Tag: Hopewell Township

  • Lawrence Hopewell Trail unveils interpretive signage program

    Lawrence Hopewell Trail unveils interpretive signage program

    The Lawrence Hopewell Trail is more than just a meandering pedestrian and bicycle path – it’s a path through the history of Lawrence and Hopewell townships, illustrated by interpretive signs placed at key spots along the trail. The “History Along the LHT” interpretive signage program was officially unveiled May 14 at the monthly Lawrence Hopewell…

  • HVCHS students finish their final projects for Performing Arts Academy

    HVCHS students finish their final projects for Performing Arts Academy

    Twenty-one students from the Performing Arts Academy completed their final projects in the new Black Box Theatre at Hopewell Valley Central High School. This was the first time that students within the program had been able to perform a live recital and the premiere of the new performance space, according to a press release. The…

  • Hopewell police blotter

    Hopewell police blotter

    A Buckingham Drive resident lost more than $10,000 to a person who pretended to be an Amazon employee and gained access to the victim’s computer. The would-be Amazon employee withdrew money from the victim’s bank account in the incident, which was reported April 21. A Pennington-Hopewell Road resident nearly became the victim of a scam…

  • BeiGene holds groundbreaking for new cancer treatment manufacturing facility

    BeiGene holds groundbreaking for new cancer treatment manufacturing facility

    BeiGene has broken ground on a new manufacturing and clinical R&D center on the former Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) campus. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 29 at the Princeton West Innovation Park in Hopewell. State, county and township officials gathered with BeiGene leadership to break ground on what will include a 400,000-square-foot…

  • Karmazin resigning as police director; process underway to select new chief of Hopewell Township Police Department

    Karmazin resigning as police director; process underway to select new chief of Hopewell Township Police Department

    After two years, Robert Karmazin is resigning from his position as Hopewell Township police director. In an announcement on May 2, township officials stated that Karmazin was resigning from his position to take a job in the private sector. He submitted his resignation on March 21. According to a township statement, his last day is…

  • Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022

    Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022

    Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in the state to close on their most popular festival, Diwali. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said it was simply not fair to Hindu pupils of most New Jersey schools, as they had…

  • Hopewell Valley school board approves $95.2 million budget to fund district operations for 2022-23 school year

    Hopewell Valley school board approves $95.2 million budget to fund district operations for 2022-23 school year

    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education funded districted operations for the 2022-23 school year when the school board recently adopted a $95.2 million budget. School board members adopted the budget at a oard of education meeting on April 25. Board President Deborah Linthorst and board members Adam Sawicki, Andrea Driver, Anita Williams Galiano, Alexander…

  • Hopewell Township police blotter

    Hopewell Township police blotter

    A thief allegedly took a chair from a First Street, Hopewell Borough, resident’s car while it was parked in the victim’s driveway April 13. The chair was valued at less than $600. A 38-year-old Easton, Pennsylvania, man was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Pohatcong Township following a motor vehicle stop on Bear Tavern Road…

  • Hopewell Township municipal budget for 2022 introduced with stable tax rate

    Hopewell Township municipal budget for 2022 introduced with stable tax rate

    The Hopewell Township Committee has introduced a $25.2 million municipal budget that would fund municipal operations in 2022. The budget was introduced this month at a Township Committee meeting on April 18. A public hearing for the budget is scheduled for May 16. Hopewell Township’s municipal appropriations are projected to be $25.2 million in 2022.…