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09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day weekend Hopewell Valley! The Howell Living History Farm held their annual plowing competition this weekend. The Pennington Fire Company held their car show and the weather this weekend definitely is giving vibes of the end of summer and fall. In other news the Hopewell Borough council met last week and will officially close the streets again this year for Halloween. And the governor has made an agreement with state unions to hold health care costs for a year. Read all of this and more and get caught up on everything in the Hopewell Valley at MercerMe.com. And independent journalism needs your support in the Valley. Find out how at link in bio.

09/07/2026

The Hopewell Museum is getting closer to reopening as the final phases of the rennovations are underway.

You’ve been living in this house for a hundred years—comfy, elegant, now overfull. The wall-to-wall broadloom has offered low maintenance, but years of

09/07/2026

Cars old and new filled the parking lot at the Pennington Fire Company on Sunday for the department’s annual car show. A wide range of vehicles were on

09/07/2026

Teams of draft horses and their handlers took to the fields at Howell Living History Farm for its annual plowing match, putting traditional horse-powered

09/07/2026

Hopewell Township police and several assisting agencies responded Sunday morning to a Timkak Lane residence after a person experiencing what police

09/07/2026

Hopewell Borough residents whose water service lines are found to contain lead or galvanized material will have those lines replaced at no direct cost to

09/07/2026

New Jersey state employees will not face an increase in their health benefit contribution rates in 2027 under an agreement announced by Gov. Mikie

09/05/2026

This week in the Hopewell Valley, a judge decided what names will be on the ballot for the township charter commission question. After a Mercer County judge ruled that the fixes made can allow five names to appear on the ballot, he allowed the printing of the ballots to move forward. It is expected that nine names will be on the ballot for five positions to elect a group of people who will research changing the township’s form of government. Gov Sherrill signed into law some new requirements for data centers, and the township is getting ready to celebrate 250 years. Read all of this and much more at MercerMe.com and sign up for our twice weekly newsletter to get everything right in your email. Happy Labor Day weekend!

09/04/2026

Thousands Lost After Fraudulent Text Message On August 15, 2026, Officer Toney Rushing responded to Hopewell Township police headquarters for a walk-in