Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

Municipal and school officials “came to us expressing concern about the students crossing Route 31 in the vicinity of West Delaware Avenue,” said DOT spokesman Timothy Greeley By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Installation of 900 feet of sidewalk on the northbound side of Route 31 is expected to be completed by the end of this…

A bill, known as S-1783, “was reported out of the Senate (Budget and Appropriations) Committee on Monday and is on a fast track for a vote in the Assembly next Monday and the Senate next Thursday (June By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Hopewell Township Committeeman David Sandahl has urged residents to contact state Sen. Shirley…

On both Monday and Tuesday, school stayed in session long enough for the day to count as a school day under state regulations By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The intense heat wave in the region forced the early closing of Valley public schools Monday and Tuesday.    The early dismissals were caused by “excessive heat and…

Leathers & Associates will schedule a “Design Day,” a 12-to-14-hour visit by an architect, who will meet at both parks with interested residents By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    Hopewell Borough Council heard a presentation by the MOMS Club of Titusville-Hopewell about plans to design two new community built playgrounds, one at Hopewell Park at South…

On June 5, Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce, Hopewell Chapter, celebrated “A Tribute to Farming and Open Space” at John Hart’s preserved farm. Shown is N.J. Secretary of Agriculture Charles Kuperus (top left) with Shelterwood 4-H Club members John Quinlan (top center), Nicole Ficci, Elsa Perelli, Julia Drake, Matthew Conti, Carli Romanchuk and 4-H Club…

Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: June 12 meeting canceled.     HOPEWELL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: June 12, 7:30 p.m., 13 E. Broad St.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: June 12 and 26, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION: June 16, 7:30 p.m., 425 S. Main…

William Haines was hurt while helping to extricate local woman from damaged vehicle By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Hopewell Township Administrator/Engineer Paul Pogorzelski has publicly thanked Hopewell Borough firefighter William Haines for his willingness to put himself at risk in order to help others.    On June 7, that willingness resulted in an injury to Mr.…

NJ Secretary of Agriculture Charles Kuperus says only nine Jersey municipalities use a greater percentage of their land for agriculture than Hopewell Township By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Only nine municipalities in New Jersey use a greater percentage of their land for agriculture than Hopewell Township.    That remarkable statistic was pointed out by state Secretary…

It’s possible a bid on the Twin Pines cell tower will be awarded at the Township Committee meeting on June 23 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Good news appears to be on the near horizon for opponents of T-Mobile’s approved plan to put nine cell antennas on a water tower off Pennington-Lawrenceville Road.    The water…