Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Application hearing for East Broad Street project does not resume in April
The public hearing for a proposed commercial retail and restaurant project building project on East Broad Street would not continue as expected when the Hopewell Borough Planning Board convened for its April meeting. The postponement has moved the application to the May 5 virtual meeting. The application had been carried to April 7, as the…
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Opinion: Save the Sourlands
I was having coffee with a friend once, and she said, “I’m not a birder. Why should I care about birds?” I said, “You love coffee, so you must love birds!” The brilliant scarlet tanager spends winter in Central and South America. Like lots of colorful songbirds, she spends her winter vacation in the dense…
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Couple charged with child endangerment
A Hopewell Borough man and a Lawrence Township woman have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after the police found a child in the rear seat of a car that had been stopped in the middle of Center Street in Hopewell Borough with its engine running for an extended period of time,…
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Declining birth rate is one reason for HVRSD’s decline in total student enrollment
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) has experienced a decline in student enrollment since the 2009-10 school year. HVRSD’s total student enrollment has declined from 3,946 students (2009-10) to 3,364 students (2020-21) – a decrease of 582 students. Superintendent of Schools Thomas Smith said that there are two big reasons for the decline. “One…
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Hopewell Valley school district recognizes educators of the year
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education recognized school district teachers who are the Governor’s Educators of the Year for 2020-21. Through a press release the district made the announcement on March 15. Bear Tavern Elementary School’s Educator of the Year is Betsy Finnegan. According to the statement, Finnegan is one of the most dependable…
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Local health officers urge continued prevention; agree with CDC guidance on fully vaccinated people taking fewer precautions
New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has recently stated that fully vaccinated individuals can now reduce certain precautions taken in facing the virus. The CDC made the announcement about the new guidance on March 8. Along with not having to social…
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Hopewell Planning Board to continue with public comment next month for proposed project at 71 East Broad St.
When the Hopewell Borough Planning Board continued the public hearing for a proposed commercial retail and restaurant project building project on East Broad Street, a decision on whether to approve the project had not been made due to time constraints at a recent meeting. The application was carried to next planning board meeting on April…
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Hopewell Borough to receive five slots a week from MCCC to vaccinate seniors
Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey briefed the Hopewell Borough Council on the latest COVID-19 efforts to get homebound senior residents in the borough vaccinated. In her presentation on March 5, Carey informed the community about how the health department, which oversees Hopewell Borough, is currently maintaining a list of residents to get vaccinated who…
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Hopewell Township police consider new marijuana laws ‘problematic’
Recently signed legislation by Gov. Phil Murphy legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana has presented a specific hurdle for the Hopewell Township Police Department. In a message released to residents of Hopewell Valley, police administration said that one aspect not expected under the new laws signed on Feb. 22 had been the prohibiting of police departments…