Tag: Hopewell Valley
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HVRSD superintendent discusses district’s journey through COVID-19
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) continues to adapt to the impacts of COVID-19, as Superintendent Thomas Smith laid out the challenges faced and efforts made on how the district has been handling the current pandemic. A discussion was held by the Pennington Presbyterian Church for its Brown Bag Lunch program series that took…
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Resident uses own equipment to clear out Stony Brook Watershed
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN HASBROUCK Matthew Hasbrouck, of Ewing Township, recently spotted garbage and debris in the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed off Titus Mill Road in the Pennington section of Hopewell Township. Laying in the riverbed was a large stove, multiple garage door panels and other household garbage. Manpower alone was not enough to remove the…
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ArtSpires inspires a community
The Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s community art project and exhibition, ArtSpires, received overwhelming support from artists and community members. Sixty-three colorful sculptures, decorated by local artists and community members, were installed in clusters at 19 locations throughout Hopewell Valley in fall 2020. ArtSpires were sold during the month-long online auction to benefit the Arts Council…
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Township committee members elect Julie Blake as mayor
Hopewell Township has a new mayor and deputy mayor at the helm of the township committee for 2021. During the township committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 4, Julie Blake was nominated and elected by fellow members of the committee to become Hopewell Township’s next mayor. Courtney Peters-Manning is now Hopewell Township’s deputy mayor after her…
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Jacobs Creek Trail to be extended with newly preserved land
Partnering together, D&R Greenway Land Trust and Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space have helped preserve 50 acres of rolling farm fields and woodlands along Jacobs Creek. The two organizations announced the newly permanently protected and preserved land located south of Woosamonsa Road, extending to Pennington-Harbourton Road, on Dec. 16. Jacob’s Creek begins to the…
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Watershed Institute and Honey Brook Organic Farm end partnership; nonprofit now seeks new farmer
Honey Brook Organic Farm will no longer be a fixture on Watershed Institute land, after it was announced that 2020 will be the final year of a partnership between the two entities. The Watershed Institute and Honey Brook Organic Farm are ending their partnership after 30 years. Honey Brook Organic Farm’s leased acreage on the…
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Opinion: Please don’t stack Hopewell Valley Regional School Board
I am writing with my concern about the Hopewell Valley Regional School Board election. I was on the Board of Education representing the voice of retired people on a fixed income and spent nine years on or chairing the Finance Committee and kept spending at or below cap. During our overlap, Adam Sawicki spent his…
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Hopewell Valley student’s environmental passion guides her to national competition in October
When the 10th annual Broadcom MASTERS national competition takes place virtually next month, there will be only one student representing New Jersey: Charlotte Michaluk. Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) is designed to inspire young scientists, innovators and engineers, according to the competition. The middle school competition tests critical thinking,…
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Hopewell Theater will not reopen after Murphy gives green light
Even though Gov. Phil Murphy is allowing performance centers and entertainment businesses to reopen, Hopewell Theater will not be one of them. The theater announced on Sept. 4 that it will remain closed to patrons as they continue to find ways to operate during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The governor is now allowing venues like…