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Decency Foundation, Hopewell Valley YMCA receive COVID-related funding from First Bank
First Bank has donated $30,500 to help communities hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. Locally, money was offered to The Decency Foundation, based in Hopewell, which works with restaurants to provide nourishment to those impacted as part of the Working Meals fundraising campaign; and the Hopewell Valley YMCA, based in Hopewell, which provides emergency childcare for…
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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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Roadway near Scudder Falls Toll Bridge to close on Jan. 20
A New Jersey Route 29 northbound bypass of I-295 is set to be shut down around-the-clock on Jan. 20. The closed roadway on Route 29 is at Exit 76 on the New Jersey side of the Scudder Falls Toll Bridge. The closure is scheduled to last a week. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC)…
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HOPEWELL: Class of 2018 say goodbye to Central High School
The sound of cheers, air horns and cowbells echoed across Ackerson Field on June 20, as hundreds gathered to watch the Hopewell Valley Central High School Class of 2018 receive their diplomas and take the field as newly minted high school graduates. According to Principal Tana Smith, students are going “far and wide” after graduation.…
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HOPEWELL: Through camp, local non-profit gives children hope
When Hopewell resident Jodi O’Donnell-Ames’ late husband, Kevin O’Donnell, was no longer able to open a sugar packet or stand up on skis at 29 years old, she knew something was wrong. But it wasn’t until shortly after Kevin fell while riding a bike with their daughter Alina, then 2, in the baby seat that…
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Hopewell Borough Council adopts $3.1 million budget for 2018
The Hopewell Borough Council has adopted a $3.1 million municipal budget for 2018, an increase in spending of less than $100,000 from the 2017 budget. The budget was adopted by council members following a public hearing on May 3 and officials were satisfied with the spending plan. Council President Sky Morehouse said it is “just…
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HOPEWELL: Neurologist charged with sexual assault
A former chief neurologist at Capital Health Systems’ Institute of Neurosciences in Hopewell Township has been indicted on eight counts of sexual assault and seven counts of criminal sexual contact, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri. Dr. Ricardo Cruciani, 63, of Wynnewood, Pa., was indicted on March 9 by a Mercer County grand jury,…
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PENNINGTON: Youth’s Eagle Scout project cleans, preserves historic black cemetery
Bruce Harrison has an affinity for the Pennington African Cemetery, which is a small historic cemetery tucked away behind 417 S. Main Street at the edge of Pennington Borough. Many of his ancestors – including his grandfather, Albert Thomas Witcher – are buried in the cemetery, which was set aside for members of Pennington’s black…