Tag: Hopewell Township
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Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad names volunteer of the year
The Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad presented Greg Robinson with its Volunteer of the Year Award. Robinson received the award on Feb. 25 at the fire company and rescue squad’s annual banquet that was held at the Washington Crossing Inn in Washington Crossing, Pa. “He received the award for his many hours as a…
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Hopewell Valley receives funding boost for design planning of new community senior center
The planning for Hopewell Valley’s new senior and community center will receive a $60,000 funding boost from Mercer County’s $3 million in American Rescue Plan funds allocated to county municipalities for older adults, people with disabilities and veterans. The county is providing funding to Hopewell Township, Pennington, and Hopewell Borough with allocated funding that totals…
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Mercer County reduces speed limits on Bear Tavern Road
With county support, the speed limit on a section of Bear Tavern Road will reduce from 45 to 35 miles per hour. The Mercer County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance that lowers the speed from 1,000 feet north of Maddock Road to Washington Crossing-Pennington Road [County Route 546] at a meeting on Feb. 9. “Our residents…
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Longtime Hopewell Township municipal clerk retires
Longtime Hopewell Township Municipal Clerk Laurie Gompf retired on Jan. 31 after 16 years of service to the township in the Clerk’s office. Elected officials and current and former co-workers gathered to celebrate Gompf and her years of commitment to the township and its residents. Township Committee members David Chait and Kevin Kuchinski read a…
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Lilleston to serve unexpired term left by former board president on Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has decided on Pamela Lilleston to serve the vacancy left by former Board President Deborah Linthorst following her resignation. Linthorst, whose term runs through the end of 2024, had announced her resignationf from the school board in December 2022. She cited personal and professional reasons for her resignation.…
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Firm projects student enrollment increases for Hopewell Valley Regional School District in next 10 years
Hundreds of new students are projected to enroll at the Hopewell Valley Regional School District in the coming years following the completion of three residential housing developments in Hopewell Township. Representatives of SLAM Collaborative, a design firm in Philadelphia, made a presentation on the projected enrollment numbers to school board members, district administration and the…
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Ruger to serve as mayor in Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township has a new mayor. The five-member Hopewell Township Committee unanimously selected Michael Ruger to serve as mayor during 2023 at the Committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. “To my fellow Committee members, thank you for your vote of confidence. While there is a lot of work ahead of us, there is a lot…
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Galiano will lead Hopewell Valley Regional BOE as board president
The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has a new president at the helm of the school board. Anita Williams Galiano was nominated and chosen by fellow board members to lead the school board as president for 2023 at the Board of Education’s (BOE) reorganization meeting on Jan. 2. There were no other nominations made…
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Hopewell Township Police Chief: Traffic mitigation on East Welling Avenue not necessary at this time
The “majority of drivers” are driving within the 25 miles per hour speed limit on East Welling Avenue, according to results of a speed study conducted through the Hopewell Township Police Department. Police Chief James Rosso briefed the Hopewell Township Committee and public on Dec. 5 of the most recent study from the beginning of October, which…