Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Jacobs Creek Trail to be extended with newly preserved land
Partnering together, D&R Greenway Land Trust and Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space have helped preserve 50 acres of rolling farm fields and woodlands along Jacobs Creek. The two organizations announced the newly permanently protected and preserved land located south of Woosamonsa Road, extending to Pennington-Harbourton Road, on Dec. 16. Jacob’s Creek begins to the…
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PennEast Pipeline Update: U.S. Solicitor General files brief to U.S. Supreme Court; New Jersey Resources still supports project
The U.S. Supreme Court has not made a decision yet on whether to hear an appeal from the PennEast Pipeline Company to overturn a 2019 Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision, denying the condemning of 42 parcels of New Jersey state-owned land for the company’s $1 billion pipeline project. However, the court recently received the…
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School district will return to fully remote instruction on Dec. 21
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District will return to fully remote learning districtwide with all hybrid students making that transition come Dec. 21. For students and parents who chose the option of in-person instruction the temporary transition to full remote learning will go through Jan. 15. The schools are currently scheduled to reopen for in-person…
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Hopewell For All seeks to promote equity and inclusion throughout Hopewell Borough
Even though it is in its early stages, a formal working group has formed in Hopewell Borough to improve equity and inclusion within the community. The group, which currently consists of 10 borough residents, is called Hopewell For All and has already been meeting twice a month. The group is looking to create and give…
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71 E. Broad St. project to go before Hopewell Borough Planning Board in 2021
Hopewell Borough’s Planning Board did not have a public hearing during December for a proposed commercial retail and restaurant project at 71 E. Broad St. According to the planning board, the applicant requested that the application be deferred to the board’s next meeting in early January. “They will have to re-notice, because they neglected to…
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HVRSD schools switch to fully remote learning starting Nov. 25
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District administration has made the decision to temporarily switch to fully remote learning throughout the district since COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the state. The six school district schools – Hopewell Valley Central High School (HVCHS), Timberlane Middle School (TMS), Toll Gate Grammar School, Hopewell Elementary School, Bear Tavern…
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Hopewell Borough recommended for state funding to repair train station
Hopewell Borough is on its way to receiving close to $250,000 in state grant funding to repair the Hopewell Borough Railroad Station. The grant would be part of the recommended appropriation awards from the New Jersey Historic Trust (NJHT) for Level II Capital Preservation Grants ranging from $150,000-$750,000. The Historic Trust was created by state…
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Retired U.S. Army major general to lead Hopewell Township Police Department
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Karmazin has been appointed as the new police director of the Hopewell Township Police Department. He recently retired in October having served as deputy commander, mobilization and reserve affairs in the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Karmazin was also the USSOCOM senior…
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71 East Broad, LLC to re-notice again to continue Hopewell Borough public hearing
Representatives for a proposed commercial retail and restaurant project at 71 E. Broad St. are re-noticing, after a noticing deficiency was discovered by Hopewell Borough Planning Board officials, prior to the carried application’s public hearing on Nov. 4. The planning board was unable to hear additional testimony for the application for the proposed project at…