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Hopewell Borough to receive five slots a week from MCCC to vaccinate seniors
Montgomery Township Health Officer Stephanie Carey briefed the Hopewell Borough Council on the latest COVID-19 efforts to get homebound senior residents in the borough vaccinated.
In her presentation on March 5, Carey informed the community about how the health department, which oversees Hopewell Borough, is currently maintaining a list of residents to get vaccinated who are over the age of 75, who struggle with the internet, who do not have access to the internet, who have difficulty driving and who have trouble managing a smart phone.
“In order to serve those seniors without internet we have an agreement with Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to set aside five slots for Hopewell Borough seniors who are older and struggle with internet access,” Carey said. “We get five slots for Hopewell Borough residents per week. We are reaching out to residents on the current waiting lists every week.”
Pennington and Hopewell Borough councils re-elect council presidents
Council members in Pennington Borough and Hopewell Borough have re-elected each of their council presidents from 2020.
During reorganization meetings on Jan. 4, Catherine Chandler was elected council president for the Pennington Borough Council and Charles Schuyler Morehouse was also elected to serve as council president for the Hopewell Borough Council.
Pennington: After Chandler and Kennen Gross were sworn in to start their three-year terms on the borough council, Councilman Charles Marciante nominated Chandler for council president. Fellow council members went on to vote unanimously in favor of her election.
“I was very happy to be reelected to council and to once again be asked to serve as Council President, to support Mayor Joe Lawver. In 2021, we will continue to face some of challenges of 2020, as we work to serve the community with the continued restrictions of COVID-19,” Chandler said in a statem