Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Salute to healthcare workers parade supports frontline workers at Capital Health campus
Healthcare workers at the campus of Capital Health Medical Center received a parade of support from area first responders and municipal departments. The parade in Hopewell Township on May 1 featured 95 units from area’s police, fire, rescue, elected officials and public works who paraded around the campus of Capital Health Hopewell to show support…
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Pennington Council adopts ordinance phasing out single-use carryout bags
Pennington is joining more than 30 New Jersey municipalities in banning single-use plastic carryout bags. Pennington council members voted unanimously to adopt the ordinance on May 4; Council President Catherine Chandler and council members Glen Griffiths, Charles Marciante, Elizabeth Semple, Beverly Mills and Deborah Gnatt voted “yes” in favor of the measure. “Single-use plastic bags…
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Hopewell Valley school board adopts $92.3 million budget for 2020-21
Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education members have adopted a $92.3 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. Board President Deborah Linthorst, Vice President Adam Sawicki and board members Jessica Grillo, Alyce Murray, Debra O’Reilly, John Mason, Sarah Tracy, Jenny Long and William Herbert voted…
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Hopewell Valley mayors keep municipal walking trails open
Gazebo Park and Cedar Ridge Preserve are among several Hopewell Valley outdoor resources that will remain open for residents, according to municipal mayors. The walking trails in the parks and preserves are still able to be used, as basketball courts and playgrounds are closed. Hopewell Valley consists of Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington. Hopewell…
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Hopewell Valley families, seniors in need receive aid from neighbors
Families in need during the novel coronavirus outbreak are receiving support from the Hopewell Valley community through a recently launched mobile food pantry program. The program has been in operation since March and aids valley families and seniors with food insecurities. Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington are the municipalities that make up the valley.…
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Hopewell Valley Regional School District continues lunch deliveries
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District is delivering free or reduced price lunches to more than 100 students during the COVID-19 pandemic. At present, the district is delivering about 125 lunches a day in a three-day block each week, according to administrators. “We have moved to delivering food in three-day blocks (delivering three meals at…
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Hopewell Valley family tests positive for COVID-19
A Hopewell Township family has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a joint statement from the Hopewell Township Health Department and Montgomery Township Health Department, officials announced that they had been alerted to positive COVID-19 test results on March 18. Officials added that the family that had been practicing self-quarantine since March 14. One…
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Local health officials report that residents are at minimal risk of contracting coronavirus
Local health officials are reporting to residents that there is a ‘low’ immediate health risk from a new virus that began in China. The virus the local health officers and departments are referencing is coronavirus, a virus that has origins stem from Wuhan, China. This ‘novel’ coronavirus (2019-nCOV) is a respiratory infection and can cause…
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Hopewell Borough officials discuss authorizing alcoholic beverages at Hopewell Train Station
Hopewell Borough officials will continue a discussion in 2020 about allowing for limited consumption of alcoholic beverages at the Hopewell Borough Train Station. The discussion, which occurred at the Dec. 5 council meeting, centers around a proposed amendment to a borough ordinance that currently prohibits any consumption of alcohol at the train station in town.…