Tag: Hopewell Township
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Hopewell Township permits cannabis cultivation, manufacturing
Hopewell Township Committee members are allowing the business operations of cannabis cultivators and manufacturers within the township’s Valley Resource Conservation (VRC) district. The decision came after months of discussions and public hearing on Sept. 13, which had more than 100 attendees at the virtual Township Committee meeting. Members of the Township Committee adopted an ordinance…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A 42-year-old Lambertville man was charged with possession of fraudulent government documents after police determined that the temporary license plate and vehicle registration were fraudulent, following a motor vehicle stop outside of Hopewell Borough Sept. 9. A 20-year-old Pennington man was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after his car was stopped…
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Color Fun Run covers community residents, families in an array of colors
Woolsey Park was full of color as people throughout Hopewell Valley ran and walked in the first Color Fun Run & Walk created by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council. Families from young children to older adults followed the two-mile course in Hopewell Township on Sept. 19. The event was inspired by Hindu festival of Holi,…
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Opinion: Blake endorses Purandare as her replacement on Hopewell Township Committee
It is my pleasure to endorse my friend and neighbor Uma Purandare for Hopewell Township Committee. I have known Uma for almost 20 years and have long admired her commitment to serving the local community. Knowing that commitment led me to nominate Uma for the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment where for six years…
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Amazing Pumpkin Carve will once again be drive-thru
Back for its seventh year, the Amazing Pumpkin Carve will again be a drive-thru for visitors to enjoy from the safety of their car. The Amazing Pumpkin Carve is an annual tradition, presented by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council, that brings spectacular art and Halloween fun Oct. 6-10 to Woolsey Park in Hopewell Township. …
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Twenty years later, We will never forget: Hopewell Valley commemorates 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a memorial ceremony in Hopewell Valley remembered the lives lost and the survivors of the attacks of that day. The ceremony took place at Woolsey Park in Hopewell Township, hosted by the Hopewell Valley Sept. 11 and Emergency Services Memorial Committee. During the ceremony,…
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Mercer County announces opening of Disaster Recovery Center
Mercer County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have opened a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at Hollowbrook Community Center in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida. The DRC, located at 320 Hollowbrook Drive in Ewing Township, will assist any Mercer County residents or businesses whose property was damaged in Ida on Sept. 1. The…
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Hopewell Township experiences increase in COVID-19 cases
Hopewell Township Health Officer Dawn Marling warned Hopewell Township Committee members and the public of a consistent high level of COVID-19 transmission currently in the township. At a Hopewell Township Committee meeting on Sept. 13, Marling reported that the township is experiencing 16 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 per week in the township. “For a…
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Hopewell Township will consider allowing the manufacturing and cultivation of recreational cannabis
An ordinance that would allow the manufacturing and cultivation of recreational cannabis within Hopewell Township will have a public hearing when the Hopewell Township Committee reconvenes on Sept. 13. Hopewell Township would allow two of the six business class licenses if the ordinance were to be adopted at the meeting. The ordinance was determined to…