners of Nomad Pizza, appeared before…

  • SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL BOROUGH LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., 13 E. Broad St.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m., special meeting (COAH); Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m., regular, Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL VALLEY…