Tag: Hopewell Township
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Virtual 5K raises money to provide free programming for children impacted by ALS
A Veterans Day weekend virtual 5K race is helping raise funds for Hope Loves Company (HLC), which is dedicated to helping the families and children of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The Pennington nonprofit’s virtual 5K started the weekend of Nov. 13 and runs through Thanksgiving weekend. “We used to run a few different…
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Genovesi, Linthorst lead race for open seats on school board; newcomer Reznik earns seat in Pennington’s uncontested board race
A contested general election race for two seats to represent Hopewell Township on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has Jacqueline Genovesi and Board President Deborah Linthorst ahead of Kimberly Stolow. According to unofficial results online from the Mercer County Clerk’s Office, as of press time on Nov. 9, Genovesi had received 3,452 votes,…
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Hopewell Valley Veterans Day ceremony honors veterans at Woolsey park
The annual Hopewell Valley Veterans Day ceremony took place on the grounds of Woolsey Park as residents honored military veterans and remembers those lost in 2021. The ceremony organized by the Hopewell Valley Veterans Association was held in Hopewell Township on Nov. 6. The ceremony remembered Navy Capt. Shelley Pennington and the 13 service members…
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Purandare leads for seat on Hopewell Township Committee
With one seat open this fall on the Hopewell Township Committee, Democrat Uma Purandare is set to become the newest member of the governing body. According to results posted online from the Mercer County Clerk’s Office, as of press time on Nov. 9, Purandare had received 4,008 votes and Republican Ed Jackowski received 2,784 votes.…
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National Guard rescues man stranded in floodwaters
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT KECSKES Members of the National Guard came to rescue a man who was clinging to the roof of his nearly submerged car on a flooded road in Hopewell during Tropical Storm Ida on Sept. 1. They were taken from in front of a home on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road in Hopewell…
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Genovesi, Stolow lead in contested race to represent Hopewell Township on school board
Jacqueline Genovesi and Kimberly Stolow are leading in the vote totals for two open seats to represent Hopewell Township on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education. The General Election results listed reflect what has been posted online by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 3. Mail-in ballots and provisional ballots are still…
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Jackowski slightly ahead in race for seat on Hopewell Township Committee
In a contested race for an open seat on the Hopewell Township Committee, Republican candidate Ed Jackowski is slightly ahead for the three-year term. The election results listed reflect what has been posted online by the Mercer County Clerk’s Office as of Nov. 3. Mail-in ballots and provisional ballots are still being counted. The results…
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Park Commission approves final master plan for Moores Station Quarry
The Mercer County Park Commission has approved the master plan to turn Moores Station Quarry into a new county park. The final master plan for the redevelopment of the quarry was approved at a Mercer County Parks Commission meeting on Oct. 27. Moores Station Quarry is adjacent to Baldpate Mountain and located in Hopewell Township…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A routine traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation led to a charge of possession of fraudulent government documents being filed against a 29-year-old New Hope, Pennsylvania, man after he was stopped by police on Oct. 17 on Route 518, just outside the Hopewell Borough border. An investigation revealed that the temporary license plate and…