Category: news/hopewell_valley_news
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Board of Education salutes 20 National Merit scholars
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer Twenty students at Hopewell Valley Central High School were recognized as National Merit Scholars at the Board of Education meeting on Monday. The students who achieved the academic honor are Ketaki Gujar, Blair Shields, Hannah Morin, Maya Naphade, Alamelu Sekkappan, Eric Jing, Thomas Sherman, Emily Janoski, Kyle Weekley, Kevin Crow,…
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HOPEWELL: Three held on warrants after auto is stopped
Three people in a vehicle stopped Nov. 14 for an alleged motor vehicle violation were found to be wanted on warrants, Hopewell Township police said. At 2:48 p.m. Officer Nicholas Sparaco stopped a 1999 Pontiac with tinted windows for a motor vehicle violation on Route 29 near Church Road. While speaking with the driver —…
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HOPEWELL TWP.: How much housing for COAH? Is 900 units OK? 1,200?
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — Planning Board officials are working to meet the next deadline in the township’s ongoing affordable-housing court case. A number of municipalities in Mercer County are also enmeshed in similar litigation known as a “declaratory judgment action,” as are many other towns throughout New Jersey. It’s part of…
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HOPEWELL: Schools continue Thanksgiving tradition; prepare pies, meals for 700
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer PENNINGTON — Hundreds of Thanksgiving turkey dinners with fixings, plus hundreds more bag lunches, were prepared with love and care by students at Toll Gate and Timberlane schools, local Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, pre-school children and community volunteers. The dinner meals, numbering some 700 in total, along with about…
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PENNINGTON: Dash Away races boost mission work
The Pennington Presbyterian Church is supporting mission projects with the Dash Away 5K Race and 1 Mile Fun Walk. The race will support efforts to provide clean water in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico through Living Waters for the World, and combat homelessness through HomeFront and its youth project with Habitat for Humanity. The race…
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PENNINGTON: Borough Council to vote Dec. 14 on police contract
By Frank Mustac, Special Writer PENNINGTON — Now that negotiations of a collective bargaining agreement between the borough and the Police Association have been completed, the next step is for the Borough Council to approve the deal. The council will likely vote on the matter at its upcoming meeting on Dec. 14. The agreement establishes…
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HOPEWELL: Hear Doug Dixon’s tech reviews on holiday gadgets
Hopewell Borough resident Doug Dixon will give his annual review and demonstration of the latest fun (and useful) mobile tech for the holiday season at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Hopewell Train Station in Hopewell Borough. He will explore how Internet “crowdfunding” can expand holiday giving, by using sites like KickStarter to…
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HOPEWELL TWP.: Bear Tavern designated as an ‘eco-school’
Bear Tavern Elementary School is the 21st school in Mercer County to join Eco-Schools USA in New Jersey, a partnership between National Wildlife Federation and New Jersey Audubon. Principal Christopher Turnbull made the decision to join Eco-Schools USA as a way to build environmental awareness and incorporate sustainability into the curriculum. Their first eco-project will…
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HOPEWELL TWP.: Man impersonates woman in call to police; he’s arrested
A Mantua man who allegedly used a voice-disguising application on his phone was charged Nov. 10 with making false reports to law enforcement. Officer Alexis Mirra arrested Carlton L. Griggs of Mantua in a case that began when Mr. Griggs allegedly called township police Oct. 17 and identified herself as a female and a victim…