Tag: Pennington Borough

  • National Night Out will return for Hopewell Valley on Aug. 3

    National Night Out will return for Hopewell Valley on Aug. 3

    Stony Brook Elementary School will once again be the location for National Night Out in Hopewell Valley. The event from 6-8 p.m. will return to the school in Pennington on Aug. 3 after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. National Night Out is a national outing established in 1984 which brings together…

  • HVRSD school board officially appoints new superintendent

    HVRSD school board officially appoints new superintendent

    The passing of the torch between superintendents has officially occurred after Dr. Rosetta Treece was appointed superintendent by members of the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education. The board unanimously voted on the appointment at a Board of Education meeting on July 20. She takes over the position that has been held by outgoing Superintendent…

  • Incoming superintendent introduced to Hopewell Valley community

    Incoming superintendent introduced to Hopewell Valley community

    When incoming Superintendent Dr. Rosetta Treece addressed Hopewell Valley in a recent video message, she committed to keeping lines of communication open between the district and community. She will officially be appointed to her new position when the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education meets for an in-person public meeting on July 19. As Treece…

  • Boroughs in Hopewell Valley to resume in-person council meetings

    Boroughs in Hopewell Valley to resume in-person council meetings

    After meeting for more than a year over Zoom, the Hopewell Borough Council and Pennington Borough Council will return to in-person council meetings starting in August and September, respectively. Pennington is implementing a phased re-opening of Borough Hall for residents and staff. Borough Hall began opening to the public from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

  • Pride patches through HTPD raise thousands for youth at local LGBTQ+ group home

    Pride patches through HTPD raise thousands for youth at local LGBTQ+ group home

    When Pride Month was celebrated last month, some may have noticed a specialty patch worn by members of Hopewell Township Police Department. The patch was the idea of Detective Alexis Mirra to show the department’s support and commitment of the LGBTQ+ community. The idea came about after department leadership opened up the floor for ideas…

  • Hopewell Valley Regional School District selects its first African American superintendent

    Hopewell Valley Regional School District selects its first African American superintendent

    After more than two months of searching, members of the Hopewell Valley Board of Education have selected Dr. Rosetta Treece as the school district’s next superintendent. Treece is the first African American to lead the Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) as superintendent. The board is set to vote on her official appointment at a…

  • SCOTUS rules in PennEast’s favor on ability to seize state-owned land

    SCOTUS rules in PennEast’s favor on ability to seize state-owned land

    The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision has ruled that the PennEast Pipeline project can proceed with condemning New Jersey state-owned land for the company’s $1 billion pipeline project. The decision by the court released on June 29 overturns a 2019 Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which denied the condemning of more than…

  • Hopewell Valley Central High School 2021 graduation

    Hopewell Valley Central High School 2021 graduation

    Hopewell Valley Central High School held its 2021 Commencement ceremony on June 17 in Pennington at Ackerson Field.    

  • Pennington School graduates 36 from middle school

    Pennington School graduates 36 from middle school

    The Pennington School recently held a graduation ceremony for its 36 middle school students.  After an invocation on June 10 from Head of Middle School Chrissie Knight, Head of School William Hawkey presented opening remarks. Benjamin Pearlberg of Yardley, Pennsylvania, gave the First in Scholarship Address. As the diplomas were formally granted, eighth-grade faculty advisors offered…