Tag: Pennington Borough
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Pennington Council to continue discussion on noise, light ordinances in December
New ordinances regulating noise and lighting in Pennington will continue to be the subject of Pennington Council discussions when the governing body convenes for its December meeting. Council President Kit Chandler, who is spearheading the creation of the noise ordinance, and Councilwoman Kati Angarone, who is leading the creation of the lighting ordinance, briefed fellow…
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Preliminary election results: Incumbents lead in Hopewell Township’s contested race
In the only contested municipal race in Hopewell Valley, Hopewell Township Committee Democratic incumbents Courtney Peters-Manning and David Chait lead Republican challengers in the Nov. 8 general election. As of Nov. 9, Peters-Manning earned 1,583 votes to lead, Chait followed with 1,546 votes. Republican candidates, Jennifer DiDonato received 524 votes and Daniel Hanley Jr. has…
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Pennington Council approves changes to public comment periods for meetings
The Pennington Council has reduced public speaking time to two minutes for each person that chooses to speak in the first comment period at Council meetings. The change is among others that the governing body approved Nov. 7 for the two public comment periods that occur during a Council meeting. During the first initial public…
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Hopewell Valley School District reports small increase in districtwide violence, vandalism and substance abuse incidents
School district incidents, in-school and out-of-school suspensions have all slightly increased in data collected for the 2021-22 school year report on violence, vandalism and substance abuse. The findings were presented to the Hopewell Valley school board at a meeting on Oct. 17. The data had been collected from September until June in 2021-22. Tana Smith,…
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Pennington Council reverses road closures for Halloween trick-or-treating
Burd Street will no longer be closed to traffic when trick-or-treaters dressed in elaborate costumes come to the Pennington neighborhood for Halloween. In 2021, the Pennington Council had closed the street along with surrounding streets to improve safety for those participating in Halloween festivities. “If Council remembers, the reason we did shut down Burd Street…
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Pennington to properly document all stop signs within borough code
As the borough code stands now for stop intersections, the Pennington Police Department essentially cannot enforce 16 stop signs in the borough. “A stop sign cannot be enforced by the police department if it is not in the ordinance,” Council President Kit Chandler said. The Pennington Council is amending the borough code for stop intersections…
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Pennington Council seeks to address resident noise, lighting concerns
Pennington Council members are working on updating the borough’s noise ordinance and creating a good neighbor policy ordinance for lighting within the municipality following survey results and issues raised by residents. During a council discussion on Sept. 6, Borough officials discussed updating time restrictions for use of landscaping equipment, lawnmowers and leaf blowers. “As you…
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New ‘chief of operations’ at Watershed Institute brings extensive environmental policy experience
Conservation leader Sophie Glovier has been named to the newly created position of chief of operations for The Watershed Institute. Currently, Glovier is the assistant policy director at The Watershed Institute where she works with community members and local governments “to develop and implement policies and practices to address pressing threats to our water and…
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Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s annual fun run will cover families with color in return to Woolsey Park
Hopewell Valley residents and families will be covered in an array of colors when the Hopewell Valley Arts Council’s Color Fun Run & Walk returns this year. The fun run and walk, which is in its second year, will occur from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 18 at Woolsey Park. Young children to…
