Tag: Hopewell Township
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Incumbent mayor, committeeman win seats in general election to remain on Hopewell Township Committee
Democratic Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning and Committeeman David Chait are returning to their seats on the Township Committee after defeating their Republican challengers in the general election. Peters-Manning and Chait have each earned one, three-year term on the Township Committee. They faced Republican candidates, Jennifer DiDonato and Daniel Hanley Jr. during the Nov. 8 general election.…
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Hopewell Township receives revenue boost from construction, real estate company Lennar
Hopewell Township has secured $2.3 million in incremental one-time payment revenues required from Lennar, a home construction and real estate company, which is building two new inclusionary neighborhoods as a part of the township’s 2017 bipartisan affordable housing settlement. Township officials said, “these payments are separate from the revenue that is anticipated under the PILOT…
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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 resident supports Peters-Manning, Chait; likes lower tax rate
The Hopewell Township Republican candidates keep sending out mailers complaining about the tax rate cut adopted by the Hopewell Township Committee. Why? I thought Republicans — especially Trump Republicans — liked lower tax rates. It’s a strange way to run for office, by criticizing someone for lowering the tax rate. Personally, I like a lower…
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Hopewell resident questions tactics of Republican candidates for Township Committee
I have seen complaints on a local Facebook page about the Republican candidates for Hopewell Township Committee putting their signs on private property without the owner’s permission. According to the post, they leave a note behind saying “they hope the homeowner doesn’t mind.” Guess what? The homeowners mind. What on Earth motivates the Republicans to…
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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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Hopewell Valley School District reports small increase in districtwide violence, vandalism and substance abuse incidents
School district incidents, in-school and out-of-school suspensions have all slightly increased in data collected for the 2021-22 school year report on violence, vandalism and substance abuse. The findings were presented to the Hopewell Valley school board at a meeting on Oct. 17. The data had been collected from September until June in 2021-22. Tana Smith,…
