Category: news/hopewell_valley_news

  • HVN SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., Capital Health System matters, etc., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Nov. 8, 15 (departmental budget hearings), 6 p.m.; Nov. 29 (2008 budget introduction), 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., 13 E.…

  • HVN SUNSHINE LIST

    Municipal, school board and other meetings    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD: Nov. 1, 7 p.m., special meeting; Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., Capital Health System matters, etc., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE COMMISSIONERS: Nov. 1, 8, 15 (departmental budget hearings), 6 p.m.; Nov. 29 (2008 budget introduction), 7 p.m., Municipal Building.     HOPEWELL VALLEY RECREATION COMMITTEE:…

  • ELECTION 2007: Persichilli re-elected mayor of Pennington

    By John Tredrea    Tony Persichilli has been re-elected mayor of Pennington Borough. Mr. Persichilli, a Democrat, handily defeated Republican challenger Richard Butterfoss in the election. Mr. Persichilli, who landed a four-year term, received 516 votes. Mr. Butterfoss, a former borough councilman, received 322.    Democrats Catherine Chandler and Thomas Ogren, both running unopposed, were elected to…

  • ELECTION 2007: Burd and Markulec elected to Township Committee Open space tax hike soundly defeated

    By John Tredrea    Republicans James Burd and Michael Markulec were elected to the Hopewell Township Committee, defeating their Democratic opponents Robert Giangrasso and Janet Krommes. Mr. Burd led the field with 2,517 votes. Mr. Markulec had 2,355 votes.    Ms. Krommes had 2,131 votes. Mr. Giangrasso had 1,998.    Soundly defeated was a ballot question on increasing…

  • Hopewell candidates: Who are they?

    Biographical information given    On Tuesday, Hopewell Borough voters will pick a mayor for four years and two Borough Council members for three years. All candidates are running unopposed.    Who are these candidates? Their biographical information follows:    • For mayor, Paul Anzano (Democrat) — Mr. Anzano has been a Borough Council member since 2005 and a practicing…

  • Six Pennington Borough candidates talk about themselves

    Biographical information given    On Tuesday, Pennington voters will pick a mayor for four years, two Borough Council members for three years and one council member for one year:    Who are these candidates? Their biographical information follows:    For mayor:    • Richard Butterfoss (Republican) is executive producer of BG&V Productions, LLC. Fifteen people work for him on a…

  • Brandon area residents oppose T-Mobile OK

    Planners approved placement of nine cell phone antennae atop the Trenton Water Works tower By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Residents of Brandon Farms are up in arms about the Hopewell Township Planning Board’s Oct. 18 approval of a T-Mobile application to put nine cell phone antennae atop the Trenton Water Works tower on Henley Place…

  • Ailing owl survives encounter with skunk

    Ailing owl survives encounter with skunk

    At first, Anne Donnery and Kathy Fabian thought the bird was a tree stump By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Nothing like suffering with West Nile virus to make you come out on the short end of a fight with a skunk. That’s what happened to Hootie.    Hootie is the nickname given to a great horned…

  • Voters make choices Tuesday

    Check this site Tuesday night for local results Bu Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    On Tuesday, Nov. 6, between 6 a.m., and 8 p.m., Valley voters will go to the polls to cast ballots for local, county and state candidates. They also will say yes or no to four state Public Questions.    Locally, only Hopewell Township…