Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Hopewell Borough introduces $3.98M municipal budget for 2022
Members of the Hopewell Borough Council have introduced a $3.98 million budget to fund borough operations for 2022. The 2022 municipal budget was introduced on April 7. A public hearing is scheduled for the council’s May 5 meeting. “In this we are preparing for the cost increases as everybody does in their budgets right now.…
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Borough Council would permit cannabis retail, delivery services with new ordinance
The Hopewell Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that would allow for cannabis retail and delivery service businesses to operate in the borough. The council introduced the ordinance on April 7. Now, the Planning Board must review the ordinance and determine its consistency with the Master Plan before the ordinance heads back to the Borough…
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School board sets final budget hearing to fund 2022-23 school year
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District introduced a $95.2 million tentative budget for the 2022-23 school year that has been unanimously approved by the school board. The tentative budget will be review by the Mercer County Superintendent of Schools. A public hearing prior to final budget adoption has been set for April 25 at 7…
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Old School Baptist Church still stands as a landmark of Hopewell Borough’s beginning
Driving along West Broad Street the beginning of Hopewell Borough’s history might be easy to miss, but it is captured inside and outside of the Old School Baptist Church and Meeting House. The red-brick Old School Baptist Church and Meeting House and the cemetery on the grounds of the property at 46-48 West Broad Street…
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Council continues discussion to determine which cannabis licenses will be allowed in Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Borough’s discussion on allowing one or more of the six class licenses of recreational cannabis is progressing as borough professionals are tasked with creating a draft ordinance. At a March 3 Borough Council meeting, borough professionals were asked to craft a reasonable ordinance regarding the allowance of licenses within the borough. The draft ordinance…
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Hopewell Borough to discuss options on cannabis business licenses at March meeting
Hopewell Borough Council members are continuing their discussion on whether the governing body will permit any cannabis business class licenses in the borough. The council held a discussion on the topic at its Feb. 3 meeting but no action was taken on next steps. Council members will continue to discuss options at the council’s next…
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Planning Board deems lumberyard redevelopment application complete
Members of the Hopewell Borough Planning Board have deemed that the application is complete for a project constructing 13 townhouses on the lumberyard property known as JMAT Supply. The completeness review was held at the planning board meeting on Feb. 2. This was just to deem the application complete as the public hearing for the…
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Pennington, Hopewell Borough see increase in COVID-19 cases during January
A surge in COVID-19 cases during January affected municipalities in Hopewell Valley and across the state. Due to the Omicron variant, a significant increase in cases occurred in Pennington and Hopewell Borough after New Year’s Eve. “At the end of the year, the week leading up to New Year’s Eve through Jan. 15, we had…
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HVCHS, TMS will return to full day in-person learning starting Jan. 24
Both Timberlane Middle School and Hopewell Valley Central High School have transitioned to a hybrid schedule this week. The two schools are preparing to return for full day in-person learning starting next week. The hybrid schedule began on Jan. 18 and goes through Jan. 21. During the hybrid schedule this week students are attending the…