Nancy Lawson's recent Blog Post Sack Lunches has inspired me to post this letter of a solder in Iraq, Steve Webb, who is a Hopewell Fire Fighter.  Steve is asking for donations of school items for children, pencils, papers, crayons, ect. that cannot be obtained from the PX along with personal items for the men.   These items can be donated locally at the Hopewell Fire Department in Hopewell Borough on South Greenwood Avenue. The letter is long, but well worth the read. Here is Steve's letter: Hi everyone, Let me get you up to speed about what has happened to me so far here in Iraq.  First off, let me fill you in about where we are.  We are located about 65K North of Baghdad at a place called Ashraf City.  Actually, we are located just North of Ashraf, at a place called FOB Grizzly (FOB ... 10/25/2008

Market Report As of September 30, 2008 Hopewell Borough, NJ Real Estate Activity for Hopewell Borough, Mercer County, NJ,  Residential Real Estate,  for the month of September 2008 is as follows: 4 properties were listed with an average List price of $415,725. 2 properties were sold with an average Sale price of $392,500 and 34 average days on market. Inventory Accumulations for the past 12 months; 20 properties with an average list price of $429,374 and an average of 2 months to sell, which leaves 10 properties in inventory. Interested in seeing current inventory on the market, email me: coshea@nationsrealtors.com for a complete and current list of properties. 10/07/2008

DATE UNITS LISTED LISTED VOLUME LISTED AVERAGE PENDING UNITS SOLD SOLD VOLUME SOLD AVERAGE AVERAGE DOM Aug 08 6  2,329,000 388,166 1  1 555,000 555,000 21 July 08 2 794,900 397,450 2  2 840,000 420,000 93 June 08 3 1,439,999 479,999 0  1 375,000 375,000  7 May 08 4 1,473,000 368,250 2  4 1,551,000 387,750 70 April 08 5 2,267,000 453,400 3  1 315,000 315,000 12 March 08 3 1,229,900 409,966 2  0 N/A  N/A N/A Feb 08 1 500,000 500,000 0  1  547,500 547,500 99 Jan 08 3 1,174,000 391,333 1  0 N/A N/A N/A                   Totals: 27 11,207,799 415,103 11 10 4,183,500 418,350 60   Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed, statistics as of 9/1/2008 Intersted in BUYING or SELLING Hopewell Borough Real Estate? Contact Christine O'Shea, Realtor-Associate, NATIONS Realtors 09/02/2008

All legislative powers of the Borough of Hopewell are exercised by the Borough Council. These powers can take the form of a resolution, ordinance or proclamation.The Borough Council meets once a month, usually the first Monday of the month, at 7:30 PM in the Court Room at Borough Hall. The Mayor presides at these meetings. These meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, and all public meetings have time allotted for members of the public to speak on any issues they wish to address to the Council.The Mayor appoints volunteers to serve on the various boards and commissions to assist the Borough with its duties and responsibilities to the community. If you are interested in volunteering to serve on a board or commission, contact the Mayor or Administ... 08/19/2008

Hopewell Borough Ladies Auxiliary   The Hopewell Borough Ladies Auxiliary meets at the Borough Fire House on Thursday evenings from September till June at 7:30 p.m.  This group of ladies is strictly volunteer and they support the firefighters of the Hopewell Borough.  The ladies are the ones that come to the station on a cold winter night when there is a fire and prepare a hot meal for the weary firefighters.  They provide blankets and stuffed animals along with coffee and other drinks when there is a fire at the scene.   For the most part they are in the background of the men that they serve.  But this group is very involved and very outspoken.  They hold many fund raisers and events throughout the year.  They are in need of volunteers and give a warm welcome anyone joining the group. ... 07/31/2008

A drive thru Hopewell Borough, in Central New Jersey today, lead me to the Farmers Market.        Located at the Historic Hopewell Train Station, this market is open on Wednesdays in season carrying local organic produce and products.                   North Slope Farm has a stand which includes blueberries and flowers.   Cherry Grove Organic Farm has beautiful greens, including cuckumbers. There is also the Village Bakery from Lawrenceville, which carries a wide variety of breads including Artisan.            The "Mushroom Stand" specializing in portabella, giving out samples and recipees for "Marvelous Mushroom Soup". It is a great stop along the way.  I like that they are open late, till around 7:00 p.m. so they can catch the crowd returning home and there is plenty of parking too.   07/30/2008

Market Statistics for Hopewell  Borough, January 1, 2008 thru June 30, 2008 Minimum Price             Maximum Price                 Average Price Original list Price             Original List  Price            Original List Price $255,000                          $575,000                        $430,571                 Sold Price                         Sold Price                      Sold Price $259,000                          $547,500                        $398,357   INVENTORY ACCUMULATION FIGURES ARE ONLY CALCULATED WHEN REPORT END MONTH IS THE CURRENT MONTH Market Statistic Criteria Used Date Range:                   1/2008 to 6/2008 Price Range:                   $100,000 to 10,000,000 Property Category:          Residential Area:                            Hopewell  Borough   St... 07/18/2008