Tag: Pennington
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Hopewell Township creates new committee aimed at attracting new businesses, tourism
A new advisory committee has been established in Hopewell Township that will examine ways to attract new businesses, support existing businesses and increase tourism. Hopewell Township Committee members unanimously voted to approve establishing the Hopewell Township Tourism and Economic Development Advisory Committee on Sept. 19. “Back in 2019, there was a resolution that established the…
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National Night Out connects Hopewell Valley community with a good time
Another year of the Hopewell Valley National Night Out at Stony Brook Elementary School in Pennington was deemed a success for all involved. The annual community event Aug. 2 featured Hopewell Township and Pennington police officers, Hopewell Valley fire departments and emergency services personnel, fire trucks, ambulances, a dunk tank, bouncy house, pony rides, food,…
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Pennington family donates Revolutionary War era sword to Friends of Washington Crossing Historic Park
A Pennington woman and her sons presented a Revolutionary War era American small sword to the Friends of Washington Crossing Historic Park. Named the “Thorndike sword,” the blade had been in the Thorndike family since war and dates to between 1730 and 1760. Lisa Thorndike and her sons Alden and Michael had presented their family…
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Pennington School students excel in foreign language exams
Several students at The Pennington School received nationally ranked scores on the National German Exam this year, with tenth-grader Maya Meehan-Ritter earning a gold medal. The Princeton resident completed the Level 4 exam and finished in the 90th percentile, according to information provided by the school. Four students, Ariana Colner, 12th grade, of Lawrenceville; Benjamin…
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Dozens of new Jersey school districts to close on Diwali in 2022
Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private-charter-independent schools in the state to close on their most popular festival, Diwali. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed said it was simply not fair to Hindu pupils of most New Jersey schools, as they had…
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‘Miles for Malcolm’ celebrates young local child’s joy for life
At 2 years old, Malcolm Wildszewski was a child full of joy with a smile that would light up a room. “He was just full of love for everyone. At daycare he would make us stop so he could say hi to every single teacher as we made our way through the center to get…
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Watershed Institute plans several days of stream cleanups
Volunteers from 12 local communities will gather to transform local rivers, lakes and streams during the 16th annual Watershed Stream Cleanups. The stream cleanups are taking place on April 9, and April 23-24. Each year thousands of pounds of trash and pollutants are washed from streets and yards into rivers and streams, eventually flowing into…
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Pennington School STEM students advance in Girls Save the World contest
After finishing in the Top 20 of the MIT Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge, The Pennington School’s Women in STEM Solving Problems (WISSP) club has been chosen as a finalist in HP’s Girls Save the World contest. This subset of MIT’s competition focuses on the intersection of gender and climate change, and invites students ages 13-18…
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Pennington School students engineer product for girls in Africa; become finalists in youth innovation challenge
The Pennington School’s Women in STEM Solving Problems (WISSP) group was selected as one of 20 finalists in the MIT Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge. The competition invited international participants 24 and younger to submit tech-based solutions that address one of their four pillars: learning, health, sustainability, and economic prosperity, as well as other unmet needs…