Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP UPDATE

    Two meetings, one involving Brandon Farms, and the other, street connections in southern Hopewell Township, are slated for next week By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Two meetings, one involving Brandon Farms, and the other, street connections in southern Hopewell Township, are slated for next week:    — A presentation by NJ American Water on its acquisition…

  • CHS schedule change is recommended

    Eight 42-minute periods would become six 58-minute periods By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A new daily scheduling system with six 58-minute periods has been recommended for Central High School (CHS).    CHS Principal Michael Daher said the system — which could be in place for the 2009-2010 school year — would decrease students’ scheduling conflicts, increase…

  • HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING UPDATE

    Somerset Street expected to be topic again at Planning Board meeting on June 4 at 7:30 p.m. By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer    Hopewell Borough Planning Board discussed further at its May 7 meeting the implementation of its 2007 Master Plan recommendation to rezone the south side of Somerset Street.    Planning Board Chairman Bob Donaldson announced…

  • Someone’s in the kitchen with Patty

    Someone’s in the kitchen with Patty

    Wellness Fair May 28    The Pennington Quality Market’s “Soupe de Jour” chef, Patty Phillips, will create a healthy soup from fresh vegetables for those who attend the Senior Wellness Fair on May 28 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. The three-hour event will provide free health screenings and information on services…

  • HVN SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: May 22, regular, 7:30 p.m. (business includes continuation of BPG’s Carter Road application from May 15); May 29, 7:30 p.m., special meeting, BPG’s application (continued from May 22), Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: May 22, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE:…

  • BPG talks resume tonight in township

    Another session set May 29 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Lengthy hearings on Berwind Property Group’s (BPG) application for preliminary site plan approval for 800,000 square feet of office space off the eastern side of Carter Road are scheduled to continue tonight (Thursday) before the Hopewell Township Planning Board.    Another meeting on BPG is scheduled…

  • O’Connor gets Pennington school board seat

    Board also makes personnel decisions By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    An attorney in the pharmaceutical industry, who teaches Sunday school, is a Marine Corps veteran of Operation Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia and has two sons in Toll Gate Grammar School, has been appointed to the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education.    He is Daniel…

  • Primary strings program to change in September

    Changes in Spanish and technology programs also will be implemented in the fall By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A revision of the Hopewell Valley elementary school curriculum that will take effect in September includes changes to the primary strings program.    Primary strings will be required during the first semester of third grade. It will be…

  • Someone’s in the kitchen with Patty

    Someone’s in the kitchen with Patty

    Health Educator Francesca Calderone-Steichen (left), Chef Patty Phillips (center) and Senior Services Coor´dinator Abigail Waugh (right) survey some of the fresh vegetables that might end up in the soup.