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  • Hopewell Township permits cannabis manufacturing in Special Industrial zone

    Hopewell Township permits cannabis manufacturing in Special Industrial zone

    Cannabis manufacturing is now permitted in the Special Industrial (SI) Zone. The Hopewell Township Committee adopted an ordinance allowing for cannabis manufacturing as a conditional use in the zone at a meeting on Aug. 21. Under the ordinance, onsite consumption of cannabis and cannabis products is not allowed, along with the display of cannabis product…

  • Hearing to amend cannabis ordinance moves to Aug. 21

    Hearing to amend cannabis ordinance moves to Aug. 21

    The Hopewell Township Committee will hold a public hearing next week on amending the township’s cannabis ordinance to allow for manufacturing in the Special Industrial [SI] Zone. The public hearing was carried to Aug. 21. Stone Hill Manufacturing LLC has asked the governing body to temporarily allow for cannabis manufacturing at a warehouse facility on…

  • ‘They are wonderful men’

    ‘They are wonderful men’

    The Hopewell Township Police Department’s new hires will attend Mercer County Police Academy in the fall Four new officers have joined the ranks of the Hopewell Township Police Department. Robert Halmi, Ryan Finnegan, Michael Enriquez, and James Stanton were each sworn in as the department’s newest officers surrounded by family and friends in person and…

  • Hopewell Township: Ingleside Avenue and Route 31 intersection needs a traffic signal

    Hopewell Township: Ingleside Avenue and Route 31 intersection needs a traffic signal

    The Hopewell Township Committee has authorized the township to enter into a cost share agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] for potentially a full traffic signal at the intersection of Ingleside Avenue and Route 31. Township Committee members approved the measure at the governing body’s June 12 meeting. “This will just involve…

  • ‘Speed to market’

    ‘Speed to market’

    Stone Hill Manufacturing seeks to launch manufacturing cannabis operations prior to cultivation Cannabis manufacturing may soon be allowed in Hopewell Township’s Special Industrial [SI] Zone. Stone Hill Manufacturing is seeking approval from Hopewell Township to temporarily allow for cannabis manufacturing at its warehouse facility on Reed Road, which sits in the SI zone. The Township…

  • Spending discipline

    Spending discipline

    Hopewell Township adopts 2023 municipal budget with tax rate decrease Hopewell Township property owners are receiving a slight tax rate decrease after the Township Committee approved the adoption of a $26.3 million municipal budget to fund operations in 2023. The governing body – Mayor Michael Ruger, Deputy Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning, Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski, Committeewoman Uma…

  • ‘Not enough right now’

    ‘Not enough right now’

    Hopewell Township Committee hears traffic safety concerns at Denow Road and the intersection of Federal City Way and Bull Run Road.  Residents expressed traffic safety concerns with the Hopewell Township Committee specifically people not stopping at the crosswalk at Denow Road and the intersection of Federal City Way and Bull Run Road. The concerns followed…

  • Hopewell Township introduces 2023 municipal budget with tax decrease

    Hopewell Township introduces 2023 municipal budget with tax decrease

    Hopewell Township property owners will see a slight decrease in the municipal tax rate with the proposed 2023 municipal budget. The $26.3 million budget was introduced on April 3 at a Township Committee meeting. A public hearing is scheduled for May 1. “With a second year of a significant increase in property valuations and the…

  • Winners capture ‘Scenes of Hopewell’ in photo contest

    Winners capture ‘Scenes of Hopewell’ in photo contest

    The winning images hang as a gallery in the municipal building Winners of Hopewell Township’s 2022 Photo Contest were able to see their photos shine on display inside the municipal building as the Hopewell Township Committee congratulated them on their work. The winners were invited to the Township Committee meeting on March 20 to be…