Tag: Hopewell Township
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Opinion: Sawicki has the experience needed to guide new school board members
My family has lived in Hopewell Township for over 25 years. Our children received an excellent education from Hopewell Valley schools. and we have always been very supportive and involved in our school district. Reading about this year’s many candidates for Board of Education is encouraging. I am inspired to see these new faces interested…
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HVRSD steers through challenge of school closures during coronavirus pandemic
Navigating the coronavirus pandemic has not been an easy task for school districts statewide during the 2020-21 school year. Since beginning the school year with in-person instruction, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) has faced several school closures due to confirmed COVID-19 cases, but those schools have been able to reopen with in-person instruction…
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Opinion: Kuchinski and Ruger helped preserve Hopewell Valley Golf Club
The closing of the Hopewell Valley Golf Club in July 2019 was a big loss for township residents but under the leadership of the current Democratic Hopewell Township Committee the club will return as a public facility owned and operated by Mercer County. This committee’s efforts to work with Mercer County to preserve the facility…
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Opinion: Please avoid conflict of interest on the school board
It was an honor to serve on the Hopewell Valley regional school board from, I believe, 2012-16. Funny story about how I originally got involved. There was a controversy at the time about whether a teacher who served on the Board of Education should be serving on Personnel Committee, which was the parent committee to…
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Yearlings of New Jersey sires lead sales at auction
Yearlings from New Jersey sires Muscle Hill and Walner led the way at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale in Kentucky. Muscle Hill led trotting sires with $4.81 million in gross sales and a $192,400 average for 25 horses sold, according to information provided by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Walner was second in gross…
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Opinion: Sawicki was only HVRSD board member to vote against property tax increase
Did you receive your property tax bill last month? I did and I was pretty unhappy with the significant increase it reflected. I am more than willing to pay my fair share for necessary services but when increases occur without proper justification, it requires a closer look at the data. I looked at the Tax…
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Opinion: Please don’t stack Hopewell Valley Regional School Board
I am writing with my concern about the Hopewell Valley Regional School Board election. I was on the Board of Education representing the voice of retired people on a fixed income and spent nine years on or chairing the Finance Committee and kept spending at or below cap. During our overlap, Adam Sawicki spent his…
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Opinion: Sawicki can balance needs while making tough decisions
Please vote to re-elect Adam Sawicki to the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) Board of Education for another three year term. Adam is the kind of leader we need during this enormously challenging time. He has demonstrated that he can balance the needs and desires of parents, teachers, staff and the broader community, while…
