Tag: hopewell
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Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer announces new leadership
The mission of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer is to partner with individuals, families and community organizations to help them achieve their philanthropic goals. The foundation recently appointed a new president and treasurer, and three new members of the Board of Trustees who will help to raise the foundation’s visibility as a resource…
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Hopewell Elementary School graduating fifth graders leave their mark at Hopewell Borough Park
From June 18-24, Sourland Conservancy hosted the Hopewell Elementary graduating fifth graders and their family to commemorate the moment by planting a pollinator meadow. The families each chose a 30-minute time slot, in order to maintain strict social distancing, to plant in the Foraging Forest in Hopewell Borough Park, which is right next door to…
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Stand in Solidarity protest rallies support for Black community
Hopewell Valley youth organized a local protest to rally support for the valley’s Black community and people of color. The Stand in Solidarity protest held at the intersection of West Delaware Avenue and Route 31 in Pennington, gathered people of all ages and demographics within the valley. Protestors would hold signs up on the sidewalks…
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Princeton West Innovation Campus has open availability
Lincoln Equities Group (LEG), a full-service real estate firm, and H.I.G. Realty Partners, announced the acquisition of a 1.2 million-square-foot life sciences campus formerly owned by global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS). Brokerage firm JLL is marketing the 433-acre Princeton West Innovation Campus, located just 7 miles from Princeton, to life sciences companies. The secure, multipurpose research…
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Opinion: There needs to be a unified effort to tackle racism
When I was eight years old, my uncle told me a story, one that I will never forget, after witnessing my sister and me fighting in the car. The story describes five sons who would never stop fighting. The animosity in the house disheartened their parents. When the sons were ready to go out in…
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Images of Lawrence Hopewell Trail will contribute to sense of community
Geese gliding along the surface of Rosedale Lake. A rhododendron bush in full flower. A tumble-down fence. Whether it is a photograph, a drawing, a painting or a video, these are among the images that can be captured in the Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s “Art on the Trail” program that launched June 1. There is no…
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Chubby’s Project seeks donations to continue food donations
Long-time Hopewell residents will remember how Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette served as a community meeting place that would feed everyone, whether or not they could pay. Lyn Faruggia has transformed the old luncheonette into a non-profit community organization, which is currently selling take-out food but also creating free lunches and groceries distributed to 30 Hopewell families…
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Lawrence Hopewell Trail launches Art on the Trail
Area trail enthusiasts are invited to tap their artistic leanings to feature beauty along the Lawrence Hopewell Trail (LHT). The goal is to create and share art inspired by the walking and biking trail that runs through Lawrence and Hopewell townships. The assignment: Take a walk along the trail with a cameras or art supplies;…
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Sourland Mountain Spirits triples staff to increase production of hand sanitizer
Sourland Mountain Spirits (SMS) has increased production of hand sanitizer to provide more personal protection against COVID-19 as businesses throughout the state gradually reopen. In late March, SMS transformed its craft spirits distillery into a small hand sanitizer factory that allowed the staff to use its prime ingredient – alcohol – to help protect first…