Tag: Hopewell Township
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HOPEWELL: Municipal alliance to host parenting conference later this month
Raising a happy, healthy and resilient child is the goal of all parents – but how does a parent do that, since children do not come with a handbook or instruction manual. Parents, caregivers and guardians can start by attending the Hopewell Valley Parenting Conference, set for Jan. 20 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Fire claims life of 70-year-old man, leaves homes uninhabitable
A 70-year-old man died when a fire broke out at his Pebble Creek Court townhouse in the Brandon Farms subdivision shortly before noon on Jan. 3, according to the Hopewell Township Police Department. David Burket, 70, was found on the first floor of the townhouse by firefighters when they went inside the unit, police said.…
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HOPEWELL: Area residents scramble to pre-pay taxes in wake of federal GOP tax bill
Reed Hunt waited patiently in line at the Hopewell Township Tax Collector’s Office last week, two days after Christmas. His mission – to find out how much money he would need in order to pre-pay at least some of his 2018 property taxes. Like many others waiting in line at the Tax Collector’s Office, Hunt…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Governing body kicks off new year with reorganization
Two newly-elected Hopewell Township Committee members were sworn into office – and the mayor and deputy mayor were chosen from among the committee’s ranks – at the governing body’s annual reorganization meeting Tuesday night. Committeeman Kevin Kuchinski was sworn into office for a second, three-year term by state Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D-15th Legislative District)…
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New Jersey’s wine industry enjoying a renaissance
You may be surprised to learn that two New Jerseyans started our state’s wine industry almost two decades before the American Revolution. At the time, Great Britain was thirsting for good wine in the Colonies, and London’s Royal Society of Arts offered a reward to any colonist who could produce wine of the same caliber…
