Hopewell Township Commissioners held their monthly meeting last night and Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there. Police Sgt. Jill Banovsky was named Police Officer of the Year for 2016 by her fellow officers, according to Twp. Police Chief Brian Uhrmacher..  She was promoted to the rank in July, the first promotion to sergeant in 20 years., and the also the first female  to be promoted as  sergeant. Twp. Manager Norm Kraus, Jr. thanked the commissioners and staff for all their support   and  while he was absent, picking up the manager’s “boot straps.”. His wife Margaret died recently after battling cancer. The township depository opens on Saturday, photo id’s are $20 each for residents , senior citizens have to have their photos taken, but there is no charge for them to  us the depository. Saturday, April 8 is  the annual Spring Fest and Eggstravaganza  at Hopewell Park  from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Easter egg hunt is for children 18 months to 12 years old.. Children under 154 must be accompanied by an adult.