Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Hopewell Borough officials honored as service on governing body concludes
When Hopewell Borough councilwomen Debra Lehman and Shelby Tewell walked into the meeting room for the final Borough Council meeting of the year on Dec. 6, they expected the agenda would list the routine matters every governing body must handle. What they did not expect was a resolution, signed by Mayor Paul Anzano and Borough…
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Voters will elect officials, school board members on Nov. 6
Hopewell Valley voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to choose candidates for elected office – from municipal officials and school board members to federal, state and county offices. Polling locations in Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. At the local level, Hopewell Borough voters…
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Church members will go into community to perform service projects
Hopewell Borough church congregants are playing hooky from worship services on Nov. 4, not for lack of interest, but because they are volunteering to help out with some community service projects. The annual Sunday of Service, sponsored by the Hopewell Council of Churches, is geared toward congregants of the five Hopewell Borough churches, but all…
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Hopewell Borough introduces revised ordinance banning plastic bags
Borough Council members in Hopewell Borough have scrapped an initial ordinance that would have banned plastic bags in favor of a revised version that includes much of the same language, but with an added emphasis on educating consumers and merchants. The initial ordinance was introduced in August, but was not adopted. This provided time to…
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Hopewell Borough officials’ action paves way for townhouse development
The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that sets the parameters of a redevelopment plan for the former J.C. Van Doren and Sons lumber yard property, now known as JMAT Supply, on Model Avenue, Hopewell Borough. The ordinance creates a Townhouse Residential zone on the 1-acre property at 24 Model Ave., incorporating elements of a…
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Public hearing on Hopewell Borough plastic bag ban to resume on Oct. 4
A public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would, if adopted, ban Hopewell Borough businesses from handing out single-use plastic bags to customers has been carried to the Borough Council’s October meeting. Mayor Paul Anzano suggested carrying the public hearing to the Oct. 4 meeting to allow councilwomen Debra Lehman and Shelby Tewell an opportunity…
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Hopewell Fire Department firefighters christen Rescue 52
With a bottle gripped firmly in his hand, Fire Chief Joseph Novak swung his arm and smashed the bottle on the front bumper of the Hopewell Fire Department’s new rescue pumper truck, releasing a spray of foam and bubbles that dripped onto the ground. And with that action, Novak officially welcomed Rescue 52 – the…
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Residents may comment on Hopewell Borough redevelopment ordinance
Hopewell Borough residents will have a chance to weigh in on a redevelopment plan for the J.C. Van Doren and Sons lumber yard property on Model Avenue at the Borough Council’s Sept. 6 meeting. The council meeting will start at 7 p.m., and will be held in the council meeting room on the lower level…
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Public will have say on proposed ban of plastic bags in Hopewell Borough
A ban on one-use plastic bags may be in the works for Hopewell Borough under an ordinance that was introduced by the Borough Council earlier this month. The ordinance, which would prohibit borough businesses from handing out single-use plastic bags to their customers, is up for a public hearing and final action at the Sept.…
