Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Chief to retire from Hopewell Township Police Department
Hopewell Township Committee members have accepted the retirement of Chief of Police Lance Maloney. The retirement of Maloney, who has been chief of police for the Hopewell Township Police Department since 2014, was accepted by committee members at a July 20 committee meeting. Maloney has been a member of the department for 26 years and…
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Hopewell Township Rally for Police Accountability continues call for action
Hopewell Township Rally for Police Accountability organizers returned in front of the Hopewell Township municipal building and police department to demand action on police accountability. This was the third rally organized by Hopewell Township Rally for Police Accountability. More than 100 Hopewell Valley residents gathered and started the rally in front of the building, with…
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Columbia Avenue will undergo road improvements in 2021
Columbia Avenue in Hopewell Borough will receive mill and pave work for a portion of the road during the summer of 2021. The section is from Princeton Avenue to Elm Street. Borough Council members adopted a bond ordinance appropriating $330,000 on July 2 to fund the road project, which is being financially aided by a…
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Hopewell Borough rally shines a light on police accountability
More than 100 people marched from Hopewell Elementary School to Hopewell Borough Hall to call for police accountability within the valley. The call for accountability arose as investigations continue into improper social media conduct by Hopewell Township police officers and employees. The protest also spotlighted Sgt. Michael Sherman of the Hopewell Township Police Department, who…
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Mercer County freeholders adopt $325 million budget for county operations in 2020
The Mercer County Board of Freeholders have adopted a $325.7 million budget to fund the operation of the county during 2020. Freeholder Chairman Andrew Koontz, Vice Chairman Samuel Frisby and Freeholders John Cimino, Ann Cannon, Lucylle Walter, and Nina Melker voted “yes” on the budget’s adoption on June 11. Freeholder Pasquale Colavita was absent for…
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High school students help local businesses in Hopewell Valley
Hopewell Valley Central High School (HVCHS) students are coming to the financial aid of local businesses in the valley, as the coronavirus pandemic’s economic toll continues. Through selling custom T-shirts HVCHS’s Class of 2022 has raised $9,580 to support businesses in Pennington, Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough, according to HVCHS teacher Elizabeth Dykty, who is…
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Hopewell photographer Richard Speedy takes his latest show virtual
Photographer Richard Speedy is used to traveling across the country to showcase, in person, his latest photographic project, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic he has had to adapt his shows to a virtual gallery viewing. His current show “Changing Tides” is entirely online, displaying the two-year photographic project through a virtual walk through…
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Hopewell Borough Council introduces $3.33 million municipal budget
Hopewell Borough officials are expecting a reduction in revenue due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, after they introduced a $3.33 million budget to fund municipal operations for 2020. Hopewell Borough council members will hold a public hearing for the 2020 municipal budget on June 4. “We are adding no new programs. We have obviously trimmed…
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Municipalities in Hopewell Valley extend grace period for second quarter taxes
Hopewell Valley municipalities are extending their grace period for the payment of second quarter property taxes to June 1. The extended grace period provides relief to homeowners facing financial struggles during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Prior to the extension, Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington second quarter taxes were due on May 1 with a…