Tag: Hopewell Township
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Real Central Jersey Soccer club plans to return pre-professional teams to the Mercer County area
Although sports at all levels in New Jersey are shut down due to the COVID-19 crisis, that won’t always be the case. And plans are now underway for pre-professional men’s and women’s soccer to be played in the Trenton area beginning May 2021, currently under the name Real Central New Jersey Soccer. “When you look…
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Hopewell Township Committee releases statement on death of George Floyd
Members of the Hopewell Township Committee released a collective statement denouncing the death of George Floyd and calling for an end to racial injustice. “All of us on the Hopewell Township Committee are outraged by the murder of George Floyd. Like all of you, we have watched protests spread from Minneapolis to cities across the…
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Hopewell Township notifies restaurants of quicker permit process for outdoor dining
Hopewell Township officials have announced a streamlined application process for restaurants obtaining a temporary activities permit to provide outdoor dining. Through the streamlined process the township committee would review and approve applications for the temporary activities permit at a more frequent rate. Normally the process would take a month for such a permit to be…
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Pennington Farmers Market opens on June 6 for 12th season
The Pennington Farmers Market (PFM) will begin its 12th season on June 6. Open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through late November, Pennington Farmers Market attracts hundreds of visitors each week, who come to purchase local produce and support local businesses. The foundation of the market is formed by neighborhood farms –…
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High school students help local businesses in Hopewell Valley
Hopewell Valley Central High School (HVCHS) students are coming to the financial aid of local businesses in the valley, as the coronavirus pandemic’s economic toll continues. Through selling custom T-shirts HVCHS’s Class of 2022 has raised $9,580 to support businesses in Pennington, Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough, according to HVCHS teacher Elizabeth Dykty, who is…
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Hopewell Township approves hiring of two part-time contact tracers for novel coronavirus
Hopewell Township has hired two part-time contract tracers to bolster the township’s effort in contact tracing. During a special meeting on May 22, Mayor Kristin McLaughlin, Deputy Mayor Michael Ruger, Committeewoman Julie Blake and Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski approved the part-time hirings of Jeremy Borges and Melissa Self-Gomes. Committeewoman Courtney Peters-Manning was absent for the meeting.…
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Hopewell Township adopts $23.11 million budget for 2020 municipal operations
Hopewell Township Committee members unanimously voted to adopted a $23.11 million budget to fund municipal operations in 2020. Mayor Kristin McLaughlin, Deputy Mayor Michael Ruger, Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski, Committeewoman Julie Blake and Committeewoman Courtney Peters-Manning voted “yes” to adopt the budget on May 18. “I am unable at this point give anyone a cent value…
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Hopewell photographer Richard Speedy takes his latest show virtual
Photographer Richard Speedy is used to traveling across the country to showcase, in person, his latest photographic project, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic he has had to adapt his shows to a virtual gallery viewing. His current show “Changing Tides” is entirely online, displaying the two-year photographic project through a virtual walk through…
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Municipalities in Hopewell Valley extend grace period for second quarter taxes
Hopewell Valley municipalities are extending their grace period for the payment of second quarter property taxes to June 1. The extended grace period provides relief to homeowners facing financial struggles during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Prior to the extension, Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington second quarter taxes were due on May 1 with a…
