Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • Merrill gives building, land for emergency station use

    The 14,400-square-foot building, known locally as The Hut, was used as a maintenance structure by Merrill during construction of its large office park By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Merrill Lynch has agreed to give Hopewell Township a building, plus 1.4 acres around it, for use as an emergency services station.    The land is off Scotch…

  • Hopewell Township finds $116M gap in housing rules

    In a formal comment letter dated March 19, township listed six major concerns By Hopewell Township officials    If affordable housing rules proposed by the state are implemented as planned in June, Hopewell Township taxpayers could be facing unfunded costs of more than $116 million by 2018, according to a recent news release.    In a letter…

  • Township mulls Mount Laurel amendment

    For related account, see ‘Hopewell Township finds $116M gap in housing rules’ By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A proposed Mount Laurel affordable housing (COAH) amendment to Hopewell Township’s land use code would require that one new unit of affordable housing be provided whenever four new market unit houses are built or whenever nonresidential development brings…

  • School board hopefuls respond to HVN’s question

    If elected, what two specific priorities, other than the choice of a new superintendent, would you want the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education to address during the next three years?    Recently, the Hopewell Valley News asked the seven Hopewell Township candidates for three seats (three-year terms) on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education…

  • Titusville brush fire probe is under way

    Area near Hopkinson Court burned Sunday afternoon By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Hopewell Township police are investigating a brush fire that covered a 50-by-50-foot area near Hopkinson Court, Titusville, on Sunday afternoon.    Lt. Lance Maloney said Patrolman Michael Sherman went to a wooded area near Hopkinson Court in response to a report of a fire…

  • HVN SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: March 27, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: March 27 and April 10, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: April 1, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL BOROUGH PLANNING BOARD: April 2, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.     HOPEWELL…

  • Township Committee opposes agriculture department shutdown

    ”We’re called the Garden State for a reason," the mayor said By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Hopewell Township officials oppose Gov. Jon Corzine’s proposal to abolish the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.    Gov. Corzine wants to abolish the department to help pay down the state’s crushing level of debt. The governor has suggested that the…

  • Capital improvements ordinance introduced

    To cover a variety of township projects By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Hopewell Township Committee voted 4-0 Monday night to introduce a $7,106,885 capital improvements ordinance that would pay for new roofs on the administration building, public works building, roadwork, new vehicles, police equipment, communications gear and other items.    Under the ordinance, which is…

  • Township approves school district’s Homecoming event

    Homecoming will be held at Timberlane Middle School Sept. 26 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Hopewell Township Committee has approved the local school district’s application to hold a homecoming event on school grounds Sept. 26, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.    The committee voted 4-0 in favor of the application Monday night.    Homecoming will…