Tag: Hopewell Township
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Hopewell Township adopts $24.7M municipal budget for 2021
Members of the Hopewell Township Committee have adopted a $24.78 million budget for municipal operations in 2021. Mayor Julie Blake, Deputy Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning, Committeewoman Kristin McLaughlin, Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski and Committeeman Michael Ruger voted “yes” for the budget’s adoption on May 17. The budget’s introduction occurred on April 19. Since introduction the budget has…
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HVCHS’s performance of ‘Little Women’ takes center stage in Hopewell Valley
A Hopewell Valley Central High School (HVCHS) performance of the musical “Little Women” is set to occur in early June. The performance will be streamed on June 4 at 7 p.m. and June 5 at 7 p.m. According to the release, the performance will be streamed through a filmed on stage experience with the performance…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A burglar broke into a car while it was parked at Rosedale Park and stole an assortment of items valued at more than $1,000 in the April 29 incident. A person who claimed to be a Navesink Drive resident’s employer contact the resident and requested multiple purchases of gift cards from the resident. The incident…
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Mercer County Stables expands recreational and therapeutic programs
Ewing Township Health Administrator Teri Vacirca has found a respite from COVID-19 tucked away in the bucolic landscape of Hopewell Township, very close to her home. “Mercer Stables is the best-kept secret in Mercer County,” Vacirca said recently. “It’s very relaxing. Breeze in my face, total relaxation being outside.” Mercer County Stables, which sits on…
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Hopewell Valley school board officially begins search for new superintendent; Smith announces retirement
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education is searching for a new superintendent after the announced retirement of current Superintendent Thomas Smith. The school board approved an ad hoc Superintendent Search Committee to help identify the district’s next superintendent and plan to include as many district stakeholders in the process through surveys and focus groups.…
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Hopewell bicyclist struck by car, suffers serious injuries
A collision between a bicyclist and a motorist at the intersection of East Broad Street and Princeton Avenue in Hopewell Borough sent the bicyclist to the hospital May 13, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The bicyclist was riding east on East Broad Street and was struck by a 2015 Kia Sedona that was…
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Rabid raccoon bites resident in Hopewell Township
A raccoon found on Hopewell-Pennington Road has tested positive for rabies after biting a resident. The raccoon was collected by Hopewell Township Animal Control on May 9 after biting a resident. The animal was submitted for testing at the New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratory and test results provided to Health Officer Dawn Marling…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A 58-year-old Mount Laurel man has been charged with three counts of burglary, two counts of theft and one count of credit card theft for allegedly breaking into several cars on Wrick Avenue in the Titusville neighborhood overnight between April 11 and 12. He was arrested April 16 and released on his own recognizance. A…
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Planning board asked to determine if Reed Road property is an area in need of redevelopment
The Hopewell Township Committee has approved a resolution directing the planning board to determine if the property site adjacent to the Zaitz Tract properties qualifies as an area in need redevelopment. The property site location is at 1646 Reed Road and is near the intersection of Reed and Diverty Roads. The properties the make up…