New Jersey’s drought conditions have quietly but steadily deepened over the past 15 months, prompting state officials this week to outline the possibility of escalating from a Drought Watch to a Drought Warning if…
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The Mercer County Firemen’s Association took time Wednesday night to honor a man many in the room described simply as an institution: Gilbert “Gil” Lugossy, the county’s longtime representative to the…
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A new musical tribute to the Sourland Mountains will make its debut this weekend as the Hopewell Valley Arts Council presents The Sourland Symphony, an original nine-piece instrumental work by acclaimed…
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Residents received their first public look Monday evening at the long-anticipated YMCA Senior and Community Center planned for Reed Road — a major milestone for a project years in development…
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Bundled against the cold, families filled the front steps of the municipal building on Monday evening for Hopewell Township’s annual holiday tree and menorah lighting — a tradition that brought…
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Toll Gate Students Bake 150 Sweet Potato Pies for TASK in a Thanksgiving Tradition That Spans Generations
The smell of cinnamon and mashed sweet potatoes filled Toll Gate Grammar School on Wednesday as second through fifth graders worked elbow-to-elbow with parents, caregivers, and staff, turning the cafeteria…
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Hopewell Township has officially joined Hamilton, Lawrence, and Ewing in the State of New Jersey’s long-running lawsuit against the City of Trenton and Trenton Water Works (TWW), marking the first…
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Hopewell Planning Board Hears Hours of Testimony on The Venue, Schedules Special Meeting; Approves Enzene Lighting Plan After Revisions
After months of hearings, the applicant for “The Venue” senior housing development formally rested its case at the Nov. 20 meeting of the Hopewell Township Planning Board, clearing the way…
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Pipeline Fears, Water Worries, Traffic Frustrations, Wildlife Loss, Equity Questions, and Border Impacts Shape Venue Testimony
Residents from Hopewell Township and Ewing Township delivered more than two hours of intense, wide-ranging testimony at the Nov. 20 Hopewell Township Planning Board meeting, pressing officials to consider the…
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Two weeks after Hopewell Valley voters approved a more than $80 million school facilities referendum district officials on November 17 presented the first detailed timeline for how the multi-year construction program could…
