Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • Officials OK school secretaries union contract

    HVEA negotiations still under way By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A three-year contract with the secretaries union of the Hopewell Valley school district was approved unanimously by the school board Tuesday night.    The contract is expected to be put to a vote by the union rank and file within two weeks, school district spokeswoman JoAnn…

  • School board begins budget deliberations

    When finalized, spending plan will go to voters April 15 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    With school district elections less than three months away, the Hopewell Valley school board spent over an hour Tuesday night discussing three areas of its work-in-progress 2007-2008 spending plan.    Those areas are administration, facilities and transportation. Other areas of the…

  • School district envisions future phone bill savings

    District comptroller Laura Archer projects annual savings to reach $56,000 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Hopewell Valley Regional School District expects to cut its annual phone bill by about $56,000 a year by joining a telecommunications purchasing cooperative based in Tinton Falls.    The school board voted Jan. 14 to have the district become a…

  • The reincarnation of Pennington’s Cup of Joe

    The reincarnation of Pennington’s Cup of Joe

    Dayna Unfried (left) and her mother, Diane, are partners as the new owner-operators of Cup of Joe. The duo bought the North Main Street shop late last year and closed it for extensive renovations. It opened again Monday morning.

  • HVN’S SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    All municipal governing bodies, boards, commissions, etc., and other groups affected by the Open Public Meetings Act are requested to submit lists of 2008 meeting dates as soon as they are finalized — by fax, e-mail, or regular mail. The fax number is 466-2123; e-mail, [email protected]

  • Carl Swanson is lauded for service

    Carl Swanson is lauded for service

    Served on school board from April 1999-November 2007 By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Carl Swanson proved his reputation for graciousness and wit is well deserved.    ”My advice to outgoing school board members is to retire before your last term is up,” he quipped Tuesday night at a reception in his honor. “That way you get…

  • The reincarnation of Pennington’s Cup of Joe

    The reincarnation of Pennington’s Cup of Joe

    New owners opened shop again Monday By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A famous old song starts out by telling us that in this vast and troubled world, we sometimes lose our way. True enough.    But two things we’ll always know, come what may. We’ll always know what a cup of Joe is, and we’ll always…

  • Meeting control is topic for NJSBA rep

    Diane Morris: “Look at the big picture. As a board of education, you are big-picture people. Remember the students.” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    On Monday, school board members got some tips from a professional on how to handle their new method of doing business.    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education — which has…

  • School officials oppose paid leave proposal

    Employees already can obtain 12 weeks of family leave — unpaid — under existing federal law By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Proposed state legislation that would grant 10 weeks of paid family leave to every employee in New Jersey was opposed by a unanimous vote of the Hopewell Valley school board Monday night.    The proposed…