Tag: hopewell township committee
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Hopewell Township to revise conditional requirements to keep cannabis applications before Planning Board
Hopewell Township seeks to move conditional requirements such as traffic and odor control to standards for cannabis retailers to keep applications before the Planning Board. If those requirements such as traffic and odor control remained as conditional uses instead of standards, the applicant would have to go before the Zoning Board for a use variance,…
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Preliminary election results: Incumbents lead in Hopewell Township’s contested race
In the only contested municipal race in Hopewell Valley, Hopewell Township Committee Democratic incumbents Courtney Peters-Manning and David Chait lead Republican challengers in the Nov. 8 general election. As of Nov. 9, Peters-Manning earned 1,583 votes to lead, Chait followed with 1,546 votes. Republican candidates, Jennifer DiDonato received 524 votes and Daniel Hanley Jr. has…
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Hopewell Township Committee appoints new vulnerable populations coordinator for health department
Hopewell Township has hired a new vulnerable populations outreach coordinator for the township health department and community. The Township Committee approved the appointment of Samantha Austin on Oct. 3 at a Township Committee meeting. Austin replaces former vulnerable populations outreach coordinator (VPOC) Horacio Hernandez, who resigned in July to return to school, according to the…
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Hopewell Township opens ‘Do-not-solicit’ registry for property owners, residents wanting relief from solicitors
A do-not-solicit registry is up and running to help Hopewell Township residents and business owners seek relief from solicitors. Any residents or business owners can sign up to be placed on the Do-Not-Solicit registry by filling out an application and delivering it to the Township Clerk’s Office. The registry and applications available to the public…
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Resident questions Republican candidates for Hopewell Township Committee
How politicians introduce themselves can tell you a lot about their values. Take the Republican candidates for Hopewell Township Committee. As of Oct. 17th, the opening line of their website says, “As premier Politicians since 2022, Jenn & Dan are here to pave the way to change in the lives of our families.” The statement…
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Three homeowner sites test positive for Legionella bacteria in Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township officials announced this week that three homeowner sites in Hopewell Township have tested positive for legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires disease. The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) had collected water samples in September from homeowners served by Trenton Water Works (TWW). “We want to make sure that all of our residents served…
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Hopewell Township resident supports Peters-Manning, Chait in November election
American Founder Benjamin Franklin warned us that “nothing in this life is certain except death and taxes.” And taxes, it seems, are always going up. But not in Hopewell Township. Thanks to persistent budget discipline and savvy financial management, the municipal portion of our local property tax bills in Hopewell Township actually went down this…
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Hopewell Township resident supports values of Peters-Manning, Chait
On Sept. 24, Hopewell Township residents will begin receiving mail-in ballots for this year’s election. Whether you vote by mail, take advantage of early voting from Oct. 29 through Nov. 6, or vote in person on Nov. 8, I encourage you to reelect Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning and Committee Member David Chait to the Hopewell Township…
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Hopewell Township creates new committee aimed at attracting new businesses, tourism
A new advisory committee has been established in Hopewell Township that will examine ways to attract new businesses, support existing businesses and increase tourism. Hopewell Township Committee members unanimously voted to approve establishing the Hopewell Township Tourism and Economic Development Advisory Committee on Sept. 19. “Back in 2019, there was a resolution that established the…