Tag: Hopewell Township
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Hopewell Borough to receive five slots a week from MCCC to vaccinate seniors
Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey briefed the Hopewell Borough Council on the latest COVID-19 efforts to get homebound senior residents in the borough vaccinated. In her presentation on March 5, Carey informed the community about how the health department, which oversees Hopewell Borough, is currently maintaining a list of residents to get vaccinated who…
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Hopewell Township police consider new marijuana laws ‘problematic’
Recently signed legislation by Gov. Phil Murphy legalizing and decriminalizing recreational marijuana has presented a specific hurdle for the Hopewell Township Police Department. In a message released to residents of Hopewell Valley, police administration said that one aspect not expected under the new laws signed on Feb. 22 had been the prohibiting of police departments…
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Mercer County providing funds for those most in need of rental assistance
Renters statewide and nationally have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Mercer County officials are seeking to support the county’s most in need on catch up on rent after being awarded close to $11 million in federal funds. The federal funds are from the latest signed $900 billion stimulus package back in December 2020.…
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Area fire departments will receive funding to purchase PPE, other supplies
More than $400,000 in federal funding through the Assistance to Firefighter Grants (AFG) program from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will ensure fire departments across New Jersey have the resources to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and other related supplies. This $407,778.57 in funding was secured in the CARES Act passed last year and…
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Hopewell Township Committee hopes county preserves Mine Road Bridge as pedestrian bridge
The Hopewell Township Committee supports the position that Mine Road Bridge should be preserved by Mercer County as a pedestrian and bicycle-only structure. The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution on Feb. 22, stating the official position of the committee prefers preservation instead of a full replacement with a 40-ton load rated bridge. The official…
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HVRSD superintendent discusses district’s journey through COVID-19
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) continues to adapt to the impacts of COVID-19, as Superintendent Thomas Smith laid out the challenges faced and efforts made on how the district has been handling the current pandemic. A discussion was held by the Pennington Presbyterian Church for its Brown Bag Lunch program series that took…
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Hopewell Township police blotter
A River Road resident reported that someone allegedly gained access to their bank accounts and transferred numerous airline miles to another account. The incident was reported Feb. 10. Someone claiming to be a Verizon employee contacted a Nedsland Avenue resident and informed the victim of an overpayment on the account. The purported Verizon employee allegedly…
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Man who allegedly ‘Zoom bombed’ Hopewell Township Committee meeting charged
A 50-year-old Mesa, Arizona, man who allegedly interrupted an online Hopewell Township Committee meeting has been charged with one count each of cyber harassment, lewdness and disrupting a public meeting, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The man, who was charged with the offenses on Feb. 17, was identified as the person responsible for…
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Indentured servant also served as soldier in Continental Army
The Hopewell Township Committee continued its Black History Month recognitions by discussing the life of Jacob Francis, a free Black man born in Amwell in 1754. Francis had a long history in the area, first as an indentured servant, and then as a soldier in the Continental Army, which was unusual at the time. Larry…