News from our home — Hopewell Valley, in Mercer County, NJ
Hopewell Township police have arrested a suspect in connection with a roadside altercation on Bear Tavern Road last month that left one man seriously injured. According to a police press…
News from our home — Hopewell Valley, in Mercer County, NJ
Hopewell Township police have arrested a suspect in connection with a roadside altercation on Bear Tavern Road last month that left one man seriously injured. According to a police press…
Pennington Borough Council used its March 2 meeting to finalize key pieces of the borough’s affordable housing plan, review the developing 2026 municipal budget, and approve a resolution supporting a…
Montgomery Township officials are moving ahead with plans to acquire roughly 400 acres of state-owned land, with the majority of the property targeted for permanent open-space preservation. At its March…
Gov. Mikie Sherrill laid out a record $60.7 billion budget on Tuesday that would provide modest increases in a few key areas balanced by more than $2 billion in cuts…
Long before the American Revolution reached the Delaware River, the Hopewell Valley was already fighting a rebellion of its own. Settlers in the region battled wealthy land speculators, corrupt colonial…
Hopewell Township has introduced its proposed 2026 capital budget, outlining $5,911,371 in infrastructure and equipment investments, with road improvements representing the largest share of the spending plan. A $487,584 grant from the…
Hopewell Borough officials and financial advisors spent more than an hour Thursday evening walking residents through the mechanics of the borough’s first Payment In Lieu of Taxes agreement, explaining how…
Ecoanxiety—the growing fear that our environment is deteriorating beyond repair—has become increasingly common. It’s hard not to feel this way when environmental protections are weakened and vital programs are defunded…
Mercer County plans to purchase 56 acres of land from Rider University in a deal that will preserve environmentally significant forest and wetlands while providing the financially struggling university with…
Verbal Altercation at Shoprite On Feb. 11, 2026, Officer Ryan Finnegan was dispatched to Shoprite for a report of a verbal altercation. Complainant reported to have several altercations with Shoprite…
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