Tag: Pennington
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Pennington stories covered in 2021 range from cannabis legalization to automated trash collection
With the New Year occurring this week, 2021 is quickly coming to a close. The coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 news dominated the headlines in 2021, but here is the year in review of other stories covered in Pennington by the Hopewell Valley News. Pennington pledges to become carbon neutral in borough operations The Pennington Council…
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Pennington massage therapist’s license revoked for misconduct
The license of a massage therapist at Renewed Spa on Route 31 in Pennington has been revoked by the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy in a “final order” filed Dec. 22, according to acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck. The massage therapist, 43-year-old Asmar R. Berry of Trenton, will be permanently barred…
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Students collect thousands of socks to donate to HomeFront
Students in grades 1-12 at Newgrange School and Laurel School of Princeton performed acts of kindness on Nov. 10 and 12. There was a donation ceremony of 1,000 pairs of socks to HomeFront, and games and activities dedicated to acts of kindness, as part of World Kindness Day on Nov. 13 at Laurel Education Group, 800 North Road, Pennington.…
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Your Turn: Some things I’ve learned in my 95 years
Here are some things I’ve learned in my 95 years: To love and cherish my wife of 70 years more each passing day than the day before. I’ve learned that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them. Growing old beats the alternative: dying young. All that truly matters in the end…
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Pennington School students spearhead community service initiatives
Students at The Pennington School engaged in several events designed to support local organizations last month. Several students volunteered at the Hopewell Valley Mobile Food Pantry, which assists people who find themselves in need of a helping hand. Using the public school bus system and all-volunteer workers, the pantry collects, sorts, packages and delivers groceries…
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Opinion: Build Back Better Act will lift burden on middle class
Congress needs to pass the Build Back Better Act and put it on President Joe Biden’s desk for a signature as soon as possible. The Build Back Better Act will help lift the burden on the middle class and all our families. We can and will Build Back Better with upgraded and modernized public school…
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Montgomery first responders rescue Pennington man from car on flooded road
The driver of a Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle had to be rescued from his vehicle after he drove around barriers and into the floodwaters on Route 533/River Road near the Griggstown Causeway on Aug. 23, according to the Montgomery Township Police Department. Police found the 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE stuck in more than two feet of…
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Pennington man who has ‘DNA for social justice’ serves as diversity chair for McDaniel College
By Tyler L. Brown Staff Writer For James A. Felton III, the vice president for Inclusive Excellence at The College of New Jersey, his recent appointment as the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee chair for the McDaniel College Alumni Council is the latest accomplishment in a career dedicated to serving marginalized people. Felton, a…
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Pennington Council to hold special meeting for cannabis ordinance on Aug. 9
Members of the Pennington Council have carried a public hearing for a cannabis ordinance restricting operations of retailers and medical dispensaries within the borough to a special meeting on Aug. 9. The public hearing was carried when the Borough Council met in person for its Aug. 2 meeting. The ordinance opting in would permit a…
