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1883 Breou's Farm Map showing Hopewell Borough (top left) Hopewell's founding is directly linked to the history of the Dickey family, who arrived in East Nottingham Township from Northern Ireland in the 1730s. [2] [5] [7] The first Dickey, Samuel Dickey, Sr., acquired a property in the township and built an estate he called “Palmyra”.
Most municipalities in Pennsylvania must follow state law except where the state has expressly given jurisdiction to the municipality, and are therefore subject to the Third Class City Code, the Borough Code, the First Class Township Code, the Second Class Township Code, or other acts for sui generis municipalities.
The borough is bordered on the east by Broad Top Township and on the west by Hopewell Township. Pennsylvania Route 915 passes through the borough as Water Street and Front Street. It leads southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Wells Tannery and 14 miles (23 km) to U.S. Route 30 on top of Sideling Hill .
Hopewell officials declined to comment on VAPBA’s statement. However, in earlier comments , Manker took issue with social-media posts claiming that the city was not supporting its police force.
HOPEWELL – Six of the seven City Council members who voted Tuesday night to approve the 2024-25 budget made it clear that their support for the spending plan does not automatically translate ...
In this image from the Hopewell City Council meeting Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Vice Mayor Jasmine Gore, center, becomes animated during testy debate over a conflict-of-interest proposal.
Boroughs designated in the table below with a dagger (†) are home rule municipalities and are also found in the List of Pennsylvania municipalities and counties with home rule charters, optional charters, or optional plans. The state classifies these as boroughs for certain purposes, even though they do not operate under the Borough Code in ...
The township surrounds the borough of Newburg, a separate municipality. Conodoguinet Creek flows from southwest to northeast across the southern part of the township. Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, crosses the northern part of the township from east to west, with access from Exit 201 just to the west in Lurgan Township, Franklin County.