Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • New cell phone decree takes effect on Saturday

    Now officers will be permitted to stop people for the cell phone violation alone By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Like to scoff the law against talking on the cell phone or text-messaging while driving? You’ve got plenty of company.    The main reason for this odd scenario is that, under state law, a police officer cannot…

  • HVN SUNSHINE LIST

    Listing of municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL BOROUGH BOARD OF HEALTH: Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Borough Hall.     STONY BROOK REGIONAL SEWERAGE AUTHORITY: Feb. 25, 8 p.m., SBRSA offices, River Road, Princeton.     PENNINGTON RECREATION COMMISSION: Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m.,…

  • Trucker badly injured after brakes failure

    Trenton man was on recycling run on Amwell Road By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Lee Hood, 51, of Oliver Avenue, Trenton, radioed his fellow workers to get out of the way because his 32-ton truck’s brakes had failed on a steep hill.    Then, moments later, he jumped out of the careening truck as it crashed…

  • Gainsborg, Lindenberger and McHugh file for school board seats

    Deadline for nominating petitions is Monday at 4 p.m. By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    By 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, Hopewell Township residents who want one of three open seats on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education will have filed their nominating petitions.    As of today (Thursday) three had thrown their hats in the…

  • School secretaries group ratifies three-year contract

    Pact calls for salary raises between 4 and 4.5 percent annually By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Secretaries who work for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District have ratified a new three-year contract that will raise salaries between 4 and 4.5 percent annually.    The Hopewell Valley Secretaries Association (HVSA) ratified the contract by a 24-4 vote…

  • Valley’s fire budgets get OKs

    Fire commissioners elected By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Budgets in all three Hopewell Valley towns passed Saturday, when fire district elections were held statewide.    The 2008 Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington fire budgets will all hold the fire tax rate to the same rate as last year. As has been the case since fire…

  • Former township mayor co-chairs anti-corruption group

    Marylou Ferrara to guide work of Citizens Campaign By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Citizens Campaign, an anti-corruption-in-government group, has named former Hopewell Township Mayor Marylou Ferrara as one of its co-chairs.    The other is Stuart Azarchi of Hamilton.    ”As county chairs, Marylou and Stuart will join other Citizens’ Campaign Chairs throughout our state in…

  • Longtime CHS teacher to retire at end of month

    SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Acceptance of the retirement of Central High School teacher Carol Husami was among the personnel actions unanimously approved by the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education at its Feb. 11 meeting.    Ms. Husami has worked in the Hopewell Valley district since 1975. Her retirement will begin March…

  • Principals content with proposed spending plan

    They said budgeting for their schools was adequate and fair By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The principals of all six Hopewell Valley public schools attended a Feb. 11 school board meeting that included a discussion of the district’s proposed 2008-2009 budgeting for individual schools.    Budgeting for curriculum and instruction, athletics and staffing also were discussed.…