Tag: hopewell township committee
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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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Hopewell Township continues process of hiring a full-time health officer
Hopewell Township officials are still actively searching for a full-time health officer to lead the township’s health department. Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey has been the interim health officer for the township since the resignation earlier this year of former health officer Robert English. She had been made interim health officer through a shared…
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Lincoln Equities Group acquires Bristol-Meyers Squibb’s Hopewell campus
Bristol-Meyers Squibb (BMS) is no longer the owner of its Hopewell campus after selling the property to real estate firm Lincoln Equities Group. Lincoln Equities Group (LEG) announced the acquisition of the property on June 22. The firm will continue the effort of attracting pharmaceutical investment in leasing portions of the Hopewell campus, which is…
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Hopewell Township Committee updates community following alleged racial comments by police officers and employees
Members of the Hopewell Township Committee released a collective statement on June 16 addressing the recent investigations of improper social media conduct involving township police officers and employees. Committee members in the collective statement announced their commitment to examining current township policies, incorporating public input in best practices and an increased dialogue between community members…
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Hopewell Township Committee addresses incident of employees and police officers under investigation for improper conduct
Hopewell Township Committee members responded on June 11 to investigations taking place into several township police officers and municipal employees accused of improper conduct involving social media. The officers and employees were placed on leave on June 8 after the township learned of the improper conduct in regards to a social media post on Facebook…
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Hopewell Township Committee releases statement on death of George Floyd
Members of the Hopewell Township Committee released a collective statement denouncing the death of George Floyd and calling for an end to racial injustice. “All of us on the Hopewell Township Committee are outraged by the murder of George Floyd. Like all of you, we have watched protests spread from Minneapolis to cities across the…
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Hopewell Township adopts $23.11 million budget for 2020 municipal operations
Hopewell Township Committee members unanimously voted to adopted a $23.11 million budget to fund municipal operations in 2020. Mayor Kristin McLaughlin, Deputy Mayor Michael Ruger, Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski, Committeewoman Julie Blake and Committeewoman Courtney Peters-Manning voted “yes” to adopt the budget on May 18. “I am unable at this point give anyone a cent value…
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Hopewell Township property tax payment extended to June 1
The Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously on May 8 to extend the grace period for the payment of second quarter property taxes from May 11 to June 1 as allowed by Gov. Phil Murphy’s recent executive order. “These are unprecedented, difficult and uncertain times, and for those facing economic uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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Hopewell Township officials adopt bond ordinance for capital improvement projects
Township Committee members in Hopewell Township have unanimously adopted a bond ordinance that appropriates $5.59 million for several capital improvement projects. Committee members took the action on Feb. 18. The ordinance authorizes bonds in the amount of $4.83 million to be issued. Mayor Kristin McLaughlin, Deputy Mayor Michael Ruger, Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski, Committeewoman Julie Blake…