Tag: Hopewell Township

  • Hopewell Township Police blotter

    Hopewell Township Police blotter

    A Yamaha ATV valued at $7,500 was reported stolen from the fenced-in yard of a home on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road Dec. 22. The area where the ATV was stored was not visible from the street. Two shoplifters stole 60 sleeves of bacon, valued at $524.40, from Stop & Shop Dec. 20. Store security officers told…

  • Top stories of the year for Hopewell Valley

    Top stories of the year for Hopewell Valley

    With 2023 quickly coming to an end, the Hopewell Valley News looks back at its top three stories for the year. ‘Make no mistake the need is great’ A partnership between HomeFront, Homes by TLC, and Lennar celebrated the groundbreaking of a building complex that will house 26 affordable housing units for low-income and working…

  • Hopewell Township Police blotter

    Hopewell Township Police blotter

    A manager at the Dunkin Donuts store in Pennington told police that items and cash had been stolen over the previous six months by employees. The amount of cash and items stolen totaled $875.10. The incident was reported Dec. 11. A victim reported that someone opened two Merrill Lynch bank accounts using her identity. The…

  • Trenton Water Works installs flushing devices

    Trenton Water Works installs flushing devices

    Trenton Water Works (TWW) is improving its water-distribution system by installing water-main flushing assemblies in targeted areas. TWW is installing 170 flushing assemblies in areas of its 683-mile distribution system, the first of which being installed in Hamilton Township this month. Trenton, Ewing Township, Lawrence Township, and Hopewell Township will follow. “The flushing devices will…

  • Hopewell Township Police blotter

    Hopewell Township Police blotter

    A diamond ring and white gold earrings valued at $11,800 were reported stolen from a victim’s home. The theft was reported Dec. 4, but it is not known when the theft occurred. A woman reported Dec. 2 that a fraudulent check for $955.77 was made against her Bank of America checking account on Nov. 19.…

  • Traffic calming measures selected for proposed Mount Rose Distillery trail

    Traffic calming measures selected for proposed Mount Rose Distillery trail

    Advanced trail and pedestrian crossing signs were selected as the traffic calming measure for the planned construction of the Mount Rose Distillery trail segment of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT). Hopewell Township’s planned Mount Rose Distillery trail segment goes through the D&R Greenway’s Hillman Property, according to the LHT map. It is bounded by Moores…

  • Hopewell Township Police blotter

    Hopewell Township Police blotter

    A Flemington woman was arrested on outstanding warrants from Trenton, Lawrence Township and Far Hills Borough following a motor vehicle stop on Route 579 near Church Road Nov. 26. She was processed and released to the Lawrence Township Police Department on default of bail. A Mount Laurel woman was charged with driving under the influence…

  • School board elections return incumbents and welcome newcomer

    School board elections return incumbents and welcome newcomer

    Incumbent school board members – Board President Anita Williams Galiano, Vice President Andrea Driver, and Pamela Lilleston – return to the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has been certified by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office. When sworn in to start their three-year terms representing Hopewell Township on the school board in January, they will…

  • Democrats return to seats on Hopewell Township Committee

    Democrats return to seats on Hopewell Township Committee

    Democratic incumbents Mayor Michael Ruger and Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski each earned new terms on the Township Committee in the general election Nov. 7. Ruger and Kuchinski fended off challenges from Republican candidates Jennifer DiDonato and Daniel Hanley Jr. in their re-election bids for new three-year terms. “Thank you to everyone who voted in Hopewell Township,…