Tag: Pennington
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Pennington council awards contract for road repaving project
By Samantha Brandbergh A reconstruction project will soon take place after the Pennington Borough Council unanimously awarded a contract during its Dec. 3 meeting. The project, which will cost $566,000, will involve the repaving of East Curlis Avenue and Weidel Drive in Pennington. The contract was awarded to Earle Asphalt. In 2016, the council was…
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Veteran recalls hearing of Pearl Harbor attack, joining U.S. Navy in World War II
Although it happened nearly eight decades ago, Garnet Johnston remembers exactly where he was and what he was doing on Dec. 7, 1941 – the day the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked. “I was 16 years old and I was in high school. I heard about Pearl Harbor on the car…
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Voters will elect officials, school board members on Nov. 6
Hopewell Valley voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to choose candidates for elected office – from municipal officials and school board members to federal, state and county offices. Polling locations in Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township and Pennington will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. At the local level, Hopewell Borough voters…
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Massage therapist charged with sexual assault
A massage therapist at the Renewed Spa Massage, Route 31, Pennington, has been charged with one count each of sexual assault and criminal sexual contact, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Asmar Berry, 40, of Clementon, was charged with assaulting an adult female client during a massage in an incident that occurred in September,…
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PENNINGTON: Council introduces $400,000 bond ordinance for senior center repairs
The introduction of a nearly $400,000 bond ordinance to fund renovations at the Hopewell Valley Senior Center was recently approved by the Pennington Borough Council. During its Sept. 4 meeting, the governing body unanimously approved the bond ordinance’s introduction. According to the proposed ordinance, a bond of $373,059 will be issued to fund the renovations.…
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Business blossomed when teacher took a chance on protecting skin
Edye Dumhart never envisioned herself as an entrepreneur. Physical education teacher, yes; stay-at-home mom, ditto; business owner, no. Yet this is where Dumhart, the founder and owner of Edye’s Naturals, finds herself after teaching physical education and then staying home while her now-grown children were young. After her two children were older, Dumhart, like many…
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Pennington concerts on the Commons
The Pennington Parks and Recreation Commission will present a concert by the Gravity Hill Band from 6-8 p.m. July 19, and then a concert by the Tones from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 16, both at Howe Commons, 65 S. Main St., Pennington. Antimo’s Italian Kitchen will be on site offering wood fired pizza, salads and refreshments…
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PENNINGTON: Historical association recognized for work on African-American cemetery preservation
At the end of a long lane, next to 417 S. Main Street in Pennington Borough, lies a small sliver of history that could have easily been forgotten – the Pennington African Cemetery. But through the hard work of the Pennington African Cemetery Association, the final resting place of black residents who contributed to the…
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HOPEWELL: Area residents scramble to pre-pay taxes in wake of federal GOP tax bill
Reed Hunt waited patiently in line at the Hopewell Township Tax Collector’s Office last week, two days after Christmas. His mission – to find out how much money he would need in order to pre-pay at least some of his 2018 property taxes. Like many others waiting in line at the Tax Collector’s Office, Hunt…
