The Carter Road property, known as the Mount Rose Preserve, was preserved on April 17, 2015 by a partnership of more than a dozen public agencies and nonprofit organizations, as…
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A timeline just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sets back the possible FERC approval of the PennEast pipeline by at least seven months, according to Tom Gilbert, campaign director, ReThink…
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Paving the way for 255 houses in Hopewell: Kooltronic ZBA Hearing
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoAs previously reported here on MercerMe, two companies known as Pennwell, LLC and the Gadbey Organization recently filed an application with the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment concerning the 100.7 acre property commonly…
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More Than 1.1 Million in Recreational Trail Grants Approved in NJ, Lawrence Hopewell Trail Receives Three Grants
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoThe Christie Administration has approved 63 applications totaling $1,188,500 for recreational trail projects throughout New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced today. The funds come from…
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Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Requests Public Input on Mount Rose Preserve
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoFriends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) is seeking public input as they work on preparation of a stewardship plan for the nearly 400-acre Mount Rose Preserve on Carter Road…
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Hopewell Township Committee Candidates Debate at League of Women Voter Forum
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoAt the Hopewell Valley League of Women Voter‘s candidate forum last week, Hopewell Township Committee candidates Julie Blake and Harvey Lester went head-to-head about hot local issues including affordable housing,…
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D&R Greenway Supporters Revel in the Benefits of Land Preservation at 20th Greenway Gala
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoNature rewards those who nurture it, and D&R Greenway Land Trust earned its due for preserving 19,000 acres in central New Jersey in the form of golden sunlight for its 20th Greenway…
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Hundreds of opponents of the proposed PennEast pipeline gathered at Veteran’s Park in Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania, this past Saturday morning for “March Across The River: Stop PennEast,” a peaceful…
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Trenton, Camden and Secaucus Join DEP Efforts to Combat Illegal Dumping
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoThree New Jersey cities have partnered with the state’s “Don’t Waste Our Open Space” program to combat unlawful dumping in their own communities, New Jersey Department of Environment Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner Bob…
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While County Grants Access to Ted Stiles Preserve, Other Owners Disagree
by Mary Galiotoby Mary GaliotoConfirmed by the NJ Conservation Foundation and reported yesterday by MercerMe, it appears that Mercer County granted permission to PennEast pipeline to conduct test boring drilling (the testing of soil/rock composition)…