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Hopewell Township has been awarded a $60,000 state grant to fund an independent review of township operations and governance, a study local officials say will help inform discussions about the…

Residents of Washington Crossing Estates can once again use their tap water without boiling it first. Hopewell Township officials announced that a boil water advisory affecting the development has been…

Hopewell and Pennington junior members tested firefighting skills while building camaraderie and preparing to become the next generation of volunteers. After a six-year hiatus, junior firefighters from the Hopewell Fire…

For one day, the familiar rhythm of Pennington Quality Market came to a stop. The doors remained closed Sunday as employees completed inventory, cashiers trained on new systems, crews stocked…

For over 90 years, Hopewell Valley has shopped there, 66 of those years at its current location, and earlier years on Main Street. I remember riding in the shopping cart…

At about 2 a.m. last Thursday, while most of Hopewell Valley was asleep, a group of horses decided it was time for an adventure. Eleven horses escaped from Kerr Ridge…

Two ordinances aimed at advancing construction of a 70-unit affordable housing development on the Weidel Tract were introduced by the Hopewell Township Committee on June 8. The project would be…

As Lawrence Township continues work on its first comprehensive Master Plan update in decades, residents attending a June 11 public meeting focused less on planning documents and more on the…

Arrest After Failing to Appear in Court  On May 26, 2026, Det. Makwinski and Officer Anthony Pizzola responded to a residence on Route 31 to attempt to serve an outstanding…

The Lawrence Township Police Department has charged a Lawrence Township woman following an investigation into the alleged misuse of funds belonging to the Lawrence Junior Cardinals, a local non-profit youth…