Tag: Hopewell Township
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Tropical Storm Ida causes fatalities, road closures, flash flooding in Hopewell Valley
As Tropical Storm Ida impacted the northeast the remnants of the storm hit Hopewell Valley with flash flooding, road closures and rescues on Sept. 1. Hopewell Township, Pennington and Hopewell Borough were seriously affected by flash flooding that caused fatalities, road closures, stranded vehicles and water rescues. Tropical Storm Ida follows Tropical Storm Henri, which…
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Three officers responding during Tropical Storm Ida rescued from floodwaters; Hopewell Township reports two residential fatalities
Hopewell Township was hit hard by Tropical Storm Ida: major roadways and many secondary roads were impassable throughout Hopewell Valley on Sept. 1 and 2. There were many stranded motorists and residents in homes, requiring 50 overnight water rescues and resulting in two fatalities, according to information provided by the Hopewell Township Police Department. The…
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Mercer County continues vaccine pop-up clinics
Mercer County’s vaccine pop-up clinics will be ongoing through at least October. The clinics are will be available from Sept. 3 to Oct. 1. Each of the clinic locations will provide vaccines from Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The one-dose shot of J&J is for people 18 years…
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Hopewell Township Planning Board approves latest major subdivision residential project
Plans constructing 379 residential units for The Collection at Hopewell are moving forward after the Hopewell Township Planning Board approved the project in late August. For the proposed project, 29 three-story buildings will be built for the residential units at a property located on Washington Crossing-Pennington Road near the Route 31 Pennington circle. The buildings…
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Hopewell Township Police Blotter
The Hopewell Pharmacy on West Broad Street in Hopewell Borough was burglarized, but nothing was reported missing. Police responded to a burglar alarm at 3:35 a.m. Aug. 14 and discovered that someone had forced entry into the store. There was broken glass near the front door, which was left ajar. A Bailey Drive resident reported…
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Ewing man arrested on credit card theft
A 34-year-old Ewing Township man was charged with credit card theft after he allegedly used a fraudulent credit card to buy gasoline for two vehicles at a Hopewell Township gasoline station, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. Police were called to the Lukoil gas station on Pennington Road Aug. 19 for a fraudulent credit…
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Hopewell Township detective creates fundraiser to benefit LGBTQ+ Triad House
The Hopewell Township Police Department presented Lori Morris, executive director of LifeTies, Inc., with a check for $3,500. The donation on Aug. 19 was the result of a fundraising drive that took place during Pride Month in June, run by Detective Alexis Mirra, to support Triad House, a program of LifeTies. Triad House is an…
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BeiGene plans to build a new center at former BMS campus
The former Bristol Meyers Squibb campus in Hopewell Township may have a new occupant after BeiGene announced its plans to build a research and development campus at the site. Earlier this month, BeiGene made public that the company has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire an approximately 42-acre parcel on the site with more…
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Hopewell Township Police Department celebrates officers’ accomplishments
Hopewell Township Police Director Robert Karmazin held a ceremony on Aug. 13 to recognize the accomplishments of members of the Hopewell Township police force. Lt. James Rosso, Sgt. Joseph Maccaquano, Sgt. Lincoln Karnoff and Sgt. Robert Sparano were promoted. Sgt. Louis Vastola, Sgt. Chris Vaccarino and Ptl. Mike Peterson received the Valor Award. The Valor…