Category: news/hopewell_valley_news
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Bees check out Burd Street
Swarm buzzes off to next neighborhood By John Tredrea There are reportedly a lot fewer honeybees in evidence in this area than there used to be. Where have they gone? One thing for sure: Thousands and thousands of them were in a tree in Pennington for about three and half hours a recent afternoon. Tom…
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Ex-councilman Butterfoss wins film award
His "Twisted Logic" takes honors at New York City festival By John Tredrea How’s this for a full life? Thirty-seven years riding an ambulance as a volunteer emergency medical technician. Teaching high school for 33 years. Being a member of your town’s governing body for 12 years. Being an ace…
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Noah Hunt farmhouse restoration targeted for 2009 completion
Eyed for Lawrence-Hopewell Trail ranger headquarters By John Tredrea A long-vacant, ramshackle Hopewell Township farmhouse dated to 1750 will be restored with an eye to the structure’s becoming the future ranger headquarters of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail (LHT). Funding for the restoration of the boarded-up Noah Hunt House will come from two New Jersey Historic Trust…
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Township works to design ‘green’ ordinances
Future development targeted By John Tredrea Hopewell Township is working on new design standards that would make future development more environmentally friendly, or “greener,” as the newly popular term puts it. The standards, which would be embodied in township ordinances, were endorsed by a unanimous vote of the township Environmental Commission on June 10. The…
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Students sell their art to aid Trinity Counseling Service
Pieces to be on display at Drumthwacket’s Bastille Day Ball By Kristen Boyd Paris is coming to Princeton by way of Hopewell Valley Central High School, where art students created masterpieces that would make even Monet say ooh la la. ”They are phenomenal artists,” said Bob O’Boyle, one of the high school’s art teachers.…
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Sally Brenner lauded after 25 years on zoning board
Mayor and former mayors do the honors By John Tredrea Five former Hopewell Township mayors joined current mayor Vanessa Sandom and other officials Monday night to honor Sally Brenner for her long-term of service on the township Zoning Board of Adjustment. Ms. Brenner has retired from the board after 25 years. ”You have been very…
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Oh,the places they’ll go
The Class of 2008 is ready to face the world By John Tredrea Perfect weather dominated by huge, bright white clouds that seemed motionless against their high jewel-blue background created the stage for Hopewell Valley Central High School’s 2008 commencement. The unusual stillness of the sky seemed to freeze time as well, and what…
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Route 31 section near Pennington gets sidewalk
State Department of Transportation workers have been installing a sidewalk on the northbound side of Route 31 between Pennington Golf Center and Broemel Place. The project aimed at making it safer for Timberlane Middle and Central High schools’ students to access shops and services in the area should be finished by the end…
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Affordable housing reform plan clears state Assembly
Committeeman David Sandahl still hopes for better solution By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor The Assembly passed legislation aimed at reforming the state’s affordable housing program Monday by implementing “more equitable housing practices and increasing affordable housing availability across the state,” according to a press release. The measure passed the Assembly 45-33 with two abstentions and…
