Tag: Hopewell Township
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Mercer County set to replace two bridge structures in Hopewell Township
The Mercer County Department of Transportation and Infrastructure began a project on March 11 to replace two bridge structures that carry Hopewell-Rocky Hill Road (County Route 518) over a branch of Bedens Brook in Hopewell Township. The structures are adjacent to one another and are located between Elm Street and Aunt Molly Road, immediately east…
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Mercer County Wildlife Center gears up for new volunteers
Staff at the Mercer County Wildlife Center are getting set for new volunteer orientations that are being held in March at the Hopewell Township facility. The orientation sessions will be two days. One on March 16 and the other on March 24. Both sessions will be from 10 a.m. to noon, and you must attend…
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Continuing care retirement community planned for Hopewell Township site
A proposed continuing care retirement community on Scotch Road, next to Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell, inched closer to reality last week as the Township Committee in Hopewell Township named a redeveloper to take on the project. Committee members passed a resolution naming Van Princess Realty Group LLC to be the redeveloper of the 38-acre parcel…
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Judge: PennEast may move forward with surveys of land needed for pipeline
The PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC can move ahead with plans to seize and survey portions of properties it needs to construct a planned natural gas pipeline, despite opposition from property owners and the state. U.S. District Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti, for the District of New Jersey, ruled on Dec. 14 in favor of PennEast,…
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Prospect of losing parking space irks Reed Road resident
Harold Nebling has been parking on the street in front of his home on Reed Road in Hopewell Township for nearly 30 years. But that may change under an ordinance introduced by the Township Committee that would, if adopted, ban on-street parking on Reed Road, from Washington Crossing-Pennington Road to the Hopewell Township-Ewing Township border.…
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Hopewell Township officials trying to identify issues with mail delivery
In an attempt to find out what, if anything, has gone wrong with U.S. Postal Service mail delivery locally, Hopewell Township officials are asking residents to fill out a survey by Dec. 15 and to notify them of any issues they may have experienced. The survey is available on the municipal website at www.hopewelltwp.org. It…
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Hopewell Valley Historical Society unveils educational signs
From the Mount Rose Distillery to the hamlet of Marshall’s Corner and the Hart’s Corner schoolhouse, the Hopewell Valley has a long and colorful history – and the Hopewell Valley Historical Society wants residents and visitors alike to know about it. That’s why the society has installed educational signs at key historic spots in the…
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Brandon Farms townhouse damaged by fire
A Shrewsbury Court townhouse in the Brandon Farms development was damaged by a fire that apparently started in the chimney on Nov. 5, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The first police officer on the scene noticed fire and smoke coming from the chimney and the area near the chimney. The resident had already…
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Hopewell Township property owners may receive credit on tax bill
Some Hopewell Township property owners are getting a credit on their property tax bill because of problems with the timely delivery of their 2018-19 tax bill, as a result of issues with the U.S. post office in Pennington. Many property owners did not receive their tax bill in time and some did not receive them…
