Tag: Hopewell Township
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HOPEWELL: Fire destroys home, portable generator could be culprit
A Stony Brook Road home was destroyed by a fire that may have been sparked when the homeowner attempted to repair a portable generator next to the house Monday afternoon, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. The fire was initially reported around 2:34 p.m. when a neighbor called 911 to report it, police said.…
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HOPEWELL: Recent nor’easter taxes police, closes roads
The nor’easter that blew through the Hopewell Valley last Friday left a trail of downed trees and power lines – along with power outages – in its wake. The storm kept the Hopewell Township Police Department busy, as officers answered more than 100 calls for help between 2 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday, Chief…
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HOPEWELL: Officials look to Trenton over $10k tax cap
Hopewell Township taxpayers, already reeling under recent changes in federal tax law capping state and local tax deductions to $10,000 for federal income tax purposes, may be offered some relief at the state level. Gov. Phil Murphy called on state lawmakers to enact a law that would allow property owners to make an end run…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Officials urge the state to extend 2 percent cap on police and fire arbitration
A temporary 2-percent cap on police and fire arbitration contract awards expired on Dec. 31, but Hopewell Township Committee is not giving up on its request that state lawmakers reconsider and renew the cap. The committee adopted a resolution at its Jan. 29 meeting that urges Gov. Phil Murphy, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver and the…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: PennEast pipeline temporarily stymied by the state
It’s back to the drawing board for the PennEast Pipeline Co. application – sort of. Although the controversial natural gas pipeline project received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last month, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is not ready to sign off. The proposed natural gas pipeline begins in Luzerne County,…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Committee approves resolution calling for more oversight from Trenton Water Works
Concerned about malfunctions at the Trenton Water Works’ water treatment plant, Hopewell Township Committee approved a resolution earlier this week calling on Trenton and New Jersey officials to take steps to ensure that the drinking water is safe. Several neighborhoods in Hopewell Township and parts of Ewing, Lawrence and Hamilton townships are served by the…
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HOPEWELL: School district takes action against drones
With the proliferation of drones or unmanned aircraft lately, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District has made it clear through a newly adopted policy that it will not tolerate drones being flown over any school properties. There is a need for the policy as drones become more prevalent and more powerful, said Superintendent of Schools…
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HOPEWELL: Proposed PennEast pipeline gets federal certificate
The on-again, off-again PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC’s proposal to build a natural gas pipeline through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey is on again – at least, at the federal level. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted a “certificate of public convenience and necessity” to PennEast in a 4-1 vote last week. The certificate…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Police on the lookout for scammers
Hopewell Township police are looking for two men who attempted to scam homeowners and who – in one case – gained entry into a house and stole money, in a pair of back-to-back incidents Jan. 22. The first incident occurred a little after 4 p.m., when a Pennington-Harbourton Road man called police to report that…
