Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Hopewell Borough teenager brightens up Borough Hall with Eagle Scout project
If Borough Hall in Hopewell Borough looks a little more inviting these days, it’s because of the colorful flower boxes at the front and rear entrances to the municipal building on East Broad Street. The flower boxes were installed earlier this month by Liam Mooney as part of his Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout…
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Hopewell Borough residents will have another chance to comment on redevelopment plan
Hopewell Borough residents will have an additional chance to comment on a redevelopment plan for the J.C. Van Doren and Sons lumber yard property at the Borough Council’s Sept. 6 meeting. On Aug. 2, council members opened the public hearing on an ordinance that would, if adopted, create a Townhouse Residential zone on the 1-acre…
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Bon appétit: Borough coming together for second Summer Restaurant Week
For ten days in August, a number of Hopewell Borough restaurants will be serving up dishes to diners from throughout the area for the second Hopewell Valley Summer Restaurant Week. From August 5 to August 10, 10 borough restaurants will be offering three-course lunches and dinners, with menu items and cost varying by location. The…
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Fire damages home in Hopewell Borough
A Hopewell Borough home was left uninhabitable after a fire broke out at the house on West Prospect Street shortly after 9 a.m. July 20, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. A police officer who arrived within minutes of a call for assistance saw flames. The Hopewell Fire Department arrived and firefighters began to…
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HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Mayor says governor should reject bill that places fee on single-use bags
A bill that would impose a 5-cent fee per bag on the use of plastic and paper bags is waiting for Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature, but Hopewell Borough Mayor Paul Anzano isn’t sure that is the right approach. Anzano, who raised the issue of banning the use of plastic bags by Hopewell Borough businesses at…
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Five candidates emerge to replace Gusciora in state Assembly
Five Democrats from Mercer County, including three from Hopewell Township, have entered an intra-party contest to decide who will be named to an empty state Assembly seat representing the 15th Legislative district that encompasses parts of Mercer and Hunterdon counties. Hopewell Township Mayor Kevin D. Kuchinski became the latest candidate seeking to replace Reed Gusciora,…
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Hopewell Borough officials may seek alternatives to plastic bags
Aiming to discourage the use of single-use plastic bags, Hopewell Borough officials plan to approach the owners of convenience stores and ask them whether they can offer alternatives to the plastic bags. The topic of single-use plastic bags and a potential ban on them in town was raised at a Borough Council meeting earlier this…
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HOPEWELL: Borough recognizes the life of late philanthropist Lawrence Rothwell
Lawrence Rothwell was a well-known businessman and philanthropist in the Hopewell Valley who contributed to many organizations – from the American Cancer Society to the Hopewell Valley YMCA and the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation. To honor Rothwell and to acknowledge his death last month at 92 years old, Hopewell Borough Mayor Paul Anzano and the…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Pennington and Hopewell officials detail future plans for community
A sense of community and business partnership were common themes during the Mayor’s Breakfast Address on Tuesday at the Hopewell Golf and Country Club. Hopewell Borough Mayor Paul Anzano, Hopewell Township Mayor Kevin Kuchinski and Pennington Borough Administrator Eileen Heinze, who filled in for Mayor Anthony Persichilli, spoke to members of the public and the…
