Category: news/hopewell_valley_news
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Search for new schools chief begins
Public input session set Oct. 6 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer An Oct. 6 public meeting has been scheduled to give members of the Hopewell Valley community a chance to say what talents and characteristics they would like to see in the next superintendent of schools. Thomas Butler, interim superintendent, began work Sept. 1. He…
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Emergency service workers beat the odds and save a life
Mike Suzuki (center) with his wife Diane, and Dan Boone, president of the Pennington First Aid Squad, in front of Pennington Quality Market.
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Emergency service workers beat the odds and save a life
Last Dec. 14, Mike Suzuki left work early. While walking to his car, he had a heart attack. This was only the beginning. By John Tredrea, Staff Writer As well as he knows anything, Mike Suzuki knows he is very lucky to be alive. ”By all accounts and reports, I should probably be in Never…
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Township attorney to join others in water talks
Topic: Trenton’s 40 percent water rate increase and the pending sale of a portion of Trenton Water Works to New Jersey American Water Co. By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Hopewell Township Municipal Attorney Steve Goodell will continue meeting with the municipal attorneys of Ewing, Lawrence and Hamilton townships on the topic of Trenton’s 40 percent…
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SUNSHINE LIST
Municipal, school board and other meetings HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building. HOPEWELL BOROUGH FIRE COMMISSIONERS and HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Sept. 25, 7 p.m., Hopewell Township Municipal Building. HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING BOARD: Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Oct. 1, 7 p.m., agenda, 7:30…
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Roadway closing imminent
Section of Hopewell-Princeton Road slated for work By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor Have you seen the yellow signs on Hopewell-Princeton Road (Carter Road)? If so, you already know you’ll be faced with detours shortly. According to Hopewell Township police, Mercer County plans to repave a section of Hopewell-Princeton Road between the Mount Rose intersection and…
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Peterson is picked for township school board vacancy
She will complete the last seven months of the unexpired term of Linda Mitchell By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Leigh Ann Peterson, of Maple Lane, Hopewell Township, was appointed to the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education on Monday night. The full board voted unanimously in favor of the move. Ms. Peterson will finish the…
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Central High’s school board rep is tops in academics
Michael Daher: Kristen Lawlor is a “very bright, talented, pleasant and brave” young woman By John Tredrea, Staff Writer PENNINGTON — Clearly, it appears impossible to overpraise Kristen Lawlor’s academic record. A member of Hopewell Valley Central High School’s Class of 2009, her grade point average is 97. ”She accomplished this while taking an extremely…
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Post 339 puts property on the market
Longtime American Legion members (from left) Joseph Kianka, Dave Lowe, Jim Hall and Warren Lewis are ready to negotiate the sale of their home-away-from-home on Van Dyke Road.
