Tag: Hopewell Valley
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Hopewell-Montgomery Ice Hockey Team donates proceeds from Salute to Service game to area veterans
Members of the Hopewell-Montgomery Ice Hockey Team presented donations from their Salute to Service game to the heads of the Montgomery and Hopewell Valley veterans groups on July 2. Hopewell-Montgomery captains Ethan Block, Trent Demers, Henry McMahon and Dan Seamon, along with Coach Jeff Radice, presented the checks to Chairwoman of the Montgomery Veterans Memorial…
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Hopewell Township Committee releases statement on death of George Floyd
Members of the Hopewell Township Committee released a collective statement denouncing the death of George Floyd and calling for an end to racial injustice. “All of us on the Hopewell Township Committee are outraged by the murder of George Floyd. Like all of you, we have watched protests spread from Minneapolis to cities across the…
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Opinion: Hopewell Valley school community invited to take place in ‘safe space’ forums
Like many of you, members of the Hopewell Valley school community are deeply saddened by the current civil unrest in our country. Our hearts are heavy from the tragic deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. The reactions we have seen over the last week reflect the pain, frustration and anger that many…
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SCOTUS receives New Jersey’s response as court decides whether to hear PennEast case
The U.S. Supreme Court has received a response from the state of New Jersey in opposition to a petition by the PennEast Pipeline Company, requesting the court hear its appeal of lower court decision denying the condemning of 42 parcels of state-owned land for its $1 billion pipeline project. The brief was filed by the…
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Hopewell photographer Richard Speedy takes his latest show virtual
Photographer Richard Speedy is used to traveling across the country to showcase, in person, his latest photographic project, but due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic he has had to adapt his shows to a virtual gallery viewing. His current show “Changing Tides” is entirely online, displaying the two-year photographic project through a virtual walk through…
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Opinion: Seek a Vote by Mail ballot
Governor Phil Murphy moved the primary election in New Jersey to July 7. This new date should make it safer to vote in person, but also allows more time for citizens to apply to vote by mail. The purpose of a primary is to nominate a candidate to represent your party in the General Election…
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Hopewell Valley firefighters create protective face shields for fellow first responders
Inside the Union Fire Company and Rescue Squad firehouse are 12 3D printers tasked with creating protective masks for fellow first responders during the coronavirus pandemic. The 3D printers are running day and night at the firehouse in Titusville, having already produced the frames for more than 1,000 assembled clear face shields. Helping spearhead this…
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Hopewell Valley Regional school board introduces 2020-21 budget
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education has introduced a $92.3 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. A public hearing to adopt the budget is scheduled for April 27 at the district’s administration building in Pennington. Board President Deborah Linthorst, Vice President Adam Sawicki…
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Walking seen as a positive in era of coronavirus
Families in Hopewell Valley dealing with isolation due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are being encouraged to walk outdoors. Board member Frank Newport of Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) is one of the advocates for this exercise activity. “The social distance mandates we are now living through have resulted in a number of consequences…
