Tag: Hopewell Valley
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The Perfect Fraud book tour makes it way to New Jersey
After more than a year of work, Ellen LaCorte’s debut novel The Perfect Fraud has her on a new journey and a book tour set to start its New Jersey leg next week. “To have the novel be so well received early on is surreal for me. I am amazed that I even have a…
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Hopewell Valley Regional school board updates surveillance policy
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s Board of Education voted unanimously to move forward on an amended policy for electronic surveillance in school buildings and grounds. The amended policy would restrict the number of people who would be able to view electronic surveillance footage from the schools in the district. “With cameras becoming commonplace in…
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Joyce Pillsbury lives on through her artwork
While cleaning out her mother-in-law’s house, Jacquelyn Pillsbury came upon a surprising discovery of more than 600 pieces of art created by her husband’s mother, Joyce Enoch Pillsbury. Joyce, who passed away two years ago at the age of 88, held the extremity of her talent from her family a secret. A secret that was…
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Hopewell Valley High students gear up for annual robotics competition
Students of Hopewell Valley Central High School are currently gearing up for the annual For Inspiration & Recognition of Science &Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition in Pennsylvania. The event is scheduled to take place in Hatboro-Horsham during the weekend of March 2. Students Participating In Killer Engineering (SPIKE) is what the Hopewell Valley students refer to…
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Bear Tavern advances with outdoor learning spaces project
When temperatures start to rise and the school year comes to a close, teachers are usually bombarded with the question, “Can we have class outside?” from their students. With the current construction of outdoor learning spaces at Bear Tavern Elementary School, that desire will be encouraged. Principal Christopher Turnbull stands alongside the newly built pond…
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Hopewell Valley Regional School District plans to tackle mental health ‘epidemic’
It was a Monday night when Rosetta Treece, the director of curriculum and instruction in the Hopewell Valley Regional School District, got a knock on her front door from Air Force personnel from Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst in south central New Jersey. Her son, Ronald, who Treece refers to as Ronnie, was in the Air Force…
