Tag: Pennington Borough
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Pennington starts 2022 municipal budget process with town hall meetings
Pennington is implementing a new municipal budgeting process that will solicit more community input for the upcoming 2022 municipal budget. Mayor James Davy and the Borough Council approved the new municipal budget process for Pennington that is designed to maximize community input, enhance budget transparency, and create a true citizen’s budget for Pennington Borough at…
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Twenty years later, We will never forget: Hopewell Valley commemorates 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
On the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a memorial ceremony in Hopewell Valley remembered the lives lost and the survivors of the attacks of that day. The ceremony took place at Woolsey Park in Hopewell Township, hosted by the Hopewell Valley Sept. 11 and Emergency Services Memorial Committee. During the ceremony,…
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Mercer County announces opening of Disaster Recovery Center
Mercer County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have opened a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at Hollowbrook Community Center in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Ida. The DRC, located at 320 Hollowbrook Drive in Ewing Township, will assist any Mercer County residents or businesses whose property was damaged in Ida on Sept. 1. The…
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Tropical Storm Ida causes fatalities, road closures, flash flooding in Hopewell Valley
As Tropical Storm Ida impacted the northeast the remnants of the storm hit Hopewell Valley with flash flooding, road closures and rescues on Sept. 1. Hopewell Township, Pennington and Hopewell Borough were seriously affected by flash flooding that caused fatalities, road closures, stranded vehicles and water rescues. Tropical Storm Ida follows Tropical Storm Henri, which…
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Mercer County continues vaccine pop-up clinics
Mercer County’s vaccine pop-up clinics will be ongoing through at least October. The clinics are will be available from Sept. 3 to Oct. 1. Each of the clinic locations will provide vaccines from Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Moderna from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The one-dose shot of J&J is for people 18 years…
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Tropical Storm Henri causes flooding and debris throughout Hopewell Valley
Inches of rain from Tropical Storm Henri caused flooding and road closures, and produced debris across municipalities making up Hopewell Valley on Aug. 22. Throughout Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington, motorists experienced road closures, for example, at Old Mill Road in Hopewell Township and Maple Street in Hopewell Borough. In Hopewell Township, in addition…
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Pennington adopts amended opt-in ordinance restricting retailers and medical cannabis dispensaries
After months of discussions and public input, the Pennington Council has adopted an ordinance opting in to certain aspects of recreational cannabis businesses prior to the state mandated deadline. There is an Aug. 21 deadline that had been set by the state for all municipalities to decide on an ordinance opting in or opting out…
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Pennington adopts ordinance for automated trash collection
Members of the Pennington Council have adopted an ordinance that implements automated trash collection in the borough. The council adopted the measure at its meeting on Aug. 9. Council President Catherine Chandler, Councilwoman Deborah Gnatt, Councilman Ken Gross, Councilman Charles Marciante, Councilwoman Beverly Mills and Councilwoman Liz Semple voted “yes” on the ordinance’s adoption. Automated…
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Pennington amends cannabis opt-in ordinance restricting retailers and medical cannabis dispensaries
Cannabis consumption areas will no longer be permitted by the Pennington Council after amendments were made to its cannabis ordinance restricting cannabis retailers, medical cannabis dispensaries and cannabis delivery services. The Borough Council had proposed three amendments to the ordinance at a council meeting on Aug. 9. The public hearing for the ordinance was then…