Tag: Hopewell Township
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Annual ‘Insect Festival’ will teach about importance of insects on Sept. 10
The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Mercer County annual 2022 Insect Festival will teach children and families about the importance of insects and protecting their habitats. The annual festival is rain or shine from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Mercer Educational Gardens in Hopewell Township. Admission is free. On-site parking is available,…
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Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s annual fun run will cover families with color in return to Woolsey Park
Hopewell Valley residents and families will be covered in an array of colors when the Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s Color Fun Run & Walk returns this year. The fun run and walk, which is in its second year, will occur from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Woolsey Park. Young children to…
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Masks to remain optional as Hopewell Valley Regional School District set to begin 2022-23 school year
Masks remain optional districtwide and late buses will not be provided at Timberlane Middle School and Hopewell Valley Central High School for the 2022-23 school year, according to Superintendent of Schools Rosetta Treece. Treece briefed the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education and public on the district’s return to school at a board meeting on…
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School board approves new turf field contract for Hopewell Valley Central High School
A new turf field will be installed at Hopewell Valley Central High School. The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education (BOE) voted to approve a $845,000 contract with Hellas Construction, based in Austin, Texas, to replace the deteriorating turf field currently at the high school. The school board approved the contract with Hellas Construction, which…
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Remember: Steel artifact from World Trade Center driven to Hopewell Township 11 years ago
Hopewell Township invites the public to bring a lawn chair for its annual remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. This year’s ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on Sept. 10 at Woolsey Park, 221 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville. Eleven years ago – Aug. 16, 2011 – a 10-ton steel artifact from the…
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Upgrades to Hopewell Township’s outdated emergency dispatch system to improve communication Valley-wide
State grant funds will not only replace equipment for outdated Hopewell Township’s emergency 9-1-1 dispatch system, but also provide “updated technology” for a state-of-the-art communication center. “This will ensure the system complies with current standards and is able to expand as necessary into the future,” Hopewell Township Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning said. Peters-Manning praised Township Administrator…
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National Night Out connects Hopewell Valley community with a good time
Another year of the Hopewell Valley National Night Out at Stony Brook Elementary School in Pennington was deemed a success for all involved. The annual community event Aug. 2 featured Hopewell Township and Pennington police officers, Hopewell Valley fire departments and emergency services personnel, fire trucks, ambulances, a dunk tank, bouncy house, pony rides, food,…
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Hopewell police increase enforcement patrols after ‘overweight truck’ concerns on County Route 579
Hopewell Township residents have raised concerns over “truck traffic and presence of overweight trucks” on County Route 579. The Township Committee, police department and township administrator have informed residents they are addressing the concerns, through a township press release on Aug. 1. “It is not uncommon for trucks to travel on roads with weight restrictions, and…
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Police officers, residents will come together for annual National Night Out Aug. 2
Hopewell Valley families will get to meet their police officers up close and personal when they come together for a night of fun to celebrate National Night Out. The community event takes place at Stony Brook Elementary School in Pennington from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 2. National Night Out was introduced nationally in 1984 and is…
